Who's ready for a fun little mind exercise?
I have a friend who routinely fills my social media inboxes with stuff that makes me laugh. Sometimes it makes me wistful; other times it really forces me to think. A few days ago one of the messages hit the sweet spot and did all of the above.
It was a simple offering B次元官网网址� what do you miss?
It led to a longer exchange mostly dealing, naturally, with people we missed. It would take me forever to list off all the things I missed about my Mum, my Nana and Gramps and other loved ones (and pets). Eventually, since we're still competitive nitwits, we turned it into a game. You got five-to-10 minutes to (stream of consciousness style) list stuff you missed from back in the day. Then compare lists and see where that took you.
Below is a peek into my cluttered mind (feel free to marvel or recoil in horror at the randomness). See if any of them spark a memory or two for you. There will be a brief homework assignment at the end.
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New music on the radio. Recording that music off the radio onto a cassette. My Sony Walkman.
Riding bikes to a friend's house when no one answered the phone. Fifty-foot phone cords. Party lines.
Walking home from the school bus with the cute girl from a grade ahead of you.
Board game nights with family. (And always having a couple of five-hundreds in your room in case it was Monopoly).
Filling your gas tank for 20 bucks. Friday Night B次元官网网址s. Sound of spikes in a baseball dugout.
Everyone watching the nightly news together. Opening the fridge after school and always finding surprises. Teasing my sisterB次元官网网址檚 friends.
Saturday morning cartoons. Smell of the rink at 6 a.m. in January. The smell of the ballfield at 1 p.m. in July.
Black-and-white TVs. Watching a movie without also looking at my laptop.
The joy of making a choice from the movie store. The curiosity of wondering what was behind the saloon doors.
The huge 8,000-pound desk my dad made me. Seeing Mt. Prevost out my window every day. Hockey cards (got 'im, got 'im, got 'im, need 'im).
The art of making the perfect mix tape. With the help of extra Columbia House packages arriving in my pet's name. My Camaro.
Heading to the arcade at lunch and seeing you still had the top score on Galaga. The day Sports Illustrated arrived in the mail each week. Basement hockey.
My 30-inch waist button-fly 501 jeans. With the collection of Ralph Lauren polos. Mini 3-Musketeers.
Sneaking into 'The Zoo' as a teenager and nursing a 50-cent beer for an hour. Dancing shirtless at BluB次元官网网址檚.
Waterbeds.
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Farrah.
Holding hands for the first time in the snow. Suntanning using baby oil. Waffle trainers.
The Sears Wishbook. Fisher Price castles. Mattel football. Wall posters.
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A handy cup of ice water at Willows Beach.
Skating outside on 'The Flats'. Sesame Street. The go kart track near Mill Bay. Station wagons.
The TV Guide. Postcards. Writing letters. Encyclopedias.
Single-use plastic bags (I know but they were handy). Listening to Victoria Cougars games on a transistor radio.
Western Speedway. Cassidy Speedway.
Lawn darts. Adidas bags. Gatorgum.
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The Roxy. The hungover bus-then-ferry trek back from Vancouver.
Tubing past the nudists on the Cowichan River. Canada Fitness Awards. Uncle WillyB次元官网网址檚 buffet. All-Star Wrestling.
When my favourite sports teams were good.
Scouring the paper placemats at the Dog House.
OK, time's up B次元官网网址� so it's your turn. What do you miss? I'd love to hear a few of your fun recollections. Bonus points for shared items from the list above.
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