Today I was trying to help my 10 year old find a good movie to watch on TV and we came across “Gremlins”. I instinctively told him that this movie was too scary for him and we went on and picked “Inside out” instead. And as we watched it I suddenly realized that I was

Remember when we used to connect to the internet? I mean, sure, today we log into the internet countless times a day, but we never “connect” to the internet anymore. I remember sitting in front of my computer screen and saying, “Let's log on to the internet to see what's new." Then it was an entire ordeal of unplugging the landline phone and connecting it to the modem, double-clicking the “Internet” icon, putting in your username and password, and then sitting and waiting as your computer liter…

This is a story from my childhood that is so classic 1980s it could have easily been a scene from a Rob Reiner movie. One day my friends and I were riding our bikes around our neighborhood (as one does during that decade). Since we lived in a fairly rural area, we came across two fields and decided to investigate a little closer. These were both pepper fields, one had all red peppers and one had all green. We really wanted to eat some but we didn't know what kind of peppers they were. I confide…

OK, I’ve got to admit, some of these pictures really got me . It's so strange to think about how much time I spent as a kid playing or interacting with so many things in this listicle, yet I had completely forgotten about them. That frozen orange concentrate my mom used to pull out of the freezer on hot summer days and then add some cold water from the fridge (along with a ton of ice cubes) - that juice used to make me so happy so many times. How could I forget about it? And what about that toy…

We totally forgot some of these shows even existed

I wasn't a very healthy kid. During the 90s , I spent many days in my bed, recovering from a wide variety of illnesses (some real, some made up). One of my favorite things to do during my recovery time was to watch the Hallmark Miniseries. These miniseries were a lifeline, whisking me away from my bedroom to far-off lands and incredible adventures. I would either watch them on TV or pop in a DVD and get lost in the epic tales of "Gulliver's Travels," "The Odyssey," and "Merlin." Each series bro…

let's bring these back

Today I saw an old public service announcement from the 80s , telling parents that from now on they would have to strap in their babies and small kids when going for a ride in their car. This implies that when my parents took me from the hospital back in the late 70s, they just threw little baby me in the back seat and hoped for the best. I also distinctly remember riding my bike around town with no helmet, no knee pads, no nothing. One day, my brother and I rode our bikes down a steep hill, an…

Sit down, children, and let me regale you with a tale of a long-lost time called the 1990s . Oh, what a rad, out-of-this-world, wicked cool time that was! Picture this: everyone was rocking flannel shirts and baggy jeans, we all had Walkmans blasting grunge and boy bands, and Saturday mornings were sacred, reserved for the best cartoons ever. We didn't have smartphones; instead, we had Tamagotchis and Game Boys , and we lived for Blockbuster nights. Our biggest worry? Whether we'd ever beat tha…

Everyone thinks that their family is the most awkward , and everyone has the photos to prove it—which leads me to just one conclusion: Everyone's family is equally awkward and takes equally awkward photos. Let me get philosophical for a moment and ask, “What is a family?” and then quickly answer—just a collection of people who would never in a million years think about spending all their time together but somehow are required to. What's really funny is that the bigger the family, the more awkwa…

I love being Gen-X . It means I am old enough to remember a time when we didn't have the internet, the TV only had 3 channels, there were no cell phones and it was considered okay to just walk around your town looking for stuff to do. It makes me appreciate all the comforts of life we have today while also making me less anxious about life in general. people are so afraid of everything today but I still remember drinking from the garden hose and going to my friend's house without any actual way…

I freaking LOVE Doom! I love everything about it. From the weapons to the enemies, the speed of movement, the level design, the creature design, the music, the gore, the adrenaline-pumping non-stop action—I love it! I loved the first game, I loved Doom 2, Doom 64, and Doom 3—sure, it was a strange change of pace, moving from pure action to pure horror, but it was still awesome. Doom 2016 was SO GOOD! Then Doom Eternal took everything to the next level. And now, Doom: The Dark Ages looks very pr…

We know that sometimes you feel really old while talking about your childhood during the 1990s ; you feel like the younger generations are looking at you in the same way that you looked at older people talking about the 1940s when you were a child. But there's one huge difference - your childhood was awesome! You see, back in the early 20th century life kinda sucked; everyone was poor, there was no entertainment and you had to boil your food before you ate it. However, the late 20th century was…

I miss the '80s! And it's not just because I was a carefree child , riding my bike around the neighborhood with my friends, looking for treasure (we might have been a bit influenced by "The Goonies"). Sure, being a child was a lot more fun than being an adult, but it's not just that. Take, for example, the year 1984, exactly 40 years ago ; Do you realize how many awesome movies came out in that year alone?! We're talking Ghostbusters, Gremlins, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, The Karate K…

It's amazing to see how far we have come in 34 years when it comes to technology. Think about it: the printing press was invented in 1440 and it stayed pretty much the same until 1993 when the first digital printer was invented. That's 553 years of technology standing in place. Now, browse through this 1990 RadioShack catalog and realize that pretty much everything you see in it now fits inside your pocket! (Well, maybe not the printer.) Seriously—recording video and taking pictures, listening…

I miss the '80s! And it's not just because I was a carefree child , riding my bike around the neighborhood with my friends, looking for treasure (we might have been a bit influenced by “The Goonies”). Sure, being a child was a lot more fun than being an adult, but it's not just that. Take, for example, the year 1984, exactly 40 years ago ; Do you realize how many awesome movies came out in that year alone?! We're talking Ghostbusters, Gremlins, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, The Karate K…