THE SIGNALS FROM YOUR HOME APPLIANCES

ACTING 101

Remembering STAN LAUREL (1890-1965)

Remembering Stan Laurel who went bye bye on February 23rd, 1965 at age 74! Never forgotten, always in our hearts!

            

Laurel died on 23 February 1965, aged 74, in his flat, four days following a heart attack. He told his nurse that he would not mind going skiing, and she replied that she was not aware that he was a skier. "I'm not," said Laurel, "I'd rather be doing that than getting all these needles stuck in me!" A few minutes later he died quietly in his armchair. Stan Laurel had a net worth of $50 thousand at the time of his death in 1965. Unfortunately, Oliver Hardy and Stan Laurel never benefited financially in a meaningful way from their massive success.

CLARINET PRACTICE IN THE BEDROOM...

The snake charmer flute produces a high-pitched, droning sound used to "charm" snakes, which actually react to the visual movement and vibrations of the instrument, not the music.  On the other hand, if the vibrations of a clarinet can charm one of the belts in my closet, then I don't know what! 

VALENTINE'S DAY 2026!

Just be careful when smelling the roses!

Anyway...enjoy your Valentine's Day!

LOVE OUT OF STOCK!

 I've reached a point in my life where love is simply not in the menu and I accept it as one of the many inevitable facts of getting older!

VALENTINE'S DAY GIRL-IN-A-BOX

BREAKING NEWS!

THE GROUNDHOG DAY MYSTERY!

THE WORLD WIDE WEB OF SPORTS!

"Fishing for likes" is the practice of posting content primarily to gain social validation rather than to inform or entertain. This behavior is driven by the brain's release of dopamine, creating an addictive, validation-seeking loop. It often involves self-deprecating, "pick me" content, or, on professional platforms, inauthentic engagement to boost metrics. (WIKIPEDIA)

Whether this is true or not, the fact is more people need to be liked on social networks like never before! 

ARE YOU DEAD?

Are You Dead?, also known by its English name Demumu, is a Chinese application designed for people living alone. It requires setting up one emergency contact and sends automatic notifications if the user has not checked in via the app for consecutive days. It was released on the App Store on 10 June 2025. In early January 2026, the application gained popularity due to its name and the issue of safety for people living alone, and ranked high on the list of paid applications in the Chinese region of the Apple App Store before being removed. (WIKIPEDIA)

THE MAN OF A THOUSAND FACES!

Largely unknown to many but a very small circle of close friends, I am known as The Man Of A Thousand Faces. Here are four of them. The remaining 996 faces will be revealed sometime during the next 20 or 30 years. I'll keep you posted!

Am I Inactive?

I have always been inactive in life but why wait until now to remove me?

OUR FIRST EARTHQUAKE OF 2026!

The first earth tremor of 2026 hit our region at about 7:59 AM today. 6.5 magnitude. No big deal. 

I've grown accustomed to these telluric movements since I felt my first one back in 1957!

My New Year Celebration!

That's the spirit!

Wishing You All A Very Happy 2026!

NEW YEAR WISH!

                                                             As you get older, this happens a lot!

THE ANNUAL GRUMPY OLD MEN REUNION!

It's almost the end of the year so, as it always does at this time, the Grumpy Old Men Club held its annual reunion at a park bench to bid farewell to 2025 where, after much discussion and heated arguments, we decided to hold next year's meetings someplace other than a park bench. The reason? We've been bothered too much by all the damned pigeons hanging around looking for crumbs!

Hallelujah! Christmas Time is Here!

  MERRY CHRISTMAS, EVERYONE!

TWO SHADES OF GRINCH

Yes! Don't get me wrong.  I enthusiastically love Christmas but there's another side to the Yuletide Season I just simply hate...and that is the crowds at department stores, the long, long lines at cashiers, the prices being hiked up on everything and the fact that it's all over, done with and gone so quickly.  Still, unlike the Grinch, I have never, ever hated Christmas.