I know - crazy.Are you kidding me?
Very pragmatic.I just read this and I think my favorite is this:
Read the obituaries to find eligible widowers
Things like this really bring it home, don’t they? And then it makes me think about other things that seem so far away, but really aren’t. I mean, I’ve met more than one person who was in the resistance in WWII. My grandparents were born before the Roaring 20s and the Depression. And it’s really then only a short hop back to the Civil War.I am regularly grateful that I wasn't born any sooner that I was. It's crazy how much things have improved over the past ~50 years. And they're still mediocre!
Things like this really bring it home, don’t they? And then it makes me think about other things that seem so far away, but really aren’t. I mean, I’ve met more than one person who was in the resistance in WWII. My grandparents were born before the Roaring 20s and the Depression. And it’s really then only a short hop back to the Civil War.
I am regularly grateful that I wasn't born any sooner that I was. It's crazy how much things have improved over the past ~50 years.
Ooh, sounds interesting, thanks for the links.Yes! One of my favorite blogs calls this "The Great Span" and has a bunch of really cool posts about it. For example:
There was a woman who was the daughter of a Civil War vet who was still collecting his pension as of 2014: https://kottke.org/16/03/daughter-of-civil-war-vet-still-getting-a-pension
As of 2012, John Tyler (10th president!!!) had living grandchildren: https://kottke.org/12/01/president-john-tylers-grandsons-are-still-alive
Here are all the Great Span posts: https://kottke.org/tag/The Great Span