Old Things That Are Tough To Explain:  The Home Page

People my age sometimes reminisce about the ‘good old days,’ but a lot of bad stuff was going on back then that I’m glad has changed.

• Almost everybody smoked cigarettes in public. 
• Nobody wore seat belts. 
• Parents beat their kids in public, and everybody just stood and watched.  

Despite a lot of weird social stuff going on right now (that’s for a different blog post/series), I’m glad that some of the technological and culture shifts have happened.  In fact, some of the stuff that I lived through now seems kind of weird and it’s difficult to describe as normal.

Over the years, I’ve written several blog posts about things during my time (or even before) that are difficult to explain or rationalize to younger generations. Don’t get me wrong. I try to stay away from young people as much as possible (I think the feeling’s mutual). But if I DID ever try to explain some of the ‘old’ stuff to younger folk, it might be somewhat difficult to do.

Below are some of my blog posts from my “Old Things That Are Tough to Explain” series. Even some of the positive things from the ‘good old days’ are tough to explain:

Old Things That Are Tough To Explain: You Could Only Take One Picture

Old Things That Are Tough To Explain: People Used To Write Long Letters to Each Other

Old Things That Are Tough To Explain: Giving Two-Weeks Notice at Work

Old Things That Are Tough To Explain: Playing A Game Called “Smear The Queer.”

Old Things That Are Tough To Explain: The Divisive 1960s

Old Things That Are Tough To Explain: The Ugly 1970s

Old Things That Are Tough To Explain: Stores Were Closed All Day On Major Holidays

Old Things That Are Tough To Explain: Profanity in Public Was Rare

Old Things That Are Tough To Explain: You Weren’t Supposed to Read in Public

Old Things that Are Tough To Explain: Donald Trump Was a Pop Culture Icon

Old Things That Are Tough To Explain: Research Before The Internet

Old Things That Are Tough To Explain: You Could Only Watch It Once

Old Things That Are Tough To Explain: The Sunday Newspaper

Old Things That Are Tough To Explain: Racist Jokes

Old Things That Are Tough To Explain: Why Did So Many People Smoke Cigarettes?

One day I’ll write “Old Things that Are Tough to Explain: People Used to Write Blog Posts.”

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