Author Archives: AverageAndy

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About AverageAndy

An average guy living a great life in New Jersey.

Short Update

Posted on October 7, 2025 by AverageAndy

Going to return my rental car and pick up my car from the show this afternoon. It took 2 weeks to replace the undercarriage (wires were all chewed up by a rodent that had made a nest in my car). … Continue reading →

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Survivor and other updates

Posted on September 30, 2025 by AverageAndy

Took my car to the dealer last week due to a message on the dashboard (Hybrid System Malfunction). Turns out that a rodent made a nest under my car and ate through all the wires. The entire undercarriage will need … Continue reading →

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List of things from the past few weeks

Posted on September 22, 2025 by AverageAndy

Not sure why, but I have had a hard time thinking of things to write about. A lot is going on in the world, and usually, I come across something that makes me want to jump on the site and … Continue reading →

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Take some time to write Thank You notes

Posted on September 11, 2025 by AverageAndy

While watching a Sudoku solve on the Cracking the Cryptic, Simon Anthony mentioned that while recently traveling, he read an article in the NY Times by Glenn Kramon about the benefits of writing Thank You Notes. Not just for gifts, … Continue reading →

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Here comes Fall

Posted on September 2, 2025 by AverageAndy

Hope everybody enjoyed the Labor Day Holiday. Crazy to realize we are now heading into fall (although many businesses have already forced the fall season on everybody. Walmart, Walgreens, and CVS have all had Halloween candy out for the past … Continue reading →

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Random Thoughts for a Friday

Posted on August 22, 2025 by AverageAndy

A little late, but sad to see that Terrence Stamp passed away last week. I remember him as General Zod in the original Superman and Superman 2. He also played Chancellor Valorum in Star Wars: The Phantom Menace. The Mets … Continue reading →

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Update 2

Posted on August 13, 2025 by AverageAndy

Was sad to see that Danielle Spencer, child star on ‘What’s Happening!!,’ passed away at age 60. She played Dee in the classic sitcom of the late 1970s. It’s funny how hearing certain names just brings you back to a … Continue reading →

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Quick Update – More to come in the next few days

Posted on August 11, 2025 by AverageAndy

Sad to see that Jeffrey Louis Starr (Engelberg) (1964 – 2025) passed away at the young age of 61. He played Mike Engelberg in the second and third Bad News Films (The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training (1977) and The Bad … Continue reading →

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Concert Review / Survivor / Stuff

Posted on July 30, 2025 by AverageAndy

I really enjoyed the Christopher Cross / Men at Work / Toto concert I attended over the weekend. Other than a brief downpour while tailgating, the weather was fine, and the large crowd had a great time singing along with … Continue reading →

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Crazy Train (And more)

Posted on July 24, 2025 by AverageAndy

It took a few days, but I was thinking about what to write about the passing of the “Prince of Darkness,” Ozzy Osbourne, on July 22, 2022, at the age of 76. As a few days have passed, and seeing … Continue reading →

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