Studebaker Dude

Postal career in 1974 amidst USPS changes. Airmail, Railway Mail discontinued. Mail sorting transformed from manual to efficient tech. Transitioned from clerk to letter carrier, preferring day shifts for a regular lifestyle.

Early paperboy ➔ Military mail handler ➔ Learned manual sorting ➔ Transition to letter sorting machines ➔ Scheme knowledge crucial ➔ Delivery unit experience ➔ Desire to be a letter carrier ➔ End of the line responsibility.

1969 grad embraces hippie life, dodges drugs. Drafted, buzz-cut for 3 yrs. Beats prof's speech challenge, shaves beard for A.

A father's bittersweet farewell as daughter moves to Oklahoma, proud yet worried about her firefighting dreams.

JamesStory by Jon Stalnaker AKA The Studebaker Dude I was just climbing into bed last night when my phone rang. It was my sister Bethie in California, and it is typically not a good sign when you get a late phone call from a relative. I like to keep my stories uplifting or even a…

Jon Stalnaker enjoys International Drive Your Studebaker Day, where he searches for interesting stories at car shows and appreciates "orphan" brand cars.

Jon Stalnaker recalls his love for Route 66 murals and shares his experience capturing pictures of a mural in Sapulpa before it was taken down.

In 1983, a postal worker reflects on the changing times, personal milestones, and historic events while delivering mail.

I don't like to kill cockroaches or even tomato worms, but some creatures are asking for it. I call those "varmits."

I first became interested in writing after my mother sent me an autobiography in July of 1988.