From husband Bill, Sept. 25, 2026
Why do (liberal) women act like this these days? I don't ever remember women (or men) with such savage behavior in my more than 65 years on Earth. But hey, as John Lennon sang, "Whatever gets you through the night/your life, it's all right, all right." This is a parody song of the song "American Woman" by The Guess Who, with REAL images of these "modern" women.
https://youtu.be/5DGtDT0gDxk?is=HSXbCBjbsKVXX6MN
From husband Bill, Sept. 25, 2026
Today (Sept. 25, 2026) is National Comic Book Day.
I became a big fan of Jughead comic books (digests) in the early 1990s, when I was in my early 30s. During that time (1992 to 1996), I was a reporter, writer, editor, and researcher for a weekly, international magazine on the financial and technical aspects of the chemical industry. I needed to read something simplistic for a change to offset the complexity of the chemical industry, so I chose Jughead.
Jughead Jones (Forsythe Pendleton Jones III) and I are very much alike. He's lazy, awkward, clumsy, and a free spirit, plus he likes to eat, especially hamburgers, and is not popular with the ladies. He is just kind of ... "there," being somewhat superfluous.
I have been a fan of Jughead since I was a kid in the 1960s. I enjoyed the comic strips, which I still do, and The Archies Show cartoon TV series that aired for one season in 1968, when I was seven years old.
From husband Bill, Sept. 25, 2026
Today (Sept. 25, 2026) is National One-Hit Wonder Day. What is your favorite one-hit wonder? Mine is "Ariel" by Dean Friedman (photos) from April 1977. I was 16 years old when it was released.
Although it's about northern New Jersey in the 1960s, I can absolutely relate to it because I grew up not far away on Long Island, New York. (Both areas are quite close to New York City, so the experiences were similar.) The images in the video are from the 1960s and also seemingly from the 1950s.
When I was fairly early into my journalistic career (series of gigs), I eventually move to northern New Jersey in the mid-1990s, when I was in the midst of my four gigs in New York City (Manhattan) from 1991 to 1998.
I like this video and the lyrics of the song because both really capture the time period, and also both somewhat remind me of my childhood, although I'm not Jewish and was decidedly younger than the guy in the song at that time. Friedman had other minor hits, but "Ariel" is by far his most famous.
From husband Bill, Sept. 25, 2026
I like lobster, but I haven't eaten it in many years.
From husband Bill, Sept. 25, 2026
My wonderful wife makes delicious quesadillas.
From husband Bill, Sept. 25, 2026
I am "only" 65 years old, but this makes me feel old:
Today (Sept. 24, 2026), I am celebrating the FORTY-FOURTH (44th) anniversary of my FIRST published article in a newspaper. This solidified myself as a journalist and became the launching pad for a fascinating journalistic journey over several decades.
(I retired from journalism at the end of the day on March 31, 2017, due to medical issues.)
Here is my review of The Who’s 1982 album “It’s Hard,” which appeared in the September 24, 1982, issue of The Villanovan, the weekly newspaper of Villanova University in Villanova, Pennsylvania, near Philadelphia. Click/Tap on it to enlarge it. I also wrote a review of The Who concert I attended a month or two later.
After two-and-a-half years in the pre-med program at Villanova, I changed my major to communications with a minor in the French language, graduating in December 1984. I then graduated with a master's degree in journalism from the University of Missouri in Columbia in May 1988.
My positions over the years include reporter, writer, rewriter, reviewer, proofreader, page designer, photographer, researcher, and many types of editors for newspapers, magazines, newsletters, books, statistical reports, white papers, news websites, and a wire service.
Here is a link to four of my articles on a website that I made. Just click/tap on the pages to enlarge them.
https://williamsantoswritingsamples.blogspot.com/?m=1
As for me now, I am (still) in the midst of writing an autobiographical novel, and I am (still) in the preliminary stages of self-publishing a book of self-penned poetry. I also maintain a personal blog and a YouTube channel.
Here is the link to my YouTube channel. Please subscribe. It's free.
https://youtube.com/@billsantospianomore678
From husband Bill, Sept. 24, 2026
I would like to take this opportunity to address one of my punctuation pet peeves and also to tell you a somewhat obscure punctuation rule that many people do not know.
PET PEEVE: Please do NOT place a comma between the subject and the verb in a sentence, even if the subject is lengthy. For example, do NOT place a comma in the following sentence:
"The boy who lives down the street in the two-story house is coming to our apartment for dinner."
