Baby Boomers like me spent many hours before their black and white TVs watching Western during our youth, which prompted a previous blog title, “My Heroes Were Cowboys.” One of the best cowboy stars’ favorite sidekicks was Gabby Hays, whose appearance and voice made us love him. What I had never seen before just now […]
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This was the first episode of the television show Dragnet, which originally aired December 14, 1951 when I was about to turn 8-years old. Via regular broadcast TV or via online streaming, I have probably seen every episode of Dragnet. In it, Sergeant Joe Friday (Jack Webb), Sergeant Ben Romero (Barton Yarborough), and Chief of
Reddit is an amazing community and subreddits is one of its greatest features. Colorizing and restoring historic photos is an interesting subject among subredditors with many enthusiastic contributors. On this subreddit, professional and amateur colorizers and restorers provide new life to old photos by substituting vibrant colors to old photos. Here are some favorites on
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My three favorites. “Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter.” — Mark Twain. “The old believe everything, the middle-aged suspect everything, the young know everything.” — Oscar Wilde. “As I grow older, I pay less attention to what men say. I just watch what they do.” —
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