My wise friend Art uses this quote sometimes: "When an old person dies it's like a library has burned down."
It's that time of year when we get the list of what reality is like for the current crop of kids going off to college. It's always sobering for us older folks to see how different their perception of our world is from ours. Here is a small sampling:
Maps - can't read one (and why would you?)
Watches - don't wear them
Clint Eastwood - an old, sensitive movie director
Green Giant - Shrek
Tattoos - have always been popular and main stream
Babies - have always had Social Security numbers
McDonald's - has always been in China
Flat Screen TV - has always been around
Telephones with cords - never seen one
Library card catalogues - never used one
Women - have always outnumbered men in college
Cursive writing - Why?