If you place a comma between the word "house" and the word "is," it is incorrect and is tantamount to writing this sentence: "I, am."
RULE: When making a word ending in "ss" possessive, the method is based on the first letter of the next word. For example:
the boss's chair
the boss' salary
the princess's castle
the princess' secret
Basically, you can have an "s" three times in a row, but not four times in a row. Did you know this rule?
(I was a journalist from September 1982 to April 2017.)
From husband Bill, Sept. 24, 2026
I have eaten Cherries Jubilee many decades ago. I would prefer it with chocolate ice cream.
Sept. 24, 2026
From husband Bill, Sept. 23, 2026
When I was a kid in the 1960s and 1970s, I enjoyed Swanson chicken pot pies. We didn't have them often. My wonderful wife makes them from scratch.
From husband Bill, Sept. 23, 2026
I'm going to eat a couple of sticks today. I like them.
From husband Bill, Sept. 23, 2026
The New York Yankees never disappoint. You can always count on the opposing team to score runs against them in the late innings and for three Yankees players to position themselves under a pop fly only to have it drop to the ground among them.
Today (double header)
Rays 0, 2 Yankees
Rays 6, Yankees 1
Sept. 22, 2026
From husband Bill, Sept. 22, 2026
I never liked cones. I always chose a cup, since I was a kid in the 1960s.
From husband Bill, Sept. 22, 2026
I prefer dark chocolate.
From husband Bill, Sept. 22, 2026
I like brown butter, but I don't like when people say it has a nutty taste. For me, only nuts taste nutty.
From husband Bill, Sept. 22, 2026
I used to write in a journal until one day in the mid-1980s I stopped and then started writing poetry. I thought that writing my heartfelt and spiritual thoughts as poems was better than writing about my mundane exploits in a journal.
From husband Bill, Sept. 22, 2026
Vote Red.
From husband Bill, Sept. 22, 2026
I am glad to know this. As a MAGA Republican and a retired journalist (September 1982 to May 2017), I find this to be terrific. My profession has devolved into liberal propaganda, and it breaks my heart. (I always kept my political beliefs out of my profession.)
Sept. 22, 2026
From husband Bill, Sept. 21, 2026
I grew up on Long Island, New York, specifically Babylon and West Islip; I lived in upstate New York: Cornwall-on-Hudson, Newburgh, Wallkill, and Wellsville; and I worked in New York City for seven years (1991-1998). I have lived in six states: New York, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Missouri, New Jersey, and Florida.
From husband Bill, Sept. 21, 2026
I do like pecan cookies, specifically Pecan Sandies.
From husband Bill, Sept. 21, 2026
I like the occasional chai tea.
From husband Bill, Sept. 21, 2026
From husband Bill, Sept. 20, 2026
I created and uploaded onto my YouTube channel this video to honor my wife on Wife Appreciation Day, the third Sunday in September (Sept. 20, 2026). ... (length: 1 minute, 19 seconds)
Wife Appreciation Day (Sept. 20, 2026)
From husband Bill, Sept. 20, 2026
Today on Wife Appreciation Day (third Sunday in September), I thank my wonderful wife for all she has done for me, including continuing to be my caretaker after my nine (9) surgeries between March 2002 and May 2026. ❤️
From husband Bill, Sept. 20, 2026
If I am feeling mainstream, I'll go for a pepperoni pizza with extra cheese. If not, then I'll go for my favorite pizza topping: pickled capers. My other favorite toppings are eggs that are broken raw onto the uncooked pizza and then baked. I also like artichoke hearts and anchovies.
From husband Bill, Sept. 20, 2026
At our fraternity (Alpha Phi Delta) parties at university in the early 1980s, we drank fruit punch mixed with ginger ale or Sprite and with Everclear (95% grain alcohol) in huge punch bowls. (fun times)
From husband Bill, Sept. 20, 2026
I like string cheese. Of course, I peel it to make the stringy strands. I actually do have Polly-O string cheese in the fridge, so I will indulge today.
From husband Bill, Sept. 20, 2026
I like fried rice, especially teriyaki-style.
From husband Bill, Sept. 20, 2026
From husband Bill, Sept. 25, 2026 Why do (liberal) women act like this these days? I don't ever remember women (or men) with such savage...
