Casey Collins Cox 1930-2025
Mom passed away peacefully in her sleep the morning of October 30, 2025. She was 95. Rest in peace.
The Life of Col. James Ward Eddy — A Timeline
James Ward Eddy (1832-1916) 1832 – Born May 30 in Java, New York; the son of John Eddy and Caroline Ward. 1850 – Educated at Genesee Wesleyan Seminary and Genesee College in Lima, New York; becomes a school teacher. 1853 – Moves to Illinois. 1855 – Studies law and is admitted to the bar in …
Hair To Remind You
As someone who has endured and emerged from injuries sustained due to life-threatening, blunt-force trauma, the physical and psychological wounds heal in time, but nagging reminders remain. In my case thirty years after and for the rest of my life. On the evening of July 6, 1994, I was heading home to Van Nuys from …
Col. J.W. Eddy and the “Frontier Guard” In His Own Words
Forty years before he became the visionary builder of downtown Los Angeles’ Angels Flight funicular, James Ward Eddy found himself in the nation’s capital when the Civil War began and on the front lines vastly outnumbered protecting the capital and the president. Found via two sources within the archives of newspapers.com’s archives, reprinted and transcribed …
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A Cup That Sums Things Up
This cup belonged to my daughter. It was part of a “The Little Mermaid” set that included a matching plate, bowl, fork, knife and spoon given her as a gift when she a few years old. I can’t remember what for, if it was her birthday or Christmas. I can’t remember exactly when, sometime in …
Cryin’ O’Neal
With news of his passing, here is my Ryan O’Neal story. In early 1982 I was a senior in high school and a stock clerk at the glorious long-gone Hunters Books on Rodeo Drive. I worked in the basement with a merry band of misfits young and not-so. We called it the dungeon, lovingly. Celebrity …
Dumbf*ck Is I
As an urban cyclist who documents his rides (and shares the negatives or positives experienced in their course), any credibility and integrity I hope to possess would be nonexistent if all I did was call out the fails against me and didn’t share the ones I commit — even if they are equal parts embarrassing …