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I know I always wear an evening gown when I'm watching TV, don't you? Cable Television Noun (Merriam-Webster): a system of television reception in which signals from distant stations are picked up by a master antenna and sent by cable to the individual receivers of paying subscribers —called also cable TV First Known Use: . . . → Read More: Modern Retro Wordpower: Cable Television Dear Friends, Today I have a mish-mash of links for articles or items that have “crossed my desk.” 1. Pinterest I love this site because if there is an image on the web that speaks to me, I can “pin it” using a gizmo on my browser toolbar. I’ve just joined so I don’t have . . . → Read More: Five Worth A Look…Including Andy Williams And A Whale’s Mouth Dear Friends, Borders Books announced yesterday that it is going out of business. As someone who will read just about anything you put in front of me, it saddens me. I’m saddened when I hear about any bookstore going under. For me, heaven is any place filled with books–especially libraries and old bookstores. Sure, online . . . → Read More: The Bookstore is Dead! Long Live the Bookstore! Doofus Noun (Merriam-Webster): Slang: a stupid, incompetent, or foolish person First Known Use: 1960; The origin of doofus is unknown although many believe that it is a variation of the German word doof which means “simpleton.” Example: I welcome further information about the German word doof since I don’t speak German. (We won’t discuss when . . . → Read More: Modern Retro Wordpower: Doofus The plane, her dress, and the boots are made out of cigars. I'm really hoping it was an advertising stunt. Weirdo Noun (Merriam-Webster): a person who is extraordinarily strange or eccentric First Known Use: 1955; According to Dictionary.com, the -o suffix is often added to a noun or adjective to create a new noun . . . → Read More: Modern Retro Wordpower: Weirdo Indescribable! Nothing Can Stop It! It Will Destroy Life As We Know It!
It is CARMAGEDDON!!!!
Tonight, all traffic on Interstate 405 between the US101 and I10 interchanges on The Westside of Los Angeles will come to a screeching halt as that stretch of the highway is shut down for 53 hours . . . → Read More: Carmageddon…1960s Style The Movie: A Rage to Live (1965), starring Suzanne Pleshette. The Review: Don’t bother unless you are in the mood for great actors trying to make a bad script work. The Popcorn:
What are your memories of Jiffy Pop? . . . → Read More: Retro Popcorn for a Retro Movie My television with rabbit ears antenna on top, digital converter box, FOUR remotes, and tuned to The Lucy Show Dear Friends, We haven’t had our television hooked up to the outside world for about two years. I don’t miss it one bit, although I haven’t a clue when friends are talking about the latest . . . → Read More: Get Your Retro Television for Free–No Internet Required! Junk Mail Noun (Merriam-Webster): third-class mail (as advertising circulars) First Known Use: 1954; Also known as direct mail, junk mail consists of advertisements delivered by the postal service. In the United States, businesses sent 35 billion pieces of mail in 1980. By 2005, businesses were sending 100 billion pieces of mail. The Center for a . . . → Read More: Modern Retro Wordpower: Junk Mail Image courtesy of Larry Page Hash Browns Plural Noun (Merriam-Webster): boiled potatoes that have been diced, mixed with chopped onions and shortening, and fried usually until they form a browned cake —called also hash brown potatoes, hashed brown potatoes, hashed browns First Known Use: 1951; Like many words, hash browns is a shortened . . . → Read More: Modern Retro Wordpower: Hash Browns |
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