A fictional Timeline

Dave wrote his life down. Decembers made the rest.

63 memories across 67 years, kept a List at a time. Click any one to open it.

Dave LindgrenFictional

Born 1960 · Duluth, Minnesota

Timeline

Sixty-seven years, laid end to end.

63 memories kept so far, from 1960 to 2026.

1960
Birth
Duluth, MinnesotaOne photograph
1960
Age 0
nostalgicOne photograph
In response to: Every address you ever called home
1963
Age 3
Duluth, MNbittersweet
In response to: World events from your lifetime — where were you?
1965
Age about 5
joyfulOne person
In response to: Your childhood best friends and what you remember
1967
Age about 7
nostalgic
In response to: Every pet you've ever had
1968
Age about 8
In response to: Every address you ever called home
1968
Age 8
eventRobert F. Kennedy assassinated
In response to: World events from your lifetime — where were you?
1969
Age 9
Duluth, MNjoyfulThree people
In response to: World events from your lifetime — where were you?
1969
Age about 9
grateful
In response to: The teachers and mentors who shaped you
1970
Age about 10
nostalgic
In response to: The trips and travels that marked you
1972
Age about 12
joyful
In response to: The technologies that arrived during your lifetime

1973
Age about 13
In response to: Every job you ever had — including the ones you'd rather forget
1974
Age 14
eventNixon resigns over Watergate
In response to: World events from your lifetime — where were you?
1976
Age about 16
grateful
In response to: The teachers and mentors who shaped you
1976
Age about 16
joyfulOne photograph
In response to: Every car you ever owned or drove daily
1976
Age about 16
jobBagging groceries at Super One
In response to: Every job you ever had — including the ones you'd rather forget
1978
Age about 18
Duluth, MNproudOne photograph
In response to: Every job you ever had — including the ones you'd rather forget
1978
Age 18
proud

1980
Age 19
Duluth, MNjoyful
In response to: World events from your lifetime — where were you?
1980
Age about 20
proud
In response to: Every job you ever had — including the ones you'd rather forget
1980
Age 20
eventMount St. Helens erupts in Washington State
In response to: World events from your lifetime — where were you?
1981
Age about 21
grateful
In response to: The teachers and mentors who shaped you
1981
Age about 21
Journey · Escape · 1981
joyful
In response to: The 10 songs that defined your twenties
1982
Age about 22
joyfulOne person
In response to: A night you spent somewhere unforgettable
1983
Age about 23
lovingOne photograph
In response to: Every address you ever called home
1984
Age about 24
gratefulTwo people
In response to: The people in your life who became family — and how you met
1984
Age about 24
Cyndi Lauper · She's So Unusual · 1983
lovingOne person
In response to: The 10 songs that defined your twenties
1985
Age 25
lovingOne photograph
1985
Age about 25
proud
In response to: Every job you ever had — including the ones you'd rather forget
1986
Age 25
Duluth, MNbittersweet
In response to: World events from your lifetime — where were you?
1987
Age 27
joyful
1987
Age about 27
In response to: Every car you ever owned or drove daily
1989
Age 29
eventBerlin Wall falls — Cold War ends
In response to: World events from your lifetime — where were you?
1989
Age about 29
loving
In response to: Every address you ever called home

1990
Age 30
joyful
1991
Age about 31
bittersweet
In response to: The hardest seasons of your life — and what got you through
1993
Age about 33
In response to: Every job you ever had — including the ones you'd rather forget
1996
Age about 36
Hermantown, MNproudOne personOne photograph
In response to: The businesses you built or helped build
1996
Age about 36
joyful
In response to: Your children's milestones — as you witnessed them
1997
Age about 37
joyfulThree people
In response to: The trips and travels that marked you
1999
Age about 39
lovingOne photograph
In response to: The trips and travels that marked you
2000
Age about 40
proud
In response to: Your children's milestones — as you witnessed them
2001
Age 41
Hermantown, MNbittersweet
In response to: World events from your lifetime — where were you?
2002
Age about 42
proud
In response to: Your proudest professional achievements
2003
Age about 43
loving
In response to: Every pet you've ever had
2004
Age about 44
gratefulOne person
In response to: The people in your life who became family — and how you met

2005
Age about 45
milestoneMike’s graduation from Hermantown High
proud
In response to: Your children's milestones — as you witnessed them
2007
Age 47
bittersweet
2009
Age about 49
bittersweet
In response to: The hardest seasons of your life — and what got you through
2012
Age about 52
proud
In response to: Your children's milestones — as you witnessed them
2014
Age about 54
loving
In response to: Your children's milestones — as you witnessed them
2015
Age about 55
joyfulOne person
In response to: The trips and travels that marked you
2016
Age 56
lovingOne photograph
2016
Age about 56
In response to: The technologies that arrived during your lifetime
2019
Age 58
joyful
2019
Age about 59
proud
In response to: Your proudest professional achievements

2020
Age 60
Hermantown, MNbittersweet
In response to: World events from your lifetime — where were you?
2020
Age about 60
nostalgic
In response to: Every address you ever called home
2021
Age about 61
eventCOVID vaccines roll out with remarkable speed
In response to: World events from your lifetime — where were you?
2022
Age 62
grateful
2022
Age about 62
In response to: Every car you ever owned or drove daily
2024
Age about 64
joyfulTwo people
In response to: The trips and travels that marked you
2026
Age about 66
grateful
In response to: The values you want passed on

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