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The Not-So-Traditional Thanksgivings of My Youth
The photo you see above is the classic Norman Rockwell painting known as “Freedom From Want”. He created this masterpiece in November of 1942, and it graced the cover of …
Childhood
Retro Ramblings
Blue Light Special on Nostalgia
As I was posting the news earlier this week about the closing of the last KMart store in the US, I started thinking back to the good memories that I …
Retro Ramblings
Missing Out On the Mad Scientist Monster Lab
It’s Halloween season again, and every time the air turns crisp and the leaves start crunching underfoot, my mind drifts back to the toys that defined the season…and the ones …
Retro Ramblings
It’s Called Nintendo
For people who are my age, Nintendo was probably a pretty big part of their childhood. I’m sure we had all spent our fair share of time in arcades pumping …
Retro Ramblings
When Pizza Hut Was An Experience
There was a time, not so long ago in the grand scheme of things, when going to Pizza Hut wasn’t just about grabbing a bite to eat. It was an …
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 it’s raining. It’s not a hard rain, but it’s not …
Special Feature
Summer Nostalgia Image Dump
As I stroll through the internet every day, I’m constantly coming across images that remind me of things, and I download a lot of those images to revisit later on. …
Special Feature
Kevin Sullivan, RIP
“Lightning does not strike twice in this universe.”– Kevin Sullivan While taking a break at work yesterday morning, I was thumbing through X and started seeing a headline crawl across …
Retro Ramblings
Wendy’s SuperBar
Of all the things Wendy’s tried through the years, the Superbar was the idea that I liked the most, and is very possibly the fast food item/gimmick that I miss …
Retro Ramblings
Toys I Never Had: G.I. Joe U.S.S. Flagg Aircraft Carrier
I’ll be the first to admit that when it came to toys, I had what would be considered an awesome childhood. We weren’t rich by any means, but I usually …