As I search items from the past I'll come across an item that I once owned and completely forgot about. Today's entry features one of those items - a board game - but before I get to that one, let me highlight another favorite of mine that you just don't see anymore - TORPEDO RUN ( Read more... )

For those of you who lived in the 1980s, you should not only be able to tell me whose tag line that was, but how to finish it ( Read more... )

While many toys are made to be used indoors, there are plenty that were made to be used outdoors. I’m sure quite a number of you remember lawn darts, original Nerf footballs, Super Soakers, P-P-Power Wheels, Pogo Balls, Slip-n-Slides, Inchworms, Big Wheels and Hit Sticks (although that last one was probably played more indoors than out...) - but do ( Read more... )

Searching through Pinterest and Google Images for toys of the 80’s really got me thinking about a number of toys I had as a kid, bringing me to today’s mystery: "What were the 'men' and 'vehicles' I used to play with in and out of the bath ( Read more... )

As a child, when it came to toys, I never wanted for much, but nor was I ever left wanting. My parents didn’t have much money when I was growing up, but they made sure I had. And one thing I treasured growing up was an electronic H0-scale Lionel Train set. It wasn't fancy - a few cars and a few pieces of track - but it was plenty and through the ( Read more... )

As I’ve said, searching Pinterest and Google Images can be fun because there’s no telling what you might run across - things you may not have seen in years ( Read more... )

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For those of you who follow me on Tumblr, Pinterest or Facebook, you know I've been on a flashback kick these last couple of weeks: scanning old pictures, organizing old negatives, thumbing through old papers, and browsing for images of old toys from my childhood ( Read more... )

In searching through some files recently to help answer a lingering question regarding a school trip my class took to Universal back in the day (and when), I unearthed some old papers that appeared to be some kind of dated journal. And upon further examination determined them to be from the 10th grade class journal our English teacher wished us to ( Read more... )

Like Sheldon, Leonard, Howard and Raj - our four geek-and-nerdy pals on The Big Bang Theory - do on Friday nights, we too had a Classic Gaming Night tonight in our household ( Read more... )