Lost Journal: The Anticlimax of Spring Break ’89
Journal entry: March 18, 1989 (age 19) – Spring Break ’89 Where to spend spring break this year was not a tough call. The obvious choice, when you … Read more
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Lost Journal: Don’t Disturb the Doll Downstairs!
Journal entry: August 11, 2008 (age 39) – The Doll Downstairs When you buy your first house, your parents are happy. They’re happy because it means they can … Read more
Lost Journal: Senior Class Trip Hits Sour Note
Journal entry: June 8, 1987 (age 18) – Senior Class Trip Today’s Monday, and we didn’t go to school. That was reason enough for the Seton Catholic Central … Read more
Lost Journal: Dinner-Time Career Talk Tabled
Journal entry: October 14, 1986 (age 17) – Career Talk My father is a hard worker and an accomplished professional. He started working and contributing to his family’s … Read more
Lost Journal: Comedy is Key Factor in Gross National Product
Journal entry: October 19, 1996 (age 27) – Comedy and the GNP When I moved to the Washington, D.C., area three years ago, it was my goal to … Read more
Lost Journal: Putting Words in Someone Else’s Mouth (Reliving the McCarthy Era)
Journal entry: May 23, 1977 (age 8) Adults are always asking me, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” My standard answer is “Taller.” (A … Read more
Lost Journal: Parish Picnic Party People
Journal entry: September 14, 1980 (age 11) – Parish Picnic Party People I’m always sorta fidgety at Mass, but this morning, I was fidgetacular. I squirmed in my … Read more
Lost Journal: An Interloping Irish Princess
Journal entry: March 6, 2011 (age 41) – Irish Princess The St. Patrick’s Day Parade is a big deal in Binghamton. I skipped the festivities yesterday, but enjoyed … Read more
Lost Journal: The Sweet Relief of Cast Removal
Journal entry: November 18, 1976 (age 7) – Cast Removal “Get this thing off of me!” As it had been for the past seven weeks, that was my … Read more
Lost Journal: Pale Pirates Infiltrate the Tall Ships
Journal entry: July 14, 1984 (age 15) – Tall Ships I squinted ahead, along the slowly snaking line of people. The line looked long enough to be waiting … Read more
