These photos popped up in search when I was working on my previous post about Wilt Chamberlain’s early years at KU. A more recent set of photos was posted when the house went up for sale. A short article by the architect of the house discussing the inspiration behind this unusual design can be found here.
Most religions start with some kind of revelation. Some guy while walking in the woods finds golden plates, next thing you know, two scmucks are knocking on your door asking strange questions. An old man walks to the top of the mountain, comes down with a couple of stone tablets, next thing you know I have to feel bad about eating bacon. A guy gets crucified, next thing you know….
I may be on to something too. Lately, I started noticing that Dove Chocolate Promises contain unlimited supply of chocolate wisdom and life directives. After eating several bags of chocolates I now have enough wrappers to cover most of life’s questions and daily matters.
The Promises can be divided into two categories: wisdom and directives.
Directives:
Go to your special place
Go against the grain
Send a love letter this week
Don’t think about it so much
Follow your instincts
Whisper in the dark
Live your dreams
Wink at someone driving past today
Smile. People will wonder what you’ve been up to
Love without rules
Discover yourself
Watch reruns, they replay your memories
Wisdom:
It’s definitely a bubble-bath day
There is a time for compromise…it’s called “later”
Sometimes one smile means more than a dozen roses
Age is nothing but a number
If they can do it, you know you can
When two hearts race both win
Temptation is fun…giving in is even better
These pearls can be combined in an infinite number of ways. Try it:
Don’t think about it so much+Go to your special place+Discover yourself
See, it’s like a higher power telling you what to do.
OK, I am back from my “special place” where I just “discovered myself” and I am “smiling” so “people will wonder what I’ve been up to”. Get it?
I am on my quest to eat more Dove Promises to finally discover the secret of life. I found out that I can actually order my own Promises with old stand-by’s like “don’t pee against the wind” or “don’t eat yellow snow”.
Some photos made in the USSR when the Iron Curtain still existed periodically circulate around the Internet. This set is a pretty good compilation without confusing Russian text. Some people react with nostalgia, others with hate. It was a controversial time and as it moves further into the past people tend to forget the bad and only remember it to be simple, happy and care-free. It wasn’t, but it’s nice to think otherwise. Take a look for yourself (click on Lenin to see the rest).
These photos show how stores used to advertise goods and services but the most interesting thing is prices.
As always all photos are linked to their large versions.
People shopping in an auto parts store in Lebanon, KS. February 1957Sign on window advertising a variety of services available in Kansas City, MO. August 1945Sen. Edward V. Long's law office is maintained in Bowling Green, MO. May 1967Sign on liquor store encouraging customers to buy quantity in Kansas City, MO. August 1945
Nowadays even XO has to pay more than 75 cents for his haircut.
A man waiting in a barber shop for a haircut in Lebanon, KS. February 1957
Carton of cigarettes for $2.25.
Teenage girls drinking milkshakes at a local restaurant in Lebanon, KS. February 1957
Notice – old-timey cereal boxes on the top shelf.
Enos A. Axtell (R), a candidate for office, standing with his family in the grocery store owned by his parents in Kansas City, MO. July 1946A man buying a greeting card from a drugstore in Lebanon, KS. February 1957A man waits for customers at a counter in Lebanon, KS. February 1957Men standing on in front of a local drugstore in Lebanon, KS. February 1957
Sa-Tan-Ic Laxative Compound in the bottom right.
Medicines for sale at a local drugstore in Lebanon, KS. February 1957
There isn’t much to do in Bentonville, unless you like playing golf. As a matter of fact, golf is so popular in Arkansas that you can get a special license plate with a golfer on it. For a non-golfing tourist Bentonville offers two points of interest – the aforementioned Art Museum and the Walmart Visitor Center.
Walmart Visitor Center is located in the Town Square where Mr. Walton opened his first store in 1950.
