Out of twenty things in the list, I have only not owned an encyclopedia, though many of my peers did. The rest of the experiences were all very normal at various points in my life. Just like sniffing freshly mimeographed worksheets at school. Remember worksheets, anyone? Carrying dimes and quarters for a pay phone?
There is lots of media with things that were once normal. I re-watched Christmas Vacation again today and was struck by normal things depicted that were such a standard part of life during filming but aren’t now.
I have a model that my dad’s father made in his own workshop of a working wagon with runners with a team of horses in yokes and full harnesses. It’s not beautiful, but accurate. He was bringing something to life from his memory of a way of life that had changed dramatically for him, too.
Thinking a lot of things that will pass from memory as we all change. I blame Lord of the Rings, but also December in Minnesota, and being 57 years old.
