Nostalgic Visionary Pillows

A francophile to the last, he went the way of Concord, the 2CV and the Minitel.

How we imagined A.I. in 1977. . . How it's looking today. . .

Ten Plagues for Today's Seder

Those Were The Days

Toy Shops and Educated Children

Letter Collecting Nerd

"Someday, Sweetheart, you’ll look back on this day and think to yourself, ‘Covid ruined my college experience.’"

"Clive used to be an astronaut."

Caveman has a good idea for the wheel.

"Look - I'm cold, you're cold. Why don't we settle down and start a family?"

"Attention, everyone! I'd like to introduce the newest member of our family."

Wizard of Oz - repeat fees

How Grandma Sees the Remote

"Back in my day, kids had a little respect for the law of gravity."

'Call Me Old-Fashioned, But I Liked It Better When They Didn't Shave Their Armpits.'

'Lost Diary'

'I, Dom Perignon, will now uncork the very first bottle of Champagne. Of course, I'm just guessing this is the right way to do it.'

"The computer's messed up? How time flies! Seems only yesterday you couldn't program the VCR!"

'Remember the good old days when the research department consisted of some studious types with a stack of annual reports?'

'Sir, we need to upgrade our technology. We've used up our last roll of ticker tape.'

'Do you feel as foolish as I do, having a conference with Billy's teaching machine?'

'I must be getting old. I remember when I could smell fear clear across the other side of the building.'

The end of innocence

"I enjoy books a lot more now that I can consistently color inside the lines."

"Snowflakes that stay on my nose and eyelashes..."

A. A. Milne

Gene Tierney caricature

Beachcomber sees that smartphone displays 'message in a bottle.'

'When I grow up, Grandpa, I want to be just like you...retired!'

Post Office: Why Not E-Mail It?

Lawrence of Suburbia

'Someday, when our pre-frontal cortexes are fully developed, we'll look back on this and shake our heads.'

"They make us learn reading, writing, and arithmetic to prepare us for a world of videotapes, computer terminals and calculators."

They all thought they'd be astronauts...instead they're all accountants.