A Childhood Odyssey: When the World was Black & White

Everyone played baseball and watched Ed Sullivan. When you sneezed, you grabbed a Kleenex, and on Halloween you dressed as a hobo and were happy to get a Hershey Bar instead of an apple. I remember when curious Emily, one of my seventh graders, sincerely asked me, "What was the world like when everything was in black & white?" Well, unbuckle that seatbelt, put the crash helmet back on the shelf, scoop up a dish of vanilla ice cream, pocket that cell phone, and put on your Lone Ranger mask, ...