Throwback Thursday August 25

Throwback ThursdayAugust 25

Hello and welcome to Throwback Thursday.  This is a fun meme sponsored by my beautiful child-bride Suzanne over at P. S. Annie.

Today, we are going to throwback all the way to 1978. 

This photo is the one of Suzanne in the eighth grade.  It is also the very first picture Suzanne sent me of herself when we first started writing oh so many years ago.

This picture is very special to me because it is a reminder of the beautiful girl the Holy Spirit told me to write.

What about you?  Do you have some old photos you would like to share with us?  

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Su De Lou Takes on Papa Bruce

Su De Lou Takes on Papa Bruce

Years ago, my family owned the Western Auto Associate Store in Iva, South Carolina.  We sold a lot of car parts. 

Back then cars had carburetors and part of the carburetor was a very thin piece of rubber called a diaphragm.  These diaphragms came in all sorts of shapes and sizes.  Often when there was a problem with a carburetor, it was caused by the diaphragm.

There were so many different varieties of diaphragms that it was impossible to keep all but the most popular ones in stock.  Those we could not keep in stock we could order from Birmingham Parts in Birmingham, Alabama, and have them in two days via Fed-Ex. 

Once, a customer had placed an order for a diaphragm and he came in the store to ask Papa Bruce if his diaphragm came in.  Papa went to the back counter to see if the FedEx shipment had come in.

Suzanne Gunter McClendon, who Papa Bruce referred to as Su De Lou, was sitting behind the back counter.  She was about 27 months pregnant.  Suzanne was 4’ 11” all the way around at the time.

Papa Bruce said, “Su De Lou, do you have a diaphragm back there?” 

Suzanne pointed to her belly and said, “If I had one of those, I wouldn’t look like this."

Papa Bruce turned every shade of red there was.

Suzanne got a good laugh and Papa learned that she is a force to be reckoned with. 

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Master Control Part II

Master Control Part II

As I told you in my previous post, I wrote to Suzanne.  I sent what some would see as a “Hail Mary” letter because I mailed the letter to just a route number with no idea where Suzanne lived.  So, what happened?

What seemed like an eternity later, I received a reply to my letter.  Suzanne had actually gotten the letter.

In her reply, she said her mother said she could write me as long as I did not have a prison record.  Being a goofball, which had previously gotten me in hot water, I answered.  “I don’t have a prison record: I do, however, have a Police Album.  You can borrow it if you like.” The Police were a very popular group in the genre of what was then known as Pop Music. Suzanne’s mother was not amused.

When Suzanne wrote, she would sign her letters “Your Friend, Phantom Tiger”

She explained that the Phantom was her favorite comic strip and that she was a Crescent Tiger fan. 

We wrote several letters back and forth.  I began signing my letters, “Love, David.”  A few letters later, Suzanne began to write “With a friend’s love, Phantom Tiger”.

One Sunday I rode back to Anderson and went to church with my friend Roger Madden.  Roger and his family were members of McDuffie Street Church of God.  We sat with Granny Madden.  

As we were leaving, I looked for Suzanne. I had looked for her when we came in but did not see her.  She had told me that she went to McDuffie Street Church of God. I finally saw her just as she was walking out the back door and I moved quickly to catch up with her.

We talked for a while.  I walked her to the church bus.  I offered to take her home, but she wisely refused.  While we talked, Roger went to get Bird-2 (my car and sometimes rescue unit) from the parking lot.  After the bus pulled away from the curb, I got in Bird-2.  Some of the kids on the bus wrongly identified Bird-2 as a Dodge O-2-4. It was a Mercury Capri.

Roger and I left and we discussed Suzanne.  I had decided to visit her soon.  I wrote her a letter letting her know I would be coming to her house very soon. Find out what becomes of that in my next post.

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Call Me Luciano

As writers of a blog that routinely reviews books and other products, we are constantly asked to review many types of books and products.  We are often given the book or product to review and, in order to comply with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) rules, we are required to give a disclaimer.

This time is different.  We actually bought the book.  In fact, we bought two copies of the Call Me Luciano

Currently, we have 50,437 books we have been given with the hopes we will review them.  Normally I do not read fiction, much less review them.  So, why is this book different and why am I telling you all of this?

My good friend Wendell contacted my wife Suzanne and suggested that she read this book.  Suzanne, who often screens these things for me, asked me to clear the decks and read this book.  She told me Wendell recommended this book.  So, we cleared the decks and ordered the book.

