In Which An Idea is Hinted At

This is the cover of my 1982-83 Lake Middle School yearbook, just about 30 years old. That’s a nice round number.
January 4, 2013 - Posted by jrbooth | 1980s, Ohio | 1980s, 1983, eighties, Me in 83
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