This is one of my favorite photos. I'm about two years old here, wearing my mother's sunglasses. This photo was worked on the cover of How to Quit Church.Here I am graduating from Notre Dame kindergarten; no, I'm not kidding. This is the photo (in gold frame) hanging over my wife Melody's head on the cover of How to Quit Church.The day of my First Communion. That's my sister Kelly, burning with envy. The neighbor boy behind me is installing my halo.Here's me with my drum in 1963 - and in my high school marching band in 1967.The Zenders at home, 1965. The reason I'm smiling is because I'm not at school. That, and my parents loved me.Melody and me at the Grand Canyon on our trans-America bicycle trip, 1984. It's late June, but I remember it was raining, thus the jackets.Melody and I can't resist photo booths. Here we are at an amusement park in Ohio. We seem to be properly amused.This is the photo Melody took of me in Ocean City, Maryland, at the end of our transcontinental bicycle trip.The date is September 20, 1984. I talk about this photo on page 33 of How to Quit Church.I took this self-timed photo the day I quit the Postal Service, October 1, 1993. In fact, I'm probably only thirty minutes into my new life here. So far, so good! Rear: Me and Melody. Front: (from left) Aaron, Jefferson, Arty.At station WCCD in Cleveland, summer of 1999, Talk Studio B.In the studios of WCCD, Cleveland, for another Grace Cafe broadcast, 1999. From left: Mike Telep, Melody, me, Ken Pridemore (seated), my sister Kelly, Curt Downing, Charlie Cronk.Station WCCD, Cleveland. When we weren't on the air, I was studying. The constant challenge was invigorating.John Krauss, me, and Melody outside of Schuler Books & Music (Okemos. Michigan).Signing my first copy of How to Quit Church Without Quitting God for my parents, of course.Schuler Books & Music, Okemos, Michigan. I'm signing a book for Michelle Klinger of Eaton Rapids, Michigan.This is one of the early cover concepts for How to Quit Church Without Quitting God.Setting up for my speaking engagement, Toronto, November, 2001. At left is my Canadian pal, George Apic.My editor, Heidi Reimer, setting up the snacks following my address in Toronto.
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This is one of my favorite photos. I'm about two years old here, wearing my mother's sunglasses. This photo was worked on the cover of How to Quit Church.