I was not disappointed.  As I said, I do not normally review fiction.  That being said, I am concerned about spoilers.  There is no problem with spoilers in non-fiction because the information contained in non-fiction is readily available elsewhere.  In an effort to prevent spoilers, I will keep commentary about the story brief.

The best thing about this book is it is written by a Christian and she keeps the book clean.  There is not one single curse word in the book.  This brilliant young author proves that it is still possible to entertain the audience without resorting to sex and profanity.  This is a great book.

Have you ever read a book that you had to slow down while reading because it was very entertaining and you wanted to savor the book?  You know that book that you hate to see end because the characters became your friends and maybe even your heroes?  This is that sort of book.

I suspect that Wendell liked this book so much because it appears that one of the main characters is very much like him.  This book is funny.  There are parts where it is very funny.  The interaction between the two main characters draws the reader into the book and holds their interest.

The book is full of excitement and adventure.  This is a lot to expect from a book, but this book does deliver.  I suggest you purchase a copy of this book.  In fact, if you plan to tell other people about it while you are reading it, you may want to purchase two copies.  I believe your copy will disappear before you get to finish it because others will be so interested in what you have to say about the book they will take your copy.

Well written, wonderful, clean entertainment.  This would be a great book to assign as reading to junior high and high school or homeschool students.  They will love it, but adults will love it even more.

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Chapter 6 Molly Grace The Hearing

Previous Chapter

Judge Harlan Walker had been the city judge longer than anyone could remember. He and Doc Jones had a standing date every Thursday afternoon to play dominos.

Everyone in the town knew Judge Walker and all considered him to be the most fair and honest man alive. He had tried to retire several times, but he was simply the only one qualified for the job.

In Texas, judges are elected. Even though it had been twenty years since Judge Walker had his name put on any ballot, he still managed to be elected by a landslide via write-in vote in each and every election.

Judge Walker was past ninety years old and still had a very keen mind and a grasp of the law that no one else seemed capable of. He could remember cases he had read back in law school and apply them appropriately.

As fair as he was, the man accused of probably killing his best friend and attempting to kidnap a sweet little girl with the biggest brown eyes now stood before him.


Robert complained that he was hurt very badly when Lucky “attacked” him. No one cared. Judge Walker said, “You have probably killed the only man within a hundred miles who could or would be able to help you. After your hearing, we will see if we can find anyone willing to tend to your medical needs.


Lucky spoke out and begged Judge Walker to release Robert on bond. The Judge knew that, if that happened, the chances that Robert would live to show up for his trial were slim. Judge Walker quickly ruled that he would have to deny bond for Robert since he was a flight risk and was accused of attempted murder and attempted kidnapping. He ruled that if Doc were to die, if in fact he had not already died, then the charges would be changed to murder.


When Lucky heard that Robert was going to be held without bail, he reached over to Bucky and slapped him. He then walked to the front of the courtroom and said, “Your honor, I wish to plead not guilty to assaulting an officer.” Judge Walker set the bail at $50. Lucky said “Your honor, I refuse to pay it.” Judge Walker ordered that Lucky be held in lieu of bail.


Iron Mike was the next to assault an officer. He slapped Jimmy very lightly and went forward and pled not guilty. He, too, was held in lieu of bail. The forty bikers, and all the patrons of Iron Mike’s Pub, committed mutual assault and pled guilty. Each one was held in lieu of bail.


In Pigeon Hole Texas, the local jail has two holding cells. Robert was placed in cell number one and several of the other prisoners were placed in the cell with him. There were simply too many prisoners to be held by both cells, so Austin, the jailer, decided that he should just leave both cell doors open.

That was the only way he could see that each prisoner would have a chance to use the restroom or get a drink of water. There was a large common area outside of the cells that was separated from the rest of the building by a locking door with bars. He felt that most of his prisoners could be trusted to not escape.

The next morning Robert was released from jail without bond. He was no longer a flight risk. John “Digger” McCloud came by to pick him up and take him to his place of business, McCloud’s Funeral Home. There was not enough evidence to determine who, if anyone, assisted him in the termination of oxygen exchange that evening. No one saw anything. No one noticed that he was lying on the one and only cot in cell one.

Bucky asked Judge Walker to drop the charges against Lucky.  When he did so, Judge Walker dropped the charges against all the other prisoners.  No one wanted to press charges against anyone.


