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Baby Boomer Blog - How's Your Memory About the Good Old Days?

When you can't remember where you left your car, it doesn't matter where the car keys are!

Some people remember everything they did yesterday, while others can't remember what they just did an hour ago. I thought I would rev up your memory and see if you recall the following:

  • The price of your first home
  • Your second-grade teacher's name
  • Your average when you graduated high school
  • Friend(s)  who walked home with you (or off the school bus) at the end of the school day
  • Best friend in middle school
  • First boyfriend or girlfriend and when
  • Your favorite hang-out growing up
  • Top 5 rock and roll songs you loved and who sang them
  • Favorite poster of a celebrity you had in your teenage bedroom
  • The friend(s) from childhood you would now like to reconnect with
  • Your social security number (mine is....oh, never mind)

One thing I remember every single day is that I am co-authoring a book which features East Meadow classmates from yesteryear, memories we won't forget, as well as a chapter about East Meadow High School then and now.  It's called Once Upon Our Times (Because Life Isn't a Fairy Tale): 65 Years Growing Up Baby Boomer. 

Besides amazing history we lived through, there are personal recollections, nostalgic stories and lots of photos from all decades.  Book is available for pre-order at www.onceuponourtimes.com

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