My Experiences Adolescent angst: Norm Macdonald's story; think about good instead Apollo 11 as I watched it 50 years ago Baccalaureate Day 1965 photo of yours truly Barber finally sees me, after a yer of social distancing Body work required after tall truck doesn't see my car Bright indoor lighting overcomes winter darkness Car-assembling board game from 1954 Car is identical to someone else's car, including rare red color Caroling mannequins in Cambridge Christmas:  a happy time, but so was the rest of the year Christmas 1955:  in front of the tree with my saxophone Coffee of the instant variety is good enough for me Concerts by popular performers?  I've attended only three Curling my toes may help me maintain my balance? Curling up on the couch in front of the TV Delivering new cars in the 50s involves boats and planes Doctor is alarmed when I finally lose weight, but tests come back okay Earnings by year, charted over my lifetime Falling causes a brief gap in my memory February blizzards: a brief one in 2005, and avoiding 1979 Feet are outgrowing my shoes Fictional characters: who's most like me? "Flair" electric range is well-designed Galion Historian publishes my article on Ohio tax stamps Gathering dandelions, asparagus, and hickory nuts Geri Thomas, who lives with me (according to mailing lists) "Ghost tour" in a nearby cemetery Heat got to me when I was five months old, so I'm told H.F. Thomas introduces me to the electric razor High blood pressure declines in warmer weather? Hot beaches are not my ideal destination Income-tax forms Indoors is where I'll stay for 72 hours; it's cold out there! Kids are home?  How terrible! "Kitchen Mama" opens cans; ghee replaces butter Lamb and mutton:  I used to like it, now I can't taste it Lox and bagels for me Lex Mayers Chevrolet advertises in 1961 Mail voting works, though I get letters for other Thomases Mar-A-Lago: did I visit before Donald Trump bought it? Memory for names fades as we age, says Ken Jennings Mighty Mouse inspired me as a young boy Migraines can disrupt my speech or give me an aura Mr. Potato Head New Year's 1959:  watching the Rose Parade Parakeet is made happy, thereby making me happy Peter Pan on Disney's big screen: Too violent for six-year-old me? Photographing Grandma's house with a balky Polaroid Pillbox filling seems like a ceremony Plymouth Rock, 3½ centuries later Police chief's death and funeral processon are near my home Rabbits in my yard hang out by my car, watch me unload the trunk Reader's Digest for our 1958 vacation trip Room of my own, room for my theoretical wife, room for "guests" Rubber band replacement time Shampoo shield promises no more child's tears Slicing onions with a mandoline Soda or pop:  our family didn't use either term Spray-on holiday "snow" brightens as the world outside dims Texarkana is more than a mile from Louisiana "They" know where I live, almost Tommy Thomas Orchestra in State Fair movie Walking may require a new method Weather affects my plans for when to eat lunner Weight now down to 170 pounds