Unearthed treasures

      We have spent the last few days cleaning out Pops' house.  Pops was not into material possessions.  A child of the Depression, his motto was "If it's not broke, why fix it!"  He was proud of his "blue jeans" that he had for 15+ years.  We found a drawer full of old bread bags that were destined to be reused.  The most valuable piece of furniture in his house was his big flat screen tv.  This he "willed" to his best friend Dave.  You know how most people have a jar of change they save?  Well Pops had an empty "Utter Balm" lotion jar where he saved twenties!!  The most priced possession we found was a 20 page handwritten story about his trip to California when he was around 19.  With very little money, a good friend and a thumb for hitchhiking, he traveled through Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico and Arizona before ending up at his uncle's house in California.  On this trip he road the rails with "hobos", hitched a ride with a "queer" and was stopped by the police but was let go and left "unmolested". (all his words)  He was a terrific writer if alittle politically incorrect!  We will treasure this "find" and share it with Brady and Brooks so they have alittle more insight into their "Pops"!