Me, my husband and another couple “shacked up” this past weekend in the camper cabin at Waterloo State Recreation Area, located in the Portage Lake campground. If… Read more “Waterloo State Recreation Area Camper Cabin – A “Dorm Room In the Woods””
Category: Gen-X Nostalgia
I’ve Said Things Tonya Harding Only WISHES She’d Said!
Random fact I uncovered this morning involves the 2017 film I Tonya, which chronicles the rise and fall of Olympic figure skater Tonya Harding. I’d embarked on… Read more “I’ve Said Things Tonya Harding Only WISHES She’d Said!”
Thirty Years Ago Today I Got A Blue Medal – And Was “Scalped!”
On April 1, 1989, I was 17 years old, and was all dressed up and heading to the state solo and ensemble competition for band. I had… Read more “Thirty Years Ago Today I Got A Blue Medal – And Was “Scalped!””
Reflections Upon My Hate/Hate Relationship With…Alarms
Maybe I was a “bit” spoiled growing up. Up until I went away to college, I always had my mom to wake me up when I had… Read more “Reflections Upon My Hate/Hate Relationship With…Alarms”
Musings of an “Accidental Trekkie”
I’m not a natural-born “Trekkie.” My first experiences with Star Trek were when I was maybe…4 or so, when my older brother and mom would sit on… Read more “Musings of an “Accidental Trekkie””
The “Big Chill Of 1994” (In Central Michigan) – And Other Cold Moments In MI History…
About ten years ago, I visited the town of Paradise in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, where my husband and I rented a cabin on Whitefish Bay. We took… Read more “The “Big Chill Of 1994” (In Central Michigan) – And Other Cold Moments In MI History…”
Happy 25th Birthday To My Ugly Winter Hat With Ear Flaps!
Twenty-five years ago, a friend of mine named Michelle bought me a plaid wool hat with a faux sherpa lining and earflaps, for which the whole thing… Read more “Happy 25th Birthday To My Ugly Winter Hat With Ear Flaps!”
Borrowing a Flannel Shirt From My Dad? Boy Does THAT Take Me Back!
I went to my folks’ house today with the specific plan to borrow one of my dad’s flannel shirts. I haven’t really been a “plaid flannel shirt”… Read more “Borrowing a Flannel Shirt From My Dad? Boy Does THAT Take Me Back!”
Too Cold To Go Out For A Walk In Harper The Snowstorm’s Aftermath? Nope!
Today marked the “day after” Harper the Snowstorm’s dick move of dumping a whole lot of winter on us all at once. I wanted to stick to… Read more “Too Cold To Go Out For A Walk In Harper The Snowstorm’s Aftermath? Nope!”
Let’s Re-Visit the 1970s, Shall We?
I was only alive for about eight years during the decade of the 1970s, but some of those experiences will be forever etched in my brain! I… Read more “Let’s Re-Visit the 1970s, Shall We?”
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