The last post I did for “those6things” involved the Holocaust, far from feel-good. So here, I’m running through some things that make me happy — hopefully you’ll enjoy checking them out. Ernest Hemingway There are loads of writers and poets that could make this list, from John Milton to Emily Dickinson to Jack Kerouac and beyond. But I’ve always loved Hemingway for his narrative simplicity, actually a … Continue reading 6 Things To Just Plain Love
Tis definitely the season to appreciate the colors of fall leaves, or autumn leaves, if you prefer. The warm oranges and bronzes, the fiery reds, the pale or deep yellows, the rich purples. Even if you’re not a fan of raking leaves (I personally am, and ideally with a metal rake for the unique twanging sound; leaf blowers are a roaring abomination) you have to … Continue reading Awesome Autumn Foliage To Fall For
Here’s another post on state quarters. These 6+, in 6 categories, are ones that I don’t think are bad (some are quite good — Wyoming, Rhode Island and New Mexico, for example) but make you think a bit about how any given state chooses to symbolize itself in this U.S. Mint program. Under the Wyoming quarter there are links to an educational section on the … Continue reading Those 6 Hmmmm State Quarters
As threatened in my previous post on the Best State Quarters, I’m going to offer opinion on the Worst, my reckoning. Again, you have the freedom to disagree and defend your beloved territory, but I think I’m kinda right. I’m cheating a bit on 6 because several are classed together. There are a few links (at Maryland and Delaware) to the U.S. Mint’s educational resources … Continue reading Those 6 Worst State Quarters
The United States “America the Beautiful Quarters” series. You know it, you love it. Wait — you don’t know it? But you probably still love it. Well, it’s the follow-up to the original “State Quarters” series from the good old U.S. of A. since 1999, an issue of 5 state coins per year through 2008. That adds us to 50 states, do the math, and … Continue reading Those 6 Best State Quarters
These are great sitcoms, but I can’t call them the greatest because there’s lots of competition. For obvious examples, “Batman” (which was high-camp comedy), “The Bob Newhart Show”, “All in the Family”, “Happy Days”, “Cheers”, “Seinfeld” and “The Simpsons”, if can call a cartoon a sitcom. So this is skewed a little toward the nostalgiac, and even the aggressively goofy. “Gilligan’s Island” has clearly stood … Continue reading 6 Great Sitcoms
This is my second dreadful dip into the roiling punchbowl of Halloween songs. The first offered the obvious campy classics from “The Monster Mash” on. This sepulchral, sinister selection skews toward the real rock ‘n’ roll side. More like what Stephen King surely relaxes to as he types up the stuff of your nightmares. Joy Division’s “Atmosphere” and “Dead Souls” because singer Ian Curtis had a Boris Karloff vibe … Continue reading 6 Terrifyingly Great Halloween Songs
Sure, you have to break out the spooky sound effects record on Halloween. But when it’s time for Dracula’s disco dance party, there’s a lot of Halloween music out there, from the ridiculous to the sublime. Mostly the ridiculous. Take a listen to 6 (well, 7, cheated one in) that will get your spine tingling and your groove-thing shaking. It’s impossible to argue that … Continue reading 6 Horrifyingly Great Halloween Songs
With Halloween creeping up on us, it’s time to consider the greatest candies of the 1970s (and created before, in fact.) They’re all treats that you would NOT be likely to get on Halloween, and they’re not the best tasting, but they’re the most fun. Chalky Necco wafers, candy-into-gum Razzles, Pop Rocks, candy necklaces and many more failed to make the cut, worthy as they … Continue reading The 6 Coolest Vintage Candies
Major League Baseball’s American and National League Championship Series are just now launching, and it got me to thinking about team logos — and for some reason I wanted to think about the most charming, innocent, not-in-your-face but also not just-boring-letters logos. Lo and behold, and I swear this was not at all planned — 3 of the final 4 teams are on this list. … Continue reading The 6 Most Charming MLB Logos
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