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Clyde: Things new Post editor should know
By Clyde You’re not the first. J.J. Bruner, at the age of 9, entered the printing office of…
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Clyde, Time Was: Of Christmas cards and postal services
Time was, we sent Christmas cards. Long before Hallmark writers were a twinkle in an eye, we composed…
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Clyde, Time Was: There’s a Santa in all of us
Time was, we were gullible. We believed in Santa Claus, St. Nicholas, also known as D. Sinterklaas, the…
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Clyde, Time Was: We knew how to make a mess, even of Christmas
Time was, we were messy. We piled our dirty clothes on the floor and used a bedpost, hook…
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Clyde, Time Was: Of souls and gold and gathering moss
Time was, a stone gathered moss. “Far from the madding crowd’s ignoble strife.” Along a creek bank with…
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Clyde, Time Was: A paean to pie, pottery and our lump of clay
Time was, we made pies. Deep, luscious, crusty, mouth-watering, fruits, fresh-baked, still warm from the oven, topped with…
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Clyde, Time Was: We honor the brave and the bold
Time was, we were determined. What makes us so? We give up too easily. De + terminus, Latin…
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Clyde, Time Was: Life revolved around the kitchen table
Time was, we sat around the kitchen table. We only went into the dining room to eat. A…
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Clyde, Time Was: Beware of Chicken Springs
Time was, if you went in the woods, something might “git” you. We knew about the boogie man…
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Time was: As leaves begin to fall, an ode to brown
Time was, we lived in a world of sepia. Why does everything in the past seem to be…
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Clyde, Time Was: Every quilt told a story
Time was, we were covered up with quilts. Quilte — from the French cuilte from the Latin culcita…
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Clyde, Time Was: If the truth leaks out, no rags can stop it
Time was, ever’thing leaked. Toilets, radiators, roofs, faucets — or, as we know them, spigots — gutters, balloons,…
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Clyde, Time Was: A starry-eyed look at the heavens
Time was, we could see stars. Twinkle, twinkle, little star … “Blossom the lovely stars, the forget-me-nots of…
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Clyde, Time Was: First county fairs would seem mild to us now
Time was we had a kermis in the fall. Ker for “church” and mis for “mass” — festivals…
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Clyde, Time was: We enjoyed autumnal weather
Time was, fall came. And went. Not like the fog on little cat feet, but on the gossamer…
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Time was we got together
Time was, we got together. Not like oil and water, but like figs and goat cheese wrapped in…
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Clyde, Time Was: We packed our lunch
Time was, we packed school lunches. The paper-bag kind you lost, sat on or traded with the kid…
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Clyde, Time was: We lost the keys to security
Time was, we didn’t lock our doors. We trusted people. We had keys, but we even left them…
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Clyde, Time Was: Boxwoods were to be planted, not removed
Time was, we planted boxwoods — not chopped them down. Seems like the first thing preppy, new first-time…
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Time Was, Clyde: Make your name mean something
Time was, we called people by their nicknames because of the way you looked— Slim, Tiny, Slick, Curly,…
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Clyde; Time was: We told stories to children
Time was, we told stories to children. Long before Robert Jones’ tomfoolery at the library, before the wires…
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Clyde, Time Was: On fishing, ferries & the silvery Yadkin
Time was, we dug fishing worms. Big juicy ones in a tin can and with a cane pole…
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Clyde, Time Was: We didn’t know we didn’t have air conditioning
Time was, we didn’t have air conditioning. And we got along just fine, thank you. We always found…
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Clyde, Time Was: We didn’t care about the birds and the bees
Time was, we didn’t know about the birds and the bees. They were there, all around us, but…
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Clyde, Time Was: Good fences make obedient chickens
Time was, we had fences and gates. In these troublesome times, it’s hard to imagine living without locks…
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Clyde, Time Was: Business bloomed where it was needed
Time was, we had backyard florists. We always sent flowers, especially in times of grief. It felt better…
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Clyde, Time Was: Of shoes, shopping and parking meters
Time was, we had shoe stores and parking meters. Which came first, and where are they now? Randy…
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Clyde, Time Was: We had weeds and hermits
Time was we had weeds and hermits. Everybody knows a weed is just a flower out of its…