On November 1, several of my Facebook friends jumped the turkey by posting “Happy Thanksgiving” memes. Now, I don’t particularly care if people rush the Christmas season. After roughly 50 years of seeing stores put up Halloween displays in August, I’ve learned to simply ignore the ...
I’ll wager that the toys of our childhoods occupy the shadowy, cobwebbed corners of almost everyone’s mind. A Roy Rogers Chuck Wagon set looms large for me. Rogers, dubbed the “King of the Cowboys,” had a Saturday-morning TV show from 1951 to 1957. This set – which includes ...
I had one of those dreams last week where I was around 16 and back in my hometown. In this one, I borrowed my mom’s VW Beetle and headed to the building that served as our high school. Once inside, I found a few dozen classmates milling around uncertainly. Like me, they apparently didn’t ...
I have long been of the opinion that the English language is on life support. Lately, though, it appears that someone has pulled the plug on the old girl, or at least tripped over it without noticing. As proof, I offer the word “ima.”I can’t recall when I first became aware of this ...
I believe we’re living in a police state. I don’t mean that law enforcement is out of control. Rather, I’m convinced that we exist in the world foreseen in 1980 by Sting, bass player of the rock band the Police. In a song whose title also happens to be the words of its chorus, he sings, ...
Throw another log on the air conditioner and try your hand at our Too Hot to Do Squat Quiz:1. After being unofficially banished from male wardrobes for several decades, a once-popular item of clothing appears to be making a comeback. What is it?a) “Elephant bell” jeansb) Skimpy Speedo-style ...
