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Interesting times

11 Oct

Here is an odd thought for your consideration.

The eyes have seen seven decades.

Even two centuries look the same.

They paid witness to the passing from one millennium to other.

Yet, only fifty-two years have passed.

 
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Posted by on October 11, 2012 in Musings and Odd Thoughts

 

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6 responses to “Interesting times

  1. annewoodman's avatar

    annewoodman

    October 11, 2012 at 9:01 am

    Dennis, It sounds like one of those cryptic riddles sage men utter in fables of yore. I guess it’s good that one millennium looks the same as another and that we didn’t all self-destruct at Y2K. ; )

     
  2. Dennis Langley's avatar

    Dennis Langley

    October 11, 2012 at 1:24 pm

    Thank you for the (sage men) compliment. 😉

    Ah, Y2K. What happened between 12/22/99 and 3/31/2000 is food for a whole different post.

     
  3. Scott Weber's avatar

    scottweberwriter

    October 16, 2012 at 10:37 am

    In the Discworld books, one of the worst curses you can utter to someone is “may you live in interesting times”

     
    • Dennis Langley's avatar

      Dennis Langley

      October 22, 2012 at 6:53 am

      The problem is, don’t we all live in interesting times?

       
  4. Matthew Wright's avatar

    Matthew Wright

    October 19, 2012 at 3:58 am

    You’re saying you were born in late 1959? 🙂

    (53 this year, but not yet…7 decades since 1950s, inclusive to 2010s. Felt much the same before and after Y2K…did I parse that right?).

     
    • Dennis Langley's avatar

      Dennis Langley

      October 22, 2012 at 6:55 am

      Well done. I’ll have to post about Y2K. It was very different for me.

       

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