So, this decade is practically over

[AZ-AlphaXi]

and what do we call next year ... "twenty - ten" or "two thousand ten"??

[DrPhil]

And what is higher? What is learning? What is...higher...learning?

What it is? I mean, what is it?

[cheerfulgreek]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

I'm talking about when you said:

"I never knew there was a war on poverty. I always thought that's what the government wants in this country."

Versions of capitalism require some level of haves and have nots, so that is neither here nor there. But, had you seriously never heard of the initiatives under the war on poverty? I'm just trying to understand.

Oh, that part. Yes, that part was my sarcasm about the rich or poor comment. But the war on poverty, I seriously didn't know about.

[RaggedyAnn]

Originally Posted by NutBrnHair

I want to know what we are going to CALL this decade.

I was born in the sixties ('60s), graduated college in the eighties ('80s)...

The turn of the millenium or the turn of the century would be appropriate.

[cheerfulgreek]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

Okay.

Sidebar that has very little to do with cheerfulgreek: I think not knowing about some of the initiatives under previous administrations is why people are so excited about everything Obama is proposing. What? You wanna do away with the slums? No one has EVER tried that before!!! (ORLY?!)

I love this. This seriously makes so much sense.

[Senusret I]

Originally Posted by RaggedyAnn

The turn of the millenium or the turn of the century would be appropriate.

That's what I call it when I have to call it anything. The 00s for short, but not pronounced like anything. Sorta like Prince's symbol.

MysticCat, if you ever knowingly and verbally called this decade "Aughties, the Noughties, the Naughty Aughties, or the Haughty Aughties" I think I might have to revoke your secret Senusret I's "cool older brother or very young father" card.

(I don't know/remember your real age so I can't tell which one you'd be.)

At any rate, stop the madness.

[ThetaPrincess24]

News:
-Dispute over the Bush election in 2000
-9/11 attacks
-Annoying & questionable changes in airport security
-Beltway Snipers
-2nd Gulf War & Afganistan
-Hurricane Katrina
-Mexican Drug violence
-Obamacare was passed by Congress
-Nancy Pelosi becomes first Speaker of the House (love her or hate her, it was historic)
-Political correctness run amok
-Obama's election (love him or hate him, it was historic)
-Three basketball coaches and four football coaches at University of Kentucky

Personal:
-Voting in my first presidential election
-Joined Alpha Kappa Psi, Kappa Alpha Theta, and Beta Sigma Phi
-Served in four Theta advising roles & started an alumnae chapter
-Graduated twice from college with two bachelor's degrees
-Got married and became a step mom of three
-Became a Born-Again Evangelical Christian
-Left the Catholic church for the Baptist church
-Meeting Mike Huckabee, Point of Grace, Travis Cottrell, & Cindy Morgan
-Becoming vegetarian
-Grandmother passed away
-Father in law passed away
-turned 21 & 30
-Extensive travel opportunities to places never been (Las Vegas, Gatlinburg, Hawaii, Savannah,Grand Canyon, Los Angeles, Yellowstone, Bryce Canyon, Zion Canyon, Hoover Dam, Philadelphia/Independence Hall/Liberty Bell, New York City, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Maryland, South Dakota/Badlands, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, Asheville/Biltmore Estate, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, New Jersey, Daytona Beach, Washington D.C.)

[agzg]

Originally Posted by Senusret I

Sorta like Prince's symbol.

Would you say it out loud as "The decade formerly known as 2000s"?

/obvious joke.

[Senusret I]

LOL

You guys.

[AGDee]

This decade has been the worst of my life. It's been the most tumultuous news wise (Columbine, 9/11, Katrina, the fall of the auto industry) and the most difficult personally (the onset and diagnosis of Crohn's Disease, my mom's declining health and passing, the economy). It can end now, I'm more than ready. I'm trying to think of the good, because I tend to be a pretty optimistic person... changed careers, that was a good thing. Got divorced, that was a good thing too. Started grad school.. I think that's a good thing. Very, very tough decade overall though. It won't be looked back on with fondness.

[VandalSquirrel]

Originally Posted by AGDee

This decade has been the worst of my life. It's been the most tumultuous news wise (Columbine, 9/11, Katrina, the fall of the auto industry) and the most difficult personally (the onset and diagnosis of Crohn's Disease, my mom's declining health and passing, the economy). It can end now, I'm more than ready. I'm trying to think of the good, because I tend to be a pretty optimistic person... changed careers, that was a good thing. Got divorced, that was a good thing too. Started grad school.. I think that's a good thing. Very, very tough decade overall though. It won't be looked back on with fondness.

I know taking away Columbine won't lighten your load much, but it was in 1999. I can think of other things to replace it, but I won't mention them!

[epchick]

Originally Posted by AGDee

It's been the most tumultuous news wise (Columbine)

Columbine was in Spring on '99.

(ETA: I just realized Vandal posted that right before I did lol)


This decade will be the first that I can actually remember, in it's entirety (I was 5 in '90, so I don't fully remember all of the 90s).

News wise of course there is:
9/11
Katrina
Bush elections
Obama's Election
the drug war that erupted across the border (here at least, it wasn't like that before)

Personally:
graduating HS
moving out on my own and gaining the independence I needed
joining Alpha Phi
graduating college
traveling
experiencing a hurricane (hey that's cool to a desert dwelling Texan lol)

that's all i can think of at the moment

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by Senusret I

MysticCat, if you ever knowingly and verbally called this decade "Aughties, the Noughties, the Naughty Aughties, or the Haughty Aughties" I think I might have to revoke your secret Senusret I's "cool older brother or very young father" card.

Don't worry -- I've only used the Aughties a few times, and then I was beeing sarcastic. Very sarcastic. I've seen or heard all of these, though.

(I don't know/remember your real age so I can't tell which one you'd be.)

At any rate, stop the madness.

Let's just say older brother and the madness will be stopped.

[christiangirl]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

And what is higher? What is learning? What is...higher...learning?

What it is? I mean, what is it?

[christiangirl]

Hmmm....so much has happened in the last decade.

*I went from high school freshman to Master's student (and will have said Master's before the decade's over).
*There's been a lot of loss...my grandmother, grandfather, favorite uncle, great-aunt, great-uncle, favorite singer, and 4 pets all died in a very short space of time.
*I've also had a LOT of friends leave my life only to realize that weren't very good friends (but it still ripped me apart). I'm pretty okay with this decade leaving--it's been hell.

On the upside: I had my first boyfriend, first date, etc. Went on my first out-of-country vacation, my first cruise, first trip to NYC and other places I'd never been. I've had some good times. It wasn't all bad, I guess.