HOW OLD ARE YOU UMPHA?

Let me think for a minute...I was born before:

television
penicillin
polio vacines
xerox
frozen foods
yogurts
Pizza hut, McDonalds, Taco Bell
instant coffee
contact lenses
jet airplanes
frisbees
skateboards
hang gliders
the pill

There were no:

credit cards
stereo
FM radios
electric typewriters
digital cameras
personal computers
CDs and DVDs
videos
laser beams
ball point pens
pelt tip pen
acrylic paints
Men had not invented:
panty hose
air conditioners
dishwashers
clothes dryers and the clothes were hung out to dry in the fresh air.
man hadn't walked on the moon.
every family had a mother and a father
until i was 24, i called every man older than me, "sir."

We were before:

gay-rights
computer dating
dual careers
daycare centers
group theraphy
our lives were governed by the ten commandments, good judgement, and common sense.
we were taught to know the difference between right and wrong and stand up and take responsibilities for our actions.
serving the country was a privilege, living in this country was a bigger privilege.
having a meaningful relationship meant getting along with you family.
draft dodgers were people who closed their doors when evening breeze started.
time-sharing meant time with the family spent together in the evenings and weekends - not purchasing a condominiums by the seaside.
we listened to big bands and radio shows.
if you saw anything with "made in japan" on it, it was junk.
the term "making out" refered to how you did on your school exam.
we had 5 &10 stores where you could actually buy things for 5 and 10 cents.
you could buy a chevy for $600.00...but not all could afford one, because gas was 11 cents a gallon.

In my days:

"coke" was a cold drink.
"grass" or "weeds" were mowed.
"pot was something your mother cooked your meals in.
"rock music" was your mother's lullaby.
"aids" were helpers in the hospitals or in the schools.
"chips" meant a piece of wood.
"hardware" was found in hardware stores.
"software" wasn't even a word.
"briefcase" was what the lawyer put his papers in and carried to court.
"web" meant to be a spiders home.
"links" meant the connection of two chains.
"dashboard" meant the front section of a car where the odometer was.
"address book" was usually a small black book with handwritten addresses.
how about that? our generation invented all of those things that we have today. i wonder what will be next from your generation.
and we were the last generation to actually believe that a lady needed a husband to have a baby.

I am almost 74 years old next month!