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Category Archive: Nostalgia

Then versus now: The evolution of the telephone

Fort Richardson telephone operators Hilda Dahler, Arlys Berggren and Ruthie Duguid connect calls in 1950. The operators use the fort's first switchboard, which was based on a field tactical model. Source: Wikimedia Commons
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The telephone has come a long way in the space of a generation. I’m sure my kids would […]

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April 18, 2017 Nostalgia

Then versus now: Going to the cinema

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Every time we take the kids to the cinema I marvel at how much things have changed since […]

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March 31, 2017 Nostalgia

KITT versus KARA: One car can make a difference

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Sometimes a play on words is just too good to pass up. Since our children arrived, my parents […]

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February 12, 2016 A dad's life, Nostalgia

Was 1985 the best ever year for movie songs?

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I often refer to the 1980s, the decade of my teen years, as the golden era of pop […]

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August 24, 2015 Nostalgia

Nostalgia Jukebox: Getting into a Madonna groove

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30 years ago today, an iconic song by an iconic singer/songwriter/actress with a funny name and funnier taste […]

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July 23, 2015 Music, Nostalgia

The not-so-good old days

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Have you ever looked back at your parents’ era and marvelled at how unsophisticated their lives were? Or […]

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July 20, 2015 Nostalgia

Nostalgia Jukebox: The birthing playlist

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Music has always been a big part of my life so, when we were preparing for Isaac’s arrival […]

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January 16, 2015 A dad's life, Music, Music

The inner child

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25 years ago today, the fantasy-comedy movie ‘Big’ starring Tom Hanks premiered in the UK. Even now, it’s […]

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October 21, 2013 A dad's life, Nostalgia

My I-don’t-have-to-run-day

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I’m unapologetically a child of the eighties, so when I stumbled upon the tweet below I couldn’t help […]

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October 20, 2013 Music, Nostalgia

I don’t want to let go

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I suspect I’m not alone, but as I get older I find myself increasingly worrying about the future […]

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September 22, 2013 Nostalgia

We didn’t start the nostalgia

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As the saying goes, a picture paints a thousand words. But it also provokes a thousand memories. The […]

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March 20, 2013 Nostalgia

Nostalgia Jukebox: Bond themes

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A regular series delving into my musical archives to look back at tracks which are at least 20 […]

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October 5, 2012 Entertainment, Music, Music

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