Suddenly, everyone is a “barista” and we’re paying three dollars for coffee just because it has foam on it and the shop plays a cello… Read More »1995 Vintage: The Coffee Shop Bloom

 It’s not a purse; it’s a “waist-mounted utility system” for my Walkman and my spare AA batteries. Part of the 60 Observational One-Liners: The 1995… Read More »1995 Legacy: The Fanny Pack Defense

 The ultimate 1995 conversational extinguisher for when your brain has officially run out of comebacks. Part of the 60 Observational One-Liners: The 1995 Life &… Read More »1995 Archive: The “Talk to the Hand”

 I’m talking to three people in my local area code through my computer, and I feel like I’m living in Star Trek. Part of the 60… Read More »1995 Archive: The Bulletin Board System (BBS)

 There’s a special kind of 1995 wealth that involves having a fake cellular antenna glued to your back window just to look important in traffic.… Read More »1995 Archive: The Car Phone Antenna

 You know a movie is bad when the soundtrack CD has three Top 40 hits and the film is out of theaters in two weeks.… Read More »1995 Vintage: The Movie Soundtrack

 I’ve been staring at these green dots for three days and I still don’t see a sailboat, I just have a headache. Part of the… Read More »1995 Vintage: The Magic Eye Poster

 Placing an order over the phone and waiting “6 to 8 weeks” for delivery like a pioneer waiting for a supply wagon. Part of the… Read More »1995 Archive: The Catalog Shopping

We’re being told the “Internet” will connect the world, yet I still trust a rotating wheel of paper cards to hold my entire social life.… Read More »1995 Legacy: The Rolodex Loyalty

 Trying to walk perfectly still so your portable CD player doesn’t turn your favorite song into a techno remix. Part of the 60 Observational One-Liners:… Read More »1995 Legacy: The CD Skip