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The Totality of Frugality
My parents did a good job of making sure I had everything I needed growing up.
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Retronyms
Let’s watch Star Trek!
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Latchkey Kids
One thing Gen X kids had was independence.
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Hyperactive
Were you a hyperactive kid?
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Kill Hill
Our neighborhood was very agreeable to kids on bikes and skateboards, broadly speaking.
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Available
When you make a decision, what goes into the process?
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Swallow Your Spit
Baseball was really common in the southern US, and a bunch of us kids would play ball in the street where I grew up.
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Yo Joe!
Did you grow up during the 1980s? If not, I hope the following gives you a bit of a glimpse into what it was like to grow up then.
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Movie Food
When I first moved to Richmond, it was squarely during the mid 90s.
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84 Ford Escort
Check out this beauty:
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Ferris Bueller's Mission Creep
Ferris Bueller just wants to skip school and have a little fun.
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Antidisestablishmentarianism
One of the things I enjoyed the most as a young kid was to show people how smart I was.
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