The Beatles in Portland
Ask anyone what the names John, Paul, George and Ringo mean, and you may get a 1) a blank stare, 2) a blank stare followed by a smile, or 3) a loud scream and yell. In case you didn’t know, those are...
View ArticleDreams of Space
Travel to outer space has long been a dream of mankind’s. Before there were planes and trains and rocket ships, the desire to go “out there” has been on the minds of both young and old. This desire was...
View ArticleJean Shepherd Archives
Man, what a sheltered life I’ve led. A couple of weeks ago, a visitor at my I Remember JFK nostalgia site suggested that I write a column about Jean Shepherd. I went “Who?” Well, I am now a...
View ArticleJames Best
Perhaps you’ve heard of James Best. Perhaps you haven’t. But I’m betting you’ve seen him, especially if you watch Nick at Night. James Best was (he’s still around, just retired) was a character actor....
View ArticlePC Magazine
Ah, the auld days. I remember sitting in an excited frenzy back in 1993 with my shiny new PC, knowing that I was a member of an elite group known as a home PC user. Part of the mystique was a...
View ArticleFirefox Facts
OK, just the facts, ma’am. The facts are these: Firefox rocks. It has also taken back a big chunk of the web browsing that Internet Explorer stole away beginning in 1995. Prior to that, we either used...
View Article100 Acorns
Today’s FamilyFirst pick is a site to keep an eye on. First of all, let me tell you how I found it. I had a tremendous spike of traffic yesterday at my Boomer nostalgia blog, I Remember JFK, for this...
View ArticleWikipedia: Mozilla Firefox
Today’s FamilyFirst pick will combine two of my favorite things: Wikipedia, and Firefox. Wikipedia, YOUR encyclopedia, is the source for much of the research that I use for my Boomer nostalgia blog. If...
View ArticleTake Me Back to the Sixties
As you probably know, I’m all about nostalgia. My I remember JFK site has been a labor of love for two years now, and the site’s basic premise is nostalgia, specifically of the Baby Boomer flavor....
View ArticleSayonara for Now
Well, friends, my on-again-off-again relationship with FamilyFirst that has lasted ten years is, I’m sorry to say, off again. The company which owns this blog has decided to go a different direction,...
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