Happy Friday!  Another week has gone by quickly, it seems like all weeks go by quickly. Then those weeks turn into years and the years turn into decades and before you realize it a lot of sand has flowed through that hourglass we call time.  Like Aerosmith sang

“Every time when I look in the mirror
All these lines on my face getting clearer
The past is gone
It went by, like dusk to dawn”

This week I was thinking about many things that have come and gone during my lifetime.  As you look through the list a few may bring a smile to your face and a few may make you cringe.  I am sure you could add many more to the list.  If none of these mean anything to you, then you are just a young whippersnapper!

Enjoy!

Columbia Hose (12 Albums or a penny)

A record on the back of a cereal box

Buying a CD player for its anti-skip technology.

Running out of hours on your AOL account.

“Be kind and rewind.”

Floppy disks  (3.5 and/or 5/25)

Getting your film developed

Dial-up Internet

Fax machines

The encyclopedia

Jarts

Saturday Morning Cartoons

Physical Mail

Card Catalog

Clothesline

Glass milk jugs (delivered to your house)

Sea-monkeys

Tang and Space Food Sticks

Creepy Crawlers

Sun Tan Lotion

Pagers

Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs)

Paper Maps

CB Radios

Slide Projectors

Punch Cards

Walkie Talkies

Ditto Machines

Carbon Paper

White Out

transistor Radios

VCR’s

Thought for he Week

“The future has a way of arriving unannounced.” ~ George Will
l

Happy Friday!  Summer is officially over, fall is here and next week brings us the first presidential debate.  This week I offer you some nonpartisan humor to help us make through the next couple of months.

Enjoy!

When the President pushes the big red button, Chuck Norris’s cell phone rings.

If Chuck Norris were president, he would protect the secret service.

Late one night a mugger wearing a ski mask jumped into the path of a well-dressed man and stuck a gun in his ribs. “Give me your money,” he demanded. Indignant, the affluent man replied, “You can’t do this – I’m a US Congressman!” “In that case,” replied the robber, “Give me MY money!”

—————————————————————————————————————————————–

Three contractors are bidding to fix a broken fence at the White House. One is from New York, another is from Kentucky, and the third is from Ohio. All three go with a White House official to examine the fence. The Ohio contractor takes out a tape measure and does some measuring, then works some figures with a pencil. “Well,” he says, “I figure the job will run about $900. $400 for materials, $400 for my crew, and $100 profit for me.” The Kentucky contractor also does some measuring and figuring, then says, “I can do this job for $700. $300 for materials, $300 for my crew, and $100 profit for me.” The New York contractor doesn’t measure or figure, but leans over to the White House official and whispers, “$2,700.” The official, incredulous, says, “You didn’t even measure like the other guys! How did you come up with such a high figure?” The New York contractor whispers back, “$1,000 for me, $1,000 for you, and we hire the guy from Kentucky to fix the fence.” “Done!” replies the government official.

——————————————————————————————————————————————

A minster walks into a Washington, D.C., barbershop, got his hair cut and asked how much he owed. “No charge, Reverend,” the barber said. “I consider it a service to the Lord.” when the barber arrived at his shop the next morning, he found a Bible on the stoop along with a thank you note.

A few days later a police officer came in got his hair cut and asked how much he owed.  “No charge, officer,” the barber answered. “I consider it a service to my community.” The next morning the barber found a dozen doughnuts on the stoop along with a thank you note from the police officer.

A few days after that, a Senator walked in for a haircut. “How much do I owe you?” he asked afterward. “No charge,” the barber replied. “I consider it a service to my country.” The next morning when he arrived at the shop, the barber found a dozen Senators waiting on the stoop.

Thought for the Week

We have plenty of Confidence in this country, but we are a little short of good men to place our Confidence in. ~Will Rogers

http://www.quotegarden.com

It appears many of the colleges in my corner of the world have either started classes this week or are having “move-in” days for freshman.  I always liked the excitement of the beginning of a new school year wondering what adventures awaited me.  Alas, those years are LONG gone.  As if I did not have enough reminders of how the years are ganging up on me, this time each year Beloit College publishes their “Mindset List” noting events that have shaped the incoming freshman class.  Once again, I will share some of the items that caught my attention.  For the whole list visit http://www.beloit.edu/mindset/

Students heading into their first year of college this year are mostly 18 and were born in 1998.  This students will make up the class of 2020, here is hoping that their foresight in life will live up to their 20/20 moniker.

Frank Sinatra, Phil Hartman, Matthew Shepard,  and Sonny Bono have never been alive in their lifetime.

They never heard Harry Caray sing “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” during the seventh inning at Wrigley Field.

John Elway and Wayne Gretzky have always been retired.

SpongeBob SquarePants has always lived at Bikini Bottom.

They disagree with their parents as to which was the “first” Star Wars episode.

NFL coaches have always had the opportunity to throw a red flag and question the ref.

West Nile has always been a virus found in the U.S.

Vladimir Putin has always been calling the shots at the Kremlin.

Bluetooth has always been keeping us wireless and synchronized.

Snowboarding has always been an Olympic sport.

DreamWorks has always been making animated creatures heroic and lovable.

They have never seen billboard ads for cigarettes.

The New York Stock Exchange has never reported its ups and downs in fractions.

Instant, tray-less ice cubes have never been a novelty.

Michael J. Fox has always spoken publicly about having Parkinson’s disease.

Thought for the Week

Education is the movement from darkness to light.  ~Allan Bloom

http://www.quotegarden.com