Retro Ramblings
Merry Christmas 2024
We’ve all (me writing this and you reading it) been lucky enough to see another Christmas morning. Christmas Day may very well be my favorite day of the year. Some …
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Retro Ramblings
16-Bit Christmas
The image above has been circulating around online for years now. It’s probably been at least 10 years since I first saw it. Back then, I was enamored with it, …
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My Essential Christmas Watch List
Every December as Christmas approaches, my primetime viewing calendar fills up with Christmas movies, shows, and specials. It’s one of my favorite parts of the season and is possibly one …
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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 …
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
Taco Bell Nostalgia
It’s been all over the news recently that Taco Bell is about to roll out a nostalgia menu for a limited time, where they will be bringing back menu favorites…one …
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 …
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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 …
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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 …