A media consultant and communications director for Olin Business School at Washington University in St. Louis.
The last three 1944 letters I’ve transcribed from Babe have relatively large gaps between them — July 22, Aug. 6 and Aug. 31 — and they seem to give a little hint about where he might be. … More Attempting to Identify Babe’s Location from the Clues in His Letters
Plus: “I saw the picture ‘Cover Girl’ the other night, and I thought it was pretty good. I also saw ‘Bathing Beauty,’ which also was a fair picture.” … More ‘Send Cigarettes in Your Next Package and Each Christmas’
A reader came to my rescue with an explanation of the stamp in September, and I’ve just gotten around to exploring the reader’s comment in more detail. … More The Postmaster’s Order Regulating How Soldiers Got Packages
“It is warm and clear and it is as salty as can be. It is both as blue as the sky and as green as the grass, but close up it looks crystal clear.” … More Babe Waxes Poetic About Swimming in the Mediterranean Sea
It’s somewhat noteworthy when Babe takes the time to comment forcefully about current events. … More Time Magazine, the ‘Soda Pop War’ and Babe’s Anger at Strikers
Well, Happy and Safe 