Living in the Past
• January 17, 2020 • Leave a CommentPosted in 1993, 2020, Depression, Hopkins, Kentucky, Lake Minnetonka, St. Paul, Writing
Tags: behavior, blogs, BSI project, Cathedral Hill, Corpus Christi, CTS, Daytimer Journal, diaries, drafts, drive-in movies, editorial slate, Ellen Terry screenplay, family meals, flea markets, Hopkins, Jason, Jethro Tull, journals, Kentucky Derby, Merriam Park, Minnetonka, radio, renting, summer vacation, Terry, Texas, TV
Retirements, Layoffs, Sabbaticals & Skid Row
• September 25, 2019 • Leave a CommentPosted in 1993, 2012, 2019, Dad, Florida, Mound, St. Paul
Tags: Ben Simon, Bethel Methodist, Brian, Brian's layoff, Cable Access St. Paul, Cathedral Hill, Central Parking, Dad's retirement, Docksides, Duluth, Dunn Brothers, farmhouse fire, financial security, Forest Lake Inn, Four Eyes Design, Grand Rapids, Hopkins, journal writing, Lake Calhoun, Lakewood Community College, nightmare mansion, Pat Ciernia, retirement party, sabbaticals, Skid Row, Summit Avenue, Texas, The Wandering Moon, Theron Hollingsworth, University of Minnesota, Uptown Minneapolis
My So-Called Decade
• July 13, 2018 • Leave a CommentPosted in 1989, 1990, 1992, Great Britain, Hopkins
Tags: diaries, Fingerhut, Hopkins, journals, loss, Pearl Harbor Day, self-consciousness
The Horseshoe
• June 10, 2016 • 1 CommentPosted in 1985, Casco Point, Minnetrista, Writing
Tags: boathouse, Datsun GX coupe, depressive episode, diaries, Fingerhut, Flying Spaghetti Monster, Hopkins, horseshoes, Iowa City, journals, La Brea Tar Pits, luck, Mayer, memory, Mound, nostalgia, nostalgia neuralgia, Rogers, Strom, Susan, The Big Time, totem, wishful thinking
Hey Mr. DJ!
• January 29, 2016 • Leave a CommentPosted in 1975, 1985, 1986, Casco Point, Hopkins, Iowa, Lake Minnetonka, Minnetrista, Music, Writing
Tags: Baibi Vegners, Bruce Springsteen, Captain and Tennille, Casco Point, CBS Radio Mystery Theater, David Bowie, DJ, E.G. Marshall, Elton John, Forest Lake, Gillette, Grandpa Maupin, Helen Reddy, Hopkins, Iowa City, Jeff Taylor, John Sebastian, Juicy Fruit, KDWB, Knollwood Towers West, Michelle, Miloš Forman, Neil Sedaka, Ozark Mountain Daredevils, Pall Malls, Panasonic flip clock radio, pop music, Queen, radio, Rob Sherwood, rock concerts, St. Paul Civic Center, Sweet, The Carpenters, The Eagles, The Lovin' Spoonful, Theron Hollingsworth, Tony Orlando and Dawn, True Don Bleu, Walker Art Center, WCCO, WDGY, WLKX-FM
Still Life With Father and Seaside
• January 15, 2016 • 1 CommentPosted in 1967, 1992, Family, Maryland
Tags: 1885 mansion, beaches, Cathedral of Saint Paul, Coupledom, diaries, F. Scott Fitzgerald, fathers, freelance writing, Hopkins, journals, layoffs, Michigan, Minneapolis, Minnetonka Mist, Ocean City, Pearl Harbor Day, photographs, psychobabble, Rocky Mountains, Santa Fe, Sharon, sons, Spring Park, St. Paul, Therese, Type A personality, Uncertainty
No One Ever Left Alive in Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five (Part 2)
• September 18, 2015 • 2 CommentsPosted in 1985, Iowa, Minnetrista
Tags: Anti-apartheid, Boswell, Bud Morris, Chris Hampl, Crèvecœur, Currier Hall, Datsun, Dick Bray, Dolphin's, English-Philosophy Building, Fingerhut, Fitzpatrick's, Greyhound, Hancher Auditorium, Harv's House, Hopkins, Iowa City, Jane, Jessup Hall, Jim, John Sayles, Laura Speaks, Mayflower Hall, Minneapolis Tribune, Pentacrest, proofreading, REM, Rick Kubat, Ron Howard, Samuel Johnson, Selected Authors, St. Louis, Stephen Biko, The Crow's Nest, Therese, University of Iowa, Volkswagen Bug, Wayne Franklin, Yolanda
The Lisa Letters
• May 12, 2012 • 4 CommentsPosted in 1977, girlfriends, Minnesota, Writing
Tags: beer, Biya, Camp Shamineau, Cat Stevens, Craig, Crystal, Fairmont, Hopkins, Hopkins main drag, Indiana, Jackson Browne, Joey, letterwriting, Lisa Tepley, love in friendship, Mary, Missouri, The Eagles, Wasted Time
We Got Lost in Edina
• March 3, 2012 • 3 CommentsPosted in 1977, Casco Point, High School, Minnesota
Tags: 1977, American Graffiti, Cadillac, cars, Hopkins, junior year, Nugent, Rush, teenagers
Completely in the Dark 