Opinion (other) Allowances and employment for youth in the olden days Angry faces on The Goldbergs Announcing the train's next stop Anti-empaths think their opinions are the only good ones "Baby" should not refer to a fetus or a toddler Ball Timmory!  That's how to pronounce Maryland's largest city Berries bursting in air Birds: A conversation with a sparrow Bird behaviors change over time Bird Island, a fantasy Blue moons are like shortstops Boat:  We're all in the same one, brother Bosses can be bad Bread can last weeks, not just days Buying a DVR recorder, monitor, and camera Buying cars (and other things) once required visiting a business Cat communication Check your pockets! Children are the source of unhappiness Children's misfortunes bring tears to some people's eyes Children:  who will take them in if we both die??? Christmas this year, or no Christmas?  Differing thoughts Clarifications:  pairs of people with similar names Clock, though broken, is correct three times a day Computer monitors should be lower Cooler weather is back, much to my relief CW means Country & Western to me Denver's not on a mountain, Pittsburgh's not on a coast Depression killed Robin Williams; comments by Eric D. Snider Discarding old magazines Divorces are down because marriages are down Driving: Aggressive drivers use their brakes a lot Driving: Don't know how to drive in snow? Driving: Don't merge until it's time Driving: Looking a car in the face Driving: My car changes colors Driving: Stay in your own lane on turns Driving: This car observes the speed limit Driving: Type A and Type B drivers have different gripes Early to rise Fathers:  half of American children don't have them Fireworks at midnight from inconsiderate neighbors Five Below, Five and Dime, Dollar Store Fresco from Roman London includes birds Full moon:  cause of lunatic activity? Funds dedicated to specific uses?  Only in the public sector Gates are not sold by K&L Gates Gender-reveal parties are ridiculous Gifts may not be what is wanted, but money is always good Groundhog Zeke predicts a warm December Halloween drives Mark Evanier under his bed Halloween extortion or "tricks":  a brief history Hearing a thud outside my kitchen window in late June Highways always under reconstruction need a third roadway Holding it in, despite the mean widdle kid's tantrums Home schooling's disadvantages Humpty Dumpty: Why an egg? Internet from home replaces local newspapers Keep this party a secret! Kids take candy from strangers or welcome them in on 2 special days Magazine issues appear two months ahead of the cover date Men are a minority Mental health: no one's perfect Middle class paycheck?  Yes, but you have to share it with family Miscellaneous internet bits from 2018 to 2021 Misunderstanding non-professional radio commercial announcers Morse-code-flashing skyscraper misspells Pittsburgh Mortgage means going into debt; that's not necessarily bad Most recognizable brand in media? Newspaper delivery shrinks from seven days to two Newspapers are becoming an infrequent purchase News stories should use boldface for names New York gets too much love from outsiders Nobody goes there?  Nobody among your friends, you mean Nothing left to lose, therefore freedom Ohio is shaped like the USA Orcastration in the mind of a mass murderer Pandemic pause; "second adulthood" is a few years away Pepper as a seasoning for fruit and nuts Perfect days outside are like all days inside Pogo memories:  Friday the 13th, Li'l Awry Pomerantz offers unconventional opinions that seem reasonable Post Office is very reliable, I've found Precipitation of an unknown nature Preference for round numbers ending in zero Preflight checklist Restaurants:  too slow, or too fast, or too slow Restrooms now require birth certificates for entry? Rip Torn was his real name, and Rip Van Dam confronted Gov. Bill Cosby "Rubberneckers" are just driving safely Sandwiches don't have to be stacked so high Season's biggest event?  There must be 12 events a year Serene acceptance if it can't be changed?  Or "never give up"? Short people (i.e., children) got no reason Shredding:  I avoid it for documents, and memories Smelling flavors Snow songs aren't just for December Sometimes you have to accept the "unacceptable" Stocks reliably go up for those who can afford them Timing precisely when I fall asleep Tracey Moody assembles backpacks for Nashville homeless Troopers' chinstraps Tweet about monolith is first I've heard of it Tweeting each other:  Millennials do it, Boomers like me don't Twenty-two years go by quickly Unsold Easter candy might be saved for next year Wait for the final result; don't get excited prematurely Wallet full, mouth shut W.C. Fields:  Go away, kids; you bother the ecosystem Wearing a suit to work comes back in fashion for Eric D. Snider Website gets new look for 2007 Website serves as my database What you want:  you can't always get it, kid! Which line are you in? Winter activities do not sound like fun Women in the 1970s become doctors and bishops Worst woman's disease