tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post6140358353805985352..comments2024-03-28T07:38:03.544-05:00Comments on Every goddamn day: 03/28/24: The ’10s? The Teens? Decade defies labelsNeil Steinberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-17687773380863094422020-04-28T00:56:41.614-05:002020-04-28T00:56:41.614-05:00Bingo. First Nancy Drew I ever read. Got it from a...Bingo. First Nancy Drew I ever read. Got it from an aunt and uncle at age seven. My wife owns every one of the "Blue Nancys"--the original blue hardcover volumes with the dust jackets--all 38 titles. <br /><br />Some are originals, and some were re-released later on. The yellowed pages of the volumes from the mid-Forties are as fragile as the Dead Sea Scrolls, because of the shortage of high-quality paper for civilian use during World War II. We also own a framed 1933 dust jacket from an original copy of "The Twisted Candles."Grizz 65https://www.blogger.com/profile/02892702223228764894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-62872005197008250362020-02-06T21:58:59.748-06:002020-02-06T21:58:59.748-06:00Grizz, I remember that ND story. The Sign of the T...Grizz, I remember that ND story. The Sign of the Twisted Candles, read it as a kid.privatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18413982311699012802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-51931106778748485272019-12-29T20:51:53.615-06:002019-12-29T20:51:53.615-06:00A white-bearded centenarian in one of my wife'...A white-bearded centenarian in one of my wife's yellowing Nancy Drew books, upon being asked the reason for his longevity, laughs sarcastically and replies: "The only reason one lives to be a hundred is because one has not died before."Grizz 65https://www.blogger.com/profile/02892702223228764894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-27402735628230543962019-12-29T18:53:02.673-06:002019-12-29T18:53:02.673-06:00Old, but not quite dead. As I approach that perio...Old, but not quite dead. As I approach that period, I’m beginning to wonder how it feels to be left with the solitary distinction of not having died yet. <br /><br />Johntatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10088632798195131329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-56048305358735799322019-12-29T18:35:34.876-06:002019-12-29T18:35:34.876-06:00No matter what you call 2xxx it doesn't sound ...No matter what you call 2xxx it doesn't sound right to me. Being born in the middle of the 1900s any year starting with 2 just seems weird. It's been 20 years and I'm still not used to it. Talk about being stuck in neutral.Jimmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03012623442794723324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-76718069386205343032019-12-29T14:35:21.107-06:002019-12-29T14:35:21.107-06:00“The Teens?” Nope. "The Twenty-Tens?" Be...“The Teens?” Nope. "The Twenty-Tens?" Better. And the 10 years before that? “The Aughts?” Nah."The Oh-Ohs?" In hindsight, it would have to be more like the "Uh-Ohs"...but my favorite is Rachel Maddow's "The Two-Thousandsies." <br /><br />If we're, really really unlucky,we've just lived through the Fifties again...as in...Eighteen-Fifties. Orange Moonface is James Buchanan, as he stumbles, bumbles, and fumbles until we lurch into Civil War Version 2.0...which won't be a video game. Can Joe Biden be another Lincoln? Highly unlikely, but he might just end up being a Ford.<br /><br />America is too old for adolescence, but maybe "The Troublesome Teens" were the beginning of our geezerhood, decline, and eventual demise. “The Pre-War Years?” Possibly. Depending on the size and scope of the war, of course, and assuming that anybody's still around to label the pieces they're picking up. <br /><br />But hey, at least the Twenties aren't going to bring us Prohibition. Just the opposite. The growth (ouch) of the "We B Weed" chain of drug stores...and maybe, in another decade or two, the proliferating of those Pyschedelphia outlets that mushroomed everywhere. (Did I really write that? Sorry. Too good to resist...)<br /><br />Happy new decade, Mr. S. It might not end up being be the last, but it could easily be MY last. Bill, Hillary, and Donnie are are all my cohorts, agewise. We're what the media likes to call "aging Boomers"--which just means OLD. <br />Grizz 65https://www.blogger.com/profile/02892702223228764894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-17166366340957821672019-12-29T09:32:26.780-06:002019-12-29T09:32:26.780-06:00I'm not crazy about my morning paper filled wi...I'm not crazy about my morning paper filled with these historical visitations, but you did make some lemonade out of your assigned lemon.<br /><br />TomTomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09641357239788323783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-18804999351892049072019-12-29T08:35:51.703-06:002019-12-29T08:35:51.703-06:00I didn't have to reflect on the racism exhibit...I didn't have to reflect on the racism exhibited in the contrast between President Obama and The Cowardly Liar. A while ago, talking with my racist cousin, I remarked sarcastically about his presidents eloquence. His reply was a schoolyard like version of "Oh yeah, Obama is soooo eloquent". When you cannot recognize the obvious, better to remain silent rather than be seen a fool. Of course Drumpf is devoid of shame and seems to be an antidote to it for his followers as well.JPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08613528527379198505noreply@blogger.com