Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Building Imagination, One Piece at a Time
The Monogram Buck Rogers Starfighter was more than just my first model kit—it was my very first spaceship. I remember the smell of glue and the way Dad’s hands steadied mine as we pieced it together, the sound of his quiet chuckle when the wings didn’t quite fit right on the first try. We built…
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Thursday, November 22, 1979
Well, today was Thanksgiving. We had turkey with all the fixins’. Grandma Krumpos, Steve, Carol, Grandpa Schmidt and Jenny all came over for dinner. We all had a good time. Donny said “we had the best turkey in the whole wide world”. Both Donny and Helen were very tired tonight. Today was in the 40’s…
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Sunday, November 11, 1979
Here it is November already. I just don’t know where the time goes. The kids and I went to church this morning and then by Ken and Cathy’s for a birthday dinner for Grandpa; he’s 61 years-old tomorrow. We had a good time. Helen made everything a little exciting by getting locked in the bathroom.…
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Sunday, October 14, 1979
Last night we hit a record low of 22 degrees. It was also the lowest temperature in the United States. Helen has some congestion in her chest; I hope she doesn’t get a bad cold. The kids and I went to church today. We got home and Donny and Helen hand lunch and played most…
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Sunday, October 7, 1979
We had a going away party for Deena and Floyd at the Royal Scot last night. We had a very nice time. This morning the kids and I went to church then stopped by Grandpa and Jenny later and had lunch. It was chilly today but very sunny. The Pope is in the United States.…
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Monday, October 1, 1979
Today Keith had off so we went to Dad’s and got my old bunk bed set that Kenny and I had when we were very little. We got new mattresses and a superman blanket for Donny and Mickey Mouse sheets and blanket. Boy were they excited. They got into their pajamas about 6:00 p.m,, so…
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Sunday, September 30, 1979
Today was just beautiful outside; it was in the 70’s. The leaves are changing colors. I don’t think there could have been a nicer day. The kids and I went to church this morning then we went to Hardees for lunch. When we got home we went for a walk back the the woods. The…
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Sunday, September 23, 1979
Sunday school started last Sunday and the kids love it. This morning Helen said she didn’t want to go — I asked her why and she said because she didn’t know how to write. Kids think of the darnest things. We had our first frost Thursday night, so I guess winter isn’t very far away.…
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Sunday, September 9, 1979
It sure is hard trying to find the time to write in my journal everyday but I guess I’ll just have to write when I can. We celebrated Donny’s birthday last Tuesday the 4th at the Royal Scot. t was really a surprise for Donny. Grandpa and Jenny, Grandma Krumpos, Uncle Ken, Aunt Cathy, Kim,…
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Golden Birthday
My fifth birthday, my golden birthday, was a special one. Dad couldn’t get off work, so we had the party at the Royal Scot Country Club where he worked. I remember Mom made an awesome circus-themed cake, and even though Dad was working, he kept popping in to see us and celebrate. It wasn’t a…
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