Cast of the TV show "M*A*S*H"

In 1972 a TV show was created based on a movie created two years before called "M*A*S*H".  This acronym if you are unfamiliar, stands for Mobile Army Surgical Hospital, which was the premise for the show.  The TV show was based on the trials and tribulations, the good times and the bad times, but mostly the good, of a M*A*S*H unit based in Korea during the Korean war. The focus of the show was

Wayne Rogers who played "Trapper" John McIntyre on the TV Show "M*A*S*H"

Wayne Rogers was born William Wayne McMillan Rogers III in April of 1933 in Alabama.  Rogers is best known for his role as  "Trapper" John McIntyre on the TV Show "M*A*S*H".  He is also well known as Dr. Charley Michaels on the TV series "House Calls" that aired at the tail end of the "M*A*S*H" era.




Wayne Rogers as "Trapper" John McIntyre on the TV show "M*A*S*H"

Rogers got his acting start

Zack Ward who played Scut Farkas in the movie "A Christmas Story"

Zack Ward was born August, 1970 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.  He is best known for playing Scut Farkus in the Holiday classic "A Christmas Story".  Farkus was the bully who, along with his side kick Grover Dill, tormented Ralphie and his friends.  Out of all of the kids who played in "A Christmas Story", Zack has since then, probably been one of the most prolific actors of the bunch along with

Interesting new computer technology

I normally don't spend a lot of time looking at new technologies, and commenting on them. However, I somehow stumbled onto this video tonight, and wanted to share it with you. I believe this is the future of computer technology.

The first 5 minutes of the video are pretty standard ideas that we've seen or heard about lately. Starting at about 5:30 minutes into the video, you'll see some pretty astonishing new ways to look at computer technology. At 6:30 minutes it gets really interesting.

He calls it the Sixthsense.



Anyhow, I mostly wanted to share it with you. In case you don't see stuff like this too often. And to get your thoughts on what he shares about the future of computing.
I was pretty amazed. I think you might be too.

Al
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Jaleel White best known as Steve Erkel on the TV show "Family Matters"

Jaleel White was born Jaleel Ahmad White November 1976 in Pasadena, California.  He is best known as Steve "Erkel" from the television comedy "Family Matters".




Jaleel White as Steve Erkel in the TV show "Family Matters"

Jaleel got his acting career stared when he was 3 years old doing television commercials.  In 1984 he then appeared on an episode of "The Jeffersons" starring Isabel Sanford,

Cherie Johnson who played Punkie Brewster's best friend

Cherie Johnson was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania November 21, 1975. She is best known as Punkie Brewster's (Soleil Moon Frye) best friend named oddly enough, Cherie Johnson. Another oddity about the show is that her Grandma on the show was her real life Grandma, Susie Garrett. 




Cherie Johnson (Cherie Johnson) of the TV show "Punky Brewster"

Cherie got her acting start in 1984 with a

Scott Schwartz who played Flick in "A Christmas Story"

Scott Schwartz (born May 12, 1968) in Sacramento, California.  He is best known for his role as Flick in the Holiday movie "A Christmas Story".



Scott Schwartz as Flick in "A Christmas Story" 1983 right after he was told "I triple dog dare ya!"

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Scott Schwartz (Flick) and Peter Billingsley (Ralphie Parker) in "A Christmas Story" 1983

Scott got his acting start in 1981 appearing in the

Ian Petrella who played Randy Parker, Ralphie's little brother in "A Christmas Story"

Ian Petrella was born in December 1974 in Los Angeles, California. He is best remembered for playing the role of Randy Parker, Ralphie's little brother who wore the snow suit in the Holiday classic "A Christmas Story". 




Ian Petrella (Randy Parker) in "A Christmas Story" 1983


Ian Petrella (Randy Parker) runs from Zack Ward (Scut Farkus) in a scene from "A Christmas Story" 1983

Ian began

Cary Guffey who played the child Barry in Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Cary Guffey was born May 1972 in Georgia.  He is best know for his role as the little boy Barry that was abducted by aliens in the movie "Close Encounters of the Third Kind".




Probably one of the most recognized scenes in sci-fi film history. Cary Guffey in "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" 1977


Cary Guffey in "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" 1977


Cary's very fist acting experience

Melinda Dillion who played Ralphie's Mom in "A Christmas Story"

Melinda Rose Dillon was born October 1939 in Hope, Arkansas. One of her best known roles is as Ralphie's mother in "A Christmas Story" and Jillian Guiler, the mother of the little boy named Barry who was abducted in the film "Close Encounters of the Third Kind".  A role for which she was nominated for an Oscar.




Melinda Dillon as (Mrs. Parker) in "A Christmas Story" 1983


Melinda Dillon and

Darren McGavin who played Ralphie's father in "A Christmas Story"

Darren McGavin was born William Lyle Richardson in the state of Washington in 1922.  He was best known for playing the role of Ralphie Parker's father in the classic Holiday film "A Christmas Story" as well as playing the the role of Kolchak in "Kolchak: The Night Stalker".


