Talk about being late to the party! Here at the Lazy 'C' Ranch, thanks to Hulu, we are just now getting to enjoy Elementary, which was on CBS from 2012 - 2019. We love everything about it, including closed captioning, which allows me to understand everything Sherlock mumbles.
In my continued fascination with photorealistic paintings, here is a painting of a glass of water by Emma Lee Riley. Looks just like it!
People used to enjoy making their own pizza at home, from scratch or from a box mix like this. Now, every other car we see on the roads between 5 and 9 pm has one of those pizza delivery lights on top, so why bother getting your hands all yeasty?
Our courthouse was full of oil paintings of former county executives, and I like seeing the results when people commission painters to commit their likeness to canvas for all eternity. This must have been some very important bigshot, about to say, "Now see here!"
Ah, the memories of Y2K. Those of you who were not yet born will never understand a nation driven mad by the simple turn of century. People were sure the world was going to come to an end. Apparently, that didn't happen.
Slightly-odd movie actor Steve Buscemi was a firefighter for the New York FD from 1980-1984. He was stationed at Engine 55 in Little Italy, a company known as as Cinquantacinque, which is Italian for “Fifty-Five”. They were one of the first two engines to arrive at Ground Zero on 9/11, and Buscemi, long since gone to movie fame, came back to work at the rescue and salvage operation.
In February, 1954, Marilyn Monroe went on tour to cheer up the troops in Korea as the war there was winding down. At the time, she was on her honeymoon with former baseball star Joe DiMaggio, and when they reunited after the tour, she was happy to have been received so warmly, saying, "Oh, Joe, you never heard such applause!" His ungallant reply: "Yes, I have." The marriage ended soon thereafter.
If you notice the pattern, these color splats follow the color chart: Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet. The entire spectrum, right here.
The fear of spies was prevalent during World War II, and posters like this reminded one and all that you never know who was eavesdropping. Now, people sell nuclear secrets to foreign governments for $100,000. How sad.
There was a time before dishwashers, disposables, and carryout food that people actually did dishes three times a day, leading to the Heartbreak Of Dishpan Hands. Even more bizarre, Jergens was able to find "over 450 women" willing to soak in the suds to test their product.
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I was well into my fifties before noticing that Chef Boy-ar-dee was actually a phonetic rendering for us un-worldly Americans. I suppose I'm un-reflective, too.
I was on the church's computer during Watch Night service to see what would happen after midnight.....
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