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Vintage Whine

I have called sending postcards the equivalent of texting or tweeting a century past. (The very mention of texting and tweeting makes me seem a century old to numerous people who moved past those things ten years ago, but I can’t see a lot of them reading my blog.) You could use a postcardContinue reading “Vintage Whine”

Hearts On the Plains

The romance of the Old West was established well before the West had gotten that old. Bill Nye, writing for the Boomerang in Cheyenne in the 1880s, liked to point out the difference between the West as it was lived and the West as people in the East liked to think of it. TheContinue reading “Hearts On the Plains”

All Rise

I know it is Valentine’s Day, and I know that half of you had a really good Super Sunday (while the other half of you ran out of spinach dip in the third quarter.) But it is Monday, and once again time for our Old Joke Quiz. (Look at it this way: how willContinue reading “All Rise”

Benched

We have, as the jewelry ads on television keep reminding us, coming up on Valentine’s Day. (The amount of chocolate in the stores should have tipped you off if you just don’t watch television these days.) As valentine’s Day itself is a Monday this year, which is my old joke blog day, I thoughtContinue reading “Benched”

No Typo, Just a Braino

Once upon a time, communication was heavily based on print: things you had to read. Yes, you must be able to read things posted on social media (except for those high-tech people who post only video.) But back in those elder days, things which had been printed were fixed on a page with ink. Continue reading “No Typo, Just a Braino”

To Have and to Hold, To Gripe and to Scold

What, is it Monday again already? Well, you should have recovered from all the fried food we were discussing last week and be ready to tackle another onslaught of old jokes. This week we go back into the chapter of jokes dealing with husbands and wives. For those of you who have wondered toContinue reading “To Have and to Hold, To Gripe and to Scold”

Pour Choices

There is no excuse whatsoever for posting this on what is, after all, NOT a Food Blog, and certainly not a blog for works of intentional fiction. But I ran across one more picture of a soldier peeling potatoes, and was reminded of the ketchup question. I do NOT put ketchup on anyContinue reading “Pour Choices”

Choosing Sides

I prefer not to use this space for controversial matters. There are plenty of other blogs devoted to spreading division and discontent. I’m just here to toss around a few factoids and have some fun and maybe sell some postcards. But one of my coolest and most loyal readers has asked me forContinue reading “Choosing Sides”

The Course of True Love

Well, here it is Monday again, and do you know what it’s time for, Chocolate Lasagna? No, not getting to sit next to that lady with the mask-dislodging sneeze on your commute. It’s time for another installment of our old joke quiz. You say you prefer the lady with the sneeze? Well, there’sContinue reading “The Course of True Love”

We Can Do It

You will recall, from our last thrilling episode, that we were discussing postcards designed for servicemen to send home to let the folks at home know they were doing well, enjoying much of their life getting ready to fight the enemy. There were some humorous drawbacks to being employed by Uncle Sam—having to washContinue reading “We Can Do It”