And what would a childhood by without embarrassing photos taken while on vacation, and my parents took their fair share of those photos of me. I'll share one:

3 This was known as a "rest stop" in the 1950s. They carried the potty chair in the car when we went on vacation.

4Here I am in St. Augustine, FL, looking a lot like Indiana Jones (though he hadn't been created yet). I liked Howdy Doody and Hopalong Cassidy and Winky Dink (probably the first interactive TV cartoon show that only worked if you had a plastic overlay and a grease pencil).

Here I am in my tweed double-breasted coat and cap.  They also made me wear bow ties and short pants with my Buster Browns.

4As a young child, my most favorite activity was playing outside in the snow. Since we lived in West Virginia, there seemed to be plenty of snow every winter. Once I built my snowman, I would go sledding.

3Of course, I wanted to grow up to be a baseball player...but the uniform didn't quit fit.

My favorite team then was the Cleveland Indians, but I was also a big Brooklyn Dodger fan as well. Later on, I collected baseball cards when we weren't flipping them at school.