Today, in the shower, I had an age-related "a-ha" moment. No, I was not doing a full body inventory of age spots, lumpy bits, or sad sags. (Those "a-ha" moments are more like "OH, GOD!" moments).
I was thinking about Facebook. I was thinking about what has become a daily post by many recently -- a constant stream of photos of items that we are to "Like" or "Share" if we recognize them. Things like: 8-track cassettes; potato mashers; floor board dimmer switches; ice cube trays; watering bottles for ironing; treadle sewing machines; drive-in movie speakers; wringer washing machines; Ozzie and Harriet (and the boys); Lucy and Desi; skate keys; card catalogs; princess phones; phone booths...that sort of thing. I have yet to see one of these "'Like' if you recognize this" photos that I don't recognize. Not one.
What woke me up in the shower was my thought process, which went something like this: "Why don't they post something really old? Not stuff everybody remembers!" Hilarious, right? I mean, the absurdity of my own thought cracked me up! I am 61 years old! That stuff being posted IS 'really old' -- some of it like 50 or more years old!
I just love my occasional breaks with reality. I am so human! Of course I remember all that old stuff! My age cohorts and I are the 'grandparent generation' and those items we recall so fondly, as if yesterday, are the items of our childhood! What????
I'm still chuckling.
Coincidentally, I logged onto Facebook after my shower to find yet another "'Like' if you remember this" photo. It was a shot of a young baseball Mariner, Ken Griffey Jr. playing alongside his father, Ken Griffey Sr. The year was 1990. Our family may well have been at one of those Griffey Jr/Sr games. And who posted that photo to Facebook, challenging his friends to "'Like' if you remember"? It was 24 year old Son-Two! I'm sure it feels like only yesterday to him already.
At least, that's the view from here....©
Hi Ricky!
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