Stories about Wayne up through leaving home for college.
![Madison High School – 1964 State Champs In Football [Ugly first draft]](https://waynegwillis.com/wp-content/uploads/MHS-Team-Picture-1.jpg)
[Note to the Madison Library: Below is a narrative of the season of about 2500 words from the beginning of the season in September until the end in November. We will intersperse recollections of the surviving players, contemporaneous reports from the Madison Eagle, and embedded game films — something like what is shown below. Once…
This hand-crafted purse reminded me of a leatherworking course my Mom, sister and I took when living in Elizabeth City, NC. I’m pretty sure we did it under the auspices of the US Navy, in the on-base “hobby shop” they provided to officers “and their dependents.”
Growing up, I got to experience something that seems to have receded from modern life, if not disappeared — the Factory Tour. I was reminded of factory tours when Debi invited me to go see the TCHO Factory Tour on Pier 17 in San Francisco a few months back. It was interesting to sit on…
I recently got to spend some time with my sister, Diane — first at a wedding, then on a long, 8-hour drive to her home and then for a short visit with her and her son, Tim. I also met her boyfriend, David, who asked about me about growing up with Diane. I gave my…
I thought it would useful for me to outline what I want to accomplish by making this blog. I plan to start taking a more public profile — professionally and personally. Some of that will be on existing sites — LinkedIn (for professional bio and recommendations); Facebook (for friends, who will see a broader…