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Chapter 5 Molly Grace The Kidnapping

Previous Chapter

Lucky was standing right beside Bucky’s car when the call came in. The dispatcher said that the phone was left off the hook and that she could hear Molly Grace screaming for help.

Lucky ran to his truck and sped to Doc Jones’ house. He arrived just ahead of Bucky and Jimmy, who pulled up from opposite ends of the street.

Robert had just forced Molly Grace into the car. Lucky was the first to reach Robert. He first grabbed Robert with the intent of restraining him until Jimmy and Bucky could handcuff him.

But, when he saw the tears in Molly Grace’s eyes, he lost control of himself. Bucky, Jimmy, and Iron Mike all tried to restrain Lucky but they could not. It was not until Tim Hunnicutt pulled up with nearly forty other bikers that there was enough muscle to pull Lucky off of Robert.


Robert was restrained and placed in the back of Bucky’s police car. Everyone in the town wondered whether or not Robert would make it to the police station or if he would be shot “trying to escape.”


Doc was the only medical practitioner for miles.  Mama Sue had been a nurses’ aid for a while and she tried to tend to him, but she was afraid he was hurt just too badly. His heart beat was weak.

A man of ninety years is not able to take such a beating and survive. A Life Flight helicopter was summoned from Houston. Even though it arrived within minutes, it seemed like forever. Every eye in town was full of tears as the helicopter took off towards Houston.

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Chapter 4 Molly Visits the Doctor

Previous Chapter

Molly Grace, while being a normally obedient child, had found a puppy in an alley between Suzanne’s Photo Shop and the vacant building next door. The puppy appeared to be very sick. Since

Molly Grace was a soft-hearted animal lover, she found a box and took the puppy over to Barry “Doc” Jones’ house.

 Doc was the local doctor who also owned the local drug store where he served as the pharmacist as well as the soda jerk and clerk.

Molly brought the puppy to Doc’s house and he had her put the puppy on the front porch while he went inside to get his bag. He soon returned and started examining the dog. Molly was standing on the porch in plain view of the street when Robert drove by.

Robert recognized his daughter right away. He stopped the car and walked up and said, “Hello, Molly Grace. Daddy is here to take you home.“

Doc did not know the whole story, but he knew enough to be concerned. Although he was over ninety years old, he was ready to fight Robert if he had to.

He told Molly Grace to go into the house and call the police. Doc stepped between Robert and the front door. Robert pushed Doc to the ground and made it to the door just as Molly Grace locked it. She was able to call the police just before Robert broke through the door.


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Chapter 3 Molly Takes a Walk

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The days and weeks passed by and Molly Grace got more used to the small town. Every day she walked home from Pennington Elementary School past all the little shops.

Every day she stopped by to see Larry and Mama Sue and get a treat. She even stopped being afraid of Lucky. When she saw him ride up in his pickup truck with the gun rack in the back window, she would smile and wave.

As he stepped out, they would exchange greetings and he would smile at her. Things were beginning to seem normal for a big city girl transplanted to a small town. Pigeon Hole was nothing like her old home town of Columbia, South Carolina. But, she was beginning to like the place.


She skipped into Suzanne’s Photography where she found Suzanne editing some photographs on her computer. Molly Grace had become quite interested in photography. She especially liked it when Suzanne (Aunt Susie) used her older film cameras and then took her into the dark room where Aunt Susie let Molly Grace use the magic paper to make images appear.

It seemed like magic when Molly Grace shined a light on a piece of paper and then put that paper in a tray with chemicals and a picture appeared just like magic. Molly Grace was having a great time growing up in this peaceful place.  Suzanne hung the photos up to dry and Molly Grace skipped on down the sidewalk on her way home.

Patsy had made every effort to cover her tracks. When they left Columbia, South Carolina she drove the back roads at first, hoping to stay out of sight just in case Robert had done something like report that Molly Grace had been kidnapped or something.

For the last several months, Patsy had been hoarding cash so that she would not have to use her credit or debit cards to purchase gas or food along the way. She knew that these would show where she had been and provide a clue as to where she was headed.

In spite of all her care and planning, Robert learned where she was. Robert told his brother where Patsy was staying and that he was going to Pigeon Hole, Texas to get his wife and little girl and bring them back to South Carolina.

