‘Tis a curious thing how Fate seems to await us. As I said earlier, due to a technicality, spending 5 years getting my B.S. and my dad running afoul of the head of the Draft Board, I found myself aboard a bus heading to Fort Ord up near Monterey; grumbling about the unfairness all the… Continue reading Army – Story 4
Story 3- Nun with the left hook
As I indicated in the last story, I chose going to a Catholic high school run by the Sisters of St. Joseph rather than what was known then as Reform School; and it certainly changed my behavior forthwith, though in an unusual fashion. The morning of the first day, still shorter than average and very… Continue reading Story 3- Nun with the left hook
My Last Fight – Story 2
Writing about running into my 6th grade teacher in an education class did drum up some memories as to why she may have had the impression of me that she did. As long as I can remember I was a bit of a terror, one main reason being that I was often picked on because… Continue reading My Last Fight – Story 2
Short Stories as told by Larry Bidwell – Story 1
My teaching career… My teaching career began in a very strange way. I was drafted into the U.S. Army on a technicality’ upon completion of my pre-medical studies and had just begun medical school at the onset of the Cuban Crises. When I finished active duty, I took on a job in medical research at… Continue reading Short Stories as told by Larry Bidwell – Story 1
Introduction
Hello, my name is Larry Bidwell. My blogs are dedicated to my wife’s medical updates, and what I learned from my classroom teaching days. I’m here to continue teaching, so listen up to learn from my experiences!