dusty past

for the past several weeks especially i have also decided to partake in what some like to deem "spring cleaning" typically i don't believe in this sort of filteration process of the stuff that has a tendency to accumulate. why does the deep cleaning thing only occur in the spring? STOP. so i disagree with the coined name... truth be known... though i don't like the label "pack rat" i will admit that i hold on to incredible quotes on little scraps of paper, and wrappers and movies stubs from the once-upon-a-time events that still bring vivid memories to flash in my mind. i have a lot of old magazines and art junk because who knows when i will need that particular photo shot, or that word in exactly that size and font, or the circle ring from inside a left over tape roll, or the five inch peice of fat red ribbon. i figure "it" might be needed a.t.s.o.m.e.p.o.i.n.t.r.i.g.h.t-- you are almost convinced. last week, we were switching price stickers at the shop. after only a little while of sticking them together in a conveinent wad, i got an idea. i wanted to keep them. it would only take a moment longer to stick the once used labels onto the sheet in which the new ones were coming off. another person did it for me as well. by the end of the day, we had well over a hundred. im not for sure what i am going to do with them. whatever it is, i think im going to enjoy it. no doubt. OK. so i ran across THIS in my cleaning. i did not write it. it comes from a publication put out by teen mania ministries-- one of their 1999 peices. (they are incredible. loving jesus. living life. and stepping out in doing so.) drum roll... here we go.(( DO YOU REMEMBER WHEN... Jelly shoes and jams were the making of a great outfit? You had your first encounter with Atari games (the promising beginning of digitally-advanced fun)? The Cold War came to an end, and a McDonald's subsequently opened in Moscow? The Transformers defeated the Decepticons? Beverly Hills 90210 aired for the first time? The question that plagued America was "where's the beef?" You finally found Waldo? The Berlin Wall came down? You first entered Pee Wee's playhouse? Most people's idea of cultural sensitivity was to "Walk like an Egyptian?" Kelly broke up with Zach on Saved by the Bell? You sat entranced during a live broadcast of the Gulf War? You saw your brain on drugs being demonstrated with an egg and a frying pan? "I'm rubber and you're glue..." was the comeback of the ages? New Kids on the Block were the entertainers of the year? You discovered who you were going to marry and how many kids you'd have by playing MASH? "Surfing the Web" became a household phrase? You heard of Princess Diana's fatal car wreck? Titanic's gross intake crossed the $400 million mark? Your friends all started carrying beepers and cell phones to school? Jim Carrey became the man of the hour? Bill Clinton was elected to his first Presidential term? You first joined efforts with all the rest of the kids on your block to build a half-pipe? You realized, much to your dismay, that you did not have the ability to activate the "Care Bear Stare?" Nancy Kerrigan won a silver medal at the 1994 Olympics? You put a playing card in your bicycle spokes so it would make that cool motorcycle sound? You looked to The Goonies for a great adventure? The AIDS epidemic became a worldwide threat? You and your friends first raced down the block on your Big Wheels? You were given your first friendship bracelet? The whole nation not only sang along with MC Hammer, but also wore his trademark pants? Millions of people were obsessed with OJ Simpson's trial? Your favorite SLAP bracelet wore out from overuse? You got your first pai of Velcro-fastening shoes? Crystal Pepsi made its debut? Michael Jordan played the final game of his NBA career? Laser tag was the action game of choice? The ultimate printed craze allowed you to "Choose your own adventure?" You heard about the Columbine shooting? Mad Libs familiarized you with the parts of speech by creating a wacky story? Muppet Babies could make your dream come true ("Just close your eyes and make believe, and you can be anywhere")? Back to the Future predicted that roads would be obsolete in the 21st Century? You heard the verdict of President Clinton's impeachment trial? The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles became an overnight sensation? You saw the original Home Alone? Blue M&M's replaced light brown ones? You received the final update on the search for John F. Kennedy Jr.'s airplane? Mood rings purported to show a person's present state of mind? 21 Jump Street demonstrated what law enforcement was really like? Bart Simpson t-shirts were a must have commodity? The US Team defeated China in the final game of the 1999 Women's World Cup? WHERE WILL YOU BE... At the dawn of the NEW MILLENIUM?))--teen mania,1999. oh, and do you remember when the clock struck 12:01 a.m. on Jan. 1, 2000? fun times. old papers are sometimes quite pleasureable to treasure and hide away-- than being taken back by the forgotten-until-now past stuff. dusting your mind, and mine as well... ALSO an O-Happy-Day-Congrats to the famous Kurbis couple. "love is in thee air" may 14, it sounds so nice. bye for now all.