Generation Bridge Builders Gifts

'OMG!'

"I think the most rewarding part of caring for elderly parents is when they call you because they don't want to bother the 9-1-1 people."

'Couldn't you just bring a bucket and spade like other children?'

What We Thought Were Canals Are Deep Prejudices and Inequities.

Indigenous knowledge vs. climate projections and weather forecasts.

Education and Apprenticeships

We have a dream....

'You may disagree with me now, Son, but when you're 500 years old, you'll understand.'

'I told you to not get Danny that Junior Carpenter set.'

"So tell me again about the disastrous effects the Biden infrastructure plan will have on the deficit that you're suddenly so concerned about. . ."

Diplomacy Between Cuba and US

'...need to design something to bridge the generation gap.'

Planning for flooding - 'Well, we'll cross that bridge when come to it.'

'Think about it: If we blow up the bridge, they'll have to swim across again...'

Cat holds sign that says 'come over here', dog holds a sign that says 'how?'

"So this is what you do all day on your cell phone? Punching in letters...one by one...sending dirty messages to your friends?"

Nest Egg

'Let's meet halfway.'

'It's time they built a bridge for the lemmings' school run.'

"My therapist says you have to at least meet me half way."

"Lately my joints are stiff." "You're rollin' 'em too tight. Try vaping."

Build bridges, not walls. Unless it's housing. Then it's better to build walls.

Obama visits Cuba

Interpreter.

'Of course you did better when you went to school. That was before the information age.'

No New Deal!

Graduation. It's the start of graduation season. Many students today have double majors. He studied law and literature because he liked the idea of "poetic justice." She earned degrees in structural engineering and international relations --- She'll literally and figuratively build bridges! With Botany and Psychology degrees, he'll be a therapist turning over a new leaf. And here comes a young woman who studied math and theology. She's a grateful person who always counts her blessings!

'I'm not sure that a more ethnically aware Pope is the right way to go.'

'Wh-h-hatz-u-upp, dude?'

"Don't tell grandmom about your computer's virus. She'll just tell you to download chicken soup."

Self-sacrifice to aid others

Isambard Kingdom Brunel

"Tell us another story where you interject with a reminder that nobody had cell phones then."

'The governor would like a word with you.'

"It's a deal. You step out of your bubble and I'll step out of mine."