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Friday, September 30, 2022

The Mod Squad

Turned the TV on to a sports talk show named RALLY today and took this photo of the screen; my brain flashed back 50 years to The Mod Squad. It was a cop show introduced in 1968, so lots of people won't remember it. 

Back then, it was quite revolutionary to cast a white guy, black guy, and blonde girl as the hero cops. Come to think of it, it kinda still is.

Monday, September 19, 2022

E.D.

I have been diagnosed with E.D. What a bummer. 

Just returned from a 5 day trip to Nashville. I usually carry $200 cash, but when packing for the trip, I supplemented my money clip with an extra $100. Seemed reasonable to me. Got back home with $268 cash, so my cash outlay on the trip was $32. 

My son, who is younger than I am (and I mention this because it is significant), advised me years ago to reduce the amount of cash I carry. I think he generally carries about $3. Of course I didn’t listen. Why would I? He's just a kid! 

As it turns out, the world has changed, and I have not. Cash is so 20th century. In Nashville's honky tonks, the bands' tip buckets have a QR code (you old people look that up on your Google machine) on the side. Through some kind of mystical magic, the QR code can be used to tip the band with something called Venmo. 

I could have gone to Nashville with zero cash. Which is less than $300. 

So, yeah, there you have it. I have Evolution Dysfunction (E.D.)