Darren McGavin (The Old Man or Mr. Parker) in "A Christmas Story" 1983

McGavin never received any formal training as an

Barbara Bel Geddes who played Miss Ellie on the TV show Dallas

Barbara Bel Geddes was born October 31, 1922 in New York City.  She is most famous for playing the role of Miss Ellie Ewing on the TV show "Dallas".  However, she gained some prestige earlier on on the Broadway stage by performing in several Tony nominated shows.



Barbara Bel Geddes who played Miss Ellie Ewing on the TV show "Dallas"

Bel Geddes began her career on the Broadway stage in 1956

Steve Kanaly who played Ray Krebbs in the TV show Dallas

Steve Kanaly was born Steven Francis Kanaly in 1946, California.  He is best known as Ray Krebbs on the night time TV soap drama "Dallas".  





Steve Kanaly as Ray Krebbs on the TV show "Dallas"

Steve got his acting start in the film "The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean" co-starring Paul Newman, Ava Gardner, Roy Jenson, Richard Farnsworth, and future "Dallas" co-star Victoria Principal (1972)

Punky Brewster played by Soleil Moon Frye

Soleil Moon Frye was born 1976 in California.  Soleil is best known for her role as Penelope "Punky" Brewster in the TV show "Punky Brewster".  She is also recognized as Roxie King in "Sabrina, the Teenage Witch".



Soleil Moon Frye as "Punky Brewser"

Soleil got her start in television on the TV movie "Missing Children: A Mother's Story" in 1982 co-starring Mare Winningham, Polly Holliday, Kate

David Ogden Stiers who played Major Charles Winchester in the TV show M*A*S*H

David Ogden Stiers was born October 1942 in Peoria, Illinois.  He is most famous for playing the role of Major Charles Winchester III in the TV show "M*A*S*H" and is one of the most prolific actors in Hollywood.


David Ogen Stiers as Major Charles Winchester III in the TV show "M*A*S*H"

David got his start voice acting as an announcer in the 1971 film "THX 1138" starring Robert Duvall, Donald

The Many Faces of Lowery Park Zoo

Well, it's been almost a month ago, but I wanted to share a bit of our time our for Keeley's birthday. She turned 9 back in November, and wanted to head out to the zoo for her event for the day.

We have heard a tremendous amount about Tampa's Lowery Park Zoo, but we've never gone. So, we decided this would be a great day to get out there. On top of that... when you go on your birthday, to the zoo, you get in for free. That was a great price for us, so we took them up on that offer.

The Lowry Park Zoo turned out to be in an interesting part of Tampa. It definitely wasn't like riding up in the West Hills in Portland. This is a much older, more established part of town. There are lots of interesting homes and individuals hanging out as you drive down to the zoo. There was plenty of parking for us, which was also a bit of a shocker. You almost can't go to any 'hot spot' in the this state and expect to find easy parking. However, we parked quickly, and had a relatively short walk to the entrance.

The Lowry Zoo is actually a pretty popular zoo, and has been rated as a top zoo by Parents magazine. And it's pretty easy to see why. We arrived to the zoo pretty late, probably around 11, and we stayed until it closed. It seemed like we were walking from exhibit to exhibit and we still missed a couple of the animals. We didn't miss out on too many, but it just felt like we had to hurry to get through everything. So, it's a pretty large zoo, and you will probably need an entire day to see the whole park.

I think the 'best' part of this zoo is the proximity you have to the animals. I don't know if it's just old, or if the entire zoo was designed to feel this way... but there are LOTS of very close encounters you can have with the animals. And that, I think, is what makes Lowry Park so amazing and popular.

  • Feeding giraffe
  • Riding camel
  • Leaning over the penguin wall
  • And who knows what else we didn't experience
Here are a few pictures from our time at the Lowery Park Zoo.





































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Winnie from The Wonder Years actress Danica McKellar

Danica Mae McKellar was born in California on January 3, 1975.  Danica is best known for her role as Winnie Cooper, Kevin Arnold's girlfriend (on occasion) in the TV show "The Wonder Years".




Danica McKellar "Winnie Cooper" from the TV show "The Wonder Years"

Danica got her television start in 1985 on "The Twilight Zone".  Two years later she returned to "The Twilight Zone" for another

Jamie Farr who played Corporal Max Klinger in the TV show M*A*S*H

Jamie Farr was born Jameel Joseph Farah in Toledo, Ohio in 1934.  He is most famous for playing "the guy who wore dresses" or Corporal Maxwell Klinger in the TV show "M*A*S*H".




