Living Life Boomer Style...Short Stories http://greatbooks.books.officelive.com/default.aspx Short Stories EN Tue, 13 Jul 2010 14:23:12 +0800 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss livinglifeboomerstyle@gmail.com livinglifeboomerstyle@gmail.com Books 1440 RSSeditor v0.9.54 (http://www.rss-info.com) http://www.boomernews.co.cc/shortstories.png Warm Meal, Warm Heart http://greatbooks.books.officelive.com/WarmMealWarmHeart.aspx Arthur Cofresi My story begins in December 1970.  I'm freezing my butt off at the Navy's Great Lakes Training Facility north of Chicago, Ill.  It's a week before Christmas and the Navy, in the spirit of Christmas, decided to send three fourths of our navy recruits in training home for the holidays.  I was not one of them.]]> Tiny Hand of Hope http://livinglifeboomerstyle.books.officelive.com/TheParentsSide.aspx Printed with permission of Photojournalist Michael Clancy

This is known as an iconic photograph and in its day the photograph was very controversial. Yet, many parents get misty eyes when they see this loving grip.

They'll always be our babies, no matter how old they get. And, doesn't it seem like yesterday when they were this small and they stayed where we put them?!!

]]> Life in the Slow Lane http://livinglifeboomerstyle.books.officelive.com/LilijoTalesLifeintheSlowLane.aspx liljo Printed with permission of Photojournalist Michael Clancy

This is known as an iconic photograph and in its day the photograph was very controversial. Yet, many parents get misty eyes when they see this loving grip.

They'll always be our babies, no matter how old they get. And, doesn't it seem like yesterday when they were this small and they stayed where we put them?!!

]]> I Don't Like Fire http://greatbooks.books.officelive.com/IDontLikeFire.aspx Arthur Cofresi Printed with permission of Photojournalist Michael Clancy

This is known as an iconic photograph and in its day the photograph was very controversial. Yet, many parents get misty eyes when they see this loving grip.

They'll always be our babies, no matter how old they get. And, doesn't it seem like yesterday when they were this small and they stayed where we put them?!!

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