“Signs of My Times” are messages I’ve discovered hither and yon that you might find amusing or inspiring. If you capture any worthwhile signs via camera, I would enjoy seeing them and perhaps posting at a later date. One of my favorites is the following telegram from Al in 1946. Read what Al requests. This sign on…
Besides showing off Pikes Peak, the city of Manitou Springs, Colorado, has some quirky attractions to draw in tourists. One is the Emma Crawford coffin race/festival, which includes a Halloween parade. For the race, about 50 teams–four pallbearers each–push coffins on wheels that carry ghostly Emmas. The real Emma Crawford, a spiritualist, died in 1891 in Manitou…
C.S. Boyll note: William J. Petersen has been a longtime editor and journalist, writing over 30 books including one of my favorites: 25 Surprising Marriages: How Great Christians Struggled to Make Their Marriages Work. Some of his recent work (also, thumbs up) is a novella series, The Octogenarian Sleuth, inspired by his retirement community and bylined…