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
Just like that the world changes. It seems so quickly but it happens so stealthily – such a good post
Then: Donna Cavanagh extremely nice and generous
Now: Donna Cavanagh even nicer and generouser
Every now and then, I do something right. This is something Trump can claim, never.
Then: Bill Y very funny
Now: Bill Y even funnier
exactly Bill Y