tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19984125.post2374257929857266173..comments2023-11-15T09:24:10.316-08:00Comments on The 25 Year Plan: Remembering - 1965Michael K. Althousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07726807939923761538noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19984125.post-68782732976416427732007-01-04T03:29:00.000-08:002007-01-04T03:29:00.000-08:00Well.... first of all, covers would have been my c...Well.... first of all, covers would have been my choice.... not a coffee drinker here..... but that's beside the point.<br /><br />I often travel back into the memory banks for a trip to Rememberanceland because I can recall so much of my youth. Waving goodbye to it and returning to present day is sometimes sad, as demands of todays chores seem so pressing to get done, while daydreaming gives me an excuse to be lazy and relaxed. I don't remember too much of the bad stuff (I must have a good banker in store that allows me to weed out the nasty aspects of youth), but I always remember the good things.... and there were plenty.<br /><br />My Dad was very instrumental in making sure we learned.... not a difficult task as he was a teacher and educator. If anything came on TV that was "important" (only 3 channels during my youth), it was something we watched.... no matter the time of day. I can remember John Glenn's orbit around the earth, and the Kennedy assignation as well as the footaqe of Jack Ruby taking out Lee Harvey Oswald.... all this live as it happened. Granted I was the same age as Caroline Kennedy at the time, which would have made me 5 or 6. But I also can remember my Mom changing my diaper along with my little brothers (we are only 11 months apart), and my brother somehow getting ahold of the diaper pin (no Pampers then), who then promptly dug it into my leg leaving quite a nice color of red on Mom's white bedspread. I can even remember what we had for lunch that day: hamburgers and french fries (pre-McDonalds age).<br />Now ask me what happened yesterday, and I couldn't begin to tell you what I did. Short term memory.... not so good at times, unless it had some earth-shattering experience to make it stand out.<br /><br />Great post.... I love returning to my youth to think about the carefree moments in my life.Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05767057478043796740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19984125.post-44012745363532173562007-01-04T01:03:00.000-08:002007-01-04T01:03:00.000-08:00Interesting thoughts n post.
It's strange how new...Interesting thoughts n post.<br /><br />It's strange how new memories seem to "over-write" the old ones of early life. I have tons of 2-4 years old mind-pics n realizations I'm positive were actual. My lil sis swears she remembers the pain of birth n events of her infantcy!<br /><br />I wonder how much my grandkids (2 & 3 yrs old) will remember from their early life, or if just the general feelings about people will prevail.<br /><br />I think I'm a musician because I remember my older bro playng the Beatle 45's n I learned to sing "I Wannan Hold Your Hand" word for word when I was 3...<br />Amazing what the early mind is life-long influenced by! <br /><br />I think mind-pics can be considerd language, n also I believe animals have language which doesn't use words, but movements- communication in other forms.<br /><br />I've been language challenged lately with a guy at work who likes me, but speaks little English, cause I'm not well versed in Brazilian Portugese as I am in French n Spanish- always learning! Too bad I can't bring the online translator to work with me...<br /><br />You've been busy posting up a storm lately! I'll have to save Overflow for the day off tomorrow, time for zzz's soon.<br /><br />BTW- The New Years Bike ride story post n pics was a cool way to celebrate!Snaggle Toothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07197042129309670471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19984125.post-31249535390987114002007-01-04T00:31:00.000-08:002007-01-04T00:31:00.000-08:00Funny once again but moments ago I was thinking o...Funny once again but moments ago I was thinking on something from my pre – dawn past…..then I read this…somebody wants me to remember something way way way way the pathway of long ago…<br /><br />My very first “real “ memory is of being 12 and holding on to a blue starfish….standing waist deep in the lapping pull of the South China Sea…tasting that summer salty sting of air…realizing... reality..<br /><br />I’m alone …..nobody loves me…and I will never be standing here….at this exact spot…..ever again…<br /><br />I think at that precise moment…I met life...Lady Prismhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04333352060797182573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19984125.post-40769818947275991552007-01-03T19:20:00.000-08:002007-01-03T19:20:00.000-08:00HI Mike..........
Early morning blogging is the b...HI Mike..........<br /><br />Early morning blogging is the best time! I'm a pre-dawn riser, which is pre-pre dawn in your neck of the woods.<br />Like biker Betty.....my earliest recollections is of the JFK funeral procession on a grainy black and white TV. I was 3 as well. His assassination was felt strongly in Canada....like the rest of the world. It was a shift away from innocence, I think. <br /><br />Great GPA BTW.........saw it posted in Ellen's secret garden. You brainiac you!!! Bravo.awarenesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06098432781380754899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19984125.post-35158690682461466192007-01-03T16:25:00.000-08:002007-01-03T16:25:00.000-08:00Oh, I do have some recollections of November of 19...Oh, I do have some recollections of November of 1963 and President Kennedy funeral. I was 3 3/4 yrs at the time and I remember just a little of the procession on TV. That's all though.Biker Bettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17994597212491993059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19984125.post-53608068428569360302007-01-03T16:21:00.000-08:002007-01-03T16:21:00.000-08:00I actually have a few memories of the first house ...I actually have a few memories of the first house I lived in. We lived in Sacramento, CA in a red brick house. I was young and not sure of the age (except before 5 yrs). We were playing a song game that involved guessing egg colors. I remember the fun and laughter. I have a few others, but I won't bore anyone with them. I remembered them in pictures. It was the "feelings" I remember and that's what usually triggers the memories. Lots of memories at the second house on Marlboro Ct in the same city. I was about 5 and older.<br /><br />Great post. Hopefully you get a better night's sleep tonight.Biker Bettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17994597212491993059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19984125.post-17951168487487157062007-01-03T15:01:00.000-08:002007-01-03T15:01:00.000-08:00I'm always found that very early childhood memorie...I'm always found that very early childhood memories, prior to age 4 or 5 could be a combination of actually "remembering" or being told the story enough that those images in my mind were brought about from being verbally told. Who knows. But I DO know that all memories after age 4 or 5 are definitely mine. <br />I must admit...you do some heavy thinking in the wee hours of the morning....lol I save that for my first cup of coffee.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19984125.post-19427329318768549402007-01-03T10:36:00.000-08:002007-01-03T10:36:00.000-08:00Morning Mike. Hope you opted for the coffee, only...Morning Mike. Hope you opted for the coffee, only because that's what I'd have done.<br /><br />Your post made me think about my childhood memories which I am sure are not really memories, but stories I've made up to go with photographs I've seen from that time. IMHO - that supports your theory about language.<br /><br />Thanks for your comment on my Horsey post. That pic is me and it was taken last spring. <br /><br />This is my first attempt at writing anything more than a business letter. Primarily I feel substantially "underqualified" for the task, but hell its fun! Thanks for the compliment.<br /><br />;)<br />MarisolMarisolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03629753116386561062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19984125.post-164724097704759962007-01-03T07:46:00.000-08:002007-01-03T07:46:00.000-08:00so which was it coffee or covers? lol
I never gav...so which was it coffee or covers? lol<br /><br />I never gave it much thought regarding the need for language... idk the answer.<br /><br />I remember from about 5 on... for better or worse ! lolHelenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06481533361253699464noreply@blogger.com