Now & Then

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Now, I have now and then experienced both then and now, and I can say without a doubt that if then is past, then now is a present. Which is better? Take a look now at a side-by-side comparison, and then decide for yourself. Now then, let’s begin.

Then

obsessively watching the boob tube

Now

obsessively watching the YouTube

 

Then

unconscious coupling

Now

conscious uncoupling

 

Then

trying not to be short-sighted

Now

trying not to be near-sighted

 

Then

always being told what to do by our parents

Now

always being told what to do by our children

 

Then

reading an assigned text

Now

reading a texted assignment

 

Then

keeping our eyes on the prize

Now

keeping our eyes on our iPads

 

Then

looking for bars to pick up women/men

Now

looking for bars to pick up a cell signal

 

Then

the heyday of social media

Now

the heyday of anti-social media

 

Then

NFL

Now

FML

 

Then

revering the Tao

Now

revering the Dow

 

Then

wishing big corporations would be more human

Now

wishing for a Constitutional amendment saying big corporations aren’t humans

 

Then

going into teaching to secure a rewarding job

Now

leaving teaching to secure a rewarding job

 

Then

protesting lies about the war in Vietnam

Now

protesting lies about the “war” on Christmas

 

Then

“Ass wipes” was another name for toilet paper

Now

“Ass wipes” is another name for people who hoard toilet paper

 

Then

Zoom zoom

Now

Zoom

 

Then

Hunger Games

Now

hunker games

 

Then

billion dollar bailouts

Now

trillion dollar bailouts

 

Then

unprecedented President

Now

unpresidential precedents

 

Then

believing anybody can grow up to be President

Now

knowing for damn certain anybody, really anybody, can grow up to be President

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5 thoughts on “Now & Then”

    1. Then: Donna Cavanagh extremely nice and generous
      Now: Donna Cavanagh even nicer and generouser

  1. Every now and then, I do something right. This is something Trump can claim, never.

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