tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post3500471028389297170..comments2024-03-18T08:33:25.907-04:00Comments on Inkwell Inspirations: History in the MakingLisa Karon Richardsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02175430876079208723noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-46637087964660040832011-07-13T00:31:00.228-04:002011-07-13T00:31:00.228-04:00Lisa, I knew what you meant. Oh, and I have the sa...Lisa, I knew what you meant. Oh, and I have the same problem with my phone. I make soooo many typos with these tiny buttons.Suzie Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06296203324088418271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-1757838883442014972011-07-12T22:17:14.527-04:002011-07-12T22:17:14.527-04:00Suzie Jo, I meant maxi dress. Stupid phone!Suzie Jo, I meant maxi dress. Stupid phone!Lisa Karon Richardsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02175430876079208723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-9626551315816477092011-07-12T22:16:34.122-04:002011-07-12T22:16:34.122-04:00Deb, it would be a scramble at my house if the kid...Deb, it would be a scramble at my house if the kids got sent home early.Lisa Karon Richardsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02175430876079208723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-59716493912056377942011-07-12T20:41:56.122-04:002011-07-12T20:41:56.122-04:00Deb, you mentioned the Beatles. When I was five, m...Deb, you mentioned the Beatles. When I was five, my parents and I were walking past the Cow Palace in San Francisco and there were police and barriers and screaming everywhere. I was scared, but my dad said it was just the Beatles. I didn't know what 'the Beatles' were, and sure didn't know why everyone was screaming. I didn't realize for several years, and by then they'd Suzie Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06296203324088418271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-83920570781665515562011-07-12T20:33:23.191-04:002011-07-12T20:33:23.191-04:00Suzie, thank you. I feel better now knowing I'...Suzie, thank you. I feel better now knowing I'm not the only one who 'came of age' in the 60s and 70s.<br /><br />How about -the Beatles on Ed Sullivan?<br /><br />The first time American astronauts circled the moon (didnt' they make a movie out of that... Houston, we have a problem...)<br /><br />Great post Lisa. <br />I was in second grade when Kennedy was shot and we all got Debra E. Marvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17853387871623424853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-11098697713568436592011-07-12T18:49:38.412-04:002011-07-12T18:49:38.412-04:00Suzie you should be thrilled to have the maci dres...Suzie you should be thrilled to have the maci dresses back "in"!Lisa Karon Richardsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02175430876079208723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-50602217089913480172011-07-12T18:48:24.513-04:002011-07-12T18:48:24.513-04:00I can't believe I didn't think to include ...I can't believe I didn't think to include the Oklahoma City bombing, Niki! That one really hit me hard. Partly because of my age at the time. <br /><br />I missed out on Nixon and Watergate, but I can tell you I sure wish themedia didn't feel compelled to add 'gate to every stinking political scandal that comes along. Let's have a little originality people!Lisa Karon Richardsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02175430876079208723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-48345481306603548532011-07-12T17:29:58.582-04:002011-07-12T17:29:58.582-04:00Great topic, Lisa. First I have to say - your husb...Great topic, Lisa. First I have to say - your husband just celebrated his 35th birthday, and yesterday was the 34th anniversary of the first date my husband and I had. I think that means I'm old enough to be your mother.<br /><br />My first big historical memory was watching JFK's funeral. I didn't really understand, but that little boy saluting his daddy's casket made a huge Suzie Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06296203324088418271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-30419314624711610152011-07-12T17:28:50.457-04:002011-07-12T17:28:50.457-04:00I easily recalled all the events you listed, Lisa,...I easily recalled all the events you listed, Lisa, and would add our entrance into the Gulf War (I was at Lamaze class during my first pregnancy), the Challenger and Columbia disasters, the school shootings at Columbine High School in Colorado, and the OKC bombing. <br />Early, early memories? Pointing at "Tricky Dicky" (Nixon) on the black and white TV and giggling. John Lennon's Niki Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10419436634375255412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-32463750452268103442011-07-12T16:26:12.915-04:002011-07-12T16:26:12.915-04:00Even as recently as college I vowed that I would n...Even as recently as college I vowed that I would never carry a cell phone around with me. I scoffed at those who had beepers. Swore I would never be tethered to an electronic leash. <br /><br />Ahem...<br /><br />Now if I so much as leave my phone at home while I'm grocery shopping, I feel completely cut off and as if I'm missing some vital part of my anatomy.Lisa Karon Richardsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02175430876079208723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-35726623680873807972011-07-12T15:03:28.435-04:002011-07-12T15:03:28.435-04:00Yes, Susie, so many advances in technology. In my ...Yes, Susie, so many advances in technology. In my lifetime, I've seen the creation of the video tape recorder (and it's awesome cousin, the DVR), the ATM card, cell phones, home microwave ovens, all manner of portable music devices, personal GPS systems... the list goes on and on. It's pretty amazing when you think about all the stuff we take for granted today that wasn't around aJennifer AlLeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18178922554247015759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-33367805289079257092011-07-12T14:00:41.914-04:002011-07-12T14:00:41.914-04:00Susie, there really have been great strides in med...Susie, there really have been great strides in medicine over the last couple of decades. Maybe we'll live to see a cure for cancer!Lisa Karon Richardsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02175430876079208723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-60715437734267306172011-07-12T13:26:51.310-04:002011-07-12T13:26:51.310-04:00We were just talking about this, too! My parents w...We were just talking about this, too! My parents were here, and we were wondering what sorts of things my children would reminisce about when they were older. Things change so fast.