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HomeAuthorsStan Glasofer

Articles by Stan Glasofer

About Stan Glasofer
Stan Glasofer passed away in October 2020. He left us with several columns we are proud to share with our readers.
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Making shopping fun

February 22, 2022 Stan Glasofer 0

My wife really does not like to take me shopping. No wonder; shopping makes me miserable. And when I am miserable, I make everyone else miserable as well. Either we are spending money or we [Read More…]

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It’s a material world

April 26, 2021 Stan Glasofer 0

This morning I was reading my tube of toothpaste. It said, “For best results, squeeze tube from the bottom and flatten as you go up.” I am trying to imagine the person who did not [Read More…]

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Questions that demand to be asked

March 15, 2021 Stan Glasofer 0

If the speed of light is 186,000 miles per second, what is the speed of dark? Why do ships have portholes but not starboard holes? Who decided that all aircraft carriers’ islands are on the [Read More…]

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Names

October 16, 2020 Stan Glasofer 0

Right after our son was born, a maternity ward nurse came in to say she was there to fill out the birth certificate. She asked what we planned to name our baby. We told her, [Read More…]

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To those who provide tender loving care: Thank you.

May 1, 2020 Stan Glasofer 0

Some of us had our first ideas of what happens in emergency rooms, operating rooms and hospitals by watching television shows. You know, where three or four doctors who make six-figure incomes are pushing a [Read More…]

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Just the facts, ma’am

March 26, 2020 Stan Glasofer 0

In the old days, you know, B.C. (before computers), newspapers had typesetters. If they needed to fill in a page of print, those guys would often insert little articles, maybe an inch or two in [Read More…]

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Back then: Sports in the time of Baby Boomers

December 17, 2019 Stan Glasofer 0

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…]

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“The bird is the word”

November 22, 2019 Stan Glasofer 0

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!

September 18, 2019 Stan Glasofer 0

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

August 27, 2019 Stan Glasofer 0

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)

July 28, 2019 Stan Glasofer 0

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

June 25, 2019 Stan Glasofer 0

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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