Category Archives: Middle Class
The Cold Wars: Nothing to Sneeze At
As obsessed as my mid-century father was with the Cold War, my mother was equally concerned about the war on colds. To each end they were constantly on alert for unseen, unknown, camouflaged enemies ready to insinuate themselves into our
The Cold Wars: Nothing to Sneeze At
As obsessed as my mid-century father was with the Cold War, my mother was equally concerned about the war on colds. To each end they were constantly on alert for unseen, unknown, camouflaged enemies ready to insinuate themselves into our
Back To The Future Pt II Retro Tech
While thousands of new products and technologies will be shown off at the annual Consumer Electronics Show 2013 getting under way today, I take a look back at the future technological wonders we dreamed about for the post war years.
Back To The Future Pt II Retro Tech
While thousands of new products and technologies will be shown off at the annual Consumer Electronics Show 2013 getting under way today, I take a look back at the future technological wonders we dreamed about for the post war years.
Back To The Future
A better life in the future is in effect the promise made by all advertising. Beginning in the dark days of the Depression and accelerated during the War years, many American business adopted the future as an explicit leitmotif in
Back To The Future
A better life in the future is in effect the promise made by all advertising. Beginning in the dark days of the Depression and accelerated during the War years, many American business adopted the future as an explicit leitmotif in
Remembrance of New Years Eve Past Pt III
The final countdown to New Years Eve 1960 had begun. It was a few minutes to midnight and that marvelous World of Tomorrow was nearly here. While my parents New Years Eve party was in full swing, I was down
Remembrance of New Years Eve Past Pt III
The final countdown to New Years Eve 1960 had begun. It was a few minutes to midnight and that marvelous World of Tomorrow was nearly here. While my parents New Years Eve party was in full swing, I was down
Picturing the Fiscal Cliff
A Fiscal Cliffhanger Will American taxpayers fall off the Fiscal Cliff? With the new years deadline looming, and without a deal on the fiscal cliff, most American taxpayers brace for significant changes in their paychecks beginning January 1. Uncle Sam
Picturing the Fiscal Cliff
A Fiscal Cliffhanger Will American taxpayers fall off the Fiscal Cliff? With the new years deadline looming, and without a deal on the fiscal cliff, most American taxpayers brace for significant changes in their paychecks beginning January 1. Uncle Sam
Remembrance of New Years Eve Past Pt II
New Years Eve Party The countdown to my parents 1959 New Years Eve party had begun. On the cusp of the space age my parents prepared for a new years Eve Party that would send them soaring into the world
Remembrance of New Years Eve Past Pt II
New Years Eve Party The countdown to my parents 1959 New Years Eve party had begun. On the cusp of the space age my parents prepared for a new years Eve Party that would send them soaring into the world
Remembrance of New Years Eve Past Pt I
Back to the Future It was a freezing finish to the fifties, that last day in December of 1959, and the exciting “World of Tomorrow” 1960 was less than twenty-four hours away. The far-off world that had captivated my parents
Remembrance of New Years Eve Past Pt I
Back to the Future It was a freezing finish to the fifties, that last day in December of 1959, and the exciting “World of Tomorrow” 1960 was less than twenty-four hours away. The far-off world that had captivated my parents
Mail Order Madness…Gifts and Guns Galore
Christmas catalogues have long been a cherished staple in the American home. Just like today, the mid-century housewife flipped through the pages of her favorite catalogue and enjoyed the ease of shopping the telephone way with a whole department store
Mail Order Madness…Gifts and Guns Galore
Christmas catalogues have long been a cherished staple in the American home. Just like today, the mid-century housewife flipped through the pages of her favorite catalogue and enjoyed the ease of shopping the telephone way with a whole department store
Guns… the Gift of Holiday Cheer
Nothing says Happy Holidays like the gift of a good ol’ American gun. For decades, Americans of all ages have squealed at the sight of a shotgun at Christmas. And nothing cheers up a dull droopy holiday party like target
Guns… the Gift of Holiday Cheer
Nothing says Happy Holidays like the gift of a good ol’ American gun. For decades, Americans of all ages have squealed at the sight of a shotgun at Christmas. And nothing cheers up a dull droopy holiday party like target
Christmas- The True Festival of Lights
The coincidence of Hanukkah and Thanksgiving this year has set things off balance, and finally given the Jews an edge in the Festival of Lights. Normally, while Jews across the country begin celebrating Hanukkah, the festival of lights, Christians have
Christmas- The True Festival of Lights
The coincidence of Hanukkah and Thanksgiving this year has set things off balance, and finally given the Jews an edge in the Festival of Lights. Normally, while Jews across the country begin celebrating Hanukkah, the festival of lights, Christians have
Envisioning The American Dream 