Back in the day, Garbage Pail Kids (GPKs) were the hottest thing. I remember that they were banned from school and I can't remember why. I don't know if it was because they were such a big distraction or if it was because they were so gross. Well, one day in the midst of they hype, my Dad came home with a whole box of 5th series GPKs! Kevin and I were so geeked. I think we got the whole set from that box. Sometimes Dad would come home with the coolest of surprises.

In 1985 I asked Santa for an Atari. I had played it at My uncle's house and some friend's houses. On Christmas morning, I received a Nintendo instead. I think I was initially disappointed because I had never heard of a Nintendo and I wanted an Atari. However, as soon as my dad hooked it up and started it, I was wowed. I remember playing Super Mario brothers and remembering that this was the arcade game I played last time we went to Florida. I distinctly remember dying on the first mushroom when I played for the first time.

My dad went all out, buying the deluxe package for the Nintendo. It contained R.O.B. the robot with the game "Gyromite", the gun with "Hogan's Alley" and "Duck Hunt" and two controllers and "Super Mario Brothers". You just can't buy a package that cool anymore. I was instantly hooked and I am still a gamer to this day.

I remember that we were the first people I knew to have a Nintendo and my friends wanted to come over to play it all the time. Way to go Dad!

I remember I used to think that it was a good idea to give people money when they asked for it on the street. It seemed like the charitable thing to do. Then, probably like most of you, I was introduced to the idea that people who are homeless are in that situation because they have burned bridges and that they will most likely take the money you give them to the liquor store. Still, it troubles me to just walk past someone who could potentially be in need.

Well, somewhere along the road someone introduced me to the idea of buying someone a meal when they asked for money for food. So I tried it once when I was going to U of M Flint.

There was this homeless black guy that asked me for money for food so I asked him if I could buy him lunch. He accepted and we waited in line in the food court at Subway. I would like to say that we ended up having a life-changing conversation or that I lead him to Jesus or something but nothing like that happened. Instead, as soon as we were . . . Read More..

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Yea I remember my first day, I remember the people next to my locker. I loved having my brother to help guide me and support me. We also had a really fun guy near our lockers.

I remember at the time I already new many new people from Band camp and also football. I even was dating Millicent Motzny at the time probably. So things were going good.

There was so much excitement in the air. Being a freshman definitely sucks. You have no respect. And rightfully so...

It was sweet cause I probably didnt even take the bus on my first day of high school. My brother drove me everywhere.

The first days of high school and college is all rules and syllabi, you get your expectations set that day and you get to meet your teachers and professors.

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One of the scariest moments that ever happened to me was once I was riding in a car with Jenice Winowicki and Valerie to Jazz band in high school and we were going through a solid green light.

Val and I could never find the seat belts in this car in the morning. And as usual, we didnt have them on because they were stuck in the seat somewhere probably.

So this car drives straight through the light on the corner of Cass Lake Road and Elizabeth lake road and miraculously, Jenice's father completely swerved and dodged it.

I was sitting on the side of which would have been hit by the car. It was a near possible death situation. I would have minimally went to the hospital with broken bones.

Somehow that always happens with me. The moment I dont have a seat belt on ... bad stuff happens.

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