Lost Journal: Fire Prevention Courtesy of Pajama-Man
Journal entry: February 28, 2010 (age 40) Superheroes don’t need costumes, and if they do, they needn’t be elaborate. Two of my oldest and best friends, Jack Donovan … Read more
Tim Mollen’s Column
Tim Mollen’s “Lost Journal” column is written in retrospect. He chooses a different day from his past, and writes about it as though it were today.
Lost Journal: Let’s not Let a Second Decade Go Nameless
Journal entry: January 1, 2010 (age 40) – Second Decade Who would have thought we would finish the last decade without settling on a name for it? Let’s … Read more
Lost Journal: New Year’s Resolutions for 2000
Journal entry: January 1, 2000 (age 30) We’ve finally closed the book on the 20th century. This year’s resolutions are more important than usual, because they have to … Read more
Lost Journal: New Year’s Resolutions for 1990
Journal entry: January 1, 1990 (age 20) Hmm, 1990. There’s only 10 years left in the Millennium, so I need to make some big strides to prepare my … Read more
Lost Journal: New Year’s Eve Party for Thirty ’80s Teens
Journal entry: December 31, 1982 (age 13) – ’80s Teens As I sat glued to the boombox in the corner of his basement, John Giroux’s third annual New … Read more
Lost Journal: Thank Goodness for Gobbles
Journal entry: November 19, 1990 (age 21) There’s a sense of exhilaration when a college freshman gets his own phone line and his own answering machine. (The typical … Read more
Lost Journal: Happy Thankslisting!
Journal entry: November 29, 2009 (age 40) – Thanksgiving Thankslisting In honor of Thanksgiving week, this is my annual reflection on the things we (or at least I) … Read more
Lost Journal: Blacklisted by the Red Cross
Journal entry: December 2, 1988 (age 19) – Red Cross I care to belong to any club that won’t accept people like me as members. That’s why I … Read more
Lost Journal: Epic Film — Going in the 3rd Dimension
Journal entry: January 24, 2010 (age 40) – Epic Film I think I’ve forgotten how to go to the movies. Due to the joys of Netflix, and the … Read more
Lost Journal: A Pair of Psychos and a Scared Au Pair
Journal entry: February 27, 1996 (age 26) – Au Pair What’s worse than living with a psychopath? Immediately moving in with another psychopath. Even for a single guy … Read more
