I was writing my first Musings Cafe post of 2010 recently when I started to think about the milestone that 2010 itself is.
2010 is the first year in a new decade and the first new decade of the new century, nay the new millenium. Remember all the hoopla about the Y2K bug? That was 10 years ago.
Other things to make you go 'Huh!'
Movies: 2010 marks the
- 21st anniversary of the movie 'When Harry Met Sally'
- 17th anniversary of the movie 'Jurassic Park'
- 19th anniversary of the movie 'Terminator 2'
- 21st anniversary of the movie 'The Abyss'
- 35th anniversary of the movie 'Jaws'
- 33rd anniversary of the movie 'Star Wars'
- 42nd anniversary of the movie '2001 A Space odyssey'
- 26th anniversary of the movie '2010' - (Ironic eh?)
World events: 2010 marks the
- 25th anniversary of the Live Aid concerts in London and Philadelphia
- 25th anniversary of the creation of Comic Relief
- 30th anniversary of the creation of the Children In Need effort
- 28th anniversary of the creaton of the compact disc
- 15th anniversary of the creation of the DVD
- 19th anniversary of the invention of the digital cellphone network (2G)
- 22nd anniversary of the bombing of Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland
- 30th anniversary of the opening of Les Miserables 's original production in France and the 25th anniversary of the London opening.
- 29th anniversary of the opening of Cat's original production in London
- 24th anniversary of the opening of Phantom of the Opera's original production in London
Many years ago when I used to go visit my fathers relatives in Ireland they would talk about people they knew and things that happened when they were younger. I used to listen to these stories and wonder about the people they were discussing and what life was really like 'all those years ago'. Nowadays I have the same conversations with people and I can actually remember the folks they were discussing. The discussions we are having now concern people in my lifetime - but they still talk about things that happened 'all those years ago'
The years are passing quicker than you think.
Don't waste them
