by Shawn Robare | Nov 1, 2023 | Read
Even though being inside our garage was at least 10 degrees cooler than the blazing Florida heat in the driveway, it was still muggy and hot enough that I was sweating bullets. Because there were no windows in the garage, the only light that filtered in was from the...
by Shawn Robare | Oct 27, 2023 | Read
I have this morning ritual that plays out like finest of Swiss clockwork. Each night I set two alarms on my phone for the next morning, one for the buttcrack of morning and a second for fifteen minutes past the buttcrack of morning in case I just can’t drag my old and...
by Shawn Robare | Oct 14, 2023 | Read
On a rare date day, playing hooky from work with the wife, I found myself in a trendy, upscale antique store thinking that there was no way I’d be parting with any of my hard-earned money. But walking into JoRetro on this crisp fall morning I immediately locked...
by Shawn Robare | Oct 11, 2023 | Read
A few years ago the Mountain Dew brand went through a fairly massive overhaul of the visual design used on their cans and bottles. It started with the introduction of a handful of exclusive flavors available at retailers and restaurants (like Sam’s Club’s...
by Shawn Robare | Aug 3, 2023 | Read
About a year ago I stumbled onto something pretty amazing while searching vintage lunchboxes on eBay. There was a box featuring an 80s property (what appeared to be a cartoon and toy brand), that I had never heard of before, and it is stunning. Now, I’m not going to...
