| 3/6/08—Today, the Odyssey Historical Society
announced that it has discovered a 100-year-old time
capsule! I
wonder what’s in there. Guns from the Civil War? Old
newspapers? The false teeth of some dead President?
Actually,
they’d probably rather not find that.
3/7/08—I decided to make my own time capsule and hide it in the secret space in the wall behind my bed. The next person who lives in my room can find it. The problem is, I’m having a terrible time deciding what to put in it. I asked Cal, but he was no help. “Put this sandwich in there. It’d be a great practical joke,” he said, handing me a ham and cheese. I’m pretty sure the joke would be on me if I did that. 3/10/08—The Historical Society put the capsule’s contents on display. It was mostly old watches and toys and stuff. A butterfly pendant caught my eye. Why would somebody put that in there? Then I noticed an inscription: “To Eloise, with all my love. February 14, 1902.” I suddenly realized the purpose of this capsule wasn’t to prove that people who lived in Odyssey in 1902 owned watches; it was to show they loved each other.
3/11/08—My capsule is ready. I’ve included a printout of my very first Odyssey Blog, which I typed in my room; a picture of my dog, Oliver, and me; the Bible verse I read in this room before I asked Jesus to be my Savior; a note that reads, “To the next person who lives here: This is Alex Jefferson. Here are some of the cool things that happened in this room. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. I also left you the false teeth of President Gerald Ford. Just kidding.” —A.J. out!
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