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Today: 1979 February 12-18

Writer's picture: Shawn InlowShawn Inlow

This is the seventh of a 52 week installment of a diary my father kept in 1979. It will appear every Wednesday throughout 2025
This is the seventh of a 52 week installment of a diary my father kept in 1979. It will appear every Wednesday throughout 2025

Monday 2.12.79


Daily Lottery: 857


Snowed all day today. I drove John's '65 Rambler.

Worked OK for me. Chuck cleaned all the walks

At home. Sure helps. Have a bad sore throat today And do not feel good. Slept all evening on couch. Got up and went to bed. Sure slept good

Abraham Lincoln, 16th President, born 1809

Charles Darwin,

English naturalist, born 1809



Tuesday 2.13.79


Daily Lottery: 456


John came in this morning And tried to start '65 Rambler

But it would not start

So he took me to work. All he did the whole way up

Was critisized my car

Sure hate that But I did not say anything Stayed at work all day


Vic brought my lunch From McDonalds for me


Not much work to do today

So the day was okay


Chuck & Mark

Picked me up after work


Chuck has a illegal sticker

On his car


Tallyrand,

French statesman, born 1754

Grant Wood,

American painter, born 1892



Wednesday 2.14.79


Daily Lottery: 071


This looked like a better day at work

Even though my car (Johns 65)

Wouldn't start


John took me to work

And I had work to do

When Paul P and I

Got into an argument over procedure.


I would say this was more

My fault than his

As he is the boss,

But I just cant stand him. Perry brought me down town

After work

And I went down to see If John had my car done

At Gray's.


I have to get some parts for him.


Cookie & Daryl and Matt

Were in in evening


Burnt wood burner

And went to bed


Valentine's Day. John Barrymore,

American actor, born 1882




Thursday 2.15.79


Daily Lottery: 290


Chuck wrote down lottery numbers

From yesterday

And I won 5 dollars

On Big 50

Nearly hit a thousand


Work going well this morning.

Still don't know if I'll stay

Much longer. Had nose bleed before lunch. Paul-P didn't have much

To say to me today

Which was quite ok with me.


Took sis to market this evening

And everything went ok Burnt wood stove And went to bed Paul P. left from office

And won't be back till Monday.


Susan B. Anthony,

American woman-suffrage leader,

born 1820;

Battleship Maine blew up

and sank in Havana Harbor,

Cuba, 1898




Friday 2.16.79


Daily Lottery: 691


Work went well today

As Paul is in office

And that alone made my day. Perry dropped me off

After work

And I got a couple Daily tickets

Then went down to Gray's

And got my car.


Was late getting home

As they were not done

When I stopped for it.


Shawn had car in evening

And it ran good for him.


Had wood stove going

And went to bed. Punk and Morgan were down

In the evening

Had to move Pud's car

So Morgan could get out


Pud's car had 2 flats.


Henry Adams,

American historian, born 1838;

Van Wyck Brooks,

American writer, born 1886




Saturday 2.17.79


Daily Lottery: 916


Mary and I got up

And went to town

To pay garbage bill

And get groceries.


Car was stalling

A lot again Paid garbage bill

And bill at Leitzinger's Then went home

And took Dana up

To get her glasses fixed.


Car kept stalling


Went to market

Got $95 worth of groceries

And came home


Bob Fye and John came down

And messed with Hornet a little

But it still doesn't run right.


All in all

A decent day.


Pud and Peach

Are fighting tonight. Don't know why. Took front off Chuck's car today.



Thomas Malthus,

English economist, born 1766;

Marian Anderson,

American singer, born 1902




Sunday 2.18.79


Work inside

Putting grill together

For Chuck's car.


Started snowing heavy

So I did not try

To put it on car. Pud and Peach

Were back together today Peach took two flats

Off Pud's car

But they were too cold

To put air in

So he left them in house

Over night

To soften up.


Cookie, Matt and Daryl and Peach

Was here for dinner


Snowed all evening And they expect 12 inches

By morning. Watched T.V. in evening

And went to bed.



Mary I,

first reigning queen of England,

born 1516;

Wendell Wilkie,

American political leader, born 1892

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