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I was born.
December 3rd, 1971.
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My mom used to make a Chocolate Mousse Pie.
I loved it. Clearly. Probably about 14 months old in this one.
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I loved to swim,
so my parents abandoned me at the local pool (not true). Probably ~8 months.
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Toddler Dave
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Damn I'm sexy fine!
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Dave explains
the mysteries of the Universe
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Static Dave!
My dad used to give us a static charge and stick us to the ceiling. [not true]
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I'm a sailor now!
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Check out those pants!
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My first loves,
Butterscotch (top) and Cinder (The First)
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Me and my cat,
Butterscotch
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Synchronized Diving
My brother (left) and I jump off the high dives at the Scarsdale pool while visiting Grandparents. I think that's actually my Grandma and mother on the bench in the back.
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Gramp's House.
Making a phone call with my brother.
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The Hunters
My brother, my cousin George and I made some bows and arrows from sticks and strings whilst visiting our Grandparents. Mostly they were total flops, but I found a longbow and a perfect arrow to match, and we shot the thing a hundred feet a number of times until the arrow got stuck in a tree. Woe is us.
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First grade school portrait.
Probably. Not sure. Nice hair. I still love vests.
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1976 Bicentennial.
I think this was for Halloween. My mom made my brother and I matching outfits, they were the bomb. I recall we entered a costume contest at school, and my brother won and I did not. Same costume. Typical of my childhood experience.
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Glasses
School portrait. Umm.. Again, nice glasses.
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Braces
Okay, so I've lost the glasses but gained braces. It took time.
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That is one sporty Izod.
Probably about 8. And showing my childhood love for penny loafers, probably the only thing I inherited from my brother.
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Dorkola
Um... Yup.
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Whitewater
That's me in the black/red fisherman's hat. We're whitewater rafting in the Grand Canyon - that's my pops with the paddle.
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Waterfall
I put my camera in a ziplock bag and swam inside a dark cave that had water pouring over the entrance, took out the camera and took this photo while treading water.
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My first computer
We finally got an Apple ][. My brother monopolized it at first, so I spent lots of time watching him use the computer, until finally I realized I could use it in the middle of the night when everyone else was sleeping. For reasons that are still not clear to me, I loved the Dallas Cowboys even though I never watched any football. Near as I can tell, my brother was playing loderunner when this was taken.
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The last photo,
with colors normalized
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Fort!
Dad built this supercool fort in our backyard. I think that's Matt Cook second from left, then my brother, then me. Don't know who the first kid on the left is (Greg?). It looks like I'm playing harmonica, which would be the Harmonica that was given to me by Ray, a nice older man who went whitewater rafting with us.
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Ahab the Arab
We went to Israel when I was 12. I bought one of these headdresses and everyone called me Ahab the Arab. How offensive is that?
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Dave the Jew
This is my Bar Mitzvah photo with my gramps. According to Jewish law, I'm now a man.
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Superdorkola
That's me, being superdork, watching my brother play piano. Nice glasses. Who would've figured I would turn out so damn fine?
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