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  1. HudsonHawk

    What Happened....

    The most practically dumb person I ever worked with had a PhD in astrophysics from MIT. Somewhere he learned enough skill to solve equations put before him, but the man could not think his way out of an empty room. He had no problem solving ability whatsoever. None. Nada. Zilch. Highly...
  2. HudsonHawk

    You know you are getting old when:

    I still play in what some call the Denial League. The oldest guy on my team is 60, the youngest 22. The young guys are always surprised that some of us old guys can still hit.
  3. HudsonHawk

    You know you are getting old when:

    I used to think.."wow, there are big leaguers younger than me." Now there are Hall of Famers younger than me. That one stings, as every once in a while, I still think about getting my shot in the Big Leagues.
  4. HudsonHawk

    Old restaurant "PARIS CAFE 1959" food menu in window

    Viennas and saltines...maybe an RC and a Moon Pie...that's high cotton, right there.
  5. HudsonHawk

    What Happened....

    I'm not suggesting everyone do Where The Money Is, only that we're doing them a disservice by telling them Money Is Everywhere. I think we all agree on that.
  7. HudsonHawk

    What Happened....

    Reminds me of the scene in Office Space: Lawrence: What would you do if you had a million dollars? Peter: Nothing. I'd do absolutely nothing. Lawrence: You don't need a million dollars to do nothing, man. Just look at my cousin...he's broke and don't do !@#$.
  8. HudsonHawk

    What Happened....

    I think we're pretty aligned here. So let me rephrase...it's not that too many kids are getting college degrees, it's that too many expect that a degree itself is a ticket to the job they want, even it doesn't equip them with the skills employers want.
  9. HudsonHawk

    Old restaurant "PARIS CAFE 1959" food menu in window

    Our favorite birthday meals is a topic unto itself, but this was always my favorite, and my mother still makes it for me when she can. She laughs and says "if that's what you want, I'll make it":
  10. HudsonHawk

    Does your name date you?

    I know a Butch. I have no idea what his real name is, for all I know it's "Butch". I know more than one gentleman who's legal first name is "Junior", but they're all from North Carolina.
  11. HudsonHawk

    What Happened....

    The biggest problem is not that too many kids are getting college degrees, it's that they're getting degrees and still having no useful skills to show for it. If what you learned in college is not in demand by employers, then the degree is pointless, no matter how many people tell you "they...
  13. HudsonHawk

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    Must have been a poseur.
  14. HudsonHawk

    What Happened....

    Much of the appeal to the public of the Bonnie and Clyde story was the unspoken understanding that they weren't married (Parker was actually married to someone else), but were having sex. Illicit sex has always sold. The Texas Bankers Association established a "dead bank robber reward...
  15. HudsonHawk

    What Happened....

    The image we have of Bonnie Parker as a cigar-chomping gun moll is mostly a product of the Boys From Marketing. While an accomplice to a lot of violence and crime, accounts from the day say she was not the hellcat portrayed in newsreels from the time nor certainly in Hollywood's depiction.
  16. HudsonHawk

    Dinner and Dancing

    Dance Halls, as we call them in Texas, have always been popular (Gruene Hall, built in 1878, is probably the most famous), and feature either live music or music from a jukebox or DJ. They typically have drinks, but usually don't offer food. Some will have a separate restaurant where you might...
  17. HudsonHawk

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    Ah...she understand the value of a little chin music. Hang on to that one.
  19. HudsonHawk

    Musician's hats

    He means that hats are practical apparel, that one wears when needing protection from the elements. They are not fashion accessories. No need (and indeed it's impolite) to wear one when indoors.
  20. HudsonHawk

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    My first Big League game was at the Houston Astrodome, which was an awful place to watch baseball. I remember the Astros beat the Padres, but I don't recall many details. I was in high school. I took my wife there on one of our early dates, Opening Day 1993, and she whined about wanting to...
  21. HudsonHawk

    old candy bars were called lunch bars?

    I've noticed in my travels that people in the Middle East eat Nutella like it was going out of style. They buy it by the gallon. Weekly. They also eat beef "bacon" by the pound.
  22. HudsonHawk

    What Happened....

    George Washington was not only a legendary dancer and charmer, but was considered the best athlete in Virginia during his younger days. Madison was known to have a, shall we say, ribald sense of humor that would make even dirty old man Ben Franklin blush. Franklin was Franklin. About the only...
  23. HudsonHawk

    Terms Which Have Disappeared

    We had to go cut our own switch. Brutal.

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