Can’t Say I’ve Ever Been a Jamaican Bobsledder
Can’t say I couldn’t be. Can say I wouldn’t want to be. The first statement, a double negative. The second statement, a double positive. Did you take the time to watch this closing clip...
Drive It or Park It Blog
Pet Peeve #12
Q: Paper or plastic? A: None of the above. There are laws in California, you know. Q: Recycled brown paper or recycled white plastic? A: None of the above. There are laws in California,...
Wind ‘n Watch
Date stamp, 2014. How do I convey the joy that comes from winding and waiting and watching and then re-winding a wind-up toy, circa 1950, then repeating the cycle at least another half dozen times? Beats...
Pet Peeve #20
‘Skanky’ bridal showers. Oh my, how did we ever amuse ourselves at bridal or baby showers before those no-brainer, purple sex toys appeared in late night ads? See that percolator? Does it look like a vibrator...
Gingham Styles, Part I
Not to be confused with Gangnam Style. What’s trendy in women’s fashion for 2015? Gingham. What was trendy for women’s fashion in the 1940’s, ’50s and ’60s? Gingham. Gingham was everywhere. At work, and play. Just...
Putin and the Rabbis
When Hitler invaded the Soviet Union tens of thousands of Ukrainians (particularly from western Ukraine or Galicia) flocked to his banner in their eagerness to throw off the Soviet yoke. Over the next couple...
