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Little boys on the beach, as at the Jersey Shore, with a vintage look to the image. Christophe Rolland1
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Salt Air and Simpler Times on the Jersey Shore

Memories of family summers in the 1950s

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Dr. Foulmouthed - young doctor with a profanity cartoon bubble. ChatGPT AI creation
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Dr. Foulmouthed

My new doctor is profanity prone – should I move on?

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The Unspoken Value of the Ice Cream Truck

Memories from 1956 still shine

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Camp Awakenings

Summer camp lessons extend beyond games and crafts

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Image of the Earth's moon: moonstruck! Thomas Marx
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‘Moonstruck’ Memories

A planetarium from childhood and the 1972 moon walk

By Carol Giuliani | May 5, 2026
old baseball cards and baseball. AI generated on Dreamstime.
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A Baseball Card Obsession and a Mother’s Values

Even Mickey Mantle didn’t stand a chance with my mother

By Roger Pierangelo | May 1, 2026
Old World Amish horse and buggy in Missouri. Wayne Mckown
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My Life with the Amish

An odyssey into the secretive, thinly veiled world of the Old Order Amish

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How I Met My Wife

And all that ensued

By Phil Perkins | April 22, 2026
The Beatles LOVE sign, for a ‘ticket to ride’ essay. Image by Alain Lacroix
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They Had a ‘Ticket to Ride’

A memorable L.A. night of the Beatles

By Bob Brawley | April 14, 2026
An old neighborhood, reminiscent of the time when the block was your home. By Spiroview Inc
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A Time When the Block Was Your Home

In 1959, his neighborhood was filled with friends and watchful parents

By Roger Pierangelo | April 7, 2026

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