I was down at the office today, and ran into some of the contestants — at last, I think they were contestants — at The Arnold bodybuilding competition. Comparing their bulky physiques to my puny, flabby body reminded me of the Charles Atlas ad on the back of comic books when I was a kid. [...]
Archive for March 7th, 2009
“The Incident That Made a Man Out of ‘Mac’”
Posted in Comics, Growing Up, Humor, tagged Charles Atlas, comic books, Growing Up, Humor on March 7, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Good Luck, Boo . . . and Thanks
Posted in America, Reflections, World, tagged America, Military, World on March 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Sometimes it just seems that time moves impossibly fast. Some years ago, Russell playing on a football team, the Chiefs, in the Gahanna junior football league program. Russell played on the line and one of his fellow linemen was a kid nicknamed Boo. Like all of his fellow linemen, Russell included, Boo was a nice, [...]
Italian Journal, Day 9
Posted in Family, Travel, World, tagged Family, Italian Journal, Italy, Travel, Venice, World on March 7, 2009 | 1 Comment »
June 17, 2003: We got up today at about 9 a.m. and went down for our complimentary breakfast at the hotel. All of our hotels — save the one in Florence — have included breakfast with the cost of the room, and the quality of the food and ambiance has varied widely. In Rome, the [...]
