FaceSpace Nation: Where Awful Family Pictures Happen

Most of you know that my generic name for all things FaceBook and/or My Space is "FaceSpace Nation."

While I have enjoyed catching up with many people from high school and college via FaceSpace, it does "put your sh*t out there for all the world to see." Yes, I know you can restrict how much of yourself you give to the citizens of FaceSpace Nation but it does make the world a little too small and definitely reinforces the idea that technology has truly made the world flat.

For the Templeton Family Reunion this summer, old pictures have been posted all week for use in, what I would imagine will be, some type of video or photo collage. Thus, any one of my "friends" has the privilege of looking at some or all of these awkward, cute, or embarrassing pictures from my childhood, my brothers' childhood, and my cousins' childhood.

In order to trump "Da Nation", below is sampling of a Templeton childhood in Terre Haute, Indiana. Go easy.


Summers by Aunt Dee's pool. Yes, that is leopard skin or cheetah....not sure which. Either way---short and tight is not a good look for the boys or men for that matter. But at least I am not Charlie Murphy. His cash and prizes are now on FaceSpace.




Summer Vacation "Out West" 1991

15 years old. 5'8, 125 pounds. Define "awkward."

Also note that this is the Templeton Stair step picture.

I am third in line here at 15 and, today, the 4 boys behind me in the line (which include my 3 younger brothers) have all passed me up. I am also 73% sure that Nancy could make a case to move ahead of me depending on the type of shoes she is wearing. Such is life. BTW--whatever happened to umbros?




This is a picture from "the Cabin"---our family's "lake house" in Hymera, Indiana. It's actually an old strip mine pit that was filled in with a pond. We spent most summers there growing up. I would like to take this time to note that I was not a cute kid. That awful bowl haircut that my mom thought was cute for all her boys, the dark circles under my eyes, and my scrawny physique---goo-- I look like a bobble head






Cousins Sleepover at Grandma's house. The "Hong Kong" jammies were very popular at the time. I bet you can't tell which are the 3 Haynes Boys. See bowl haircut referenced above.




Note: I will be in Baltimore all week for work. Next post will be next weekend.