1995

1995
Stroudsburg, PA

My age: 39-40

School- I am taking damn computer courses. I have taken an introductory course to the Radio Shack Tandy, The Apple IIE and this year, the Apple Macintosh.

Home- I am renting a three bedroom house about a 1/2 mile from my work.  When I drive to work in the morning, I don't even get to listen to a whole song on the radio. My rent was $625/month.

Work -Principal- Stroudsburg High School.  There were 1300 students and 120 staff members.

Music- on Sunday mornings, I listened to Casey Kasum who played the top 40 hits of the week.

• IT’S GOOD TO BE KING – TOM PETTY
• HOLD ME, THRILL ME, KISS ME, KILL ME – U2
• HAND IN MY POCKET – ALANIS MORISSETTE
• GOOD INTENTION – TOAD THE WET SPROCKET
• GANGSTA’S PARADISE – COOLIO FEATURING L.V.
• ODE TO MY FAMILY – THE CRANBERRIES
• EVERLASTING LOVE – GLORIA ESTEFAN
• EVERY LITTLE THING I DO – SOUL FOR REAL
• DO YOU SLEEP – LISA LOEB 
• ALL I WANNA DO – SHERYL CROW
• MY LOVE IS FOR REAL – PAULA ABDUL
• COME BACK – LONDON BEAT
•  FREAK LIKE ME – ADINA HOWARD
• NO MORE “I LOVE YOU’S” – ANNIE LENNOX
• BANG AND BLAME – R.E.M.
• CAN’T CRY ANYMORE – SHERYL CROW
• LOVE WILL KEEP US ALIVE – THE EAGLES
• BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY’S – DEEP BLUE SOMETHING
• YOU OUGHTA KNOW – ALANIS MORISSETTE
• I’M THE ONLY ONE – MELISSA ETHERDIGE
• THIS IS HOW WE DO IT – MONTELL JORDAN
• BETTER MAN – PEARL JAM
• CARNIVAL – NATALIE MERCHANT        
• I LIVE MY LIFE FOR YOU - FIREHOUSE     
• IF I WANTED TO – MELISSA ETHERIDGE         
• YOU DON’T KNOW HOW IT FEELS – TOM PETTY    
• CREEP - TLC
• ON BENDED KNEE – BOYZ II MEN
• YOU GOTTA BE – DES’REE
• AS I LAY ME DOWN – SOPHIE B. HAWKINS
• TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE HEART – NICKI FRENCH
• ANOTHER NIGHT – REAL McCOY
• STRONG ENOUGH – SHERYL CROW
• HOLD MY HAND – HOOTIE & THE BLOWFISH
• I CAN LOVE YOU LIKE THAT – ALL-4-ONE
• TAKE A BOW - MADONNA
• WATERFALLS - TLC
• I’LL BE THERE FOR YOU – THE REMBRANTS
• WHEN I COME AROUND – GREEN DAY
• LET HER CRY – HOOTIE & THE BLOWFISH
• WATER RUNS DRY – BOYZ II MEN
• I BELIEVE – BLESSID UNION OF SOULS 
• KISS FROM A ROSE - SEAl

Movies

• Waiting to Exhale
• Sense and Sensibility
• Boys on the Side
• Outbreak
• French Kiss
• Forget Paris
• Bridges of Madison County- OMG, this movie was awful.  I walked out about 45 minutes in to this boring movie.
• Babe
• The Brothers McMullen- I loved this movie.
• How To Make An American Quilt- I loved the book and the movie feel short.
• The American President
• Toy Story- I loved the story.
• Father of the Bride- mindless entertainment.
• Sabrina
• Jumanji- fun
• Grumpier Old Men- boring.

Books- I loved going to Borders' Book Store  and just roaming around, looking at new publications.

• Notes From A Small Island- Bryson- I loved this book.
• The Hundred  Secret Sense- Amy Tan - I loved this book.
• In the Time of Butterflies- Jules Alveraz- I loved this book.
• Zenzele- Nozipo Maraire- I loved this book.
• Longitude- Dava Sobal- I loved this book.
• Epitaph for a Peach- D. Masumoto- I loved this book.

Travels

• I went to the Rose Bowl Parade and football game.  Penn State played against the Oregon Ducks.  We won but it was a tough game to watch.
• I spent my summer weekends on Long Beach Island, NJ.

News Events

• OJ Simpson is found not guilty in his wife's murder case. I thought he was guilty.
• The Dow Jones closed at 5,000. I didn't have any money in the stock market.
• Major League Baseball had a 232 day strike. And I didn't really care.
• The Unibomber blew up the Oklahoma City Federal Bldg, killing 168 people.
• The was a devastating earthquake in Japan.  I had just been to Japan a few months earlier and I wonder if anyone I met, died in this event.
• The Ebola virus struck in Africa.
• Megan's Law was put in effect.  Now all sex offenders had to register their status so we know who they are.

Family and friends

• My friends had a surprise 40th birthday party for me.  I wanted to move on without celebrating the moment.
• My nephew, Quentin, was born.