"Rock and Roll Music"

My sentiments exactly.

"Well Well Well"

Thought I would check in and write a few words. Just haven't had the inspiration lately.

Here's a song from yesteryear, and one of my favorites from Paul McCartney. Maybe he'll play it one day in concert, and here's hoping he will be coming to town soon.

"Math"

Thanks to my friend Marty, who hails from Boca Raton, for sending me the following e mail. And because the Pond has lay dormant for awhile, I must give him his props for inspiring me to post.

So here's to you, mi amigo. And whatever happened to the Hootster, Slippery, Rockhead, and Pictruandtru? Eh?

P.S. My spell check has miraculously reappeared.

Fifty Years of Math 1957 - 2007 (in the USA )

Last week I purchased a burger at Burger King for $1.58. The counter girl took my $2 and I was digging for my change when I pulled 8 cents from my pocket and gave it to her. She stood there, holding the nickel and 3 pennies, while looking at the screen on her register. I sensed her discomfort and tried to tell her to just give me two quarters, but she hailed the manager for help. While he tried to explain the transaction to her, she stood there and cried. Why do I tell you this? Because of the evolution in teaching math since the 1950s:

1. Teaching Math In 1950s

A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production is 4/5 of the price. What is his profit ?

2. Teaching Math In 1960s

A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production is 4/5 of the price, or $80. What is his profit?

3. Teaching Math In 1970s

A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production is $80. Did he make a profit?

4. Teaching Math In 1980s

A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production is $80 and his profit is $20. Your assignment: Underline the number 20.

5. Teaching Math In 1990s

A logger cuts down a beautiful forest because he is selfish and inconsiderate and cares nothing for the habitat of animals or the preservation of our woodlands. He does this so he can make a profit of $20. What do you think of this way of making a living? Topic for class participation after answering the question: How did the birds and squirrels feel as the logger cut down their homes? (There are no wrong answers, and if you feel like crying, it's ok. )

6. Teaching Math In 2009

Un hachero vende una carretada de maderapara $100. El costo de la producciones es $80. Cuanto dinero ha hecho?

"A Hard Days Night"

"I Feel Fine"

"Scarlett Takes a Tumble" Revisited!

"Riffless"

It's been a few days since I wrote a few riffs on Golden Pond, apologies to the Fonda family. And because I don't take the time to write anything anymore, here's another post from yesteryear.

Tonite is friday and the best day of the week to catch a sci-fi flick from back in the day. [ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbJkkygHUiA }When black and white cinema verite was as common as color is today. Great movies, imho. They all had the same plot:

Young teens: "Dave, you've got to believe us! We just saw a flying saucer in the desert."

Dave: "Yeah, right. I was born but not yesterday. Now get that jalopy outta here. Hey, rolled and pleated seats. You young teens got it goin' on."

Teens: "Dave, sure we're still wet behind the ears. Sure we don't know jack-diddly. Sure, our hormones are on red-alert, but we just [ seen ] a flying saucer from Mars. Or Venus? Or Uranus?"

Dave: "Watch your mouth, boys! Now get that piece of junk outta here, before I run you all in. Git, I say."

Teens: "No one believes us. What are we gonna do?"

Then there's:

Scientist: "Gentlemen, after countless days of research with the greatest minds in the world, we have perfected an anti-defamation, er, anti-galactic nerve ray, which will blow the pre-historic mutant to smithereens."

Reporters: "Hey, thanks, Doc, for breaking it down into laymen's terms. Hey, Smitty, hold the phone, I got the evening paper's headline. Give me a nickel for the phone."

And:

Teens: "Dave, the old man is dead. And he had a gelatin-like blob on his hand. Then it consumed him. Then it ate the doc; then his nurse. We've got to warn the town. Dave, you're the sheriff. You gotta do something."

Dave: "Yeah, right. You teens have been reading too many science fiction books. Now git outta here, 'fore I run you all in."

They don't make 'em like they used to, v.c.

P.S. Boyfriend: "You may look like Ellen, but you're not Ellen. What has happened to my darling?"

Ellen: "You betrayed us. And now you must die. I am an alien life force who has taken over Ellen's body."

P.S.S. And thanks to the Hootster for mentioning me in one of his latest forays.

