Category Archives: Memoir

I Turned 12 Today (in Blogger Years)!

Posted on July 30, 2026 by mitchteemley

Left: Me at biological age 12. I hated this photo the moment I saw it; with my cracked front tooth and sticky-outy ears, I decided I looked just like Mad Magazine’s poster boy Alfred E. Neuman! So I cut it … Continue reading →

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Embarrassing Side Effects

Posted on July 28, 2026 by mitchteemley

Image by NickRebmann My Real Memoir I’ve been unable to work on my normal memoir post for today due the embarrassing side effects of a recent medical procedure. Seriously, gag photo aside, I really did have a supposedly “simple” procedure, … Continue reading →

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My Early Brushes With Mortality

Posted on July 21, 2026 by mitchteemley

Photo source: Richard Ratay My Real Memoir My Early Brushes with Mortality. I’d spent just four months in my new home. Still, everything had changed. I’d gained two new best friends and emerged from my shy-shell. “Emerged?” Heck, I was … Continue reading →

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Saying Goodbye to a Beloved Family Member

Posted on July 16, 2026 by mitchteemley

Minuet – photo by our daughter Beth Saying Goodbye to a Beloved Family Member Does the fact that Minuet was a cat make this post seem any less sincere? It’s not. Anyone who’s adopted an animal knows that pets are … Continue reading →

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The Day I Ran Away

Posted on July 14, 2026 by mitchteemley

Photo source: Michal Bres My Real Memoir The day I ran away didn’t arrive unbidden. After all, I’d threatened before to leave once I’d had all I could take of unreasonable adult demands (brain-numbing homework and soul-sucking chores). But leave … Continue reading →

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The Day We Entered the Tunnel of Doom

Posted on July 7, 2026 by mitchteemley

Source: urbexiam.com My Real Memoir The Day We Entered the Tunnel of Doom: There are severe limits to how far you’re allowed to wander at age 7. Hence, to legendary adventurers like Rory, Jeff and me, “Don’t cross [insert name … Continue reading →

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Where No Kid Had Gone Before!

Posted on June 30, 2026 by mitchteemley

Photo courtesy of riotdaily.com My Real Memoir It Wasn’t Just the Forbidden… …that fed my hunger for stimulation. It was the unknown. I think, at age seven, my real, underlying desire was “to go where no kid had gone before!” … Continue reading →

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If Adventure Has a Name…

Posted on June 23, 2026 by mitchteemley

Credits from top left to right: Jordan Whitt, Steffi Wacker, Old Chum, Brett Sayles My Real Memoir If adventure has a name, it’s Indiana La Mirada Jones Teemley. I know that sounds a tad over-the-top, but I had an insatiable … Continue reading →

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On Being a Real-Life Father

Posted on June 18, 2026 by mitchteemley

Image by Illia Panasenko Father’s Day is Coming A fact that evokes a sense of gratitude in many. But not everyone. Being a real-life father, almost by definition, means being imperfect. I know this because my dad was imperfect. And … Continue reading →

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The Day I Discovered Girls

Posted on June 16, 2026 by mitchteemley

Photo by Gerrie Vernon My Real Memoir The He Man Woman Haters Club The day I discovered girls came shortly after, inspired by the Little Rascals TV show, Jeff (of Jeff-and-Rory fame) and I formed a “He Man Woman Haters Club … Continue reading →

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