Essay
The Last Day of School
Nothing matched the magic of that final school bell, when backpacks were forgotten, laughter filled the air, and summer stretched endlessly ahead. [Continue Reading]
Summer
News
Panama City or Bust
It was June of 1996, and I was eighteen. I was at the age where the open road felt like [Continue Reading]
Retro Ramblings
Giving Up My Independence
Independence Day has always been a favorite holiday of mine. Going back to childhood, it always seemed to be a [Continue Reading]
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]
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]
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 [Continue Reading]
Retro Ramblings
What If Sting Slammed Yokuzuna in 1993 Instead of Lex Luger?
I was always a fan of the Marvel Comics series What If?, where they would take classic stories, give them [Continue Reading]
Front Porch Philosophy
Watermelons Aren’t As Good As they Used to Be
After a long, hot week at work, my body decided it was time for fresh fruit. Not a polite suggestion [Continue Reading]
Retro Ramblings
The Summer of Thunder at Hardee’s
Days of Thunder hit theaters in 1990, and I was all in on it. All in except for actually going [Continue Reading]
Front Porch Philosophy
Cookin’ Cheap
From the late ’80s through the early ’90s, one of my daily rituals in the summertime was to go inside [Continue Reading]