Humdinger Breakfast!
Super Buffet “Wow … it’s a humdinger of a breakfast!” Yeah, shredded wheat and some blueberries? We want bacon and eggs please. Thank you! The real humdinger breakfast …
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Hi-Fi Shopping
There used to be a term called high-fidelity, or hi-fi for short, that was used by music fans and stereo enthusiasts to refer to a high-quality reproduction of sound in a home environment. Hi-fi was used to set stereo sets apart from lower quality sound reproduction systems. Stereo systems were…
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A Happy, Normal Life
Rude Boy Solving your emotional problems will enable you … … to lead a happy, normal life! I’m quite sure.
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Shopping Is A Feeling
Dirque du Soleil Shopping is … … a feeling! The expression Shopping Is A Feeling was coined in David Byrne’s 1986 film True Stories . One scene in the movie involves a rather strange fashion show at the local mall in Virgil, Texas. As men in suits made of AstroTurf and bricks accompany…
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The Daily Coffee Break
The term coffee break is a routine social gathering for some coffee or tea and possibly a small snack. It’s a short period of downtime that is practiced by employees in industry and business. Chaque jour faites la pause-cafe … The daily coffee break … Coffee breaks usually last from…
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Examine Your World
Please, take a moment and examine your world. Thank you. Thank you very much.
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Remembering James Garner (1928-2014)
$200 a day, plus expenses. My favorite cowboy and favorite detective has passed away at the same time. Of course, I’m speaking of James Garner who portrayed cowboy Bret Maverick (Maverick) in the 1950s and private investigator Jim Rockford (The Rockford Files) in the 1970s. And, James Garner is also…
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Old Motel Rooms
A motor hotel is commonly called a motel. The term was coined in 1925 when the United States highway system started to develop across the country. Automobile journeys began to lengthen and created the need for clean and inexpensive lodging along the way. Motels peaked in the 1960s as hotel…
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Vintage Cocktail Parties
Gin Finger A decade progression of vintage cocktail parties … 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s The End?
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