Before I went to the Philosophical Dark Side…

By Jim on April 16, 2020

Folks on Twitter are encouraging people to post photos of themselves when they were 20 years old. Here’s my passport photo from then —

Tom Blanton April 17, 2020 at 11:23 pm #

Are you sure that you were normal then?
- Jim April 18, 2020 at 7:49 am #
  
  LOL! Thanks for starting my Saturday morning out with a hearty chuckle. Well, hell, compared to what I later became — ya, I was kind of normal back then. Maybe not. Hadn’t thought of it like that.
JdL April 24, 2020 at 10:26 am #

Interesting; I like to try to read whatever I can into a photo (and my accuracy is probably as good as rolling dice…). Your eyes are wide open and eyebrows slightly raised, as if to imply a clear-headed and skeptical view of the world. This is reinforced by the slightly pursed lips, which seem to imply a slight displeasure with the people and/or scene around you. Perhaps you are thinking, “Getting everything lined up for this @#$%^&* passport is a real pain in the ass!”? 🙂