This is a close up of one of Archie’s leaves. Archie is a nectaplum and still a baby. This was the second year and it made a handful of tiny little nectaplums that tasted ridiculously delicious. At some point I did some research and I need to spray it to prevent this. I bought the stuff at the nursery and the nice people there explained out to do it. (Or close enough. I can figure it out.) I will start later this month.
I think I was in middle school when I got my first record player.
A single (2 songs) cost about $1 which according to the inflation calculator 1978 -> 2025 is about $5.
I used to pay $5 for a hit song and a b-side. The record store was by the grocery store and when my mom went shopping I would go check the singles and see if I had enough money to buy one. I had a pretty good stack but I can’t remember all the songs. I had Mr. Postman by The Carpenters and I think the Rocky Theme.
Record albums cost around $8 -$10. According to the inflation calculator 1980 -> 2025 is about $31-$40.
Wow. I did not buy a lot of record albums. That was usually what I asked for for Christmas and I would save for a few of my favorites. My first gifted albums were Wings Over America and Frampton Comes Alive. I was also a huge Journey fan and bought some of those myself.
Then we got to the CD years and the music business was never happier because everyone started all over and bought the same music again plus new things.
I think in the beginning CDs cost $12-$15 but people got greedy and at one point new releases were $20. Inflation calculator 1990 -> $30-$37, $50. One of my favorite things was to go to the used CD store where they were more like $7 and pick up things.
I think I wrote about it before but it’s hard to believe I dragged my feet for so long to pay a monthly fee for streaming. I spend less a year now than I did at any previous time and I can listen to almost anything.
