Recently, I discussed my foray into Ancient Roman History and my purchase of a 1,700-year-old coin. With that small purchase, I was able to bring a…
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Recently, I discussed my foray into Ancient Roman History and my purchase of a 1,700-year-old coin. With that small purchase, I was able to bring a…
2 CommentsI love history. It was always my favorite subject in school, and I really enjoy a good history book and museum. But I’ve been limited to…
Leave a CommentI had a bit of a rough week. My job has been taking advantage of me. It seems like daily, more gets added to my plate…
Leave a CommentJunited is a monthly challenge to share a single blog post each day that you appreciate or like. Over the next thirty days I’ll be updating…
Leave a CommentI love Westerns. It’s one of my favorite genres and I’m so glad that it’s having a bit of a resurgence as of late. But over…
Leave a CommentThe fall of 2010 was an interesting one for me. My lease was up at an apartment that I had grown to loathe, and my marriage…
Leave a Comment**Originally written: Sep 25, 2020** Yesterday, I discussed a lesson on friendship that I learned from the movie *Grownups*. I know… random. Anyway, I had a…
Leave a Comment>Let go or be dragged. >It’s time to leave the table when respect is no longer being served. >Was it a bad day or was it…
Leave a CommentI spent a good portion of my high school years debating with other wrestling fans what dream matches we’d want to see if WCW wrestlers could…
Leave a CommentI’ve complained all year long about turning forty. Life has dragged me kicking and screaming towards the big 4-0. It stirred up some anger and anxiety…
Leave a CommentWhen I first hopped online in the mid-90’s, I remember browsing newsgroups for everything from James Bond to NASCAR, and being thrilled that there were others…
Leave a CommentIn the past, I’ve written about my desire to “preserve” things. I unrealistically have christened myself keeper of my fandoms, family history, personal memories, etc. I…
Leave a CommentI came to a realization this evening that I don’t know how to grow older. I know there is that people say that everyone still feels…
Leave a CommentWhen I get stressed or anxious, I like to clean and declutter. It’s my way of trying to exert a little control over a situation, when…
Leave a CommentA few years ago, I worked on a Neocities site where I created an Internet Graveyard. I found a neat retro tombstone generator and I listed…
Leave a CommentI love a good quote. I used to have a quote page in both my offline journal and on my blog. I collect them like I…
Leave a CommentA couple of months ago, I bought a camera. At the time, I had closed out my personal blog, and my wife was worried that I…
Leave a CommentA few weeks ago, singer/songwriter Jimmy Buffett passed away. [The Retro Dad wrote a great blog about Mr. Buffett,](https://theretrodad.blogspot.com/2023/09/my-cheeseburger-in-paradise-tribute-to.html) and it’s been on my mind, so…
Leave a CommentA few weeks ago, Playstation raised the price of PS+ by $20 for the base subscription. There was your typical internet outrage, and I was definitely…
Leave a CommentI mentioned in Getting Back on the Horse that I was restarting my workout routine starting on Sunday. It wasn’t my best workout ever, but I…
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