Here it is , March and I have finally stopped writing 2009 on my checks. I guess I've come to grips with the new year. Is it the last year of the first decade or the first year of the new decade? Either way it's 2010. What happened to the time? Wasn't it just a few months ago that we were all worried about the Y2K fiasco plunging us into the next Stone Age? Well that never happened along with a few hundred of other predictions that never came true for the first ten years.
The decade did force a lot of changes on us though. It's required an entirely new vocabulary. If you want to learn about something, you Google it. Telephones are out-Texts are in. (Quick, what body part has had the biggest increase in stress injuries? The thumb - think about it). We can send a Tweet to someone and find out whats happening in their life or we can embarass ourselves with a video on YouTube. But the worst thing about 2010 for me, I just turned 59. I think that qualifies me for a senior citizen learners permit. Now I can start driving in the middle of the road, put my turn signal on a half mile before the turn and keep it on a half mile after. I can wear plaids and stripes - together. I can do the early bird special at Denny's and not feel embarassed. I can get a senior's ticket at the movies (They don't even ask me for my ID) and I still make it home in time to watch Jeopardy. But, the really scary part is that I am now at the same age my parents were at when I started to think, wow, the're really getting old. Anyway, life goes on; you just have to get a grip. |
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