Friday, January 10, 2014

Volume 5: December 25, 1978 - December 24, 1979

MONDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1978 – CHRISTMAS!!! Fenton/Flint
I got up at 7:30 a.m. today, went downstairs and opened our stockings. In my stocking I got this diary, some “Yes and Know” quiz books, nail clippers and some candy. We ate breakfast and opened our gifts. I got a shirt, two records (Jazz – Queen, Weekend Warrior – Ted Nugent), a copy of Webster’s Dictionary, some first-day covers, a water bottle for my bike, a targetball game and a Timex watch! Grandma and Grandpa came over and we all had Christmas dinner together. I’m now spending the night here at Grandma and Grandpa’s house. It’s good to get a break from work. Tomorrow, we plan to go to Mickey and Mike’s if all goes well. Well, it was a great Christmas!!!



TUESDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1978 – Flint
I got up at 9:30 a.m. today and ate breakfast. I just relaxed until about noon, which was when my Aunt and Uncle came by to pick us up to spend the night at their house. We got Mickey and Mike, who were at their grandparents’ house, and then we went to see “Every Which Way but Loose” starring Clint Eastwood. It was good. We went to Mickey and Mike’s (where I’m spending the night). We all had a blast! We did (among other things) eat, play “Tripoley” (I won) and watched TV. I finally got to bed at 1:45 a.m. Wednesday morning. It was a good day.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1978 – Flint/Fenton
I got up (was forced up) at 9:00 a.m. Grandpa picked me and Stevie up and Mama, in turn, took us home from Grandma and Grandpa’s house. When I got home, I ate and did the paper route for the first time since July. I came home and played Monopoly with Stevie. It was a good day. P.S. – About the Monopoly game… I WON!

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1978
I got up at 7:30 a.m. today, went downstairs and ate breakfast. I worked for seven hours (9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.) with a one-hour break for lunch. We waxed classroom floors. When I came home , I ate potatoburgers (delicious!). I went to Larry’s for his 15th birthday party. We had a good time. When it was done, he came over and we listened to records. It was a good day.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1978
I got up at 7:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and got ready for work. At work, we mopped and waxed the upstairs and set up for bingo. After work, I came home and got dressed up. At 5:20 p.m. Don Kruse (the person I work with) came over and picked me up. Don, his two sisters, another girl and I went to Genesee Valley Mall to look around. While I was there I went to the new “Recordland” where I got the “Imagine” album by John Lennon. At 8:30 p.m., we arrived at “Rollhaven” where we roller skated until 11:00 p.m. I had a good time and fell only once. I got home at 11:30 p.m. It was a good, busy and long day.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1978
I got up at 5:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and got ready for work. At work, I took down for bingo and moped and waxed the downstairs floor. I came home, ate and rested. I played Monopoly vs. Stevie, Vicky and Mama. I won. It was a good day.

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1978 – NEW YEAR’S EVE
I got up at 11:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and got ready for church. We went to noon mass, came home and ate. About all we did was wait for the day to draw to a close. We then invited people over for a New Year’s party. The Youngs, the Januses (including Larry and his cousin John) came over. Larry, Stevie, John and I did a great variety of things to occupy our time, among them listening to records and playing Monopoly. (Larry won.) When midnight drew near we all gathered around the TV set to see the Royal Canadians and the weirdos in Times Square. Suddenly… midnight… and…

MONDAY, JANUARY 1, 1979 – NEW YEAR’S DAY!
…HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! We had our toasts, etc. and just celebrated. Our guests left soon afterwards. I finally got to sleep at 1:00 a.m. I got up again at 11:00 a.m., went downstairs and watched the Rose Parade. I did some cleaning-up of my room. The Rose Bowl (Michigan vs. USC) was held today. USC won 17-10 but one of the USC touchdowns was highly controversial. The replays showed that it wasn’t a touchdown. Oh well, we’ve got next year. I spent the rest of the day resting. It was a good day.

TUESDAY, JANUARY 2, 1979
I got up at 11:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched TV. I passed away the time slowly on this last day of Christmas vacation. At 3:30 p.m., I went to work. We spent the time mopping the floors (they looked terrible after the New Year’s party)! I came home and ate dinner. I found out that the vacation out West that was planned for this year will be put off until 1980. I played Monopoly vs. Stevie and Mama. Mama won. It was a good day. School tomorrow…

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3, 1979
I got up at 5:30 a.m. today, went downstairs and got ready for school. School was good today. I had homework for Geometry. At work, I didn’t work until 10:00 p.m. as I usually do on Wednesdays because of the cold temperatures. (3 degrees F, -40 F wind chill). I worked for two hours and cleaned rooms. I came home, ate and went to help on the paper route. When I got back I did my homework and watched TV. It was a good day.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 4, 1979
I got up at 5:30 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. School was good today. I had homework for Algebra II, Geometry and American Lit. At work, I cleaned rooms. I came home and did my homework. It was a good day.


FRIDAY, JANUARY 5, 1979
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. School was good today. I have homework for Algebra II and Biology. At work, I set up for bingo. I came home, ate and slept. It was a good (if uneventful) day. In bank account: $101.90.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 6, 1979
I got up at 7:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and got ready for work. I worked from 8:00 a.m. until 1:15 p.m. During that time, I took down for bingo, cleaned rooms and mopped the halls. I came home, ate and went ice skating on the millpond. I tried on my speed skates but they didn’t work out too well. They were too tight. Daddy let me use his figure skates. They fit, but I’ll have to get used to the points on the ends. It was a good day.

SUNDAY, JANUARY 7, 1979
I got up at 10:30 a.m. today, went downstairs and ate breakfast. I cleaned my room because the Nagy’s were coming over. They came at 1:30 p.m. Chris, Isabel and Zoltan (along with their parents, of course) spent the day here until about 6:00 p.m. During that time, we ate stuffed cabbage and then we ice skated. It was magnus bonus!! (Or should it be magnam bonam?) It was a great day! P.S. – The Nagy’s gave me $20 for a Christmas present.

MONDAY, JANUARY 8, 1979
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. School was good today. I had homework for Algebra II and American Lit. At work, we mopped and swept rooms. Nothing much else happened today.  It was a good day.

TUESDAY, JANUARY 9, 1979
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. School was good today. I ordered my yearbook today. I had homework for Algebra II today. I bought a Speidel watch band for my watch. At work, I took out trash and cleaned the bathrooms. I came home, ate and did my homework. Larry was here until 9:30 p.m. It was a good day.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1979
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and got ready for school. School was good today. I had homework for Algebra II and American Lit. At work, I mopped and waxed rooms. I didn’t do much else, but it was a good day.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 1979
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and got ready for school. School was good today. I had homework for Algebra II and Geometry. At work, I cleaned rooms. I came home, ate and went to the YC meeting at Tim Collardey’s house. When that was done, I came home and watched “Mork and Mindy”. It was good! So was the day.

FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 1979
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and got ready for school. School was good today. I have a report to do for Biology over the weekend. (WOW!) I didn’t go to work today because I had to go to Dr. Drake’s. I came home, rested, ate and watched TV. It was a good day.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 13, 1979
I got up at 7:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and got ready for work. At work, I took down bingo and cleaned classrooms. There was heavy snow, so we spent two hours overtime shoveling snow. I came home, ate and rested until 5:00 p.m., at which time Larry and I went to St. John’s to shovel snow. I worked for 1 ½ hours. I came home and went to Larry’s and ate pizza. I came home and watched TV. It was a good day. P.S – It’s snowing hard tonight, so I have to shovel at the church at 6:00 a.m. tomorrow.

SUNDAY, JANUARY 14, 1979
I got up at 5:15 a.m. today, went downstairs and got ready for work. We worked from 6:00 a.m. until 8:00 a.m. On the way home, Larry and I noticed that the millpond was brown. A water main had broke. It was soon repaired. I shoveled our sidewalk and ate breakfast. I spent the rest of the day doing my biology report. It was a good day.

MONDAY, JANUARY 15, 1979
I got up at 6:00 a.m., heard that there was no school and went back to sleep. I got up again at 10:30 a.m. and ate breakfast. I went with Larry around town and we got some pizza. It was delicious! I worked from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. I shoveled snow and waxed the hallways. I came home, ate and watched TV. It was a good day. SNOW SCHOOL!

TUESDAY, JANUARY 16, 1979
I got up at 10:00 a.m. (there was no school today) went downstairs and ate breakfast. Larry came over and we went to eat at Hardee’s. I worked from 1:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m. I shoveled snow and took out trash. When I got home, I listened to my stereo. It was a good day. S’no school! SW Log: Radio Kiev, Radio Peking.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 17, 1979
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. School was good today. I’ll have final exams during class tomorrow and Friday. At work, I cleaned the rooms and cleaned the gym. I’ve been thinking a long time and I’ve finally decided to quit my job (at least until summer). It interferes too much with my homework and with my spare time. (What spare time?) It was a good day.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 18, 1979
I got up at 6:00 a.m., heard there was no school and went back to sleep. At 9:30 a.m., I went to work on stripping the downstairs hall. I worked until 5:45 p.m. (with a one-hour break for lunch). I came home, ate and went to the Y.C. meeting. When that was over, I watched “Mork and Mindy”. It was great and so was the day.

FRIDAY, JANUARY 19, 1979
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and got ready for school. I had five final exams today but no homework. At work, I set up for bingo. I came home, ate and at 6:00 p.m., Don picked me up to go roller skating. We skated until 11:00 p.m. I got back at 11:30 p.m. It was a good day. P.S. – I also stopped at Recordland and got the following albums: Ram – Paul McCartney, Plastic Ono Band – John Lennon, Concert for Bangladesh.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 20, 1979
I got up at 7:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and ate breakfast. At work, I took down for bingo, cleaned classrooms and shoveled snow. I came home, ate and slept. I didn’t do much else but listen to the stereo and watch TV. It was a good day.

SUNDAY, JANUARY 21, 1979
I got up at 10:15 a.m. today, went downstairs and ate breakfast. I spent most of the day resting. I ate, watched TV, monitored shortwave and listened to my stereo. That’s all I did. It was a good day. Super Bowl 13: Pittsburgh – 35, Dallas – 31. “13” is unlucky.

MONDAY, JANUARY 22, 1979
I got up at 9:30 a.m. today, went downstairs and ate breakfast. There was no school today due to a teacher’s in-service day. I worked on stripping and waxing the upstairs hall of St. John’s School. I was there from 1:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. I came home, ate and watched TV. It was a good day.

