Recent content by Irishdude

It would be pretty hard to eat enough samples to justify the membership fee!

We go about eight times a year. We call it "shoputainment." I enjoy checking out the merchandise and we buy toilet paper, paper towels, coffee, toothpaste and other nonperishables in bulk, as well as gas. They have great deals on golf balls and some other surprising things (I've bought some...

I took the book "Good Poems" out of the library. These are poems selected 20 years or so by Garrison Keillor (remember him?) and read aloud on NPR, I think. I've really enjoyed reading these poems. I've picked one that I think will resonate with all the dog lovers here. This is by John...

Understood. A thoughtful answer, as usual. I think my point of view is closer to Hollydolly's but I see where you're coming from.

This is an honest question for all Brits and Commonwealth folks. Is the royal family considered an asset or just an embarassing relic of the past?

The John Brown raid predated the start of the Civil War by more than a year. It did stoke Southern fears about the abolitionists. The war started officially with the bombardment of Fort Sumter and unofficially with the election of Abraham Lincoln as president. The most common "Stonewall"...

I keep a list of about 120 things I want to do over the next ten years. Some are modest, e.g., "take a tour of West Point" or "Finish reading all of Shakespeare." Some are more ambitious, like breaking 90 in golf. When I do one of the items, I cross it off and add another. Sometimes I...

No. For the record, we "invested" $1000 in crypto and it's now worth about $4500. I remain skeptical and see crypto as the likely instigator of the next big crash.

I have to admit, the aging of superheroes is something I had never thought about. Ya gotta love SF!

So the Huge Closet of Horrors remains untouched, neither my wife nor I have the inclination to mess with it. We've scheduled Wednesday as the day to attack it.

It's reporting, not complaining.

Took my daughter to the gym this morning. Not much in the way of plans today although we still haven't tackled the Huge Closet of Horrors. We'll see...

I'll give you five: Shane Robin Hood (1937) Gunga Din (1939) Animal House (sorry, a guilty pleasure) and Treasure of the Sierra Madre I

That's a pretty darn good list!

I start my Christmas season on December 15.