I’m becoming more of a "Crankshaft" as I mature. Must be a part of the aging process. I can
remember when the actual temperature read -38 with the wind chill factor of -83 but I can’t remember
where I put my keys! I recall when absolutely meant without a doubt, without negotiation, final! Today
it means just pay separate processing and handlingÉaka providing a receipt and shipping. (Thingamajig is
free, but our charges to get it to you outweigh the cost of the trinket and then some)!
I can recall when Anacin, Excedrin, Alka-Seltzer, and Brylcreme permeated the airwaves. Now it is Viagra,
Cialis, Vagicil, erectile dysfunction, and Depends! Apparently, we have regressed to our
second-childhood or adolescence at best and long for the hormonal highs of puberty!
I can recall Jack Paar getting ousted from network television for using the word outhouse and Janet
Jackson’s "wardrobe malfunction." I have served rock-n-roll, the media, my country, and
burgers with fries.
What happened to common sense? Where in the world is decency? Can the day be not too far off in the
not-too-distant-future when all George Carlin’s Seven Words will ring with regularity?
Has the world that I was raised in gone the way of the Dog-N-Suds, Drive-In Movie Theater, and
S&H Green Stamps? Has it become a dinosaur in a galaxy of Wii? Or have I simply failed to adapt
to my environment?
Jaxon Sebek
Bowling Green