Around the Banks

School always started the same every day: the pledge of allegiance, then someone would pray. Not every kid made the team when they tried. We got disappointed and that was all right; we turned out all right. "It was a different life When we were boys and girls Not just a different time It was a different world. "Lyrics from: "A Different World" by Bucky Covington I was thinking about many things with which I grew up and which were a part of everyday life in rural North Florida that are now part of the past. For the sake of time, I am going to list just a few: 1. Rotary-style telephones. 2. Typewriters. 3. Social columns published in local newspapers. 4. Mimeograph machines. 5. Black and white