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Back then: Sports in the time of Baby Boomers
I swore that I would never use this expression, the words only uttered by an old curmudgeon, but it must be stated: Kids today have it so much better than we did back in the [Read More…]
Articles by Stan Glasofer
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“The bird is the word”
When I was a youngster, my folks took me to a speech pathologist. She recommended that my parents get a talking bird and name the bird something that would help me with certain sounds. They [Read More…]
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Do you have a smart speaker? Have fun!
We just got a smart speaker. We already have a smart phone and a smart television. So, in our household, I am now placed even lower on the bell-shaped curve of intelligence. Fortunately for me, [Read More…]
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Life lessons for parenting
Begin immediately putting money aside. You will need to continually bribe your parents to tell your children how wonderful a child you were growing up. From the first time you and your spouse are awakened [Read More…]
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B.M.O.C. (Big Meow on Campus)
When I was heading off to grad school, friends gave me a kitten. What do you say when someone does that? “Thank you” or “I thought we were friends.” They had already named it “Tigger,” [Read More…]
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Pets
I believe that every home should have a pet. A pet completes a family! When my parents first decided to get a dog, my dad’s exact words were, “Let’s get a dog for the boy. [Read More…]
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More fun with forms
A couple of readers responded to my column on Fun with Forms. I am truly humbled. I would like to relay some additional ways of playing with answering forms, a few of which came from [Read More…]
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Tennis, anyone? Anyone?
Years ago, my friend Hal talked me into trying tennis. He said that tennis is good for one’s heart and people who stay active live longer,. (I believe that statisticians can easily calculate that the [Read More…]
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Life lessons for living with someone else
Be careful to never refer to yourself on tax returns and census forms as “Head of Household.” Walking in the door and saying “I’m sorry” will always be accepted. You do not even have to [Read More…]
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Pointless conversations
A few years ago, a man told me that he had commented to his wife one morning, “The average person says about 16,000 words each day. It is not yet 9 a.m. and you have [Read More…]
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Questions we need to ask
Sometimes we are just asking the wrong questions. Here are some that demand answers: The most frequent names of roads in America are Main Street and Frontage Road. Why don’t any schools teach our children [Read More…]
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Fun with forms
Probably no one enjoys filling out forms. They are monotonous and seem to ask questions which have little or no relevance to the reason for the form. Just imagine how much more boring they must [Read More…]
