Back in my younger days, you could find S&H Green Stamps and Top Value Stamps everywhere. But then, in the 80s or 90s, they just disappeared. I remember all the fun items you could buy with the books of stamps that you collected. As a kid, it was like a treasure hunt…
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Like most kids, I loved watching cartoons on TV. Saturday morning, after school, it didn’t matter; I spent a lot of time in front of the tube. One of my favorites back then was Underdog and all of his friends. I hadn’t thought about those cartoons in a long time, so I decided to stream…
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We’re still digging out from the snow we got the last couple of days. It’s the most snow that Nashville has seen in six years. And, of course, that makes me think of my younger days when I used to play in the snow. But of course, like most kids, my mother always made me…
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When you spend time with your family during the holidays, you never know what topics you’ll talk about. Sure, we try to stay away from politics, but we often find other things to discuss. Over the weekend, our conversation turned to a unique topic; school lunch pizza…
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If you’re like many people, you’re probably sick of hearing so much Christmas music. Now, in a couple of days, most of that music will go away for another ten or eleven months. But as we all know, many of these songs that we hear every year have become timeless. And as I have found,…
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As a kid growing up, the one thing I dreaded was reruns. I know I’m not the only one. Youngsters today will never understand the pain of so few choices. Television has changed in so many ways throughout my life. And while we don’t see as many repeats today, this has caused a new issue…
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It’s been a long time since I got married. I was 23 the first time and 36 the second. And while I recollect the ceremonies and the receptions, I don’t remember much else. I was at the City Clerk’s office yesterday and ran into a couple who was getting married. And they reminded me just…
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The other night I saw something on TV that took me back to my younger days. They were celebrating a child’s birthday and had two sparklers stuck in the cake. That was a sight I remember from special occasions back in the day but haven’t seen in years. Are sparklers still popular, or have they…
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Back in my younger days, we used to cruise around with nowhere in particular to go. And sometimes, I try to recreate those experiences of my youth. But the temperature has to be just right. First, I roll all my car windows down. Then I crank up the heat and crank up the tunes. And…
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Back when I was growing up, my bicycle was everything to me. It took me everywhere. But looking at our world today, I don’t think kids care as much about bicycles as we did back in the day. Sure, the little ones seem to own one, but I don’t see many pre-teens owning one. Maybe…
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