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Trading Cards as Halloween Treats
While I was at the grocery store earlier today, the Pokemon cards above caught my eye. I think trading cards are such a great idea to stuff into the bags, …
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Essay
Revisiting Western Steer (Kind of)
Earlier this week, I attended a “going away” lunch for a co-worker who is taking another job in a faraway state. We went to a Mexican restaurant that opened near …
Nostalgia Nuggets
Hardee’s Fried Chicken of the 90s
Like most other American households in the 1980s, when my family wanted fried chicken, we got it from Kentucky Fried Chicken. Not KFC, but Kentucky Fried Chicken. We weren’t all …
Nostalgia Nuggets
Toys I Never Had: GI Joe Killer WHALE Hovercraft
Toys I Never Had Throughout my memories of the mid-’80s, two action figure lines dominated my playtime. Masters of the Universe and G.I. Joe. The cartoon series and the Real American Hero toy …
Nostalgia Nuggets
Nintendo Cereal
In 1988, I was all about Nintendo. It had probably taken over as my favorite toy by that point if you want to consider it a toy. And I was …
Nostalgia Nuggets
WWF Thumb Wrestlers
The WWF Thumb Wrestlers were my consolation for not having the LJN figures. Now I really didn’t mind not having the full-sized LJN figures as they weren’t very fun to …
Essay
McDonald’s Patty McMelt of 1995
I have a deep nostalgic connection to the McDonald’s Taste of the Month promotion from 1995. Maybe it’s because I was driving and able to go get things for myself, …
Nostalgia Nuggets
1990/1991 NBA Hoops Trading Cards
Somewhere in 1990, I really started getting into trading cards. Baseball cards mostly, and some non-sports cards that I thought were cool. In the fall of that year, I spotted …
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Suddenly S’Mores
In 1990, I was a fat kid with a sweet tooth and a radar for new junk food. If it was sugary, gooey, or came in a brightly colored box, …