1972: A Good Year for Ophthalmology
embarrassing June 17th, 2008Cleaning out a drawer today, I came across an interesting combination of Christmas pictures taken of me, my sister Ann, and my brother Michael.
When I held them side by side, I noticed something about us had changed between 1971 and 1973:
Christmas, 1971: Michael with good eyes, Ann with good eyes, Kathy with good eyes
New Year’s Day, 1973: Sometime in 1972 we all went blind.
I’ll leave you to pick apart these pictures. Ask anything you want. Let’s start with Ann’s pants.
Stumble it!
June 19th, 2008 at 4:20 am
Shadowsrider — A broken tail sounds painful, doesn’t it? IIRC, Ann had a half dozen horses. I recall only one of them who suffered that fate. Must have been her favorite!
Swubird — I’m surprised no one mad fun of me as The Toothless Wonder in the first picture. Or is everyone just being kind? You’ll see my response to your recent post. You’ve done it again. Leaving me wanting more!
FerdC — I must have been worried I’d drop my precious spelling game to the floor. Either that, or I was too stupid to know what a peace sign was! I’m grateful, too, for our connections. I’m so glad these little glimpses of me add a little to the mix. I love sharing them!
My Bug Life — Well, not quite blind, but I feel that way when I’m fumbling for my glasses. And even then it’s a problem. I think I need reading glasses for my reading glasses.
Jena Isle — You know, I hardly got into Elvis. Somehow I missed that whole craze. Yes, let’s say the glasses make me a genius!
Carla at WordPlay — What a picture you’ve painted! But can I just say, God bless elastic waistbands. So was the whistle used to call attention to your awesomeness?
Jenny — He does look rather Spockish! I was clutching the game, wasn’t I? Especially the left hand. Don’t let go!
June 19th, 2008 at 8:45 am
i think its a grapefruit
June 19th, 2008 at 10:12 am
Ok, put a tip in your jar, are you at your limit yet? LOL!
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June 19th, 2008 at 4:45 pm
brooke — OK, let’s call it a grapefruit. Why not?
shadowsrider — Just popped you a note. Thanks so much for buying a link. Hope it sends you lots of new readers!
June 19th, 2008 at 6:27 pm
Those photos are too fabulous to pick apart! LOL How weird that you all got glasses about the same time.
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June 19th, 2008 at 8:55 pm
I got glasses at 16. Fortunately I do not believe a photo exists of those 70’s fashion glasses. LOL! I wore glasses until the ‘Nose Incident’ and then had to get contacts. As requested, the rest of the story on my blog.
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June 20th, 2008 at 6:17 am
Great pictures. It really took me back to when I wore clothes like that. Thanks for sharing.
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June 20th, 2008 at 8:00 am
I am a child of the 60’s /70’s also. I had to dig a lot of “your mother dresses you funny” pictures out to participate in http://pinksandbluesgirls.wordpress.com Throwback Thursdays. BAD BAD time for fashion of any kind LOL
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June 20th, 2008 at 10:11 am
Peace out, Michael!
June 20th, 2008 at 11:09 am
Corrina — Oh, you’re such a sweetheart. I’ll assume you found something to ridicule, but just kept it to yourself. Come on, how about my missing teeth?
Shadowsrider — 16. Tough age to have to get glasses. I stopped wearing glasses in the 7th grade, then needed them again at 21. Weird. Thanks for the nose story. It made me snort!
Henson Ray — Now spread the horror and post some of your own on your blog, would ya? They can’t hurt you now.
Dawn — You know it. Although I’m not sure I’d have dressed myself any better if allowed to pick stuff out myself. It was going to happen either way.
BabaBooey — Yo.
June 25th, 2008 at 9:12 am
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June 30th, 2008 at 12:34 pm
Your parents have had to have had some sort of coupon!
Oh leave Ann alone everybody 🙂 – heck i would wear pants like that today with a simple fitted black tank, etc. It would work!
Is that a popup book (just looks a bit flat due to the photographic equipment), and is that a Breyer horse or a different kind.
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June 30th, 2008 at 12:34 pm
Your parents have had to have had some sort of coupon!
Oh leave Ann alone everybody 🙂 – heck i would wear pants like that today with a simple fitted black tank, etc. It would work!
Is that a popup book (just looks a bit flat due to the photographic equipment), and is that a Breyer horse or a different kind.
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July 1st, 2008 at 7:10 pm
The SnackHound — She did actually have much, much worse pants. But of all of us in the above shots, those take the cake. I have no idea what that book is, and I doubt Ann would remember it. Not sure of the horse, either!
July 19th, 2010 at 6:03 pm
OMG – this killed me! “Let’s start with Ann’s pants”.
Now you’re going to make me break out with my four-eyed elementary school day pictures. Oh yes you are.
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