Happy Birthday to Me!...

It was a long ways and took a long time! 70 down and 25 to Go!

Today at about 10:30 a m I was 70 years old. What a milestone this is for me!

I lived before indoor toilets were common.

I lived before automatic transmissions in automobiles were common.

I lived before helicopters were common.

I lived before jet planes were common.

I lived before television sets were common.

I lived before push button phones were invented.

I lived before anyone objected to saying a little prayer at the start of a school class.

I lived before cell phones were invented.

I lived before Nintendo and Play Station.

I lived before the nylon bristle tooth brush was invented.

I lived before microwave ovens were invented.

I lived before radial tires were invented.

I lived before cd’s were even heard of.

I lived before intercontinental ballistic missiles were invented.

I lived before the A and H Bombs.

I lived before the credit card was invented.

I lived before income tax withholding existed.

I lived before Walmart.

I lived before Longs Drug Store.

I lived before interstate freeways.

I lived before roadside parks.

I lived before electric gas pumps.

I lived before stereo.

I lived before prozac.

I lived before Sputnik.

There are many more, “I lived before”s but I’ll save some for next year.

I lived before PCs and that about says it all!

Later…