What are they? C'mon give it a try. Fill in the blanks.
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4. - My first Schaefer fountain pen
5. - My first bicycle
6. - My first watch ( I still have it) No, it doesn't work.
7. - My first dog bite
8. - My first job
9. - My first loss of consciousness and the subsequent headache
10. - My first fight. I lost.
11. - My first pair of trousers. (long pants)
12. - My first belt. A long time after the trousers. EFR Dion always said that I had no hips.
13. - My first festive meal with the grown-ups.
14. - My first test paper. Spelling, English, 99%. EFR Dion says, "If it's not 100% don't show me."
15. - My first "Public speaking" assignment. 7th grade. "How to play cribbage."
16. - My first bus ride alone. I was 6 months shy of 6 years old. Going to school.
17. - My first stay in the hospital. Surgery. Tonsillitis. 48 hours of Hell, 9th level down! 5yrs old
18. - My first "outsider" baby sitter
19. - My first visit to the dentist. 14 years old. He was not a nice person. Really.
20. - My first REAL fishing rod and reel that was only mine. I should devote more than just one line to this one. This was a graduation gift from my uncle Normand [French "d"]. It was a seven foot, split bamboo casting rod made specifically for casting with a fixed spool casting reel. What he bought was a high end Garcia reel that he had come to know in France when he served in WWII.
I spend hours in a field in front of our house, practicing how to use this equipment. The first time I used it while pickerel fishing with EFR Dion, he caught two very nice pickerel while I got "skunked." I can't remember if my dear father ever did let me live that one down.
So there you have it. Just a little trip down memory lane. I hope it triggered some happy moments for you.
1. -
2. -
3. -
4. - My first Schaefer fountain pen
5. - My first bicycle
6. - My first watch ( I still have it) No, it doesn't work.
7. - My first dog bite
8. - My first job
9. - My first loss of consciousness and the subsequent headache
10. - My first fight. I lost.
11. - My first pair of trousers. (long pants)
12. - My first belt. A long time after the trousers. EFR Dion always said that I had no hips.
13. - My first festive meal with the grown-ups.
14. - My first test paper. Spelling, English, 99%. EFR Dion says, "If it's not 100% don't show me."
15. - My first "Public speaking" assignment. 7th grade. "How to play cribbage."
16. - My first bus ride alone. I was 6 months shy of 6 years old. Going to school.
17. - My first stay in the hospital. Surgery. Tonsillitis. 48 hours of Hell, 9th level down! 5yrs old
18. - My first "outsider" baby sitter
19. - My first visit to the dentist. 14 years old. He was not a nice person. Really.
20. - My first REAL fishing rod and reel that was only mine. I should devote more than just one line to this one. This was a graduation gift from my uncle Normand [French "d"]. It was a seven foot, split bamboo casting rod made specifically for casting with a fixed spool casting reel. What he bought was a high end Garcia reel that he had come to know in France when he served in WWII.
I spend hours in a field in front of our house, practicing how to use this equipment. The first time I used it while pickerel fishing with EFR Dion, he caught two very nice pickerel while I got "skunked." I can't remember if my dear father ever did let me live that one down.
So there you have it. Just a little trip down memory lane. I hope it triggered some happy moments for you.
Paul Dion's picture in the paper with a coin in his hand that he had swallowed.
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Yikes !! I remembered my first kiss, Lynda Fitzgibbon. The Irish Catholic girl, I kissed her on the cheek!! I also remembered some other 1st things, the first time I rode a motorbike and shed half of my thigh on a pine tree !!! There are a couple of other 1st ‘s that I remember 1 is not mentioned, the other is learning how to squirt my fountain pen accurately !!! Oh yea !! my first blog sent to you !!
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