39 years ago--
Average Cost of new house $15,550.00
Average Income per year $8,550.00
Average Monthly Rent $135.00
Average Cost New Car $3,270.00
Toyota Corona $1,950.00
Gas per Gallon 35 cents
Alarm Clock from Westclox $9.98
Important events in the Year 1969
NIXON BECOMES PRESIDENT
250,000 March in Washington in protest of the VIETNAM WAR
WOODSTOCK
JULY 18- Senator Edward Kennedy drives off a bridge with his secretary. Secretary dies- Kennedy does not report it for 24 hours! (Theory is he was drunk- hence waiting to report it-- bad, bad)
JULY 20- "The Eagle has Landed!" Man walks on the moon!
and....
JULY 17- I was born! Yes, this is my BIRTHDAY!
My Dad wanted to name me Karla, but Mom was teaching school and had a Karla in her class that she did not like.
So I became KARALENE. Pronounced-- car-a-lean -- not caroling. Yes, you pronounce the second "a", it is not silent. However, I really do not notice if you do not say the second "a"- it was such a mouthful for me growing up that I just slurred over the second "a", still do. But my Mom, she has always called me Kar-a-lene... which is fitting since she named me! ;)
KARALENE- a derivative of Carla- Means Strong and Womanly
Only strong personalities can endure history, the weak ones are extinguished by it ~Friedrich Nietzsche
1 comment:
Happy, happy birthday! I was almost a Karla as well. My grandpa's name is Carl and they thought about Karla Ann. Don't know why they went with Kristen instead. Anyway...Hope your day was great!! Closing in on 40, aren't we!!
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