Jamie Farr  dressed in drag as (Corporal Max Klinger) in the TV show "M*A*S*H"

In 1955, Farr got his first film role in "Blackboard Jungle" under his real name Jameel Farah.  He co-starred with Glenn Ford, Anne

Loretta Swit who played 'Hot Lips' Houlihan on the TV show M*A*S*H

Loretta Swit, born in 1937 in Passiac, New York is best known as Major Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan on the TV show "M*A*S*H".



Loretta Swit (Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan) in the pilot of the TV show "M*A*S*H"


In 1967, Swit began her career on stage in "Any Wednesday", also starring Gardner McKay. She also starred on stage in "The Odd Couple" with Don Rickles and Ernest Borgnine.




Loretta

What a HAUL!

Wow this weeks add was great for our family! I got so much stuff that it even prompted the checker to say that she wants to start couponing! And this weeks shopping included out Christmas ham and a couple treats!
So before sales and coupons this would have cost $231.60. And After, what I paid, was just $37.83! That is a whopping savings of $193.77 or 94%.
And lets add another blessing on top of it. I paid with a gift card that I won from a Gatorade/Publix sweepstakes and received in the mail a couple days ago. So technically there was absolutely nothing out of my pocket for all this! And I still have some left on my winning gift card! God is amazing!!
And now time for the photo and rundown of all that is there.

8- bags Oreida Hash Browns BOGO $2.39 used Target coupons for $2.00/2, .46 each

4- Philadelphia cream cheese $1.25 used target coupons for .50/2 and a manufactures coupons
for $1.00 each making them FREE

2- Reddi Whip whip cream topping $2.39 used manufactures coupons for .50 each $1.89 each

16- Nestle Toll House Cookie dough $2.79 BOGO used manufactures coupons for $1.00 each
making them .39 each

1- 5lb bag potatoes $2.50 used a $1.00 manufactures making it $1.50

4- 2 liters Coke $1.79 B2G1 used Target coupon for B3G1 and a Manufactures coupon for
BOGO making them .44 each

4- Bottles Sundown vitamins $2.99 each used store coupons for $3.00/1 and manufactures
coupons for $1.00/1 Making them FREE with $4.04 OVERAGE

4- Boxes 4 way Nasal spray $3.99 each used store coupons for $5.00/2 and manufactures
coupons for $2.00 each making them FREE with $2.04 OVERAGE

2- gallons Publix Sweet Tea $2.39 BOGO making them 1.19 each

4- Boxes Swiss Miss Hot Cocoa $1.99 BOGO used store coupons for $1.00/1 and
Manufactures coupons for $1.99/1 making them FREE with $7.98 OVERAGE!

2- Boxes Captian crunch cereal $4.49 BOGO used manufactured coupons for .50/1 making them
$1.74 each
4- Planters Peanuts $3.19 BOGO used Target store coupons for $2.00/2 and Manufactures
coupons for $2.00/2 making them FREE with an OVERAGE of $1.62

2- Wheat Thins $3.39 BOGO used Target store coupons for $1.00/2 and manufactures
coupons for $1.50/2 making them .44 each

2- Triscuits $3.39 BOGO used Target store coupons for $1.00/2 and manufactures coupons for
$1.50/2 making them .44 each

2- Coffee Mate creamers $2.50 each used manufactures coupons for $1.00/1 making them
$1.50 each

2- Froot Loops Cereal $3.99 BOGO used manufactures coupons for .70/1 making them $1.29
each

2- Kraft Salad Dressings $3.19 BOGO used Target store coupons for .50/1 and manufactures
coupon for $1.00/2 making them .59 each

2- Dole Pineapple $1.69 BOGO used manufactures coupon for .55/2 making them .57 each

2- 4 packs Starbucks Frappuccino $4.99 used a store coupon for $2.00/2 and manufactures
coupons for $1.00/1 making them $1.99 each

2- Wesson oils $3.59 BOGO used manufactures coupons for .40/1 making them $1.39 each

1- 8.33lb Ham 1.59lb making it $12.05

Wow, That is what I call a Haul!

Alan Alda best known for his role as 'Hawkeye' Pierce on the TV show M*A*S*H

Alan Alda was born Alphonso Joseph D'Abruzzo in January 1936 in The Bronx, New York City, Alan Alda is best known for playing the role of Captain Benjamin Franklin Pierce otherwise known as "Hawkeye" in the TV show "M*A*S*H". He was unforgettable sharing an Army tent with Trapper John McIntyre (Wayne Rogers) then B. J. Hunnicut (Mike Farrell) as well as Frank Burns (Larry Linville), then the

Cast of The Mary Tyler Moore Show

After appearing on "The Dick Van Dyke Show" for a number of years, Mary Tyler Moore took a break from TV and dabbled in film for a while.  Mary returned to TV in a big way with her own show and her signature role as Mary Richards in "The Mary Tyler Moore Show". Which featured Mary moving away to Minneapolis to get away from life.  She worked in a TV newsroom where most of the action takes place

