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Maid-Rite (MM #2257)

Growing up in Central Illinois I had the pleasure of enjoying my first Maid-Rite sandwich by the time I was 10 years old. I still crave them today. For many people, it’s a love-hate thing. To say I love Maid-Rite’s is an understatement…

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Remember When… (MM #724)

I’ve always been interested in nostalgia. I don’t actually think that I’m a nostalgic person, I think it simply ties into my love of history…

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Heading Downtown (MM #332)

Saturdays for me usually seem to be filled with nostalgia.  Today I remember our Saturday morning routine from when I was growing up…

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Do You Know Elfie? (MM #270)

Back in the 1960’s and 70’s when I was growing up in central Illinois one of the holiday traditions was a Christmas character called Elfie.  Recently I was trying to track down the origins of Elfie, and came up with….

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A Windy Day (MM #110)

Back in Mason Minute #24 (Listen Here) I talked about not really having a town I called home.  We continue that discussion today…

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My Hometown (MM #24)

I don’t have a hometown.  Or at least, I don’t have a place that I think is my hometown.  Let me explain.

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