things changed in only 30 years:

1972: Long hair
2002: Longing for hair



1972: The perfect high
2002: The perfect high yield mutual fund



1972: KEG
2002: EKG



1972: Acid rock
2002: Acid reflux



1972: Moving to California because it's cool
2002: Moving to California because it's warm



1972: Growing pot
2002: Growing pot belly



1972: Trying to look like Marlon Brando or Liz Taylor
2002: Trying NOT to look like Marlon Brando or Liz Taylor



1972: Seeds and stems
2002: Roughage



1972: Killer weed
2002: Weed killer



1972: Hoping for a BMW
2002: Hoping for a BM



1972: The Grateful Dead
2002: Dr. Kevorkian



1972: Going to a new, hip joint
2002: Receiving a new hip joint



1972: Rolling Stones
2002: Kidney Stones


1972: Screw the system
2002: Upgrade the system


1972: Parents begging you to get your hair cut
2002: Children begging you to get their heads shaved



Just in case you weren't feeling too old today, this will certainly change things :


The people who are starting college this fall across the nation were born in 1985. They are too young to remember the first space shuttle blowing up. Bottle caps have always been screw off and plastic. They have always had an answering machine. Jay Leno has always been on the Tonight Show. Popcorn has always been cooked in the microwave.

Do you feel old yet?