Author Archives: Wright Flyer Guy

In January 2020, just as the world was beginning to shut down for months of quarantine, I upgraded my iPhone. Two years later, it was time to do it again. While I can maneuver my way around technology, it’s not … Continue reading →

It’s going on 9:00 PM and I have been secured inside my study, my version of a man cave, since 9:00 AM, researching and writing with only a few breaks, grabbing meals, retrieving the Rumpke Waste canisters, letting dogs out, … Continue reading →

While checking up on some research on The Soldiers’ & Sailors’ Monument on Monument Circle in downtown, Indianapolis, Indiana, I came upon two interesting items. James Whitcomb Riley read his poem, “The Soldier” which was specifically written for the dedication … Continue reading →

The mid-60s by Noon in Southwest Ohio. Not surprising since it IS Southwest Ohio. The temperatures are all over the place, as usual, and will be bouncing between the 60s and 23-degrees until next Monday. I have not been able … Continue reading →

17 June 1994, I pulled into a hilltop driveway of a house on the southwest corner of Whipp Road and Seton Hill Street, responding to an ad for free kittens. As I looked over the kittens, the Centerville HS band … Continue reading →

Damn… damn… damn… One of my very dear and precious college, and beyond, friends, Laura Coy Spaulding, passed away Wednesday, 16 February 2022. I first met Laura at Ball State University’s summer orientation program in July 1983, thirty-nine years ago … Continue reading →

While perusing information on my Ball family line, I stumbled across some fascinating information on my fifth great-grandfather, Robert McCrory, and it led to information on his father, Scottish-born, John McCrory. JOHN MCCRORY: born 1778, Scotland; died 30 Jul 1868 … Continue reading →

While researching for my project, I stumbled across more information regarding Robert McCrory who would have been my fifth great-grandfather on my Ball family side. What an exciting life he led! Born in Antrim, Ireland in 1801 While emigrating to … Continue reading →

Oh I very rarely have dreams, or even “visits“ from those who have recently passed away. A few, perhaps, but of folks I would’ve never thought of appearing in my dreams or “visiting.” This morning, I fed the dogs, let … Continue reading →

We hear a song and are often reminded of folks who are no longer with us or memories that tend to fade with passing time. Certain aromas and food can also trip the cord to bring afresh a moment in … Continue reading →

This year, 2022, heralds in one birthday and two birthday anniversaries of those turning eighty. Last May 2021, a very dear friend, John Moore, father of my bonus siblings Laura Moore Parker and Michael Moore, turned eighty. Today begins the … Continue reading →

3 February was Norman Rockwell’s birthday, born in 1894. I have always enjoyed Mr. Rockwell’s work and was fortunate to see a great exhibit of his work, featured at The Dayton Art Institute, several years ago. A new exhibit is … Continue reading →

When we were on vacation in 1968, a major storm thwarted our evening plans so my parents turned on the television and we watched the movie, THE KING & I, based on the Rodgers & Hammerstein musical. I was not … Continue reading →

I have always been blessed with folks checking in on me or performing thoughtful gestures both large and not-so-large. Today, my friend and studio mom, Karen, was out running errands pre-snowmageden, and said she would be dropping off an N95 … Continue reading →

Uncle Tom Richardson was my paternal great-uncle, the younger brother of my grandmother. In fact, my father, Danny Jolliff, was a year older than his Uncle Tom, and my Uncle Garry Jolliff was a year younger. Uncle Tom married Carolyn … Continue reading →

In August 1970, one month before my sixth birthday, my family traveled to Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, and Delaware for our vacation, and we spent four days in New York City where I saw my first Broadway musical, … Continue reading →

I was reading up on my Noble ancestry and learned a bit more about my third great-grandfather, William Driskill Noble. BIRTH: 24 January 1827; Clermont County, Ohio, USA DEATH: 18 May 1908 (aged 81); Elwood, Madison County, Indiana, USA BURIAL: … Continue reading →

I learned today, via two visits to local stores, that PACKAGES ANYTIME ANYPLACE at Town & Country is permanently closed and CVS, across the street in Eichelberger Plaza, next to Kroger, will be closing. I frequented these business often and … Continue reading →

I did not write this. This is from DailyOM. We’re spiritual beings living in a human body, even though our packaging seems different, we’re very much the same. We have all had the experience of encountering someone whose life seems … Continue reading →

I did not write this. This is from DailyOM. Apologizing chronically can be a sign that you are not feeling that you have much self worth. Many people suffer with the tendency to apologize all the time, chronically, for everything. … Continue reading →

I did not write this. This is from DailyOM. Slowing down and listening to your own natural rhythm can quickly connect you to the Universe. Nature’s natural rhythms orchestrate when day turns to night, when flowers must bloom, and provides … Continue reading →

I did not write this. This is from DailyOM. When we choose that which is not best for us, there can be a deep seated part of us that does not want to heal. In almost every case, we know … Continue reading →

Andrew Taylor Greenlee was my third great-grandfather.

My great-great-grandfather, Joel Monroe Jones, born and raised in Madison County, Indiana, looked austere until a person got to know him. The family and family friend stories painted him as a tremendous storyteller and genius prankster.

Thelma E. Daugherty Barmes ~ 24 July 1903 – 16 January 1957 Before the Noon hour on Tuesday, 15 January 1957, my great-grandmother, while en route to deliver milk, eggs, and homemade butter to her church’s shut-ins, skidded on the … Continue reading →