Cultural Footprints

There have been Ice Ages, Stone Ages, Bronze Ages, Medieval Warm Ages, Little Ice Ages, Gilded Ages, Ages of Innocence.

Our own age, the one we inhabit to the point of being able to hear the neighbors' fights through the walls, is yet to have a significant defining name, even though The Age of Entitlement does come to mind. Nevertheless, our age, regardless of its name, has already left some significant footprints on the carpet of civilization. Among but not There have been Ice Ages, Stone Ages, Bronze Ages, Medieval Warm Ages, Little Ice Ages, Gilded Ages, Ages of Innocence.

Our own age, the one we inhabit to the point of being able to hear the neighbors' fights through the walls, is yet to have a significant defining name, even though The Age of Entitlement does come to mind. Nevertheless, our age, regardless of its name, has already left some significant footprints on the carpet of civilization. Among but not limited to are these:

1. Homophobia

2. Al Quaida

3.  Haliburton

4. Imperialism (See also, United States, President of; United States, vice-president of)

5. Wing nuts (See Kristol, William; Krauthammer, Charles; Podhoretz, Norman; Robertson, Pat; See also extremism, Fallwell, Jerry, Rev.)

6.  Filibuster (See also Use of by Republicans; Refusal to use by Democrats)

7. Iraq

8. Homophobia

9. Potter, Harry

10.  NASCAR (See also acronyms, WTF, IED, HMO)

11. Woods, Tiger

12. Gangs

13. hedge funds

14.  Ivins, Molly

15. Homophobia

16.  Rumsfield, Donald

17. Blogs

18.  Bling

19. Racism, rampant

20. YouTube

21. Creationism

22. Presidential pardons

23. Homophobia

24. Atkins Diet

25. pod

26.  Streep, Meryl

27.  Erdrich, Louise

28. Blue States

29. Red States

30. Children (See also Left Behind, Inner)

31. Cholesterol

32. Joint-replacement surgery

33. Digital cameras

34.  iPod

35. Whisperers (See horse, dog, child)

36. Denial (See also Evolution, Global Warming, Science)

37. Torture

38. Homophobia

39. Midas mufflers

40.  Habeas Corpus, denial of: loss of

41. Entitlement, feelings of

42. Hilton, Paris

43. Gun violence

44. Shock and awe

45. Schlock and malls

46. Robot-generated phone calls

47.  SUVs (See also cell-phoning while driving, keyboarding while driving)

48. Nail salons

49. C-Scan

50. C-Scan