Today on this Friday morning, between 7 and 8 o’ clock, Novalie came to join me watching “Totally 80′s” on VH1 Classic.  Novalie is not easily amused by non-animated television programming, but the wild and energetic imagery of the music videos of the 1980′s coupled with the rapid, ADHD-inducing scene changes were enough to keep her interest.  For a few minutes.

“People wore different clothes back then, Novalie.”  I explained.  ”People had longer hair.  This is music from back when Mommy and Daddy were little kids, just like you.”

“This is from olden times?”  She wanted to know.

“Yes, I guess it is,”  I answered, surprised momentarily by the sense of time passage.

“Did they have colors on the houses and in the sky?”  She asked.

“Yes, Novalie.  When I was a kid, the houses all had colors, and the sky was bright blue.”

Then suddenly I understood the root of her question.

“Mommy and Daddy’s olden times are not as old as Grandma and Grandpa’s olden times.  They had colors then, too.  Just not in their movies.”

“I know that, Dad.”