THEY weren’t exactly mean streets, but I did learn something crucial about life and living at the intersection of Talmadge Road and Central Avenue, in my hometown, Toledo, Ohio. That’s where I earned my first wage as a summer hire. I was 14 years old. This was back in the early ’70s, when self-serve gasoline … Continue reading From The Gas Station To…
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Playing Office
There was one phase I went through — I was 6 at the time, maybe 7 — when I would get home from school, race upstairs and close my door. I didn’t have homework yet. I was working on something far more sophisticated than coloring books or puzzles. I was playing Office. In order to … Continue reading Playing Office