Today I march deeper into middle age.

That aight. Nothing says "sexy" like 42 years old. Try not to be too jealous.


Want to know how the world looked when I made my debut back in October of  1968?

People were crazy for the race to the moon.

Life Magazine cover Oct. 25, 1968

Revlon got in on the moon craze

I did not realize that the space race was the inspiration for Revlon's Moondrop lipstick line until spotting this ad in Life Magazine. When I think of moist lips, I think of the moon. haha.  In 1968, man had no way of knowing that the moon was as dry as a Mormon's liquor cabinet.


Of course, Vietnam was in full swing back in October of '68.

Here is what this soldier had to say about the upcoming presidential election with candidates Nixon/Humphrey/Wallace (btw doesn't the soldier kinda look like Obama)?

"I filled out the registration card when they came around and asked for it, but I'm not voting for anybody. Those guys don't really want to end the war. They must make money off it. They don't give a damn about 'our boys' over here."

Sound familiar? Blackwater anyone? Some things are timeless. 

Back in October of 1968, the Summer Olympics were held in Mexico City.


The text reads:  "It was as much a victory over the force of nature as his opponents just as the vault of Apollo 7 into space proved once again, spectacularly, that man will not forever be pinned to this planet . . ."

WTF??  I guess journalists were required to relate everything to the space race back in October of 1968.

Propaganda. It is not just for Commies.

Here on planet Earth, ideas were slow to change-- as evidenced by this ad that I found in the October 1968 Popular Mechanics.



Hahaha. What use will men be when mechanics become so easy that even a girl can do them?

That reminds me of a conversation that I had with Matt last night. We were watching TV and a political ad came on attacking a particular Senate candidate. The advertisement is saying that the male candidate is an extremist and does not believe in abortion,  even for cases of rape and incest.

Me:  I think we should pass a law that states that no man should ever be allowed to vote on any abortion or reproductive issue.


Matt:   I disagree. I definitely think men should be allowed to vote on those issues. We have been voting longer. We are better at it.

Sometimes.  I swear.

Back to 1968. Here is a little glimpse into our "future."


I like how our future space-age selves are using a corded rotary phone to send  high-tech images. Easy to imagine a man on the moon-- but a cordless phone?  Get outta here.

Want to hear something crazy? A brand new microwave would set you back $545 in October of 1968 (I did not even know microwaves were around then).


That would be a whopping $3,471.75 in 2010.

No thank you.

I would rather have two of these.


I could use a Boonie-Bike right about now. Despite the high hopes held for my future back in 1968, today I remain pinned to this planet.

And, this is how my little spot on Earth looked on the morning of October 26, 2010,  the day I turned 42.

THE END.