Toys – Page 2 – Retro Ramblings

Back in the late 1980s, when fast food promotions were practically a second currency for kids, Burger King rolled out [Continue Reading]

In my neck of the woods, the Christmas season always officially kicked off with the arrival of the yearly Sears [Continue Reading]

Christmas morning, 1984. I was six years old, still in footie pajamas, hair sticking up in every direction, eyes wide [Continue Reading]

I still remember the first time I laid eyes on He-Man. It wasn’t on TV. It wasn’t in a comic [Continue Reading]

In my elementary school years in the late-’80s, I wasn’t one of the “popular” kids. While I had friends, and [Continue Reading]

The photo above is of the classic LEGO set King’s Castle. It plays a pivotal role in this tale as [Continue Reading]

I don’t know why I’ve put off writing about this kid’s desk for so long, but I’m going to remedy [Continue Reading]

The image above has been circulating around online for years now. It’s probably been at least 10 years since I [Continue Reading]

It’s Halloween season again, and every time the air turns crisp and the leaves start crunching underfoot, my mind drifts [Continue Reading]

For people who are my age, Nintendo was probably a pretty big part of their childhood. I’m sure we had [Continue Reading]