Generational Trends Pillows

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

The Ascent of Trousers

'Antiques are things one generation buys, the next generation gets rid of, and the following generation buys again.'

I understand that our cat Magus died. I miss her a lot. But I wish my parents wouldn't tiptoe around it. House of Java.net Cybercafe. You don't have to watch Youtube clips of CSI: Miami to understand that death is a part of life. The thing I don't understand about our cat's death is, who would've killed her and left a mountain of unresolved clues that only a crack forensics team can figure out? Where were you at 8:45 p.m.? The Youtube Generation grows up fast.

"Nice haircut."

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

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

"Grandpa, how did you ever survive without apps?"

Pre-Old Blues

How Grandma Sees the Remote

'Beware of the teenager.'

"1972: Kim and Doug invited us to their key party... Sounds groovy! 2017: We just got an evite from Kim and Doug to join them on an ayahuasca retreat in Peru... Tommy starts hockey and my father is about to die—no way."

"We added it just for the millenials."

"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.

"Date of birth?" "1989." "In 1989 I couldn't make ice... still can't." "Good lord, she could be my daughter! I'm so #!@* old." "That's the year my wife left me. Now I have a cold and I'm depressed!"

"How come they remember every word of any pop song but not a single line of poetry?"

Fred Philpot, Born 1944.

"Daddy can't help you, son. Daddy's a product of the 'me' generation."

Bubbies and technology

The Ageing Process.

"Generation X, Y or Z? No idea. My brat is Generation SLSLWMAF - Stinkin' Lazy, Still Living with Mom at Forty."

'...and so begins the generation gap.'

"It's called a mobile... but I've been here an hour and have yet to see it move."

"Yeah, I want a neck tat with gothic lettering that says, 'Welcome to a career in the fast food service industry.'"

Lemonade/Prune-aid

"Thank you for your service."

'Why do you want an earring? You can't even see it!'

Millennials in the Year 2050...

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

T-shirts read: 'Rock against racism' ; 'Classical against antisocial behaviour'

"Google says it's some form of ancient timing device."

"From rocker to rocker."

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

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