Get a Leg Up On the Competition

It is strange the things one chooses to remember from childhood.  The important and influential people and big, life changing things we obviously expect to remember….but…more often than not, we also recall the odd and otherwise mundane day to day with vivid detail.  This, often includes stories we were told.  Stories and folklore, afterall, are… Continue reading Get a Leg Up On the Competition

A Squeeze in the Dark

Last week, in my brief look at the Motorola 41-s, I touched upon one of the things that can happen when an otherwise simple item like batteries become rationed or completely unavailable.  This week’s artifact gives a look at something else that can happen under such a condition:  An opportunity to adapt and evolve. This… Continue reading A Squeeze in the Dark