Front Porch Philosophy
Waiting on Warm Weather
I always look forward to Spring, partly because I enjoy my gardening, watching some baseball, and being able to take walks on the trails around here, and partly because my …
Articles by Mickey Lee
Front Porch Philosophy
Growing Up With Rice and Milk
Cold mornings, a steaming pot of rice, and a pat of butter melting into a golden puddle are some of my earliest memories, the kind that remind me how a simple bowl of rice and milk could warm the house when the thermostat couldn’t. …
Retro Ramblings
The Pizza Hut Street Basketball Made Me Look Like a Doofus
Every March, when the brackets come out, I don’t think about buzzer‑beaters or star players. I think about that wild neon Pizza Hut street ball from 1993, the one I was sure would turn me into a basketball legend. …
Misadventures of Mickey Lee
Mickey Lee and the Cult of Pepsi Free
Pepsi Free wasn’t just my favorite soda. It was my childhood gospel. I was a one-boy evangelist preaching from vending machines and front yards like it was the future in a bright orange can. …
Special Feature
From Garage to Garage Without the Open Road
There’s something undeniably thrilling about hitting the open road on a motorcycle: the roar of the engine, the wind on your face, and the freedom of the horizon ahead. But …
Retro Ramblings
Lazer Tron Was a Saturday Afternoon Superhero
You already know this, but there was a time in my life when Saturday afternoons meant one thing and one thing only: professional wrestling. Not the polished, corporate spectacle it …
Retro Ramblings
In Defense of American Defense Action Figures
Back in the early 1980s, when the world was still lit by the glow of Saturday morning cartoons and the hum of VCRs rewinding, G.I. Joe was king. I was …
Retro Ramblings
Alf Hand Puppets From Burger King
Back in the late 1980s, when fast food promotions were practically a second currency for kids, Burger King rolled out something that wasn’t technically a kid’s meal toy, but felt …
Retro Ramblings
Ringing in the New Year With MTV ’92: A New Year’s Special
In those years before I had a driver’s license, before I could pile into a friend’s car, blast the radio, and roam around town on New Year’s Eve like we …
Retro Ramblings
College Football Was Better When Bowl Games Mattered
There was a time when college football bowl games were the crown jewels of the season. They were the reward at the end of a long autumn, and the grand …