A Thought For The Day. (Or, Aging, Disgracefully.)
The differences between then and now, as i prepare to celebrate my 20th anniversary of turning 23 on Labor Day....
1975: Long hair 2005: Longing for hair
1975: KEG 2005: EKG
1975: Acid rock 2005: Acid reflux
1975: Moving to California because it's cool 2005: Moving to California because it's warm
1975: Trying to look like Marlon Brando or Liz Taylor 2005: Trying NOT to look like Marlon Brando or Liz Taylor
1975: Seeds and stems 2005: Roughage
1975: Hoping for a BMW 2005: Hoping for a BM
1975: The Grateful Dead 2005: Dr. Kevorkian
1975: Going to a new, hip joint 2005: Receiving a new hip joint
1975: Rolling Stones 2005: Kidney Stones
1975: Being called into the principal's office 2005: Calling the principal's office
1975: Screw the system 2005: Upgrade the system
1975: Disco 2005: Costco
1975: Parents begging you to get your hair cut 2005: Children begging you to get their heads shaved
1975: Passing the drivers' test 2005: Passing the vision test
1975: Whatever 2005: Depends
Just in case you weren't feeling too old today, this will certainly change things.
The people who will start college this fall across the nation were born in 1987.
They are too young to remember the space shuttle blowing up. Their lifetime has always included AIDS.
Bottle caps have always been screw off and plastic.
The CD was introduced the year they were born.
They have always had an answering machine.
They have always had cable.
They cannot fathom not having a remote control.
Jay Leno has always been on the Tonight Show.
Popcorn has always been cooked in the microwave.
They never took a swim and thought about Jaws.
They can't imagine what hard contact lenses are.
They don't know who Mork was or where he was from.
They never heard: "Where's the Beef?", "I'd walk a mile for a Camel", or "de plane, Boss, de plane".
They do not care who shot J. R. and don't even have any idea who J. R. is.
McDonald's never came in Styrofoam containers.
They don't have a clue how to use a typewriter.
Do you feel old yet?
1975: Long hair 2005: Longing for hair
1975: KEG 2005: EKG
1975: Acid rock 2005: Acid reflux
1975: Moving to California because it's cool 2005: Moving to California because it's warm
1975: Trying to look like Marlon Brando or Liz Taylor 2005: Trying NOT to look like Marlon Brando or Liz Taylor
1975: Seeds and stems 2005: Roughage
1975: Hoping for a BMW 2005: Hoping for a BM
1975: The Grateful Dead 2005: Dr. Kevorkian
1975: Going to a new, hip joint 2005: Receiving a new hip joint
1975: Rolling Stones 2005: Kidney Stones
1975: Being called into the principal's office 2005: Calling the principal's office
1975: Screw the system 2005: Upgrade the system
1975: Disco 2005: Costco
1975: Parents begging you to get your hair cut 2005: Children begging you to get their heads shaved
1975: Passing the drivers' test 2005: Passing the vision test
1975: Whatever 2005: Depends
Just in case you weren't feeling too old today, this will certainly change things.
The people who will start college this fall across the nation were born in 1987.
They are too young to remember the space shuttle blowing up. Their lifetime has always included AIDS.
Bottle caps have always been screw off and plastic.
The CD was introduced the year they were born.
They have always had an answering machine.
They have always had cable.
They cannot fathom not having a remote control.
Jay Leno has always been on the Tonight Show.
Popcorn has always been cooked in the microwave.
They never took a swim and thought about Jaws.
They can't imagine what hard contact lenses are.
They don't know who Mork was or where he was from.
They never heard: "Where's the Beef?", "I'd walk a mile for a Camel", or "de plane, Boss, de plane".
They do not care who shot J. R. and don't even have any idea who J. R. is.
McDonald's never came in Styrofoam containers.
They don't have a clue how to use a typewriter.
Do you feel old yet?
posted by Steve "Tiny" Michaels at 6:08 PM
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