My father was right -- though it took me a while to realize it.

Read about it here .

I joined KDKA Host Dimitri Vassilaros to Discuss "Rollicking Recollections of a '60s & '70s Kidhood,"  my serial feature in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.

KDKA's 50,000 watts broadcasts into 38 states.

Listen to the hour-long discussion here.

It sat in my parents' dining room for 20 years or more: an old oak stereo console with large speakers concealed by green fabric -- similar to the photo above.

Nobody in my family knows when we got rid of it, but thoughts of the old music box fill me with tremendous nostalgia.

See an excerpt on our old console in my upcoming book, "Rollicking Recollections of a '60s and '70s Kidhood!"

And let me know what you think at Tom@TomPurcell.com.

May shouldn't be "National Hamburger Month."

It  should be "Ban the Burger Month."

Read why here .

I don't know who they are, but I've got to hand it to them. I'm too cynical to do what they do.

I speak of the Americans who, every year, donate money to pay down America's national debt.

Read about it here .

My mother was 18 years old when this photograph was taken 55 years ago.

She taught her children many things but chief among them: mastering the art of laughter.

Read about it here .

Many college kids are now eligible for food stamps.

Though both taxpayers and college kids would be better off if they ate baked potatoes instead.

Read about it here.

Their slogan wasn't "No Irish Need Apply." It was worse.

Read about it here.

Cussing: Solution to the federal deficit?

Read about it here.

It's frightening, if you want to know the truth.

I speak of a "non-expert" anticipating and avoiding the housing bust.

Read about it here.