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Christmas specials and the end of all things…or at least the year

To be is to do — Socrates. To do is to be — Jean-Paul Sartre. Do be do be do — Frank Sinatra. Kurt Vonnegut Jr., Deadeye Dick American singer, actor, and producer, Frank Sinatra, was born on this day in 1915 (died 1998). It’s the stuff Christmas specials are made of. But, I haven’t …

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Holiday Memories

“There’s no need to fear, Underdog is here!” American actor, Wally Cox, was born on this day in 1924 (died 1973).   For years, I only knew Wally Cox as the voice of Underdog. I don’t know if Underdog ever flew around The Washington Monument. It’s Wednesday and the memory of Underdog takes me back …

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