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Some Deeper meaning stories

  • Ripostes!

    WAN

    Ever wonder what happens when you forget history or are nationally arrogant?

    JFK’S Secretary of State, Dean Rusk, was in France in the early 60’s when DeGaulle decided to pull out of NATO. DeGaulle said he wanted all US military out of France as soon as possible.
    Rusk responded “Does that include those who are buried here?”

    You could have heard a pin drop
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 

    There was a conference in France where a number of international engineers were taking part, including French and American. During a break, one of the French engineers came back into the room saying ‘Have you heard the latest dumb stunt Bush has done? He has sent an aircraft carrier to Indonesia to help the tsunami victims. What does he intended to do, bomb them?’

    A Boeing engineer stood up and replied quietly:

    ‘Our carriers have three hospitals on board that can treat several hundred people; they are nuclear powered and can supply
    Emergency electrical power to shore facilities; they have three cafeterias with the capacity to feed 3,000 people three meals a day,
    They can produce several thousand gallons of fresh water from sea water each day, and they carry half a dozen helicopters for use in transporting victims and injured to and from their flight deck. We have eleven such ships; how many does France have?’

    You could have heard a pin drop.
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

    A Royal Navy Admiral was attending a naval conference that included Admirals from the U.S. , English, Canadian, Australian and French Navies. At a cocktail reception, he found himself standing with a large group of Officers that included personnel from most of those countries. Everyone was chatting away in English as they sipped their drinks but a French admiral suddenly complained that, whereas Europeans learn many languages, the English learn only English. He then asked, ‘Why is it that we always have to speak English in these conferences rather than speaking French?’

    Without hesitating, the British Admiral replied,

    ‘Maybe it’s because the Brit’s, Canadians, Aussie’s, South Africans, and Americans arranged it so you wouldn’t have to speak German.’

    You could have heard a pin drop.
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

    AND THIS STORY FITS RIGHT IN WITH THE ABOVE…

    Robert Whiting, an elderly gentleman of 83, arrived in Paris by plane. At French Customs, he took a few minutes to locate his passport in his carry on.

    “You have been to France before, monsieur?” the customs officer asked sarcastically.

    Mr. Whiting admitted that he had been to France previously.

    “Then you should know enough to have your passport ready.”

    The Englishman said, ‘The last time I was here, I didn’t have to show it.”

    “Impossible. You English always have to show your passports on arrival in France !”

    The English senior gave the Frenchman a long hard look. Then he quietly explained,

    ”Well, when I came ashore at Gold Beach on D-Day in 1944 to help liberate this country, I couldn’t find a single Frenchmen to show a passport to.”

    You could have heard a pin drop.
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

    Fortunately, all of this is history. You would never find these kind of faux pas these days………

