Rex Post, an avid reader of the Daily Umbrella, recently forwarded a link to a story called “29 Things a 2000s Kid Will Never Understand” by CH Andersen that published in Readers Digest. A few of the examples hit home with me, spurring memories and making me think of similar experiences. See if any of these connect with you, and check out the full article here.
Burning your butt on a metal slide. Exposed legs. Ninety-five degree weather. Metal slides. I can still feel the burn. And I can’t think of that experience without being reminded of similar ones with the burning-hot vinyl seats in the 1970s vehicles.
Flipping through a card catalog. Most young people today have no idea what the Dewey Decimal System is (or was). Researching information used to be a tedious process. On a much smaller scale, try to find anyone using a Rolodex today to store their contact information.
Having at least 20 phone numbers memorized. Memorizing phone numbers is a thing of the past with contact information now stored in our cell phones, yet I can still recall to this day my home phone number and those of many of my friends.
The satisfying click of a typewriter. I made a few bucks in college typing papers for my buddies on a manual typewriter Aunt Dorothy gave me. I never ran out of ink, but I did go through some ribbons and a lot of Wite-Out. Those clicking sounds from my manual typewriter will never be forgotten.
“Smoking” bubblegum cigars. I faintly remember these plastic-wrapped treats, which were often pink or blue, as they were frequently handed out to non-smokers when babies were born. Moreso, I remember candy cigarettes, packaged in small cardboard boxes that looked like Marlboros, Camels, Kools or the other brands. They even had the red ink on the end of the candy sticks to look like they were lit.
Waiting two weeks to see if you got a good picture. Taking photos used to be a time-consuming and expensive hobby. It also required patience, as those who took film in to be developed had to wait a lengthy time to get prints back, often ending up disappointed in the results. Thumbs did a lot of photobombing back then.
The horror of an unspooled cassette. The sound of your favorite cassette tape crinkling in the player was something nobody wanted to hear — but often did. I would carefully repair my cassettes with Scotch tape and wind them back in with a pencil, but the damage was done.
Have some other memories of tasks from days gone by? Send them my way. Have a terrific Tuesday, and thanks for reading.
Shane Goodman
President and Publisher
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shane@dmcityview.com
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Clear Mortgage meteorology
Late-day and early evening storms are possible through tomorrow. We heat up into the weekend.
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| From the July issue of CITYVIEW | | | LUNCH WITH...
Angela Harrington at Panka Peruvian Restaurant
By Jim Duncan
Angela Harrington is a developer, hotelier and civic promoter of the I-80 corridor from Des Moines to Iowa City. We asked her to lunch and met at Panka Peruvian Restaurant, a marvelous, minority- and female-owned café on Ingersoll.
Mariella Maya’s restaurant upgraded recently after she closed her rotisserie chicken shop in the Drake neighborhood. Panka now serves a unique brunch six days a week with excellent bargains and rare South American delights.
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| CITYVIEW's Best Of Des Moines® | | | The results have been tallied and published in the February issue of CITYVIEW and online!
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Cocktail feud. Delaware’s legislature this year made the Orange Crush the state’s official cocktail. That ruffled a lot of feathers in Maryland. Unlike many American cocktails, there is no argument about who invented this one, nor when or where. It was in 1995 at the Harborside Bar & Grill in Ocean City, Maryland, when the bartenders came up with a concoction of vodka, freshly squeezed oranges and triple sec, topped off with a splash of lemon-lime soda. Thirty years later, it is so famously associated with the beaches, crab shacks and taverns of all Delmarva that Delaware felt a need to steal a kiss from Maryland’s crush. Iowa lays no claims to our culinary inventions. We have no official state cocktail, much less sandwich, stick food, liquor or dessert. And Nebraska reminds me of Delaware. (WaPo)
Tuesday touts. “Touch” is an Icelandic novel/movie simultaneously about love’s ephemeral and eternal qualities and the nuclear power of words, even syllables. It is set in restaurants, bars, trains, planes and hotels of Iceland, London, Tokyo and Hiroshima in both 1969 and 2020. Its stars are brilliant, its subtle aesthetics are Japanese, and its story defines "bittersweet." Sadly, I watched it in an empty theater on a night when the Palms' parking lot was packed. Anyone who loves the restaurant life or is awestruck by the powers of love and memory should cherish this film... Scott Charles Ross is a Des Moines artist who pushes the power of images. He will show paintings from his Ukraine Project at Moberg Gallery for a weekend before they move to their permanent home in the National Ukrainian Museum, Chicago, July 26-27 with reception July 26, 4-6 p.m. The project raised money to help Ukrainian students stay in America rather than return to the war front after visas expired. Drake Law School assisted... Oak Park's new strawberry beet salad (pictured) is the first great by-product of the restaurant's garden and pickling prowess. Warm buratta and flower greens are added to two kinds each of strawberries and beets. |
