Sliding down the dinosaur of life

As every fan of the Flintstones knows, when the whistle blows at the end of Fred’s shift at the quarry, he “yabba dabba dos” his way home by sliding down the dinosaur.
And that’s how I ended just about every radio broadcast I did over the past 22 years.
“Down the dinosaur I go!”
On Friday, Dec. 14, I slid down the dinosaur for the very last time. After thousands and thousands of hours of yakking on AM 790 KABC — five hours a day, five days a week —