I grew up in the 70s in California. Of course, we had our own vocabulary as all teens do. Here are just a few of the terms that I caught myself saying in the 70s. What about you?
Cool
Groovy
You’re such a spaz!
Dream on!
Far Out!
Hey man (of course you would say this to a […]

For the first time since the 1930s, American’s savings have been in the negative! According to the Federal Reserve Bank, only 41% of Americans save regularly and three-fourths of all households carry some debt.
It all started with the baby boomers. Credit was readily available and the baby boomers used it effectively. Houses, […]

Now that the presidential candidates are coming out of the woodwork, I started wondered, whatever happened to the Whig Party?
The Whig Party was formed in 1832 to oppose the policies of President Andrew Jackson and the Democratic Party. The Whig Party believed that Congress should have more power than the executive branch and they […]

Since I did a post about Mikey from the Life Cereal commercials (remember he supposedly died from eating pop rock and drinking coke), I thought I would find out all about Pop Rocks.

Pop Rocks were first invented in and patented in 1956 by General Mills, but were not introduced to the public until 1975. […]

Betty Hutton passed away from colon cancer on March 12, 2007 at the age of 86. Just a month ago my daughters and I had watched her in the movie Annie Get Your Gun.
Elizabeth June Thornberg was born on February 26, 1921 in Battle Creek, Michigan. When she was two years old her […]

Sad. It always breaks my heart when someone, for reasons unknown, decides to end their own life. This is what happened on March 10, 2007 to stand-up comedian Richard Jeni. Jeni apparently shot himself in the face at his home and was later pronounced dead at a nearby hospital.

Jeni, who is listed […]

Breck shampoo was founded in 1930 by Dr. John H. Breck, Sr. in Springfield, Massachusetts. The Breck company preferred to use real women as their models for advertisements and thus began the legacy of the Breck Girls. Artist Charles Gates Sheldon drew the first Breck girls for ads and was succeeded by Ralph […]

Do you remember this? We had a few hanging in our home in California is the 1970s. They were bright yellow and attracted and killed files. The strips contained the chemical 2,2-Dichlorovinyl dimethyl phosphate. More commonly known as DDVP or Vapona. This same chemical was also used in flea collars […]

Gym uniforms have definitely changed over the years! My first gym uniform was at middle school in 7th grade. It was a one piece cotton (not knit) green gym suit. It was so ugly and uncomfortable. We used to roll-up the shorts and arms just to be a little comfortable. […]

I had forgotten all about this public service announcement until Colleen brought it up! Do you remember the weird looking cartoon character with long arms and long legs that would sing about cheese on Saturday mornings during the commercial breaks from your favorite cartoons? His name was Timer and he was […]