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Catching Up
I guess I should have put one of these up after my last post. “Semitough has reached the end of the broadcast day.” Younger readers accustomed to 24X7 television may not recognize a test pattern or understand that TV stations used to sign off for the night and there was nothing on overnight. One of the perils of living in…
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Happy Thanksgiving
Had to run out to the grocery store for more Poultry Seasoning a bit ago and was struck by the Christmas music playing over the intercom and all the Christmas stuff up in the seasonal displays. I pondered the possible reasons for Thanksgiving to be such an overlooked holiday. I mean after all it was Abe Lincoln’s idea and everybody…
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Ah Magoo! You’ve done it again!
Everyone remember Mr. Magoo? The loveable, but nearsighted, Magoo would get himself into and out of all manner of trouble. Never completely knowing that his near blindness had almost had harrowing, even fatal consequences. At last Saturday evening’s football game the Esposa had a Mr. Magoo moment. It went down like this. We show up for our scheduled 4:00 pm…
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