He had a strange look in his eye that his brother knew all too well. His brother, Ralph, decided to call Patsy and warn her. He looked up the Tick Tock Clock Shop and placed the call.

Patsy hung up the phone in total disbelief. She had a look of horror on her face and she went downstairs to tell Marlene what she’d learned.

Marlene told Patsy that they did not have time to waste. She would have to get packed and leave town as soon as possible. Patsy did not know where she could go or what she could do. She had very little money and her car could not possibly make the trip.

Marlene told her that she would take her car to Roger Nimmons over at the truck repair shop and see what he could do to make the car road worthy. She told Patsy to find Molly Grace, then come back to the shop and keep the apartment door locked. Marlene left, and Patsy left to find Molly Grace.

Patsy walked down Main Street and stopped at all the shops. No one had seen her since she left Suzanne’s Photography. Suzanne stepped over to the Lamb Shoppe Doll Shop and told David what had happened. They locked the stores and both set out to help find Molly Grace.

Patsy became frantic. It had taken Ralph the better part of the day to find out how to get in contact with her and time was running out. Robert would surely be there soon and she had to go. But where was Molly Grace?

David Logan stepped into Iron Mike’s Pub and told Mike he was looking for Molly Grace and why. Mike made a general announcement that Molly Grace was missing and Robert was due in town very soon. Everyone in the pub went out to look for Molly Grace.

 Iron Mike called Jimmy, the police chief. Mike filled Jimmy in on all the details as he understood them, and then he hung up and went to join the search. Jimmy radioed Bucky, the only other officer on the force, and gave him the details. He told him to be on the lookout for Robert and that he should be ready for trouble.

Bucky had been a paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne. He knew how to handle himself. When Bucky got out of the Army, he spent a few years with the Houston Police Department’s S.W.A.T. unit and was an expert at using almost any type of weapon available. Between Bucky and Jimmy the small town of Pigeon Hole Texas was well protected.

Jimmy felt that he and Bucky could handle anything that Robert could throw at them. Still, he called the county Sheriff’s Office to let them know the situation. Sheriff Crabwell doubled the patrol around Pigeon Hole just to be on the safe side. Never can be too sure, he said.

As the troop leader of a highly skilled Boy Scout troop and Eagle Scout, he always followed the Boy Scout Motto to “Be Prepared.”

By now all the merchants in the town, and most of the town’s people, were looking for Molly Grace. No one had seen her since she left Suzanne’s Photography. Suzanne remembered that when Molly Grace stopped by, she had taken a few photos of Molly Grace.

She called David and had him stop by the shop to upload a picture to the shop’s web site and to print out flyers to be distributed. The whole town was in an uproar as Robert slipped unnoticed into town.

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Bloody Worms

One time, while living in the house on Dora Drive, my mother was refinishing the kitchen table. She was out on the back porch and had taken a few minutes to warm up a can of Chef Boyardee Spaghetti and Meatballs for my sister Sandra and I.

We were sitting at my sister’s doll table eating our spaghetti when my sister leans over and says, “You are eating bloody worms.” I told her no we weren’t but she insisted that we were. I started to tell my mother but my sister stopped me. She said, “Momma will tell you it is really spaghetti so you will eat it without crying but they are really bloody worms.”  I yelled, “Mama” and my mother replied, “Shut-up and eat your bloody worms.” And people wonder why I grew up warped.

Chapter 1 Molly’s World

A walk down Main Street would reveal your typical small Southern town. There was, of course, a library and a court house as well as a post office. The merchants in town were all friendly people and looked after one another.

Marlene Chambers had owned the Tick Tock Clock Shop for more years than she cared to remember. She was a good-hearted person with a very outgoing personality. Through the years she had been forced to add other items to her clock shop like ornaments and collectibles. Fortunately for her and the other town merchants there was a large tourist trade. People came to this small town to see what the Old South was once like.

Marlene had offered a place to stay to her friend Patsy Madison when she learned that Patsy’s husband, Robert, had been beating her and her young daughter, Molly Grace. Molly Grace was the kind of little girl that you could not help but love. She had beautiful auburn curls and the largest chestnut brown eyes imaginable.

One of the bad things about living in a small Southern town is that everyone knows your business. One of the good things about living in a small Southern town is everyone knows your business. It was no different in the small town of Pigeon Hole, Texas. The town was about as exciting as its name. Since the only thing to do was to mind everyone else’s business, that is what most people did.

