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  1. JimWagner

    "The House in the Middle"

    Notice the sponsors: Producer: National Paint, Varnish and Lacquer Association Sponsor: National Clean Up-Paint Up-Fix Up Bureau. Produced with the cooperation of the Federal Civil Defense Administration. Guess my house would just melt since it's covered in vinyl siding.
  2. JimWagner

    Is "Retromania" destroying culture?

    It's called "growing up". If you were still intensely interested in the same things as a high school student then you'd have something to worry about. Which is not to say that there aren't some interests that you carry throughout life. But even those go through a maturing process.
  3. JimWagner

    11 Sounds your kids probally don't recognize

    WWV is the time station you are remembering and it's still there. http://www.nist.gov/pml/div688/grp40/wwv.cfm CHU is the Canadian equivalent and is also still in operation.
  4. JimWagner

    Rioting Across America - The Great Depression (video)

    The motivations for the union actvities of the 30's seem clear. For the life of me I cannot comprehend the motivations of the "occupy whatever" crowd. They seem completely diffuse and unfocused on anything beyond slogans that actually don't mean anything.
  5. JimWagner

    What cigar (or pipe) did you smoke today?

    Right now I'm sitting on the back porch enjoying the 3rd week of my recent retirement having a JR genuine counterfeit Cuban and a Pepsi. Today is the last day before a cold snap sets in and it promises to get to chilly and wet for a while.
  7. JimWagner

    What do our hats really say about us, and more importantly, are they right?

    Like quite a few here I started wearing brimmed hats after dealing with some skin cancers about 20 years ago. As long as I'm going to wear them anyway I wanted to wear decent hats. I stumbled into the FL looking for hat info, which is certainly abundent here. I'm too old to care much about...
  8. JimWagner

    Your Hat Addiction...and your spouse

    Wives tend to come around. When I first started wearing brimmed hats regularly in the late 80's my better half thought it strange and I caught the usual heat about why so many hats? The other day I grabbed a baseball hat on the way out the door and my wife commented that I didn't look like me.
  9. JimWagner

    I iron mine... do you iron yours?

    Does the vinegar leave an odor on the clothes?
  10. JimWagner

    Fashion columnist JJ selects the Stetson Nostalgia a must have for this fall

    WTF is that guy in the picture wearing??? Not the hat - the rest of that walking disaster.
  11. JimWagner

    Is "Retromania" destroying culture?

    Somehow I don't think that "culture" consists of sitting in front of the tv watching VH1 in any of its varieties. In music, I'm not sure at all that there's any widespread interest in the 60's. But there is targeted programming for those interested in any particular genre. With so many...
  13. JimWagner

    Childhood, Today's Kids...and The Goonies

    Here's a factor we haven't really considered yet, but the question posed about how we were raised vs today made me remember it. I was born on the leading edge of the boomers, 1947. I have 4 younger sisters spanning a 12 year birthing period Five kids in a family wasn't at all unusual. Lot's of...
  14. JimWagner

    after LABOR DAY would you still wear bright summer colors & whites?

    I really thought the no white after Labor Day rule originated in the northeast, not the south. It stays hot longer down here and common sense dictates that you dress for the weather. Some years I've not worn winter clothes until mid January and then only a few short weeks. I remember the Navy...
  15. JimWagner

    Childhood, Today's Kids...and The Goonies

    Everyone - repeat after Edward.
  16. JimWagner

    Childhood, Today's Kids...and The Goonies

    Yes, in a word. Inside is where their parents have given them their own tv's, video games, pc and internet. All of which are more fun to the kids than running around outside. Add in the basic lack of physical fitness because of sitting around and it's a vicious circle.
  17. JimWagner

    Brim up or Brim Down

    Down unless it's in the way for some reason.
  19. JimWagner

    Childhood, Today's Kids...and The Goonies

    Kids in my neighborhood are always out playing without parents hovering over them. At least up to a certain age. After that they are more interested in other things. That's nothing particularly new. By the time you reach high school you naturally get more interested in school activities...
  20. JimWagner

    The general decline in standards today

    Right. Along with bad information overload. :-)
  21. JimWagner

    The general decline in standards today

    When I was a kid we had one tv in the house, in the living room, receiving over the air channels, and we kids watched what my Dad wanted to watch or we didn't watch at all. After the homework was finished, and not before, we could watch what we wanted until Dad got home from work. Saturday...
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