1997....L&M GalleryIf you were born before 1945, you are a survivor. Think about it. Just look at all the changes. You were born before TV, Penicillin, Polio Shots, Frozen Foods, Xerox Machines, the "Pill", Radar, Credit Cards, Laser Beams, Ballpoint Pens, Pantyhose, Clothes Dryers, Dish Washers, Electric Blankets, Air Conditioners, Jet Airliners, and before man walked on the moon. You got married first and lived together afterwards. Closets were for clothes, not for "Coming out of". Bunnies were rabbits, and rabbits weren't Volkswagens."Fast Food" was what you ate during Lent, and "Outer Space" was the back of a Movie. "Made in Japan" meant junk, and the term "making out" referred to how you did on the exam. "Making Love" meant kissing and necking. Pizza, McDonalds, and Instant Coffee didn't exist. You were before House Husbands, Gay Rights, Computer Dating, Group Therapy and Nursing Homes. Before 1945, you never heard of FM radios, Tape Decks, Electric Typewriters, Artificial Hearts, Teflon, Word Processors, Yogart, and guys wearing earings. Although you were not born before the differences between the sexes were discovered, you were born before the sex "change". You made do with what you had, and you were the last generation to think you had to be married to have a baby. "Time Sharing" mean't togetherness, not sharing a Computer or a Condo. A "Chip" mean't a piece of wood. "Hardware" mean't something you got from a hardware store, and "Software was .....well, not even a word yet. You can remember when "Five and Dime" stores actually sold things for 5c and 10c. For a nickel, you can buy an Ice Cream Cone or a Melorol, a bottled Coke, ride the Bus, make a Phone Call, and buy enough Stamps to mail one letter and two Post Cards. You can buy an inexpensive but brand new Automobile for $600.00, but who could afford even that ? A pity too, because gas was 11c a gallon. Back then, cigarette smoking was fashionable. Grass was something you mowed, Coke was a soft drink, Pot was something you cooked in, Rock music was a Grandmothers lullaby, and Aids were helpers in the principals office or local hospital. No wonder there's so much confusion and such a Generation Gap today ! Nonetheless, you have survived. You have dealt with enormous changes, and adapted to the strange surroundings of today. You are not neccessarily old, but you are wise and strong. May the coming year be Fruitful for you.
-Author Unknown-
All scanned paintings
1996 
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