25 years ago . . . Scrybe - my nickname came to be in 1994 on a spring day. My friend and I was on an old fashioned McKean County road trip, on the back roads looking at the wildlife and digging leeks.
We got hungry so I drove into town. Eldred, Pa. The population is about 800. The McKean county area is full of small towns and countryside. I stopped at a small bar/restaurant at the edge of town.
Inside there was only 4 other guys there, and Sandy the bartender and the two of us. We ordered lunch and beers.
After a while Sandy shouted out "Hey Jeff, you want another beer ?" All 6 of us said yes or raised our hands!
There was 6 different guys with the name Jeff and each with a different last name.
I never realized the popularity of the name.
Scrybe is a modern spelling of the trade, scribe. I have been in printing and publishing since I was 10 years old. I don't scribe (copy books by hand), I printed books and so much more.
I also did alot of writing through the years for our customers. Advertising copy, sales copy, product descriptions, we did read throughs for news stories, radio, etc. etc. Now I am in a medical retirement. I still keep a finger in my trade by book building, and crafting other paper items using the environmental "R's".
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