Ooo everyone is all abuzz with Obama fever! Last night, I watched Obama give his victory speech on TV, while spooning rice cereal into the Tadpole's mouth. I'm so glad for the outcome of this election, not just because I believe Obama will actually change things for the better, but because a majority of Americans just demonstrated that they are willing to sacrifice for the betterment of their country. This sacrifice may come in the form of higher taxes, or more expensive gas, but we're all willing to accept those burdens in exchange for helping our neighbors, bettering our society, and rescuing our environment from literal destruction. You can't get something for nothing, and I think we all just showed that we're ready to give. So yay for us! We rock, and we just elected a rockin' president! Even in this Internet age, I felt compelled to get a newspaper commemorating this election. Which brings me to a question for you all - I'm starting a first-year time capsule for the wee one, to be sealed on her first birthday and opened on her twenty-first. This Obama newspaper is going in the capsule (which will probably be a box, stored on a closet shelf), but I need some great ideas for other additions. Here's what I'm thinking so far: Items to show what daily life was like: Grocery lists Grocery receipt Grocery store circular Bus pass Celebrity magazine Cooking magazine Takeout menus Sentimental items (informational): Letters from mom and dad Letters from other family members Printouts of e-mails discussing tadpole Other sentimental items: Duplicate of a favorite toy Birth plan Year-specific items 2008 coins 2008 stamps Things that may not exist or be used in 21 years Newspaper Plastic utensils Old cellphone So this is where I need help - what things will be defunct/extinct/quaintly funny in twenty years? Some time capsule websites suggest including recordings of songs or television shows popular at the time, but I think we'll be able to access those pretty easily in the future. But ephemeral things like grocery receipts are pretty much gone forever.