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Once upon a time, we were carpet bombed with commercials for these popular shampoos. But 40 years later, the brands behind them aren’t as popular as they once were<\/a>.\u00a0Charlie’s Angel\u00a0Farrah Fawcett<\/a><\/strong> and gymnast\u00a0Dorothy Hamill<\/a> <\/strong>have faced from memory for many, as have their formerly hot shampoo brands. And look closely at the photo at left. Recognize the Mad Magazine<\/strong> Parody? It made the list of the “Usual Gang of Idiots'”\u00a0favorite back covers<\/a>.<\/p>\nWhat is the best weather for running? According to this piece<\/a> from the folks at Medium, the colder the better, to a point.<\/p>\n Remember when we worried about what might happen to our kids who were addicted to Super Mario Brothers<\/strong>? There’s a new game out there called Fortnite<\/strong> that has become an all consuming social network and, according to this Wall Street Journal story<\/a>, is negatively impacting parent \/ child relationships.<\/p>\n And apparently, Instagram<\/strong> is bad for your health<\/a>, too.<\/p>\n Have you seen Mary Poppins returns, yet? The verdict from my wife, daughter-in-law and grandson parallels the Rotten Tomatoes opinion<\/a>: It’s a hit.<\/p>\n Quick Hits for December 26:<\/strong><\/p>\n In 1933 American engineer Edwin Armstrong<\/strong> patented FM. It would be two more decades before it became ubiquitous on radios everywhere.<\/p>\n In 1963 The British Invasion began when The Beatles<\/strong> released “I Want To Hold Y<\/em>our Hand<\/em>“(Video<\/a>)\u00a0 & “I Saw Her Standing There<\/em>” (Video<\/a>) in the US. Still have your 45?<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/keener13.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/OriginalMaryPoppins-273x300.jpg\")
Can you name the people in this picture? The easy ones are Julie Andrews<\/a> <\/strong>on the left and Walt Disney<\/a><\/strong> on the right. The two kids should jog memories if you were a fan of the original Mary Poppins. They are Karen Dotrice<\/a><\/strong> & Matthew Garber<\/a><\/strong>, who played Jane and Michael Banks. The barely smiling lady to Julie’s left is Mary Poppins author, P.L. Travers<\/a><\/strong>, who turned out to be less than happy with the finished product.<\/p>\n
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The first in our series of inspirational quotes to fire you up for 2019 comes from author life optimizer, Tim Ferriss<\/strong>: \u201cThink big and don\u2019t listen to people who tell you it can\u2019t be done. Life\u2019s too short to think small.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"