Showing My Age: 80’s Style- Vol. 4

Give me a nostalgic twitch and a spare hour (or two), and I will come up with an 80’s post. 
This Stawberry Shortcake in Big Apple City board game was based on a TV Special of the same name.  I’m guessing that it was my first dabble into the world of cross-marketing to children.  I don’t [...]

From The Baby-Sitters Club to Sweet Valley High: My Favorite Young Adult Books

The transition from pre-chick to mid-chick lit was relatively painless thanks to great books like these (shown with the covers as they were when I read them):

 
Sweet Valley High books were to my young adulthood what Trixie Belden books had been to my childhood– absolute reading bliss.  I followed the series obsessively faithfully until I had [...]

From Trixie to Taffy: My Favorite Childhood Books

I have been an avid reader ever since the 2nd grade when my teacher, Mrs. Morgan, dazzled and impressed me (and every other kid in class) with her animated readings of Charlotte’s Web, Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH, and the Mrs. Piggle Wiggle series.  Like many, I devoured standards such as The Wonderful World of Oz, The Secret [...]

Showing My Age: 80’s Style- Vol. 3

Just when I thought I was over striped jeans and Jiffy Pop popcorn, Taoist Biker had to publish a comprehensive series of 80’s music blogs.  That, coupled with finding an image of McDonald’s Garfield mugs I once owned, launched another nostalgia bender.

Was there any better way in 1981 to express your friendship than to place a bunch of [...]

Showing My Age: 80’s Style- Vol. 2

I couldn’t resist one more walk down memory lane.
Scratch n Sniff stickers will always hold a place near and dear to my heart.  I spent many a Friday night selecting “grab bags” of stickers from the It’s a Small World store on the mall.  Those stickers promptly found a new home in one of my [...]

Showing My Age: 80’s Style- Vol. 1

Veggie Macabre posted recently about cheesy intro songs for 80’s sitcoms (videos included).  As I watched an insane amount of television in my childhood, these videos were a fun walk down memory lane.  While on memory lane, I thought I would reflect on a few more things I enjoyed back in the 80’s. 
Choose Your Own Adventure books.  This [...]

From Bobbseys to Doublemints

My officemate and I have similar tastes in clothing.  We also share a favorite clothing store.  Consequently, we have several similar clothing pieces (differing only in color) and several identical pieces.  Through luck and periodic emails, we have avoided fashion crises…until this day.

So, I did a little bit of research into my photo archives and [...]

The Last Girl Picked

 Surely some people liked gym class in school.  I, unfortunately, was not one of them.  It all started back in elementary school.  I was scrawny and uncoordinated – characteristics that ensured my place as the last one picked in every team activity.  I can still vividly recall playing coed kickball in the 5th grade.  John [...]