Sardines is a reverse version of the normal Hide and Seek game. The kid who is “It” hides while all of the other children count to 25 or 50. When they finish counting they all go looking for the one who is “It”. Anyone who finds the kid who’s “It” squeezes into his hiding [...]

When I ask if you remember Bazooka gum, I mean do you remember the whole experience of it? Do you remember going to the stationary store as a young kid and buying it? It was the one thing you could always afford. I think it cost 3 cents a piece (it was a [...]

Last month a ship from the 1700’s was found in the Ground Zero construction site in New York. The ship was probably sunk at the site in an effort to extend the land in Manhattan in the early 19th century. It’s called The Mystery Ship and it’s now being studied at a lab [...]

There seem to be different versions of “I Had a Little Mule”. I’d love to learn more of them! Here are the first two lines which seem to be in most versions… I had a little mule, his name was Jack. I rode his tail to save his back. Here’s the version from The Journal [...]

Here’s a cool song from the South with a video and lyrics… My old hen’s a good old hen She lay eggs for railroad men Sometimes eight, sometimes ten She lay eggs for railroad men. Cluck old hen, cluck and squall Ain’t laid an egg since late last fall. Cluck old hen, cluck and sing Ain’t laid an egg since late last spring. My [...]