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  1. ChiTownScion

    If you had a conversation with a person in 1770 would they understand?

    I can recall my ethnic Irish Catholic grandparents in the 1960's referring to the residents of the Uptown area of Chicago as, "Mountain Williams." Nicer than saying, "hillbillies," apparently. That area at the time was a landing point for many Appalachian whites. All that said, they really had...
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    What Are You Reading

    I just finished (2 day read) Pat Conroy's nonfiction work, The Death of Santini. I had already read The Great Santini, The Boo, and The Lords of Discipline, and it was interesting to read about the people who inspired Conroy's characters. All I can say is that, if you think that yours is a...
  3. ChiTownScion

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    Went to law school with a lady who was a hospital admin type and she really detested kids, but was a great fan of the Muppets. She went ballistic, she told me, when a coworker referred to the Muppet Show as "a kid show." Her theory was that 99% of children could never appreciate the puns and...
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    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    Peeve: I enjoy animation and other forms of entertainment (such as the Muppets) that contain sophisticated humor but that some see as, "for the kiddies." I loathe to go to a theatre showing where there will likely be a lot of the little ones present. When they laugh at an obvious gag (e.g...
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    Terms Which Have Disappeared

    Or this: The funny part is that Kenny Delmar was born in Massachusetts, and died in Connecticut. He really was as damn Yankee as they come, despite his character.
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    Terms Which Have Disappeared

    I remember my grandfather (a blue collar Roosevelt New Deal Democrat) making jokes about the "Junior Executives" in his suburb boarding the commuter train and carrying attache cases that likely carried a liverwurst sandwich. Three decades later I was carrying my briefcase or computer case on...
  8. ChiTownScion

    Democracy

    Whenever I encounter some "original intent" type who has difficulty with Holmes' ideal of a Living Constitution, I usually note: "Hmm. I have a choice, I see. Your 'legal opinion,' or that of Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. Not a difficult choice, fortunately."
  9. ChiTownScion

    Democracy

    And yet, these phony "rugged individualists" are the first to condemn organized labor.
  10. ChiTownScion

    DEATHS ; Notable Passings; The Thread to Pay Last Respects

    She was less than 2 months from the century mark. This one hurts.
  11. ChiTownScion

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    SALES MAN 3: Why, it's the U-needa biscuit Made the trouble U-needa, U-needa, Put the crackers in a package, in a package, The U-needa biscuit In an air-tight sanitary package Made the cracker barrel obsolete, obsolete! CHARLIE: Obsolete, obsolete, obsolete SALESMAN 4: Cracker...
  13. ChiTownScion

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    "So trivial, yet it really ticks you off." Those chirpy "family news" missives that are enclosed with holiday cards. I give a pass to those which contain a healthy dose of tongue in cheek self deprecation ("Jimmy Junior is doing especially well. His parole officer informed me that the metal...
  14. ChiTownScion

    Alright! Confession Time! What's YOUR "Guilty Pleasure?"

    Not sure that any actor in the era could ever evoke a similar reaction in anyone, but there was a kid actor in the 60's/ 70's that seemed to be on every canned laughter family TV sitcom at one time. It got to the point where anytime I'd see her on the screen I'd be looking for a shoe to hurl at...
  15. ChiTownScion

    Thurston Italian Vicenza Horsehide Full Grain Veg.-Tanned Horsehide for Aero Jackets

    I generally try to subdue my passions, but in the case of THIS jacket...
  16. ChiTownScion

    Break in at Aero

    I took this one rather hard. I hate it when nice people, decent people, are ripped off. I corresponded with Holly of Aero before I bought my ANJ-4 (from a North American distributor), and she was quite delightful and most helpful. Thus, to me, this is personal and I will do all within MY power...
  17. ChiTownScion

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    Agreed. And Church's is another that serves a decent fried chicken product. Have to get into the city to sample Harold's but it rates positive with me as well. Can't stand Popeye's. The spices are too over the top. Sometimes you can take a food item that is good in itself and foul it up by...
  19. ChiTownScion

    You Know You Live in a Small(ish) Town When...

    We traced my father's German roots to a lovely little village outside of Trier, the oldest city in Germany and birthplace pf Karl Marx. The hillsides along the Mosel River are covered with vineyards: the region has produced wine at least since the earliest years of the Roman Empire when it was...
  20. ChiTownScion

    Terms Which Have Disappeared

    I did experience an All You Can Eat steakhouse in Texas. As I recall they were industrial grade cuts: not really what I'd call quality steak, and certainly not prime or choice. I've gotten a lot more cautious about overeating steak or prime rib in the past couple of years. One night after...
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    Vintage Things That Will NOT Disappear In Your Lifetime

    I mouth rinse with hydrogen peroxide. It seems to make my dentist happy.
  22. ChiTownScion

    Vintage Things That Will NOT Disappear In Your Lifetime

    Never had one, but from the looks of 'em in a quick online search they resembled hard tack. I have a tin hard tack press with which I used to be able to crank out a batch at a time of the infamous square worm castles. The original dough recipe calls for just flour, water, and salt... and while...
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    Vintage Things That Will NOT Disappear In Your Lifetime

    While at a Civil War reenactment at Shiloh a few years back that got rained out (creating a washed- out mess still referred to in the Hobby as "the Gulf of Tennessee") I met up with some lady friends and we took a short drive to Corinth Mississippi. Enjoyed the local delicacy, breaded catfish...

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