LIFE IN THESE United States

"I keep writing 'Stone Age' instead of 'Bronze Age' on all my checks."

The word vintage means different things to different people.

To me, at 71, vintage means early 20th century. To my 43-yearold daughter, it's the 1950s. So, when my 13-year-old granddaughter wanted something vintage for Christmas, I had to ask what she considered vintage.

"Oh, you know," she said, "back when they used to communicate using paper." -SUSAN REYNOLDS Anaheim, CA Growing up, we called one set of grandparents Big Mama and Big Daddy. No one thought much of it until the day one of the grandkids told them they were soon to become great-grandparents.