The evolution of the car radio is an interesting one. While they were introduced in the 1920s, they really became a standard feature in the 1960s. In the ‘50s, Chrysler introduced record players in their cars. In 1965, Ford offered 8-track players, allowing people to play the music they wanted when they wanted, without commercials […]
Because my parents were traditionally hard to buy for, my sister and I would routinely chip in together to buy them Christmas or birthday presents. Because my sister is completely awesome, she typically came up with the idea for the gift, bought it and then let me know how much I owed her. I would […]
Last month I turned 50, and more and more I’m starting to feel my age. For example, a few weeks ago I worked the concession stand before my son’s volleyball game. A high school girl came up to the counter and declared that she was starving, but didn’t have any money. I quickly explained capitalism […]
In our kitchen cupboard, we have a plastic crate containing about 134 charging cords for various electronic devices, such as phones, tablets, speakers, digital cameras, watches and video games. The vast majority of the cords are for devices that we no longer have, but I’m terrified of throwing them away in case we ever need […]
Because it was a ‘Long Hot Summer,’ my wife and daughter didn’t like to eat too heavy of meals. Accordingly, they whipped up several fancy salads to nosh on. Many of those salads were adorned with Newman’s Own dressing. Legendary actor Paul Newman started making his famous salad dressing way back in 1982, when he […]
One of the darkest chapters of American history was the Salem witch trials. Between February of 1692 and May of 1693, more than 200 people in colonial Massachusetts were accused of witchcraft, 78% of which were women. Of these, 30 were found guilty, 19 of whom were executed by hanging. If a woman was promiscuous, […]
As a nerd, I am a huge fan of ‘Star Trek: The Motion Picture.’ After the TV series got canceled in 1969, it was awesome to see the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise return to the big screen a decade later. Capitalizing on the popularity of science fiction movies like ‘Close Encounters of the Third […]
When I was little, ‘The Wizard of Oz’ would air once a year on TV, usually on a Saturday night. My buddy, Pearl, and I would alternate sleeping over at one another’s homes to watch. We would stay up too late, eat lots of sugar, get freaked out by the flying monkeys, and get very […]
While channel surfing the other night, I came across ‘Stand By Me,’ the classic ‘80s coming-of-age movie directed by Rob Reiner and based on the novel by Stephen King. The flick is set in 1959 in rural Oregon, and is about four 12-year-old buddies who go looking for a local boy who has been missing […]
My daughter is away at her first year of college, and I miss her terribly. That’s why when she comes home for the weekend, I get as much out of every moment with her as possible. She came last weekend, which was awesome. We went out for sushi, went for a walk, and watched about […]