1980s

80s Sunglasses and Recursion

Imagine a thousand pairs of sunglasses, all lined up on a giant tarp.

Sep 8 •

I Go To Extremes

Too high or too low, there ain’t no in between.

Aug 25 •

The One With the A

My family moved to Candlewood right as I was about to start second grade, and I made a few friends pretty quickly.

Aug 23 •

Even though the first ten years of my life were full of the usual rambunctious little boy stuff and I was a hyperactive wild child, I also knew about…

Aug 18 •

Australia has contributed a fair bit of language to American vernacular.

Aug 12 •

The ABCs of Music

I'm gonna teach you how to sing it out.

Aug 3 •

3 Nerds and a Goat

I’m on my way back from visiting my folks in South Carolina, and I’m at a rest stop on the border.

Aug 2 •

If you grew up as a latchkey kid during the 80s, you almost certainly watched Who’s the Boss reruns on TV.

Jul 29 •

Trolling to Tradition

Earlier in the week, I told you about how me wearing sunglasses started out as a joke.

Jul 25 •

I'm walking around today.

Jul 21 •

Four Touchdowns in a Single Game

We’re at Polk High School on a typical Thursday night in November of 1966.

Jul 3 •

French Fancificaton

One of my happiest (and weirdest) memories from all of middle school comes from Mrs.

Jun 11 •

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