Betty White who played Sue Ann Nivens on The Mary Tyler Moore Show

Betty White was born in Oak Park, Illinois in 1922 and has been in television a very long time. In addition to her role as Sue Ann Nivens in "The Mary Tyler Moore Show", she is also well known for playing Rose Nylund in the show "The Golden Girls".  In 2010 she became the oldest person ever to win an prime time Emmy award when she hosted the Saturday Night Live Show.  She has won a total of seven

Cloris Leachman who played Phyllis Lindstrom on The Mary Tyler Moore Show

Academy award winning actress Cloris Leachman was born in 1926 in Des Moines, Iowa.  She is well know for her role as Phyllis Lindstrom, Mary Richard's landlady in "The Mary Tyler Moore Show".  She has won eight Emmy awards for her work on television. Cloris is also well know for her role as Frau Blücher (sound of horses neighing) in the cult classic "Young Frankenstein" (that's Fronkensteen) by

Georgia Engel who played Georgette Franklin on The Mary Tyler Moore Show

Georgia Engel was born in Washington, D. C. in July 1948.  She is best known for playing the role of Georgette Franklin on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show".  She is also known more recently for playing Pat Macdougall on "Everybody Loves Raymond".




Georgia Engel played Georgette Franklin on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show"

In 1969, Georgia began her showbiz career by doing an off Broadway plays. For a

Ted Knight who played Ted Baxter on The Mary Tyler Moore Show

Ted Knight was born Tadeusz Wladyslaw Konopka in 1928 in Connecticut.  He is best known as playing Ted Baxter on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show".  He is also know as Henry Rush on the TV show "Too Close for Comfort", and as a star of the classic comedy film "Caddyshack" as Judge Smails.




Ted Knight as Ted Baxter on The Mary Tyler Moore Show


Ted Knight in his early days of television

Knight

Gavin MacLeod who played Murray Slaughter on The Mary Tyler Moore Show and Captain Stubing of The Love Boat

Gavin MacLeod was born Allan George on February 28, 1930 in New York.  Gavin is mostly known for playing Murray Slaughter on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show".  He then later moved on to Captain "The Love Boat" as Merrill Stubing.  "The Love Boat" also starred  Lauren Tewes, Bernie Kopell, Fred Grandy, Jill Whelan, and Ted Lange.  "The Love Boat" played host to many, many guest stars over the years.


Ed Asner who played Lou Grant on The Mary Tyler Moore Show and the spin-off Lou Grant

Wow this guy has done a lot...  Edward Asner was born 1929 as Yitzhak Edward Asner in Missouri.  Although he has a tremendous resumè  of acting credits, he is most known as Lou Grant from "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" and it's spin-off show created just for Asner, "Lou Grant".  He has rubbed elbows with some of the greats in show business and has become one himself!




Ed Asner as "Lou Grant"

Ed

Valerie Harper best known as Rhoda Morgenstern on The Mary Tyler Moore Show and Rhoda

Valerie Harper was Born 1939 in New York.  She is best known as Rhoda Morgenstern on "The Mary Tyler More Show" then later in her own spin-off show "Rhoda".  




Valerie Harper as "Rhoda"

Valerie started off in dancing and the 1950s she began appearing in Broadway shows such as "Li'l Abner", "Wildcat" with Lucille Ball, and "Take Me Along".

She got her on-screen debut in 1956 as an uncredited

Mary Tyler Moore who played Mary Richards in The Mary Tyler Moore Show

Mary was born in 1936 in Brooklyn Heights, New York.  When she was young, she aspired to be a dancer and appeared as a dancing elf and an appliance in a series of 1950's Hotpoint commercials. She also appeared as a dancer in "The Eddie Fisher Show" (1957) and "Once Upon a Horse".  She landed her first steady role on a TV series in "Richard Diamond, Private Detective" in 1959.  However, all that

Sigourney Weaver who played Ellen Ripley in the Alien film series

Born Susan Weaver in October 1949, New York City.  She was born into a showbiz family, her mother being English actress Elizabeth Inglis and her father a TV executive at NBC.  She changed her first name to Sigourney based on a character in "The Great Gatsby".  Sigourney is best known for her role as Ellen Ripley in the "Alien" movie franchise.  She is also well known as Dana Barrett from the "

Barbara Eden of I Dream of Jeannie


Eden was born as Barbara Jean Morehead in Arizona 1934.  She is most famous for her role as Jeannie on the late 1960s TV show "I Dream of Jeannie" co-starring Larry Hagman.  She is also noted for her singing and on stage acting.




Barbara Eden as Jeannie in "I Dream of Jeannie"


Barbara Eden as Jeannie in "I Dream of Jeannie"

She made her first uncredited film appearance in "Back from

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