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From Free Discs to Freefall: The AOL Story
Long before social media feeds and endless browser tabs defined daily life, AOL made the internet feel like a friendly [Continue Reading]
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. [Continue Reading]
Mickey's 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 [Continue Reading]
Mickey's 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 [Continue Reading]
Mickey's Retro Ramblings
Those 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 [Continue Reading]
Mickey's 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 [Continue Reading]
Front Porch Philosophy
I Need to Lose a Few Years
I came home this afternoon from running those errands that always seem to follow a holiday…take off the trash, grab [Continue Reading]
Mickey's Retro Ramblings
Merry Christmas 2025
The picture above is of my mom and dad and was taken not long after they were married. Way back [Continue Reading]
Mickey's Retro Ramblings
Peter Comes Home For Christmas
There are certain commercials that stick with you. Not because they’re flashy or clever, but because they tap into something [Continue Reading]
Mickey's Retro Ramblings
The He-Man and She-Ra Christmas Special
I was seven years old, and nothing in the world mattered more to me than Masters of the Universe. My [Continue Reading]