My several and simple years of studying history in high school did not mark me. I can barely remember the when and the where (of my classes), other than by reference to how old I must have been, and in what town my parents lived. Your experience may have been like mine.
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Yesterday, I remembered going dancing. Today, I salute the passing of the man that taught America to dance. Dick Clark is gone.
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For the last hour, I’ve been distracted. Musically. The gang on Glee decided to time warp, back to 1975. And I had experience.
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How long before the household LED bulb gets down into the reality zone, pricewise? I was checking out the stock at the local hardware emporium, and I’m not quite ready to replace my old incandescent (price point $1) with the newest of the new (price point $21). Just pointing out the silliness. Although that one bulb, down in the stairwell to the basement, does seem to burn out way faster than it should. Something to do with vibration. Every time I remember that famous bulb, burning in a barn for decades, I’m jealous.
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What do I write about today? Should I look back on what I did, or didn’t, or wanted to do? Oh, the possibilities.
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I wonder if I can get a few webcams up and watching over the next few days. Because, as you’ve guessed, the new dog has come with a set of habits that are his own, and I’m too old to try guessing how he spent the day based on things that have changed around the house.
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Bigger is better, right? Bet the gang that were onboard the Titanic thought so, at first. Later, not so much. Since we’re into the week to remember, here’s a comparison of then vs now. I’m not sure if the Oasis has been this far up the river, but it would sure be cool to see something that big.
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A century ago, television missed the story. Too soon to get the whole contraption up and running. The intention, obviously, is to make up for it, this time around. I’m in the middle of a Titanic marathon.
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Just thinking about a neat idea for a videogame, where you drive your car really fast through a downtown area, one with some great hills. No real goal in mind, a driving game. Except that the idea is a classic, from a movie.
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A great short story should be timeless. After all, people are people. What do you do, though, when your story involves a place? A fictitious place. Based on a real place. Television will give it a go.
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