Good Grief, Charlie Brown! “Peanuts” is 75!

Good Grief, Charlie Brown!  “Peanuts” is 75!

I was a comic strip fan when I was a kid, and “Peanuts” was always a favorite. I’d grab the Worcester Telegram (there was also an evening paper way back then, the Evening Gazette) and bypass all the boring bits… headlines, sports, obits (my Mom’s favorite). I’d get right to the good stuff… the comics section.

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These Are a Few of my Favorite Things…

 These Are a Few of my Favorite Things…

I read an article in the NY Times recently about people’s favorite things and superlatives from 2024. It seems like a good way to reflect on the past year and decide upon the things that really made an impression. None of the ones I read about were major life occurrences, but rather more mundane things in people’s lives. I thought I’d give it a whirl.

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