I’ve had a total blast creating illustrations of my favorite Avon fragrance glace’ pins, which were popular in the 1970s. I had the red cat and the blue kite. Which ones did you have? In the experimental world of 1970s marketing, few products captured the imagination...
The 80s American Girl Doll is Historical Character Courtney Moore Brings Iconic Decade to Life for Millions of Fans and Their Parents From the official news release from Mattel American Girl, the beloved brand known for helping girls grow up with confidence and...
I have been hanging on to this photo of a little girl in a Ronald McDonald dress since 2014! She has to be one of the only kids in the history of the McUniverse to be photographed in this giddup on school picture day. Isn't she totally adorable? Her name is Lisa. She...
The Generation X memes and articles during this dreadful pandemic are priceless, especially the video of the family pantomiming Journey's Separate Ways. I love it so much! I hope it puts a big smile on your face. There have been several articles written about the...
I'm gonna live my life Like every day's the last Without a simple goodbye It all goes by so fast... The Williams Brothers, 1991 Twice during my childhood, I released balloons with messages. My classmates and I wrote messages on small pieces of paper and tied them to...
As if the 1970s weren't dangerous enough for kids, Magic Mountain let children pet and sit atop a heavily sedated lion inside their "Enchanted Cottage" attraction. Named Major, the lion once starred with Johnny Weissmuller in Tarzan. Magic Mountain opened in Valencia,...
My little corner of the Internet scored a mention on the popular job site Monster.com. Many thanks to the journalist! Here's my post on the Facebook page about it. Here is the excerpt that includes a link to a post I wrote about latchkey kids. Can’t Gen X Pick Up the...
Today, scary Easter bunny photos from Gen X Easters past are comedy gold. Bunnies with off-kilter, serial killer eyes, matted fur, and mouths frozen in maniacal grins created a golden era of child-endangering photo ops. Bahaha. Some of the bunnies wore tuxedos for...
My latest flea market find is a 1930s Premier Premalite / Bakelite manicure set in orange juice. The swirl of colors in the early plastic is why it's identified in color as it is. Premalite came after Bakelite, a type of molded plastic that was used to make kitchen...
A 1975 parade winds through the long avenues of Newburgh, New York. The town is located about 60 miles north of New York City. During the 20th Century it was a popular site for regional firemen's parades.
Happy Fourth of July, America. We had a nice day swimming at my mom's place. We enjoyed blue Jell-O with whip cream and strawberries. My mom made her awesome pineapple upside down cake, which totally made up for the fact I boiled the hot dogs. I showed those buns...
This Thursday, June 15, is the 30th anniversary of the GIF. What do you think, Gen-Xers? Are GIFS here to stay? More importantly, where were you when you first saw the dancing baby and who sent it to you? For those of you who don't know, GIF stands for Graphics...