Tuesday, February 03, 2009

How The Hell Did I Get Here So Soon?

That's our driveway on Memorial Drive in Appleton, Wisconsin. Right next to the Fox River Bridge. My grandma Marie made crab apple jelly. One day, we noticed everyone hurrying toward the bridge. It turns out a woman had jumped, and was drowning. Everyone was gawking. My mother wouldn't let my brother and I go and gawk. She was a class act, mostly.

P.S. Did you know that Tom Waits wrote this song that made the Ramones made famous?


I Dont Wanna Grow Up - Tom Waits

6 comments:

lisahgolden said...

look at you!

I love snippets of memory like that.

robin andrea said...

You make me wonder what made you remember this moment?

Taradharma said...

you have quite the treasure trove of photos, Annie. I always enjoy a peek into your past.

JoJo said...

Did the lady drown or was she saved?

Falling on a bruise said...

My 40th is fast approaching and believe me, the name of this post is a question i have been asking myself recently! Great choice by the way, in the top 10 of my favourite songs ever (even if it is a bit close to the truth for my liking).

Anonymous said...

Hey! Not gettin' older gettin' better.

Maybe.

They dont let me outta da asylum enough.

Aloha!