I was thinking about the summer of 1974 as I drove home today, because I heard the song Rock Your Baby by George McCrae on the radio. It was one of those songs that you seemed to hear everywhere, whether you were at the pool, or listening to the radio at home, or out on [...]
Archive for July 13th, 2009
Summer of ’74
Posted in Growing Up, Movies, Music, tagged 1974, Bad Company, Band On The Run, Death Wish, Elton John, Hooked On A Feeling, John Denver, Movies, Music, On The Border, Rock Your Baby, Seasons In The Sun, The Arlingtonian, The Longest Yard, Upper Arlington High School, WCOL-AM, WCOL-FM, Wings, WNCI on July 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Elevator Operators And Zoo Animals
Posted in Politics, tagged Animals, budgets, Politics, Zoos on July 13, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Here’s an appalling variation on the approach to budget cutting discussed in the post The Elevator Operator At The Washington Monument: New England zoo officials, when confronted with the prospect of budget cuts, raised the prospect of euthanizing zoo animals! To his credit, the Governor of Massachusetts, Deval Patrick, called out the zoo officials for [...]
Mrs Slocombe Dies
Posted in TV on July 13, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Last week Molly Sugden passed away at the age of 86. She was best known for playing the part of the loveable Mrs. Slocombe in the British comedy series “Are You Being Served” which has always been one of my favorite comedies. The show was about the interaction of employees in a department store and in most every [...]
Bills Unread, Duties Undone (Cont.)
Posted in Politics, tagged Politics, Read The Bill on July 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Obviously, I agree with the sentiment so well expressed in this piece. A link to the “Read the Bill” project website, which has lots of interesting information about crappy legislation rushed through Congress, is here. I’ve signed their petition, and I think their website is worth a gander. All voters — regardless of their politicial [...]
