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My Favorite Thing About Tetris

My Favorite Thing About Tetris

Mickey Yarberby Mickey YarberApril 28, 2025April 28, 20250

Mickey reflects on Tetris for the NES and tells why it’s such a special game for him.

GLOW in the Dark – How a Late Night Ladies’ Wrestling Show Taught Me Girl Power

GLOW in the Dark – How a Late Night Ladies’ Wrestling Show Taught Me Girl Power

Staceyby StaceyApril 26, 2023April 20, 20251

    I am a certified child of the ’80s. I’m in that sweet spot just between Gen X and Millennial, so I mainly observed …

Dancing at the End of Summer Sock Hop

Dancing at the End of Summer Sock Hop

Karen Fliegerby Karen FliegerAugust 26, 2021April 27, 20250

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 …

My Favorite ’90s Music Videos

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Karen Fliegerby Karen FliegerAugust 2, 2021April 27, 20250

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 …

White Water Atlanta Memories

White Water Atlanta Memories

Karen Fliegerby Karen FliegerJune 1, 2021April 27, 20250

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 …

Memories of Town Center Mall

Memories of Town Center Mall

Karen Fliegerby Karen FliegerMay 21, 2021April 27, 20254

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 …

Being a Girl Scout in the ’80s

Being a Girl Scout in the ’80s

Karen Fliegerby Karen FliegerFebruary 15, 2021April 27, 20251

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 …

Mail Order Memories

Mail Order Memories

Karen Fliegerby Karen FliegerDecember 15, 2020April 27, 20250

One of my favorite scenes in A Christmas Story is when Ralphie finally receives his mail order “Little Orphan Annie” decoder pin. Later that night, …

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