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The Monumental Grief of Lucky Lake

Through a dry and thirsty land, water from the Kenyon heights Pours itself out of Lake Sangra’s broken heart There in the Sahara winds Jesus heard the whole world cry For the healing that would flow from His own scars… Rich Mullins, My Deliverer, 1998 In the early 1950s, the last...

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Punch Crunch

All these years and I never knew about Punch Crunch Cereal, a Cap’n Crunch brand by Quaker. How did I miss this? So, I’m scrounging around Flickr for some images of vintage grocery store displays and I come across this cute beast standing next to Horatio Magellan, a.k.a. Cap’n...

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Flashback Friday: Griffith Observatory, 1970

This is me at Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles, 1970. That’s my brother Billy in the right-hand frame. I always wished his whole self was in the picture. I was born in L.A. and lived there until I was almost seven. Every time I return, there is a strange familiarity that brings me an odd...

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Retro Webbed Lawn Chairs from the 70s

I found this great series of photos of a baby named Jennifer. They were taken in 1974. They feature a bunch of great 70s styles including those lightweight aluminum webbed lawn chairs. These pictures are nearly 40 years old. I loved those old webbed lawn chairs very much, even if they blew away...

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Jennifer Playing with Donny and Marie Dolls

I received this set of Donny and Marie dolls for my 11th birthday. I bet a bunch of Generation X girls received these dolls as Christmas and birthday presents in 1978. I was happy to have them, as all my dolls had blond hair, but I never really liked the real-life characters that much. The Donny...

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The Bionic Woman Doll

Bionic Woman Doll | SherBarbie By the time I reached the 2nd grade, I understood that for every male superhero archetype that existed the entertainment industry felt obligated to create a female counterpart. For Superman there was Wonder Woman. For Batman there was a Batgirl. For Shazam there was...

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The House Without A Christmas Tree

I cannot hear the song O Christmas Tree without thinking about a TV Christmas movie my mom and I saw in the 1970s. It was called The House Without A Christmas Tree and although I forgot the storyline, the actors and the name, the overall mood of the film has stayed with me for 35 years. Starring...

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