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Share Your Nostalgia

This week I've been featuring guest bloggers in the series, "Share Your Nostalgia." The idea was one that was proposed to me be some of my blogger friends. Many of them contributed to this series. The topic for this feature is "The Toy of Your Life." Was there one toy that you considered the "best?" … Continue reading Share Your Nostalgia →

nostalgicitalian Uncategorized 12 Comments October 25, 2024October 23, 2024 6 Minutes

Share Your Nostalgia

We continue with my trial run of Share Your Nostalgia, an idea suggested to me by some fellow bloggers. The topic for this feature is "The Toy of Your Life." Was there one toy that you considered the "best?" When you think of yourself as a child, what is the toy that immediately pops into … Continue reading Share Your Nostalgia →

nostalgicitalian Uncategorized 21 Comments October 22, 2024October 17, 2024 4 Minutes

Time To Play

I know very few adults who wake up and jump out of bed with a ton of energy. Personally, I get up and need a cup of coffee in order to get the day going. My daughter, however, always seems to be up and ready for the day as soon as she gets out of … Continue reading Time To Play →

nostalgicitalian Uncategorized 4 Comments September 10, 2022 2 Minutes

As a Kid, I Was An Idiot

As a child, I wish I had thought more like Dwight Schrute (see above quote). In swapping childhood stories at work, it became very clear to me that as a child I was an idiot. Here are just a couple examples. They'd be worth money today In 1977-1978, my grandparents bought me and my brother … Continue reading As a Kid, I Was An Idiot →

nostalgicitalian Uncategorized 6 Comments June 15, 2022June 15, 2022 3 Minutes

Remember Fast 111’s?

It's amazing how two people can remember different things about the same event. My brother and I chatted on the phone tonight. Today marks the 39th anniversary of the passing of our grandfather. In talking about this, my brother and I both (1) remembered that we had been at my grandma's house the night before … Continue reading Remember Fast 111’s? →

nostalgicitalian Uncategorized 2 Comments September 25, 2020 1 Minute

My Oldest Friend

There is no excuse for taking this long to devote an entire blog to my oldest friend. It's not like I haven't mentioned him before in blogs, because I have, I just haven't written one completely about him. Since today is his birthday, I thought it was time to put him in the spotlight. I … Continue reading My Oldest Friend →

nostalgicitalian Uncategorized Leave a comment September 7, 2019September 7, 2019 11 Minutes

Father’s Day Reflections -2019

As Father's Day approached, I found a few minutes to reflect.  In a world where you hear constantly about "deadbeat dads", I am lucky enough to have a dad who played a HUGE part in my life in SO many ways.  I have blogged about his musical influences on me (Which you can read here: … Continue reading Father’s Day Reflections -2019 →

nostalgicitalian Uncategorized Leave a comment June 16, 2019 10 Minutes

All Blog Posts

  • Movie Music Monday – The Flintstones
  • Tune Tuesday – Boogaloo Down Broadway
  • Happy Birthday to the Red-Headed Stranger
  • It’s the Simple Things
  • Friday Photo Flashback
  • Book Recommendation – Kill Your Darlings
  • Turntable Talk #48 – Don’t Axe Me!
  • Movie Music Monday – Star Wars
  • Tune Tuesday – Tuff
  • “Oh, the humanity …”
  • Book Recommendation – The Sideways Life of Denny Voss
  • What’s Been Up?
  • Friday Photo Flashback
  • How Cool is This?
  • Happy Mother’s Day 2026
  • Movie Music Monday – Zoolander
  • Tune Tuesday – You’re Gonna Miss Me When I’m Gone
  • Recapping Past Few Days
  • Book Recommendation – Twice
  • Friday Photo Flashback
  • Book Recommendation – Theo of Golden
  • Another Day, Another Year
  • Movie Music Monday – Shrek
  • Monday Birthday Bonus
  • Tune Tuesday – Some Gave All
  • Baseball and the “Carlson Boys” of Summer (Rerun)
  • I Guess This is Cool
  • Just “Bumpin’ Around”
  • A “Remarkably” Good Movie
  • Book Recommendation – On a Sea of Glass
  • 20 (Radio) Questions (From Long Ago)
  • Song Lyric Sunday
  • Movie Music Monday – Back to the Future Part III
  • Tune Tuesday – Eighteen Yellow Roses
  • A Memorable Memorial Day
  • Life’s Just a Bowl of Larrys
  • (Sort of a) Friday Photo Flashback
  • Book Recommendations – This Book Made Me Think of You
  • Put on a Smiley Face!
  • Song Lyric Sunday
  • Movie Music Monday – Moulin Rouge
  • Tune Tuesday – I Can’t Stop Loving You
  • Top Ten Tuesday
  • Life’s Little Moments
  • I Khan’t Get Enough
  • You Are My Moonshine, My Only Moonshine …
  • Changing Faces
  • Happy Birthday, Babe
  • Turntable Talk #49 – “It’s No Act”
  • Birthday Shut Out
  • Song Lyric Sunday
  • Movie Music Monday – Real Genius
  • Today’s Episode: “Squeeze the Day” or “Bellowing Laughter”
  • Tune Tuesday – Jackie Wilson
  • Mid-Week Lookback
  • Book Recommendation – How To Get Away With Murder
  • Friday Photo Flashback
  • Looking Back 38 Years (An Updated Summer Rerun)
  • Song Lyric Sunday
  • Movie Music Monday – The Incredibles 2
  • Tune Tuesday – Honky Tonk (Parts 1&2)
  • The Butt of Many Jokes
  • Lady Liberty Arrives
  • She’s Off To First!
  • Friday Photo(s) Flashback
  • Book Recommendation – Joe Nuthin’s Guide to Life
  • Song Lyric Sunday
  • Movie Music Monday – The Goonies
  • Tune Tuesday – Sweet Soul Music
  • The Butt of Many Jokes – Part II
  • Father’s Day 2026
  • Friday Photo Flashback
  • Studying The Word
  • Song Lyric Sunday
  • A Top 5 for Mel’s Centennial
  • Movie Music Monday – Dirty Dancing
  • Tune Tuesday – If This Is It
  • So Long, June. Welcome, July!
  • Crazy Weather We’re Having …
  • Friday Photo Flashback
  • Turntable Talk #50 – Yankee Doodle. That’s a Dandy … Song!
  • Book Recommendation – The Book of Lost Hours
  • Happy Semiquincentennial, America!
  • Three Reasons to Celebrate America’s 250th Anniversary
  • Song Lyric Sunday
  • Our Fourth Was Missing Our “Fourth”
  • Movie Music Monday – Forrest Gump
  • Tune Tuesday – The Stripper
  • Life’s a Beach!
  • Happy Birthday, Emily West!
  • Friday Photo Flashback
  • I’m Making a List … of Lists
  • Great American Songbook Saturday
  • Does “Number One” Really Mean Anything?
  • Song Lyric Sunday
  • Book Recommendation – The Book of Doors
  • Movie Music Monday – Hound-Dog Man
  • Tune Tuesday – Rock ‘N Me
  • Weekend Highlights
  • Maybe Adults Need More of This
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