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Tommy, UK, Memories with My Dad
My dad is one of a kind, i remember when i was younger i used to go out fishing with him we used to go on a charter boat to catch all different sorts of fish, i remember one fishing trip really well, i was really confident about catching fish so i used to stick more hooks on my line, we were fishing for cod and i put more feathers on then i was meant to i ended up hooking to many fish to be able to pull the line in, the skipper was a cockney kind of bloke and went mad at me my dad was laughing but gave up his fishing to help me get the fish in hehehe.
I remember going out on his boat that he used to have called Philomena and we went out one day fishing i hung a line over the boat with just a hook and worm on determined to catch some fish, just as we were packing up i went over and checked the line and found a fish on the end i was so pleased.
I remember going out to fly a kite with him one day and the kite took off and ended up in someones garden, yet again my dad went to the rescue and got it back for us.
I miss those times now, i remember my dads addiction to some sweets called cherry lips and on every Saturday morning me and my sister would get some pocket money and go to the local sweet shop to buy cherry lips, then we used to come home lick the cherry lips to make a big tower of them and sell them on to my dad :) .
Like alot of marriages now days unfortunately my parents split up in the year 2000 i did not really understand it that well but it was hard for the whole family, my dad moved to Bristol and i used to see him most weekends, i did miss him alot though.
He then met a wonderful lady on the Internet, she lived in America and he went back and forth for a while, then one he asked me how i would feel about him moving to America i was unsure at the time and still am to be honest but the thing that made me most happy was seeing my dad happy, he has been out there for a long time now and i miss him every day, i speak to him almost everyday and he is teaching me how to make money from the Internet, investing in me and helping me loads.
i see him every single year and love spending time with him we still go fishing and do stupid men things. Every time i leave i get that big lump in my throat and hold it all back but just look forward to seeing him again.
I am 20 now and cant wait to be a dad if i am anything close to mine i know i will be OK, i am sure my kids will love my dad like i do and i think he will love being a grandad.
The Cold War Years
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ABC, USA, The Cold War Years
Is it odd that I get nostalgic when I hear about the Cold War? It's not that I would want that era back in any way shape or form- it's just that it brings to mind the pop culture that surrounded those times. And, of course, in retrospect, nothing bad really happened, there was no actual nuclear war and we are now safe from the threat of Russia. For now. Anyway, I was in junior high and beginning high school in the 80s and my big sister was in high school and college. She went through the major Def Leopard, Billy Idol phase and I went through the major Duran Duran and Depeche Mode phase. I find myself downloading some of those songs to my iPod now and get a smile on my face at their ridiculous, yet sociological value. I mean, how can you not like The Fixx's Red Skies? Or 99 Luft Balloons? Whoever writes for the show Scrubs has to be my age because 80s nostagia reigns supreme on that show. I can remember making out to DM's Stripped and finding it so profound and philosophical. Oh man, it's a bit embarassing now. But, the cool thing I guess about any of us growing up during any decade is the comraderie it brings- it's lovely to say to someone, "Can I ask you a question?" and they respond immediately, "Yes, you're a total fag," and you both have connected through the dialogue in Sixteen Candles. And you can do that with any John Hughes film. And my personal favorite as I got older (well, high school older) is Thirtysomething. When will that thing come out on DVD? I don't know if I have a point- only that even during that time of complete despair, with the Cold War looming around us and the media barking threats at us, we still banded together through pop culture- that warm blanket of common themes, musical genres and movie quotes. Oh yeah, and bad fashion.
ABC, USA, The Cold War Years
Is it odd that I get nostalgic when I hear about the Cold War? It's not that I would want that era back in any way shape or form- it's just that it brings to mind the pop culture that surrounded those times. And, of course, in retrospect, nothing bad really happened, there was no actual nuclear war and we are now safe from the threat of Russia. For now. Anyway, I was in junior high and beginning high school in the 80s and my big sister was in high school and college. She went through the major Def Leopard, Billy Idol phase and I went through the major Duran Duran and Depeche Mode phase. I find myself downloading some of those songs to my iPod now and get a smile on my face at their ridiculous, yet sociological value. I mean, how can you not like The Fixx's Red Skies? Or 99 Luft Balloons? Whoever writes for the show Scrubs has to be my age because 80s nostagia reigns supreme on that show. I can remember making out to DM's Stripped and finding it so profound and philosophical. Oh man, it's a bit embarassing now. But, the cool thing I guess about any of us growing up during any decade is the comraderie it brings- it's lovely to say to someone, "Can I ask you a question?" and they respond immediately, "Yes, you're a total fag," and you both have connected through the dialogue in Sixteen Candles. And you can do that with any John Hughes film. And my personal favorite as I got older (well, high school older) is Thirtysomething. When will that thing come out on DVD? I don't know if I have a point- only that even during that time of complete despair, with the Cold War looming around us and the media barking threats at us, we still banded together through pop culture- that warm blanket of common themes, musical genres and movie quotes. Oh yeah, and bad fashion.
Best Memory This Christmas
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ldtchr, United States ,
This Christmas I had one of my favorite memories. My daughters are 4 and 6 and for about three weeks before Christmas this year, they would disappear a few times a week into their playroom and come out with what looked like wads of construction paper behind their backs. They would "sneak" over and add a few wads at a time under the Christmas tree. On Christmas morning, they explained what they had been doing. They knew that they would be getting new toys and they wanted to have some of their old toys go to people who would appreciate them, so they found items in their toybox and matched them with a person they loved. There was a dog-eared 1st reader for my 3 year old nephew, a book for his older brother, a whistle and a mini snow globe for my husband and for me, a big sticker book of storybook (Disney) characters (used of course) because my 6 year old knew that I was using "that character stuff" with my students at school. Even though my kids were practicing 'tis better to give than to receive, this year, 'twas better to receive!
ldtchr, United States ,
This Christmas I had one of my favorite memories. My daughters are 4 and 6 and for about three weeks before Christmas this year, they would disappear a few times a week into their playroom and come out with what looked like wads of construction paper behind their backs. They would "sneak" over and add a few wads at a time under the Christmas tree. On Christmas morning, they explained what they had been doing. They knew that they would be getting new toys and they wanted to have some of their old toys go to people who would appreciate them, so they found items in their toybox and matched them with a person they loved. There was a dog-eared 1st reader for my 3 year old nephew, a book for his older brother, a whistle and a mini snow globe for my husband and for me, a big sticker book of storybook (Disney) characters (used of course) because my 6 year old knew that I was using "that character stuff" with my students at school. Even though my kids were practicing 'tis better to give than to receive, this year, 'twas better to receive!
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