Archive for the 'Nostalgia' Category
I Believe…
in acceptance of all people – race, creed, color, ethnicity, lifestyle
that children should be cuddled more than chided
in baking brownies and calling on the new neighbors
that the universe created figs just for me
in the promise of spring on that first warm day in April
that learning is lifelong
that stories about the human condition and the ironic, [...]
“Be Prepared To Hold Your Liquor Pretty Well…Don’t Write Dirty Words on Walls If You Can’t Spell!”
Tom Lehrer recently turned 81 years old. Now, he was no Spring Chicken when a friend introduced me to his satirical songs over 30 years ago. Most of his songs were already 10 years old when I heard them! We used to sit in the eaves of our terrible high school auditorium, playing the albums [...]
Read More..>>“…and Morgul as the Friendly Drelb.”
I realize that I’m showing my age here, but I’ve always missed the fast-paced hit-and-run sketch comedy of Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In from the late 1960s/early 1970s. The sketch shows since then (Saturday Night Live, MADtv, etc.) went their own way for a different kind of audience. Now maybe Laugh-in wouldn’t work in today’s world. [...]
Read More..>>The Ginkgo Biloba Must Be Working
Thunder asked me if my high school had a school song. The only song I remember was the drinking song we sang in the stands during football games. Yes, I was in Marching Band, and don’t look at me that way.
Now I don’t want to say exactly how many years it’s been since I was [...]
“Your Eyes Are So Beautiful. Come. Meet My Parents.”
First of all, yes, I understand the hair IS a problem, but hey! We all looked something like this - it was the 70s!
My old friend, Keith, died in his late 20s and I’ve been remembering him lately. His birthday just passed, and coincidently I found some old photos of high school friends while cleaning [...]
How Long Can Your Trunk Be if Your Body is so Squatty?
I’ve been thinking a lot about an old friend lately. He would have turned 51 a few weeks ago, and I’ve often wondered how his life might have turned out: would he have dreams fulfilled by now, would he be happy, would be back in my life the way that many of my old friends [...]
Read More..>>