Memories Are Made Of This

Some of my happiest memories were those of childhood. I grew up as a member of a large family (of 9) with six boys. There seemed to have been something going on all the time even in the days before television and other modern electronic devices.

Our Town

Recently I was fortunate enough to be given a photograph by Mr. B.P. Gordon. The photograph is a spring time aerial perspective of the Main Street in Dillon as is appeared in September 1953.

Mission Accomplished

Poverty in one country such as America (in 2011, $22,350 for a family of four) would translate to middle class or higher in many other countries in the world, Haiti being the most notable example (Some 55% of Haiti’s 9 million people live below the poverty line of US$1 a day.)

A Happy Disposition

No one enters community residential care without a cause usually for health reasons but occasionally there is a need for some type of supervisory care when there is no one left in the family to provide it; therefore there needs to be an address change.

Improvise

This event never happened at least it did not happen as portrayed here, but sometimes a little tinkering with the truth can add to a story. It’s not that the changes are completely intentional but after hearing the story told several weeks ago and then only in passing, the details are somewhat foggy, but that is no problem even if the facts have faded. Improvise.

Panic

Too often panic comes suddenly, and you do not have any time to prepare for it such as a split second occurrence, for example you drop something fragile and are paralyzed momentarily because you instantly realize that there is nothing you can do to avoid its breaking.