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Forgive my ignorance but how did Harold Teen make Petty Officer Second Class during his very brief time in (thus far)? I know there's a war on and that advancement in some of the services can be rapid, but hasn't he been in for less than a year?

No No more dopey than the 60's tune, "My Boy Lollipop." I've been a sucker for a few women over the decades, but never their "Boy Lollipop." Did I miss a defining life experience?

A never- ending source of contention between my wife and I. She insists that she can check groceries out faster than an employee, and I'm of the opinion that self- serve checkouts result in job losses. The rub is that they charge ten cents per bag unless you bring your own reusable bags- which...

Andy Rooney made that same observation about the British press of 80 years ago in his World War II autobio, My War.

There's a war on and labor is scarce. Well-paying defense jobs are out there. So why would anyone- including Alec "Shadow" Smart- put up with an employer who constantly addresses him as, "panty waist?" No amount of ice cream perks is worth THAT.

YE Olde Spoiler Alert. Coderre entered a plea of guilty to Second Degree Murder after his trial had commenced. He was sentenced thirty to life. Fourteen years later he was trying to have his plea withdrawn and the case set for a new trial. One of the arguments he raised was (in summary) that...

That fine line between "plucky and precocious" and "bossy and abrasive."

November 22, 1963. My childhood ended that day.

The Goofy and Honey gags are okay, but I really wish that we'd get back to more of Harold and Lillums.

I'm told that there are towns on the ocean where one can purchase tuna that was caught that day as well. I'll have to check it out.

Just a personal thing, really. My wife is an excellent cook. Two of my favorite entrees that she is very good at preparing are prime rib, and poached salmon. However, she seems to lack confidence and worries needlessly over her results. And that's odd to me: in 38 years of marriage, I have...

And that Little Kid Picking Up Adult Language thing does play out in real time. My son was about 18 months old, scooting around on his little riding locomotive , wearing only a diaper, when a wood floor barrier between the dining room and the living room stopped him in his tracks (literally). I...

Ever since you mentioned Little Iodine, Lizzie, I cannot get that image out of my head.