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Category Archives: Politics
The 50th Anniversary of…
1969 …and events/films occurring in that year. How many do you remember? Average income: $8,550 Average cost of new home: $15,550 Film: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (see below) Cost of a new car: $3,270 Cost of gallon … Continue reading
Posted in Baseball, cartoons, Entertainment, Movies, New York Times, People, Places, Politics, Pop Culture, Uncategorized
Tagged Blogging, Entertainment, facts, humor, Movies, Neil Armstrong, PBS, Sesame Street, Sports, Television, Wal-Mart, Woodstock, Writing
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Christmas Gifts for Famous People
How is your Christmas shopping coming? Almost finished? What? Haven’t started yet?! Oh, my goodness. For myself, I’ve had trouble coming up with appropriate gifts for famous people who have almost everything already. So, my list this year is more of … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Movies, People, Politics, Pop Culture, Uncategorized
Tagged advice, Awards, Blogging, Christmas Gifts, Donald Trump, Entertainment, facts, gifts, humor, Inspiration, John Roberts, LeBron James, Michelle Obama, Movies, Nobel Peace Prize, Oscars, Phillies, Politics, Ruth Bader Ginsberg, Sports, Super Bowl Winner, Tiger Woods, Viola Davis
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Presidential Material
Lately, I’ve spent a lot of time reading and writing about Mark Twain (ie, Seriously Funny People, 3/15/18, and Mark Twain: Humor and Wisdom, 3/28/18). He had great hair, including a mustache. I’ve pictured him in both articles. It made … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Movies, People, Politics, Pop Culture, Television, Uncategorized
Tagged advice, Albert Einstein, Blogging, Brad Pitt, Characters, Chuck Berry, Entertainment, facial hair, Freddy Mercury, George Armstrong Custer, History, humor, John Bolton, Martin Luther King, Movies, music, Mustache, Politics, Presidents, Sam Elliott, Samuel L. Jackson, Television, Tom Selleck, Writing
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Casablanca’s 75th Anniversary
According to the AFI (ie, American Film Institute), “Casablanca” is the 2nd best film ever made. (See its list of The 100 Best Films of All-Time.) Roger Ebert was quoted as saying he thought it never got a bad review. … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Movies, Politics, Pop Culture, The Arts, Uncategorized
Tagged "Casablanca", Characters, ClaudeRains, Entertainment, humor, Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Inspiration, military, Movies, music, Paul Henreid, romance, WWII
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Gifts for Famous People
I know you are busy finding appropriate gifts for all your friends and family members. Now, image you had to get appropriate gifts for famous people as well. Here are some suggestions for a dozen folks who are known everywhere. … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, New York Times, People, Politics, Pop Culture, Television, The Arts, Uncategorized
Tagged Angela Merkel, Audra McDonald, Blogging, Christmas, Donald Trump, Entertainment, famous people, gifts, humor, Jeff Bezos, LeBron James, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Meryl Streep, Michelle Obama, Movies, music, Oprah Winfrey, Politics, Serena Williams, Sports, Television, Tom Brady, Vladimir Putin
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Ken Burns Looks at America
Fall has arrived. Another school year has begun. The leaves are changing color. And PBS has shown another Ken Burns documentary to entertain and enlighten their audience. Ken Burns’ Mother died when he was 11. Later, a psychologist told him: … Continue reading
Posted in Baseball, Entertainment, People, Places, Politics, Television, Uncategorized
Tagged Authors, Baseball, Blogging, Buddy Squires, Characters, Entertainment, events, Film Documentaries, Geoffrey ward, History, Ken Burns, Lynn Novick, Movies, music, National Parks, Peter Coyote, Politics, Sports, Television, The Civil War, Vietnam War
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The Best and Worst of Times
Good-bye Charles Dickens wrote “A Tale of Two Cities” in 1859. His book began with these famous words: “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times….” As I thought back on the events of 2016, I … Continue reading
Posted in Dogs, Entertainment, People, Places, Politics, The Arts, Uncategorized
Tagged Baseball, Hamilton, Presidential election, race relations, rescue dogs, war
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THE NAME GAME
Can you name this man? This game is quick, simple, and enjoyable. If given a few clues, can you guess the names of two famous people? Remember: the LAST name of one famous person will always be the FIRST name … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Movies, People, Politics, Pop Culture, The Arts, Uncategorized
Tagged Culture Quiz, Famous Names, Word Game
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Words of Wisdom
Four months ago, when I began this blog, I intended it to be “interesting, fun, and perhaps, a little intriguing.” But lately my wife and I are having increasing difficulty keeping a world event from overwhelming us. The war in … Continue reading
Posted in People, Politics, Pop Culture, Uncategorized
Tagged Blogging, Buchenwald, Elie Wiesel, Inspiration, Syria, war
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PHILADELPHIA POLITICS
As a child, my favorite family outing was going to a baseball game. When I was very young, we had a choice of teams to see: the Philadelphia Athletics or the Philadelphia Phillies. Unfortunately, after the 1954 season (and a … Continue reading
Posted in Baseball, Politics
Tagged Baseball, Funding, Government, Philadelphia, Phillies, Politics, Schools, Soda, Soda Tax, Taxes
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