Studebaker Dude

Along with old age comes the expectation of doing jigsaw puzzles. They can be quite addictive, and we have been catching up on many puzzles we have been gifted with.

It is time to rid the flowerbeds of weeds and plant new stuff that will make our Oklahoma homestead a beautiful sight for our great neighbors.

In the 1950s, Topps Chewing Gum, Inc. took trading cards in a new direction with a collection of 54 illustrated cards about Earth being attacked by aliens from Mars. And I had them all!

I’ve always thought people with no sense of humor were boring, and the more they looked at me with contempt, the more I wanted to press the boundary of silly versus not funny.

I was just a toddler when Elvis hit the big time. I never considered myself an Elvis super-fan, but I found it amusing to make family and friends think I was.

Back in the 90s, we watched a lot of Monty Python on TV. There were three skits that were particular favorites" "The Dead Parrot," "The Argument," and of course, "The Spam Skit."

I wear my "Boomer" status with pride and find it amusing that a generation who thinks it's alright to wear your pants below your underwear wants to give me advice on how to dress properly.

Four years ago, we picked up and moved our entire life from Dixon, California to Sapulpa, Oklahoma. Facebook memories remind me of what an adventure that was.

Because we are relatively newcomers to the Oklahoma weather scene, we knew we did the right thing when we saw big lines for the cashiers at our local Reasor’s market.

As Saturday Night Live celebrates 50 years, The Studebaker Dude recalls what life was like growing up with television in the 1950s, and watching SNL from the time it began.