Memories ...

I remember when ...

African-Americans used to be black guys.

Michael Jackson and Tiger Woods were African-Americans..

Red Skelton, Carol Burnett, Dean Martin and others had 1-hour Variety shows on TV. They never needed to say fuck, shit, damn, cunt, dick, asshole, queer or faggot in order to be funny. That's because they actually had talent.

Gasoline was $0.19 per gallon when my friends and I went to the beach and could park on the sand

I could understand most of the lyrics to the Top 40 songs

Westerns (movies and TV) were popular

a 1-ounce bag of marijuana cost $10

Schlitz was the most popular beer

I knew almost all the players on all professional sports team because they stayed on those teams for years due to loyalty

an employer could fire an employee because he didn't do his job

people had doctors for many years and they knew each other by first name

cars had metal dashboards

a pound of coffee was 16 ounces, not 13.5 ounces

you could show up at the airport 10 minutes before your flight and still make it

I know times change. I try to change with them. Memories are great and that's just what they are. Years from now, today will be "the good old days." But sometimes it's nice to just go back there and appreciate from where we came. Those memories are what makes us what we are today. Theoretically.