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Deals today. The I Cubs are finally home, and tonight you can get two tickets, two slices of pizza and two beers for $32... Sprockets (2314 University Ave., Des Moines) has a $9.99 tenderloin and tequila sunrise deal on Tuesdays... Tuesday brings $5.95 gyros to Opa! (2800 University Ave., West Des Moines)... Kids meals are half price all day Tuesday at Machine Shed (11151 Hickman Road, Urbandale)... Tuesday means $12 hot beef sandwiches at Paula's (524 Elm St., Valley Junction)... All day happy hour prices, such as half-price oysters, are in effect Tuesdays at Django (1420 Locust St., Des Moines)... Kelly’s Little Nipper (1701 E. Grand Ave., Des Moines) offers really good tenderloins with a side and drink for $11.50 on Tuesdays... Taco Tuesday brings serious discounts to Mariscos El Pirata (6050 S.E. 14th St., Des Moines), La Familia (1610 Sixth Ave., Des Moines), all Taco John's, The Dam Pub (2710 Beaver Ave., Des Moines), all Abelardo's, all Fernando’s, Malo (900 Mulberry St., Des Moines), Beaver Tap (4050 Urbandale Ave., Des Moines), Club 2000 (422 Indianola Road, Des Moines) and Faustino’s (4944 Franklin Ave., Des Moines). The excellent Beaverdale Farmers Market is across the street from Faustino's on Tuesday... Evolution in the Heartland operates a tour of progressive farms, mines and veterinarian service in Dewitt, this Thursday. All day tour $75 with lunch.
— Jim Duncan, jd91446@aol.com |
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| From the July issue of North Polk Living magazine | | | Meet Bruce Bennett
50-year teaching career at NP
By Jackie Wilson
Bruce Bennett hit a rare milestone — teaching at the same school district for 50 years.
Bennett currently teaches computer science classes at North Polk High School.
When he attended high school, he aspired to be a truck driver. Then the Vietnam War hit, and he changed his mind. He accepted a college scholarship and obtained a teaching degree, with an emphasis on mathematics.
His first year was spent in Kanawa, Iowa.
When he married, he moved to Des Moines and took a math teacher position at North Polk High School. He later obtained his master’s degree in computer science.
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FROM KCCI: Iowa Democratic National Convention delegation unanimously backs Kamala Harris for nomination ...READ MORE
FROM WHO-TV: Blue Zoo employee bit by shark [... described to be about 18 inches long....], officials say ... READ MORE
FROM WOI-DT Local 5: 'I've come a long way': Des Moines woman thankful she took a chance on Iowa after winning lottery prize. ...READ MORE |
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ESPN: LeBron James leads Team USA past Germany in London ...READ MORE
SPORTS ILLUSTRATED: J.D. Martinez Turned His Free Agency Woes Into Fuel for the Revamped Mets ... READ MORE
CBS Sports: Jordan Love not practicing at Packers training camp as QB searches for extension with Green Bay. ...READ MORE |
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1996: U.S. women take home gymnastics gold. On July 23, 1996, at the Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, the U.S. women’s gymnastics team wins its first-ever team gold. The 1996 U.S. women’s team, nicknamed the “Mag 7″ or “magnificent seven,” was made up of seven immensely talented teenaged girls: Amanda Borden, Amy Chow, Dominique Dawes, Shannon Miller, Dominique Moceanu , Jaycie Phelps and Kerri Strug . ... READ MORE
1967: Detroit Riots of 1967 begin. The 1967 Detroit Riots were among the bloodiest in American history. The strife occurred during a period of Detroit’s history when the once-affluent city was struggling economically, and race relations nationwide were at an all-time low. ... READ MORE
1918: Nebraska serial killer poisons her first victim. Della Sorenson kills the first of her seven victims in rural Nebraska by poisoning her sister-in-law’s infant daughter, Viola Cooper. Over the next seven years, friends, relatives, and acquaintances of Sorenson died under mysterious circumstances before anyone finally realized that it had to be more than a coincidence. .... READ MORE
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| Birthdays and notables | | | These celebrities were born on this date: Marlon Wayans, Woody Harrelson, Daniel Radcliffe, Kathryn Hahn, Slash, Charisma Carpenter, Stephanie March, Alison Krauss, Paul Wesley, Stephanie Seymour, Michelle Williams, Dalvin DeGrate, Ronny Cox, Eriq La Salle
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The answer to yesterday's riddle:
Why should you respect people who wear glasses? BECAUSE THEY HAVE PAID TO SEE YOU! - Kris Laurson. Or, Because they are re-"spectacal"-ed! - Gail Tomlinson. Also sending answers: Rex Post.
Today's riddle
Why can’t you wear glasses on the football field?
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