by Kevin Banet | Aug 29, 2025 | 60's Boy, Family, Generations, History, Reminisce, Senior stories
Resilience in the Face of Life’s Difficulties The other day while scrolling online, I stumbled across a meme that stopped me in my tracks. It was macabre in design — a grinning skull, dark shadows around it — with the words: “Death smiles at everyone. Only the veteran...
by Kevin Banet | Jul 9, 2025 | Family, History, Reminisce
A Legacy from the Horse and Buggy Days My cousin Vicki once said something that captured the awe we all feel when we talk about our family’s history: “Granny Eva was alive when horses were still on the street.” She said it almost in disbelief—as if the world that...
by Kevin Banet | Jul 4, 2025 | History, Holidays
Old age didn’t stop Benjamin Franklin. (AI image) In the movie National Treasure, treasure-seeker Nicholas Cage discovers a pair of antique spectacles with multiple lenses—clearly designed, we’re told, by Benjamin Franklin. When used to peer at the back of the...
by Kevin Banet | Jul 2, 2025 | History, Holidays, Home Care, Senior stories
This article was written by a guest contributor, John Trompeter, the owner/operator of ComForCare of Wheaton, IL. One of the perks of my work in home care is to get a close-up view of our clients’ lives, which are oftentimes very interesting. I experienced one man’s...
by Kevin Banet | Oct 5, 2023 | 60's Boy, History, nursing homes
Shrapnel in his chest The large man lay in his nursing home bed while I moved him about. As an orderly, I was hired because the home needed a man to work with the heavier patients. “I fought in the Battle of the Marne,” the man said. “I’ve still got shrapnel in my...
