Insomnia Notebook
Friday, April 05, 2013

The elusive Mountain Man

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Big news out of my home state of Utah this past week is the capture of the so-called “Mountain Man.” Troy James Knapp has been living a half...
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Sunday, March 31, 2013

An Easter treat with Peter Wheat

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No Easter bunnies, no dyed eggs this year. I'm showing a story by Walt Kelly which was reprinted in 1988 by Eclipse Comics for their pub...
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Saturday, March 30, 2013

“Behold his mighty hand!” The Ten Commandments on TV again

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The annual television showing of The Ten Commandments is tonight on ABC-TV. Director-showman Cecil B. DeMille made the Charlton Heston-as...
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Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Futurecast from the futurepast

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“Your food will cook in seconds instead of hours. Lamps will cut on and off automatically to fit the lighting needs in your rooms. Televis...
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Tuesday, March 26, 2013

GOP: Putting lipstick on a shark

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A couple of letters to the editor in my local newspaper today caught my eye. Interestingly, the second letter seems to answer the first. K...
Monday, March 25, 2013

Li’l Abner gets musi-gal

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This Life article from January 14, 1957, is about the Broadway musical created from the comic strip, Li’l Abner . Al Capp’s creation was a ...
Thursday, March 21, 2013

Goodbye Harry Reems

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Harry Reems was a broken down alcoholic when he landed in Park City, Utah. He had been living in a dumpster behind an Albertsons store. In P...
Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Twinkies resurrection

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According to an article credited to Combined News Services, a bankruptcy judge has awarded two investment companies the right to make Hostes...
Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Fred Allen, vaudeville and vanished fame

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In his day Fred Allen was probably one of the most famous people in America. He had a popular radio program, Allen’s Alley , and millions of...
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