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Tag Archives: pointless nostalgia
If You Need Any Clues…
It is an odd bit of coincidence that the whole @TimesPublicEdit thing blew up this time of year, which is when my dad is on my mind the most. He had a love/hate relationship with the New York Times. Or … Read on! —->
Posted in Pointless Nostalgia
Tagged crossword puzzles, new york times, pointless nostalgia, timespubliedit
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Discarded Markers
You probably don’t know what this is. I didn’t know what it was when I first saw it. This comes from a coworker of mine, who was cleaning out her desk and decided she could finally part with this register … Read on! —->
Slice of Turkey: Forever Plaid, 1990
One evergreen feature of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade is to feature the cast of a Broadway musical performing a number from their show. The effect is often weird, since the actors, singers, and dancers are asked to complete a routine … Read on! —->
Posted in Slice of Turkey
Tagged 1990s, broadway!, forever plaid, macy's thanksgiving day parade, nyu, pointless nostalgia
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Senior Moments at Junior High
My daughter’s kindergarten is part of a small school that does not yet have its own building. Their classrooms are wedged into one section of a junior high. This provides an interesting contrast every morning as I walk her to … Read on! —->
Posted in Parental Guidance, Pointless Nostalgia
Tagged commuting, junior high, pointless nostalgia
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Choose Your Own Traumatic Adventure
Sometimes I use this site to write about painful memories. I find it’s cheaper than therapy and less habit forming than medication (though just barely). That’s not to put down anybody who needs either (or both) of those things to … Read on! —->
Gangly Limbs Contorted, We Move Forward
A few weekends ago, I was at my mother’s house and saw 500 Days of Summer for the first time. I found it alternately enjoyable and infuriating (just a tad too twee at times for my taste, like much indie-ish … Read on! —->
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Tagged 500 days of summer, monty python, pointless nostalgia, ted leo, waverly diner
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Close Encounters of the Gen X Icon Kind
I’m leaving work, headphones jammed into my ears and a large box under my arm. I’m in that vague, annoyed space of not paying attention to much of anything, of wishing I was home already, and feeling like every step … Read on! —->
Posted in NYC, Pointless Nostalgia
Tagged 1990s, janeane garofalo, nyu, pointless nostalgia
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My Encounter with the Wondrous Hypercolor Tapestry
I hate to be one of Those People, but New York City ain’t what she used to be. Then again, she never was. In New York, the old is constantly being subsumed by the new. The pace can range from … Read on! —->
Posted in NYC, Pointless Nostalgia
Tagged freezy freakies, nyc, pointless nostalgia, weird little stores
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Pointless Nostalgia Video: British Airways
In the late 1980s, British Airways began trying to bust into the crowded American airline market. Initially, they tried to do this with a cutesy, more American approach, as in this ad where people come together to form a face … Read on! —->
Tax Season
My grandfather–my mother’s father–was a bookkeeper for J.P. Morgan. This was back in the days when even a brokerage house of that magnitude that needed enormous armies of men to perform its calculations, hunched over their desks with their sleeves … Read on! —->