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13 posts in Time Capsule

17 March 2024

Oak Hardwood Flooring from Bruce Hall's "Bowling Alley"

Posted by Matthew McGarity in Time Capsule
An open banking cash box, whose bottom surface is covered with oak strips, appearing like a hardwood floor

More about Bruce Hall's "Bowling Alley" and my own personal slice.

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15 March 2024

Graduation Tassels

Posted by Matthew McGarity in Time Capsule
A glass jar with a dislodged cork lid, containing two graduation tassels from high school & college

Where we find out which lasts longer: synthetic fabric or my college education?

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05 March 2024

Flyer from Corey Mickels’ funeral (1978-1997)

Posted by Matthew McGarity in Time Capsule, Bruce Hall
Flyer from Corey Mickels' funeral, dated July 1, 1997. The paper is water-stained.

A little about my former next-door neighbor and his tragic loss.

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18 September 2022

Mysterious CD-R Disc

Posted by Matthew McGarity in Time Capsule
Close-up of compact discs which shows their rainbow shine.

One of the jetpacks we were promised was the easy availability of CD-R drives during my college years. As the ability to cheaply preserve massive amounts dovetailed with the growing…

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15 August 2022

12 Ounce Can of Red Bull

Posted by Matthew McGarity in Time Capsule
Closeup of the Red Bull logo.

While playing soccer with my club team “The Mama’s Boys”, a curious car drove up to one of our pre-games. It was a speck of a vehicle, topped with…

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13 August 2022

U.S. Treasury Savings Bond

Posted by Matthew McGarity in Time Capsule
Close-up of a paper-based U.S. Treasury Savings Bond, showing water damage.

Here’s the first of many surprises I’d forgotten interning within my time capsule. In the summer of 1992, as I headed to college after graduating high school, my…

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