Nostalgia

“Goonies never say die!” I am nostalgic for… 1.1 Weekend breakfast: pancakes, salted butter, maple syrup, bacon, morning paper, newsprint on my fingertips, conversation. 1.2 Speaking of newspapers…newspapers: with local news and commentary and not just superficial newswire feeds. Sunday comics with new Calvin & Hobbes strips. 1.3 Marx Brothers movies: witty dialogue merged with slapstick comedy and musical talent. When acting was more than just good looks and special effects. 1.4 NES: insert the cartridge, push the power button, and start playing. No logins, menus to navigate, ads to watch, updates to download: just playing. 1.5 Comic books: When you could walk in with $5 and walk out with 5 comics. 4-color process newsprint, no variant covers, no thought of ‘collectability’. 1.6 Saturday morning cartoons: 4+ hours straight of cartoons, commercials about GI Joes and Transformers, eating sugary cereals while in pajamas. 1.7 Star Wars: When there was only the original trilogy, before…