Category Archives: back in the day

Has my generation lost its mind?

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People who are parents of young children today confuse me. What the hell are you thinking? Why are you bringing your child who is not even old enough to go to kindergarten to a sit down restaurant? And taking them on a trip on an airplane? Are you nuts? Hello, McFly! Think! The child is going to throw a fit…. Read more »

Advice for the Graduate?

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It’s the time of year when people are graduating from high school and colleges.  Why preschools or any other grades are included in the graduation phenomenon is beyond me.  I even saw cards specifically designed for a little kid’s graduation!  Wow. Graduating is a big deal.  It’s the end of one large segment of your life and the beginning of… Read more »

Memory Lane: Senior Trip!

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  I’m wearing a skirt to Disneyland? Where were you on May 22, 1992? I was a senior in high school. We were on our allegedly authorized yet supposedly unauthorized senior trip to Disneyland. Why do I remember this? Because it was also the night Johnny Carson retired from the Tonight Show. I remember the cheesy hotel room I shared… Read more »

>Tattoos & Commitment Issues

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> It’s funny to me how prevalent tattoos are on people now. Back when I was a kid in the 80s, only rock stars and bikers had them. Now you see them almost everywhere. I don’t really care if you have one. I thought I wanted one in my college days, but I could never decide on what to etch… Read more »

>Warning: Earworm Ahead

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> Within the last few years, I stopped thinking that the weird coincidences in my life were signs from the universe. They weren’t. They were just a figment of my overactive imagination. What I don’t understand is why for the last three days, I’ve been hearing Chaka Khan’s Feel For You. I don’t think I’ve been listening to the same… Read more »

>Mama said there’d be days like this…

> Remember the Pink Panther cartoons? Have you ever had one of those days? Of course you have. If you hadn’t you wouldn’t know what the hell I’m talking about. On the off chance you have had a boringly perfect life, let me explain “one of those days” to you. For me, it is a culmination of factors. Firstly, the… Read more »

>Valentine’s Day is for losers?

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> This is my obligatory “I’m trying to be evolved about being single on Valentine’s Day” post.  But, who am I kidding?  I’ve ALWAYS been single on Valentine’s Day.  It’s not that I’m alone on Valentine’s Day that pisses me off.  Well, it does a little bit. What really pisses me off is that I’ve just never had a Valentine…. Read more »