We learned how to use the slide rule when I was in school. Thanks to technology, I assume hardly anyone uses it anymore. In the US, Keuffel and Esser was the first company to make them. They stopped in 1975.
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Do you remember Naugahyde?
Youngkin is just another MAGA Republican
He’s terrible. He did not run as an extremist but that’s what he turned out to be.
I went to Expo 67
Expo 67 was held in Montreal. World’s Fairs were a big deal in the 1960s. I don’t know if they even hold them now.
My family (2 adults, 2 children) stayed in a cramped mobile home. There was a food truck at the mobile home court. My mother was not impressed and cautioned us not to get anything that wasn’t in a package. We met a guy who was the only undertaker in a small town in North Carolina. He had food and said, “These are the best french fries I’ve ever had.” He showed us the undertaker’s handshake – you feel their pulse when you shake their hand.
Videos of Orioles prospects finding out they’re going to the majors
Videos of how Orioles prospects found out they were going to join the major league team:
The Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump investigations are not the same
Trump is being investigated for much worse activity. Don’t compare the two.
Wild Bill Hagy
Talking about the Orioles reminded me of the late Wild Bill Hagy. He was a great fan. At Memorial Stadium, he and his friends would sit in the cheap seats in section 34. He would spell out Orioles with his body. I sat there once or twice – it was fun.
Here’s a Baltimore Sun article published after he died. One thing I remember that is discussed in the article – you used to be able to bring your own beer to the ballpark. I saw a bachelor party in the bleachers once.
A Pennsylvania man’s emotional support alligator
Another support alligator
Sad! 