My Kids' World

My kids are growing up in a world where:

• It has always been possible to pause live TV
  
• CD players are a thing of the past. (and what is a cassette tape?)
  
• TV has always been in HD and widescreen.
  
• Cash is used only for the smallest of purchases, such as a fountain soda or a pack of gum.
  
• Tony Larussa has always been the manager of the Cardinals.
  
• Online social networks are just another aspect of social life.
  
• There never were WTC towers in NYC.
  
• Video conferences across the globe are the norm. Nothing special about it at all.
  
• It's not cool to smoke.
  
• The Internet has always been around. More specifically, "web apps" have always been around.
  
• It's cool to be bald.
  
• There is a migration from the suburbs to the cities.
  
• Phones with cords attached? Never heard of such a ridiculous thing!
  
• Video games do not require imagination.
  
• The Rams have never been in the playoffs.
  
• High schools have always had metal detectors.
  
• Google has always been a verb. And what's a googol?
  
• Their dad has never had long hair. ;)