I was having dinner with my adult (20-something) kids last night, when my youngest surprised me with a question out of no where: would I rather grow up when I did, in the 1970s and 1980s, or now? My initial thought was that I only know what I experienced, but I then quickly followed up … Read more
I was going through some boxes in storage and happened upon a collection of football cards and stickers from the 1970s. I pulled out these stickers that I hadn’t looked through in ages, and had forgotten that wherever or whenever I got them – in a trade with some other kid, I believe – that … Read more
This 1972 Topps baseball card, with Billy Cowan of the California Angels, has always been a favorite in my baseball card collection. The photographer must have had a good sense of humor, to have Cowan pose in this exact location, allowing the halo in the background to be perfectly positioned over his head! Curious about … Read more