Patsy had fled in the middle of the night with Molly Grace. She waited until Robert was passed out drunk and loaded up the family station wagon. She drove all night from South Carolina to Texas. She got into town about sunset the next day.

She was tired and was very glad to see Marlene. Marlene carried Molly Grace up the stairs to the apartment she had above the shop. Most of the merchants in town lived in residences above their stores. This was one of the best things about owning a shop in a small town. The commute to work was simply a walk down the stairs.

Patsy and Molly Grace rested a while then Marlene said they should go to supper. Most of the town merchants did not bother to cook. They simply walked down the street to Eat, which was a small diner. It was named Eat because when Larry and Mama Sue Harthwell bought the diner it had a sign on the outside that said “Eat”.

 It was simply cheaper to keep the name that had been on the sign for years. When they arrived, Marlene introduced Patsy and Molly Grace to Mama Sue.

Mama Sue was a large black lady with a heart of gold. She was the kind of woman who liked most people. She treated every child in town as if they were her own. The kids often stopped by after school for a snack. Someday it would be cake and milk, other days it would be cookies or brownies. Mama Sue always had something ready. Larry, her husband, was pretty much the same way. He always had a smile and a laugh for his customers.

Larry brought a huge slice of cornbread for each one of them and Mama Sue set a huge bowl of homemade vegetable beef soup in front of them. Patsy thought it was odd because neither she nor Marlene had ordered anything. Mama Sue explained that she knew that she and Molly Grace had a long trip and they needed something hearty to stick to their ribs.

Soon dinner was finished and the ladies and Molly Grace made it back to the shop. Molly Grace was asleep before her head hit the pillow. She felt safe here. For the first time in a long time she did not have to worry about waking up to the sounds of her father beating her mother. She did not have to worry about the beatings she received for anything and nothing. She felt at peace.

Molly Grace took to small town life. Every day she walked the one block from school past Lamb Shoppe Dolls and Collectibles. This shop was directly beside Suzanne’s Photography and the two stores were connected to one another.

They were both owned and operated by Suzanne and David Logan. Molly Grace loved to look at the pretty porcelain dolls in the window. They seemed so pretty and happy. Suzanne saw her looking in the window and invited her in. Suzanne was a beautiful woman with a smile as big as the Southern sky. Molly Grace could not help but love her. Suzanne was not much taller than ten year old Molly Grace but she looked very much like a fine Southern Lady.

Suzanne took Molly Grace around the shop and showed her all the pretty dolls. Molly Grace thought they were all beautiful. Little Molly Grace left the shop and skipped down the street. She hurried fast as she passed Iron Mike’s Irish Pub.

 Patsy had warned her that they served alcohol inside. She reminded Molly Grace that Robert was the

way he was because he drank alcohol. When she met Robert she never saw him drink. He did not start that habit until after Molly Grace was born.

All of her attention was focused on watching the door to Iron Mike’s as she hurried by. Suddenly she ran into something. She bounced off of the surface she hit. It felt like she had run hard into a brick wall. She looked up and saw a huge man. This man was about six foot six inches tall.

He could easily weigh three hundred pounds but none of it was fat. It was all muscle. As she took in all of the giant’s features, she noticed he had a large pistol in a shoulder holster and a huge knife hanging on his belt.

Lucky was a bounty hunter and a darn good one too. He had captured as many as ten bounty jumpers at one time. He was smart and he was strong. But to Molly Grace he was just plain scary. He reached his hand down to help her up. He said “Sorry, little lady.” Molly Grace would have none of it. She scrambled to her feet and ran back to the Tick Tock Clock Shop as fast as her feet could carry her.

The World of Molly Grace

Starting tomorrow I will be posting Chapter one of a book I wrote called the World of Molly Grace. The World of Molly Grace is a work in progress. It is a complete story but I am not completely satisfied with the whole story so I would like a little feedback.

I am starting tomorrow because it is Tuesday. Tuesday's child is full of grace...   Anyway, every Tuesday I will post a new chapter. The last chapter will be posted on Valentine's Day.

I hope you enjoy The World of Molly Grace and I hope you will give me some feedback on this story.
Thanks

David E. McClendon Sr.

Sailor Bear Gets a Letter

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Sailor Bear Gets a Letter

David E. McClendon Sr.