"Foray 1900"

This is another funny comedian. One of my favorites:

"Tit Tit Tit Tit TiT Tit...."

"Another Post From Yesteryear!" Circa 2006

My niece, Amber, had her baby today. Congratulations are in order. And to "Bone," her enigmatic hubby, as well.

The pregnancy was her second, but this one was difficult, as Amber was on "bedrest" a few moons ago. Due to a miracle, her placenta moved, so she had her l'il one just a coppola weeks shy of the due date.

My sister, the enigmatic Olga, went to Mount Shasta to pray for her daughter's safety. Shortly afterwards, her prayers were answered.

The new arrival is a girl. Daddy Bone badly wanted wanted a boy, but, alas, it wasn't in the [ tarot ] cards. Her name has been determined-as of this writing-and she will be known as "Summer Sky." An old saying comes to mind from back in the day. "Far out!"

What happened to the traditional names like Linda, Charlene, Debbie, Shirley, and Sally? Seems Bone and Amber bypassed the newer hip names like Brittney, Caitlin, Demi, and well, er, uh, Olga by thinking "outside the box." If I had been aware of their wishes for an oddball, er, unusual name, I could have helped out. My suggestions: [ as if anybody asked? ]

1) Winter Solstice

2) Spring Forward

3) Fall Back

4) Autumn Leaves

5) Global Warming

6) Red Sky in Morning Sailors Take Warning

7) Blue Sky at Night Sailors Delight

8) Moon River

9) Summer Solstice

10) International Dateline

11) v.c.

Congrats, v.c.

P.S. And whatever happened to naming yer kids with initials?

a) L.B.

b) J.D.

c) I.C.B.M

d) J.R.

e) O.J.

f) v.c.

g) E.T.C.

 

"But There's Just One Thing....I Really Want to Know! Eh?

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"Gran Torino"

It's been a few days or moons since I penned a few riffs on Golden Pond. Seems I don't have the time anymore. Or maybe I don't take the time. Writing here has always been a labor of love. And a sort of therapy if you will. And a diary, a journal-call it what you will.

In forays from October of last year, petrol was hard to find and cost a staggering $4.37 per gallon. Whew! Unprecedented it was. These days the price has been as low as $1.32 thanks to shopping at Kroger, the super-duper supermarket chain. Lately, however, gasoline at the pumps has been slowly inching upwards. Hello marketplace.

On an unrelated note, Clint Eastwood has a new movie out called "Gran Torino." And, of course, it's number one at the box office.

My friend from kindergarten, Bogus Bob, owned a '69 Torino. Gas in those days hovered around a quarter a gallon. 4 in the floor it was. And a petrol guzzler.

The trailer follows: Methinks yours truly would like to see this film.

"Happy New Year":

Happy New Year to everyone who ventures this way. Which ain't a lot of people. Oh, well. You gotta git in where you fit in as they say in the vernacular.

The weather tonight is idyllic. Dark storm clouds have been hanging around for a while and are dribbling a few rain drops our way. It's probably rainin' all over the world.

So have a good year. And keep Newt in the road.

Farewell and skidoo, v.c.

P.S. On the subject of wishing, a full tilt blizzard would be just grand. We haven't had one of those in quite some time.

"Merry Christmas"

And a classic song from yesterday courtesy of youtube and one of my subscriptions.

"3 D Horror Is Back!"

Merry Christmas to you and yours. And in January take the family to see "My Bloody Valentine." Shades of the 80's. And in 3-D to boot. And who says they don't make 'em like they used to?

"Attack of the Crab Monsters"

Now this is my kind of movie. Shot in glorious black and white aka ebony and ivory. Circa 1957. And, alas, they don't make 'em like they used to.

"My John Lennon Tribute"

It was 28 years ago today, the death of John Lennon. I remember watching the MNF telecast, and Howard Cosell alerting the national audience of John's death. Unbelievable it was. My tribute follows: To my boyhood idol.

"Black Beatles"

Here's a reprint from Yesterday. Funny shtick featuring songs from the "Black Beatles" like "We All Live In A Yellow Coup de Ville"; "I Be 6 Feet Four"; and "I Should Have Known Better With a Bitch Like You"; among others.