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Jul 2023
14m 45s

The Iceberg of Nostalgia (Summer Archive...

Chad Lawson
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Aw, nostalgia. Traversing merrily down memory lane is such a delight, until it isn't. Sure it's fun to see old pictures of what you wore 30 years ago is now making a come back but the short "just a glance" can quickly turn to a "how great things used to be." But today, I ask a most poignant question "was it?" Was it really all that great? Was it eve ... Show More
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