My Life as a Child in the 80s
The 80s Was a Decade Unlike Any Other
I was born in the early 70s, so by the time I was ten years old, the 80s were in full swing! There are so many great memories, from toys to music, cartoons to hairstyles and clothing. Sit back and join me as I reminisce the great decade of the eighties.

The 80's - Possibly The Best Decade Ever
Living In The 80's
The 80's. No way has it been almost 25 years since high school graduation. It is hard to believe how fast time flies. Most generations over the last 40 years or so have had names. Those of us that grew-up in the 80's, especially those of us that graduated in the early to mid 80's) were really in between generations. We are too young to be in the baby boomer/yuppie generations and too old to be in the gen-x generation. However during our time we experienced, we participated and defined more cu...

1980s
The Eighties, My Decade!
The 1980s were my time - I'm still an eighties chick and I'm proud of it - the music, the hair, the movies - everything 80s! Charles Dickens may have written - "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness....."in his 1859 novel A Tale of Two Cities, but he could easily have been writing about the 1980s. The best of times - Band Aid, Live Aid, the fall of the Berlin Wall, MTV The worst of times - Chernobyl, Mt Saint Helens erup...

Corrupting My Childhood
The Awful Reworking of the 80s I Remember
I don't know what it is about the toy industry and children's entertainment industry that feel it necessary to update the characters of my childhood and re-release them, but it is starting to become obnoxious. These characters do not need improvement, and the so called improvements they are making are not helpful. Characters like Holly Hobby and Strawberry Shortcake were given an old fashioned attire that allows them to become classic. Both wore a pinafore in a time when children were not. In...

The Year was 1986
1986 | The Year That Was
1986 was designated the International Year of Peace. It saw steps in the right direction with the Reykjavik summit and steps in the wrong direction with the Iran-Contra Affair. We had man made disasters such as Challenger and Chenobyl, as well as natural disasters such as the San Salvador earthquake and the Lake Nyos disaster. We saw Bobby wake up from a dream in the shower as well as a surprise hit in the form of a furry alien called Gordon from the planet Melmac. The name Oprah Winfrey jum...