As I get old, and by definition I am aging daily,

[Attilatheblond]

21. All of that, yep, remember it well

Couple weeks ago, I got to wondering where Brylcreem went, and figured it went away with the yellow that disappeared with Pepsodent.

My big brother sported a 'flat top' for decades. I recall asking him if he ever considered switching from butch wax to that Brylcreem stuff the girls would prefer running their fingers thru. I was 11, he was fresh out of the Coast Guard and not amused with my advice for his love life.

Hated the cigarette smoke everywhere. One of my chores was scrubbing icky sticky brownish film off the walls. I banned smoking from my apartment when I moved out on my own. My mom was shocked to learn the ban stood even when it was -30 and snowing when I moved to Montana. She thought I would bend the rule for her in that weather. Nope. You insist on lighting that thing up, you do it outside, always. Payback is a bitch, even from the 'quiet, compliant child'.