It was a time before television, before penicillin, before polio shots, frozen foods, Xerox, plastic, contact lenses, Frisbees, and "the pill." Hey, I’m not complaining. I love television, my contact lenses, and a freezer full of food. And everyone would agree that a copy machine is oh so much better than carbon paper. For you youngsters, that was paper with carbon sheets which we put in the typewriter. Making corrections was an absolute horror.

We didn’t have pantyhose and constantly had to make an effort to keep our seams straight. We had to hang our clothes on clotheslines and if you lived up north, sheets on a cold day were icy and stiff as a board.

My friend further reminded me that we got married first and then lived together, bunnies were small rabbits until they became Volkswagens. And yes, closets were for clothes and not for "coming out of."

Do you remember when "made in Japan" meant it was junk and "making out" referred to how you did on an exam? Remember too, when grass was mowed, coke was a cold drink, and pot was something you cooked in? We used to dress up when we traveled and addressed those older with "Mr." or "Mrs." We had no Ms. back then.

Sure young women got pregnant back then but it wasn’t something to take pride in the way it is today. Infidelity was, is, and always will be part of our society. However, on one hand we talk about the sanctity of marriage and with another breath, we condone, excuse, alibi, and even justify extra marital affairs of others This past week how many times did we hear "hey, boys will be boys" or "that’s just the way men are." I find it interesting that people appear extremely upset with the fact that our president may have lied. They couldn’t care less that he may have broken his marital vows. After all, that is what men do. It’s normal, it’s natural, and none of our business. Does this mean you wouldn’t care if your husband or wife "fooled" around? Would it bother you if your husband had a relationship with a younger woman - 20 to 30 years his junior? Or is it that we have two different rules — one for our own spouse and one a little less stringent for the rich, powerful, and famous?

I am not making a rush to judgment. I just find it interesting that while none of us care about the possibility of infidelity, we just can’t seem to get enough of this prurient and salacious news.