Twenty Years Ago - I

[dcseain]

Today, for whatever reason, twenty years ago is on my mind: Spring of 1986. Second semester of my firt year of high school. The second year of what was to become six years of drought. Mom was working afternoons/evenings at the time, and i came home from school to Anne, the swing shift nurse for Dad, who was in the bedroom. School, and the perpetual waiting for him to die was the rhythm of life then.

Not sure why this is on my mind today. May be the coincidence of the degree of dryness/drought conditions is similar to what it was then. Or mayhap that my current work environment is as engaging and challenging as school was. Dunno. Just thought i'd share. It's not sadness, nor melancholy, that i'm feeling. Just a persistent recollection of a moment in time.

Comments

[fixx.livejournal.com]

This is SO WEIRD. Yesterday I stepped out my front door for a moment and as I came back in I too flashed back to 1986. I remember that year clearly as it was the year I gave up motorcycling. That's been on my mind a bit because I'm shopping for a motorcycle currently, but the feel in the air was such I could have imagined my mom was just outshopping and my dad was inside watching TV.

[dcseain.livejournal.com]

Synchronicity is a wonerous, mysterious thing.

1986 was also the year i read 1984. Back then, i thought it could never happen here. :| Today, i'm not so sure anymore.

[nosebeepbear.livejournal.com]

It's funny how seemingly random things can trigger memories. I'm glad to hear this one didn't bring along the associated bad feelings. Hugs.

[dcseain.livejournal.com]

It's kinda nice to be able to look back in a dissociated, but not removed, way.