Death of a Robot

Well, not technically a robot... THE robot... read on...

CNS News reports that Dick Tufeld died this past Sunday (January 22):

Dick Tufeld, a radio and TV announcer best known as the voice of the robot in the 1960s television show "Lost in Space," has died. He was 85.

Tufeld's career included announcing for the 1950s radio show "Space Patrol." He also worked on hundreds of commercials, sports and news programs and TV shows ranging from "Zorro" to "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea."

However, Tufeld is perhaps best known for voicing the "Lost in Space" robot, whose warnings of "Danger, Will Robinson!" became a catchphrase.

There it goes, another bit of my childhood has passed away. Let's be honest, the coolest part about "Lost in Space" was the Robot (although the notion of being a 10-year-old boy traveling on a spaceship was definitely a close second).

This is NOT a photo of Mr. Tufeld, but rather of the Robot to whom he lent his voice.

So, I Made Lasagna...

My wife works long hours, three days a week. On those days, I cook dinner, so that she won't have to. At least once a week, I like to make something special.

This past Saturday, I made lasagna. FROM SCRATCH (well, except for the pasta). I'd never made it before, so I dug around the Internet, and found this recipe.

My son marvels when I make something like that. He said I was becoming quite the chef. I corrected him: Real chefs create their own recipes.

Mine looked much better than this. I wish I would've taken a picture. BTW, my wife loved it (and so did I, it was quite delicious).

Neil Young: Harvest

“I want to live, I want to give
I’ve been a miner for a heart of gold
It’s these expressions I never give
That keep me searching for a heart of gold
And I’m getting old…”

Forty years ago, in February of 1972, Neil Young’s fourth album, Harvest, was released. His previous outing, After The Gold Rush, had made it into the Top Ten on Billboard’s album charts, so many were eager to see what Young had in store for them. Ever eclectic, he did not disappoint.

Read the rest at ClassicRockJimmy.com...

Wintering Over

The holidays are gone.

Now is the winter of our discontent.

Just kidding, but it really is winter. Cold outside. I'm not really a fan of the cold (although, if you're feeling groggy, it'll wake you up in a hurry). The days are short and cold, the nights are long and colder.

Can you tell I'm not really a winter person?

And we haven't had a bad snowstorm yet. I don't look forward to it. And as a new homeowner, I'll have a driveway and a long sidewalk to shovel (or preferrably, snow-blow).

I think bears have the right idea. Tell ya what, I'm gonna take a nap... See ya in April.

:-)