This portable (luggable?) Zenith radio featured a proprietary antenna that flipped out from the radio to pull in stronger or more distant am radio...
Author: NeverJetHot
SUPERHERO LEAGUE OF HOBOKEN LIVES
I was digging through some old junk, here's my copy of "Superhero League of Hoboken". I was looking wistfully at these resourceful heroes that kept...
It might be useful!
My dad had lots of odds and ends in his shop. For example, this block with a rotating dowel attached to it; I have no idea what it does,...
Friendship in war
Not sure precisely what is going on here. The dutch girl and the soldier on the tank seem to be hitting it off...
It’s time for the fair! Almost!
Just a few weeks until the state fair, I need to find a suit to wear! At least that was the thing in 1953. Can you imagine? All these men out...
Let’s talk about toilets!
My family laughs at me because I am always singing the praises of our Kohler Cimmaron upstairs toilet. It truly is a “throne”. We bought it several...
Don’t forget your birds
I keep thinking we are all done moving out of our old house, but today I was upstairs, and happened to look up. THE BIRDS! I almost...
Too hot to haggle
We went to the annual "Junk in the trunk" municipal swap meet. It was pretty hot out. I probably would have brought home more crap if they...
MY BRAIN HURTS
I guess when your head hurts so bad that you can't even stand the sight of a trademark stamp, you don't care about side effects, but acetanilid...
Mt. St. Helens ash? Or just fireplace sweepings?
Today is the 39th anniversary of the eruption of Mount St. Helens, May 18th 1980. I was just 20 then, and barely noticed the ash fall; I lived and...