for all those born before 1945
WE ARE SURVIVORS !!!!!concider the changes we have witnessed
we were born before television,before pennicillin,before polio shots,
frozen foods,xerox,plastic,contact lens,frisbees and the pill.we were
before radar,credit cards,split atoms,laser beams and ballpoint pens.
before pantyhose,dishwashers,clothes dryers,electric blankets,
air conditioners,drip-dry clothes...and before man walked on the moon.
we got married first and then lived together,how quaint can you be?in our
time,closets were for clothes not for coming out of.bunnies were small
rabbits and rabbits were not volkswagons.designer jeans were scheming
girls named jean and having a meaningful relationship meant getting
along with our cousins.
we thought fast food was what you ate during lent,and outer space was
the back of theriviera theater.we were before house husbands,gay rights
computer dating,duel careers and commuter marriages. we were before
day-care centers,group therapy and nursing homes.
we never heard of fm radio,tape decks,electronic typewriters,artificial
hearts,word processors,yogurt and guys wearing earrings.for us,time-sharing
meant togetherness..not computors or condominiums.a chip was a piece of
wood,hardware and software wasn't even a word.
back then,made in japan meant junk and the term making out referred
to how you did on your exam.pizza,mcdonald's and instant coffee were
unheard of . we hit the scene where there were 5 and 10 cent stores,where
you bought things for 5 and 10 cents.ice cream cones were a nickel,and for
one nickel you could ride a street car,make a phone call,buy a pepsi or
enough stamps to mail 1 letter and 2 postcards.you could buy a new
chevy for $600 ...but who could afford one?a pity because gas was11 cents
a gallon!!!
in our day grass was mowed,coke was a cold drink and pot was what you
cooked in.
rock music was grandma's lullaby and aids were helpers in the principal's
office. we were certainly not before the difference between the sexes was
discovered-but we were surely before the sex change.
we made do with what we had. and we were the last generation that was so
dumb
as to think you needed a husband to have a baby.
no wonder we are confused and there is such a generation gap today.
BUT WE SURVIVED!!!! what better reason to celebrate the new century
