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One thing I can honestly tell you is that you just cannot keep a candy bar in a polyester shirt pocket for too long.

Walkingon

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Many, many years ago, 1988 I think, I snapped this photo. On a week day on the streets of Chicago, my girlfriend at the time was walking down the street. We were together for three years, then we were apart for four, and we had enjoyed a brief reunion when this photo was taken. On this day some little voice in my head told me that with every step that she took, she was walking further and further away from our love affair, again. Today, we are still very good friends, but on this day, oh so long ago, she closed the book on our romance.

Over twenty-five years ago I remember looking through the window at the hospital's nursery at my sister sleeping in her little baby bed. I have watched her grow up over these decades plus into the young woman she has become, and now she is about to become a Mother for the first time. She is a swirling mix of fear, excitement, anxiety, and bliss, right now. Her baby is due in five weeks, and I hope she's ready for how life will change for her. She'll go from being the Little Princess of the family, and become the Queen Bee with her own Little Princess. How the years go by, my how the years go by.

Show us what Memorial Day means to you.

It's another day that reminds me that I am proud to be an American.

What's the oldest book you own?
Submitted by Lies.

I think I'd have to say my high school yearbook. It is 28 years old, and looks every bit of it's age.I guess I do, too. Crane High School, Class of 1980...Go Cougars!

Hmmm... a long time ago in what now seems like a galaxy far far away.

Forensicid

Just doing a little people watching.

I always say that "Chicago is the Jewel in the Crown of the Midwest.

Bluesky

Today is a beautiful day. It's another day for a fresh start. I look ed up at the sky and was reminded that all things are possible, and we only have so much time to find our way, before the Sun starts to set. Live, Laugh, Love.

Wow, I remember the day he was born, now he's about to graduate from high school. Saturday, he participated in the timeless ritual of Prom. I hope he had a good time. Yikes. my prom night was 28 years ago. Man, where does the time go?

photo credit: I didn't snap any of these shots, his Aunt did. Believe it or not, I left my camera at home...ha ha ha.