YOU’RE GETTING OLD IF YOU REMEMBER:
Being sent to the drugstore to test vacuum tubes for the TV or radio. When Kool-Aid was the only other drink for kids, other than milk and sodas. When boys couldn’t wear anything but leather shoes to school. When it took five minutes for the TV to warm up. When all your friends got their hair cut at the kitchen table. When nearly everyone’s mom was at home when the kids got there. When nobody owned a pure-bred dog. When a dime was a decent allowance, and a quarter a huge bonus. When you’d reach into a muddy gutter for a penny. When girls neither dated nor kissed until late high school, if then. When your mom wore nylons that came in two pieces. When all your teachers wore either neckties or had their hair done, everyday. When Bible reading and prayer started every school day. When you got your windshield cleaned, oil checked, and gas pumped, without…
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