Retro Ramblings
A Tribute to Nerds Cereal
I’ve always had a love-hate relationship with food. I love it when it’s around, and I hate it when it’s [Continue Reading]
Childhood
Retro Ramblings
Memories From a Hot Wheels Childhood
Some kids had baseball cards. Others had action figures. Well, I had those too actually. But for me, growing up [Continue Reading]
Retro Ramblings
Del Monte Pudding in a Can
Every now and then, a memory sneaks up on me. Not a big one, just a flicker. A taste. A [Continue Reading]
Retro Ramblings
Cobra, Construx, and Christmas Chaos
There are Christmases you remember vaguely…bits and pieces, a toy here, a family gathering there. And then there are the [Continue Reading]
Retro Ramblings
A Rollergames Christmas
Christmas morning, 1990. I was still half-asleep, the house quiet except for the soft hum of the heater and the [Continue Reading]
Retro Ramblings
Mickey’s Christmas Carol
There are certain holiday traditions that feel stitched into the fabric of your childhood. woven so tightly that even decades [Continue Reading]
Retro Ramblings
The Year Santa Became Real
By the fall of 1986, my thoughts were starting to turn to the coming Christmas season, and anticipation was starting [Continue Reading]
Retro Ramblings
McDonald’s McD.L.T. Memories
It seems like about once a month, McDonald’s rolls out some new creation. Some are designed to be a short-term [Continue Reading]
Retro Ramblings
The Forgotten Magic of Oatmeal Swirlers
I can remember almost being excited going to bed on those nights when I knew that Oatmeal Swirlers was going to be for breakfast the next day. Sadly, like so many other favorite foods of my youth, this one bit the dust far too early. [Continue Reading]
Special Feature
Highlights From a 1988 Toys ‘R’ Us Sale Paper
On an old episode of The Retro Network Podcast, Jason and I scoured through an old Toys ‘R’ Us sale [Continue Reading]