TUESDAY, JANUARY 23, 1979
I got up at 7:00 a.m. today (my alarm clock was set wrong) went downstairs and rushed to get ready for school. School was good today. Today was the first day of the second semester. I have study hall 5th hour instead of American Lit., but I might get that changed. At work, I took out trash and swept the church. I came home, ate and did my homework for Algebra II and Geometry X. It was a good day.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24, 1979
I got up at 6:30 a.m. today, went downstairs and got ready for school. School was good today. I had homework for Algebra II and Geometry. At work, I cleaned and mopped rooms. I also waxed the downstairs hall. It was a good day.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 25, 1979
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and got ready for school. School went well and at 12:30 p.m., school was called off for the day. At work, I cleaned classrooms. I came home, ate and went around town with Larry. We watched “Mork and Mindy”. It was a good day. S’no school ½ day.

FRIDAY, JANUARY 26, 1979
I got up at 10:30 a.m. today, went downstairs and ate breakfast. At 1:00 p.m., I went to work. I set up bingo and cleaned the entranceways to the church. At 4:00 p.m., Larry and I went to Lutz’s and bought “YMCA” and “LeFreak”. Larry stayed for a while. I spent the rest of the day listening to the stereo. It was a good day. S’no school.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 27, 1979
I got up at 7:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and got ready for work. At work, I took down for bingo and mopped classrooms. I came home, had pizza for lunch and rested for a while. At 6:00 p.m., I went with Don and his sisters to Rollhaven to skate for the night. We also stopped at Genesee Valley where I got “Live Peace in Toronto” and three singles at Recordland. I got back at around midnight and stayed up to watch “Saturday Night Live”. It was a good day. P.S. – This is the last Saturday on my job until summer.

SUNDAY, JANUARY 28, 1979
I got up at 9:30 a.m. today, went downstairs and got ready for church. After mass, I came home and worked on my homework. I watched part of the “Superstars” competition. Daddy was interviewed by a U of M student about the millpond. I spent the rest of the day relaxing and watching TV. It was a good day.

MONDAY, JANUARY 29, 1979
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and got ready for school. School was good today. I had homework for Biology. At work, I cleaned and mopped classrooms and the gym. I came home and went to sleep. It was another day.

TUESDAY, JANUARY 30, 1979
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and got ready for school. School was good today. I had homework for Algebra II. At work, I took out trash and cleaned the bathrooms. I came home, ate and worked (and worked and worked and worked…) on my homework. Larry was over for a while today. It was a good day.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31, 1979
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. School was good today. I had homework for Algebra II. At work, I cleaned rooms and waxed half the cafeteria. It was a good day.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1979
I got up at 6:00 a.m., went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. School was good today. I had homework for Algebra II. At work, I cleaned rooms. I’m going to continue working on Fridays and Saturdays at least until a replacement comes in. I went to the YC meeting today. It was good. It was a good day.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1979 – GROUND HOG’S DAY!
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. School was good today. I have a report to do for Biology. At work, I set up for bingo. I went roller skating. I had a great time! It was a good day. New Albums: Sometime in NYS – J. Lennon, McCartney – McCartney.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1979
I got up at 7:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and got ready for work. At work, I took down for bingo and cleaned rooms. I came home and rested. I spent the rest of the day relaxing, listening to my stereo and watching TV. It was a good day.

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1979
I got up at 9:30 a.m. today, got ready for 12:00 p.m. mass, and began cleaning my room. I went to noon mass and afterwards we went to St. Michael’s church for a youth meeting. It went O.K. I came home, ate and kept cleaning my room. It was a good day.


MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1979
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. School was good today. I had to work on a Biology report today. At 7:00 p.m. I went to a meeting ‘til 7:30 p.m. planning a youth mass. It feels strange not working on a Monday night but it isn’t bad! It was a good day.

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1979
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and got ready for school. School was good today. I did more work on my lab report today. I spent the rest of the day relaxing and watching TV. It was a good day.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1979
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. School was good today. I finished my lab report today. Larry and David (his cousin) were over today. We passed the time by listening to the stereo. I went to the orthodontist’s earlier in the day and help with the route also. I spent the rest of the day watching the tube. It was a nice, relaxing day.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1979
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. School was good today. I had homework for Algebra II. I had a Y.C. meeting today. It was a good day.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1979
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. School was good today. I had homework for Algebra II. I went to work to set-up bingo. I came home, ate and watched TV. It was a good day.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1979
I got up at 7:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and got ready for work. At work, I took down for bingo and cleaned classrooms. I came home, ate lunch and rested. I bought two new pairs of tennis shoes: one pair for jogging, one pair for anything else. I went to Larry’s to celebrate David’s birthday party. I went to 6:00 p.m. mass to pick-up youth surveys for the YC. It was a good day.

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1979
I got up at 9:30 a.m. today, went downstairs and ate breakfast. I just sat around for most of the day. Nothing really happened. I guess the big event of the day was when daddy made potatoburgers. They were delicious! It was a good day. (Written underneath: There is nothing significant about any day, there can only be significance in its implications. / …but the sun is shining  - so I don’t care.)

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1979
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. School was good today. I had homework for Algebra II. I worked on that for quite a while. I had a meeting for planning a youth mass. It was a good day.

 TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1979
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. School was good today. There was no homework today so when I got home I did the most exciting possible thing I could find: I went to sleep. I got up to eat and spent the rest of the day watching TV, It was a good day.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1979 – IS TODAY IMPORTANT?
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. School was good today. I had homework for Geometry. When I got home, I did the paper route. I got done at 6:00 p.m. I spent the rest of the day eating and resting.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1979
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. School was good today. I had some studying to do for Geometry. I rested, ate and studied until 6:30 p.m., at which time I went to the YC meeting. On the way there, Sandy Kruse gave me a great big Valentine. I, in turn, gave her an itsy-bitsy one. After the meeting, Larry and I watched “Mork and Mindy”. It was great! So was the day.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1979
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. School was good today. I had homework for Algebra II. At work, I set-up for bingo. The Kruses and I went skating at Rollerworld. It was a good day.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1979
I got up at 7:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and got ready for work. At work, I took down for bingo. I got my hair cut. I came home, ate, rested and watched TV. The Kruses were going to take me bowling but the alley was packed. It was a good day. P.S. – I went to Lutz’s and got some records today. (Big deal.) Queen – A Day at the Races.

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1979
I got up at 9:30 a.m. today, went downstairs and got ready for church. After mass, I came home and ate. I spent most of the day cleaning my room and working on my lab report. Larry came over after dinner. We listened to records, benched weights and played Monopoly. It was a good day.

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1979
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. School was good today. I had homework for Algebra II and Geometry and I also worked on my lab report. I went to Larry’s for a while. He came over here to bench and play Monopoly. It was a good day.

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1979
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. School was good today. I worked on my lab report. I ate and rested until Larry came over. We benched and listened to records. It was a good day.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1979
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. School was good today. I had homework for Algebra II. I also worked on my lab report. I did the route today and got done at 6:00 p.m. I ate and spent the rest of the day on homework. It was a good day.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1979
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. School was good today. I finished my lab report and did some Geometry. I went to Lutz’s and got three singles. I worked at St. John’s School as a substitute because Jeanine Fernandez (my job replacement) was sick. I came home, ate and went to the YC meeting. It was a good day.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1979
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. School was good today. I had homework for Algebra II. At work, I set up for bingo. It was a good day.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1979
I got up at 7:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and got ready for work. At work, I took down for bingo and cleaned rooms. I came home, ate and rested. I didn’t do much today except gloff around. It was a good day.

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1979
I got up at 8:30 a.m. today, went downstairs and got ready for our big youth meeting today. Many people were there. The meeting went okay. Larry and I DJ-ed a dance after the meeting. We ate at Hardee’s. I came home and watched TV. It was a good day.

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1979
I got up at 8:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and ate breakfast. Uncle Ronny and Aunt Diane were over for about an hour today. Our cousins didn’t come (they were in school). Today was a very special day for North America! A total eclipse of the sun! (In our area, however, it was only about a 78% one.) Here, it got darker than usual, but not too dark. Larry came over for a while. It was a good day. Start – 10:45 a.m., Peak – 12 noon, End – 1:30 p.m. Shortwave log: Radio Japan – Tokyo. P.S. –
There was no school today.

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1979
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. School was good today. I had homework to do for Algebra II and some studying for Geometry. That’s what I did all day. It was a good day.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1979
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. School was good today. I had no homework. I did the paper route today. I got done at 4:40 p.m. I ate and went outside and played Frisbee with Stevie (even though there was snow on the ground). It was a good day.

[FEBRUARY 29, 1979
 I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, heard on the radio that today didn’t exist and went back to sleep until the next real day.]

THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 1979
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. School was good today. I had some studying to do for a test in Algebra II. I played Frisbee, ate, watched TV and studied. It was a good day.

FRIDAY, MARCH 2, 1979
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. School was good today. I’ve got no homework for the weekend! At work, I set up for bingo. I came home and ate. I went to the FHS “Gong Show”. It was great!!! So was the day.

SATURDAY, MARCH 3, 1979
I got up at 7:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and got ready for work. At work, I took down for bingo and cleaned classrooms. I came home, ate and spent the rest of the day resting. It was quite warm today (50 degrees F) and it’s raining. Hopefully, that situation will free us of the snow that remains on the ground.

SUNDAY, MARCH 4, 1979 – Grandpa’s 68th Birthday
I got up at 9:30 a.m. today, went downstairs and got ready for church. I went to the YC meeting that was held after the mass. I walked home this nice warm day (58 degrees F). Grandma and Grandpa were over to celebrate Grandpa’s birthday. There celebration went fine and after they left I watched TV. It was a good day.

MONDAY, MARCH 5, 1979
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. School was good today. I had homework for Algebra II. I had an appointment at Dr. Drake’s. I came home, ate, did my homework and watched TV. It was a good day.

TUESDAY, MARCH 6, 1979
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. School was good today. I had no homework. I didn’t feel very good today, so when I got home I rested for quite a while. I ate, took some Aspirin and watched TV. I feel much better now. It was a good day.


WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7, 1979
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and got ready for school. I didn’t feel very good this morning due to the fact that my nose was running and I had a headache. School was good today. I had homework for Algebra II. I did the route today and got done at 4:30 p.m. I came home, ate and rested. It was a good day.

THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 1979
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. School was good today. I worked on my lab report and did my Algebra II homework. I watched “Mork and Mindy”. It was a good day.

FRIDAY, MARCH 9, 1979
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. School was good today. At work, I set up for bingo and cleaned classrooms. I came home, ate, rested and watched TV. IT was a good day.

SATURDAY, MARCH 10, 1979
I got up at 7:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and got ready for work. I rode my bike to work today. This was the first time this year. At work, I took down for bingo and mopped rooms. I went to Lutz’s and got the “Venus and Mars” LP and the “Soul Man” single. I came home, ate and worked on my lab report. It was a good day.

SUNDAY, MARCH 11, 1979
I got up at 8:30 a.m. today, went downstairs and got ready for church. After mass, I came home and started doing more work on my lab report. At 2:30 p.m. I went to St. John’s where we went to a YC discussion meeting. It went okay. I came home, ate and finished my lab report. The end result is quite good. If I don’t get an “A” I’ll be p.o.’d. I spent the rest of the day watching TV. It was a good day.

MONDAY, MARCH 12, 1979
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. School was good today. I had no homework. I went to the dentist for a checkup. I have one cavity. I came home, ate and watched TV. I made some tapes, listened to the stereo and rested. It was a good day. Schedule: Comm I/Creative Writing, Federal Gov’t./20th Century US History, Integral Analysis, Chemistry, German I, Intro Computer Programming/Science Fiction.

TUESDAY, MARCH 13, 1979
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. School was good today. I had homework for Algebra II. I ate dinner, did my homework and watched TV. I also listened to my stereo. It was an uneventful but good day.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14, 1979
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. School was good today. I had homework for Algebra II. I did the route today. It was cold, snowy and windy. I got done at 5:20 p.m. I was maxed when I got home, so I went to sleep after I ate. It was a good day.

THURSDAY, MARCH 15, 1979 – Mama’s Birthday: 39
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. School was good today. I had no homework. I came home and rested. Today was Mama’s birthday, so Larry and I went downtown and got a card. Larry and I benched, listened to jams and watched TV. It was a good day.

FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 1979
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. School was good today. I had homework for Algebra II and Geometry. At work, I set-up for bingo. I came home, ate and rested. At 11:30 p.m., I got up and watched “Wings Over the World”. It was a great show. It was a good day.

SATURDAY, MARCH 17, 1979
I got up at 7:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and got ready for work. At work, I took down for bingo and cleaned classrooms. I went to Lutz’s and got the “Some Girls” album on cassette. I got a plant for Mama’s late birthday present. I cleaned my room today. Don Kruse came over today because he needed a place to stay between performances of “Godspell”. When he left, I went in the back yard to play Frisbee. It was a good day.

SUNDAY, MARCH 18, 1979
I got up at 8:30 a.m. today, went downstairs and ate breakfast. I went to 10:30 a.m. mass. After mass, I came home and did some homework. We went to K-Mart where I got a new windbreaker and some blank cassettes. I got home at 2:15 p.m. and spent the day ‘til 5:30p.m. doing my homework. I went outside a while and later rode my bike to a 6:30 p.m. YC meeting. It lasted an hour. I chaired the meeting for the first time. I came home and watched TV. It was a good day.

MONDAY, MARCH 19, 1979
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. School was good today. I had homework for Geometry. After I ate, Larry came over. We went downtown, came home and played chess. When he left, I watched TV and recorded some of my Beatles records onto cassette. It was a good day.

TUESDAY, MARCH 20, 1979
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and got ready for school. School was good today. I had homework for Algebra II. I came home, read a library book on the Beatles, did my homework and more taping. I ate, watched TV and rested the rest of the day. It was a good day.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21, 1979 – 1st DAY OF SPRING!!!
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. School was good today. I had no homework. I did the route and got done at 5:10 p.m. I ate, watched TV and rested. It was a great day! SPRING HAS (FINALLY) ARRIVED!!!!!

THURSDAY, MARCH 22, 1979
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. School was good today. I had homework for Algebra II and Biology today. Today was a great day weatherwise, but I had to stay in and do homework. I also watched TV and listened to my stereo. It was a good day.

FRIDAY, MARCH 23, 1979
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. School was good today. I had homework for Geometry. At work, I set up for bingo and cleaned windows. I came home, ate and rested. It was a good day.

SATURDAY, MARCH 24, 1979
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today and went to work at 7:00 a.m. (an hour earlier than usual). We came in early to help set up for a marriage encounter session. I did my usual Saturday work and then raked leaves until 12:30 p.m. We quit due to rain. I went home and heard that Uncle Steve had a heart attack. Apparently, he’ll be okay. We went to our cousin’s for the afternoon. I came home and rested until 6:30 p.m., at which time Larry and I went to help on the “Godspell” cast party put on by the Youth Commission. While we were waiting for “Marriage Encounter” to end, we went to the “Rock-a-thon” at the Sunshine Food store on North Road. We worked on the party from 9:00 p.m. ‘til 10:30 p.m. The party lasted until 1:00 a.m. It was a good day.

SUNDAY, MARCH 25, 1979
I got up at 9:30 a.m. today, went downstairs and got ready for church. After mass, I came home and rested. I slept through the afternoon. I ate, watched TV and listened to records. It was a good day.

MONDAY, MARCH 26, 1979
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. School was good today. I had no homework. I went to Lutz’s and got the 3-record set “Wings Over America”. It’s great! I spent the day gloffing around. It was a good day. P.S. – It snowed today.

TUESDAY, MARCH 27, 1979
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. School was good today. I had homework for Geometry and Biology. I spent most of the day just doing my homework. It was a good day.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28, 1979
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. School was good today. I had homework for Algebra II and Geometry. I did the route today and got done at 5:45 p.m. I spent the rest of the day doing my homework.

THURSDAY, MARCH 29, 1979
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. School was good today. I had no homework. After school, John Clark came over a while to check out my stereo. I spent the rest of the day resting. It was a good day.

FRIDAY, MARCH 30, 1979
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. School was good today. I have homework for Biology. At work, I set up for bingo. I came home, ate and  went to Larry’s We goofed around  a while. I came home and listened to my stereo. It was a good day.

SATURDAY, MARCH 31, 1979
I got up at 7:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched TV. I worked for eight hours today raking leaves. I bought two albums: “George Harrison” and “Cheap Trick at Budokan”. They’re great albums. I rested the rest of the day.

SUNDAY, APRIL 1, 1979 – Grandma’s Birthday: 61
I got up at 8:15 a.m. today, went downstairs and got ready for church. After mass, we had a YC meeting. It went OK. I came home where we celebrated Grandma’s birthday. It went great! When she left, I played baseball at the field. I spent the rest of the day watching TV. It was a good day.

MONDAY, APRIL 2, 1979
I got up at 6:30 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. School was good today. I worked on a Biology lab report. I went to Dr. Drake’s for an appointment. I came home, ate and went to work on the report. I watched TV. It was a good day. (Reader’s Digest Quiz – “Are You a Genius?” I scored 24 out of 25 possible points!)

TUESDAY, APRIL 3, 1979
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and got ready for school. School was good today. I had homework for Algebra II and also work to do on my lab report. Mom was at her class and Dad was sleeping so I had to babysit. It was a good day.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4, 1979
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and got ready for school. I had homework for Algebra II and I also finished my lab report. I played baseball down at the field. We did the route. It snowed today. It was a good day.

THURSDAY, APRIL 5, 1979
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. School was good today. (It was another half-day. I came home and typed-up another lab report for Biology. When I finished that, I rested. We had potatoburgers for dinner. It was a good day.

FRIDAY, APRIL 6, 1979
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. School was good today. I had homework for Algebra II and Geometry. At work, I set-up for bingo. I came home, ate and went with the Kruses to Genesee Valley. I got “Walls and Bridges” and “Shaved Fish” by John Lennon. I also got “Wild Life” by Wings. It was a good day.

SATURDAY, APRIL 7, 1979
I got up at 7:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and got ready for work. I worked 8 ½ hours today. I worked inside and then raked leaves. I came home and rested. It was a good day.

SUNDAY, APRIL 8, 1979
I got up at 9:30 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched TV. We had mass and then a YC meeting. I came home, ate and then worked on my homework. At about 5:30 p.m., I went to St. John’s to serve for the Seder meal. It went OK. It was a good day.

MONDAY, APRIL #9, 1979
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. School was good today. I had homework for Algebra II. I came home, ate and did my homework. I spent the rest of the day resting. It was a good day.

TUESDAY, APRIL 10, 1979                       
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. School was good today. I had homework for Algebra II today. I ate, rested and did my homework. I fished a rubber ball out of the millpond. It was a good day.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11, 1979
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. School was good today. I had to study for an Algebra II test to be held tomorrow. I did the route today (in the rain). It was a good day.

THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 1979
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. School was good today. I have homework for Biology. I worked today cleaning rooms. I’m taking Don Kruse’s place while he’s going to Florida. I came home and made some tapes with my stereo. It was a good day. P.S. – I don’t go to work ‘til Monday.

FRIDAY, APRIL 13, 1979 – GOOD FRIDAY
I got up at 8:30 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched TV. I ate breakfast and cashed my check. I rested a while and went fishing (unsuccessfully). We colored Easter eggs today. I spent the rest of the day enjoying my time off. It was a good day.

SATURDAY, APRIL 14, 1979
I got up at 9:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and ate breakfast. I spent almost the entire day relaxing. At 7:00 p.m. we went to church for Easter Vigil mass. We got there too early so we went to the store to munch on some candy. (And why not?) Mass was boring, lasting 2 hours (‘til 10:00 p.m.). I got home and stayed up to watch “Saturday Night Live”. It was a good day.

SUNDAY, APRIL 15, 1979 – EASTER!
I got up at 7:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and searched for my Easter basket. It was in the downstairs closet. I got a giant book of word puzzles. We had our Easter breakfast. I just rested again today, ate dinner and watched TV. It was a good Easter.

MONDAY, APRIL 16, 1979
I got up at 7:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and got ready for work. I worked 8 hours today. We stripped floors today. I came home, ate a pizza and rested. I watched TV and rested up for tomorrow. It was a good day.

