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. In the late 60s, Dad’s back problems were making him toss and turn, so he relocated to a mummy bag in the living room so as not to both...

. People are saying we need a sarcasm font, and we do. But that’s not enough. We also need a hyperbole font, and an amphibole font, a jus...

. Deck Yourself Deck yourself in garb of primate Ooga booga booga, ook! ook! ook! Warm the blood in every climate Ooga booga booga, ...

That's right, Reader! We have our own gol-darned shopping network! And we've had it since the 1980s. We hope to have the bugs out...

In 2015, there was a brief craze of converting great poems into limericks. Over at Making Light (any of the date links will take you to it)...

[A series of tweets] Dad once bought a pair of code keys for us. They were wired to each other, and they could click, buzz, or light up...

. A local orchestra in western Massachusetts had an enticing program of Gershwin—Rhapsody in Blue, the Concerto in F, and the string orches...

I Back in the 80s, I worked with Mike, who had strong opinions on classical music. He complained whenever Boccherini came on the radio: “...

FOR THE MOTHER OF KATHRYN BARBARA There’s a Star in the wind, and the wind winds high, Blowing alight thru fog, thru night. Thru ...

. In the early 70s, I had long hair which attracted the attention of the cowboy wannabees. One, in particular, harassed me in the locker ro...

The Disney corporation, ever sensitive to the winds of change, and (since at least the 1950s) ever willing to recut their old products up ...