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Daily Dirt for Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022 If you’ve never seen “The Big Chill,” you absolutely must, if for no other reason than the 3-minute opening. Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 440 of The Daily Dirt. 1. The best movies with Thanksgiving as one of the primary themes? Here are my…
Read Full Article Daily Dirt for Sunday, Oct. 23, 2022 That doesn’t mean I have any love for those miserable bugs … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 432 of The Daily Dirt. 1. I knew it. I just knew it, and this Associated Press report backs me up. My wife, Kathy, has always attracted…
Read Full Article Daily Dirt for Friday, Oct. 21, 2022 Wait, Elaine is 61? Say it ain’t so! … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 430 of The Daily Dirt. 1. If you’re like me, it’s always hard to accept your favorite TV and movie personalities are aging. I always expected Tom Cruise to remain…
Read Full Article Daily Dirt for Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022 The hamburger may be the most perfect food ever created … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 429 of The Daily Dirt. 1. It would be safe to say that next to my wife, our kids, the Cleveland Guardians and Ohio State Buckeyes, the thing…
Read Full Article Daily Dirt for Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022 Well, don’t totally forget Halloween. There’s food involved with that celebration, too … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 410 of The Daily Dirt. 1. It’s the first day of October, a month best known for Halloween — which we will have some fun with…
Read Full Article Daily Dirt for Sunday, Sept. 11, 2022 When you think about it, Craig T. Nelson now plays the same character on “Young Sheldon” as he did on “Coach.” … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 395 of The Daily Dirt. 1. You know what we’re missing these days? A good week-to-week TV program…
Read Full Article Daily Dirt for Sunday, Sept. 11, 2022 Seriously, is there as better name right now in MLB than Lars Nootbaar? Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 394 of The Daily Dirt. 1. On this beautiful September day, I feel like playing a little Overrated/Underrated. Overrated: Big Mac. Too much sauce and lettuce, not…
Read Full Article Daily Dirt for Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022 I once had a girlfriend who reminded me of Annie Oakley … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 393 of The Daily Dirt. 1. The old west is known for a lot of things … gunfights, cowboys and Indians, wagon trains, Matt Dillon and bathing like…
Read Full Article As long as the networks don’t mess their sports schedules I don’t really care what they do … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 387 of The Daily Dirt. 1. Have you noticed several major outlets have reported this week NBC is looking to abandon the 9-10 p.m. (CST) prime time hour…
Read Full Article Daily Dirt for Sunday, Aug. 28, 2022 If that zombie can run, you better movie it, move it, move it! … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 381 of The Daily Dirt 1. Wednesday is “Frankenstein Day,” which, yes, is an actual holiday. It’s specifically designed to be a celebration of the…
Read Full Article Daily Dirt for Sunday, Aug. 21, 2022 Barring some natural disaster, one of two Cardinals sluggers is going to be the MVP in the National League. Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 375 of The Daily Dirt. 1. As promised on Saturday, we (and by we, I mean me) project today who…
Read Full Article Daily Dirt for Saturday, Aug. 20, 2022 The era of network television that produced the shows mentioned in thought No. 1, was not classic in any way, shape or form. It was dreadful. Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 374 of The Daily Dirt. 1. It’s safe to assume we all have…
Read Full Article Daily Dirt for Friday, Aug. 19, 2022 The name is Bond, James Bond … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 373 of The Daily Dirt. 1. As we move closer to finding out who the next James Bond will be — albeit at a snail’s pace — it appears the list of…
Read Full Article Daily Dirt for Sunday, Aug. 7, 2022 “Honey,” “Henry” and … ummm, Kit Kats are among today’s hot topics. Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 362 of The Daily Dirt. 1. Have you ever had one of those songs that each and every time you hear it on the radio, your skin…
Read Full Article Daily Dirt for Saturday, Aug. 6, 2022 Until today, I never knew Chewbacca was a left-handed Wookie … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 361 of The Daily Dirt. 1. Most people are right-handed. That’s a given. So does being a lefty make you special? Before you answer, consider the following items:…
Read Full Article Daily Dirt for Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022 Tina Turner and Enos Cabell kind of share today’s spotlight … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 357 of The Daily Dirt. 1. Today we close our look at the best female pop singers of that incredible era wrapped around the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.…
Read Full Article Daily Dirt for Sunday, July 24, 2022 Do you remember “In the Summertime” by Mungo Jerry? I suggest playing it before continuing … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 346 of The Daily Dirt. 1. We’re in that time of year when it’s hot, muggy and what energy we have is usually…
Read Full Article Daily Dirt for Saturday, July 23, 2022 Don’t complain about MLB ballpark prices. Just be glad there’s no pandemic or labor stoppage denying us our addiction to the national pastime … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 345 of The Daily Dirt. 1. Prices go up. It’s a fact of life. MLB…
Read Full Article Daily Dirt for Tuesday, July 11 Some have hailed him as a visionary, others simply as the potentate of passion. He is Stevie Love, the self-proclaimed doctor of desire, all-knowing sovereign of snuggle, self-styled monarch of amore and overall chieftain of cherish. The Doctor of Love appears on a regular — albeit unscheduled — basis…
Read Full Article Daily Dirt for Sunday, July 10, 2022 All of these years later, “Afternoon Delight” remains incredibly annoying … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 335 of The Daily Dirt. 1. There may have never been a more memorable decade than the 1970s for one-hit wonder songs. We were moving away from the…
Read Full Article Daily Dirt for Saturday, July 9, 2022 Ahhh, those were the days my friend, we thought they’d never end … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 334 of The Daily Dirt. 1. Like most baby boomers, cartoon shows were an important part of my formative years. Cartoons eventually took a backseat to…
Read Full Article Daily Dirt for Friday, July 8, 2022 Never in my life have I ever tried to figure out how women think, and I have no plans to start now … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 333 of The Daily Dirt. 1. Much like the pictures of and notes about license plates…
Read Full Article For those who graduated high school in 1972, at some point this summer or fall, you’ll likely be attending a reunion commemorating the golden anniversary of that event. Was it really that long ago? … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 332 of The Daily Dirt. 1. I got a reminder the…
Read Full Article Daily Dirt for Wednesday, July 6, 2022 I’m still trying to grasp the fact that 1982 was 40 years ago … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 331 of The Daily Dirt. 1. Normally in this space we spend quite a bit of time looking back at the top songs from the…
Read Full Article Daily Dirt for Tuesday, July 5, 2022 The 1990s were a pretty decent decade, too … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 330 of The Daily Dirt. 1. We spend a lot of time here reliving the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. Today we jump to the 1990s for my opinion of the…
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