I remember studying the moon landing in elementary school and thinking it was ancient history, only to be shocked when my dad said he remembers when it happened. Further evidence in my young mind that either my dad was indeed ancient or history isn't necessarily all archaic.
Back to the cereal box... we had one recently which had -for our entertainment while eating- a list of things today's generation may never experience. The list struck me as being rather modern as I remember most of them. The list included:
pet rocks
bicycles with banana seats
flower baskets & sissy bars
click-clacks
8-tracks
vinyl records
phone booths
green stamps
rotary phones
Super 8 movies
no sunscreen
65-cent gas
cassettes
manual push mower
saddle shoes
encyclopedias
triangular car vent windows
soda can pull tabs
polyester suits
business hat
typewriter
carbon paper
metal ice cube trays
TV with channel knobs
penny gumball machines
My children are amazed at my antiquity!
There is another list for things my generation wishes we would've had. It is all technological gadgets, plus in-line skates, electronic toll collection system, SPF 30, and juice boxes. I'm old enough to disagree. Those juice boxes that invariable squirt you or leak juice on your white clothing when you attempt to puncture the seal with the straw are not 'a giant leap for mankind', IMHO. SPF 30 is overkill. And we sure didn't need batteries or an electrical socket to have fun when we were growing up. I have to admit EZ-Pass toll system is handy for our trucks, but it doesn't accept chocolate cake when you're out of cash (ask my folks about that one). I am grateful for the internet now, but glad I didn't have it growing up. The only item on the list I agree with is... the digital camera. I'm no Ansel Adams, but I'm slowly becoming a better photographer thanks to digital.
2 comments:
Good post. I smiled at the Ansel Adams comment. :) And I disagree on the SPF 30 being overkill - try being red headed and fair skinned before making that judgement. :)
The things Jason and I say we totally missed out was Adventures in Odyssey and Happy Meals. Makes you wonder how we survived. :) Just kidding actually.
What goes around comes around! You're probably about the same age now as your dad was when you studied the moon landing and thought he was ancient. The moon landing happened a few days before your brother Dale was born. How ancient is he? :-)
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