• Economize Like it’s 1945

    “Me travel? Not this summer”, says a cool, contented gentleman in this poster painted by Albert Dorne. Is this the original “staycation”? You can save […]

  • Which Movie to See?

    On Father’s Day, I thought the thing to do to eat hamburgers and see a movie with the kids and wife. There’s one place I […]

  • Board Games

    Board games are a very low-cost form of entertainment. Years ago, I got the classic “Battleship” game at the local Goodwill for $2.  My kids must have played it at […]

  • Get a VHS Player

    If you have memories from before the 2000s,  you might remember when “videos” meant “videotapes”, usually in VHS format.  (“Betamax” was the other format, but […]