Words of Wisdom from Herman Munster

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Perhaps you’ve recently seen this clip from an old episode (1965) of The Munsters. It seems to be having its viral moment, given the chaos that seems to be ever-present these days.

Herman offers a 30-second life lesson to his son Eddie that is timeless. We need more people like Herman; he was one handsome, and upstanding, guy…

Note: music for today was my only playlist on Spotify, consisting mainly of songs from the 70s. I wanted to see how trying to write while listening to music with lyrics would be. It’s hard to separate out the fact that I was familiar with the songs versus listening to music that had lyrics, but it was certainly a bit more distracting than classical music or mood music. For example if I got stuck with my writing, I would end up singing along with the song (silently), which did not seem to help the writing process…

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A 60-something guy trying to figure out the world, and his place in it. Happily married for 40-plus years, three wonderful sons. Accounting teacher, fitness enthusiast, blogger, reader.

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36 thoughts on “Words of Wisdom from Herman Munster”

  3. Leave it to Herman to make it simple enough for anyone to understand. That was a bit of a flashback, as I loved watching the show as a child. I guess you should stay away from that 70’s rock and roll, young man!

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  6. I’m the same way. I can’t write well while listening to lyrics. Or while listening to other people talk. Or while the TV or radio is on. Since I write a lot, I live much of my life in silence.

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  7. I remember that clip after all these years. Herman portrayed a bit of a goof, but there were those occasional teaching moments. Do you remember Herman’s laugh?

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