As I was making lunch today, I heard the following fascinating story on the radio, so I had to look it up and read it for myself: The following article is from baltimoresun.com: DANBURY, Conn. (AP) — On the day that Donald Peters died, he unknowingly provided financial security for his wife of 59 years […]
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I’ve always tried out new (free) browsers as they are released since the inception of a browser as a program. I remember the first Mosaic browser. Quite a change from text based newsgroups and bulliten boards. Text and pictures all at once. Currently I’m using Windows XP and have Internet Explorer, Firefox and Chrome loaded
In another sign of the weak economy, I received an email from a dinner theatre in Akron, Ohio which has cancelled its 2009 season, putting 150 people out to work. I attended a production of West Side Story a few years ago and was once again enchanted by the power of live theatre. The Carousel
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I recently sat and watched the movie Wall*E with my young nieces after they begged and pleaded to be able to do so. They however, watched maybe 5 minutes of the movie and were off to other things. I thought the movie was cute but far from all the praise it has received… even being
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This is sort of a serious poll for me. As you know, a while ago I started using pictures/graphics to head up my posts. After a bit of time, I was told they were causing problems for some so I changed the theme template to solve the problem. However, this still doesn’t answer a question
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I usually spend Saturday evenings at my oldest daughter’s house. This is 1 hour away from where I live, so it is a bit of a drive to get home. We go late into the evening playing all sort of games, the normal game is some sort of ‘role playing’ game. The games are always
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Regular readers of my blog know that I thought The Night Listener was a terrible movie. It stars Robin Williams as a radio show host who… you know what, I don’t even remember. For a plot synopsis, click on the link above. I was actually surprised that an A-list actor like Robin Williams would do
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No, I’m not talking about the oranges called Cuties. Have you heard of those? They’re small oranges especially grown to be kid-friendly: less sour taste, seedless, and easier to peel and smaller than regular oranges. I’ve been wanting to try them for our family, but when I finally remembered to pick them up at Walmart,
After nearly 4 days, I believe Uncle Larry N. Gitis has finally left… THANK YOU SO MUCH 😀 !!! I tell you, it seems like the four longest days I have had in some time. Tuesday late afternoon while baking cookies for a New Years gathering, I noticed that my voice was getting scratchy and
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According to Wikipedia.com, James Cagney never actually said the line, “You Dirty Rat“. The closest he got was saying “Come out and take it, you dirty, yellow-bellied rat, or I’ll give it to you through the door!” in Taxi. But rats! That’s not the point of this post. Seems I couldn’t resist adding to the
