The first thing my brother and I did every year when we got up on Christmas morning was head right for our stockings. The rule was that we could play with (or eat) anything we CONTINUE READING…
I was going to start working on my Halloween articles a couple weeks ago, but then the Steve Burns check-in video happened. Seeing Steve from Blues Clues reminded me of my first job: Babysitting. There CONTINUE READING…
One of my favorite youth group events at our church was the annual family sock hop. The sock hop was in our recreational building, which we affectionately referred to as “The Tin Tent”. It had CONTINUE READING…
Music videos have been a part of my life since I was a very young child. The first time I ever saw MTV was at my grandparents’ house in Chicago. I don’t remember watching cable CONTINUE READING…
At some point in the late 1980’s to early 1990’s, pop culture went wild for all that was Western. The Escape Club had a hit singing about the “Wild Wild West”. Boys Don’t Cry had CONTINUE READING…
While I was watching one of my favorite 1990’s movies recently, (Office Space) I took particular delight in Jennifer Aniston’s scenes who plays a waitress at a Bennigan’s/TGIFriday’s. There’s a running gag throughout the movie CONTINUE READING…
White Water is a seventy-acre amusement park in Marietta, Georgia. It opened in May of 1984 as White Water Atlanta and was owned by a company. In 1999, it was brought into the Six Flags CONTINUE READING…
Town Center Mall in Cobb County, GA faces foreclosure amid a 35-year history. While the future is cloudy, the mall remains open with anchor stores Macy’s, Belk, and JC Penney. This has been the home CONTINUE READING…
Many English teachers or instructors might have a sculpted bust of William Shakespeare, but I’ve always liked the feel of plush toys. I call the fellow seen above “Squishy Bill”. I particularly like his velvety CONTINUE READING…
As I write this, it’s officially springtime again in the Southeast. Trees are sprouting new leaves and flowers are blooming. The air is filled with pollen and there have been birds singing and squirrels running CONTINUE READING…
No matter what else is going on in our lives, we all still need to eat and the most fun things to eat are snack foods. Trends come and go as different flavors and flavor CONTINUE READING…
Listening to Chris on the latest Rental Return podcast episode reminded me of my own days working at my local Media Play. I was hired for the book department during a time where it CONTINUE READING…
Earlier this week, my mom came from my brother’s house with the Girl Scout cookies I ordered from my niece earlier this year. My younger niece enthusiastically informed my mother that the cookies they were CONTINUE READING…
When I was growing up, my mom watched the soap operas on NBC. By the time I was in middle school, I started watching her shows too. Even though she was usually home, once we CONTINUE READING…
I’ve played with Barbie off and on since I received my first dolls for my fourth birthday. (They were Malibu Barbie and Skipper and Roller Skating Ken) This article isn’t about the dolls. It’s about CONTINUE READING…
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