Things Don't Remain the Same

It's time for the annual Mindset List from Beloit College chronicling the changes in the entering freshman class of 2013. Each year it is a remind of the pace of change that continues to occur in our world. Here are some of the list that caught my attention.

# For these students, Martha Graham, Pan American Airways, Michael Landon, Dr. Seuss, Miles Davis, The Dallas Times Herald, Gene Roddenberry, and Freddie Mercury have always been dead.
# They have never used a card catalog to find a book.
# Margaret Thatcher has always been a former prime minister.
# Salsa has always outsold ketchup.
# Earvin "Magic" Johnson has always been HIV-positive.
# Tattoos have always been very chic and highly visible.
# Chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream has always been a flavor choice.
# The KGB has never officially existed.
# They have never had to “shake down” an oral thermometer.
# Bungee jumping has always been socially acceptable.
# The European Union has always existed.
# McDonald's has always been serving Happy Meals in China.
# Condoms have always been advertised on television.
# Cable television systems have always offered telephone service and vice versa.
# Christopher Columbus has always been getting a bad rap.
# The American health care system has always been in critical condition.
# Bobby Cox has always managed the Atlanta Braves.
# Desperate smokers have always been able to turn to Nicoderm skin patches.
# There has always been a Cartoon Network.
# The nation’s key economic indicator has always been the Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
# Their folks could always reach for a Zoloft.
# They have always been able to read books on an electronic screen.
# Women have always outnumbered men in college.
# We have always watched wars, coups, and police arrests unfold on television in real time.
# Kevin Costner has always been Dancing with Wolves, especially on cable.
# There have always been flat screen televisions.
# Someone has always been asking: “Was Iraq worth a war?”
# Most communities have always had a mega-church.