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Tag Archives: My Real Memoir
How I Launched My Career (at Age 12)
My Real Memoir It had looked, when I was in 5th grade, like I might be heading for an art career in Japan. But then I’d gotten tsumetai ashi (cold feet). Not only because I wasn’t sure I would like … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Memoir
Tagged 1960s, boys, camp, funny, groaner, jokes, My Real Memoir, sixth grade
28 Comments
The Longest Day of the Year
My Real Memoir Sixty years ago, Hollywood released The Longest Day, a movie about the D-Day landings in the summer of 1944. For Dad it was a must because he’d been in World War II, sort of. I’d read the … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Memoir, Movies, Poetry, Popular Culture & Entertainment
Tagged funny, heat, longest day, My Real Memoir, summer solstice
22 Comments
Bringing Grandpa Home
My Real Memoir Somewhere along the line Grandma and Grandpa McLaughlin had moved from Los Angeles to the foot of California’s San Gabriel Mountains. Dating back to the early 1900s, the town of Upland was full of half-timbered craftsman homes … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Memoir
Tagged 1960s, change, childhood, death, grandparents, life, meaning of life, My Real Memoir
53 Comments
Headed for Home? Or Headed for Hell?
Source: Lavie Zine My Real Memoir By the time I turned 11, my brief flirt with faith (“Hello, is anyone there?” Cue crickets. “I guess not.”) was beginning to fade. I was a boy agnostic with a taste for shiny … Continue reading
Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Humor, Memoir
Tagged agnostic, bad behavior, funny, home, My Real Memoir, relationships, youth
20 Comments
Monsters I Have Known and Loved
My Real Memoir The seed was planted when I was five years old. I’d enjoyed the poolside home of Mommandad’s old friends. They were childless and I was an only, so I played alone, shouting frequent, “Mom, Dad, look at … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Memoir, Movies
Tagged childhood, Dracula, funny, Godzilla, King Kong, model-building, My Real Memoir
34 Comments
Livin’ Large at Age Eleven
(Not my actual family) My Real Memoir It was New Year’s Eve. But I was only eleven, so it would be at least two more years before I was allowed to attend a Real Party. The moment we stepped into … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Memoir
Tagged 1960s, funny, My Real Memoir, New Year's Eve, party, pre-teen, punch, spiked
26 Comments
Summer Treats on Wheels!
My Real Memoir Along with camping and roller rinks, I associate summer with delivery trucks. Huh? Sure, delivery guys were there year-round; the proverbial off-color tease was to suggest a particular young and attractive mom’s kids looked “an awful lot … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Humor, Memoir
Tagged cookies, ice cream, My Real Memoir, school year, spring, summer, treats
46 Comments
Shakespeare on Roller Skates
My Real Memoir Sometime during my pre-teen years, I discovered a magical place that combined two of my favorite things: Wheels and Girls. I lived on wheels; if I wasn’t on my bike, I was on my skateboard. I liked … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Memoir
Tagged 1960, funny, girls, My Real Memoir, pre-teens, roller rink, Shakespeare, skating
36 Comments
Beware of Children Telling Jokes
My Real Memoir By age 11, my TV taste had become quite sophisticated. When I came home from school I’d watch refined fare like Leave It to Beaver, Mr. Ed, Bugs Bunny, and my favorite, the inimitable Rocky & Bullwinkle … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Memoir
Tagged 60s, Bozo the Clown, funny, Jetsons, My Real Memoir, The Flintstones, TV, Yogi Bear
45 Comments
The Year I Began to Figure Out Who I Was
My Real Memoir The only thing I knew for sure when I started 6th Grade was that I was a dreamer. Most boys, it seemed, were drawn to physical things, games and sports. But not me. I let my head … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Memoir
Tagged attraction, boyhood, childhood, funny, girls, My Real Memoir, puberty, sixth grade
33 Comments