TUESDAY, APRIL 17, 1979
I got up at 7:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and got ready for work. At work, we worked on waxing floors, etc. I came home and rested. Grandpa went into the hospital today for an operation on his aneurysm. He’ll be operated on Thursday. It was a good day.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, 1979
I got up at 7:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and got ready for work. At work, I finished the upstairs floors and started the downstairs. After work, I came home and rested. I went outside to play Frisbee baseball and tocky. It was a good day.

THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 1979
I got up at 7:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and got ready for work. At work, we finished the classrooms and started waxing the downstairs hallway. Grandpa was scheduled to have his operation today, but it was postponed because he was complaining of chest pains (not an attack). I also got a filling today. I spent the last part of the day riding my bike. It was a good day.

FRIDAY, APRIL 20, 1979
I got up at 7:00 a.m., went downstairs and got ready for work. At work, we finished waxing and set up for bingo. I came home, ate and rested. It was a good day.

SATURDAY, APRIL 21, 1979
I got up at 7:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and got ready for work. At work, we took down for bingo and waxed the kitchen. I came home and rested. I spent the rest of the day doing nothing. It was a good day.

SUNDAY, APRIL 22, 1979
I got up at 9:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and got ready for church. After mass, I came home and listened to my stereo a while. We took the Suburban to Flint to see a planetarium show. We also ate at Ponderosa. When we got home, Stevie and I got out the canoe and rowed upstream a ways. We got home and spent the rest of the day watching TV. It was a good day.

MONDAY, APRIL 23, 1979
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. School was good today. I had homework for Algebra II. I came home and found out they wanted me to work today until a replacement can be found. I worked ‘til 10:00 p.m. and then came home to Z-Z-Z-Z. It was a good day.

TUESDAY, APRIL 24, 1979
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. I had homework for Algebra II. I didn’t work today. (They found a replacement.) I went to Dr. Drake’s for my ortho appointment. I went to Lutz’s and got two singles today. It was a good day.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25, 1979
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. School was good today. I had homework for Algebra II. I did the route today and got done at 4:15 p.m. It was a good day.

THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 1979
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. School was good today. I had homework for Algebra II. I came home and rested. At 8:00 p.m. we had our YC meeting. I volunteered to be chairman of the Summer Task Force. It was a good day.

FRIDAY, APRIL 27, 1979 – Paul’s Birthday: 4
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. School was good today. I have homework for Algebra II. I worked setting-up bingo. I came home and ate and celebrated Paul’s birthday. He was excited and got a lot of presents. It was a good day.

SATURDAY, APRIL 28, 1979
I got up at 6:30 a.m. today, went downstairs and got ready for work. I went to work a half-hour early so we’d arrive on time for a youth convocation. It lasted from 12:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m., ending with a disco dance. It was decent! I got home at midnight. I watched Saturday Night Live It was a good day. E.D.S.T. – Starts tonight.

SUNDAY, APRIL 29, 1979
I got up at 10:30 a.m. today, went downstairs and ate breakfast. I didn’t go to church today since we had mass yesterday with Bishop Povish. I didn’t do anything today but rest. It was a good day, though.

MONDAY, APRIL 30, 1979
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. School was good today. I had homework for Algebra II, Geometry and Biology. I came home and did my homework. I got a book of Roosevelt dimes for $25.00. I also got “Parallel Lines”, the new album by Blondie. It’s good! It was a good day.


TUESDAY, MAY 1, 1979
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. School was good today. I had no homework. I spent most of my day testing out my stereo and walkie-talkies. It was a good but uneventful day.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 2, 1979
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. School was good today. I had homework for Algebra II. I did the route today. I came home, ate and did my homework. It was good today.

THURSDAY, MAY 3, 1979
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. School was good today. I had no homework. I came home and rested a while. At 8:00 p.m., we had a YC meeting. It was a good day.

FRIDAY, MAY 4, 1979
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. School was good today. I had homework for Algebra II. At work, we set-up for bingo. I came home and ate. I ran the 6/10 mile course in 3:03.00. A new record. I watched the Steve Martin Special and The Best of Saturday Night Live Vol. II. Both shows were excellent!! It was a good day.

SATURDAY, MAY 5, 1979
I got up at 7:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and got ready for work. At work, I took-down for bingo. After work, I got my hair cut. I came home and ate. I just rested most of the day. I fished and got some fresh air. It was a good day.

SUNDAY, MAY 6, 1979
I got up at 9:45 a.m. today, went downstairs and got ready for church. After mass, I loaded some papers for the DSA paper drive. I came home and rested a while. We had potatoburgers for dinner. After we ate, Stevie and I rowed the boat to Wilson Lake. Dad, Vicky and Linda took the canoe and went too. I took a few pictures and got a little fresh air. I came home just in time for “60 Minutes”. I watched it and ran a mile. It was a good day.

MONDAY, MAY 7, 1979
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. School was good today. I had homework for Algebra II. I came home, did my homework and rode my bike with Larry for a while. I also got three tee-shirts with junk written on them. I came home to watch the Battle of the Network Stars. CBS won. It was a good day.

TUESDAY, MAY 8, 1979
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. School was good today. I had homework for Algebra II. I spent most of this hot (90 degrees F) day making tapes and studying for tomorrow’s Algebra II test. It was a good day.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 9, 1979
I got up at 6:30 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. School was good today. I had no homework. I brought my tape and apparently they liked it. I did the route. I went outside and fished. I caught one bluegill. (Wow!) I came in and watched “Real People”. It was a good day.


THURSDAY, MAY 10, 1979
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. School was good today. I had homework for Algebra II. I had a YC meeting today. It was a good day.

FRIDAY, MAY 11, 1979
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. School was good today. I had no homework. At work, I set up bingo. I won’t have to work tomorrow since I’m going on retreat at Oxford. I came home, ate and redid my tape so I could take it on retreat. It was a good day.

SATURDAY, MAY 12, 1979
I got up at 8:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and got ready to go on retreat. I packed my stuff and got to St. John’s at about 9:00 a.m. We got to Oxford at 10:00 a.m., unpacked and checked the place out. We had a late start since one of the organizers had a flat tire. I went to the store with Jerry Kirkland, Don Kruse and the cook-of-the-house to pick up some chow. I got a Frisbee while I was there. We had the usual group mixers and discussions. We ate and listened to my tape. Apparently they liked it. We did some more group things and then had some popcorn. It was a good day.

SUNDAY, MAY 13, 1979
I got up at 8:00 a.m. today and ate breakfast. We had morning prayer, free time and mass. We packed our bags and cleaned the place. After lunch, we left. I got back home at about 2:15 p.m. I played with my new Master Frisbee. I went casting, stabbed dandelions and ate. When I was done eating, I took a long nap. I spent the rest of the day listening to my stereo. It was a good day.

MONDAY, MAY 14, 1979
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. School was good today. I had homework for Algebra II. I went to Dr. Drake’s. I came home, ate, did my homework and watched TV. It was a good day.

TUESDAY, MAY 15, 1979
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. School was good today. I had homework for Algebra II. I came home, did my homework and rested. It was a good day.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 16, 1979
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. School was good today. I had homework for Algebra II. I did the route today, came home, ate and went casting. It was a good day.

THURSDAY, MAY 17, 1979
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. School was good today. I had no homework. I listened to my stereo and had pizza for dinner. I went to the YC meeting. It was a good day.

FRIDAY, MAY 18, 1979
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. School was good today. I had homework for Algebra II and Biology. At work, I set up for bingo. I came home, ate and taped some music. It was a good day.

SATURDAY, MAY 19, 1979
I got up at 7:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and got ready for work. At work, we took down for bingo and cleaned classrooms. We spent the afternoon working for old people for the YC Task Force. I came home, ate and at 8:00 p.m. Don, Sandy and I went to the Silver Lake drive-in to see “Every Which Way but Loose” and “The Gauntlet”. Bill Kelley and Kevin Watson were there and we had a real good time. I got home at 1:20 a.m. It was a good day.

SUNDAY, MAY 20, 1979
I got up at 9:30 a.m. today, went downstairs and got ready for church. After mass, I ate and went to sleep for quite a while. I woke up and started timing how long I could get a tennis ball in the air after only one hit. The most was 4.6 seconds. I came in and watched the “Guinness Record” show. It was a good day.

MONDAY, MAY 21, 1979
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. School was good today. I had homework for Algebra II. I came home, worked on my homework and rested. I ate and watched TV. (Sounds exciting doesn’t it?) It was a dull but good day.

TUESDAY, MAY 22, 1979
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. School was good today. I had homework for Algebra II. I came home, did my homework, rested and ate. Don came over and we talked for a while. It was a good day.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 23, 1979
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. School was good today. I had homework for Algebra II. I did the route, came home, ate and did my homework. I watched “Real People”. It was a good day.

THURSDAY, MAY 24, 1979
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. School was good today. I had homework for Algebra II today. I came home for a while and went with Larry to the State Savings Bank to get Phil Mankowski’s autograph. Tim Corchoran would have been there if he hadn’t been shipped to the minors yesterday. Larry and I ate at Hardee’s. Vince Quick came over and I showed him my stereo. I had a YC meeting today. I had a good day.

FRIDAY, MAY 25, 1979
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. School was good today. At work, I set-up for bingo. I came home, ate and rested. I watched “Scared Straight”. It was a good show and it was a good day.

SATURDAY, MAY 26, 1979
I got up at 7:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and got ready for work. At work, we took-down for bingo and cleaned classrooms. After Don and I ate at Hardee’s, we worked under rainy skies at the St’ John’s work bee. I came home, ate and at 6:30 p.m. Don and his sisters and I went roller skating. I came home just in time for Saturday Night Live. It was a good day.

SUNDAY, MAY 27, 1979
I got up at 7:30 a.m. today, went downstairs and got ready to work on the Senior graduation breakfast. I helped in the kitchen and served a little. I went to 12:00 p.m. mass. I came home, ate and rested. At 8:00 p.m., I went with the Young’s to see “Superman”. It was a good day.

MONDAY, MAY 28, 1979 – Memorial Day
I got up at 10:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and ate breakfast. I went to see the Memorial Day parade. Later in the day we ate at Ponderosa steak house. We then went to Grandma and Grandpa’s. I came home, ate and listened to the stereo. It was a good day.

