Things that make me feel old:
Owen was having a pretend car race with some Hot Wheels cars, one of which I was informed was being driven by me (an orange 1970 Wildcat Dragster), another by Owen, and a third by Mickey Mouse. Owen stopped by the kitchen to tell me that I was in first place (I have noticed over the years that I am often in first early in Owen's races, but invariably crash or otherwise lose to Owen by the end). As he walks away, I hear him say "Watch this, oldtimer, vvvroooom!" and suddenly he has passed me and I have fallen to second place. I know he is just quoting the Cars movie, but damn.
I periodically prosecute municipal ordinance violations for one of our municipal clients. I recently noticed that the 17-year olds I was prosecuting for underage drinking were born in 1990. 1990, that was, like, yesterday.
A paralegal from my office flew to Las Vegas on a recent weekend to attend the Spice Girls concert with 12 of her college friends. This doesn't actually make me feel old, so much as amazed that anyone I know would even be a Spice Girls Fan, much less pay money to see them. She was even able to go through the Spice Girls (short) discography for my benefit.
Using the term discography in the preceding paragraph.
Owen was having a pretend car race with some Hot Wheels cars, one of which I was informed was being driven by me (an orange 1970 Wildcat Dragster), another by Owen, and a third by Mickey Mouse. Owen stopped by the kitchen to tell me that I was in first place (I have noticed over the years that I am often in first early in Owen's races, but invariably crash or otherwise lose to Owen by the end). As he walks away, I hear him say "Watch this, oldtimer, vvvroooom!" and suddenly he has passed me and I have fallen to second place. I know he is just quoting the Cars movie, but damn.
I periodically prosecute municipal ordinance violations for one of our municipal clients. I recently noticed that the 17-year olds I was prosecuting for underage drinking were born in 1990. 1990, that was, like, yesterday.
A paralegal from my office flew to Las Vegas on a recent weekend to attend the Spice Girls concert with 12 of her college friends. This doesn't actually make me feel old, so much as amazed that anyone I know would even be a Spice Girls Fan, much less pay money to see them. She was even able to go through the Spice Girls (short) discography for my benefit.
Using the term discography in the preceding paragraph.
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I still say records and albums when referring to new music I want to buy. The little girl who was a flower girls at our wedding is off to college. I'm worried about losing my hair. I shake my fist in disgust at the younger generation....
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