You all remember the movie Bye, Bye, Birdie from the 1960s — or perhaps you don’t! Well I do and I remember Dick Van Dyke singing: What the devil’s wrong with these kids today? Kids! Who could guess they would turn out that way! Why can’t they be like we were, Perfect in every way? [...]
The other day, while supermarket shopping with my home nutritionist, I heard a child whining to her mother: “You never let me by any of the cookies or candies that I like!” My wife/nutritionist said, “Do you hear that? That is exactly how you sound when we go shopping.” It is sheer agony and frustration [...]
It has come to my attention after watching the 11 o’clock news and reading the daily newspapers that it is time for a new Florida driving manual. After a great deal of research I have come up with the following new rules of the road: PEDESTRIANS AND BICYCLISTS Should you inadvertently strike a pedestrian or [...]
Each time I drive around South Florida and see one of those license plate frames that say “Mercedes-Benz of Cutler Bay” I beam with pride. What fabulous publicity for our town. This prodded me to want to learn more about this wonderful business partner within our town. I sat down to talk with general manager [...]
In case you haven’t noticed, they are all around us! I even have one living in my house. Why should we be concerned about this? Because if you watch the Olympics you’ll see that the women athletes seem to be doing much better than the men. Fact: Women have won 53 percent of all U.S. [...]
Just the type of TV show that I would watch and that my home companion would ask me to close the door to my TV room so that she doesn’t even hear the show. She was frankly glad that the series was over so that I would stop talking about it. We just learned that [...]
Perhaps some of you remember Eddie Fisher singing that song some years ago. If not, Google it and listen to or read the lyrics. Even though I am now a grandpa, I still think back to my wonderful childhood. I probably didn't realize then just how wonderful it was. Few of us do. My father [...]
For those who don’t remember: It’s a beautiful day in this neighborhood, A beautiful day for a neighbor, Would you be mine? Could you be mine? — Sung by Mr. Rogers for many years. It usually is a beautiful day in my neighborhood. I have some of the best neighbors in the world...almost. Let [...]
So New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg wants to limit sugary sodas to one 16- ounce can. What if I buy two cans? Michelle Obama is on a mission to limit junk foods for kids. Walt Disney no longer will accept junk food ads. I have even heard (tell me it is not true) that [...]
I recently watched a TV show about the Great Depression. I tend to watch these things and my TV companion says I am wasting my time. Perhaps she is right. The show starts out showing America in our heydays of the Roaring Twenties when everyone seemed to have all they needed or wanted and then [...]
No, I am not pregnant! Good thing too because I, like most men, am a wuss when it comes to pain. You see, I recently had surgery to release my carpal tunnel pressure. It is basically a simple procedure requiring outpatient surgery and you go home the same day. Of course you are given “pain [...]
People are starting to call me Retro-Ernie because of all my articles dealing with “The Good Old Days.” Well I can’t help myself; they really were good old days and to those young-uns reading this, let me tell you that some day you will be looking back on these present days as good old days. [...]
I just went to the theater (by myself — guess why) to see the latest version of James Cameron’s Titanic in 3D. I heartily recommend it. Don’t ask me why I — and so many others — am fascinated by this 100-year-old story, but I am. Part of it stems from thinking of people making [...]
A war Museum (Miami Military Museum) is coming next to Zoo Miami and the Gold Coast Railroad Museum. Why a war museum? If you have ever visited the WW II War Museum in New Orleans you will know why. I could spend days there but my fellow historian limited me to only one. There is [...]
