Mickey's Retro Ramblings
Porch Lights and the Slow Fade of Summer
Some evenings, right as the sun slips behind the hills off in the distance, the light hits the yard in [Continue Reading]
Appalachian Life
Front Porch Philosophy
My Ongoing Feud With My Yard
Some days the yard feels like the same stubborn beast I watched my dad fight when I was a kid, all sweat, sunlight, swear words, and grass that grows faster than any man can keep up with. [Continue Reading]
Mickey's Retro Ramblings
I Miss Box Scores, TV Grids, and Comics
The newspaper was a companion, not a notification. Coffee, ink, box scores, and comics made the morning feel manageable in a way glowing screens never quite can. [Continue Reading]
Mickey's Retro Ramblings
This is Still Horsemen Country
We hated the Horsemen when we were kids, but time has a way of flipping things. When wrestling got loud and flashy, they became the reminder of the wrestling that raised us. [Continue Reading]
Mickey's Retro Ramblings
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. [Continue Reading]
Mickey's Retro Ramblings
The Andy Griffith Christmas Episode
When I think about Christmas on television, there are plenty of specials and sitcom episodes that come to mind. But [Continue Reading]
Mickey's Retro Ramblings
Summers at the Lake
Being nestled deep in the Appalachian mountains, going to the beach might as well have been like going to the [Continue Reading]
Mickey's Retro Ramblings
Soup Beans
While laying out a bag of beans this afternoon so I don’t forget to soak them tonight, it dawned on [Continue Reading]
Mickey's Retro Ramblings
It Was A Good Day
This past Saturday, my two daughters and I spent part of the day together and had a great time. As [Continue Reading]
Mickey's Retro Ramblings
Rainy Summer Days
“Rain, rain, go away. Come again another day.” As I’m sitting here writing this, it’s a lazy Sunday afternoon, and [Continue Reading]