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Thursday, July 30, 2020

40 Years Ago Today - July 30, 1980

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The house on Flintlock Court gets sold! I have no idea how the sales price compares to today's market or even today's dollars but I ...
Tuesday, July 21, 2020

Pat The Barber

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Pat. Just Pat. Or, more recently, Pat the Barber. There have been many key men in my life. Men that have been there for years and decades. A...
Saturday, July 04, 2020

40 Years Ago Today - July 4, 1980

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Seems like forever ago but here I am at a Fourth of July parade. I think it was Dolton, Illinois, but it it could have been some other town ...
Monday, June 29, 2020

40 Years Ago Today - June 29, 1980

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After my uncle's wedding, we had a family gathering to celebrate. And to participate in the "Lester Olympics II." I apparentl...
Saturday, June 27, 2020

40 Years Ago Today - June 27, 1980

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It was the day of the wedding and I looked pretty spiffy in my tan, three piece suit! *Note - Some images have been edi...
Friday, June 26, 2020

40 Years Ago Today - June 26, 1980

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My Uncle Gary, my mom's twin brother, got married and I was lucky enough to attend! This meant spending some quality time with my mom...
Friday, April 17, 2020

40 Years Ago Today - April 17, 1980

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My dad wrote a letter to my Grandma Dorothy and mentions that both of us were getting over colds or hay fever. He also says that I am ...
Monday, March 23, 2020

40 Years Ago Today - March 23, 1970

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This is *not* the actual date assigned to this particular entry but it seemed fitting to me to use my mother's birthday to highlight on...
Tuesday, January 28, 2020

40 Years Ago Today - January 28, 1980

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Just another letter from the Homeowner's Association for Scotch Point. Annual dues were a whopping $20 a year!
Saturday, January 11, 2020

40 Years Ago Today - January 11, 1980

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Spots spots spots. Once again, the working theory is that I had chicken pox. The spots would show more after a bath and I probably caught t...
Friday, January 10, 2020

40 Years Ago Today - January 10, 1980

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My dad signed me up for school but I'm not sure where. It sounds like it was close to my babysitter Helene.
Sunday, January 05, 2020

40 Years Ago Today - January 5, 1980

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Back to the doctor but this time with spots. Spots that look like chicken pox. If it was, it was a light case.
Saturday, January 04, 2020

40 Years Ago Today - January 4, 1980

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Back to the doctor. This time because I was sick and coughing for a while. Doctor diagnosed me with a heart murmur but it's never showe...
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Tuesday, December 31, 2019

40 Years Ago Today - December 31, 1979

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Just a collection of photos that were dated for December of 1979 but didn't have a specific date. I think this was at a park or my Un...
Wednesday, December 25, 2019

40 Years Ago Today - December 25, 1979

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I spent the Christmas holidays with my mom for about five days. According to my mom, she had just met my soon to be step-father, Robert McK...
Sunday, December 15, 2019

40 Years Ago Today - December 15, 1979

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Some undated artwork I made from December 1979. Apparently for a birthday card.
Friday, December 13, 2019

40 Years Ago Today - December 13, 1979

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My Grandma Bertha decorated her house for Christmas, inside and out. Pretty sure this is not the house I remember her living in when I was ...