Retro Ramblings
My First Date
When I think back on my first date, I usually tend to skip those ones when I was younger and had to have a parent drive us around. While those …
Retro Ramblings
Retro Ramblings
The Pizza Burger From Burger King in the ’80s
Remembering one of the lost Burger King menu items of the late ’80s. …
Retro Ramblings
My Last Conversation With My Dad
For years I’ve jokingly told people that Dale Earnhardt and Conway Twitty were my heroes. But the truth is, my Dad has always been my hero. Dad passed away this …
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Thursday Night Nostalgia
Nostalgia permeates every facet of my life. Almost everything my eyes see remind of something from the past that I enjoyed and long for. That’s why I started writing all …
Retro Ramblings
Friday Nights
When I was a kid, the days at school seemed to drag by as slowly as a snail crossing a highway. I believe time slowed down during the hours of …
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Cold Saturdays in the 80s
After a long cold winter would keep me inside instead of outside playing with friends, the first glimpses of warm weather in the spring would bring new hope for days …
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Playing Cards With Dad
On these cold February evenings when it’s too chilly to sit outside on the porch, I think back to the same kinds of evenings in the late ’80s and early …
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Banned in the USA…And At Home
Back in the glorious year of 1990, I was twelve years old and finally starting to find my own way with music. I had grown up riding shotgun with my …
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My First Ride: A Love Letter to a 1987 Nissan Hardbody
For my generation, there were a handful of milestones we counted down to like holidays. Your first bike. Your first crush. Starting high school. Getting your driver’s license. And finally, …
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This Kid’s Desk
I don’t know why I’ve put off writing about this kid’s desk for so long, but I’m going to remedy that right now. The picture above was part of a …