In 1961 a little girl named Michelle wrote to President John F. Kennedy, expressing her fears that in a nuclear exchange, the Russians might bomb the North Pole, and Santa Claus might be lost.
President Kennedy’s response was human, and fatherly.
We should work to spread that spirit this season, and all seasons.
Tip of the old scrub brush, with pine-scented bubbles for the season, to the John F. Kennedy Library.
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Posted by Ed Darrell
You know those mudflaps with Yosemite Sam holding two six-shooters, and the caption “Back Off!?”
Shouldn’t this truck have those mudflaps? Or would that be redundant?
Photo of a California-based “honey wagon.” Via Dave Taylor and George Takei.
Tip of the old scrub brush to Dave Taylor and George Takei.
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Posted by Ed Darrell
You are currently browsing the Millard Fillmore's Bathtub blog archives for the day Friday, December 19th, 2014.
Ed Darrell on Texas's Colorado River
Come on in, the water's fine. Come often: Cleanliness is next to godliness.
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