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Daily Dirt for Friday, June 20, 2025 Also, who doesn’t love a woman who loves baseball? … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,319 of The Daily Dirt. 1. For me, it’s not even close. The best decades for funny movies will likely always be the 1980s and 1990s. There was such…
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Daily Dirt for Tuesday, June 17, 2025 There is one (actually, maybe two) positives associated with the aging thing … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,317 of The Daily Dirt. 1. The gray hair is an obvious sign. Or lack of hair. So is a slower pace of life, not to…
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Daily Dirt for Sunday, June 15, 2025 Those Italian cream puffs sound might good … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,315 of The Daily Dirt. 1. It’s Father’s Day, and it’s always one of my favorite occasions. Even though I lost my own dad relatively early in life, I’ve always considered…
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Daily Dirt for Saturday, June 14, 2025 Even if surfaces appear clean, there can be plenty of bacteria there … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,314 of The Daily Dirt. 1. It’s kind of an unwritten rule that most — if not all — of us have always lived by. The…
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My mouth started to burn just writing the following … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,314 of The Daily Dirt. 1. There’s hot, and then there is HOT. That is probably the most accurate characterization for Carolina Reaper salsa, made in the good ole U.S.A. (Fort Worth, Texas, to be exact)…
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My wife could have played a Seinfeld character. She’s a low talker, too … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,265 of The Daily Dirt. Here we go with day two of our mini-tribute to the principal characters on “Seinfeld.” I hope you enjoy my five favorite moments dedicated to Jerry. 1.…
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Daily Dirt for Friday April 18, 2025 Today’s Daily Dirt can be filed under the “you don’t get a second chance to make a first impression.” Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,259 of The Daily Dirt. 1. The opening lines of a song are crucial. Always. Those initial words can make or…
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Daily Dirt for Saturday, April 12, 2025 Were the 1970s actually a better decade movie-wise than the 1980s? … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,254 of The Daily Dirt. 1. The 1970s represented a decade that brought us truly great movie moments. Yesterday in this space, we looked at how inspiring the…
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The name is Plisskin. Snake Plisskin. Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,253 of The Daily Dirt. 1. The decade of the 1980s saw some incredible movies hit the theaters. Here are my medal-worthy choices to see a remakes of three specific films from that marvelous decade: 2. Did you know (Part…
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Daily Dirt for Saturday, April 5, 2025 Selecting the best-ever single episode of “Seinfeld” is a difficult task, but my vote is for George, the whale and the blowhole … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,249 of The Daily Dirt 1. Maybe, just maybe … I always wanted to be a…
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Daily Dirt for Thursday, April 3, 2025 Great Plate Debate IV has a new look … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,247 of The Daily Dirt 1. Call it a clean sweep. The Great Plate Debate IV has an entire new cast of medal-worthy finds this week, thanks to an avalanche…
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Daily Dirt for Wednesday, March 26, 2025 Whatever happened to that Metric Conversion Act? … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,239 of The Daily Dirt 1. After we survived the tumultuous ’60s, we spent the following 10 years in another equally interesting decade. In yesterday’s Daily Dirt, we looked back at…
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Daily Dirt for Sunday, March 23, 2025 Sometimes just listening to the NCAA play-by-play and analyst guys is much better than the game itself … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,236 of The Daily Dirt. While working through another day’s worth of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament on Saturday, one of…
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Daily Dirt for Monday, March 10, 2025 I never imagined using the names Johnny Cash and Ozzy Osbourne in the same breath, but it happened today. You’ll understand once you reach thought No. 3 … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,225 of The Daily Dirt. 1. Mamas, don’t let your babies…
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Daily Dirt for Monday, March 3, 2025 The lead singer of Dexys Midnight Runners, Kevin Rowland, now is 71 and still performing. He has survived a serious motorcycle crash, equally serious drug addiction and the original Dexys band dissolving … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,218 of The Daily Dirt. 1.…
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Daily Dirt for Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025 For the record, I’m never moving to Hettinger, N.D. Never, never, never … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,211 of The Daily Dirt. 1. Looks like it might be time to get out my favorite Speedos for the next few days. Have you looked…
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Daily Dirt for Friday, Feb. 21, 2025 Hmmm … where did I put my phone? … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,210 of The Daily Dirt. 1. It happened. It finally happened. Just the other day, my wife and I were headed somewhere and she gave me The Look. I wasn’t…
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Daily Dirt for Friday, Feb. 14, 2025 I actually don’t mind the Starship song, but that Bobby McFerrin entry still makes my skin crawl … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,202 of The Daily Dirt. 1. We often pay tribute to the best songs of a particular year or era, or…
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Daily Dirt for Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025 Jackson, The Boss, Bono, Mick and Diana Ross lead the way … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,194 of The Daily Dirt. 1. After the commercials, the most anticipated part of any Super Bowl game is the halftime performance. Sunday will be no different.…
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Daily Dirt for Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025 Here’s our top five TV shows from the first half of the viewing season … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,193 of The Daily Dirt. 1. Granted, I watch a lot of television. But I enjoy it. It’s a hobby that keeps me off…
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Daily Dirt for Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025 Although I did not rank the sequels, if I was forced, I’d probably take “From Russia With Love” as my favorite. Not only was it a quality film and established James Bond as an iconic film character, but opened door for decades of related spy movies and TV…
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Daily Dirt for Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025 But don’t worry, there are still plenty to choose from … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,181 of The Daily Dirt. 1. It’s one of the most wonderful times of the year. Girl Scout cookie sales are now going on in most areas of…
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Daily Dirt for Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024 ‘Twas a time when that dastardly rock and roll music promoted “rebellion and defiance” … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make Vol. 1,139 of The Daily Dirt. 1. If you’re a boomer, have you ever thought about things we consider normal today but were highly frowned upon during…
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Daily Dirt for Sunday, Dec. 1, 2024 The item that really reminded me of yesteryear is the note about the Styrofoam packaging at McDonald’s … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,128 of The Daily Dirt. 1. One of our boomer readers sent me a clip that I thought was pretty entertaining. It deals…
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Daily Dirt for Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024 Yes, Mick Jagger was actually 21 years old a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 1,127 of The Daily Dirt. 1. For those who lived with transistor radios glued to their ears as teenagers, there will…
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