26 June 2010

My boy sent a letter today. Mommy brought it in the room and read it to me. My boy really has had some great adventures. He has been out at sea for some time now.

His submarine did go under the North Pole and do you know what? They made the submarine come up through the ice right at the North Pole. Mommy showed me that my boy sent a picture of himself sitting on Santa’s knee at the North Pole. I did not see Santa’s Work Shop in the picture but Mommy said that was because they have to keep it top secret.

Not too long ago my boy had a run in with real pirates. What happened was this girl was trying to sail all the way around the world all by herself. She is just a young teenager.

Everyone said that she could not do it so she was going to prove she could. Well, a bad storm came along and broke her boat. She sent a message asking for someone to come and help her and some pirates found out where she was. They went to try to kidnap her.  It seems that they thought that if they kidnapped her that they could get a lot of money to let her go.

Well, my boy’s submarine was in the area at the time. They got there just after the pirate boat did. They don’t really have the ships like you see in the movies with the black flag with the skull on it.

Well, the captain on my boy’s boat said that they were going to do something called an “Emergency Blow.” That is they were going to make the submarine jump out of the water really fast.

Mommy said that the submarine jumped way out of the water really fast and the pirates saw it and tried to get away. My boy and some of his friends took a big rope up on the top of the submarine and caught the pirate boat. He has pictures of the pirates all tied up.

Mommy says my boy is off keeping the world safe now. She says he will be alright. Mommy says we need to keep praying for my boy and all the men and women in the military.

Please pray for our military.

Sailor Bear.

© 26 June 2010 Suzanne G. and David E. McClendon, Sr.

Leave Well Enough Alone

There are some people you run into who just aren’t happy unless something extraordinary is going on. My sister was one of those people.

One day, when we were fairly young, my sister and I were riding in the backseat of the family car and we were a little more rambunctious than my father wanted us to be. He kept warning us to calm down but, my sister did not heed the warning. Finally, my father said to us, “I am going to tear your little tails up when we get home.”

My sister whispered, “If we are really quiet and really good, he will forget to spank us.” Well, we were the best little angels we could possibly be. We got home and got ready for bed.

 No spanking yet. 

My father came in and we all got down and said our prayers. 

No spanking yet.

We climbed into bed and I thought we were home free. He did forget to spank us. My sister said, “See, I told you. He forgot to spank us.”

Then, this brilliant little child, who had masterminded the whole, “let’s be quiet and he will forget to spank us plan”, got up and went and said to my father, “You forgot to spank us, ha ha.”

I don’t remember if he spanked us then or not. What I do remember is thinking that she just couldn’t help herself. Evidently, she could not be happy with just getting away with it. She had to let him know she got away with it.

It's Girl Scout Cookie Time!!!

I always used to look forward to February because it was the month for Girl Scout Cookies. 

It is always fun to see the scouts out trying to sell the cookies and learning a little while they do.

It reminds me of when I was a Girl Scout. I sold more Girl Scout cookies than most other girls in the troop and I am a boy. 

I earned most of the badges that Girl Scouts can earn but I was never awarded a single one of them.

My mother was a troop leader and my sister was always involved in scouts. I was a Boy Scout as well. 

When my mother had troop meetings I went. In the summer time when the girls went to Girl Scout Day Camp, I went too. 

When they did projects for merit badges, I did them too. When they picked up trash on the side of the road for community service, I did too.

I remember one year during the Girl Scout Cookie Drive when a large truck backed into our driveway and unloaded cookies into the garage. There were stacks and stacks of cookies, 

Many of these cookies were pre-sold so we had to deliver them. Some of them were ordered to sell to people who had not pre-ordered their cookies.

I had to accompany my sister while she sold the cookies. I soon figured out that it would go much faster if my sister went to one house and I went to another. 

It as always funny to go to the house of someone we did not know. The woman of the house would answer the door and I would ask if she wanted to buy some Girl Scout Cookies. She would give me a strange look and then go get some money. 

Sometimes she would ask sometimes she wouldn't.  It really got funny when the man of the house answered the door. The man would usually give me a strange look and then just hand me some money. 

I would ask what kind he wanted and usually he would say "Any kind." We sold a lot of cookies. The men never asked why I was selling Girl Scout Cookies.

The girls got to sell cookies and we Boy Scouts would sell light bulbs. It was a lot of fun.


Remember, it is Girl Scout Cookie Month. Don't miss your chance to buy some cookies.

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