Comments on: Jean’s Story – Part 4 – Entering the Adult World

By: queen of comps

queen of comps — Thu, 28 Jun 2018 03:06:40 +0000

We lived in Canton for 3 years around 1965. I taught English at Hoover High School in North Canton.

By: Barb G

Barb G — Fri, 22 Jun 2018 02:03:10 +0000

Hi Jean,
My husband and I were reading your story of your early days of schooling. We have followed you for 20 yrs. Read your books and have seen you and your husband playing in some of the casinos in Vegas when we have visited. We have been traveling to Vegas for that time period. Sometimes two to three times a year. Your info has helped save us money. But the reason I am sending this is I was very surprised to find out you lived in Canton Ohio where we are both from. Can you tell me what school you taught at and when? I am just a little curious! Thank You

By: Ken Morris

Ken Morris — Fri, 15 Jun 2018 01:31:46 +0000

Jean,
Thank you for sharing the story of your life. Many of us share your experiences. In my case, I was raised within a strict Baptist environment. We played Rook, 5 handed being the most fun. I was in the Air Force, and my wife is from Pennsylvania. We hope you’ll continue this series. If it was in a book, I’d buy it in a minute.

BigKen in San Diego

By: Patti Gura

Patti Gura — Fri, 15 Jun 2018 00:21:37 +0000

We play both out and room with our grandkids they are ages 10 to 14 and have been playing for a few years. Game playing is big in our family. But we are the only regular gamblers. We have done the getting kids through college and weddings so fun times for us now and spoiling grandkids!

By: queen of comps

queen of comps — Thu, 14 Jun 2018 18:38:38 +0000

Rook and Pit are card games played with special, not regular playing cards. Google for details.

By: Mo L

Mo L — Thu, 14 Jun 2018 16:20:05 +0000

Dino, it amazes me that my 3 year old works a tablet almost like a phone!!

Jean love this story, but please tell us what Rook and Pit are!
Is this a Midwest thing or have I been under a rock!!

By: Kevin Lewis

Kevin Lewis — Thu, 14 Jun 2018 00:01:21 +0000

My father volunteered for the Army Air Force before the US entered the war and so only had to have two years of active duty, but he stayed in the military and was stationed at Fairchild. He met my mom there and like you, camped all over the Pacific Northwest with her–it was a frugal way to have fun, and as he always told me, was luxurious compared to Army living.

He was always a games player, and so was my mom. Good luck trying to beat either of them at poker, bridge, cribbage, casino, gin rummy, or anything else. Neither of them were handicapped by any kind of religious indoctrination telling them that TV or french fries or whatever were immoral. They just had fun with their lives. They never should have had kids–on their combined salaries, they could have lived large for the foreseeable future (as a “career” Army guy and an electronics expert, he had his ticket punched). But back then, being a childless couple was just not something you even contemplated.

By: Eleanor Henneman

Eleanor Henneman — Wed, 13 Jun 2018 23:27:52 +0000

Enjoy catching up on some of the blank pages in my mind.

By: dino

dino — Wed, 13 Jun 2018 16:07:02 +0000

I’m 63 and am still amazed that my grandkids can call me from their tablet. Enjoyable read, thanks.

By: Gary

Gary — Wed, 13 Jun 2018 09:25:07 +0000

Rook
My family played religiously