A medical miracle, a blue muscle car, and a warm snow day kitchen you can almost smell again.

Evening, friend. Jack Reynolds checking in.

December 23 always makes me think about the kind of quiet breakthroughs that change a whole family’s future, even if most folks never see them happen.

Stick close for that deep blue Pontiac that had boys staring through dealership windows, and the snowy kitchen-table memory that feels like it came straight from our own photo albums.

Brings it all back, doesn’t it?

On December 23, 1954, doctors pulled off the first successful kidney transplant, and it felt like a miracle at the time. The patient lived eight more years, which was unheard of then. My dad used to call it a turning point. Click to see how this quiet operation reshaped modern medicine.

This 1965 Pontiac GTO hardtop in Nightwatch Blue was the poster on a lot of bedroom walls. The GTO option added about $296, putting a hardtop around $2,852 new, and today top auction sales can push past $130,000. That 389 V8 could make up to 360 horsepower. Click for the specs, options, and what to watch for.

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The Smith Motor Court sat close enough to smell the salt air, with a simple sign out front and cars tucked in for the night. This color shot was taken in 1979. That same spot is still welcoming folks today, now called the Ocean West Motel on North Kings Highway. Click for the full-size photo and the exact place on the map.

“I’d like to buy the world a Coke” hit in 1971 and it still gives me goosebumps. The TV spot cost about $250,000, a jaw-dropper back then, and the jingle later turned into a real hit record. My wife hums it without meaning to. Click to watch the full commercial and catch every familiar face.

Cabbage Patch Kids hit big in 1983, and every parent I knew went hunting. Coleco cranked out about 2.5 million dolls, yet one store’s 240 disappeared in 30 minutes. Today, rare pre-Cabbage Patch “Little People” dolls can bring $2,300 to $9,500 at auction. Click for the backstory and the wild retail scenes.

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Tonight’s “Your Memory” comes from Harold in Kansas, thinking back to a snow day in 1968. School was closed, and his mom kept cocoa warm on the stove. He says the whole kitchen smelled like wet mittens and toast. They played cards at the table while a little radio hummed nearby. That sounds just about perfect, does it not?

Tonight’s Quote comes from Yogi Berra, who liked to keep life simple: “When you come to a fork in the road, take it.” That always makes me smile, because it reminds me not to freeze up when choices come. You can learn more about him here. Click in and see what else he said that still rings true.

See you tomorrow. Same time, same station.

– Jack

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