Carrie Link

A GIRL IN THE 70's

A friend sent me an e-mail forward, "If you were a girl in the 70's..." It had all sorts of nostalgic pictures, that if I were a bit more technically savy I'd be able to link to this, but I am not, so I won't. Donny and Marie dolls, "Fantasy Island", "The Love Boat", "The Muppets", Dr. Scholls sandals, etc. I was a girl in the 70's, definitely, but I often forget how long ago that was. I don't feel old, but I must be, because I now have friends I've had for over thirty years. Only old people have friends for that long.

I graduated from high school 25 years ago! Shit! I had no idea it had been that long, until I was forced to do the math. High school was only four years in actual duration, but there is some residual mire of which I'm not sure I'm over. How long does each teenage year take to recover? I'm thinking it's at least a 5:1 ratio. If you are a teenager for six years, six times five is thirty, nineteen plus thirty takes me to 49. OK, I'm feeling better. I've got six years left, and since I always like to come in ahead of schedule, I may even pull off this whole growing up and moving on thing, sooner than you think.