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Driver giving the wave, a friendly gesture
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The Wave

A simple gesture imbued with meaning

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45 RPM vinyl records by Erin Cadigan, with the A-side up showing the artists' names.
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Memories of the A-Side

A boomer remembers

By Joan Benowitz | June 9, 2026
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

By Paul Leone Peters | June 3, 2026
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?

By John Ficarra | May 26, 2026
Old ice cream truck in black and white. by 62
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The Unspoken Value of the Ice Cream Truck

Memories from 1956 still shine

By Roger Pierangelo | May 19, 2026
canoes sit empty at the edge of a lake surrounded by mountains, representing camp awakenings for kids. Benjamin Hallam
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Camp Awakenings

Summer camp lessons extend beyond games and crafts

By Kathi Boyle O’Brien | May 12, 2026
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

By Bob Brawley | April 28, 2026
A teenage couple sitting on the edge of a pool, to accompany "How I Met My Wife Sandi" ChatGPT image
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How I Met My Wife

And all that ensued

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