Answering Machine You can tell that a TV Show or movie you’re watching is over 30 years old when a character has to remain beside his/her telephone in order to get an important call. The first automatic answering machine was a 3 foot tall contraption invented in 1935. In 1971,… Read More »Great Gadgets Part 2

Transistor Radios In 1954, Regency introduced the TR-1, the first so-called “pocket” radio. Prior to that time, radios required tubes, and even the most compact model was the size of a picnic basket. Bell Laboratories had developed the transistor several years earlier, but prior to 1954, its only commercial use… Read More »Great Gadgets Part 1

Men: When you wife asks “Does this outfit make me look fat?” keep in mind that it is a trick question. Answering “No” is the same as saying “Yep, like a hippo with a glandular problem”. Your best defense is to avoid a direct response. Look at your watch and… Read More »Communication

One day, when a seamstress was sewing while sitting close to a river, her thimble fell into the river. When she cried out, the Lord appeared and asked, “My dear child, why are you crying?” The seamstress replied that her thimble had fallen into the water and that she needed… Read More »The Seamstress