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Snippets from my five-year diary. March 24. *1970 (age 12): Grandma Goodall came and had dinner with us. Fed Mandy (Linder’s dog). Grandma Goodall was my dad’s mom. She lived in Santa Cruz, then moved to Fresno when she couldn’t live alone any more. I don’t remember if she was still in Santa Cruz at…

Snippets from my five-year diary. March 23. *1970 (age 12): Martha was 1 year and 4 months old when she died. Boo hoo. My very first pet. Went to Vicki’s last night. Stayed over. Went to an Avon meeting with Mom Martha the mouse, was my first real pet. My dad finally relented and let…

Snippets from my five-year diary. March 20. *1970 (age 12): 12:00 Dismissal – Spring and Easter Vacation. 2 weeks. YAHOO! (Although) I have to do chores with a capital “C” Two weeks’ vacation and chores. My dad had a habit of giving me lots of chores during summer and spring vacation. He’d list about nine…

Snippets from my five-year diary. March 18. *1970 (age 12): Nothing much happened today. So that’s it. Pretty much says it all. *1971 (age 13): Thur. Hot Dog Day. Nothing else. Another famous Hot Dog Day. *1972 (age 14): Sat. Cathy and I worked on our science projects. Worked on taking pictures – rode bikes…

Snippets from my five-year diary. March 12. *1970 (age 12): Hot Dog Day. Walked Pepe. Not only did I get to eat hot dogs, but I also walked the neighbor’s dog and made $2.00. *1971 (age 13): Fri. Spelling test got none wrong. This was a big deal to me. The night before a spelling…