TUESDAY, MAY 29, 1979
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. School was good today. At work, I cleaned classrooms. I came home and ate. I played some baseball down at the field. It was a good day.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 30, 1979
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. School was good today. I had homework for Algebra II. At work, I worked on sweeping and mopping classrooms ‘til 10:00 p.m. It was a good day.

THURSDAY, MAY 31, 1979             
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. School was good today. I had no homework. At work, I cleaned classrooms. I had a YC meeting today. It was a good day.

FRIDAY, JUNE 1, 1979 – Stevie’s Birthday: 14
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. School was good today. At work, I set-up for bingo. I came home, ate and we had Stevie’s party. I got him a 169g Frisbee. He also got a “Merlin” game. I went canoeing with dad. It was a good day.

SATURDAY, JUNE 2, 1979
I got up at 7:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and got ready for work. At work we took-down for bingo and cleaned classrooms. We worked on the task force for most of the afternoon. I came home, ate and went to Sandy Young’s birthday party. I borrowed a few of their records to tape. It was a good day.

SUNDAY, JUNE 3, 1979
I got up at 11:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and got ready for church. After mass, I came home and did some taping. Don came over for a while. I spent the rest of the day outside. It was a good day.

MONDAY, JUNE 4, 1979
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and got ready for school. School was good today. At work, I cleaned classrooms. I came home, rested a while and then went in back to play Frisbee. It was a good day. (Last Monday of 10th grade.)

TUESDAY, JUNE 5, 1979
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. School was good today. I studied for the finals. I rested, ate and played Frisbee. It was a good day. (Last Tuesday as a Sophomore.)

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6, 1979
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. I went to school all day today. I had finals for Biology and Algebra II. I went to work and cleaned classrooms. It was a good day. (3 hours left as a Sophomore.)

THURSDAY, JUNE 7, 1979
I got up at 9:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and ate breakfast. I studied my Geometry today. I had my exam from 1:00 p.m.- 2:30 p.m. I got an A!!! (Great!) I went to work and cleaned classrooms. I had a YC meeting today. It was a good day. (1½ hours left.)

FRIDAY, JUNE 8, 1979
I got up at 8:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and got ready for my Latin II final. I took it from 10:00 a.m.-11:30a.m. I left and got a large pizza to celebrate. I went to work setting up bingo. I came home, ate and then went roller skating. I had a good time. It was a good day.

SATURDAY, JUNE 9, 1979
I got up at 8:15 a.m. when Don Kruse called. I forgot to set my alarm. Fortunately, no one in authority found out. I went to Lutz’s, didn’t buy anything (miracle!) and came home. I ate and listened to my stereo a while. I went canoeing to Wilson Lake with dad. When I got back, I went to Silver drive-in to see “The Warriors” and “Up in Smoke”. Both were great! It was a good day.

SUNDAY, JUNE 10, 1979
I got up at 9:10 a.m. today, went downstairs and got ready for the “mushball” tournament. (Softball, with a bigger ball.) St. John’s lost the first game then we were rained-out by a sudden downpour. I came home and rested. It was a good day.

MONDAY, JUNE 11, 1979
I got up at 7:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and got ready for work. At work, we took out trash and started stripping and waxing the choir-loft. I left at 3:15 p.m. to go to Dr. Drake’s. I came home, rested and watched TV. It was a good day. P.S. – While cleaning out the trash, I found a Bicentennial flag that was going to be thrown out.

TUESDAY, JUNE 12, 1979
I got up at 7:00 a.m. today and got ready for work. John Wayne died last night. At work, we stripped the choir loft. I came home, ate, made a new tape and had batting practice. It was a good day.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13, 1979
I got up at 7:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and got ready for work. At work, I kept working on the church floor. I came home, ate and rested. I spent the rest of the day listening to the stereo. It was a good day. P.S.  – I got the Kiss “Destroyer” tape today.

THURSDAY, JUNE 14, 1979
I got up at 7:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and got ready for work. I came home, ate and rested. I went to a YC meeting today. It was a good day.

FRIDAY, JUNE 15, 1979
I got up at 7:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. I went to work until 2:30 p.m. (I worked some overtime.) I came home and rested. I ate and went outside for a while. It was a good day.

SATURDAY, JUNE 16, 1979
I got up at 7:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and got ready for work. At work, I took down for bingo and cleaned the church. I came home and rested. When I awoke, I went in back. It was a good day.

SUNDAY, JUNE 17, 1979
I got up at 9:30 a.m. today, went downstairs and got ready for church. After mass, I went to Grandma and Grandpa’s. When I came back, I went in the back yard, played some catch, etc. We had a small barbecue in the back. It was delicious. Don, Sandy and Debbie came over for a while. Don and I gave the girls a little scare by taking them through the spider-infested culvert under the bridge. We spent the rest of the day talking. It was a good day.

MONDAY, JUNE 18, 1979
I got up at 7:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. At work, I worked on the church floors again. I came home, ate and listened to records. I went with the Kruses to G.V.M. (Genesee Valley Mall). I got the “Woodstock” 3-record set. It was a good day. (In account: $401.90)

TUESDAY, JUNE 19, 1979
I got up at 7:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. We worked on the church floors today. I came home, ate, rested awhile and then went with Larry to get some pop for the canoe trip tomorrow. It was a good day.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20, 1979
I got up at 5:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and got ready for the canoe trip. Don took our group to Powers where we boarded a bus to go to the Rifle River near Omer, Mich. The 35-mile canoe trip started out okay with Larry and I tipping over canoes. About halfway through the trip, a bad storm broke out. The type of clouds that form tornadoes passed overhead while extremely heavy winds whipped branches into the river (one fell into the canoe). A tree also fell near us. We finally all made it back safely. I finally got back home at 9:15 p.m. It was a good day.

THURSDAY, JUNE 21, 1979 – The Longest Day
I got up at 7:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and got ready for work. At work, we kept cleaning the church floors. I came home, ate, walked out of a YC meeting, came home and listened to my stereo. It was a shitty day.

FRIDAY, JUNE 22, 1979
I got up at 7:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and got ready for work. At work, we worked on the church floor and set up for bingo. I worked a full day today to make up for Wednesday. It was a good day.

SATURDAY, JUNE 23, 1979
I got up at 7:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and got ready for work. At work, I took down for bingo and shoveled pigeon crap out of the old church. At noon, our YC group went to Mrs. Ottney’s for Tim Collardey’s farewell party. I came home, rested a while and then went skating with the Kruse’s. It was a good day. (Albums I got today: Voulez-Vous by ABBA and Back to the Egg by Wings.)

SUNDAY, JUNE 24, 1979
I got up at 8:30 a.m. today, went downstairs and got ready for church. After mass, Don, Sandy and Debbie Kruse came with us for an afternoon at the Detroit Zoo. We had a good time. We ate at Ponderosa. We dropped them off and then came home. I spent the rest of the day taping records. It was a good day.

MONDAY, JUNE 25, 1979
I got up at 7:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. At work, we hauled desks from the school to the old church. I got home and taped some records. It was a good day.

TUESDAY, JUNE 26, 1979
I got up at 7:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. At work, we put some windows into the old church and stripped the sacristy floor. I came home, ate, rested and watched TV. It was a good day.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27, 1979
I got up at 7:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. At work, we mopped in the church. We got off an hour early due to lack of things to do. (We’ll make it up on Friday.) I came home, taped a record for a friend and watched TV. It was a good day.

THURSDAY, JUNE 28, 1979
I got up at 7:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. At work, I cleared out the bushes by the convent fence, hitting my toe with an axe in the process. (I think I’ll live.) I ate and listened to my stereo. It was a good day.

FRIDAY, JUNE 29, 1979
I got up at 7:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. At work, we set-up for bingo and did other odd jobs. I came home, ate and rested. After watching some TV, I did some taping. It was a good day.

SATURDAY, JUNE 30, 1979
I got up at 7:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and got ready for work. At work, I took down for bingo and then Don and I went with some other people to Ypsilanti to help Sister Eileen move. We ate a delicious dinner at a place called the Grainery. I got home at 5:15 p.m. and rested. I watched some TV, too. It was a good day.

SUNDAY, JULY 1, 1979
I got up at 9:30 a.m. today, went downstairs and got ready for church. After mass, I came home and rested. I had potatoburgers for dinner. I watched “Prime Time Sunday”. It was a good day.

MONDAY, JULY 2, 1979
I got up at 7:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. At work, I did lots of odd jobs and then scraped wax from the church floors. I came home, ate and rested. It was a good day. P.S.  - The new Susan B. Anthony silver dollar was issued today.

TUESDAY, JULY 3, 1979
I got up at 7:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. At work, I stripped wax off the church floors. I came home, ate, rested and listened to records. It was a good day.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 4, 1979 – 4TH of July!!!
I got up at 10:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched TV. At noon, I watched the parade. We had a cookout for lunch. Stevie and I played two sets of tennis. I won the first one 6-2 and lost the second one 6-3. At 9:00 p.m. we went with the Youngs to the Fenton High School to see the fireworks. I saw John Clark there. It was a good display. It was also a good day.

THURSDAY, JULY 5, 1979
I got up at 7:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. At work, we worked on the church floors. After work, Don came over and we recorded over some old 8-tracks we found in the trash at St. John’s. It was a good day.

FRIDAY, JULY 6, 1979 – Sandy’s Birthday – 16
I got up at 7:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. At work, I worked on the church floors. After work, I went to Sandy’s birthday party. I got her a watch. We swam, ate pizza and had an all-around good time. It was a good day.
  
SATURDAY, JULY 7, 1979 – My Birthday – 17
I got up at 7:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched TV. At work, I took down for bingo and did various other jobs. I came home, ate and at 3:00 p.m. the Kruses came over And a bit later, Larry and his cousin Dave come, so we went to the field to play baseball. The Youngs along with the rest came to my party. I got a lot of presents. An 8-track carrying case, a model van, books, a cactus, some records, clothes, a jackknife, etc. It was a great day.
SUNDAY, JULY 8, 1979
I got up at 10:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and got ready for church. When I got home, I played Jarts. We went to see “Alien” today. It was good. I played more Jarts when I got home. It was a good day.

MONDAY, JULY 9, 1979
I got up at 7:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. At work, I cleaned-up the school. I came home, ate and did some taping. It was a good day.

