things to be nostalgic about

• Brian Grazer
• the Precambrian to Devonian periods
• lace-edged handkerchiefs
• Geoffrey the giraffe of Toys R Us
• the day when your child suddenly does not need constant supervision
• bolts of gingham
• Our Gang movies
• Mrs. Claus's kitchen
• Karl Friedrich Gauss, mathematician
• a Limoges chocolate pot
• the light sabers in Star Wars
• Betty Crocker's clown cupcakes
• Sonny the Cuckoo Bird and Cocoa Puffs cereal
• Phil and Don, the Everly Brothers