Women of a Certain Age-Another Entertainment Edition

By Darlene Mitchell July 31, 2026 July 31, 2026 Arts & Entertainment, Cate Rees-Hessel, Humor, Parody

Women of a Certain Age:

Another Entertainment Edition

Women of a Certain Age:

Another Entertainment Edition

By Cate Rees-Hessel

If you watched an original episode of “Highway Patrol”, you might be a woman of a certain age…
If you owned go-go boots…
If you owned the Madonna Boots from “Suddenly Seeking Susan”…
If you know whose boots were “…Made for Walkin’”, you might be a woman of a certain age…
If you remember the first step on the moon…
If you know what Paul Drake’s occupation was…
If you know Donald Hollinger’s occupation, you might be a woman of a certain age…
If you know who actress Ann Marie is…
If you know who Jedidiah Jones is…
If you know who the original (male) Matlock was, you might be a woman of a certain age…
If you can hum the “Friends” theme song, “I’ll Be There for You”…
If you know what show “Thank You for Being a Friend” was the theme song for…
If you think Trump is worse than Archie Bunker, you are not just of a certain age but very intelligent and full of morality…
If you know the name of the closing song for “All in the Family” is entitled “Remembering You”…
If you ever saw Elvis in Las Vegas…
If you still attend Engelbert Humperdinck or Tom Jones concerts, you might be a woman of a certain age…
If you know who the Bay City Rollers were…
If you can still hum “Disco Inferno” or “Burn that M….r Down”…
f you ever owned a Slinky toy, you might be a woman of a certain age…
If you spent Saturday nights at the roller rink…
If you know who Starsky and Hutch were…
If you know who Bridget loved, you might be a woman of a certain age…
If you know John Stamos and Jack Klugman did a show called “You Again”…
If you know the Flying Nun is…
f you ever watched “Lotsa Luck”, you might be a woman of a certain age…
If you wore an Easter bonnet that inspired a sonnet…
If you were ever “Lost in Space”…
If you know who “The Beaver” is, you might be a woman of a certain age…
If you still love a good drive-in movie…
If you did the twist like we did last summer…
If you know who Wolfman Jack was, you might be a woman of a certain age…
If you know who worked out of station 51…
If you know the mother who carried a straw purse…
If the phrase “Oh, Rob” rings a bell, you might be a woman of a certain age…
If you ever had a subscription to TV Guide magazine…
If you know what the Mystery Machine is…
If you know what Scooby Snacks are, you might be a woman of a certain age…
If you know who they meant when they said “It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a frog”…
If you know the neighbors from 227…
If you know who was “Movin’ on up to the East Side, to a deluxe apartment in the sky”, you might be a woman of a certain age…

This is dedicated to the memories of Randolph “Johnny Gage” Mantooth and “Major Margaret ‘Hot Lips’ Houlihan” herself, Loretta “Lorette” Swit…

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Open Heart

By Darlene Mitchell July 31, 2026 July 31, 2026 D. S. Mitchell, Health Care, Heart Disease, Medical

Open Heart

By D. S. Mitchell

Most regular readers of Calamity Politics know that I spent 40 years as an ICU nurse before I began writing sleazy novels and editing this website. The only reason I’m bringing up the subject of hospitals is that my son is undergoing open heart surgery at this very moment. Although I know doctor’s have been fine honing their skills in cardiothoracic surgery for close to 70 years I am still terrified for him. As we all know, when it’s you or one of your own, all stored knowledge and understanding of the mechanics of the situation fly out the window; at least in my case that’s what has happened. ‘OMG; he could die,’ my frenzied brain keeps repeating.

Me and his two adult children along with a circle of close friends are holding our collective breath waiting for news on his post surgical condition…finally after over 8 hours I get a text from my granddaughter who explains the surgeons told her the procedure(s) had all gone “great” and now it was 12 week of healing and rehab before he would be back to normal activities. Just like that. She told me he was on a vent and couldn’t talk; and added they would start weaning him off and by tomorrow he would be able to at least text me. I said a silent prayer of thanks and told her how much I appreciated the call.

Death has been hovering close recently making this recent emergency especially terrifying. My son’s beautiful and remarkable wife, Tracey, died of cancer in January; after 35 years of marriage. What a blow. We were all devastated and in fact, are still trying to find our emotional footing. The next shock came when one of our dearest friends, David L., was diagnosed with a brain tumor and died a month later. It’s been a tough year and it’s only half over; but my son’s prognosis sounds good and that is a big relief. I’m sick of bad news and I’m ready for some major healing.

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Women of a Certain Age:

Another Entertainment Edition

Women of a Certain Age:

Another Entertainment Edition

By Cate Rees-Hessel

Open Heart

By D. S. Mitchell

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