The following 8 mm film was shot in 1972, and features a Halloween parade at Lamco International School, Liberia. It’s a short, beautiful film, and I loved seeing all the homemade costumes. Seeing so many in one parade is a real treat because by 1972, Ben Cooper had completely taken over the Halloween market. None […]
Count von Count: Still Vampiring After All These Years
Chrysler has teamed up yet again with your favorite monsters from Sesame Street for another video – this time for the spookiest time of year. In this installment, Count von Count has the best trick-or-treat setup on Sesame Street thanks to the Chrysler Pacifica, but counting trick or treaters distracts him from the important task […]
#MeToo: Mary DuBueno, My Story About Sexual Harassment
As the #MeToo Movement gains momentum on Twitter and Facebook, I am reminded of two painful stories I’ve told about sexual harassment and sexual assault during my years as a blogger. The first one I shared in 2009, was about sexual harassment. I decided to share it after a difficult year in my career, when […]
Amulet for Gen Z: Latchkey Memoir on Childhood Sexual Assault #MeToo
The following post, The Amulet for Generation Z, was originally a commentary about some unfortunate events that occurred during my latchkey childhood. Specifically, childhood sexual assault. After it aired a friend sent me this quote from Maya Angelou: As soon as healing takes place, go out and heal somebody else.” I appreciated that so much. Here is […]
Some Church in Sulphur | Vintage Religion
Today, my daughter Bridgy was an altar server for the first time. I posted a picture on Instagram to commemorate the occasion. Church has been a part of my life since before I was born. The older I get, the more I enjoy it, but I still get nostalgic for the past. I miss how […]
Halloween 1973, Faded Photographs
The longer I blog about my generation, Generation X, the 13th generation of Americans, and the older I get, the more it feels as if I’m merely compiling a record of demographic nearly forgotten before it could be remembered. Were we – are we – truly a lost generation like the nomads who came before […]
Route 66 Blue Whale
My father lived for roadside attractions along the rural byways of America. He loved to take Sunday afternoon drives and he loved to take long trips across country. Born in 1930, he was a member of the Silent Generation. He grew up during The Great Depression and hated the Interstate Highway system because he believed […]