There is a classic video of a teenage lass wearing a Nirvana shirt, having Lithium played for her and obviously having no idea what she is hearing. I mean, I was already old(-ish) when Nevermind came out, so that makes me feel Triassic.
I was rear-ended a while back. As the other driver and I exchanged information, I noted that she was 2 years younger than me.
In telling and re-telling the story later, at one point I realized that I had been describing her as an “older woman”.
That was an unsettling moment.
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That’s much more accepted nowadays than it used to be. Encouraged, even.
I’ve been at the same job for 25 years. It’s’ a good job. GIS. I’m a programmer. My boss and I are in our late 50’s. My two co-workers are a bit frightened that my boss and I are going to probably be retiring at about the same time. One co-worker is sort of being groomed to take over the department. I would be next in line but don’t want anything to do with it, and as I will be retiring anyway, doesn’t make sense and I don’t want it (I despise meetings, and that’s pretty much 50% of the job).
I’ll gladly consult, probably for free as my co-workers are my friends. But they are a bit jittery about taking this on. Don’t blame them. The GIS department of 4 people is going to be losing 50 years of experience in one swoop when my boss and I retire.
(I must admit that part of me is going BWAHAAHHAH)
Oh, HELL, yeah!
They’ll probably play the Doors too, but only “Love Her Madly”, “Hello I Love You”, and the single cut of “Light My Fire”.
I have nightmares of Barry Manilow and the BeeGees playing in my old folks home muzak system.
There was a Partridge Family marathon on Mother’s Day. I watched two episodes. All the ads were for reverse mortgages, those “I’ve fallen and I can’t get up” buttons, hearing aids, and the like.
I never watched the show in prime time, only in reruns, but the ads at least, were for Tiger Beat subscriptions, K-Tel records, and Ronco products.