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Merry Christmas 2020!
Merry Christmas to all of you out there on the interweb! I know this year’s Christmas celebrations are probably going to be vastly different for most of us. But I …
Month: December 2020
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My Virtual Christmas Tree
Way back in 2014, Matt at Dinosaur Dracula unleashed on the world an idea to create a virtual Christmas tree. It was an awesome idea, but I didn’t heed his …
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Cobra, Construx, and Christmas Chaos
There are Christmases you remember vaguely…bits and pieces, a toy here, a family gathering there. And then there are the ones etched into your memory like carvings in old oak. …
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Those Old Christmas Glasses From Arby’s Hold A Lot of Nostalgia
Every year when the holidays roll around, my mind drifts back—not just to the gifts or the tree, but to the little things that made Christmas feel like Christmas. One …
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A Rollergames Christmas
Christmas morning, 1990. I was still half-asleep, the house quiet except for the soft hum of the heater and the occasional creak of floorboards as my parents stirred. But once …
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Mickey’s Christmas Carol
There are certain holiday traditions that feel stitched into the fabric of your childhood. woven so tightly that even decades later, they tug at your heart with the same gentle …
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Five Classic Christmas Commercials
Man, what better way to keep getting pumped up for Christmas than watching some old commercials! Let’s take a look at five of my favorites from through the years. …
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The Year Santa Became Real
In this very special edition of Retro Ramblings, I’m sharing a story from my childhood about a Christmas unlike any other I had known before it. It was a Christmas …
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Highlights From the 1988 Sears Christmas Wish Book
Christmas is coming up quickly, so I thought it would be a good time to open up an old Sears Christmas Wish Book and relive some great old memories from …