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  • Dr. Seuss For Older Kids

      Just in case you weren’t feeling too old today……… The people who are starting college this fall were born in 1993. They are too young to remember the space shuttle blowing up. Their lifetime has always included AIDS. The CD was introduced two years before they were born. They have always had an answering…

  • ANNETTE – Favorite Mouseketeer, Singer and Actress Will be Missed

        ONCE BIGGER THAN LIFE, ANOTHER GOOD DIES YOUNG…   You have no doubt learned of the passing of Annette – only the first name is necessary – the 1950s /early 60s icon, who personified the era as much as anyone.  She gave a lot of good times to those lucky to have grown up…

  • BOB HOPE Thanks for the Memories!

    BOB HOPE IN HEAVEN For those of you too young to remember Bob Hope, ask your Grandparents. And thanks for the memories  I HOPE THIS WILL PUT A SMILE ON YOUR FACE AND IN YOUR HEART.Tribute to a man who DID make a difference. ON TURNING 70 ‘I still chase women, but only downhill’. ON…

  • TIME TO STOP DRIVING? – LOOK AT YOUR DOG

    It’s always difficult when a person comes to a point they can no longer safely drive their car. The following is meant with loving humour. It Is Time! How do you know when it is time to “hang up the car keys“?   I say when your dog has this look on his face! A…

  • STAN MUSIAL, GENTLEMAN OF BASEBALL

    it’s with a heavy heart we say goodbye to Stan The Man, the consumate professional baseball player from the Golden Era. He was the first player to make $100,000 but he also returned part of the money one year when he didn’t feel his performance lived up to his pay. How many players today would…

  • On Aging I’ve Become Kinder, Less Critical

    Some very true words to      ponder….I hope you enjoy. Please send back. ( I did ) It’s neat. you’ll laugh when you see the return message. As I’ve aged, I’ve become kinder to myself, and less critical of myself. I’ve become my own friend. I have seen too many dear friends leave this…

  • Howser Ever Enthusiastic about Califronia’s Backroads

    Howser Ever Enthusiastic Livened up the Most Unispiring Day Huell Howser – One More Golden Era Icon is Gone http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-huell-howser-20130108,0,1021100.story   ‘California’s Gold’ was a Secret Pleasure I enjoyed watching whenever I could. Not a program the average American today would watch, or even pay attention to I found it perhaps my favorite program on…

  • Annette Funicello, Husband Come Out for Cure to MS

            Annette in 1990 and  today    Annette Funicello, Husband Come Out for Cure to MS It was with great pleasure to finally catch up with Annette and her husband ,Glen Holt, who has stood by her for 30 years; they go public with their current life and continuing effort to find…

  • Holiday Savings-Win Gas, Cash Now, Gift Cards

      Amazon: $30 Off Kindle Fire! Limited Quantity! exp. TODAY Kohl’s: 20% Off + Cyber Specials + Kohl’s Cash + Free Shipping exp. Nov. 27 MY CASH NOW  MY CASH NOW!  Fastest and Easiest legit way to get cash for the holidays@! exp. TODAY Overstock: 1 Day Only! 10% Off Sitewide + Free Shipping exp.…

  • Lafayette Fetes Diablo Foods Ed Stokes On 90th Birthday

    It’s nice to pay tribute to those when they’re still with us and Ed Stokesand Diablo foods are going strong 44 years later.  From an admirer from afar.  They tell me that Stokes still reports to work five days a week!  Congrats Ed Stokes!  – EastBayCoupons.info   Lafayette Fetes Diablo Foods Ed Stokes On 90th  Birthday…

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