Thursday miscellanea #383

Stranger Things on Netflix is high-quality programming for anyone who loves a good thriller, but if you’re Generation X, a Steven Spielberg fan, and/or a Stephen King fan, make haste. Only one season has been made so far, and it’s only eight episodes. Check out of adulthood one bad-weather Saturday and binge it. That’s what we did.
I was sure this must be a parody when I saw the article title, but it isn’t. As part of the retooling after the move to HBO, Sesame Street has laid off the cast members who play Bob, Luis, and Gordon. They were all there when I was a child, but Bob McGrath is especially sad for me. He’s been on the show since the first episode. A guy like that needs to leave on his own terms.
We’ve reached another Thursday miscellanea number that is also a cubic-inch figure for an iconic engine! I’ve always thought that MOPAR2U would be a great personalized tag for a Chrysler muscle car.
When Jenny and I were maybe 9 and 6, Granny and Papaw got us each a set of magic markers that were nice and bright, but that also smelled like their colors. Brown was cinnamon. Black was licorice (like, indistinguishable from black jellybeans). Orange was orange. Red was cherry. A little virtual stroll indicates that scented magic markers are a thing today, but I bet they don’t smell as good as these did.
I caught up with Kory this afternoon. He and Sarah are doing great, and their daughter’s first-grade orientation is imminent. Time does go by.
Mid-Ohio on Sunday, and then five IndyCar drivers are going to face five swimsuit models on Celebrity Family Feud! Check out the race on NBC Sports Network after church, and then watch the Feud on ABC Sunday night.
Nothing like the heat we’ve been experiencing is forecast through the end of next week.

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