On Decennials

The thing about decennials is that once 10 years have passed, you can no longer think of something as being "just a few years ago."  Shoot, you arguably can't tell yourself "it was just a few years ago" after only, say, 5 years, or more than 1 presidential administration--and certainly not after 7 or 8 years.  But something about 10 years--the looming menace of that big round number--really forces you to face the facts: the things you once experienced are now officially too long ago. ...