Health update

Dad is recovering from a bout with an infection that created some complications and resulted in a hospital stay for a few days. He is now in a nursing home for some additional recovery/rehab before returning home.

Visiting time has taken priority over additional editing to post more episodes of Jerry's Story. The hospital was not an environment to attempt to do any recording. We'll see if this new location provides an opportunity.

In the meantime, you can review the archives and wait patiently for new episodes.

the scorecard

It's my father's fault.
answers to math questions in an instant
Cost accountant, meticulous rows of figures

kept score for the family card games
columns of names and numbers
tallied for the winners and players

diabetic diary, daily food intake
peanut butter toast, mashed potatoes
dog eared book, calories for each

so I'm at the festival
scribbling who spoke in order
what poem was read

can go back to 2004, 2002 even
words, images, scenes called forth
and the festivals come alive

early morning Rumi, Bly on the mound,
Barks at bat, Paul Winter on deck,
the pitch, and it' s a home run!


Technorati Tags : Dodge+Poetry, scorecard, capture+the+moment

originally posted on Steve's 2 Cents

audio version available here

Riding the wave

It appears that we are riding the wave. Ken Burns has the new PBS program on WWII coming out next week.

US News & World Report has the cover story on "Voices of World War II".

Susan Kitchens, from whom I find some guidance on family oral history, writes here. She was quoted and reference in the magazine article.

Jerry's Story: Tinian and Hawaii (audio)

Jerry talks about Tinian and then recovery and training on Hawaii before going into Iwo Jima.

Audio file ->  https://player.captivate.fm/episode/e508659f-bfc5-42fd-9e36-5c59b369a440

Jerry's Story: Tinian and Hawaii (audio)

The music for the intro and exit comes from “Through Golden Fields” by Dee Yan-Key licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License.

Jerry's Story: Joint Assault Signal Company

Jerry talks about his work on Saipan and Tinian as part of the Joint Assault Signal Company, a group also made famous in the movie "The Whisperers".

Time: approx. 6 minutes

Audio file -> https://jerry-sherlocks-story.captivate.fm/episode/gs-002-jerry-recalls-the-joint-assault-signal-company

Jerry's Story: Foxhole clarifications

Jerry provides some background clarifications on the foxholes and vegetation found on the islands.

Time: approx. 2 minutes

Audio file -> https://jerry-sherlocks-story.captivate.fm/episode/gs-003-jerry-recalls-some-foxhole-clarifications

Jerry's Story: US Marine Health Records

Jerry talks about his health records and how he grew during his time in the US Marines.

Time: about 6 minutes

Audio file -> https://jerry-sherlocks-story.captivate.fm/episode/gs-007-jerry-recalls-trying-to-get-his-marine-health-records

Jerry's Story: Market Forecast

Jerry talks about the market forecast he made in 1999 that became reality during 2000 and now when re-reading these school projects he realizes he acurrately made.

Time: 1 minute, 3 seconds



MP3 File

Jerry's Story: Meghan's School Report - Part 2

the second part of Meghan's school report written during 1999 and read aloud by Jerry with some commentary and minor corrections along the way. (originally 2 parts, now parts 1 & 2 are combined)

Time: about 32 minutes

Audio file ->  https://jerry-sherlocks-story.captivate.fm/episode/gs-004-meghans-school-report

Jerry's Story: Meghan's School Report - Part 1

Jerry reads the school report that his granddaughter Meghan did during high school. The report was written during 1999. This is the full recording. (Previously parts 1 & 2 were published separately)

Time: about 32 minutes

Audio file ->  https://jerry-sherlocks-story.captivate.fm/episode/gs-004-meghans-school-report

Jerry's Story: William's School Report

Jerry reads a report that his grandson William had prepared for a US History project while Will was in high school.

The report focuses on WW II and what Jerry experienced during his participation in Saipan, Tinian, and Iwo Jima.

Time: about 7 minutes

Audio file -> https://jerry-sherlocks-story.captivate.fm/episode/gs-005-williams-school-report

Jerry's Story: School Project

Jerry's Story: School Project, originally uploaded by shersteve.

Jerry Sherlock with his granddaughter Avery (sitting at his left) and two other students at Avery's school working on their history project.

Jerry's Story: Avery's School Report

Jerry reads, and edits along the way, a report he helped his granddaughter Avery prepare for school a few years ago.

The report summarizes Jerry's Story; his early days through WWII.

Time: about 7 minutes

Audio file -> https://jerry-sherlocks-story.captivate.fm/episode/gs-006-averys-school-report

Jerry and Fran

Jerry and Fran, originally uploaded by shersteve.

Jerry's older sister, Fran, stopped by to help celebrate his birthday this past weekend.

Happy Birthday, Dad!