My good friend Kevin Segura, whom I’ve known through Steve Hoffman’s forum, has just launched a new website called American Classic Television, which is devoted to the golden age of television from 1925 to 1975. Kevin is also the developer of the LiveFeed video restoration process. His site will feature news and views about classic television, and also a discussion board where you can discuss television classics. There’s not much content up now, but drop by the forum and say “Hello” to Kevin!

Over the past couple of years, I have cut back substantially on prepackaged or prepared foods. I’ve almost eliminated buying them for a few different reasons, and have found homemade alternatives that are better in many ways.
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A month from today, a long-running Detroit radio show will mark its 45th anniversary on the air. Bob Allison’s “Ask Your Neighbor” now broadcasts on WNZK-AM (690), but the format is still the same: callers reach Allison with a question about just about anything household related, and either Allison or his many dedicated listeners will provide the answer. In a world of “shock jocks”, ratings battles, mindless radio talk hosts and narrowly-programmed playlists, it’s a wonder that show like Allison’s can remain on the air, but thankfully it does!
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