Hi, Beatrice!

At the current point in my life, although I would love to own a pet, I really can’t have one.ย  Pets take a LOT of time and commitment, and although I appreciate those who CAN manage that relationship with their canines and felines, I know that I’m not able to provide that time at this…

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How to rebuild an old drive-in car speaker for modern times

As you might have read from various recent blog posts, I’ve been having fun at the local drive-in.ย  I’ve taken photos there, I’ve captured fireworks there, and now I want to try something very special with a piece of drive-in iconography. I want to take one of those old car speakers – you know, the…

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The day they tore our college’s statue down…

It was a moment that will be forever sealed in my memory.ย  It changed my thoughts about college and campus life and standing up for a cause.ย  And while part of me is still disturbed about why the statue was removed, I still have trouble coming to any sort of understanding why this had to…

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The “Three Word Movie” Game

I had fun yesterday on Facebook with a bit of a friend-participation game.ย  It’s a challenge, a fun challenge at that. Take any movie, and try to challenge people to identify it. But you’re only allowed to use three words to describe the movie. And, as a tougher challenge, you’re not allowed to use any…

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So Harry Azcrac graduated … huh huh huh huh…

It’s gotten to the point where we need a good old-fashioned bathroom joke to get us through this COVID-19 crapola. And it came in the form of the governor of Mississippi, who participated in a virtual graduation ceremony.ย  During the ceremony, he read off the names of the graduates … and one name somehow made…

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The Jericho Drive-In will show movies starting this Friday!!

It seems like a million years ago.ย  But it was March of this year, when I wrote this blog post about whether drive-in movie theaters could operate, in a limited capacity, during the current COVID-19 pandemic. On Monday, Governor Andrew Cuomo gave the go-ahead for this idea.ย  As long as drive-in theaters can establish solid…

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A thoroughbred named Chuck Miller

You know that theory about going down the rabbit hole – you find something interesting, and all of a sudden you’re scouring the Internet, trying to find out more information about this specific topic? Welcome to my world. In the past, I’ve blogged about several other people who had the name Chuck Miller – including…

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“Dad jokes” in the time of COVID-19

One of my friends, who writes blogs under the name Lazygal, has been sending “dad jokes” to all her friends.ย  Each morning, I could log into my e-mail account, and there’s a corny but clean dose of humor.ย  I don’t know if she’s getting them from a site or if she’s composing them herself, I…

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Could that empty Diet Coke can be worth lots of money?

A few days ago, I received my grocery deliveries.ย  As I was running low on soda, I ordered three 12-packs of soda – Diet Coke, Fresca and Orange Vanilla Coke Zero. The next day, I reached in the fridge, pulled out a can of Diet Coke … and … Wait, this can feels a bit…

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You mean I can get an After the Rain face mask? Wow…

I am all for supporting those people who can make homemade and home-stitched face masks.ย  I think it’s hella cool that they can do this.ย  I’ve actually purchased some face masks from some of my friends, in that I know we’re going to need to wear them for a very long time.ย  Trust me, COVID-19…

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