I cleverly mentioned that I do a radio show in a comment to someone's post, which induced someone else to ask for info, and I typed about it forever and ever (it seems) and it was too good to languish as a buried 3rd level reply, so here it all is. Also, I meant to include my most recent show's songlist as part of the reply, but that made the whole ( Read more... )

Here's my playlist from my show this week, Wednesday September 16, 2015 ( Read more... )

I grabbed a book off my shelves to start reading while waiting at the barber shop. Old paperback with a $1.75 cover price. I don't know where or when I picked it up, but I never opened it.

A Wizard in Bedlam by Christopher Stasheff. At least that's what the front cover and spine say, with back-cover copy to match. But I turned to the title page, ( Read more... )

you'll still enjoy this fan-edited video. But if you already appreciate at least one of those things, this will make your day.

*daha*

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Sometime in the late 1970s, I think, I discovered Dr. Bronner's liquid soap. I tried several varieties, and liked the peppermint best. It was hard to find, so I bought the largest bottles when I could get them. The place that was most dependable for large bottles was the Edge of the Woods natural food store ( Read more... )

I am alive. I exist. I read my Friends page daily. I rarely have anything to say.

*daha*

Assurance Wireless is the provider of my Lifeline cell phone service. They're a function of Virgin Mobile. I have to recertify my eligibility yearly - my deadline is October 24. Today they shut off my phone service and redirected all outgoing calls to their customer service center so they could "offer me the opportunity" to recertify 5 months early ( Read more... )

The cat escaped. She's hanging out within sight, but having too much fun in the spring weather to come back in when we open the door to her ( Read more... )

I was trying to decide what beer to buy today, and suddenly ... there was a 40 of Mickey's. I remember drinking Mickey's when the drinking age was 18, and I was too young to buy it for myself. There used to be a rebus under the caps.

I also bought a six-pack of Bell's Smitten Golden Rye Ale, but for tonight I opened the Mickey's.

*daha*

Here, in its entirety, is the comment that got me banned from vintage_ads:

The "1940s" tag is an error. SEBO wasn't founded until 1978, and those look to be modern models.

(It's not there anymore. It went away when I was banned.)

*daha*