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Part of the uniform. You can’t just show up in a t shirt. Even the conductors on New York subway trains dress up. Once upon a time, even some firemen had a tie on under their raincoats.

The same can be said about national pizza chains. They taste okay, but if you ever make the pilgrimage to New York, go to Little Italy, and eat at Lombardi’s in Spring Street, that’s authentic. New York has a lot of famous steakhouses too. In the Sesame clip where Paul Benedict paints a 9 on...

So if Millennials hate Cracker Barrel, no skin off my nose. More chicken fried steak for me.

Well, today’s an appropriate day to thank you for all the Sesame bits you added to YouTube. In the ancient days of yore, I saw about a hundred Sesame bits, many from you. And I thought, “Neat! I hope this lasts a while”. tou did us old coots a great service.

There’s a string of videos in YouTube under the name Celebrity Tribute that pack one lie after another. Their clickbait is The Life and Sad Ending of…” One that got into the feed was James Earl Jones. First of all, how can someone post the death of someone on YouTube who is still alive...

I was amazed to find the narration (and ukulele) was done by a guy named Mel Leven. For the longest time, I would’ve thought Allen Swift.

I remember that when it was brand new. My cousin was viewing age at that time, so I had an excuse to watch it with him. (Being his appointed baby sitter, it was my duty!) I remember them singing around the campfire, then the cartoon with the Yellow Yahoo came on. Who wouldn’t want a day like...

It’s that day again. In 1969 my mom plopped her baby son in front of our giant black and white Magnavox tv and my love of Sesame Street began. A year later we got a color set (back then color tv was still a big deal. Many homes had tv, but color was big time!) and I was an apostle at the Church...

Your loss, to each his own. I don’t get pastrami often because it is pretty expensive. But a few times a year, it’s wonderful. Just like corned beef, pastrami started out as brisket. If you came up here, you’d probably steer clear of Katz’s Deli (shown in the movie “When Harry Met Sally”. The...

Pastrami on rye. Can’t be beat. A little brown mustard is all you need. Some of the best things are so simple.

Wait til you’re my age. Time will fly by so fast you’ll be scratching your head, “Where did the time go?”

You’re lucky you got it replaced before someone could use it and empty your bank account.

On the subject of noses- A very Short Book- Pinocchio The fairy (Rita Moreno) warns Pinochle, “Tell a lie, and your nose will grow”. Pinocchio (Luis Avalon’s) “I ate an elephant sandwich for lunch!” His nose didn’t grow. But the fairy’s nose did! The End. Nice celesta music throughout.

When I feel like that, hot tea helps. If it’s worse than that, Pepto Bismol or Tums.

No you’re not. I cut ties with my dad for a year and a half, mostly over his drinking. We managed to patch things up before he died, and I’m grateful for that. That year and a half I was still angry at him, but it didn’t do me any favors. I forgave him right around my 40th birthday. Five months...

I know. 13 years ago when my dad died, my whole family was there when they took him off the ventilator. I thought he’d begone in a few minutes, but he actually hung on until the next morning. I drove home that night to get a few hours sleep and feed my cats. I drove back to the hospital the...

Part of what Biden ran on was Zero COVID. Noble sentiment, but it’s an unrealistic expectation. It’s like Zero flu. Every year millions get flu shots, but every winter thousands still die from it. Look at last month with Colin Powell. He had other underlying conditions, he was vaxxed, and he...

Two weeks was my limit. I was still downing coffee every chance I got, but after two weeks I just got sick of the sight of McDonald’s. It put me off for the better part of a year. That’s how you learn in life. You do something for a while, and you see it’s not working out too good, you regroup...

Back 30 years ago, I was working full time, going to art school at night, and even squeezed in time to play in a band. So I was never home to eat, let alone cook. So for about two weeks, I drove through McD’s and got a #2. Two cheeseburgers, supersize fries, large Diet Coke. Every day. Ate in...

My condolences. But he’s not suffering any more. I know your pain after losing my dad, so you’re not totally alone.