“Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning.” – Winston Churchill, The Lord Mayor’s Luncheon, Mansion House, November 10, 1942 I have been “Emeritus” for a week now. All is well!
Emeritus
“Having served out one’s time, having done sufficient service,” c. 1600, from Latin emeritus “veteran soldier who has served his time.” – etymonline.com “Retired but retaining an honorary title corresponding to that held immediately before retirement.” – American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition “Done.” – me
If you know what this is, you are old. Part 10.
Again, not a question that you know this is a skateboard. If you noticed the metal wheels, now we are getting someplace. If you had one like this, well, you know what you are…
If you know what this is, you are old. Part 9.
My Uncle Mike had one of these and let me borrow it as long as I returned it cleaned up and gassed up. Uncle Mike’s was brown, not red, but the red here is better looking. It was not reliable, but the good news is that it was light enough to push and then pop… Continue reading If you know what this is, you are old. Part 9.
If you know what this is, you are old. Part 8.
You are not old if you know this is a recording device. You are old, however, if you identified it as a Betamax™. If you owned one of these, just give up now and admit you are old. If you were getting ready to discuss the pros and cons of Betamax and VHS and had… Continue reading If you know what this is, you are old. Part 8.
If you know what this is, you are old. Part 7.
OK. This one is actually a two-part test. If you know that this is paper, then you are not necessarily old. I can’t rule out that you are clever or that you saw this in a museum somewhere. However, if you know that this is green bar paper and that it went through a dot… Continue reading If you know what this is, you are old. Part 7.
If you know what this is, you are old. Part 6.
If you remember having to add your own cup (!!) of sugar, you are really, really old. Oh, yeah.
If you know what this is, you are old. Part 5
Smokey and the Bandit? Rubber Duck? Convoy? If the above looks familiar, and any of those ring a bell, you are probably old. Or you are a long-haul trucker, and I apologize.
If you know what this is, you are old. Part 4
And, if you have ever used one for its original purpose, you are really old! For a while, the receptacle for these found new life as a source for 12V power for cell phones, radar detectors, CD players (!!), CB radios (!!!!!), and other electronic gear. But, over time, it turned out to be easier… Continue reading If you know what this is, you are old. Part 4
Who really knows?
I ran across this today and it caused me to wonder how I would know if I were or were not a robot. If you created me and programmed me to be a robot who thinks he is human, wouldn’t you have skipped the self-awareness subroutine that made me question whether I was human? I… Continue reading Who really knows?