Mersereau Boys » old and in the way

I wore an onion on my belt, which was the style at the time*

Brett — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 23:18:39 +0000

Want to feel old? Think of all the things that will be completely unfamiliar to Max. A non-exhaustive list:

Pay phones
Non-flat screen monitors and TVs
Vinyl records
Trapper Keepers
Diff’rent Strokes (YES, that’s how it’s spelled)
Videotapes
Cassette tapes
Walkmen
And so on.

Scary.

* For those of you Googling this term, here’s the Simpsons reference.

Retinal implants, here we come

Brett — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 18:20:07 +0000

Think back to the televisions that existed just before you were born. I have fond memories of watching cartoons on a tiny, fuzzy screen with crappy sound and a remote that only occasionally worked. Now check these out:

Yeah, that’s a 150″ plasma. This is the technology that exists just before Max is born. I wonder what we’ll be watching our space football on when he has kids.