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Four women in their golden years, all single and ready to mingle, share a house. Blanche Devereaux, the owner of the home, is a Southern belle with a wardrobe to die for and a revolving bedroom door of eligible bachelors. Rose Nylund is a kind-hearted albeit naive widow from St. Olaf, Minnesota, who always has a story that may or may not have anything to do with whatever topic the girls are discussing. Dorothy Zbornak is a divorced substitute teacher with a sharp tongue and witty retort to any question thrown at her. Last is Dorothy’s Ma, Sophia Petrillo. She’s...

 Title: G where did you come from?Amie comes to us from Idaho; oh I mean I don't know. The theme is a very classic Friday add a letter to a L-starting phrase, clue to the new meaning and let the hilarity ensue. My new computer and I have been disagreeing all week so I have idea what you will get as the final blog but again, it should be fun. 18A. Protection from bright flashes of light?: GLINT SCREEN (11). Lint screens do protect, add a G and you are safe from the flashes. 26A. Sparkly insects?: GLITTER BUGS (11). The fireflies light the way to...

The very second Steven Spielberg's "Jaws" started breaking box office records for Universal Studios during the summer of 1975, hit-hungry rival studios and opportunistic producers scrambled into action. With that much money pouring in, they knew Universal would be prepping a sequel; they also knew an official follow-up was a good two or three years away. In the meantime, audiences would be ravenous for more tales of unusually giant beasts stalking helpless human beings, and they were in a prime position to feed that appetite. Thus, the era of the "Jaws" knock-off was upon us.For schlockmeisters like Roger Corman and...

For a few weeks when I was twelve my class had a magical Latin teacher, Mr. Thomas. In our first ever Latin class he started by telling us three things: He’d been present at one of the discoveries of Dead Sea Scrolls in the 1950s. He’d been an extra on the 1959 film Ben Hur. He was going to begin our Latin education by teaching us about the Greeks. For that first lesson he had us chanting the nonsense croaking chorus in Aristophanes’ The Frogs, learning about some of the more exciting Greek heroes… and memorizing the fates. The youngest...

The latest camper trailer from AntiShanty, the Rigid Roof RR-1, is an ultralight, off-road-capable, back-to-basics trailer that still offers a ton of features and comforts. The new AntiShanty Rigid Roof RR-1 is the blueprint of modern adventure camping trailers. It features aircraft-grade aluminum construction, high-end electronic and convenience components, and expansive living and storage space. The RR-1 is easy to tow, simple to use, and designed to be completely set up the moment you arrive. Four models of the AntiShanty RR-1 adventure camping trailer are available. Ranging from the essential to the replete are the RR-1 Base, RR-1 Plus, RR-1...