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One cool device from history
I was going through a thrift shop the other day when I saw something that I hadn’t ever seen before: A nearly century-old air conditioner. Yep, that’s right. A nearly century-old air conditioner. I collect old radios, so every once in a while I’ll stop by places to see if there are any of interest.… Continue reading
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A forgotten cereal
Listening to old time radio shows you come up against old-timey brands that came and went long before you were on the scene. Sal Hepatica, Fletcher’s Castoria, Lux, to name just a few. This week I came across another long-gone brand, Pep Cereal. Pep sponsored “The Adventures of Superman,” which ran on the Mutual Broadcasting… Continue reading
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An epic life
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2023/04/25/harry-belafonte-dies-appreciation-haygood/ We lost a giant this week: Harry Belafonte. I grew up in the ’70s and ’80s and knew Belafonte not as a singer or an actor but as a civil rights activist and a force for good. (I thank my mom for telling me about him.) But even I, knowing some of the story,… Continue reading
About Me
Journalist and writer. Loves writing, storytelling, books, typewriters. Always trying to find my line. Oh, and here’s where I am now.
Nows and Forevers 