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Back By Popular Demand: The Phys. Wrecks!
When I was a senior in high school, the girls’ basketball team (many of the players were good friends of mine) started kicking some SERIOUS ASS. There were sisters on the team – unbelievable athletes – and they became Rhode … Continue reading
Diary Friday: “He took requests so I asked for Devo, The Clash, J. Geils, Adam Ant, Loverboy.”
I am 15 years old here. A sophomore in high school. Fri. Jan. 21 Tonight was a Hawaiian dance. I tell you, I was not looking forward to it, because the last dance was a disaster area. I didn’t go … Continue reading
10th Grade English: A Tribute to The Crud
His name was Mr. Crothers, and we called him “The Crud”, or just “Crud”. We called him that to his face. It was a term of endearment, if you can believe it. We loved him. Class would be near its … Continue reading
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Diary Friday: “Diary, This Is Not a Crush!“
Here is an entry from my journal when I was a junior in high school. I was madly in love (in an unrequited fashion, getting my practice in for later in life apparently) with the Band President, referred to here … Continue reading
Remembered Kindnesses #4
This is something I wrote a couple of years ago. It has grown in importance in the last year or so, for various reasons. I thought of it today, so thought I would re-post it. It fits with my series … Continue reading
Photo from Meredith
My group of friends in high school loved fondue – when we would go to New York on our yearly drama club trip, we always went to this fondue joint (is it still there??) before going to see whatever Broadway … Continue reading
Scanning Tuesday
In high school we had a hugely anticipated day called Character Day, where you can dress up as anyone you like, fictional, non-fictional, whatevs. We would plan for it for weeks. I just came across this photo of (to my … Continue reading
Today In History: October 30, 1938
From Simon Callow’s Orson Welles: Volume 1: The Road to Xanadu: Focusing on the device of an interrupted programme, he dared to attempt a verisimilitude that had rarely been essayed before. The apparent breakdowns in transmission, the desperate irruptions of … Continue reading
Diary Friday: “I think the masculine race is wonderful.”
Two entries from my junior year of high school (I posted them 3 years ago or so -but I thought it was time to unearth them.) The second entry, reading it now, made me laugh so hard that tears streamed … Continue reading
Diary Friday: “I guess I have this thing for Sting in a sling.”
This mortifying entry is from the summer in between my sophomore and junior year. Frankly, I sound bi-polar. The ending just cracks me up. It is 100% sincere. August 17 I am SO happy! I’m TOO happy! The past few … Continue reading