We kids were astounded. “Man, you grew up in the Olden Days, Mom,” we would say. We grew up in the modern days. We had color TV (starting when I was about 10) and Stingray bikes with banana ...

It wasn’t just life without Netflix; it was the olden days. Our upstairs television was even black and white.” My daughter giggles. “I asked for a bedtime story, not a nightmare.” ...