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I was young, stupid and very, very lucky
A recollection of three incredibly bad decisions that somehow didn't lead to disaster. |
Computers have the right idea
Life might be easier if your brain asked permission before it erased certain memories.
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Are nicknames extinct?
At the very least they are an endangered species, apparently for some very good reasons. |
"Radio Days" forever
When I was a kid there was no TV, which is why there are still a lot of radio programs playing inside my head. |
A Game for One
You can tell a lot about a boy by the game he plays – and how he plays it. |
Chasing waterfalls
According to the TLC song, it's something you shouldn't do. Too bad I didn't know that when I was a teenager. |
Sleeping with snakes
We had no choice when our power went out – and remained out for almost a week. |
X-rated baseball
I didn't want a priest to notice where I went shopping for a yearly publication I just had to have. |
Ralphie would understand
I'm glad my parents bought me a BB gun. |
Funny what an old photo can do
Nothing revives your memory quite like looking at a picture from your past.
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That's what big brothers are for
Mary Beth Major received a big surprise when she went to Ohio to visit her brother. |
The Great Gleason Express
Most publicity stunts are instantly forgettable, but Jackie Gleason pulled one that CBS will never forget. |
Mr. Improbable
It was all too easy to underrate Merv Griffin, and I found out one day in Cleveland. |
My huckleberry friend
Or how I had my picture taken with Andy Williams. And, oh yes, the original "Petticoat Junction" girls. |
Ginger, Jenga and other four-legged friends
For someone who never considered himself a dog person, I've had more than my share.
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Catch and release
It's may be okay for a fisherman, but it can be really annoying when it's done by a cat. |
The Pilgrim Estates Gang
Several years after I left my Central New York hometown I experienced deja vu in a Warwick, Rhode Island, neighborhood. |
Gator Raid
Lowcountry natives take them in stride, but transplanted northerners get excited at the sight of an alligator. |
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