Those Were the Days...

I never thought I'd say something like this at only 25 years old. I always remember my parents telling me what it was like when they were growing up, and I thought I'd at least get to 40 or older before I'd say something like "Those were the days..." or "Remember when?" But that is not to be. At the ripe age of 25, it has already begun.

It started two days ago with my walking buddies. I saw a chipmunk and immediately starting singing the theme song to Chip and Dale Rescue Rangers. That started us on some of the best cartoons I watched growing up: Chip and Dale, Inspector Gadget, Duck Tales. Then I thought of Batman, Sheera (sp), Animaniacs, and others that were such greats. I started to think. What happened to cartoons like this? Why did cartoons have to get so stupid? I tried watching some the other Saturday, and I couldn't even watch 2 minutes before I had to turn the TV off. They were terrible! Where are the good ol' days? I have a friend that won't let her kids watch cartoons on TV and finds the old greats on YouTube. Maybe that's what I'll have to do.

And then yesterday, some friends and I were talking about gas prices. "Remember the days when we thought $1.50 was expensive for gas?" I don't think I need to elaborate further on this point.

All this reminiscing makes me think about other things. I remember when a personal computer was a novelty; when cell phones didn't exist and then were huge and cumbersome; when the Internet was nonexistent (how did we ever live without it?); when Nintendo was actually new and cool (it's all too weird now); when the Republican party actually practiced small government; and the first time I used a printer to print a report for school (no one else did it). Things have really changed in 25 years. I just can't wait to see what other changes are coming...

(Feel free to share your best "Remember when..." moments. I love to hear them!)