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Category Archives: 80s
Popcorn and Pinot
People love to talk about movies – the talent, the writing, the singing skills of what’s-her-name. They will tweet it, blog it, and small-talk it over drinks. But ask someone to tell you their favorite movie and they’ll freeze up … Continue reading
Posted in 80s, Entertainment, Humor, Movies, Wine
Tagged 80s, bordeaux, Breakfast Club, cabernet, movies, pinot noir, Pitch Perfect, wine
36 Comments
Operation… and Other Games that Make Us Better
I love pasta. It’s a deep love, a passionate love, a two syllable lo-ove. And sometimes you do crazy things for love. So the other night when I was making a little rotini and one fell ever-so-dramatically under the burner, … Continue reading
Posted in 80s, Cooking, Family, Food, Friends, Humor, Life Lessons, Nostalgia, Uncategorized
Tagged games, jenga, operation, sorry, super mario bros, tetris, twister
27 Comments
Social Media Could’ve Saved…
The election is finally over and I’ve already cast my vote for the winner of this season’s The Bachelor, so I figured all my major decisions were behind me for a while. Hasbro, however, has decided to throw a wrench … Continue reading
Posted in 80s, Commentary, Humor, Social Media, Uncategorized
Tagged Board game, Facebook, General Mills, Hasbro, Monopoly, MySpace, Scottish Terrier, social media
13 Comments
How Do I Friend Thee? Let Me Count the Ways…
In second grade, our class had a new student named Brooke. Brooke had just moved into our little Midwestern suburb from a magical faraway land called Texas. Instantly, she was a shiny new object that had everyone’s attention. On her … Continue reading
Posted in 80s, Commentary, Family, Friends, Humor, Social Media
Tagged Blog, Facebook, Foursquare, friends, Google, Instagram, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Social network, Twitter, Wordpress, Yelp
19 Comments
The Name Game
The other day I came across an experience I knew I might have only once in a lifetime – I ran into someone under the age of 20 named Tiffany. All of us 80s babies know that we have mega-eternal-exclusive … Continue reading
Posted in 80s, Commentary, Family, Friends, Humor, Life, Nostalgia
Tagged baby names, name game
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Modern Tourism
When I was a kid, my parents took me on a week-long road trip from Chicago to Boston. It was disguised as a learning experience, but I’m pretty sure my dad just wanted to play golf across half the country. … Continue reading
Posted in 80s, Commentary, Family, Food, Friends, Humor, Life, Mobile, Nostalgia, Phone, School, Social Media, Travel, Uncategorized, Work
Tagged Boston, technology, tourism, tourist, vacation
6 Comments
How to Seem Super Smart
In sixth grade, I won the class spelling bee because my esteemed rival tossed a “c” at the beginning of the word “kindergarten.” My victory proved once and for all that I was the smartest kid in the entire class … Continue reading
Posted in 80s, Commentary, Friends, Humor, Life, Nostalgia, School, Work
Tagged faking smarts, faux, intelligence, spelling bee, wisdom
17 Comments
Don’t Know Much About History
I just returned from a long weekend in the Chicago suburbs to celebrate my cousin’s high school graduation. As I listened to the bittersweet speeches from students and faculty and watched the pride in parents’ faces as their child’s name … Continue reading
Posted in 80s, Family, Food, Humor, Life, Life Lessons, Nostalgia, School, Uncategorized
Tagged class, classroom, graduation, gym class, high school, history, math, science
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The Way the Music Died
I’ve always had an inexplicable aversion to Chianti. If someone were to just fill up my glass without my knowledge I’d drink it and love it; but I won’t order it, I don’t want to talk about it, and even … Continue reading
Posted in 80s, Commentary, Humor, Movies, Music, Nostalgia, Uncategorized
Tagged chianti, Dawson's Creek, montage, Silence of the Lambs, theme song, Tom Petty
14 Comments
White Elephant in the Room 
Better Never Than Early
I recently discovered this pretty nifty little device called an iPhone – it’s kind of like an iPod but you can make calls on it and apparently it’s all the rage. I decided I should probably buy one and I’m … Continue reading →