<br /><br />I remember when a portable CD player I wanted was $250. Now they're $12, but not a lot of people want them when you can have an itty bitty iPod instead.<br /><br />Ooh, we just rented Back to the FutureSusanne Dietzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09710634601407161821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-78955173349053970582011-07-12T13:10:25.902-04:002011-07-12T13:10:25.902-04:00Well, are we talking fiction or history? ;)Well, are we talking fiction or history? ;)DeAnna Julie Dodsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09006564626571868446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-31313899577241389872011-07-12T12:08:47.580-04:002011-07-12T12:08:47.580-04:00Jen, that's a really interesting thought. I ha...Jen, that's a really interesting thought. I hadn't really considered the AIDS epidemic. But there are a lot of illnesses that never had names until the last few decades. I'm thinking of the many manifestations of autism or fibromyalgia. <br /><br />I wonder how long it took for AIDS to actually be identified? The way I understand it, people don't die of AIDS, they die of the Lisa Karon Richardsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02175430876079208723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-46694652253542521852011-07-12T12:05:27.582-04:002011-07-12T12:05:27.582-04:00DeAnna, are you sure you write mysteries? The simp...DeAnna, are you sure you write mysteries? The simplest answer has to be obscured as much as possible! ;o)Lisa Karon Richardsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02175430876079208723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-90603053272528529532011-07-12T11:59:17.350-04:002011-07-12T11:59:17.350-04:00Billy and I were talking about this just the other...Billy and I were talking about this just the other day, how history happens all the time. The Ronald Reagan shooting happened when I was in high school. I was in the girl's locker room, and someone came in and said the president had been shot. I remember being very scared about what would happen to America if he died. <br /><br />Another bit of history that hasn't been mentioned yet is Jennifer AlLeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18178922554247015759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-63626432440700562042011-07-12T11:27:34.965-04:002011-07-12T11:27:34.965-04:00No, I never bought into the fake moon landing theo...No, I never bought into the fake moon landing theory. I don't see a reason for it.<br /><br />But you're right. There are all kinds of "theories" out there about everything.<br /><br />Is it Occam's Razor that says the simplest explanation that covers the facts is usually the right one?DeAnna Julie Dodsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09006564626571868446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-24096686933996686642011-07-12T11:14:08.991-04:002011-07-12T11:14:08.991-04:00It's interesting to me how many of us know peo...It's interesting to me how many of us know people who witnessed these historic events first hand. Reminds me how small the world is, and again how close history is to each of us. <br /><br />DeAnna, did you ever suspect that the moon landing was faked? Never occurred to me until someone took that stance recently. Why bother? But apparently there are a lot of conspiracy theories out there!Lisa Karon Richardsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02175430876079208723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-26489394260494169832011-07-12T10:53:46.279-04:002011-07-12T10:53:46.279-04:00I was a baby when Kennedy was assassinated, so I d...I was a baby when Kennedy was assassinated, so I don't remember that at all. But my dad worked in downtown Dallas at the time and had gone down to the street to watch the motorcade pass. By the time he got back up to his office, Kennedy was dead.<br /><br />I sort of remember the moon walk. I know they brought a TV into the classroom so we could see. Yes, it was black and white and very DeAnna Julie Dodsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09006564626571868446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-42906041755962343642011-07-12T08:57:00.273-04:002011-07-12T08:57:00.273-04:00Barb, I remember feeling the same way when people ...Barb, I remember feeling the same way when people insisted on watching coverage of the Iran-Contra hearings. (Not that I knew what they were at the time!)Lisa Karon Richardsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02175430876079208723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-79472478552064437342011-07-12T08:56:03.073-04:002011-07-12T08:56:03.073-04:00Anne and Dina, I think 9/11 is a big one for every...Anne and Dina, I think 9/11 is a big one for everyone who lived through it. A seminal moment in American History for sure, right up there with JFK's assassination and Pearl Harbor.Lisa Karon Richardsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02175430876079208723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-78178243447019771282011-07-12T08:52:03.771-04:002011-07-12T08:52:03.771-04:00DebH,
That is so cool that you got bits of the B...DebH, <br /><br />That is so cool that you got bits of the Berlin Wall. Now that will be a great story to tell! I'm a little jealous!<br /><br />I definitely remember just having the four channels.<br /><br />The oldest I've felt was when talking to some youth at the church. I made a Back to the Future reference and no one knew what I was talking about. Sigh.Lisa Karon Richardsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02175430876079208723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-27243189044113610312011-07-12T08:38:02.200-04:002011-07-12T08:38:02.200-04:00I lived with my grandparents when I was younger, a...I lived with my grandparents when I was younger, and I have clear memories of being hustled to the television (it was normally kept off during the daytime) to watch men walking on the moon. It was black and white and grainy,and I wanted to watch Sesame Street instead.I was four.Barbara Earlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02446880500278578170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-29665251446228590542011-07-12T08:31:08.788-04:002011-07-12T08:31:08.788-04:00The piece of history that popped into my mind firs...The piece of history that popped into my mind first was the hostages in Iran in 1980. I was in fourth or fifth grade, and we made a big art mural about it in class and took it around to the younger classes to explain the crisis to them. We ended up in the newspaper over it. I think my mom still has the clipping.<br /><br />September 11 stands out in my mind as the most memorable and historical Dina Sleimanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214446103057806111noreply@blogger.com