When I was in high school, I put together a scrapbook of things I’d held onto from childhood. We moved around a lot, so it’s a miracle that I was able to save anything at all, but somehow, I held onto these Girl Scout membership cards including one from 1977. It’s hard to imagine...
If I had to advise parents, I should tell them to take great care about the people with whom their children associate. — St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Mrs. H. was the crabbiest teacher I had. She taught at the old East Kermit Elementary School in West Texas. I tried to find it recently, but...
This is kinda scary, friends. I’ve reached that age where I’m starting to once again want dolls. At least of the Topper Dawn variety. Topper Dawn Majorette Dolls via Virgin-Archer on Flickr This is Kip the Majorette, a 6 1/2 inch doll by Topper Dawn. I mentioned in a blog post a few...
Cigarette Halloween Costume Nothing says 1976 quite like two Gen Xers dressed up for Halloween as a packet of cigarettes and a book of matches. At least they’re filter cigarettes, right? I was just thinking about that time in 1977 when my BF Cindy and I had walked to the convenient store in...
A Gen-Xer Remembers Gideon Bibles and Prayer in Schools Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. In addition to all this, take up the shield...
Check out the awesome Dutch Girl costumes my mom made for my sisters and me as a kid. These were originally worn by my sisters and then in handed down to me. I always wanted a cheap, flame retardant Bozo costume by Ben Cooper. My poor mom. She made all this effort and I whined about not getting to...
e Tumbleweeds like the ones in Kermit, Texas | Photo Courtesy of Wikimedia I am nine years old and walking from our house on Harrison Street all the way up to Highway 302. Kermit, Texas, 1977. I turn left on Monroe and then right on Bellaire, a long stretch that takes me to the Texas road that...
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