TUESDAY, JULY 10, 1979
I got up at 7:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. At work, I mowed the lawn all day. When I got home, I ate. Debbie Kruse came over and we went to the drive-in. It was a long day.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 11, 1979
I got up at 7:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. At work, I did some window moving and weed trimming. I came home, ate and rested. It was a good day. P.S. – Skylab fell in the Indian Ocean and in parts of Western Australia today.

THURSDAY, JULY 12, 1979
I got up at 7:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. At work, I did some weeding. I came home and went to Seven Lakes. It was a boring, hot day.

FRIDAY, JULY 13, 1979
I got up at 7:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. At work, I set-up for bingo, cleaned the church and waxed the “sun room” in the rectory. I worked a full day. I also got a raise to $2.90 an hour ($10 more a week.). I went to Dr. Drake’s today. Later, I went roller skating. I skated with a girl named Denise. It was a good (and hot) day.

SATURDAY, JULY 14, 1979
I got up at 7:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and got ready to go to work. I worked a full day. I tore down for bingo, hauled windows to the old church and finished working on the sun-room floor. I got a pair of earphones today. Dad also got a neat zoom lens. I rested until 11:30 p.m., when I watched “Saturday Night Live”. It was a good day.


SUNDAY, JULY 15, 1979
I got up at 10:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and ate breakfast. I spent most of the day listening to records and watching TV. I didn’t do much else. It was a good day.

MONDAY, JULY 16, 1979
I got up at 7:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. At work, we stripped part of the church floor. After work, we went to the Kruse’s and went swimming. Tomorrow, I’m taking the day off work to go to Cedar Point. It was a good day.


TUESDAY, JULY 17, 1979
I got up at 5:10 a.m. today, went downstairs and got ready for my day at Cedar Point. At 6:30 a.m. Don took our group to Andrico’s where the bus picked us up at 7:00 a.m. We went to Cedar Point where I rode the Gemini twice and the Corkscrew once. I had a pretty good time. It was a good day.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 18, 1979
I got up at 7:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and got ready for work. At work, I did some trimming and weeding. I came home, ate and rested. It was a good day.

THURSDAY, JULY 19, 1979
I got up at 7:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. At work, I weeded and later cleaned the church. I came home and did some taping. It was a good day.

FRIDAY, JULY 20, 1979
I got up at 7:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. At work, I set-up for bingo and put out bulletins. When I got done, I bought the Queen “Live Killers” album. At 3:00 p.m., I went to work unloading boxes for about an hour. I went roller skating and I also bought the new Robin Williams album. It was a good day.

SATURDAY, JULY 21, 1979
I got up at 7:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and got ready for work. At work, I took down for bingo and put out new bulletins. I’m coming down with poison ivy from working on weeding and trimming. It bothered me all day. It was a rotten, miserable day.

SUNDAY, JULY 22, 1979
I got up at 10:10 a.m. today, went downstairs and ate breakfast. I didn’t go to church today because my poison ivy was so bad. (It’s on my face bad.) I just spent the day itching, etc. It was a good day.

MONDAY, JULY 23, 1979
I got up at 8:00 a.m. today (my alarm didn’t go off( and rushed to work. At work, I cleaned classrooms. I worked until 2:00 p.m. At 3:15 p.m., I went to the doctor for treatment of my poison ivy. I got a shot and some pills. I came home, ate and spent the rest of the day taping. It was a good day.

TUESDAY, JULY 24, 1979
I got up at 7:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. At work, I did a number of small jobs. I came home, ate and rested. When I got up, I watched TV. It was a good day.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 25, 1979
I got up at 7:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. At work, we stripped the church floors. I came home, ate and rested. My poison ivy is beginning to clear up. It was a good day.

THURSDAY, JULY 26, 1979
I got up at 7:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. At work, we did more work on the church floors. I came home, ate and rested. The Kruses came over for a while. It was a good day.

FRIDAY, JULY 27, 1979
I got up at 7:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. I worked a full day today, so I get tomorrow off. I set up for bingo, cleaned the church and mowed grass. I came home, ate and rested. I spent most of the day doing nothing. (WOW!) It was an O.K. day.

SATURDAY, JULY 28, 1979
I got up at 10:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and ate breakfast. The only thing I did all day was rest, listen to my stereo and watch TV. It was a good day.

SUNDAY, JULY 29, 1979
I got up at 9:30 a.m. today, went downstairs and got ready for church. After mass,  I came home and listened to the stereo. The Kruses came over and we went with the Youngs to see “The Amityville Horror”. It was O.K. We came home and I showed some photos to Sandy. It was a good day.

MONDAY, JULY 30, 1979
I got up at 7:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. At work, we kept working on the church floors. I came home, ate, rested and taped. It was another uneventful day.

TUESDAY, JULY 31, 1979
I got up at 7:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. At work we did the church floors (again). I came home and rested. I went to the mall with the K’s and got some records. It was a good day.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1, 1979
I got up at 7:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. At work, we kept doing the church floors. I came home, ate and watched TV. It was a good day.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 2, 1979
I got up at 7:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. At work, we did more of the same. I came home and did more of the same. I watched “Mork and Mindy”. It was a fuckin’ shitty day.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 3, 1979
I got up at 7:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. At work, we set-up for bingo and just did some other assorted odd-jobs. I worked all day today, so I won’t have to work tomorrow. I went roller skating with the K’s. It was a good day.


SATURDAY, AUGUST 4, 1979
I got up at 10:45 a.m. today, went downstairs and ate breakfast. I went to Lutz’s. I also used my permit for the first time in over a fuckin’ year today, by taking the Buick out with my mom. I came home and started to clean my room. It was a good day.

SUNDAY, AUGUST 5, 1979
I got up at 10:40 a.m. today, went downstairs and got ready for church. When I got home, the K’s came with us. We all went to the Hungarian Festival. We had a good time. It was an O.K. day.

MONDAY, AUGUST 6, 1979
I got up at 7:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. At work, I kept working on the church floors. I came home and just bummed around. Today sucked.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 7, 1979
I got up at 7:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. At work, I kept doing the same old shit. I came home, ate and tried to rest. I took some records to Don at the Rectory. I came home and watched TV. It was another shitty day.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8, 1979
I got up at 7:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. At work, we did more cleaning the church floors. I did a little driving today. I came home, ate, rested and watched TV. It was another dull, boring day.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 9, 1979
I got up at 7:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. At work, I did more of the same. I got home and watched TV. It was an uneventful day.

FRIEDAY, AUGUST 10, 1979
I got up at 7:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. At work, we set-up for bingo and finished stripping the chapel. I came home in time for Vicky’s 11th birthday party. I spent the rest of the day in my room. P.S. – I got “A Night at the Opera” by Queen today.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 11, 1979
I got up at 9:45 a.m. today, wnt downstairs and ate breakfast. I didn’t have to work today. I did some driving today. I came home, ate, watched TV and listened to my stereo. It was a good (I guess) day.

SUNDAY, AUGUST 12, 1979
I got up at 9:30 a.m. today, went downstairs and ate breakfast. Mom and Dad left for the day, so I was in charge. I just relaxed the rest of the day. It was an okay day.

MONDAY, AUGUST 13, 1979
I got up at 7:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. At work, we started stripping the Ambulatory floor. I came home and slept. There was a big sandpile in the backyard that’s going to be used for landfill etc. in back. I watched some TV. It was a good day.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 14, 1979
I got up at 7:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. At work, we removed some paint in the sun room of the Rectory. I came home and drove around a little. I ate and slept. It was a dull day.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 15, 1979
I got up at 7:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and got ready for work. At work, we did more work in the Rectory. I came home, ate and watched TV. It was another dull day.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 16, 1979
I got up at 7:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. At work, I did some work in the Rectory then cleaned Room #1 since it’s going to be carpeted. I came home, ate, rested, watched TV and listened to my stereo. It was a good day.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 17, 1979
I got up at 7:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and got ready for work. At work, we set-up for bingo, cleaned the church and cleaned the Ambulatory floor. I came home, ate and watched TV. I stayed up to watch the “Midnight Special” It was an O.K. day.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 18, 1979
I got up at 10:30 a.m. today, went downstairs and ate breakfast. I just stayed around the house all day. I went skating with the K’s, came home and watched “Saturday Night Live”. It was a good day. P.S. – I got the “Beatles Forever” book today.

SUNDAY, AUGUST 19, 1979
I got up at 11:20 a.m. today and ate breakfast. I went to church. After mass, I came home and read. I went to Flint to see “The Muppet Movie”. It was good. It was an O.K. day.

MONDAY, AUGUST 20, 1979
I got up at 7:00 a.m. today and got ready for work. At work, we cleaned up where bingo made a mess. Then we stripped the Sacristy floor. I came home and then went to Dr. Drake’s. I came home, ate and rested. It was a good day.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 21, 1979
I got up at 7:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. At work, we (finally) got done with the church. I came home, rested, ate, taped and watched TV. It was a good day.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22, 1979
I got up at 7:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. At work I did all sorts of different jobs. I came home, ate and just gloffed around. It was a good day.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 23, 1979
I got up at 7:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and got ready for work. At work, we washed light fixtures and stripped the sun-room floor in the Rectory. I came home, ate, rested and went to our first Y.C. meeting in quite a while. It was a good day.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 24, 1979
I got up at 7:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and got ready for work. I came home, ate and went skating ‘til midnight. It was a drag day.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 25, 1979
I got up at 10:30 a.m. today, went downstairs and ate breakfast. I got a haircut. I drove the Rabbit to Genesee Valley with mom. I got a lot of stuff. I came home and rested. It was an okay day.

SUNDAY, AUGUST 26, 1979
I got up at 9:30 a.m. today, went downstairs and ate breakfast. I went to church (drag). We went to the airshow, which was pretty cool. Especially the Blue Angels. We ate at Ponderosa and came home. The Forros and some dude from Hungary came over. I showed him my stereo equipment, etc. It was a good day.

MONDAY, AUGUST 27, 1979
I got up at 7:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and got ready for work. At work, I cleaned light shades. I came home and rested a while. I went with Don to Genesee Valley Mall to look around. I came home and lifted weights. It was a good day.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 28, 1979
I got up at 7:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and got ready for work. At work, I cleaned lightshades. I came home and sacked-out. I also watched some TV. It was a good day.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29, 1979
I got up at 7:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and got ready for work. At work, we got the school cleaned up (partially). I came home, ate and benched. I went to the Y.C. meeting. It was a good day.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 30, 1902
FUCK YOU!!!!