  • Dr Samir Ayoub – An Eagle Kiss

    An Eagle Kiss….
    This is the kind of story you need when it seems like the world is spiraling out of control…
    Not many people get a picture of this proud bird snuggled up next to them!
    Freedom and Jeff
    Freedom and I have been together 11 years this summer.
    She came in as a baby in 1998 with two broken wings.
    Her left wing doesn’t open all the way even after surgery,
    it was broken in 4 places.
    She’s my baby.
    When Freedom came in she could not stand and both wings werebroken.
    She was emaciated and covered in lice. We made the decision to giveher a
    chance at life, so I took her to the vet’s office.
    From then on, I was always around her.
    We had her in a huge dog carrier with the top off, and it
    was loaded up with shredded newspaper for her to
    lay in. I used to sit and talk to her,
    urging her to live, to fight; and she would lay
    there looking at me with those big brown eyes.
    We also had to tube feed her for weeks.
    This went on for 4-6 weeks, and by then she still
    couldn’t stand. It got to the point where the
    decision was made to euthanize her
    if she couldn’t stand in a week. You know you don’t
    want to cross that line between torture and
    rehab, and it looked like death was
    winning. She was going to be put
    down that Friday, and I was supposed to come in
    on that Thursday afternoon. I didn’t want to go
    to the center that Thursday, because I couldn’t
    bear the thought of her being euthanized;
    but I went anyway, and when I walked in everyone
    was grinning from ear to ear. I went
    immediately back to her cage; and there she was,
    standing on her own, a big beautiful eagle.
    She was ready to live.
    I was just about in tears by then.
    That was a very good day.
    We knew she could never fly, so the director
    asked me to glove train her.
    I got her used to the glove,
    and then to jesses, and we started
    doing education programs for schools
    in western Washington .
    We wound up in the newspapers,
    radio (believe it or not) and some
    TV. Miracle Pets even did a show about us.
    In the spring of 2000, I was diagnosed with
    non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. I had stage 3,
    which is not good (one major organ plus
    everywhere), so I wound up doing 8 months of
    chemo. Lost the hair – the whole
    bit. I missed a lot of work. When I
    felt good enough, I would go to Sarvey
    and take Freedom out for walks. Freedom would
    also come to me in my dreams and help me fight
    the cancer. This happened time and time again.
    Fast forward to November 2000
    The day after Thanksgiving, I went in for my last checkup.
    I was told that if the cancer was not
    all gone after 8 rounds of chemo, then my last
    option was a stem cell transplant. Anyway, they
    did the tests; and I had to come back Monday for
    the results. I went in Monday, and I was
    told that all the cancer was gone.
    So the first thing I did was get up to Sarvey and
    take the big girl out for a walk. It was misty
    and cold. I went to her flight and jessed her
    up, and we went out front to the top of the
    hill. I hadn’t said a word to
    Freedom, but somehow she knew.
    She looked at me and wrapped both
    her wings around me to where I
    could feel them pressing in on my back
    (I was engulfed in eagle wings), and she
    touched my nose with her beak and stared into my
    eyes, and we just stood there like that
    for I don’t know how long. That was a
    magic moment. We have been soul mates ever
    since she came in. This is a very special bird.
    On a side note: I have had people who
    were sick come up to us when we are out, and
    Freedom has some kind of hold on
    them. I once had a guy who was
    terminal come up to us and
    I let him hold her.
    His knees just about buckled and he
    swore he could feel her power course through his
    body. I have so many stories like that..
    I never forget the honor I have of being so close
    to such a magnificent spirit as Freedom.
    Hope you enjoyed this! 
     

  • The Meaning of Class

  • Origins

    Where did “piss poor” come from?

    WAN

    NOW THIS IS A REAL EDUCATION
    Us older people need to learn something new every day…

    Just to keep the grey matter tuned up.  Where did “Piss Poor” come from? Interesting history.

    They used to use urine to tan animal skins, so families used to all pee in a pot.  And then once it was full it was taken and sold to the tannery…if you had to do this to survive you were “Piss Poor”.

    But worse than that were the really poor folk who couldn’t even afford to buy a pot…
    They “didn’t have a pot to piss in” and were the lowest of the low.

    The next time you are washing your hands and complain because the water temperature
    Isn’t just how you like it, think about how things used to be.

    Here are some facts about the 1500’s

    Most people got married in June because they took their yearly bath in May,

    And they still smelled pretty good by June.. However, since they were starting to smell,
    brides carried a bouquet of flowers to hide the body odor.

    Hence the custom today of carrying a bouquet when getting married.

    Baths consisted of a big tub filled with hot water.

    The man of the house had the privilege of the nice clean water,

    Then all the other sons and men, then the women and finally the children.

    Last of all the babies.

    By then the water was so dirty you could actually lose someone in it.
    Hence the saying, “Don’t throw the baby out with the bath water!”

    Houses had thatched roofs-thick straw-piled high, with no wood underneath.

    It was the only place for animals to get warm, so all the cats and other small animals
    (mice, bugs) lived in the roof.

    When it rained it became slippery and sometimes the animals would slip and fall off the roof.
    Hence the saying, “It’s raining cats and dogs.”
    There was nothing to stop things from falling into the house.

    This posed a real problem in the bedroom where bugs and other droppingcould mess up your nice clean bed.

    Hence, a bed with big posts and a sheet hung over the top afforded some protection.

    That’s how canopy beds came into existence.

    The floor was dirt. Only the wealthy had something other than dirt.

    Hence the saying, “Dirt poor.” The wealthy had slate floors that would get slippery
    In the winter when wet, so they spread thresh (straw) on the floor to help keep their footing..

    As the winter wore on, they added more thresh until, when you opened the door,
    It would all start slipping outside. A piece of wood was placed in the entrance-way.
    Hence: a thresh hold.

    (Getting quite an education, aren’t you?)

    In those old days, they cooked in the kitchen with a big kettle that always hung over the fire.

    Every day they lit the fire and added things to the pot. They ate mostly vegetables
    And did not get much meat. They would eat the stew for dinner, leaving leftovers
    In the pot to get cold overnight and then start over the next day.

