Category: Back in My Day

Easy Street tin sign
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My own room, but what do I call it?

We finally got a house with an extra room that I have claimed for my computer, books, etc. but I am at a loss when…

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Comic postcard family at the beach
Posted in Back in My Day The postcards

Beach Adventures

We haven’t been to the beach yet this summer, my mother psyched me out too much when I was a kid, she was so concerned…

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Posted in Back in My Day Flotsam Grey Gardens West

What is this thing?

My father passed away last year, he had a lot of neat old tools. A master craftsman, he was also a problem solver. My question…

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Sleeping lady with musical nose
Posted in Back in My Day Friends and Kin

That whistling sound…

I had a bit of a hard time sleeping last night… Had the radio on classical music to try to soothe the mental torment, but…

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I love the smell of machinery in the morning

I always had to have a reel-to-reel tape recorder to monkey with, when I was a kid. These became a little scarce with the advent…

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Car Pandora app plays Convoy by... Mannheim Steamroller?
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We got a mighty convoy… With orchestration

When I worked at Radio Shack many, many years ago, the manager would insist on playing Manheim Steamroller holiday music, he thought it was a…

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