Cheryl E Preston
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Cheryl enjoys writing about current events, soap spoilers and baby boomer nostalgia. Tips are greatly appreciated.
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Tim Curry embraces the possibility of death after a stroke
Actor Tim Curry is best known for his role as Dr. Frank-N-Furter in “The Rocky Horror Picture Show.” His career has spanned more than 50 years and he also portrayed Rooster in “Annie,” Nigel in The Wild Thornberrys, Pennywise in “IT,” Wadsworth in “Clue,” and the concierge in “Home Alone 2: Lost in New York.” He has also lent his voice to many animated projects including those produced by Disney.
By Cheryl E Preston4 months ago in Geeks
Christmas, A Humbug? Some People Agree
Christmas, a Humbug? If you grew up in a home and community where everyone celebrated Christmas, like me, you lived in a bubble. In the olden days church, schools, businesses, and all of my family and my husband's relatives, plus co-workers, enjoyed the December 25th holiday.
By Cheryl E Preston4 months ago in Geeks
Double Yolk Eggs Twice As Nice
Double Yolk Eggs are twice the fun Imagine my surprise not long ago, when I found an egg had two yolks inside. I had not seen a double yolk egg since I was a little girl and I felt as if I had hit some type of jackpot and that there was a meaning behind what had just taken place.
By Cheryl E Preston4 months ago in Feast
Celebrating a Winter Tradition that has Been Enjoyed for Seven Decades
Seven decades of the Christmas story This morning, I realized that I had been observing a Winter ritual for seven decades. I was watching the soap opera Days of Our Lives, where the cast is celebrating 60 years on the air. DOOL premired on November 8, 1965.
By Cheryl E Preston4 months ago in Humans
Scooby Doo-Where Are You! Six Decades later
Scooby Dooby Doo! No matter how many spin-off shows, movies, and live-action films are made, "Scooby-Doo Where Are You!" remains number one with Baby Boomers who grew up watching this original animated television series. Produced byJoe Ruby and Jan Spears for Hanna-Barbera Productions, this first installment in the franchise premiered on CBS on September 13, 1969.
By Cheryl E Preston4 months ago in Geeks
The Godfather seems straight out of the Bible, only it wasn't
The Godfather and the Bible The 1972 blockbuster film The Godfather was based on Mario Puzo's book of the same name. Recently, while watching, I was reading I Kings 1 in the Bible and noted several similarities. Puzo said he wrote the book because he needed money to care for his family.
By Cheryl E Preston4 months ago in Geeks
Family Matters viewers were cheated out of a Steve and Laura Wedding
Urkel and Laura the beginning Steve Urkel (Jaleel White) and Laura Winslow (Kelly Shanygne Williams) were neighbors on Family Matters, which ran on ABC from September 22, 1989 – May 9, 1997. The final season was on CBS from September 19, 1997, to July 17, 1998.
By Cheryl E Preston4 months ago in Geeks
Stranger Things Finale: Fans Have Theories About Why Lucas Kept His Hands Up
Was Lucas traumatized in the final scenes? Fans of Stranger Things are revisiting the series finale and offering theories on practically every scene. One suggestion related to Lucas Sinclair (Caleb McLaughlin) is gaining traction on the Internet.
By Cheryl E Preston4 months ago in Geeks
The Godfather made an unknown cat famous when he was thrown into Don Corleone's lap
A stray makes a cameo appearance One of the most iconic scenes in Francis Ford Coppola's 1972 epic The Godfather was at the beginning. When Don Corleone (Marlon Brando) was sitting in his office on the day of his daughter's wedding, he had an unexpected visitor-a stray cat.
By Cheryl E Preston4 months ago in Geeks
Wicked for Good is a nonsensical term being marketed to our youth in a Disney film. Top Story - November 2025.
Wicked For Good Does Not Compute In John Milton's poem Paradise Lost, Satan states, "Evil Be Thou My Good." This lets us know that good and evil are polar opposites. Whenever serial killers are discussed, the words evil and wicked are used to describe them. Why then is Disney blurring the lines with the new film Wicked For Good?
By Cheryl E Preston4 months ago in Geeks
