The winds of change

skysidhe · 08-26-2006, 10:31 PM

What has changed in one generation?

Curls in their hair mandatory! Dresses and one pair of shoes forever.

No Oranges or candy except at Christmas.

Shinning the hard wood floors in their socks.( I think kids still do that )

5 cent ice cream cones.

Black was the only color of vehicle and the shiner it was the more proud you could feel.

Sunday bonnets.

Making paper dolls out of Sears cataloges.

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I have to mention the thing I notice most is that ole time penmanship.That flowery flowing scribe. * sigh*

Tonchi · 08-27-2006, 04:23 AM

Distances. They do not exist anymore.

Then you stayed in the town where you were born, never went much further than the state capitol, were always surrounded by people whom you knew and who knew you, and you always knew how things were "supposed to be". Now, we can walk away from any place or any situation, immediately, permanently. There is no grounding in place or identity anymore, and even a SARS epidemic from half-way around the world is only one plane ride away.

08-27-2006, 04:23 AM	#2
Tonchi Victim of gravity Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Hiding in plain sight Posts: 1,412	Distances. They do not exist anymore. Then you stayed in the town where you were born, never went much further than the state capitol, were always surrounded by people whom you knew and who knew you, and you always knew how things were "supposed to be". Now, we can walk away from any place or any situation, immediately, permanently. There is no grounding in place or identity anymore, and even a SARS epidemic from half-way around the world is only one plane ride away. __________________ Everything you've ever heard about Fresno is true.

08-26-2006, 10:31 PM	#1
skysidhe ~~Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.~~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 6,828	What has changed in one generation? Curls in their hair mandatory! Dresses and one pair of shoes forever. No Oranges or candy except at Christmas. Shinning the hard wood floors in their socks.( I think kids still do that ) 5 cent ice cream cones. Black was the only color of vehicle and the shiner it was the more proud you could feel. Sunday bonnets. Making paper dolls out of Sears cataloges. [edit] I have to mention the thing I notice most is that ole time penmanship.That flowery flowing scribe. * sigh*

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