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  1. Geesie

    40 Vintage Gifts for People Who Are Sick of Crap

    So what you're saying is that he had vintage style? :D
  2. Geesie

    40 Vintage Gifts for People Who Are Sick of Crap

    I may need to see a doctor due to strain of the eyeball-rolling muscle.
  3. Geesie

    "Thirty Things that Need to Stage a Comeback"

    I'm pretty sure my great-grandfather never went to a conservatory to learn the fiddle!
  4. Geesie

    What old fashioned traditions do you have for Christmas???

    I suppose waiting until Christmas Eve to put up the tree and decorations would be considered "old fashioned".
  5. Geesie

    Being Fully Present As a Man or Woman

    As a geologist, I must say the article didn't start out well
  7. Geesie

    Fishermen's sweaters site

    What's typical turnaround time for these orders? I'm going to be moving soon and I don't want to get something delivered to the wrong address.
  8. Geesie

    "Thirty Things that Need to Stage a Comeback"

    The singer-songwriter revolution was complete years ago. Popular music just doesn't follow the composer/performer divide any more.
  9. Geesie

    The Wizard of Oz is being remade

    So Tim Burton is taking over?
  10. Geesie

    "Thirty Things that Need to Stage a Comeback"

  11. Geesie

    Fishermen's sweaters site

    Would like if they had turtlenecks. It's so hard to find a big, heavy, Hemingway-style fisherman's turtleneck.
  13. Geesie

    Golden Era Christmas Tree decorations??

    Slow and unreliable internet connection, mostly.
  14. Geesie

    "Thirty Things that Need to Stage a Comeback"

    It is a pretty established American tradition. Take a look at 50s car advertisements. "You've made it in life - you deserve the biggest car you can get!"
  15. Geesie

    What are you wearing today??

    Woland is certainly living up to his screen name.
  16. Geesie

    "Thirty Things that Need to Stage a Comeback"

    Not to divert this thread into one about diners, but St. Louis also has the fabulous Eat-Rite Diner, situated downtown on what used to be Route 66 and serving blue collar workers on every shift since ~1940.
  17. Geesie

    Long Island Iced Tea

    It is an art and a skill to be able to mix vodka, gin, tequila, and rum in the right proportions so that the tastes blend smoothly. You not only have to consider those spirits in general terms, but be familiar with the particular brand of each, knowing where each has to be balanced in...
  19. Geesie

    "Thirty Things that Need to Stage a Comeback"

    A lot that I agree with, of course, but there are some things that seem debatable. Road Trips I've driven from Virginia to California, Missouri to Oregon, and round-trip California to Missouri twice. Unless you have a LOT of time for side routes, most of the country is extremely boring. Lunch as...
  20. Geesie

    Personal Hygiene during the golden era? did some people only bath once a week??

    So if both bathing and clothes-washing weren't as frequent as today, how bad was 'ring around the collar' ?
  21. Geesie

    What are you wearing today??

    Finally, I got a picture of myself worth posting.
  22. Geesie

    Is time running out for the wristwatch? BBC Wonders...

    This, and I also spend a lot of my time working in places where cell phones don't. Wristwatches will not go away as long as people need to know the time in remote locations.
  23. Geesie

    Is time running out for the wristwatch? BBC Wonders...

    A cell phone is a cheap plastic gadget that fills a function. A watch is a classy piece of jewelry that also fills a function. I know what the masses will choose and I know what I prefer.

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