oldandnewconcerns

old and new concerns

Readers were asked to come up with old and new concerns
for people of the Baby Boom generation. This is their list
:

       Then: Getting into a new, hip joint
       Now: Getting a new hip joint

       Then: Moving to California because it's cool
       Now: Moving to California because it's warm

       Then: Hoping for a BMW
       Now: Hoping for a BM

       Then: Being caught with Hustler magazine
       Now: Being caught by Hustler magazine

       Then: Being called into the principal's office
       Now: Storming into the principal's office

       Then: "The Making of the President"
       Now: The making of the president

       Then: Getting your head stoned
       Now: Getting your headstone

       Then: Long hair
       Now: Longing for hair

       Then: Acid rock
       Now: Acid reflux

       Then: President Johnson
       Now: The president's johnson

       Then: Fighting to get rid of the lying president
       Now: Fighting to keep the lying president

       Then: The perfect high
       Now: The perfect high-yield mutual fund

       Then: Taking acid
       Now: Taking antacid

       Then: Elvis in the Army
       Now: Elvis in a UFO

       Then: Keg
       Now: EKG

       Then: You're growing pot
       Now: Your growing pot gut

       Then: Trying to look like Marlon Brando or Elizabeth Taylor
       Now: Trying not to look like Marlon Brando or Elizabeth Taylor

       Then: Seeds and stems
       Now: Roughage

       Then: Popping pills, smoking joints
       Now: Popping joints

       Then: Our president's struggle with Fidel
       Now: Our president's struggle with fidelity

       Then: Worrying about no one coming to your party
       Now: Worrying about no one coming to your funeral

       Then: "Going blind"
       Now: Really going blind

       Then: Killer weed
       Now: Weed killer

       Then: The Grateful Dead
       Now: Dr. Kevorkian