Declaring that a thunderstorm is exactly twelve hours away based entirely on the throbbing sensation in a left replacement hip. Part of the 39 Senior… Read More »1996 Classic: The Weather Knee Almanac

Lugging a three-pound zippered leather pouch containing a car-powered mobile phone just to call from the supermarket parking lot to ask if Grandma needs whole… Read More »1996 Archive: The Bag Phone Lifeline

Planning the entire Sunday schedule around arriving at the buffet at exactly 3:45 PM to beat the crowd for the discounted roast beef. Part of… Read More »1996 Archive: The Golden Corral Stampede

Reaching into a jacket pocket and pulling out a handful of rock-hard candies wrapped in cellophane designed to look like a strawberry fruit. Part of… Read More »1996 Legacy: The Strawberry Candy Stash

Watching a senior stare blankly at a computer screen for ten minutes waiting for a single picture of a grandchild to load over a 28.8k… Read More »1996 Archive: The Netscape Navigator Nightmare

Reading a sixteen-digit credit card number over a crackling telephone line to a mail-order operator three times because Grandpa refuses to speak up. Part of… Read More »1996 Archive: The Catalog Call Standoff

Arriving at the local shopping center at 6:30 AM in matching gray sweatsuits to complete four laps around the fountain before the stores open. Part… Read More »1996 Legacy: The Mall Walker Fleet

Spending twenty minutes unfolding a massive paper map across the steering wheel of a Buick LeSabre just to find a pharmacy three miles away. Part… Read More »1996 Vintage: The Rand McNally Navigator

Shuffling across a thick avocado-green carpet in wool socks and delivering a miniature lightning bolt to anyone who asks for a glass of water. Part… Read More »1996 Classic: The Shag Carpet Static Charge

Driving behind a massive steel sedan and only being able to see a small puff of white hair protruding above the top of the steering… Read More »1996 Classic: The Cadillac Cushion Sight