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Did you at least get to go on a date? The way it's supposed to work, a couple go out a few times- go for dinner, movie, ice cream, whatever- to see how much they like each other. After a few times going out, and they find there is a bond between them, THEN they become boyfriend/girlfriend. If...

Not to sound like the boring old fart I am (sometimes), but for the last ten, fifteen, going on TWENTY years, it's seems the more kids (and a number of people my age) that are totally immersed in their devices, the less likely they are to develop stronger social skills. Some of them seem to have...

Beatle freak that I am, I love Sirius's new Beatle channel. In other Beatle news, it was 50 years ago today their Sgt. (Floyd?) Pepper album was released, which is still regarded as one of the most important albums ever. The release of this album was a worldwide event. The Beatles were already...

Did you build your house out of straw, sticks, or bricks?

Did you know the Beatles (George Harrison, specifically) wrote a song just for you? Piggies (off the 1968 White Album) Have you seen the little piggies, crawling in the dirt? And for all the little piggies, life is getting worse Always having dirt to play around in. Have you seen the bigger...

Did you go to market, stay at home, eat roast beef, have none, or cry "Wee Wee Wee!" all the way home?

Got to enjoy the best hot dogs in the world. There's this little hole in the wall called Rutt's Hut. The place has been around for 90 years. The building itself is this run-down joint that should've been condemned long ago, except for the fact they make the best hot dogs. Deep-fried hot dogs...

I remember a couple years ago someone fairly new (fozzieisfunny, I believe) started a crusade to make MC "as it was in the good old days". if you just joined, you might've visited for a while, but if you weren't actively participating, how would know how "the good old days' really were? And...

Rick Schroder is lucky. He avoided many of the pitfalls that former child stars fall into. He never got caught up in the scandals that plagued his colleagues on "Different Strokes" (he and Gary Coleman did show up on the set of "Facts of Life" once). He did some low-profile gigs in various tv...

I stumbled across a little shop that specializes in vintage candy, and for the first time in ages, got a box of Good & Fruity. You can find Good & Plenty practically anywhere, but its counterpart disappeared a number of years ago. Hershey brings it back every now and then, but it doesn't stay...

Next to Sean Connery, Roger Moore was the definitive Bond to me. I can't even keep up with how many Bonds have there been after him ( Timothy Dalton is the only one that comes to mind). You had a great gig, Roger. An Astin Martin, a blonde on each arm, and a shaken-not-stirred Martini. And not...

They actually did a news story on "wiggas", ten or more years ago. It's enough to make you die laughing. Most of the young people who fit that profile didn't come from inner cities, but grew up in affluent suburbs, came from well-to-do families, but still felt the need to act like they were...

Today at work, a co-worker dropped the N-bomb on me. Now let me specify a few things. This girl is black. The only one lighter, paler, and pastier than me is Snowthy. SHE dropped the N-bomb on ME! Now if the situation was reversed, I'd probably be fired, or at least severely reprimanded. I...

Actually, that wouldn't make you an aunt, that would make you a second cousin. If you had a brother or sister that had a kid, THEN you would be an aunt, and she'd be your niece. My brother and sister have two kids each, so that makes me Uncle Brian to them. My cousin has three kids, so I'm a...

Can't blame Trump for Climate Change. It's 95 degrees up here too. Bound to happen. It was below average all spring, so now we're getting a taste of summer. I stopped worrying about the weather long ago. You might not like it, but you have no power to change it, so why worry?

Wow, you might be one of the youngest grandfathers ever. But having a granddaughter is such a blessing. Praying for her good health. Being a grandpa is like me being an uncle. You get to be the cool one, taking them out for ice cream and all that fun stuff, while the parents have to deal with...

Something similar, that didn't have any harmful consequences: back in October 1969, when the Beatles released their "Abbey Road" album, rumors grew to an epic scale that Paul McCartney was dead. A DJ in Detroit named Russ Gibb received an anonymous phone call that claimed Paul kicked the...

27 years goes by in the blink of an eye. it's hard for me to feel sad for Jim anymore, knowing we will be reunited with him in Heaven. So we're just on our own, for now. I hope you younger folk can appreciate how brief and how fragile life is. I was 22 when Jim passed. Now, I'm almost the age...

If you don't want approval, pack your bags and move out right now. What's stopping you? Excuses?

One of my favorite sitcoms ever (and one of the best ever on tv) is "All in the Family". When I was younger, I thought Archie Bunker was just a loud, ignorant racist pig. Just like my dad. I thought Mike Stivic, the hippie liberal that I identified a lot with, that's how I was going to end up...