Archive for the '1986' Category
Julie’s House
• February 6, 2020 • 1 CommentPosted in 1986, 1987, 1992, 1993, 2020, Depression, Family, Hopkins, Loneliness, Social isolation, St. Paul
Tags: 45th wedding anniversary, Anthony Minghella, apartments, brownstones, dysthymia, home, houses, Julie's House, Leo Kottke, National Register of Historic Places, object lesson, renting, roommates, self-preservation, solo living
Cooking for One
• May 31, 2019 • Leave a CommentPosted in 1980, 1986, 1994, 2008, Food, Hopkins, Mom
Tags: Asian stir fry, butterscotch pudding, chicken noodle soup, chili, cooking, crock pot, cuisines, Easter ham, Hamburger Helper, Jello 1-2-3, lamb pilaf, lasagna, luau party, midweek meatloaf dinners, Pizza Hut, Rice-a-Roni, Sean Cooke, spaghetti with Parmesan cheese, Thanksgiving turkey, the Family Project
My Father’s Bathrobe
• December 14, 2018 • Leave a CommentPosted in 1971, 1986, Casco Point, Dad, Hopkins
Tags: Aqua-Velva, bathrooms, Boone and Erickson, Disney's Song of the South, DJs, morning routines, Olivetti typewriter, rock music, Van Heusen bathrobe, WCCO-AM, Zenith color TV
Worlds In Turmoil
• September 1, 2017 • Leave a CommentPosted in 1986, 1988, 1989, Hopkins
Tags: ABC News, Al Stewart, alcohol, artists, Beijing, Broadcast Journalism, creativity, drugs, English and American Literature, Fingerhut Corporation, history, Khomeini, Media Studies, Metropolitan State University, Poland, Soviet Union, stories, Story Sponge, The Wandering Moon
Keepsake (Part 2)
• March 31, 2017 • Leave a CommentPosted in 1971, 1986, 1987, 1988, Hopkins, Mound, Music, Writing
Tags: Andrea Schussler, Binary Universe, Boogie Man, Buddy Holly, Buddy's Scrapbook, Bunker's Bar and Grill, Dean McLeary, Don McLean, Dr. Buzzard, Holly Grail, I'll See You Tonight, J.I. Allison, Jerry the Apostle, Jimi Hendrix, Joe B. Mauldin, K.C. and the Sunshine Band, Matt J. Durand, Matthew of Arimathea, Nancy, nightwalking, rock star, Shirley Hills Elementary, The Crickets, Tony, West Side Story
Keepsake (Part 1)
• March 24, 2017 • Leave a CommentPosted in 1986, 1987, 1988, Hopkins, Iowa, Music, Theater, Writing
Tags: American Pie, Buddy Holly, Buddy's Scrapbook, Chester, Chevy Bel Air, Clear Lake, Comanches, Dean McLeary, Don McLean, filmmaking, J.I. Allison, Jeffrey Dunne, Joe B. Mauldin, John Ford, John Wayne, Jon Bream, Leonard Bernstein, Matt J. Durand, New York City, nom de plume, Paul McCartney, photography, StarTribune, Summit Avenue, Surf Ballroom, The Crickets, The Crowded Room, The Dumond Stories, The Searchers, Well...All Right, West Side Story
Rediscovering Dumond
• March 17, 2017 • Leave a CommentPosted in 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, Hopkins, Iowa, Minnesota, Writing
Tags: AIDS, diaries, Dumond Stories, earning power, handwriting, journals, Kafkian, power dressing, singles bars, Super 8, The Crowded Room
