Things That are Younger Than Rebecca Sykes

I celebrated my 53rd!!! birthday this weekend. I don't get to share it with Memorial Day very often, but this year I did so I guilted the kids into coming up to Huntsville for the holiday to have dinner with their old mom and play a game of super scrabble. Almost everyone complained but I had a great time and isn't it all about me (and those who sacrificed for our freedoms) this weekend. Anyway, we were discussing http://www.thingsyoungerthanmccain.com/ and I decided that I should see what is younger than I:

1. The country of Pakistan. Also the country of Bangladesh, which used to be East Pakistan.

2. The Snooze alarm.

3. The expression "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance.

4. The Frisbee.

5. The Cat in the Hat (which means that Green Eggs & Ham, One Fish Two Fish, Hop on Pop etc. are also younger than I)

6. The Peace Symbol

7. IHOP

8. Alaska.

9. Hawaii.

10. Barbie.

11. The St. Lawrence Seaway.

12. The Guggenheim

13. OPEC

14. The Peace Corps

15. 6 Flags over Texas, Georgia, California, etc.

16. The Berlin Wall (Although it is now gone)

17. The Fantastic Four

18. Ken, the doll.

19. Wal Mart

20. Zimbabwe

21. Zip Codes

22. Football Hall of Fame

23. Blimpee's

24. Shea Stadium

25. Martin Luther King Day

26. Disneyland (but by only a couple of months.)

27. Mel Gibson

28. David Caruso

29. All of the Ramones.

30. The Interstate Highway System

I was going to try for 53 (for my age, you see), but it got a little depressing, so I stopped here.

However, the following things are older than I:

1. John McCain

2. The Brooklyn Bridge

3. Guatamala

4. Sports Illustrated

5. IBM

6. Godzilla

7. The TV Dinner

8. Red Stop signs

9. The Marshall Plan.

10. James Bond.

Happy Birthday to Me! And a wonderful Memorial Day. My many thanks for those who have sacrificed and gone on before.