Four Log Cabins

 

I used to make calls on a rotary phone that was attached to the wall. (I know why we say we’re “hanging up” when a call is over.) I can remember what party lines and pay phones were like. I’ve listened to music on MP3 players, compact discs, 8-tracks and cassettes, and vinyl: 78, 45 and 33 1/3 RPM. I watched black and white TV on a set with a 19” screen and foil hanging from the rabbit ears so we could receive ABC, NBC, and CBS. I cut grass with a roller (push) mower, and I drank water from the garden hose. I used to walk alone a mile and a half to school every morning, and another mile and a half back home, every afternoon. I can remember when astronauts rode on space shuttles, and when men walked on the moon. And as of today, I’m married to a retired person. Gee, I’m old.