Tag Archives: memories

Moving Out and Moving On

Posted on March 4, 2025 by mitchteemley

Photo by Mantas Hesthaven My Real Memoir Being the director of a bohemian arts academy, at age twenty-five, gave me a certain “successful young artist” veneer. I barely made rent, but I dated a lot of our students. Pauline wasn’t a stunner, but … Continue reading →

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I’m Not an Actor, I Just Play One on TV

Posted on December 5, 2024 by mitchteemley

Oh, all right, yes, I’m an actor. Heck, I even have a diploma to prove it. But that doesn’t automatically mean they let me act on TV, or anyplace else for that matter (you know how “they” are). Why? I … Continue reading →

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How to Go From Crappy to Happy

Posted on November 29, 2024 by mitchteemley

Black Friday, immediately after America’s official day of gratitude, is its unofficial day of grumbling. Of course, lots of people avoid shopping in person, and use their computers instead — while complaining about “the $“&%@#?* commercialization of the holidays!” But … Continue reading →

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Only Love Remains

Posted on August 3, 2024 by mitchteemley

“When the things we love come to an end, the love itself remains, as proof that they mattered–and still do.” ~The Wishing Map φ

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How to Keep a Life Journal

Posted on March 27, 2024 by mitchteemley

Two days ago in Why You Should Keep a Life Journal I argued that journaling offers both immediate and future benefits. Here are seven suggestions on how to attain those benefits: Set aside a regular time, but only write when you … Continue reading →

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Why You Should Keep a Life Journal

Posted on March 25, 2024 by mitchteemley

Thought for the Week “In the diary you find proof that in situations which today would seem unbearable, you lived.” ~Franz Kafka (from his personal diary) My wife and I were trying to remember the chain of events in our … Continue reading →

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A Satisfied Cat

Posted on October 26, 2023 by mitchteemley

It’s hoodie weather. I live in t-shirts year-round, but in October I add a hoodie, because in autumn a t-shirt without a hoodie is like tights without a cape. But now, every time I put on my hoodie, I think … Continue reading →

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My Rock ‘n’ Roll Rage

Posted on September 5, 2023 by mitchteemley

My Real Memoir I was ruthless. And for a good reason. I would turn eighteen that May, and if my band The Daily Planet was ever going to be “the next Beatles” it had better be soon! Yes, I loved … Continue reading →

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“What I Did on My Summer Vacation”

Posted on August 25, 2023 by mitchteemley

When I was a kid, the first assignment of the schoolyear would always be a “What I Did on My Summer Vacation” report. Well, I’m a smidge past grade school now, nevertheless, here’s my report. In the spring, Trudy and … Continue reading →

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I Grew Up at Disneyland!

Posted on April 18, 2023 by mitchteemley

My Real Memoir Or rather, I grew up going there. To this day I can draw a more accurate map of Disneyland than I can my home town. Still, certain visits to the Magic Kingdom glow a little brighter in … Continue reading →

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