Happy 236th birthday, America!

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"Okay guys, one more thing, this summer when you're being inundated with all this American bicentennial Fourth of July brouhaha, don't forget what you're celebrating, and that's the fact that a bunch of slave-owning, aristocratic, white males didn't want to pay their taxes." - Miss Ginny Stroud, Dazed and Confused (1993) 

If you want to beat the heat, stay inside and watch this classic about Texas high schoolers in the Summer of 1976! 

Happy 4th of July, y'all! How are you celebrating America's birthday? My roommates and I are hosting a party at our house. Here's a quick snapshot of our driveway lined with flags.

If you haven't yet, check out my post about my trip to America's birthplace and our nation's capital.

Thank you to our service men and women who keep us free!

Mad Men is back

New post(s) about my spring break travels after all of my assignments for this week are turned in, but quick post on one of my favorite shows: Mad Men. I own seasons 1-4 on DVD and after waaay too long on hiatus, Mad Men is back on March 25.

Everyone has been guessing where the show, which left off in 1965, will pick up.  This recently released cast photo above has a Life magazine from 1954 on the coffee table.

Newsweek this week is Mad Men themed, even the ads are retro, including two real ads actually from 1965 (Smokey the Bear and Johnnie Walker Red).  I have got to get my hands on an issue!

The cast also graced the cover of TV Guide.  

Jon Hamm, you are beautiful. 

I am so ready for Don and the rest of the cast to be back!

Do you watch Mad Men? Who is your favorite character? 

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Never to be seen again...

I recently read "25 Foods You'll Never Be Able to Eat Again."  The ones on the list I'll miss the most (mainly because they remind me of when I was a kid)

Crispy M&M's

Sqeez-Its

It reminded me of an email I got from my dad with the subject line "Ads we'll never see again."  Dad is a big fan of the chain emails (which I never forward to 10 people, so I'm lucky I haven't died or been struck by lightning yet), but sometimes he sends some good ones.  The retro ads it included are below. Oh, how times have changed!