To those of us who grew up with the open collar suburban outfit of Mickey Mouse, and who now live in a world in which Hello Kitty hand sanitizer and Hello Kitty Polaroid cameras are being marketed to us every day (saw each of those this week; look it up if you don’t believeContinue reading “Duds for Doggies”
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MIDWEEK FICTION: The Pumpkin That Wouldn’t Be Spiced
His name was Robin, because all of the pumpkins in the patch were named after things they saw around them. Robin grew in the same row as Sparrow, Clover, Crow, Mouse, Sunshine, and Man With Big Boots. They all grew in a patch behind a castle, and were well taken care of until autumn cameContinue reading “MIDWEEK FICTION: The Pumpkin That Wouldn’t Be Spiced”
Hazards of the She-Driver
As you may recall from our last thrilling episode, we were discussing the Women Driver Joke. I was noting that there are mighty few traces of that sort of traditional male humor among my inventory of comic postcards. In fact, in THAT column, I showed how many early cards I have which show perfectlyContinue reading “Hazards of the She-Driver”
The Woman at the Wheel
After the wave of popular applause for the column posted hereintofore on the history of the Mother-in-law Joke (did I say “wave”? I meant “trickle”. Okay, maybe a comment from one drip.) I thought we might consider the postcard history of a younger old joke. We are going to consider Women Drivers. ThisContinue reading “The Woman at the Wheel”
Brainstorms…and Drizzles
When my age was still in single digits, a time shrouded in mystery because we had only just invented numbers, I had to figure things out by myself. This COULD be attributed to intellectual curiosity: I was an omnivorous reader, characterized by some as “precocious”, some as “gifted” and some as “smart-aleck” (to putContinue reading “Brainstorms…and Drizzles”
Beverage Sauce – Today and Yesterday
Life goes on teaching me things when I least expect it, which is Life’s normal teaching method. A couple of days ago I encountered the phrase “beverage sauce”. This is not a new phrase; perhaps you knew about it. This is a serum, or potion, or what-have-you, which can, in this case, beContinue reading “Beverage Sauce – Today and Yesterday”
FICTION FRIDAY: There and Back Again
“This is the shop with the magic devices and legendary weapons for heroes of quests?” “I don’t insist on heroes, sir. Just customers.” “You would give magic weapons to a grim lord of evil?” “No, sir, Sell them.” “Well, that’s your business. Do you have time travel rings?” “Well,Continue reading “FICTION FRIDAY: There and Back Again”
If You Don’t Ask….
Along about 1904, that is, just before the first Golden Age of postcards, an author published a novel featuring a heroine who was looking for a man. The book gained some notoriety (and sales) because she was not looking for a good husband, a good provider, or a good father for her children. TheContinue reading “If You Don’t Ask….”
Dark History, True Facts, and Mother Goose
I am seeing an uptick in the number of articles the Interwebs has to offer on the True Story Behind various works of literature, and it is obviously time to take advantage of the trend. I shall therefore indulge in a pastime which has obsessed people since the early nineteenth century, and enlighten youContinue reading “Dark History, True Facts, and Mother Goose”
Summers Behind Us
Labor Day no longer means an end to the vacation season, of course. Like wearing white or buying watermelon, vacations are available at any time of year. In fact, we are moving right into the season when the snowbirds will start their annual migration away from snowy parts of the world to those withContinue reading “Summers Behind Us”
