Essay – Memories of Low Tech Popcorn

Back in the Day, Stovetop Popcorn Was the Only Option And not a microwave in sight… In this Parenting Then and Now Essay, we remember a simple pleasure that’s largely …

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Retro Memory #25 – The Transistor Radio

This item was everywhere before the age of streaming music  For many years in earlier times, the transistor radio was the only way to go if you wanted to take your music …

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What’s the Dewey Decimal System?

  “What the heck is the ‘Dewey Decimal System’ anyway?” she said. My daughter has been reading a book at school that she’s really enjoying. Of course as a parent, …

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Whatever Happened to Plastic Furniture Covers?

Plastic Furniture Covers and Memories of Youth   Whatever happened to plastic furniture covers? There are a few things that exist as faded memories of childhood. Plastic furniture covers are …

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