Generational Themes Prints

Bah, when I was your age, I had to walk five miles through the snow just to ... to ... Well, just to walk five miles through the snow, I guess.

"Nice haircut."

"Right now, grandmom's bark is definitely worse than her bite!"

Pre-Old Blues

"I had a great weekend... My Grandpa talked about the war again and my Dad about his most daring facebook comments!"

In the not too distant future... "It's a tribal butterfly tramp stamp, honey. Same as yours."

"1971... 2015..."

"Gramps, you were alive before everyone knew what you were doing on social media... What was that called?" "Bliss!"

Dear Sadie, I'm just an aging Baby-Boomer who still believes in America, and sees all the good around me, but I don't understand why we've become so mean. How can I feel good about us again? Signed, Marlemarion. Great question. There's an easy answer as to how you can feel better about the world. Change your name to something normal! I just don't agree with the @#$% premise that we've gotten mean.

In the Year 2525

"One day, son, all this anxiety will be yours."

"That's right, son. God knew everything before Google."

Lemonade/Prune-aid

Bubbies and technology

"From rocker to rocker."

"I suppose in your day, you would have called these, 'radio dinners'."

When I was your age, I had to walk five miles through snow to skip school.

"I'm glad you boys let me come along with you...it's nice to see how you kids live life! I mean, with youth on your side, I'm sure you live every moment to the fullest!"

"The floor is now open for discussion of what to name ou generation."

'A few years ago that wouldn't have even sounded like a sentence.'

"I'm Generation Z. Nice to meet you."

Never Trust Anyone Under Thirty

"I can't image growing up without computers or cell phones. Your generation had it rough, huh, Dad?"

"Too bad we only see each other when we're hungry! I know! Let's go on a date, a real date!"

'That's the trouble with the older generation...they're too intolerant.'

"Looks like another case of someone over forty trying to understand Snapchat."

"My dad and I are trading important life skills. He's teaching me how to change the oil in the car."

The Crummiest Generation

"My Dad keeps playing the awful originals to my remixes."

Contest time. Mort and Sadie, our ornery octogenarians, have decided to rename Rudy's generation. Mort favors Generation I - for impatient. Sadie prefers Generation V - for virtual. Or vapid! What do you think? Please send your own ideas to asksadieshow@gmail.com. C'mon people, get thinkin'!

"How did people waste time before computers?"

"I'm going to e-mail you this op-ed about how your generation is ruining everything."

"This is a computer problem, Grandpa. I don't think you can help me."

Millennial

'The Ascent of Trousers'