Tag Archives: Nostalgia

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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What Makes Me Feel Nostalgic: How Small Objects Hold Our Biggest Memories

Posted on December 31, 2025 by Douglas Blaine

It doesn’t take much to make me nostalgic. A pen. A song. A movie. A scrap of paper left behind. Some people see clutter—but I see proof: of places I’ve been, people I’ve loved, and moments that mattered more than I knew at the time. Continue reading →

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Born Into a Small World: What 1966 Taught Me About Hope and Hard Truths

Posted on December 23, 2025 by Douglas Blaine

I was born in 1966, a year shaped by war, civil unrest, and unspeakable violence—but also by music, television, faith, and moments of enduring joy. From the Cold War and Vietnam to Charlie Brown, Star Trek, and a pregnant nun playing Maria in The Sound of Music, it was a year of contradictions. Looking back, I realize that tension—between darkness and hope—didn’t just define the world I was born into. It helped shape the way I’ve learned to live in it. Continue reading →

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