I found Dreams of Glory by William Steig and decided to buy it for three reasons:

The average price for a 2021 calendar right now is $10 on Amazon.

One of my favorite books is a collection Abraham Lincoln’s journal entries, letters, and speeches.

Growing up, I used to play with these small, solid, red wooden horses.

I have the original Simon from the 1980’s; it works fine.

I bought this clock.. .. for one reason: it was made in New Haven, Connecticut at a company, Donca, that I never heard mentioned before.

My house was built it 1953. I describe it as mid-century/modern partly because of the year it was built, but also from the design and the features in the house.

My dad would take me on trips to New York City in the early 1990’s.

I’m fascinated by toys from the 1980s as they would have been the items that I would beg my parents to buy for me.

Whitney Cummings tweeted this once: I’m shopping for my niece and nephew and I’m having trouble finding things for him that don’t glorify killing and carnage and things and for her that don’t encourage wearing make up and being a mom at five years old.