good ole days

Funny Pages (MM #3119)

Growing up I used to look forward to Sundays. Sunday was the day when we got the funny pages in color. Technology has obviously changed our Sunday morning routine. Like many people I haven’t looked at a Sunday paper in years…

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Car Shows (MM #3111)

I know that there are people who still collect classic cars as a hobby. But are weekend car shows still something that those collectors do? We used to go to small car shows at the local shopping back in my younger days, but I haven’t seen anything like that in years…

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Pay Toilets (MM #3076)

Are pay toilets still a thing? I saw one on and old TV show the other and realized I hadn’t seen one in a long time. Are they even legal?

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Simpler Times (MM #2976)

Lately I’ve heard a lot of people say that they yearn for simpler times. Sure, life seems very complicated now, but were times really that simple all those years ago?

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Checking The Mail (MM #2823)

When I was younger I used to love checking the mail especially at Christmastime. Sure, there might be a present in the mail, but really Christmas cards made it fun. But boy have times changed…

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Working Around The House (MM #2762)

Last weekend, my wife and I were working around the house. We had to do some yard work and a couple of minor repairs. And it hit me; we need a ton of tools to maintain our home. Many more than my parents did back in the day…

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Pick Up The Phone (MM #2744)

Does anyone pick up the phone anymore? In the good ole days, we’d race to the phone to answer. But now, if you’re not in my contacts list I’ll probably let it go to voicemail…

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Maps (MM #2722)

Sometimes we take technology for granted and forget the way things used to be. Over the weekend I remembered just how much I hated road maps when I couldn’t locate something with my GPS. So much for the good ole days…

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Old-Time Experience (MM #2677)

I just read where someone is opening a retro themed restaurant here in Nashville. We don’t have many retro themed restaurants anymore. When I was growing up, lots of restaurants gave you an old-time experience…

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MOR (MM #2673)

If you’re a certain age all you have to see are the letters MOR and you know what we’re talking about. We’re talking about the pop music that our parents liked back in the 60’s and 70’s. No self respecting kid would ever admit to liking MOR. But, as we get older things change…

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