Comments on: In a Word, the Decade http://www.straightnorth.com/blog/in-a-word-the-decade/ Internet Marketing, Branding and Web Development for B2B Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:45:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Brad Shorr http://www.straightnorth.com/blog/in-a-word-the-decade/comment-page-1/#comment-6820 Brad Shorr Mon, 04 Jan 2010 12:24:21 +0000 http://www.wordsellinc.com/?p=3480#comment-6820 Hi Robyn, Thanks for participating, and Happy New Year! Interesting that you picked the Free Trade Agreement for the '90s. From my perspective, that was a news item that I never consciously felt affect me in any way. I would love to know more. Are you planning to move beyond the brain in the 2010s? You've got me wondering now! Hi Robyn, Thanks for participating, and Happy New Year! Interesting that you picked the Free Trade Agreement for the ’90s. From my perspective, that was a news item that I never consciously felt affect me in any way. I would love to know more. Are you planning to move beyond the brain in the 2010s? You’ve got me wondering now!

]]> By: Robyn McMaster http://www.straightnorth.com/blog/in-a-word-the-decade/comment-page-1/#comment-6819 Robyn McMaster Mon, 04 Jan 2010 02:44:57 +0000 http://www.wordsellinc.com/?p=3480#comment-6819 Brad, each decade means something different to each of us depending on our experiences. This is really a thoughtful way to reflect. Here are my contributions. 1960s – Kennedy assassination - Johnson era - for me college & marriage 1970s – Bee Gee's - Saturday Night Fever, raising children 1980s – Computing age soars 1990s – Free Trade Agreement changes U.S. landscape 2000s – Decade of the Brain & my PhD Brad, each decade means something different to each of us depending on our experiences. This is really a thoughtful way to reflect. Here are my contributions.

1960s – Kennedy assassination – Johnson era – for me college & marriage
1970s – Bee Gee’s – Saturday Night Fever, raising children
1980s – Computing age soars
1990s – Free Trade Agreement changes U.S. landscape
2000s – Decade of the Brain & my PhD

]]> By: Brad Shorr http://www.straightnorth.com/blog/in-a-word-the-decade/comment-page-1/#comment-6818 Brad Shorr Sat, 02 Jan 2010 15:15:46 +0000 http://www.wordsellinc.com/?p=3480#comment-6818 Andrew, Thanks for adding your take to the question. Seinfeld, The Simpsons, and Mandela - shows how diverse the 90s were. Andrew, Thanks for adding your take to the question. Seinfeld, The Simpsons, and Mandela – shows how diverse the 90s were.

]]> By: Andrew http://www.straightnorth.com/blog/in-a-word-the-decade/comment-page-1/#comment-6817 Andrew Fri, 01 Jan 2010 08:20:15 +0000 http://www.wordsellinc.com/?p=3480#comment-6817 On second thought, I'll change my 1990s word - Nelson Mandela. On second thought, I’ll change my 1990s word – Nelson Mandela.

]]> By: Andrew http://www.straightnorth.com/blog/in-a-word-the-decade/comment-page-1/#comment-6816 Andrew Fri, 01 Jan 2010 08:17:50 +0000 http://www.wordsellinc.com/?p=3480#comment-6816 Brad, I can relate a little to what Ian said about not having been around long enough to have much of an informed opinion. Your choice of Vietnam for the sixties was interesting - I recently had a chance to spend just over a week in Vietnam - very interesting country. For the seventies, I'll go with Star Wars (I'm not sure when the original came out - was it in the seventies?) I reckon Seinfeld is not a bad choice for the nineties - that and The Simpsons are two of the greatest comedies ever! The 2000s - I can't go past your selection. The impact of the internet has been pretty awesome. . Brad,

I can relate a little to what Ian said about not having been around long enough to have much of an informed opinion.

Your choice of Vietnam for the sixties was interesting – I recently had a chance to spend just over a week in Vietnam – very interesting country.

For the seventies, I’ll go with Star Wars (I’m not sure when the original came out – was it in the seventies?)

I reckon Seinfeld is not a bad choice for the nineties – that and The Simpsons are two of the greatest comedies ever!

The 2000s – I can’t go past your selection. The impact of the internet has been pretty awesome.
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]]> By: Dude, I Am Not Going to a Library | Tech Startups http://www.straightnorth.com/blog/in-a-word-the-decade/comment-page-1/#comment-6815 Dude, I Am Not Going to a Library | Tech Startups Thu, 31 Dec 2009 14:49:11 +0000 http://www.wordsellinc.com/?p=3480#comment-6815 [...] In a Word, the Decade (wordsellinc.com) [...] [...] In a Word, the Decade (wordsellinc.com) [...]

