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FOR ALL THOSE BORN BEFORE 1945 > WE ARE SURVIVORS !!! > CONSIDER THE CHANGES WE HAVE WITNESSED !! > we were born beforetelevision,penicillin,polio shots,frozen > foods,xerox, > plastics,contact lens,frisbees and th pill.we were before radar,,credit > cards,split atoms,laser beams and ballpoint pens. before panty > hose,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 a meaningful relatitionship meant getting along with our cousins, > we thought fast foods was what we ate during lent,and outer space was > the back of the local theater. before house husbands,,gay rights,computer > dating,dual careers, and computer 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 prossers, yogurt > and guys wearing earrings. for us time-sharing meant togetherness... > not computers orcondos. a chip was a piece of wood. hardware meant > hardware and software wasn't even a word > back then made in japan meant junk andthe term making out referred to how > you did on your exam. pizzas,macdonalds and instant coffee were unheard > of.there were 5 and 10 cent stores where you bought things for a nickel > or a dime. for a nickel you could ride a street car,make a phone call,buy a > pepsi or enough stamps to mail 1 letterand 2 postcards.you could buy a new > chevy > for $600 ...but who could afford one?a pity too because gas was 10 cents a > gallon ! > in our day -grass was mowed, coke was a cold drink and pot was something > you cooked in. rock music was a grandma's lullaby and aids werewere 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. we were the last generation that was so dumb as > to think you needed a husband to have a baby. no wonder we are so confused > and there is such a generation gap today. > but WE SURVIVED !!! what a trip.