"My Little Pony"
Marilyn was reorganizing some drawers in the house today and found the logo emblem from my 1972 Ford Pinto. I don’t know why we still have it, but it brought back a flood of memories of that car for different reasons. The memories evoked gratitude, accomplishment, fun times, frustration, and even a bit of anger. I think it will be fun to recall a couple here: GRATITUDE & ACCOMPLISHMENT It was the first NEW car I ever purchased. I was a 17-year-old college freshman. My mom, and my brother Tom and I had moved to Jackson from the San Fernando Valley. I enrolled at Delta College in Stockton—45 miles away (one way)—and the car we had was a real clunker, sure to break down with all that use. Mom told me that she had been talking with our landlord, Mr. Art Telfer, and he agreed to purchase a car for me to drive and I could pay him back without interest, so long as I paid each month on time! We sat down together and determined ho...