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Black and White In Color

Watched the colorized Dick Van Dyke show on CBS last night. It took me a few minutes to stop checking out the color scheme of the Petrie’s home, but once I stopped paying attention to that, the show was enjoyable. … Continue reading

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Black Friday Or Black Eye?

I hope all that braved the Black Friday madness yesterday survived. Now, that you have gotten the big box store experience over with, how about shopping the old fashioned way? Take a stroll down your local main street, if you … Continue reading

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Cue The Laugh Track

Thanksgiving is tomorrow and I thought this would be a good time for a little introspection. The period from Thanksgiving until Christmas is of course a special time for many, but it has been extra special for me since 1983. … Continue reading

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A Twisted Reality

Well, for the two individuals that read this blog, I’m back! Obviously blogging is not my forte, but I will try to update a bit more frequently. I try to avoid two things on this blog, politics and shamelessly shilling for … Continue reading

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The Winter Blogs

I haven’t posted much lately. I think the depression of winter has really gotten to me this year. I guess that is a sign of getting older. I don’t think that I have ever known or met a kid that … Continue reading

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Fashion Over Function

    Well, it’s October. Football season is well underway and Hockey just started. Of course, most eyes in the sporting world are watching the Major League Baseball playoffs. These all pale in comparison to the real star of the month … Continue reading

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Clean Songs

Don’t worry, this isn’t  a diatribe about the lyrics in contemporary music. The title is in reference to 45 rpm records that were a free give-a-way in laundry detergent. I don’t remember what brand of soap it was but some … Continue reading

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Summertime Blues

I never really cared for the month of August. Even though it was just as long as July and very much the Summer season, I couldn’t help but feel that Summer vacation was about to end. Where July presented all … Continue reading

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Say it ain’t so, Joe!

    I just read that Topps will  no longer include Bazooka Joe comics with its iconic bubble gum candy. At Blast From The Past we sold our last piece of individual Bazooka gum with the comics last week. I … Continue reading

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Father’s Day

I don’t have a particular anecdote for this occasion, just one small remembrance. There is a picture my grandfather took which shows my dad holding myself and my older brother in his arms. We must have been no more than … Continue reading

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