October 12, 2012
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Xanga bandwagon du jour: I age before your eyes!
Michael Franklin Nyiri, poet, philosopher, fool
1960-2008
My "signature" has included "poet, philosopher, fool" since I first began my online journey in the late 90s. This signature defines me as much as anything. I've been a poet since the age of 14, continually weaving my observations and feelings into words. I call myself a philosopher. I studied actual "Philosophy" a long time ago, but I am always philosophizing about the world around me, and my place in it, and how we all as humans interact and share our journey. And, since I'm human, I am foolish as well. We are never perfect while on our Earthly plane, and I am far from perfect, and a bit foolish at times, but I strive for perfection, and this defines me as well.
Everyone's posting photos of their younger selves. The Mikester grows up right before your eyes! I created this morph for my website www.allthingsmike.com in 2008 and featured it on the blog for a Kween of the Queens blogring entry long ago when I turned 55. (For some reason the code on the original article is still broken, but the one on this entry is okay. The text below the morph is from the 2008 KOTQ entry, which got 84 comments. The blogrings and blogthings were always popular. And bandwagons, memes, and trends.)
As if the morph isn't enough, I've added some photos. The morph does include my high school senior pic, it's the one in the suit, with the striking pink shirt. I was always known for, my "eye popping outfits, as was once written in our high school newspaper." Hey, it was the 70s. Following are some photos from my very first camera. They were taken beginning in the summer after high school.
Brother Daniel, Dog Snoopy, Moi, Sis Marijo. I had a pair of those pants too, but I wouldn't let myself be photographed in them. Summer of 1971, right after I graduated from high school.
My sister and Me. 1973. (Right before Mom had the stroke and only a year before Dad passed. Note the long, wonderful lush hair. Sis was okay. But look how long mine is. And that natural flip. Sometimes I miss my hair. It was to fall out before the decade was over.
Me and My Bro, about to go out on a Friday night. 71. Mom made my brother's shirt and vest. My hair hadn't grown as long as in the previous pic. Should have put this one before that one. Oh well.
This one is dated. Another Friday night. I'm about to depart for a date. This outfit wasn't that bad back then. Seriously.
A little more casual. Camping. Summer of 1974. Noted for being taken the day Dad died.
EDIT: 6:00pm. pdt. I just added some photos. Only the last one has ever been shown online before! These are not scans, but photos of the photos.
Comments (51)
Are you talking about the morph profile pic on your banner? Otherwise, the morph doesn't show in this post.
I'm wondering the same thing. ^^
@Relic47 - @slmret - Apparently, only I could see the image, and then only on IE. I hopefully corrected the embedding code for the file. You should be able to see it now. My apologies. MFN/ppf
Thanks, Mike -- an interesting morph sequence! You did go through the phases of hippiedom, etc ~ ~ ~
Great stuff! Looks like you shopped for clothes at the same stores as me!
Really cool arrangement, Michael. I wish I was organized enough to have my own set of photos. Maybe some day ... Yeah, right.
Anyway, I enjoyed this entry immensely.
great photos!
Fun!
You remind me of Earl Hickey (My Name is Earl) for some reason (In a good way)...it must be the mustache. I love the fact a lot of people on Xanga are putting on pictures of themselves, then and now, on their sites.
Yours by far is my favorite so far (the mustache and the pants "won't let my self be pictured in them") did it for me.HAGWKND
That morph thingy is so cool! I wish I knew how to do that kind of thing.....You should be happy you don't have that hippie hair anymore.
Very cool! Thanks for your sharing. <---I usually HATE that phrase, lol, sounds so condescending, but not sure what else to say except I'm glad I stopped by today!
I was able to see the morph at the beginning. That's brilliant as is the rest of the photo journey of your life. ~~Blessings 'n Cheers
Good call on skipping the photographic evidence of wearing those rather interesting pants. I know when I was younger my mother would dress us all in the same color, with sis and I in the same style dress that she would make.
wow...
I guess this is why we should keep our pics 
The third one down looks like ones my parents have, or had. I get rid of lots of old stuff because I don't want to remember things. When my mom passed away I got a lot of her photos. Some of them are really old and I hadn't seen them before. Thanks for sharing the photos. I like how they're a little bit yellowed.
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