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Day: April 4, 2006

Down at the Five and Dime

Posted on April 4, 2006 By Tom No Comments on Down at the Five and Dime
Local, Miscellaneous

Oh no, it’s one of those "well-this-is-what-it-was-like-when-I-was-a-kid" kind of posts.  I’ll try not to sound like a codger.  Anyway, back in the 60’s in rural Laurens, there was no such thing as a K-Mart or WallyWorld.  The biggest department store we knew of was Sears in Greenville, and we only went there around Christmas shopping … Read More “Down at the Five and Dime” »

New Google Meme

Posted on April 4, 2006 By Tom No Comments on New Google Meme
Miscellaneous

There have been a couple of Google memes making the rounds of the Blogosphere.  For those of you who don’t know what they are, a Google meme is an incomplete sentence or phrase that is entered into the Google search box,  The results are supposed to complete the sentence or phrase, often with humorous results.  … Read More “New Google Meme” »

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