I've subscribed to magazines that went out of business, and instead of a refund they just transferred my subscription to another magazine - that bore little resemblance to the one I'd paid for.

Back in the 1970s, Olympus was about the only quality manufacturer who made half-frame 35mm cameras. You got 72 pictures on a role of 36!

I'ts a robin. Orioles have black legs/feet and sharper bills.

Stan, I bought my 124Gs at the base exchange (I was in the Air Force) for $80 each in about 1972.

I had several cheap cameras as I was growing up (1950s-60s), and they ALL used 127 film. That was the standard film for just about every non-professional camera. So you shouldn't have a lot of trouble finding one at yard sales or thrift shops.

Not true! You do the multiplication and division before the addition and subtraction, no matter what order the factors are arranged. Remember My Dear Aunt Sue - Multiply - Divide - Add - Subtract, in that order.

Parenthesis are not necessary, because the laws of math say to multiply and divide before you add and subtract (unless parenthesis direct you differently). Remember: My Dear Aunt Sue! (Multiply Divide Add Subtract, in that order).

As a general rule, I avoid businesses that have taken names that place them in the front of the phone book listings. AAA Plumbing, A-1 Roofing, Abe's of Maine. It 's often a ploy to get more business fast, from people who don't know any better.

I never made a living with my photos, but I supplemented my 9-to-5 income (I ran a radio station in real life; retired now) by shooting weddings, ball games for the local newspaper, and photos that illustrated my magazine articles and books.

And here's the sad part: I did all this before digital. I knew my way around film cameras, but I haven't taken the time to understand all the controls on my digital cameras. I have several, and each one seems quite different. I just put whichever camera I'm using in Auto and am usually happy with what I get. Because my goal is most often to shoot photos that will make you laugh (even a chuckle is fine) rather than impress you with my artistry.

Here's Remley, guarding his spin toy and looking adorable.

Decatur, Illinois zoo. Squirrel makes sure he didn't miss anything in the wallaby's food bowl.

Thanks, Photogirl! Makes me think of "Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered weak and weary...."

Riley strikes an appropriate pose on Halloween night.

Can't go wrong submitting a photo of your cat.

I was doing weddings with a Yashicamat 124G twin-lens reflex camera; took 120 or 240 film (240 was 120 with 24 exposures instead of just 12).