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So you know my last post, about latchkey kids ? I made the mistake of posting it to the Gen X subreddit, with a link back to the blog, witho... -
So. We think we might have found a place, but it's been like almost two weeks and no word back about our application. I don't know ... -
Well. The Olympics are on TV again. It's Day One. That means it's the 12th anniversary of my wholly unexpected, life-altering and re... -
Photo Credit: Freepik Not that I've been on it much lately, so me deleting my account won't mean anything to Pinterest. I created ... -
By today's standards, childcare in the 70s and 80s would have gotten our parents arrested. I watch a lot of "body cam" police ... -
There has been some talk on Facebook and Reddit in recent weeks about blogging--whether it's still relevant, who is doing it, and what ... -
"Are we ghosts?" So get this. Last night I wanted to look up the GoFundMe that got set up for Joe and me when we got hit with ca... -
When I typed "Acosta..." into Google, the auto-fill came up with "...family." That means I'm not the only one who we... -
I just Unfriended my mother-in-law. I have mostly been off Facebook since October, only popping back in now and then because I miss seeing w... -
Photo from IMDB My brother Michael Lombardi (different fathers) is a handsome, talented actor. The first time I realized it for real, I...
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Long ago in a galaxy we 40-somethings refer to as "childhood," we built a cherry Kool-Aid world with rad high tech toys like ... -
One of my buddies confided that he can't stand it when his other single friends goad him into going "tom-catting around" on ... -
When I typed "Acosta..." into Google, the auto-fill came up with "...family." That means I'm not the only one who we... -
There has been some talk on Facebook and Reddit in recent weeks about blogging--whether it's still relevant, who is doing it, and what ... -
A Short Primer for the Spiritually Conflicted If your thousands-of-years-old religion's definition of "dec... -
No matter how much I try to stop ruminating, there come the thoughts again. Why didn't I do this, why did I pick that, why have I mad... -
When I was 24 years old, I found it necessary to retract and re-submit my * theory about musicians and just what the hell is their deal a... -
Self-Portrait The first time I went into the mental hospital was in early 2014. I'd been fired from my job at the end of Nove... -
Fifteen years and a whole bunch of copycats later, I still say that it's a miracle we ever heard of The Blair Witch Project . ...
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Ranked: The 1950s - A ranking of all the films released during the 1950s that have been reviewed on my blog. #19 Houseboat (1958) https://thericochetreviewer.blogspot.c...
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The Silence Before the Storm - Going out to shovel ahead of the snowfall. Have to move back the piles we have so the new snow has somewhere to go. The snow wall by our driveway is too ...6 hours ago
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Various Artists - The Big TNT Show, Moulin Rouge, Los Angeles, CA, 11-30-1965 - A few days ago (writing this in February 2026), I posted the audio to the "TAMI Show" concert. As I mentioned in my write-up, that's one of the all time ...
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Get THERE Early - *It's a way to get even...not sure why, as it is the will of the House...but, the funding of ICE...ICEtapo, is shelved for awhile*...people are fed up w...
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Complaining About the Aquarium - [image: A fish with yellow spots.] Here are some fish I saw in Paris' aquarium last year. The aquarium itself is tragic, a strangely dark, hollow, dusty ...
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A DAY IN THE LIFE: THE FINAL PIANO CHORD - Wednesday, 22 February 1967 | Sgt. Pepper Sessions Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road Producer: George Martin Engineer: Jeff Emerick Following the Febru...
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2025, week 8. 10 singles - *Another week has gone by, while days are slowly getting longer. The first day where I could feel the sun burn through my winter coat has already happene...
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The Genetics - self titled - Well, I've certainly heard of recording an album and then not releasing it for a year or two for various reasons. But how about having an album in the ca...
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The Halal Guys Opens in Downtown Boston - Last spring, it was reported that another new location of a chain of halal spots with roots in New York City would be coming to the heart of Boston, and ...2 days ago
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Red Letter Poem #289 - The Red Letters In ancient Rome, feast days were indicated on the calendar by red letters.To my mind, all poetry and art serves as a reminder that every ...2 days ago
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