http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/fiedlerontheroof/?cxntfid=blogs_fiedler_on_the_roof Waco resident Randy Fiedler looks for the lighter side of a dark world, tells little-known stories of local history, and indulges in flights of pure goofiness. en-us Randy_Fiedler@baylor.edu 2009-11-16T16:47:55-06:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 Waco resident Randy Fiedler looks for the lighter side of a dark world, tells little-known stories of local history, and indulges in flights of pure goofiness. I’ve been seeing a lot of articles lately previewing some of the new movies that will be coming to theaters next year. A lot of these sequels have already received a fair amount of advance publicity, but here’s a few... http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/fiedlerontheroof/entries/2009/11/16/movie_sequels_of_2010.html?cxntfid=blogs_fiedler_on_the_roof I’ve been seeing a lot of articles lately previewing some of the new movies that will be coming to theaters next year. A lot of these sequels have already received a fair amount of advance publicity, but here’s a few... 15732103@http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/fiedlerontheroof/ 2009-11-16T16:47:55-06:00 http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/fiedlerontheroof/entries/2009/11/02/what_i_learned_from_hgtv.html?cxntfid=blogs_fiedler_on_the_roof I have a confession to make, a confession that probably tells you more about my age and social status than I care to admit. I don’t get the chance to watch much television these days, but when I do watch,... 15514803@http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/fiedlerontheroof/ 2009-11-02T17:46:59-06:00 http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/fiedlerontheroof/entries/2009/10/13/happy_birthday_homecoming.html?cxntfid=blogs_fiedler_on_the_roof I apologize in advance for not posting here in so long. But you’re about to see one of the main reasons I have not been able to find the time to scribble a few lines here. I’ve been busy doing... 15226803@http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/fiedlerontheroof/ 2009-10-13T16:31:15-06:00 http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/fiedlerontheroof/entries/2009/10/02/the_friday_five_3.html?cxntfid=blogs_fiedler_on_the_roof So glad it’s finally October! Here’s this week’s Friday Five. A TOOTHSOME SURPRISE I help out each year with the Friends of the Waco-McLennan County Library book sale (Nov. 12-15 this year, by the way), and one of our features... 15058003@http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/fiedlerontheroof/ The Friday Five 2009-10-02T10:16:54-06:00 http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/fiedlerontheroof/entries/2009/09/25/the_friday_five_2.html?cxntfid=blogs_fiedler_on_the_roof Here’s this week’s Friday Five. A real doorbell saver It seems that there are more and more people these days going door-to-door with commercial or religious requests. This system seems inefficient for the providers, and it causes homeowners to have... 14950903@http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/fiedlerontheroof/ The Friday Five 2009-09-25T11:35:29-06:00 http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/fiedlerontheroof/entries/2009/09/23/twice_the_reality_twice_the_fu.html?cxntfid=blogs_fiedler_on_the_roof When I first heard the promos for the new Oxygen Network reality show “Dance Your A** Off,” I suddenly realized the direction in which reality TV is now headed. There are apparently so many reality shows on the tube now... 14920403@http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/fiedlerontheroof/ 2009-09-23T17:30:08-06:00 http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/fiedlerontheroof/entries/2009/09/18/the_friday_five_1.html?cxntfid=blogs_fiedler_on_the_roof Here’s the Friday Five for Sept. 18, 2009. Speak words of literary analysis to me, my dear I was browsing through the bookstore the other day (a favorite pastime) and I spotted a book titled How to Read Literature Like... 14833903@http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/fiedlerontheroof/ The Friday Five 2009-09-18T08:50:30-06:00 http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/fiedlerontheroof/entries/2009/09/11/the_friday_five.html?cxntfid=blogs_fiedler_on_the_roof I’ve decided to start a post every Friday I’ll call the Friday Five, where I can put small ideas and assorted flotsam and jetsam that don’t merit a full post. I love collecting quotes, so I’ll also throw one of... 14728503@http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/fiedlerontheroof/ The Friday Five 2009-09-11T12:20:14-06:00 http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/fiedlerontheroof/entries/2009/09/04/strange_but_true_waco_the_brav.html?cxntfid=blogs_fiedler_on_the_roof Now that another season of Baylor football is about to begin, and hopes are running very high regarding the chances of the Bears to do well, it’s as good a time as any to tell a little story of collegiate... 14635603@http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/fiedlerontheroof/ Waco history tales 2009-09-04T17:11:24-06:00 http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/fiedlerontheroof/entries/2009/09/02/things_i_dont_understand_more.html?cxntfid=blogs_fiedler_on_the_roof In one of my earlier posts, I discussed my inability to understand “Rock-a-Bye Baby” as anything other than a nursery rhyme written for squirrels. Here are a few more popular nursery ballads I’m not quite sure I get. It’s Raining,... 14599303@http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/fiedlerontheroof/ Things I Don't Understand 2009-09-02T16:43:20-06:00 http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/fiedlerontheroof/entries/2009/08/25/the_unexpected_pleasures_of_dr.html?cxntfid=blogs_fiedler_on_the_roof I recently spent the bulk of a Saturday doing something I do grudgingly every four or five years, it seems. I’m not talking about cleaning out my sock drawer or flossing my teeth, although I could be. I’m talking about... 14478103@http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/fiedlerontheroof/ 2009-08-25T19:00:23-06:00 http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/fiedlerontheroof/entries/2009/08/18/strange_but_true_waco_the_snif.html?cxntfid=blogs_fiedler_on_the_roof Shortly before the dawn of the 20th century, Waco’s most fashionable theatrical showplace was the Garland Opera House, located on Fourth Street downtown. As one description put it, “The beaus and belles of Waco and surrounding towns and all the... 14371503@http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/fiedlerontheroof/ Waco history tales 2009-08-18T18:24:41-06:00 http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/fiedlerontheroof/entries/2009/08/07/waco_water_thy_name_is_mud.html?cxntfid=blogs_fiedler_on_the_roof Okay, so what the heck is wrong with Waco’s drinking water lately? Now, I’m no water snob, always complaining about how Waco water is below par because its taste is not like expensive bottled water lovingly scooped up by beautiful... 14198903@http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/fiedlerontheroof/ 2009-08-07T09:07:13-06:00 http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/fiedlerontheroof/entries/2009/07/27/questions_ive_been_pondering_l.html?cxntfid=blogs_fiedler_on_the_roof If I swallow a piece of angel food cake, followed by a piece of devil’s food cake, will spiritual warfare be going on in my stomach? After a lifetime spent living in the South, and mostly enjoying it, and... 14027203@http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/fiedlerontheroof/ 2009-07-27T18:10:33-06:00 http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/fiedlerontheroof/entries/2009/07/07/10_things_ive_never_done.html?cxntfid=blogs_fiedler_on_the_roof If you are active on the blogosphere, or spend a lot of time on Facebook or other social media sites, you end up getting a lot of invitations to complete lists of various types with personal information. Many of them... 13728303@http://www.wacotrib.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/communities/fiedlerontheroof/ 2009-07-07T17:22:44-06:00