SILLY GIRL A girl in a 1970s winter coat is covered in Silly String for some silly reason. 1 THE DAILY PHOTOI had a coat just like this when I was in the third grade. I convinced myself it was cut from bear fur. I wore it to school on cold winter mornings all the […]
A Long Line of Warriors
My girl, did you not know that you and I almost weren’t? We come from a long line of warriors who didn’t make it. Those warriors battled long and hard, war after war. But though they may have been physically battered and bloodied and left for dead, oh my goodness, spiritually they wielded swords that […]
Daily Photo: Gremlin Car, Gen-Xers, Christmas 1973
Over the river and through the woods to grandmother’s house we go… in a Gremlin! Vintage Gremlin Today’s special photo features kids all dolled up for Christmas 1973, standing in front of a 1970s-era Gremlin. The basket on the hood has holiday bows stuck on it and the wheelbarrow on the top of the car […]
Daily Photo: Thanksgiving Play
Do you remember when schools use to have Thanksgiving plays? We had them in Kermit, Texas, where I lived in the 4th and 5th grades. This picture is from the Kermit Memories Facebook page. Isn’t it grand? It was taken around 1974, when a friend a little older than me was in 4th or 5th […]
Daily Photo: Beautiful Halloween Poem
The following poem was written by David of Letters To George. All Hallows Eve: A Villanelle The wind turns chill and whistles through the night Tricksters in masks scurry everywhere Halloween eve, time for thrills and fright A pirate and a banshee wait for the light A witch casts her spell, they stop to stare […]
Gen-Xers Greet President Nixon, 1971 {Daily Photo}
Here are some wonderful 35 mm slide images of President Richard Nixon’s 1971 visit to Walla Walla, Washington. The photos first appeared on Bygone Walla Walla. They were taken by Howard B. Ludwigs. Here is a brief excerpt from the speech he gave that day. “…I would like to tell you a little about what […]