]]> By: Brad Shorr http://www.straightnorth.com/blog/in-a-word-the-decade/comment-page-1/#comment-6814 Brad Shorr Thu, 31 Dec 2009 13:14:55 +0000 http://www.wordsellinc.com/?p=3480#comment-6814 Robin, Happy New Year to you & family as well. Based on your conception of the 70's I think you'd really get along with my sister. Tom, Every decade has its share of awful moments and wonderful moments. I don't think that's going to change. I also believe that a pendulum political swing such as the one we're experiencing now is just exchanging one set of problems for another, one type of progress for another. Robin, Happy New Year to you & family as well. Based on your conception of the 70′s I think you’d really get along with my sister.

Tom, Every decade has its share of awful moments and wonderful moments. I don’t think that’s going to change. I also believe that a pendulum political swing such as the one we’re experiencing now is just exchanging one set of problems for another, one type of progress for another.

]]> By: alina_popescu http://www.straightnorth.com/blog/in-a-word-the-decade/comment-page-1/#comment-6821 alina_popescu Thu, 31 Dec 2009 12:31:18 +0000 http://www.wordsellinc.com/?p=3480#comment-6821 <p>In a word, the decade <a href="http://ow.ly/Rl2v" rel="nofollow">http://ow.ly/Rl2v</a> year end word game from @bradshorr</p> <p><i>This comment was originally posted on <a href="http://twitter.com/alina_popescu/statuses/7232369909" rel="nofollow">Twitter</a></i></p> In a word, the decade http://ow.ly/Rl2v year end word game from @bradshorr

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]]> By: Tom Degan http://www.straightnorth.com/blog/in-a-word-the-decade/comment-page-1/#comment-6813 Tom Degan Thu, 31 Dec 2009 12:28:47 +0000 http://www.wordsellinc.com/?p=3480#comment-6813 I can remember exactly where I was when this awful decade came into being. Believe it or not, when I rang in the new year on January 1, 2000, not only was I stone-cold sober - I was at church! My then-girlfriend and I attended a special midnight mass at the local Catholic church to welcome in, not only a new decade, but a new century and a new millennium. I remember feeling filled with optimism. By entering this new era, I felt, we could wipe the slate clean. Maybe this would be a new age of peace, love, brother and sisterhood. EVERYBODY SING! This is the dawning of the age of Aquarius! Age of Aquarius! Aquariusuuuuus! How utterly naive on my part, huh? By year's end, all of that hope was out the window and into the toilet. In December of 2000, an ideologically perverted Supreme Court would assist in a stolen election by stopping the vote count in the state of Florida, installing a corrupt little frat boy with the I.Q. of a half-eaten box of Milk Duds as president of the United States. It was all downhill from that moment on. From the birth of "Reality Television" to the worst attack on American soil since the Civil War, it was quite a strange ten years to say the least. Thankfully this awful decade is a mere three days away from being forever consigned to history's scrap heap. Hallelujah. http://www.tomdegan.blogspot.com Tom Degan Goshen, NY I can remember exactly where I was when this awful decade came into being. Believe it or not, when I rang in the new year on January 1, 2000, not only was I stone-cold sober – I was at church! My then-girlfriend and I attended a special midnight mass at the local Catholic church to welcome in, not only a new decade, but a new century and a new millennium. I remember feeling filled with optimism. By entering this new era, I felt, we could wipe the slate clean. Maybe this would be a new age of peace, love, brother and sisterhood. EVERYBODY SING!

This is the dawning of the age of Aquarius!
Age of Aquarius!
Aquariusuuuuus!

How utterly naive on my part, huh? By year’s end, all of that hope was out the window and into the toilet. In December of 2000, an ideologically perverted Supreme Court would assist in a stolen election by stopping the vote count in the state of Florida, installing a corrupt little frat boy with the I.Q. of a half-eaten box of Milk Duds as president of the United States. It was all downhill from that moment on. From the birth of “Reality Television” to the worst attack on American soil since the Civil War, it was quite a strange ten years to say the least. Thankfully this awful decade is a mere three days away from being forever consigned to history’s scrap heap. Hallelujah.

http://www.tomdegan.blogspot.com

Tom Degan
Goshen, NY

]]> By: Robin Dickinson http://www.straightnorth.com/blog/in-a-word-the-decade/comment-page-1/#comment-6812 Robin Dickinson Thu, 31 Dec 2009 09:56:40 +0000 http://www.wordsellinc.com/?p=3480#comment-6812 Hi Brad, what an excellent exercise. I just wrote the first thing that came into my head for each decade: 60's: Apollo program 70's: Led Zeppelin 80's: Berlin Wall 90's: World Wide Web 00's: Barack Obama 10's: Massive possibilities Brad, I just wanted to wish you and your loved ones a very happy New Year and prosperous decade! Best, Robin :) Hi Brad, what an excellent exercise.

I just wrote the first thing that came into my head for each decade:

60′s: Apollo program
70′s: Led Zeppelin
80′s: Berlin Wall
90′s: World Wide Web
00′s: Barack Obama
10′s: Massive possibilities

Brad, I just wanted to wish you and your loved ones a very happy New Year and prosperous decade!

Best, Robin :)

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