Christmas Eves Past

Grandpa, Grandma, and baby Keith *This is a reworking of a blog I originally wrote in 2018 For as long as I can remember, Christmas Eve was always spent with Grandma and Grandpa P. when we were kids. I don't necessarily know that there was any particular reason for this, I only know that from … Continue reading Christmas Eves Past →

Share Your Nostalgia

After seven days of great toys, I suppose it is my turn to wrap things up in my Toy of Your Life topic. Before I begin, I want to extend my gratitude to those seven writers who said, "Yeah, Keith. I'll write up something for your silly feature." Nancy, Colin, Christian, Randy, Max, Dave, and … Continue reading Share Your Nostalgia →

Throwback Thursday – Favorite Things

Today, Maggie from "From Cave Walls" is hosting Throwback Thursday. You can read her blog here: https://fromcavewalls.wordpress.com/2022/09/01/throwback-thursday-54-raindrops-on-roses/ She wants to know about our favorite things while adolescents. She says: Pick any period of your adolescence and think back to all your favorite things. Feel free to elaborate as much as you want. This week’s prompt is: Favorite … Continue reading Throwback Thursday – Favorite Things →

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 →

“Finding a good way to spend it…”

My Facebook feed has been full of pictures of the "last day of school." Many of those photos are of high school seniors who are celebrating their FINAL "last" day of school, while others are of students in kindergarten through 11th grade who are just excited for summer break! The theme song to the cartoon … Continue reading “Finding a good way to spend it…” →

Oh Christmas Tree …

Happy December to you! Maybe it is because Thanksgiving was so late this year, but it is hard to believe that we are less than a month from Christmas! The reality of that sunk in this weekend as I did a couple shifts at Cars 108 and we are playing all Christmas music. One song … Continue reading Oh Christmas Tree … →

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 →

Guest Blogger: My Baby Brother

Introduction: A week or so ago, I posted a blog stating that I was toying with the idea of inviting someone to be a guest blogger. Without hesitation, my younger brother Christopher said he would love to write one. Let me say that he is WAY more qualified to write than I am. He has … Continue reading Guest Blogger: My Baby Brother →

Summer Memory – The Good Humor Man

As I was walking to my car to leave for work today, an ice cream truck was driving down my street. I found it odd that it was not playing music. Usually, you can hear the sounds of "Little Brown Jug", "Turkey in the Straw", "Pop! Goes the Weasel", or "The Entertainer" (among others) when … Continue reading Summer Memory – The Good Humor Man →

Child’s Play

I follow a lot of nostalgia pages on Facebook. On one of the "Kids of the 1970's" pages, they posted a picture of a toy that took me back to when I was 6! I can still remember the Christmas morning I received it. "Santa" had taken it out of the box and it was … Continue reading Child’s Play →