This blog is written with my wife Joanne’s permission because, at times, she is forgetful and relies on me to remind her of things.

We good naturally refer to this practice as her short term Rent-A-Memory and it is my pleasure!

I still have lots of room in my memory bank and I remember much.

I awakened to Jackie Robinson’s earth shaking/game changing debut in 1947 and others that followed such as Mohammed Ali, Tommy Smith, Curt Flood and Colin Kaepernick.

I remember the Brown v. Board of Education decision and the doors that it opened and the awakening it caused, but I also remember the killing of Goodman, Schwerner and Chaney.
I also remember Oswald, Jack Ruby, Sirhan Sirhan and James Earl Ray.

I remember Elvis, Chuck Berry, John, Keef, Zim, Janis and Leon.

I remember the breaking of the sound barrier, nuclear tests, The New Frontier, Neil Armstrong, Christa McAuliffe and Elon Musk.

I remember the first time I voted and JFK, LBJ, Nixon, Reagan, Obama and Trump.

I remember the 1950s when the good times rolled and I remember Vietnam Nam when we misspent our youth.

I do not remember being taught about Juneteenth in school, but I’m still willing to learn and will not charge you to share or rent my memories!