Then and Now (Leaving Out Obvious Technology Differences)
Things That Were in my Childhood Home That Are Not in my Current Home: 
Whole milk
A popcorn popper
Waxed paper and Freezer Paper
Wooden tennis rackets
A Sears catalog
Pipe cleaners
Typewriter ribbon
A skate key
A coffee percolator
Green Stamps
Calamine lotion
Evening newspapers
A slide rule
Encyclopedia Britannica
Margarine
Camera film – and Film Cameras
Ashtrays
Parakeets
Tang
Plastic record adpaters (so that 45 RPM records can play on a 33 RPM turntable spindle)
Hot water bottles
Airplane glue
Things That Are in my Current Home That Were Not in my Childhood Home: 
Bagels
A Rabbit corkscrew
Butter
SPF 45 sunscreen
Chopsticks
Cilantro
Recycle bins
Lacrosse sticks
Quinoa
Zip-lock bags
Bicycle helmets
Anti-bacterial soap
Suitcases with wheels
A golf club with a club head as big as a toaster
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Velcro
Soy milk
Open-on-the-bottom condiment containers
Pesto
Blue corn tortilla chips
Erythromycin
Readers are cordially invited to suggest their own items for these lists, using the blog’s comment feature.
Then: Crisco
Now: Olive Oil
Then: ketchup and other sauces that could be kept in a cupboard.
Now: ketchup and other sauces that have to be kept in the refrigerator.
No longer in home: silly putty and coffee cans. Now in home: laptops and cell phones :-(
Really?! I'm the only mom who still insists her kid do play-dough on waxed paper?!
Then: Grenadine, Creme de Menthe, Tennant's Lager, Blended Scotch
Now: Sancerre, Peroni, Vodka, Single Malt
Then: Model (car, plane, ship) kits, metal golf spikes
Now: Sudoku, plastic golf spikes and "spikeless" golf shoes
Like Paula does no one else use waxed paper when reheating in the microwave? (Another now!)