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Happy birthday, O Salty One.

They do make a decent vegetable lasagna. Their original claim to fame was their French bread pizzas, but now they raste like styrofoam.

And they’re not blah when you put the lights and decorations on.

We got a new tree last year. It’s called a pencil tree because it’s intentionally skinny (but tall) and doesn’t take up much space. Comes in three parts, pre-lit, only takes a minute to set up. Pine trees smell nice, but the thing drinks water like a camel. And sheds needles like it’s nobody’s...

Got my tree up. Found a few Muppet ornaments that were packed away for a while. Got Fozzie, and Kermit on a bike. I also have a Sesame ornament from 1999. (Remember when Sesame was 30?) It has Big Bird, Cookie, and Elmo around a bass drum. Great detail in the ornament, but it’s heavy as...

Six degrees of separation. Michael McKeon (Lenny) plays guitar, is friends with Penny Marshall (Laverne) who’s married to Rob Reiner (the Meathead on All in the Family), who casts him in Spinal Tap a few years later. It’s good to have friends in Hollywood. In the meantime, Squiggy stars with...

Growing my beard out for Christmas. Most of the time I like being clean-shaven. But a month ago I thought, “Screw it”. It looks unnatural having dark hair with a white beard, but that’s the way God planned it. The days are getting colder, so my winter insulation is coming in. Could me Christmas...

In he comes through the door with his pal Lenny. “HELLO!” With his hair greased back, and that cowlick plastered to his forehead (thanks to Dippidy-Do), Squiggy made his presence known. Now he’s up in heaven with Laverne, with pizza and beer, giving her a hickee on her neck.

Well, as far as keeping businesses open, many have taken measures to stay open. Restaurants especially, operating at 25% capacity, and having to lay people off just to keep their doors open. Back in March, Disney tried as long as they could to keep people on the payroll and cover their health...

But she didn’t die from it, right?

No, if an artist specifically commissions something for a fee, that’s one thing. Or fan art on deviantart, where others can view it, no problems there. But if someone makes an unauthorized picture, prints up a thousand copies and tries to sell them, that’s when the lawyers come in.

I totally get how isolation is taking its toll on people. Man is a social creature and not being able interact with others is rough. I miss hugs too. At least I have my wife, but I feel bad for people who have nobody. It’s like if the virus doesn’t get you, loneliness will.

I think it only becomes a problem when people try to make money off it. Way back when, Bill Watterson won an injunction when he saw bootleg bumper stickers of Calvin peeing on a wall. I admire Wattersin’s attitude. He could’ve made a fortune licensing Calvin and Hobbes like Peanuts or...

Yes, and also on this day in 1971, the great Montreux fire. The Mothers were there in Switzerland, somebody in the audience shot a bottle rocket into the ceiling and the place caught fire. Thankfully nobody was killed, but the venue burned to the ground and the band lost all its gear. Except...

Yes, the 70s lineup was far more polished than the original 60s Mother’s. Sheik Yerbouti was my first Zappa album, and introduced me to the genius of Terry Bozzio (Missing Persons) ion drums, and Adrian Belew (King Crimson) on guitar. It was hard to narrow it to 10. Joe’s Garage and You Are What...

My top 10 favorite Frank Zappa albums One of the most influential (not necessarily popular) composers, songwriters, Producers, bandleaders, and guitar heroes of all time. Extraordinarily intelligent, honest, outrageous, but highly original. Each album is an epic. 1. Sheik Yerbouti 2. We’re...

No, besides the actual virus, people suffer from depression, suicide, drug and alcohol abuse, loneliness, etc. from the lockdowns.

Unfortunately there is no country in the world immune from this virus. And the feeling of isolation and fear is worse than the virus itself. We’re not out of the woods yet, but we made it this far.

Am I the only one who likes the McRib? Mickey D’s used to have it all the time, now they bring it out every so often. Now it’s back for a short time. Kinda like Disney. Get your copy of (fill in the blank) before it goes back in the vaults!

That entitles you to a can of elbow grease with our complements. 😄