Was it so long ago (Summer '03) that turning 30 was the cool birthday? Then came the fall of fifty-somethings, led by "The Full Keaton" in "Something's Gotta Give."

But now 14 is the new 30, thanks to golf sensation Michelle Wie, who emerged as the hottest force on the PGA Tour last week, and soccer stud Freddy Adu, the first player taken in the Major League Soccer draft and the brightest hope of the league. Who said ninth grade was supposed to be traumatic?

And that's where the very first edition of "In Play/Played Out" list starts. (Check back each Wednesday for a new edition.)

WHAT'S IN PLAY, WHAT'S PLAYED OUT FOR JAN. 19-25
Category	In play	Played out
The new 30	14	50-something
Reality hero	Fat fiance	Average Joe
Leadership prospects	Unretired coaches	"Apprentices"
Electability	Democratic presidential contenders	Pete Rose Hall-of-Fame chances
Reason to tip coffee barista	The "butterfly effect"	Karma is a boomerang
Super city	Houston (SB XXXVIII)	Des Moines (Iowa caucus)
Hip baby-girl names	Polly	Liberty
No-work work day	Memorial Mondays	Post-holiday Fridays
Why to watch "Idol"	First-round humiliation	Finalist elimination
Kiddie crack	"Boohbahs"	Teletubbies
L-Word	Lesbian	Lieberman

Dan Shanoff is a columnist for Page 2. His "Daily Quickie" commentary appears every weekday morning.