My interest in politics started at the tender ago of eight, brought about by the Harbinger of Doom who wore pink ribbons in her blonde pigtails. In 1980 I was in Mrs. Clark’s third grade…
Posts tagged Memory Lane
On time travel, lesbian dreams, and bus stops
Yesterday, in honor of our nation’s Independence I decided to travel back in time. I don’t go back to Blaine, the suburb I grew up in, very often. Something about the area doesn’t feel right…
Just another software company, the closure
In September of 1999 I started working at Jasc Software. It was a little company that made digital photography software. I landed at Jasc as a Customer Service temp. I had two options from the…
Sweet Clementine
Did you know that yesterday was Blue Monday? Allegedly it’s the most depressing day of the year. Nice. I am glad to have participated in the worldwide pity party. Blue Monday was the talk of…
Not such a smart kid
In a comment earlier today Shokku reminded me that I should remember to see things with my child’s heart. And while I appreciate the sentiment, I have to say life has gotten much better since…
Suburban Legend
Maybe my memory is playing tricks on me, but it seems that these kinds of displays were rarer and therefore more magical when I was younger. Now, I see at least a dozen of these…