If you wanted to do some portable computing in the mid-80s, the 23-pound Commodore SX-64 was your best bet (and at a cool $1000, the most economical one). During a recent trip home, I uncovered my dad’s old one and decided to see if it would still work.
The Girl has entered the world of advanced counting, but she’s willing to cut a few corners if it’ll get her where she’s going faster.
The Girl heads to the dentist’s chair for the first time and shows off her pearly whites.
We don’t get into Halloween as much as some people do, but we still know how to have a good time.
Breaking news: Darth Vader is real, he’s a Ukrainian citizen and he just wants some soil to call his very own.
Last weekend, The Boy and I hit the road for some old-time adventure. My dad found out about a vintage airplane fly-in near Kingsbury (near Seguin), so we met him and my brother out there to see what it was all about.
Fact #1: Kids love to draw on chalk. Fact #2: It’s better to let them do so on your in-laws’ back porch than your own.
For more than half of the U.S. flag’s 234-year history, there was no official design – the arrangement and appearance of the stars was up to the maker. And that, says art historian Andrew Graham-Dixon, makes it an artwork in a way other nations’ flag are not.
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