The value wasn’t in the tag, it was in the new memories

The year was 1995. Bill Clinton was in the White House. Michael Jackson had just debuted You Are Not Alone at the top of the charts. And I was spending all my money on Beanie Babies and basketball cards.I’m not quite sure why I latched on to Beanie Babies. Growing up, I had a huge collection of stuffed animals. Whenever we went to an amusement park, my parents would let us pick one out...