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What do a small alien phoning home, John Travolta in skimpy shorts and a big yellow bird have in common?

This week’s Friday Flashback theme is movies. Her Bad Mother tells us to write about our first or most memorable early movie memory.
I have a couple of early movie memories.
When I was eight-years-old, I remember standing in a really, really, really, really long line to go see E.T. Did I mention the line was long? [...]

How I met Bob, and other secrets I’ll never tell my kids

Once again I’m participating in Friday Flashback created by the lovely Her Bad Mother and also the quite lovely Sweetney. And, as usual, I’m late to the party. What’s new?
This week’s theme is “what story about yourself would you never tell you child?” Oh I have so many. It was hard to me to come [...]

Where were you when…

I tried to post this yesterday. You now, when it was actually Friday. But my hosting company apparently hates me and my site was down.
I’ve decided to participate in this week’s Friday Flashback, along with Sweetney, Mrs. Flinger, Whoorl, Her Bad Mother, Mamalogues and Oh the Joys.
Where were you when…? Our parents’ generation can recall [...]

Thankfully Dad didn’t teach me how to swim

I’ve spent the last week reading