The 80s Called

"The 80s called and they want their shirt back".  That from a work colleague and friend when he saw my shirt last Friday. I was taken aback at first but then I realized it was a complement.  The 80s were good years for me.  Here are a few highlights:

• I graduated from the Broadcasting Program at Conestoga College
• I started my first full-time job in Radio at CKKW in Kitchener
• I got married!
• I bought my first house in Kitchener
• The Twins, Andrew and Courtney were born in 1983; Holden followed in 1987
• I got fired from my first full-time job but landed a sweet gig in the Advertising Agency world in Toronto...where I've spent the majority of my working life
• We moved our family from Kitchener to Toronto and settled in nicely in a townhouse in Clarkson, Walden Circle (where we lived for 20+ years)
• I moved up fast in the Advertising Agency business churning through 3 agencies before settling into Cossette
• I started running when my doctor asked me if I'd like a prescription for my high blood pressure.  I said no to drugs!
• I bought a white Pontiac 6000SE with gold trim.  It had bucket seats and the world's clunkiest 4 speed manual transmission...OK, that was not a good thing!
• Took a family road trip to PEI with all three boys.  Cavendish Beach and Lobster suppers!

So no 80s...you can't have your shirt back!

Until next time...