tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1844141872877593206.comments2024-03-10T00:31:33.897-05:00Random Thoughts and Memories Benhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18346716442453670860noreply@blogger.comBlogger626125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1844141872877593206.post-63812142794673968562024-03-10T00:31:33.897-05:002024-03-10T00:31:33.897-05:00Agree bring them back!Agree bring them back!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1844141872877593206.post-83285931811919714632024-03-09T09:06:04.524-05:002024-03-09T09:06:04.524-05:00I could not agree more! You hit the nail on the he...I could not agree more! You hit the nail on the head. Respect has become something of the past. Very sad. We do not have anyone running the country, its all little hissy fits. Its a huge embarrassment!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1844141872877593206.post-51298053910192404162024-02-19T20:01:49.596-05:002024-02-19T20:01:49.596-05:00I remember the cupcakes with the flat icing, I use...I remember the cupcakes with the flat icing, I use to peel it off and eat that separately. They were delicious! Great memories! ❤️Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1844141872877593206.post-40802599977252043662024-02-19T13:53:27.832-05:002024-02-19T13:53:27.832-05:00My dad was also a Dugan man. He worked from 1942 ...My dad was also a Dugan man. He worked from 1942 or so until they closed. He had 25 years in and lost it all, including his security deposit. He even turned in the cash collections in his pocket. He was around 50 years old and went to work at Con Ed. He loved that job.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1844141872877593206.post-41144927730052351762024-02-18T06:41:45.904-05:002024-02-18T06:41:45.904-05:00YeaYeaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1844141872877593206.post-248958462151882012024-02-07T10:22:40.235-05:002024-02-07T10:22:40.235-05:00My grandfather had a delivery route and I still ha...My grandfather had a delivery route and I still have half a dozen of the metal (rusted) basketsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1844141872877593206.post-24360607627580411082024-02-07T10:00:52.058-05:002024-02-07T10:00:52.058-05:00My Grandfather, Valentine Gotthardt, lived in Yonk...My Grandfather, Valentine Gotthardt, lived in Yonkers and had a Dugan delivey route from the 1920s until the company closed in 1967. He knew to original owner, David H. Dugan. He called him "Old man Dugan". Fond memories of him bring unsold bread, cake, rolls and een cheese cake home with him every Friday. He said he saw a lot of rare/old coins during the depression as people scrounged for cash to buy food. He was told in the mid 60's that if the employees voted for a union the business would be closed down. That is exactly what happened and the management took the employees company pension money with them (That was legal in 1967). My grandfather then in his 60's was forced to find work as a construction laborer until he was 72. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1844141872877593206.post-8172472401153888122024-01-20T09:28:23.694-05:002024-01-20T09:28:23.694-05:00I’m so tired of this crap.. you speak your mind Be...I’m so tired of this crap.. you speak your mind Ben and if you hurt the feeling of a few … so what . How come the ones saying they are offended are the one that offend me. I’m tired . <br />So if I want to say something and I hurt feeling , it’s how I feel and I’m offended because they were offended . Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1844141872877593206.post-73901218168086932102024-01-02T13:31:59.407-05:002024-01-02T13:31:59.407-05:00The kids today are so coddled, and not given respo...The kids today are so coddled, and not given responsibilities like chores etc. or even pushed to do jobs in their teens to learn about life’s work. So they sit in their bedroom playing video games all day. Some stay living with their parents into their 30’s without really trying to get onto their feet and living productive lives. That also makes them “depressed”. They don’t have the “push” to go out in the world so they are sometimes on meds to “deal” with their unhappiness. When all they need is to step out of their comfort zone. Meds are given for about every type of problem instead of just dealing with the problem. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1844141872877593206.post-25286602870023162792024-01-02T09:50:37.867-05:002024-01-02T09:50:37.867-05:00The generations of today need a little “Get over i...The generations of today need a little “Get over it!” or plenty of it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1844141872877593206.post-19399972803826665652023-12-28T14:20:46.498-05:002023-12-28T14:20:46.498-05:00We lived in Mount Vernon NY in the 1950's. We ...We lived in Mount Vernon NY in the 1950's. We lived on the third floor and recall the Dugan's man carrying his box up three flights of stairs. My mother would then make her selections. There were five of us kids and we all loved their cakes and pies.Great memories.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1844141872877593206.post-68310749358610297432023-12-26T09:03:22.867-05:002023-12-26T09:03:22.867-05:00Love this . What a great gift Love this . What a great gift Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1844141872877593206.post-85590840597925400182023-12-21T15:51:05.648-05:002023-12-21T15:51:05.648-05:00To yours truly in Maine. I was born and raised on ...To yours truly in Maine. I was born and raised on Eastern Long Island. The dialect spoken has been studied by scholars and the roots of the language debated. Similar is heard in North Carolina as well. My mothers family lived on Long Island in the same area for three hundred plus years as well. Today the area is called the Hamptons. We called them Bonackers and they spoke that dialect. The finest kind was often used along with a bunch of other expressions. I thank you for your response. I did get a chance to travel to Maine many years ago and the people I met there were of the finest kind. Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18346716442453670860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1844141872877593206.post-77306390885460014722023-11-15T09:01:16.121-05:002023-11-15T09:01:16.121-05:00I hope that tradition doesn’t end with you. After ...I hope that tradition doesn’t end with you. After my kids were sleeping and the gifts were out under the tree. I would sit quite and enjoy how pretty it all was, I think it give you peace. A job well done, letting the spirit of Christmas in. Oh silent night , peace on earth for that few minutes. <br />Yes Ben I hate the Christmas being out so early. I do think it take the magic out of the season . The children see to many Santa’s, They see to much decorating in the stores , by Dec 25 th it’s not a special . <br />I guess they have to make money.<br />Any way I keep it simple one little tree . Lights in windows . <br />I’m going to see if I can fine a place to cut some greens for my flower boxes . Simple and so pretty. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1844141872877593206.post-20709052662376020002023-11-06T08:16:04.854-05:002023-11-06T08:16:04.854-05:00Point blank like I like it! I appreciate your writ...Point blank like I like it! I appreciate your writing style and guts. Now the Audibon Society is hell bent on renaming birds as to not offend! If you haven’t read, you must. These people are freaking crazy! I fear the next few months. Do you see another 9/11? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1844141872877593206.post-7021831465113900852023-11-04T07:12:20.292-04:002023-11-04T07:12:20.292-04:00Agree 💯 Agree 💯 Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1844141872877593206.post-35807362769476200092023-10-29T08:13:39.501-04:002023-10-29T08:13:39.501-04:00I lived in Paramus as a kid in the 60’s. We only ...I lived in Paramus as a kid in the 60’s. We only had one car, and I remember the weekly visits from the Dugan’s truck. The driver look like red Skelton. I loved their raisin bread mostlyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1844141872877593206.post-31090246650479628202023-10-24T11:31:45.926-04:002023-10-24T11:31:45.926-04:00your essay is not worthy of my time to respond. pu...your essay is not worthy of my time to respond. pure drivel<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1844141872877593206.post-73183162963545131532023-08-26T17:39:35.468-04:002023-08-26T17:39:35.468-04:00My parents lived in Teaneck, New Jersey until I w...My parents lived in Teaneck, New Jersey until I was about 3years old( last child). My mother always said the Dugan man on her route took too long at her next door neighbors house & he was delivering more than baked goods. Haha!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1844141872877593206.post-6408901774792016632023-08-17T10:03:11.275-04:002023-08-17T10:03:11.275-04:00A Freudian slip ? "Separates man from breasts...A Freudian slip ? "Separates man from breasts" . You have a few serious issues, Judge Reichart, most of which are evident in your incessant lack of tolerance for anyone who thinks differently from your views. Get yourself a life, man. Love IS love, but you wouldn't know that, because you obviously don't know what love is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1844141872877593206.post-78159050461541170682023-08-09T23:47:08.226-04:002023-08-09T23:47:08.226-04:00Why do you care so much?Gender fluidity among huma...Why do you care so much?Gender fluidity among humans and animals has been around since recorded history. I don’t care what bathroom you use as long as you wash your hands.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1844141872877593206.post-71328401708273439922023-07-31T13:38:59.164-04:002023-07-31T13:38:59.164-04:00All of you mention cupcakes with thick chocolate i...All of you mention cupcakes with thick chocolate icing, but do I not remember strawberry and vanilla icing too? We lived at the top of a hill in Lake Waubeeka Connecticut and one of the momentous occasions of my childhood was the arrival of Dugan’s truck chugging up that hill and Mr. Dugan ( for that’s what we called him) bellowing “Dooooogan’s!!!!”. All the mothers would appear and I would plead with my mother to forego the “healthier” whole-wheat muffins and buy the cupcakes. She’d wind up getting both. Many years later we would hear the sad and shocking news that the Dugan man had committed suicide, almost symbolic of the termination of a bucolic, simpler, and happier time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1844141872877593206.post-87724994425531605862023-06-10T16:15:24.639-04:002023-06-10T16:15:24.639-04:00We all have a purpose for being in this world. Are...We all have a purpose for being in this world. Are YOU satisfied with yourself without one? You might enjoy finding what yours is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1844141872877593206.post-81101240600089157822023-06-06T06:49:45.286-04:002023-06-06T06:49:45.286-04:00I woke up this morning thinking of the Dugan's...I woke up this morning thinking of the Dugan's man and truck during the war. (II). On Ocean Parkway in Brooklyn. Everything makes me cry these days.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1844141872877593206.post-54137655915580233702023-05-07T09:20:01.109-04:002023-05-07T09:20:01.109-04:00u can call your collection of repetitions an epist...u can call your collection of repetitions an epistle or anything else you choose to entitle it, but just so you are aware, an epistle means 'a letter', so calling this mass of "stuff" would not apply in the true sense.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com