FRIED-DAY, AUGUST 31, 1979     
I got up at 7:00 a.m. today, went down and ate breakfast. I hauled desks, ate at “Bonanza” and cleaned the church. I came home, ate and went skating. It was a dull day.

SHATTERED-DAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1979
I got up at 7:00 a.m. today. I worked all day today. I came home and rested. It was a dull day.

SUNKDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1979
I got up at 10:00 a.m. today, washed my hair and sat in the car. I came home and rested. I spent the day listening to the stereo.

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1979 – LABOR DAY
I got up at 12:15 p.m. today, went downstairs and ate breakfast. I rested for most of the day. I went fishing and caught two bluegill and a bass. It was an O.K. day.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1979
I got up at 10:30 a.m. today, went downstairs and ate breakfast. I had the wart on my arm removed today. I got a “Weatheralert” radio today. I did work cleaning classrooms today. It was an O.K. day.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1979
I got up at 10:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched TV. I ate breakfast. We went to Grandma and Grandpa’s for a while. I worked today. It was an O.K. day. Last day of summer vacation. Back to the shit mines.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1979
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched TV. Well, today was my first day as a Junior. It’s going to be rough, but if I don’t screw up I’ll make it. I worked today. It was a good day.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1979
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and got ready for school. School was O.K. today. I had homework for Federal Government and Creative Writing. I went to the football game. Linden won 15-2. Today was a bitch.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1979
I got up at 7:00 a.m. today and got ready for work. I worked 8 hours today. I came home and slept. It was an empty day.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1979
I got up at 10:10 a.m. today, went downstairs and got ready for church. After mass, I came home ate and jammed. I went to see “Breaking Away”. It was good. I came home and watched TV. It was a good day.

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1979
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and got ready for school. I had reading assignments for Chemistry and Federal Government. I finally got my driver’s license today. I ate and benched. It was an O.K. day. P.S. – I got “Get the Knack” and Issue 300 of “Rolling Stone” today.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1979
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. School was O.K. today. I had homework for Chemistry. I worked on that most of the day. It was a good day.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1979
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and got ready for school.  I had homework for Chemistry and Creative Writing. I spent time on homework, benched and watched TV. It was a good day.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1979
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. School was O.K. today. I had homework for Chemistry and Analysis. I had a Y.C. meeting today. It was a fairly dull day.


FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1979
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. School was good today. I have some homework for the weekend. I set-up for bingo today. I came home, ate and watched the football game. Lake Fenton beat us 18-21. It was a drag day.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1979
I got up at 7:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and got ready for work. I worked a full day today. I got “Head Games” by Foreigner and “Slow Train Coming” by Bob Dylan. I came home, ate and went skating with the “K’s”. I came home and watched “Saturday Night Live”. It was an O.K. day.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1979
I got up at 1:40 p.m. today, went downstairs and ate. I saw the Goodyear blimp today! It was great! I didn’t do shit today, but who gives a damn? Today sucked!

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1979
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. School was good today. I had Analysis homework. I benched. It was a good day.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1979
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. School was O.K. today. I had homework for Creative Writty. I rested a while and watched TV. It was a good day.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1979
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. School was good today. I had homework for Chemistry. I worked out on weights today, rested and watched “Real People”. It was an O.K. day.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1979
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. School was O.K. today. I had homework for Chemistry. I came home, rested, then studied for my Analysis test tomorrow. It was a good day.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1979
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. School was good today. At work, we set-up for bingo and did some set-up for the Festival. I ate lunch. I worked at the stereo raffle booth ‘til 10:00 p.m. I got home at 10:30 p.m. It was a good day.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1979
I got up at 7:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and got ready for work. At work, we took down for bingo and got the place ready for “Night in Reno”. I worked at the booth for a while. I came home and ate.  Jerry Kirkland and I listened to Robin Williams for a while. I worked at the Y.C. teen dance. (I even danced!) It ended at 1:00 a.m. then we went out for pizza. I got home at 3:00 a.m. It was a good day.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1979
I got up at 7:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and got ready for work. I was totally wasted from last night (only 4 hours sleep). We cleaned up after “Night in Reno” (yecch!) and cleaned classrooms. I worked in the booth for a while, came home and rested and came back for the raffle drawing. It was a good day.

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1979
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. School was good today. I had a ton of homework. I benched and did homework all the time I was home. It was a good day. I soloed today (driving). I got my first bootleg record catalog today.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1979
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. School was O.K. today. I rested when I got home and watched TV. It was an O.K. day.

DEADNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1942
HI PIGGIES!! OINK! OINK!

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1979
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. School was good today. I came home, rested and listened to records. It was a good day.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1979
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. School was good today. I have a lot of studying to do for the weekend. At work, we set-up for bingo. I came home, benched and rested. It was a good day.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1979
I got up at 7:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and got ready for work. At work, we took down for bingo, cleaned classrooms and cleaned the church. I came home, ate and rested a while. We had some Indian dudes over today. It was a good day.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1979
I got up at 10:30 a.m. today, went downstairs and ate breakfast. I slobbed around until 12:30 p.m. when Jerry Kirkland came over. We went to Hardee’s and generally B.S.-ed around. After he left, I studied and watched the tube.

MONDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1979
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. School was good today. I had homework for Analysis. I benched and watched TV. It was a good day.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2. 1979
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. School was O.K. today. I talked to the Police Chief about Deadnesday’s incident. I came home and watched the tube. It was a good day.


WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1979
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. School was good today. I had homework for Chemistry. I ate and did my homework. It was a good day.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1979
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. School was good today. I had some reading to do for Chemistry. I spent the day relaxing. It was a good day.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1979
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and got ready for school. I had homework for Chem. and Analysis. After school, mom took me to see a lawyer about the Sept. 26 incident. He said he’ll try to have the ticket dropped. I went with the K’s to Genesee Valley Mall. It was a good day. 3 New Albums: Steve Martin – Comedy is Not Pretty, Cheap Trick – Dream Police, The Who – Happy Jack/Sell Out.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1979
I got up at 7:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and got ready for work. At work, we took down for bingo and I cleaned and mopped the downstairs rooms. I came home and ate. I went skating with the K’s. When I got home, I watched “Saturday Night Live”. It was a good day.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1979
I got up at 11:50 a.m. today, went downstairs and ate breakfast. I worked on my homework and listened to my stereo. I played some target –ball by myself and watched TV. It was a good day.

MONDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1979
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. School was good today. I had some homework 4 Analysis. I played Target Ball. I got a record score of 1,293. It B a good deh.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1979
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. School was good today. I had homework for Analysis and Spederal Government. I worked on my homework and watched TV. It was a far-out day.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1979
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. School was good today. When I got home, I rested, ate and benched. It was a good day.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1979
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. School was good today. I did a speech in Comm. And got A+/A-. I had homework in Chem and Analysis. I rested, did my homework and listened to the stereo. It was a good day.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1979
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. School was good today. I have homework 4 the weekend. I worked setting-up bingo. I came home, ate and went 2 the Fenton-Holly football game. Fenton won 14-8. It was a good day.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1979
I got up at 7:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and got ready for work. I took down for bingo, set up for the festival appreciation party and mopped and cleaned classrooms. I came home, benched and watched TV. It was a good day.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1979
I got up at 8:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and got ready to clean up after the festival appreciation party. Don and I worked from 9:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. I came home and watched TV. It was a good day.

MONDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1979
I got up at 7:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and ate breakfast. I appeared in court on my charge of Sept. 26th. I pleaded “not guilty” and got back to school 2nd hour. I have homework. I benched, saw an astronomy lecture at the High School and watched TV. It was an O.K. day.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1979
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. School was O.K. 2-day. I have homework 4 Analysis. I came home, ate, rested and did my homework. It was a good day.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1979
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. School was O.K. 2-day. I came home, benched and went 2 the Y.C. meeting. It was a good day.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1979
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. School was good today. In Comm, I did my “Slime Sculpture/Torture” speech. I got an A+/A+ grade! I came home and ate. I rested, jammed and watched TV.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1979
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. School was good today. I have homework 4 the weekend. At work, I set-up 4 bingo. I came home, ate, rested and watched TV while the rest of the family was at the Indian dudes’ house. It was a good day.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1979
I got up at 7:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and got ready 4 work. At work, I took down 4 bingo and cleaned classrooms. I came home and rested until “Saturday Night Live” came on. It was a good day.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1979
I got up at 10:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and ate breakfast. I took my stereo to the St. John’s Youth Festival Appreciation Party. I just played a few records. I came home, had the K’s over and after that I just relaxed. It was a good day.

MONDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1979
I got up at 9:30 a.m. today, went downstairs and ate breakfast. There was no school today due to in-service-day. I got my hair cut and parted down the center. I went to Lutz’s and got a few records. I just enjoyed this beautiful day. (80 degrees F, a new record) There was a tornado watch today (3:30 p.m.- 8:30 p.m.) It was a good day.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1979
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. School was good today. I had homework 4 Chemistry, Analysis and Cre8ive Writty. I came home, did my homework, ate, rested and watched TV. It was a good day.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1979
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. School was good 2day. I had homework 4 Chemistry, Analysis and Cre-8-ive Writty. I came home, did my homework, ate, benched and watched TV. It was a good day.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1979
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. School was good today. I had homework for Chemistry, Analysis and Cre8ive Writty. I came home, rested, ate and watched TV. Today sucked.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1979 – Homecoming (Whoopie)
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. School was good today. I had a lot of homework. At work, I set-up 4 bingo. I came home, ate, then went 2 the homecoming football game. It was an okay deh.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1979
I got up at 7:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and got ready 4 work. At work, I took down 4 bingo and cleaned classrooms. I worked overtime because Don started getting sick. I went to Debbie’s birthday party after work. (Her birthday was Tuesday.) Then I came home and benched. It was a good day.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1979 – E.S.T. – Fall Back
I got up at 10:30 a.m. today, went downstairs and ate breakfast. I didn’t do a damn thing today but lie around. It was an O.K. day.

MONDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1979
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today and got ready 4 school. School was O.K. 2day. I have 2 study 4 an Analysis test. I came home, benched ate and studied. I beat the shit out of Stevie today, and if he keeps acting like he has been, I’ll do it some more. It was a far-out day.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1979
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. School was good today. I had to study 4 Chemistry. I also ate and watched TV. It was a good day.


WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1979 – HALLOWEEN
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and got ready 4 school. School was good today. I had homework 4 Chem and Analysis. I ate, benched, watched TV and gave out candy to the little creeps. It was a good day.


THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1979
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. School was good today. I had homework for Chem and Analysis. I B.S.-ed the entire time I was home. It was an O.K. day.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1979
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and got ready 4 school. School was good today. I have homework 4 the weekend. At work, I set-up 4 bingo. I came home, ate and watched TV. It was a good day.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1979
I got up at 7:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and got ready for work. At work, I took down for bingo and cleaned classrooms. I came home and ate. We went rollerskating ‘til 9:00 p.m., then came back here. The K’s stayed ‘til 11:30 p.m. I watched Sat. Nite Live. It was a good day.

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1979
I got up at 1:10 p.m. today. I just slobbed around all day and worked on the writings of St. Nunayerbizniss. It was a good day.

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1979
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. School was good today. I had homework for Chem, Analysis and Cre8ive Writty. I went to Dr. Boyd’s 4 a checkup today. It was a good day. 1 year in this room!

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1979
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. School was good today. I had homework for Chem and Analysis. I came home, did my homework and taped some ELO music. It was a good day.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1979
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. School was good today. I had homework 4 Analysis. I went to a Y.C. meeting. Katie Hintz drove me home. (Thrillsville!) I watched the “Best of Saturday Night Live”. It was a good day.

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1979
I got up at 5:45 a.m. today, went downstairs and got ready 4 school. I had NO HOMEWORK!!! (Oh my God!!!) I rested, ate, benched, listened to the stereo and watched a little TV. (Sounds exciting, doesn’t it?) It was a good day.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1979
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and got ready for school. School was good today. I have homework for Analysis. At work, I set-up for bingo. I came home, ate and wrote “The Cool Dude and the Scientist”. It was a good day.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1979
I got up at 7:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and got ready 4 work. At work, I took down 4 bingo and cleaned classrooms. I came home, ate and helped rake leaves. The K’s came over a while. It was a good day.

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1979
I got up at 11:45 a.m. today, went downstairs and ate breakfast. The K’s came over and stayed quite a while. We chowed on potatoburgers for dinner. We also played some Monopoly. It was a good day. Sunday is slobday.

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1979
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and got ready for school. School was good today. After school, I came home and did my homework. It was a good day.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1979
I got up at 5:45 a.m. today, went downstairs and got ready 4 school. I had homework 4 Chemistry and Analysis. I worked today. (I’m taking Don’s place this week while he’s deer hunting.) I came home, ate, benched and did my homework. It was an O.K. day.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1979
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and got ready for school. School was good today. I had homework 4 Chemistry and studying 4 Analysis. I worked today. Tomorrow’s my pretrial hearing for the September 26 incident. I hope the matter will finally be resolved tomorrow. It was a good day.

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1979
I got up at 6:45 a.m. today, went downstairs and got ready for my pretrial. I’ve got to have a non-jury trial on Jan. 10. School was good today. I worked today. It was a good day.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1979
I got up at 5:45 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. School was good today. At work, I set-up for bingo. I came home, ate and worked on some writing. It was a good day.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1979
I got up at 7:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and got ready 4 work. After work, I ate and went to the Y.C. dance. I left early and watched “Saturday Night Live”. It was an O.K. day.

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1979
I got up at 11:45 a.m. today, went downstairs and ate breakfast. I slobbed around all day today. It was a good day. “Trash Collection” is coming.

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1979
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. School was good today. I did my short story for Cre8ive Writing today. It was a good day.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1979
I got up at 5:45 a.m. today, went downstairs and got ready 4 school. It was a half-day. I came home, ate and rested for most of the day. It was a good day.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1979
I got up at 5:45 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. School was good today. Tomorrow’s Thanksgiving!! I spent today writing for “Trash Collection”. It was a good day. Trash collection is coming! (December 7th)

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1979 – Thanksgiving
I got up at 10:45 a.m. today and went downstairs. At 12:30 p.m., we had our Thanksgiving feast. I did some writing and benching and watching TV. It was a good day.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1979 – 14 More Days
I got up at 6:30 a.m. today, went downstairs and got ready for work. We set-up 4 bingo and cleaned classrooms. We worked 8hrs. today. I came home, ate, wrote and listened to the stereo. I watched “Birth of the Beatles”. It was a great show. It was a good day.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1979
I got up at 7:30 a.m. today, went downstairs and got ready for work. I worked from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. I came home and rested. It was a good day.

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1979
I got up at 9:30 a.m. today, went downstairs and got ready 4 church. After mass, D & S K’s and Reggie H & I went to the Twelve Oaks Mall. While we were there, we saw “Animal House”, ate and spent money. I got home at 7:00 p.m. I benched. It was a good day.

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1979
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. School was good today. I had homework for Chem. and Analysis. It was a good day.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1979 – 10 more days
I got up at 5:45 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. School was good today. I had homework for C & A. It was a good day.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1979
I got up at 5:45 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. School was good today. After school, I worked cleaning classrooms because Hank couldn’t make it to work. I came home & did my homework. It was a good day. P.S. – I had a Y.C. meeting today. K.H. drove me home.

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1979
I got up at 5:45 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. School was good today. I did my homework and hit the sack. It was a good day.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1979
I got up at 6:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. School was good today. I worked setting up 4 bingo. I came home and got ready to go on retreat. The K’s picked me up at 7:00 p.m. and we went to Holy Redeemer. From there, a bus picked us up and we went to Oxford. We unpacked, did the usual group mixers and sacked out. It was a good day.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1979 – Oxford
I got up at 8:00 a.m. today, got ready for the day and ate breakfast. We did all sorts of neat stuff today. We did the usual Bible shit, but we also went outside and got firewood, walked, talked and had snowball fights. I went to bed about 1:30 a.m. It was a good day.

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1979
I got up at 8:30 a.m. today, got ready for the day and ate breakfast. We had a little bit of religious stuff, then we took the bus to Flint. From there, the K’s took me home. When I got home, I immediately drove to Carole Dean’s house to work on a radio broadcast tape. I got home at 7:00 p.m. It was a good day.

MONDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1979
I got up at 5:45 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. School was good today. I came home, ate, rested and watched TV. It was a good day.

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1979
I got up at 5:45 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “”Today” show. John Clark drove me to school today. School was good today. I (and the WACH group) stayed after school until 4:00 p.m. I came home and benched. It was a good day.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1979
I got up at 5:45 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. School was O.K. today. I came home, ate and rested. I went to a Y.C. mass and meeting. (Dull, as usual.) I came home and watched “The Best of Saturday Night Live”. It was a good day.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1979
I got up at 5:45 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. School was good today. After school I came home and put the finishing touches on “Trash Collection”. It was a good day.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1979 – Trash Collection Day
I got up at 5:45 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. Mom drove me to school so I could take my speaker in for our radio show tape. I let Mrs. Rymal see my copy of “Trash Collection” for the weekend. It was a good day.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1979
I got up at 7:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and got ready for work. At work, I took down for bingo and cleaned classrooms. After work, I came home, ate and rested. I watched “Saturday Night Live”. It was a good day.

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1979
I got up at 9:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and got ready for church. After mass, I helped sell doughnuts for the Y.C. bake sale. Jerry Kirkland came over 4 a while to listen to the latest Steve Martin album. After he left, the K’s came over. We played Scrabble, etc. After they left, I watched TV. It was a good day.

MONDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1979
I got up at 5:45 a.m. today, went downstairs and got ready for school. School was O.K. 2day. I had some homework. I spent most of my time at home resting because I didn’t feel too good. It was an O.K. day.

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1979
I got up at 5:45 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. School was good today. I had homework 4 chemistry. I went to Dr. Drake’s today. I came home and did my homework. It was a good day.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1979
I got up at 5:45 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. School was O.K. 2day. I came home and immediately began typing my script for Cre8ive Writing. I went to the Y.C. meeting. I came home, finished typing and watched “The Best of Saturday Night Live”. It was a good day.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1979
I got up at 5:45 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. School was good today. I had homework for Analysis. I came home and rested. It was a good day.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1979
I got up at 5:45 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. School was good today. At work, we set-up for bingo. I came home and rested. It was a good day.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1979
I got up at 7:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and got ready for work. At work, I took down for bingo and cleaned classrooms. After work, I went Christmas caroling with the Y.C. I came home and relaxed. It was a good day.

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1979
I got up at 9:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and got ready for church. I went, and then the K’s, Reggie and I went to 12-Oaks Mall. We spent the day there. We watched “The Jerk”, ate and looked around. I came home and rested. It was a good day.


 MONDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1979 – 8 Days
I got up at 5:45 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. School was good today. I came home and rested. It was a good day.

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1979 – 7 Days
I got up at 5:45 a.m. today, went downstairs and got ready for school. School was O.K. 2day. I came home, did some resting and did some Christmas shopping. It was a good day.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1979 – 6 Days         
I got up at 5:45 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. School was good today. I had a test in Chem. I don’t know how I did. I came home and rested, ate and watched TV. It was a good day.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1979
I got up at 5:45 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. School was good today. I had homework 4 Chemystery. I came home, ate and rested. I also benched. It was a good day.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1979
I got up at 5:45 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show. School was good today. (The last day this year!!!) At work, I set-up for bingo. I came home and ate. It was a good day.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1979
I got up at 7:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and got ready for work. At work, I took down for bingo and cleaned classrooms. I came home a while, then went to G.V. with the K’s I came home and watched “Saturday Night Live”. It was a good day.

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1979
I got up at 11:00 a.m. today when Jerry Kirkland came over for a while. After he left, I ate breakfast. I just read some “Doonesbury” until 3:30 p.m. at which time I walked over to the church to help decorate. We did that until 9:30 p.m. when we went over to the Rectory to chow on some pizza. Fr. Harvey gave me a Christmas card (containing $25). It was a good day.

MONDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1979 – Christmas Eve
I got up at 7:00 a.m. today, went downstairs and watched the “Today” show.  I worked from 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. stripping classroom floors. I came home and Mickey, Mike and the gang came over. I opened two of my gifts today. I got a wallet from Unca Wonnie and a rotating burnout light from S.K. When M & M left, I spent the rest of the day reading. It was a good day. “May this record live 4ever.” 5 completed diaries 1974-1979. (Coming soon #6)





















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