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1. about 20 hours ago on FoxTrot Classics

   I remember Jack Sheldon, he was the voice on I’m Just a Bill and Conjunction Junction and others. Those were my favorites.

2. 2 days ago on La Cucaracha

   I’m not watching the Inauguration this year, and I am glad that it’s taking place indoors because of the bone chilling temperatures (it’s the first indoor Inauguration since Reagan’s second one in 1985). He may be President for the next four years (if he lives that long), but I don’t have to like it! My hope is that the Democrats can keep the worst of his agenda from happening and can win back the House and/or Senate in 2026 and the White House in 2028 and Trump/Vance will be seen as the anomaly.

3. 3 days ago on Cathy Classics

   I’ve heard the phrase, “missed call is the new voicemail” a number of times. And that people these days are more likely to text than call. I still like to talk with friends and family though. Now if someone will just do something about phone trees and those robotic gatekeepers on business phones!

4. 8 days ago on La Cucaracha

   If Trump goes through with his mass deportation plans, who will pick crops? Who will do the cleaning in hotels and office buildings? Who will do the grunt work in home buildings and remodels? Who will do the prep work in restaurant and institutional kitchens? It is one thing to deport the minority of undocumented immigrants who commit crimes, but we can’t drive out the hard working immigrants who want a better life for their families and who do the work you and I won’t do. Not for what they’re paid anyway. No one is going to pay $25.00 for a head of lettuce!

5. 18 days ago on Cathy Classics

   I know I’m giving away my age bracket here, but I remember pay phones and land lines back in the day. I also remember those phone kiosks in the 70’s that largely replaced the phone booths of yore (I remember seeing the 1978 Superman movie, when Christopher Reeve does a double take at a phone kiosk before going into a revolving door and emerging as Superman). That all seems long ago and far away, but the only constant thing in life is change.

6. 22 days ago on FoxTrot Classics

   I stay up late enough to watch the ball drop on TV and change my calendars before going to bed at 12:15 am or so. Today I’m figuring out my resolutions, as well as reflecting on this year. The first weekend of 2025, I plan to take down my Christmas stuff so I can turn the page on this year.

7. 23 days ago on Prickly City

   That’s how I intend to ride out the next four years (or at least two years in the Democrats win back the House and/or Senate in the midterms). Trump hasn’t even been sworn in yet and he’s already dealing with discord among his base. And I expect the “eating their own” to continue among MAGA and the Congressional GOP until at least the midterms. No matter what happens, I’m not leaving this country. First, all my stuff is here as well as my friends and family. Second, many of the countries people talk about fleeing to (Canada, Germany, etc.) have their own right wing movements to deal with. Third, not everyone can afford to move to another country. Finally, if everyone in America who still cares about rule of law, economic inequality, etc. flees the country, who will stay and try to fix things? Happy New Year.

8. 24 days ago on Luann Againn

   I usually stay to watch the ball drop on TV, then I go to bed.

9. 24 days ago on Luann Againn

   That was from Allan Sherman, essentially the Weird Al Yankovic of his day. That was part of “Schticks of One, Half a Dozen of the Other” the closing number of his second album, “My Son, the Celebrity”. My brother, who’s nine years older than me, had that album. So I listened to that a lot growing up. That, and a number of other albums (like “The First Family”) shaped much of my sense of humor growing up.

10. 30 days ago on Luann

    One of my local radio stations (WASH-FM) plays Xmas music 24/7 from mid-November to midnight on Xmas Day. I usually tune in to that station on Thanksgiving night. There’s also Spotify (I have the ad supported free version) on my phone and computer and I can play Xmas playlists when I work out or do something else. So you can find holiday music quite easily.