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Depending on where you are, you might have a donut shop near you. Down South is Kristen Kreme. Canada and out West has Tim Horton’s. Around here, you can’t go five feet without bumping into Dunkin’. In recent years when it was still Dunkin’ Donuts, there were two by me. One was open 24 hours...

Well, it’s been my experience if you just generalize, someone can come along with specific points and run circles around you. Makibg stuff up at that point is just like throwing anything at the wall to see what sticks. If this was in the Politics thread, I’s hard to stay afloat on sheer...

This is not a national chain, but around here there are a handful of drive-ins called Stewart’s. Kinda like Sonic, just not as big. They stay open as long as the weather is warm. Carhops take your order (they don’t wear skates), you eat in your car, easy peazy. The food is okay, burgers, hot...

Case in point. Kathy Hokel is the new governor of New York, replacing Andrew Cuomo. In her first public speech, she came out with a chain saying “Vaxxed”. Showing off her pendant, she says “Thise of you who aren’t vaccinated, you’re not smart, and you’re not doing what God wants”. Lady, I am...

It would be nice if you name a specific individual instead of Trumpsters, GOP, or evangelicals. I guess you’re not trying very hard either. The whole rumor with the microchips came from Elon Musk, the Tesla guy. Why don’t you go to his house and see if he has a MAGA hat in his closet.

Several people in the neighborhood have wood burners, so just about every day tou get the smell of burning wood. The other thing you can’t help notice is the smell of cut grass. Any day of the week, if it’s light out, somebody has a lawnmower going. And very often, if not me, somebody has...

One last thing. Bull Plympton went to art school in Portland, Oregon with Matt Groening. Groening found his fortune with the Simpsons. Even though Plympton didn’t reach the same stellar heights, his Plymptoons have won dozens of awards and the respect of animators worldwide. He seems satisfied...

Bill was giving his lecture to film school students, many of whom don’t have the luxury of hiring the likes of Morgan Freeman or someone of his caliber. Terry Gilliam comes to mind too. His cartoons for Monty Python’s Flying Circus were fantastic, and made on a shoestring budget. I think the...

I saw a short documentary on Bill Plympton. He’s been making animated cartoons since the 70s. You might recognize some of his Geico ads from the late 90s. Narration: “We all do dumb things. Paying too much for car insurance doesn’t have to be one of them.” For visuals, you have a guy who sees...

I mentioned a few times about my grandfather ( my father’s father) who came over from Ireland in 1927. On my mom’s side, we found ancestors (one Nathaniel Ticknor) going back to 1790s Boston. Some people’s family tree doesn’t go back too far. For me to find out I have roots going back two...

I’m not to sure when it comes to animation soundtracks. But music, mono sometimes sounds better than stereo. The Beatles, for example. Their original British pressings were mono. Most British record players were mono. Stereo really didn’t become big until 1967. Early American releases were...

I’m just thinking of my grandparents. I was fortunate to have all four of them when I was growing up. It fascinated me to learn about how life was in the 1920s, how they survived the Depression, WWII, good times and bad. Until I was six, my great-grandmother was still alive. There’s one big...

The last bit was a reference to that Parkay margarita commercial. You open the lid, and the margarine said @BUTTER!” Surely margarine can’t taste as smooth and creamy as butter. When you convince yourself it’s butter, the margarine shouts back “PARKAY!!!!” The Electric Company did a spoof of...

I don’t have cable anymore. Don’t really need it. All I watch now is Occasionally on Hulu, Disney Plus, and commercial-free episodes of The Price Is Right on Paramount. I get news feeds through my phone, so I really have no need for network tv anymore. Paramount now owns several old CBS shows...

Turn off your tv. Easy fix.

Maybe it’s time to call an exterminator. Or at the very least invest in a can of Raid.

I’ve been caught in the rain enough times to pull over too. Doesn’t bother me. If I’m close enough to pull over and get a bite to eat, fine. one lady I know seems convinced if she comes in contact with rain, she’ll melt. If that was ever true, that wouldn’t be the worst thing. Instead of going...

I’ve never been on Twitter. I’ve never been on Instagram. I’ve never been on tumblr. I’ve never been on MySpace in its brief life. If I go on Facebook once a month, that’s a lot. The social media world can go on without me for all I care. It’s a mutual feeling. They don’t seem to miss me, I...

Cullen, you have a knack of pulling up things I haven’t thought about since Ford was president. Kudos to you. You might remember the song done with Lee Chamberlin and Irene Cara at Vi’s Diner. Irene needs a job, and Lee fills her in on the “don’ts” of the restaurant biz. Don’t put gravy on the...

Some of you might think this is crazy, but hear me out. Jello. Store-brand Jello is ridiculously cheap, all it takes is two cups of water. You boil one cup, stir in the Jello, let it dissolve, pour in a cup of cold water, put in fridge, done deal. For the cold water, you can substitute ginger...