That's what I thought.

[ysobelle]

See, the reason I asked is that at work the other day, it was just me and one coworker. We had my iPod in, and CSN&Y's "Ohio" came on.

"Oh, I LOVE this song!" she said.

I nodded. "Yeah. A few years ago, when I lived out that way, some friends of mine took me on a tour of the campus, right after one of the anniversary memorials. It was really, really disturbing and sad."

Blank look.

"Um...Kent State? The student shootings?"

Crickets.

Now, I know this woman is dumb as a box of hammers. Really. But she had never heard of Kent State. She had never heard of the protests. I'm actually surprised she had ever heard of Vietnam. I was somewhat stunned, and I started to wonder, "Is that normal? Do people just not know about it any more?" So no, I'm relieved to find that it's not completely forgotten, that people still know what happened there, and how important it was.

And for the record? She's 47.

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[ysobelle.livejournal.com]

Right. That would explain her childhood. But all her contemporaries went through it. She never heard of it? She never paid attention in school?


That dog--! SQUISHIES!

[fluffilicious.livejournal.com]

Oh.... you ought to SEE him!! He's growing about half a lb a day! He's part lab part bernese mt dog... I am out of my mind!!!!