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I actually have several pink dress shirts ( goes great with my navy blue or black suit).My wife has several blue dresses. Nobody bats an eye. Iron Chef Bobby Flay got an Easy Bake oven when he was little. The ultimate girlie toy. But he became a major force in what is now a male-dominated...

You should've been around in my college days of film editing. Here's the hi-tech equipment at your disposal: An ancient Movieola machine Scotch tape Razor blade. Now create your masterpiece. As primitive as it seems now, cutting up Super 8 or 16mm film, this was my therapy. My partner (we made...

After three months of waiting, my hip is strong enough to drive again. Bumming rides can be a hassle, and taxis get expensive. But so many at church stepped up to help me out, I owe a great deal of thanks. Unless you go through it yourself, it is so easy to take for granted such basic human...

If memory serves me well, here was the color/flavor chart: Red-cherry Yellow-lemon Blue-blueberry Green-lime Purple-grape Brown-root beer Black-licorice and brace yourself... Orange-orange. I guess to wean us off our sniffing fix, next was clay. THAT was nasty. Fun and dirty, but not fun to smell.

Funny, in kindergarten art clas we had scented markers (the purple/grape was my favorite) strong enough to give you a contact high, but we were smart enough not to put them on our tongues. Red/ cherry ran a close second. Still amazed we managed to draw anything at all. Half the class was spent...

To show you how much times have changed: There is a pet store in the mall (still in business after 50 years!). Out in front was a little fenced-in pond, with a nice waterfall and everything. The resident was a snapping turtle. The owner did put up a sign: Warning! Keep your fingers out! He...

Well, if you want to meet anyone, it's a necessary evil. Strangers are friends you haven't met yet. If you're out pounding the pavements looking for a job, every interview with every new company, the stranger you meet might be your future boss. Social interactions make you nervous? It's a...

All it takes is one bite and the dog owner is on the hook. Judges have a very low tolerance for dogs, unleashed, running around loose. "Oh, my pit bull/Rottie/Doberman/German shepherd wouldn't bite anybody!" Famous last words.

Well, some people announce they're going off on a lengthy sabbatical, and are back the same day. "Heeeeeyyyyyyy!!!! Everybody miss me? It's been six hours!"

Before Nick, Ren and Stimpy was shown on late nights on MTV. That seemed to be the perfect place for it, where nothing had to be compromised. Stimpy's magic nose goblin collection (technicolor boogers!) could be on full display and nobody would bat an eye.

I can appreciate this thing now. But way back in 1971 (when I could count my age on one hand and have fingers to spare), the sight of that fruit basket and those first Moog synth notes spelled doom. This freaked me out so much, I tried the best I could to explain it to my folks. "There's this...

I remember when this was breaking news. Why the media continues to glorify people like Amy, Tonya Harding, etc. is a mystery. Z-list celebrities at best.

You brave little buckaroo! 8)

Word has it this was Kermit Love's handiwork. It's also worth mentioning, for a brief period in the 80's, Jim taught a few college courses in television production. This was included in his portfolio that he'd show students. Still, creeped me out way back when.

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Happy birthday kitty lady. May your day be hiss-and-scratch-free.

I've made my peace with his passing a long time ago. I was 22 when he passed, I'm 50 now, so life still goes on. It has to. The one thing people get hung up on are those who say they miss Jim, who were not even born when he died. Think of it in these terms, like a family member or a pet you...

Maybe the kid can use the phone to wipe her butt. Do you know what phone I had at that age? A Fisher-Price one. But I agree, what business does a kid that age have with a phone? You can barely talk yet, and you got a phone? Why not give the kid your car keys while you're at it?

Isn't this what I said a number of times?

You know what phrase I hate? "It is what it is". Usually said by convicted felons who will spend the next 20 years behind bars. "It is what it is".