Flashback Friday
In honor of my birthday (a week late, I know…blame the scanner), I present to you something that should not exist. It’s like a photo of the Loch Ness monster, but better, because it’s a photo from my 21st birthday…
Flashback Friday
Flashback Friday
I forgot all about this character on Charlie Brown but thought it was so awesome when I rediscovered him… It’s Rerun Van Pelt, the younger brother of Lucy and Linus. And when he was first introduced, in the early 70′s,…
Flashback Friday
This is 1979. This is also where I am with the Christmas music. And dear gods, what I wouldn’t give for that dress now.
Flashback Friday
I thought I would share this seasonal gem with you from Christmas of ’76. Yes, that’s me on the potty. Eating celery, wearing a fluffy dress and looking distressed. (Let’s not overlook the bells on my shoes. What am I,…
Flashback Friday
A few months ago, my mom sent me home from her house with some boxes of my early childhood things that were taking up space in her garage. Deep in one of those boxes, I found this gem. It’s my…
Flashback Friday
This one comes to you from May of 1976 and features 3-month old me sitting on my grandmother’s lap…with my Frejka pillow. The Frejka pillow is not some Ikea accessory (although it sounds like it) but is, instead, a device…
Flashback Friday
This one goes out to my parents, who celebrated their 38th wedding anniversary last week. Well done you two!
Flashback Friday
In honor of back-to-school season, I thought a parade of my college ID cards would be entertaining. They can be summed up as such… 1993 – bright-eyed* 1995- broke** 1998 – blonde*** *I was only 17 when I started college….
Flashback Friday
This is from the first race I ever participated in as a real runner. From my journal on 12.8.98: “…On Sunday, I ran in a 30k race. 18.6 miles. Three hours and ten minutes of running in 83-degree heat. I…
Flashback Friday
“Reading is everything. Reading makes me feel like I’ve accomplished something, learned something, become a better person. Reading makes me smarter. Reading gives me something to talk about later on. Reading is the unbelievably healthy way my attention deficit disorder…