Old man Adler haunts my dreams…

When I was a kid, the creepiest radio ad used to come on, often enough that I memorized it. The ad itself was just for shoes, but it had some great sound effects that sounded really spooky, at least to a little kid. I don’t know what ever happened to the Adler Shoe Company of New York City, but they should know, their ads live on.  It went like this:  [echoey sound of footsteps, like Read more…

Hockey mom for vice president? You’ve got to be kidding me

So Sarah Palin says that as a tough hockey mom she is uniquely qualified to run as Republican vice presidential candidate.  Really. Well … I’m a hockey mom and I know hockey moms and for the most part — we’re okay. We hang out and watch our kids play and cheer them on, etc. But I think she’s identifying with the worst of the hockey mom crowd. So let me tell you about “those” hockey moms.  Does Read more…