Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Do Over

The first stop on my trip back through time found me talking to my younger self as he was leaving for work on October 25, 1996.
     “Stay home today,” I told him. “Or better still, take a trip somewhere nice. They can’t fire you if they can’t find you.”
     February 9, 1980: “Listen, you are going to try to kiss her on the way home tonight, so you might want to practise a little first.”
     June 11, 1974: “When that Grade 8 girl asks you if you’re going to the dance today, it means she wants you to take her.”
Photo by Thomas Leuthard.
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16 comments:

  1. MaryOctober 21, 2012 at 2:03 PM

    Fun to look back in time at those moments, isn't it? I feel as if I was time traveling with you.

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  2. Kathy ReedOctober 21, 2012 at 3:04 PM

    No guarantees if we were allowed a do over..would it be so...

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  3. Brian MillerOctober 21, 2012 at 3:09 PM

    smiles...if only we could correct the small little moments...but then again we would never get here

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  4. Roy SchulzeOctober 21, 2012 at 4:39 PM

    Posted to dVerse Poets Pub—It’s About Time.

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  5. Sabio LantzOctober 21, 2012 at 7:57 PM

    LOL

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  6. Old EggOctober 21, 2012 at 10:30 PM

    I bet that Grade 8 girl was cute too, I wondered what happened to her?

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  7. BerowneOctober 23, 2012 at 2:17 PM

    I'd have a lot to say to a young me. But would he - I - listen?

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  8. AnonymousOctober 24, 2012 at 3:46 AM

    Love the concept. Great for this prompt.
    These three forks in life’s road, they reminded me of the movie “Sliding Doors.”

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  9. Roy SchulzeFebruary 4, 2014 at 10:49 AM

    Added to ABC Wednesday.

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  10. CarverFebruary 4, 2014 at 11:15 AM

    Fun look back. Carver, ABCW Team

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  11. Roger Owen GreenFebruary 4, 2014 at 12:13 PM

    The 1974 you was definitely me. D'oh!

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  12. photowannabeFebruary 4, 2014 at 12:49 PM

    There is much of my life I really Don't want to Do over.
    Once is enough.
    Great post on looking back.

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  13. Leslie:February 4, 2014 at 4:40 PM

    If only we could do over parts of our lives. But then, the mistakes made us who we are today. But still...

    Leslie
    abcw team

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  14. ellen bFebruary 4, 2014 at 7:18 PM

    Creative choice for D!

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  15. Shailaja VFebruary 5, 2014 at 1:13 AM

    How wonderful if we can have do-overs for so many things :) Nice one for D!

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  16. Ni de Aqui, Ni de AllaFebruary 5, 2014 at 11:03 PM

    Fun post! It got me thinking of what would I do if I get the chance to do over some of my long time ago decisions.

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