We Are Survivors!

Consider the changes we have witnessed:

We were born before television, before penicillin, before polio shots, frozen foods, Xerox, plastic, contact lenses, frisbees, and the PILL.

We were born before radar, credit cards, split atoms, laser beams and ball point 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 we 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 or Jeanne, and having a meaningful relationship meant getting along well with our cousins.

We thought fast food was what you ate during Lent, and outer space was the back of the Riviera Theatre.

We were before house-husbands, gay rights, computer dating, dual careers and commuter marriages. We were before day care centers, group therapy and nursing homes.

We never heard of FM Radio, tape decks, electric typewriters, artificial hearts, word processors, yogurt, and guys wearing earrings. For us, time sharing meant togetherness, not computers or condominiums; a Chip meant a piece of wood, hardware meant hardware, and software wasn't even a word!

In 1940, "Made in Japan" meant junk and the term "making out" referred to how you did on your exam. Pizzas, McDonalds, and instant coffee were unheard of.

We hit the scene when there were 5 and 10 cent stores, where you bought things for 5 and 10 cents. Sanders or Wilsons sold Ice Cream cones for a nickel or dime. For one nickel you could ride a street car, make a phone call, buy a Pepsi, or buy enough stamps to mail one letter and two post cards. You could buy a new Chevy Coup for $600.00, but who could afford one??? A pity, too, because gas was only 11 cents a gallon.

In our day, cigarette smoking was fashionable. Grass was something mowed. Coke was a cold drink and Pot was something you cooked in. Rock music was a grandma's lullabby, 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 changes; 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 so confused and that there is such a generation gap today!!!

BUT WE SURVIVED !! WHAT BETTER REASON TO CELEBRATE !!!