Three years ago or thereabouts, we considered in this space the nightmare possibility of an alien civilization coming to earth years hence and finding little that remains of our culture but boxes and boxes of someone’s stock of old postcards. The nightmare, of course, would be that the columns found in this space wouldContinue reading “Looks Fishy”
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Fine Things
Nostalgia Time: In 1991, I was able to sell an article on what I deemed, watching Saturday morning cartoons (nostalgia for some other time) were the dumbest new toys being slung at us for the holiday buying season. This was fun (it was headlined by Baby Magic Potty, after all) and I produced oneContinue reading “Fine Things”
Pigs Do That
Pigs are apparently nearly inextricable from Human society. One author says you can find them in more settlements than you find dogs, which confirmed his suspicions about humanity. One conspiracy theorist connected all the dots a few decades ago, and endorsed a ban on eating pork: he declared this a form of cannibalism. (See,Continue reading “Pigs Do That”
Nag Nag Nag
We have addressed this question before, but addressing things gets to be a habit when you’re dealing with postcards. (Please, please: so much applause frightens the neighbors.) Although “Having wonderful time”, “Wish you were here” and “I am fine; how are you?” are all popular postcard messages, back around the turn of the lastContinue reading “Nag Nag Nag”
Flying Up From Rio
This is January, and this is NOT a food blog. Nonetheless, we are going to discuss a Christmas-related food experience. Those who are bothered by this may run out and buy Valentines. Nuts in the shell were always included in Christmas stockings at our hose, resulting in the appearance of the family nutcrackerContinue reading “Flying Up From Rio”
Polarizing Plate
I don’t go LOOKING for trouble, Heaven knows. I was just curious about a food item—though I certainly do not write a food blog—and went into the Interwebs to answer my question. Someday I shall sum up my research into the history of the BLT, but I was sidetracked into a completely unrelated issueContinue reading “Polarizing Plate”
Informational Mailings
Last week in this space we discussed those informational postcards which informed you about candidates who knew you were the right kind of citizen and would vote for them. These are considered by most of America to be part of a larger subclass of educational material known as “junk mail”. The custom ofContinue reading “Informational Mailings”
Election Year!
Let’s continue to celebrate the New Year while we can. It is 2024, after all, a (FM) as the Farmer’s Almanac likes to remind us, a year that’s one day longer than the rest: a Leap year, an Olympic Year, a…well, yes, in these United States, a big Election Year! We are notContinue reading “Election Year!”
Centennial Volumes
Well, I just don’t know. It’s about time for me to do my annual summary of book stuff celebrating a centennial in 2024. But besides the fact that 1928 has been grabbing all the media attention (since works published in that year are not officially in the public domain) I am struck byContinue reading “Centennial Volumes”
Dutch Courage
We are ALMOST a week into the New Year, and like the rest of us who swore off procrastination last year, some of you have not gotten around to making your resolutions yet. I know I offered you a great deal of selfless and unselfish advice (it’s easy to be unselfish if you’re givingContinue reading “Dutch Courage”
Blogsy Babbles 