1979: Long hair
2009 : Longing for hair

1979: KEG
2009: EKG


1979 : Acid rock
2009 : Acid reflux



1979 : Moving to California because it's cool
2009 : Moving to Arizona because it's warm


1979 : Trying to look like Marlon Brando or
Liz Taylor
2009 : Trying NOT to look like Marlon Brando or Liz Taylor.

1979 : Seeds and stems
2009 : Roughage


1979 : Hoping for a BMW
2009 : Hoping for a BM


1979 : Going to a new, hip joint
2009 : Receiving a new hip joint


1979 : Rolling Stones
2009 : Kidney Stones


1979 : Screw the system
2009 : Upgrade the system


1979 : Disco
2009 : Costco


1979 : Parents begging you to get your hair   cut.
2009 : Children begging you to get their heads shaved .


1979 : Passing the drivers' test.
2009 : Passing the vision test.

1979: Whatever...
2009: Depends...

Just in case you weren't feeling too old today, this will certainly change things. Each year the staff at Beloit College in Wisconsin puts  together a list to try to give the faculty a sense of the mindset of this year's incoming freshmen. Here's this year's list:

The people who are starting college this fall across the nation were born in 1991.

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 two years before 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.( until recently ).

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 have no idea who J. R. even is.

McDonald's never came in Styrofoam containers.

They don't have a clue how to use a typewriter.

Do you feel old yet? Pass this on to the other old fogies on your list. Notice the larger type, that's for those of you who have trouble reading...
So have a nice day!!!!! It is good to have friends who know about these things and are still alive and kicking!!!!