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Category: Formative Memories

10,000 Miles and One

On February 22, 2021February 23, 2021 By stsampsonIn Formative Memories4 Comments

Reflections on the journey of one man's best friend.

From Luke Skywalker to Barney Busrider to … ?

On February 9, 2019February 9, 2019 By stsampsonIn Formative Memories2 Comments

Reflections on the characters I’ve been, and the one I’m still becoming.

Two Cheers for the Old Home Phone

On April 15, 2018 By stsampsonIn Formative Memories5 Comments

Telephones used to be attached to walls and transmit only voices. In some ways, that was better.

What Does Christmas Mean to You?

On December 24, 2017December 9, 2018 By stsampsonIn Formative MemoriesLeave a comment

Every year at Christmas, I wait for a certain feeling to reach me. And at some point, it always does.

The Best Gift I’ve Ever Given

On December 3, 2017 By stsampsonIn Formative Memories2 Comments

Twenty-four years ago, I gave the best gift I've ever given. It involved international commerce, red-and-blue flower petals, and the mouth of a wolf. Here's the story ...

What I Learned from the Teen Psychologist

On November 19, 2017 By stsampsonIn Formative Memories4 Comments

In 1987, my parents sent me to a teen psychologist. Here's how that encounter went.

Why Metalfest Matters

On September 24, 2017 By stsampsonIn Formative MemoriesLeave a comment

What I've learned from banging out beats behind my most metal friends and neighbors.

Wiping Out

On September 4, 2017September 16, 2017 By stsampsonIn Formative Memories2 Comments

What I learned from making a (slight) menace of myself on the ski slopes--and over cheese fries.

The Story of the Star Wars Storybook

On August 27, 2017September 16, 2017 By stsampsonIn Formative MemoriesLeave a comment

A long time ago, in a make-believe galaxy not far away, I pretended to be Luke Skywalker. Here's how that turned out.

Killer/Queen

On August 6, 2017September 16, 2017 By stsampsonIn Formative MemoriesLeave a comment

The important lesson I learned from
my daughter's experimentation with eye makeup.

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