Time Warped

May 23rd, 2006

Amazing how time just keeps on ticking. I have not shaved in 2 days now and as I looked in the mirror this morning it appears if I let the beard grow it would all be grey - HOLY CRAP! (I am 43 years old, I know there are tons of you older than me out there but these were my grey hairs!) It started me thinking, funny how a few grey hairs can do that, about mortality and life experiences to date.

My kids have only known life with a computer, and they are all grown and gone!
I remember when Pong came out, I wasn’t very good at it.
We used to have a party line (where a few members of your neighborhood shared a phone line). It wasn’t till late in high school when we got our own line.
I actually recall gas being 32 cents a gallon.
I watched the moon landings - live.
I recall staying up “late” Saturday night to watch SNL because it was actually funny in the beginning.
I remember when AIDS was a chewable weight loss product.
I remember watching Elvis live on TV.
I bought an 8-track tape, new.
Compact disks won’t be cool till you can play them backwards at varying speeds.
I remember when knowing simple DOS commands made you “smart”.
I remember when calculators came out and were not allowed in school - not that you could afford one anyway.
I remember school lunch in my high school was 45 cents, 65 cents for a double lunch!
I remember when calling information was free.

In our house growing up the kid closest to the TV was the remote control.

I could go on and I am sure I will be thinking of more things as the day progresses. It seems this is mid-life. I guess this is the time I should use to go buy a new sports car. Ahhh, nah, I better get out and do yard work while I still can walk erect and not drool on myself, better cheaper plan - call it, “mid-life maturity”. :crazy: