Lost Journal: If Lewis & Clark Had Been Brothers, There’d Only Be 17 States
Journal entry: May 13, 2010 (age 41) – Brothers Before today, I had never been on a long drive with my oldest brother, Jerry. He’s been married since … Read more
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Lost Journal: Cassette Death and CD Rebirth
Journal entry: July 19, 1988 (age 19) – Cassettes and CDs Yesterday, my boombox ate the tape out of my cassette single of Johnny Hates Jazz’s “Shattered Dreams.” … Read more
Lost Journal: Fire Prevention Courtesy of Pajama-Man
Journal entry: February 28, 2010 (age 40) Superheroes don’t need costumes, and if they do, they needn’t be elaborate. Two of my oldest and best friends, Jack Donovan … Read more
Lost Journal: Let’s not Let a Second Decade Go Nameless
Journal entry: January 1, 2010 (age 40) – Second Decade Who would have thought we would finish the last decade without settling on a name for it? Let’s … Read more
Lost Journal: New Year’s Resolutions for 2000
Journal entry: January 1, 2000 (age 30) We’ve finally closed the book on the 20th century. This year’s resolutions are more important than usual, because they have to … Read more
Lost Journal: New Year’s Resolutions for 1990
Journal entry: January 1, 1990 (age 20) Hmm, 1990. There’s only 10 years left in the Millennium, so I need to make some big strides to prepare my … Read more
Lost Journal: New Year’s Eve Party for Thirty ’80s Teens
Journal entry: December 31, 1982 (age 13) – ’80s Teens As I sat glued to the boombox in the corner of his basement, John Giroux’s third annual New … Read more
Beverly Abbey
Ever notice what Downton Abbey is similar to? If you, like me, are a Boomer who is addicted to Downton Abbey, that show just might remind you of … Read more
Arms Peddlers Discover Your Town … And Tax Dollars
Militarized police forces are out of control – but arms dealers are making big bucks It can be tough policing the mean streets in these days of desperation, … Read more
Thanksgiving 2014
You got to love Thanksgiving. You do. It’s the law. You got to love Thanksgiving. And be honest, doesn’t a little tryptophan poisoning amongst family and friends sound … Read more
