Tag Archives: Nostalgia

Why I’d Rather Not Relive a Year of My Life

Posted on September 5, 2026 by Douglas Blaine

WordPress wants to send me back in time again. But before I pick a year, I need to know the rules — and whether messing with the past is really worth it. Continue reading →

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The Sunday Pour: The Return to the Barstool—What Familiar Places Teach Us About Growth

Posted on August 30, 2026 by Douglas Blaine

We return to familiar places expecting comfort, but sometimes they show us something more important: how much we’ve changed. The old barstool may still be there, but we may belong for a different reason—or realize we no longer belong at all. Continue reading →

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The Outdated Technology I Miss Most

Posted on July 18, 2026 by Douglas Blaine

I miss answering machines and phone booths, but I miss the printed newspaper most. It gave us more than information. It gave us a broader, shared picture of the world. Continue reading →

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The Prompt I’d Forget Just to Answer Again

Posted on June 20, 2026 by Douglas Blaine

When a daily writing prompt asks almost the same question it asked two weeks earlier, the only reasonable response is to answer it again — with mock outrage, a little sarcasm and one more loving nod to Arthur. Continue reading →

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The First Time I Stopped Trusting My Eyes

Posted on May 25, 2026 by Douglas Blaine

The moment that made me question reality didn’t come from tragedy. It came from watching Forrest Gump and realizing that one day, seeing might no longer mean believing. Continue reading →

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Childhood Obsessions and Other Undiagnosed Hobbies

Posted on May 11, 2026 by Douglas Blaine

As a kid, I wasn’t obsessed with one thing. I had rotating departments of obsession — baseball games, sci-fi shows, TV crushes, books, music, teams, teachers and anything else that could completely take over my imagination by Tuesday. Continue reading →

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The Movies We Never Really Stop Watching

Posted on March 13, 2026 by Douglas Blaine

Some movies fade after one viewing. Others become companions—films and shows you return to so often that the dialogue starts living in your head. Looking over the titles I’ve watched five times or more, I realized they say as much about different seasons of life as they do about entertainment. Continue reading →

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The Hobbies We Don’t Quit—They Just Quietly Let Go of Us

Posted on February 9, 2026 by Douglas Blaine

I didn’t make a dramatic decision to stop playing video games—I just noticed one day that I hadn’t turned the console on in months. What replaced that time wasn’t noble at first, but eventually it became something far more lasting. Some hobbies don’t end in frustration; they simply fade as our priorities change. Continue reading →

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My First Computer Was Basically a Boat Anchor

Posted on February 1, 2026 by Douglas Blaine

Before hard drives fit in our pockets and computers updated themselves overnight, my first experience with “home computing” involved cassette tapes, a television screen, and optimism that wildly outpaced performance. Continue reading →

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The Blanket That Went Everywhere I Went

Posted on January 10, 2026 by Douglas Blaine

When I was five, I ran away from home with a few toys, some cookies, and a blanket. I didn’t get far—but that blanket went everywhere I did, then disappeared for years before quietly finding its way back to me, carrying my childhood and my mother with it. Continue reading →

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