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Tag Archives: Steelworker
Dignity
Burger flipping. It has become a reference that we all understand. A low-paying job. A place you might end up if you ignore education. A last resort. A McJob. I learned a lesson early in life about the dignity of … Continue reading
Posted in Childhood, Education, Family, Work and Career
Tagged Bill Gates, Burger Flipping, Dignity, McJob, Opportunity, Steelworker
59 Comments
Town Mouse and Country Mouse
“I never saw a pig until I met your father.” She used the line often. It always got a laugh. We all knew what she meant. She was born and raised a city girl. She married the son of a … Continue reading
Posted in Childhood, Family, History, home
Tagged Aesop's Fables, Dairy Farmers, Philadelphia, Post WWII, Rural Life, Steelworker, Town Mouse and Country Mouse
23 Comments
Madison Men
Hats off to Matthew Weiner for a brilliant but surprising ending to the award-winning series Mad Men, named for the advertising creatives of 1960’s Madison Avenue. There was a more important Madison for me; I grew up with the steelworkers … Continue reading
Posted in Childhood, Entertainment, Family, home
Tagged 1950's, Advertising, Mad Men, Madison Ave, Matthew Weiner, Pennsylvania, Steelworker, WWII
21 Comments
The Gambler
He knew when to hold them, when to fold them; when to walk away and when to run. My Dad. He was a gambler. The ponies, the numbers (before Lotto made it legal), football pools, church raffles, and the most … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Food, home, Humor, Inspiration, Memories, Work and Career
Tagged Finances, FireHouse, Gambling, Home Deliveries, Kenny Rogers, Petty Cash, Poker, Steelworker, Supplemental Income, The Gambler
4 Comments
Role Model ?
On every survey, on every application, on every questionnaire: Father’s Occupation: _____________ Mother’s Occupation: _____________ Like most of my hometown friends and classmates, I entered “Steelworker” for Dad. I always paused, and was often almost ashamed to enter “Housewife” … Continue reading
Posted in Childhood, Family, home, Inspiration, Memories
Tagged 1950's, Baby Boomer, Childhood, Housewife, Leave It To Beaver, Ozzie and Harriet, Steelworker, Working Mom
18 Comments
The VW Bus
In our own version of “That 70s Show” , we were caught up in wedding and relocation plans, just a few short months after college. The year was 1973. The clothes were polyester, the colors and patterns were hideous. The … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Memories, Work and Career
Tagged 1970's, Honeymoon, Job Interview, New York City, November Wedding, Salt Lake City, Steelworker, That 70s Show, VW Bus
24 Comments
Paprikash
My grandparents were immigrants from Eastern Europe, mostly Hungary and Czechoslovakia, who came here for a better life. They brought with them a rich culture, which was reinforced when they settled in ethnically diverse communities such as my home in … Continue reading
Posted in Childhood, Family, Food, home, Memories
Tagged Billy Crystal, Chicken, Czechoslovakia, Dumplings, Eastern Europe traditions, Ethnic Cuisine, Hungary, Immigrants, Native Language, Paprikash, Steelworker, When Harry Met Sally
9 Comments
401 K. Going…. going…. gone ?
Not completely sure what ebola has to do with Wall Street; but it seems to be having a deadly effect on what passes as our generation’s retirement pension. The 401 K. Sometime in the early 1990’s, we were presented with … Continue reading
Posted in Work and Career
Tagged 401 K, Blue Collar Life, Ebola, Economic Fears, Family Security, Finances, Pension Plan, Steelworker, Unions, Wall Street
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