Today, the population of the United States hit 300 million. 39 years ago, in 1967, it hit 200 million... and Edwin was born.
In 39 years, what has changed in America?
Our life expectancy and standard of living are up... our morality is down.(or is it just that we're less tolerant of hypocrisy?)
Our Hispanic population is up... I know I'm thankful for at least one guy with Spanish blood.
We've gone from LPs to 8-tracks to cassettes to CDs to mp3s; from board games to Atari to XBox 360.
We've seen the invention of the computer, the Internet, and grape jelly in a squeeze bottle.
Houses are bigger, yards are smaller and we own a LOT more cars.
We stopped using party lines and Ma Bell-provided black rotary dial phones and went cordless, then wireless.
We sent men to the moon, a probe to the sun and a camera beyond the limits of our solar system.
We became the only remaining superpower in the world and we felt the responsibility that brings. But we also lost some humility along the way.
We stopped being the most Christian nation on earth and we felt the burn of persecution, not so much from foreigners, but from within our own ranks.
An important milestone, reaching 300 million. Coincidentally, Edwin's little truck is turning over a new milestone today, too. He thinks it's 200 thousand, but I say it's got to be 300. (believe me, if you saw it, you'd agree with me)
And Edwin's turning 39.
He's one in a 100 million to me.
2 comments:
Belated Happy Birthday to Edwin -- He's a great guy with a great family.
Happy Birthday a day late, Edwin!! I expect you to hold onto that 39 for as long as you can.
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