I actually had some extractions done by the dentist for the Cornell University hockey team in Ithaca NY. He did a very good job.

Come on now. Everyone knows cats dream about chasing mice and birds. We had a cat who would "talk: to the birds during one of her awake periods.

When I was a kid, I'd make little "flip cartoons" in the upper corners of book pages.

Quite amusing. Sounds like something I would have been part of back in my college days, if we had the net then.

The way I see it, we'd be doing a lot of our youth a huge favor if we offered them training and jobs in things like automotive repair, HVAC, and the like and not in made up Associate Degrees in women's studies et al.

Funny. Reminds me of the time a transmission seal in my '55 Chevy broke and I had to drive in reverse up any hills to get my car fixed. Good thing I had money for the repair.

Very funny. Makes me want to craft something clever to leave for my own obit.

I'm sure "Standards & Practices" have checked it out. Ok, maybe they have. I saw that show too. I feel sorry for contestants who go through a fairly rigorous selection process, get on the show and watch someone else win all the money and prizes available. They only get $1K for being on the show. I'm still waiting for our Spin ID numbers to pop up so I can win a prize. BTW--the guy blew the final puzzle. I bet everyone was yelling the answer at their TV, and the stage director was motioning to the studio audience to keep quiet. Yes, I saw a taping session once.

A grocer in central NY had an ad campaign that featured paired products. For example, corn on the cob and toothpicks. Once it was prune juice and toilet paper. Never saw another ad like that again.

My maternal grandfather was a combat surgeon in WW1. He told me of troops singing Christmas carols to each other. Remember seeing a German belt buckle that has "Got Mit Uns" on it. Sad that all the killing still went on.

I remember caroling a couple Christmases as a teen with our church youth group. Once in my own neighborhood. One neighbor with a sick wife was really moved by our singing.
Was fun for us.

The first year I had my newspaper delivery route, I bought my Mom a pop-up toaster for Christmas out of my tip money. Of course I bought it for myself too, as I got tired of having to flip toast when making it for breakfast. Remember those?

Hey. Christmas Roast Beast, well roast beef, is a family favorite. No love for a WHO tradition?

I remember when I first studied entomology in college, seeing "glowworms", the larvae of fireflies(lightning bugs) of the beetle family Lampiridae. Bioluminescence is a neat chemical trick. Also saw "Foxfire" when camping in the Adirondacks. Very spooky to wake up in the middle of the night and see the forest floor all aglow from bioluminescent fungus. Life is full of wonders.

When I was working at a scout camp in the Adirondacks I chased a black bear down a road for a bit. I can verify the 35 mph run. Used that as a teaching lesson on animal speed and the fact that two legged humans, with some advantage for very short distances, are out run by those with four of them.