Just Long Enough Ago to Reminisce- Vol. 2 (The late 90’s)

My late 90’s were spent finishing college and graduate school.  I was never so relieved to see a decade end.  Here are some of my recollections about the late 90’s.
TV-  My tv watching decreased dramatically in the late 90’s due to a lack of cable tv, but I remember enjoying a few shows if I touched the [...]

There & Back Again: Schoolgirl Memories

A lot can happen in six-tenths of a mile, the exact distance from the front porch of my childhood home to the lobby of my elementary school.  Strife, mockery, treasure hunts, arranged marriages between Cabbage Patch Kids- you name it.  I experienced all of that and more on my walks to and from school.  The walking [...]

I DQ’d Something Different

September 21, 1991:

This was the day I got my driver’s license and the keys to my new (used) car.  Consequently, it was also the day I started looking for a job to fuel this car.  I applied at a few different places, and happily accepted my only offer of a $3.25/hr training wage with the promise [...]

From Bobbseys to Doublemints

My officemate and I have similar tastes in clothing.  We also share a favorite clothing store.  Consequently, we have several similar clothing pieces (differing only in color) and several identical pieces.  Through luck and periodic emails, we have avoided fashion crises…until this day.

So, I did a little bit of research into my photo archives and [...]

The Last Girl Picked

 Surely some people liked gym class in school.  I, unfortunately, was not one of them.  It all started back in elementary school.  I was scrawny and uncoordinated – characteristics that ensured my place as the last one picked in every team activity.  I can still vividly recall playing coed kickball in the 5th grade.  John [...]