The last ten years have slowed these two down a bit, but they have

managed to enjoy themselves anyway, with most of their original body parts

plus a few replacements.

 

 

 

 

 

2001

 

- 9/11.

- Without U.S., 178 nations reach agreement on climate accord, which rescues, though dilutes, 1997 Kyoto Protocol

- In response to Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, U.S. and British forces begin bombing campaign on Taliban government and al-Qaeda terrorist camps in Afghanistan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2002

 

Prior to the major news events of the year,

Midge kicks off the new decade by taking 

Laurie, Wendy and Jessica to Spain

 

 

. . . which was so much fun

they visited France the following year

 

 

 

 

 

- Brazil wins soccer World Cup.

- Pennsylvania miners rescued after spending 77 hours in a dark flooded  mine shaft

- President George Bush faints after choking on a pretzel.

- Syl's mother Zelda dies at the age of 103.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amber joins the family

 

 

 

 

2003

 

 

- Human Genome Project is completed

- The Space Shuttle Columbia is destroyed during re-entry into the  atmosphere

- US, Britain, Australia and Poland invade Iraq.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At his high school graduation,

Aaron is now big enough

to take on the world

 

 

 

2004

 

 

- Tsunami devastates Asia.

- Martha Stewart goes to jail.

- Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia join the European Union.

- Jessica graduates from college

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Party animals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2005

 

- Hurricane Katrina strikes the Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama coastal areas.

- Pope John Paul II dies, and Benedict XVI becomes the next pope

 

 

 

 Syl is honored on his 80th Birthday at Dent Island as

The grand poo bah of the annual Duck Derby

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                             

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

              

 What keeps him smiling?  Spry.

 

 

 

2006

 

- President Bush signs a law renewing the Patriot Act, including a signing statement stating that he

  does not consider himself bound by its requirement to tell Congress how the law is being used

-YouTube, founded in 2005, is purchased by Google for $1.65 billion.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Remembering Dot

 

Celebrating 75 years of sisterhood at Bev & Mike's 60th Anniversary

   

      

 

 

2007

 

- Apple introduces the iPhone.

- California Democrat Nancy Pelosi becomes the first woman speaker of  the House

- Global financial crisis triggered by liquidity problems in US banking system.

- At the same time, the median price of a home in the Bay Area reaches its peak at $665,000 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

Valedictorian Andrew

 

 

 

Members of the proud extended family

 

 

 

2008

 

- Price of petroleum reaches US $100 per barrel for the first time ever

- Voters in California narrowly pass a ballot measure that overturns the California Supreme Court decision upholding the constitutional right of same-sex couples to marry.

- Fidel Castro resigns as President of Cuba.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2008 brought

another great loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

. . . and hope for a new beginning

 

 

 

2009

 

- Michael Jackson, lifelong musician, pop singer, and superstar, dies at age 50.

- Bernard Madoff, pleads guilty to 11 counts of fraud, money laundering, perjury and theft.

- Sarah Palin, the first-term Republican governor of Alaska, announces her resignation.

- Barack Obama wins Nobel Peace Prize.

- IMF predicts the worst outlook for the economy for more than half a century.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Question Popped!

 

 

 

 

   

No longer runs with scissors,

but still plays with toys.

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

(most of) the Zimet Clan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2010

 

- The Zimet Clan gathers again

- Midge & Syl celebrate 60 years of for better or for worse, in sickness and in health, and from this day forward

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jessica May, M.D.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and more new beginnings,

including 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Latest arrival:

Reilly Rose

born July 23, 2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Just how much has changed in the last ten years? Consider these signs of the times, courtesy of Newsweek, July 26, 2010

 

 

2000

2010

 

 

 

Daily e-mails

12 Billion

247 Billion

 

 

 

Daily Google searches

100 Million

2 Billion

 

 

 

Active blogs

12,000

141 Million

 

 

 

Daily newspapers

1,480

1,302

 

 

 

 

Reality TV shows

4

320

 

 

 

 

Books published

282,242

1,052,803

 

 

 

 

Hard drive storage

$10/GB

6 cents/GB

 

 

 

 

CD sales revenue

$943 Million

$427 Million

 

 

 

 

iTunes downloads

0

10 Billion

 

 

 

 

Budget Surplus / (Deficit)

$230 Billion

($1.4 Trillion)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

But some things stay the same.

Still looking spry

 

HAPPY 60TH ANNIVERSARY,

Midge and Syl!