    Sometimes stew had food in it that had been there for quite a while.

    Hence the rhyme:

    Peas porridge hot, peas porridge cold, peas porridge in the pot nine days old.”
    Sometimes they could obtain pork, which made them feel quite special.

    When visitors came over, they would hang up their bacon to show off.

    It was a sign of wealth that a man could, “bring home the bacon.”

    They would cut off a little to share with guests

    And would all sit around and chew the fat.

    Those with money had plates made of pewter.

    Food with high acid content caused some of the lead to leach onto the food, causing lead poisoning death.

    This happened most often with tomatoes, so for the next 400 years or so, tomatoes were considered poisonous.

    Bread was divided according to status..

    Workers got the burnt bottom of the loaf, the family got the middle, and guests got the top, or the upper crust.

    Lead cups were used to drink ale or whisky.  The combination would sometimes knock the imbibers out for a couple of days..
    Someone walking along the road would take them for dead and prepare them for burial.
    They were laid out on the kitchen table for a couple of days and the family would gather around
    and eat and drink and wait and see if they would wake up.

    Hence the custom; “holding a wake.”

    England is old and small and the local folks started running out of places to bury people.

    So they would dig up coffins and would take the bones to a bone-house, and reuse the grave.

    When reopening these coffins, 1 out of 25 coffins were found to have scratch marks on the inside and they realized they had been burying people alive.  So they would tie a string on the wrist of the corpse, lead it through the coffin and up through the ground and tie it to a bell.

    Someone would have to sit out in the graveyard all night (the graveyard shift) to listen for the bell; thus, someone could be, “saved by the bell” or was “considered a dead ringer.”

    And that’s the truth.

    Now, whoever said history was boring!!!

    So get out there and educate someone!
    Share these facts with a friend.  Inside every older person is a younger person wondering,
    “What the heck happened?”


    We’ll be friends until we are old and senile.  Then we’ll be new friends.

  • Circomcision disqualifies US politician

    WAN

    A man walks into the Election office, says to the receptionist:
    “I would like to put my name forward for the forthcoming elections to be an Independent candidate. The receptionistreplied “Certainly sir. Please fill in this form.” 
    He was filling the form until he came to the question – ”Are you circumcised?” 
    So he asked the receptionist – “Is that question necessary?”
    She replied… “If you are circumcised you are not eligible” .
    He asked what difference it would make if he was circumcised?
    She replied….”To become a politician. you have to be a complete prick ”.

  • Laws

    WAN

    LAWS
    1Law of Mechanical Repair – After your hands become coated with grease, your nose will begin to itch and you’ll have to pee.

    2.Law of Gravity – Any tool, nut, bolt, screw, when dropped, will roll to the least accessible place in the universe.

    3.Law of Probability – The probability of being watched is directly proportional to the stupidity of your act.

    4.Law of Random Numbers – If you dial a wrong number, you never get a busy signal – and someone always answers.

    6.    Variation Law – If you change lines (or traffic lanes), the one you were in will always move faster than the one you are in now (works every time).

    7.Law of the Bath – When the body is fully immersed in water, the telephone rings.

    8.Law of Close Encounters – The probability of meeting someone you know INCREASES dramatically when you are with someone you don’t want to be seen with.

    9.Law of the Result – When you try to prove to someone that a machine won’t work, IT WILL!!!

    10.Law of Biomechanics – The severity of the itch is inversely proportional to the reach.

    11..Law of the Theater & Hockey Arena – At any event, the people whose seats are furthest from the aisle, always arrive last. They are the ones who will leave their seats several times to go for food, beer, or the toilet and who leave early before the end of the performance or the game is over. The folks in the aisle seats come early, never move once, have long gangly legs or big bellies and stay to the bitter end of the performance. The aisle people also are very surly folk.

    12.The Coffee Law – As soon as you sit down to a cup of hot coffee, your boss will ask you to do something which will last until the coffee is cold.

    13.Murphy’s Law of Lockers – If there are only 2 people in a locker room, they will have adjacent lockers.

    14.Law of Physical Surfaces – The chances of an open-faced jellysandwich landing face down on a floor, are directly correlated to the newness and cost of the carpet or rug.

    15.Law of Logical Argument – Anything is possible IF you don’t know what you are talking about.

    16.Brown’s Law of Physical Appearance – If the clothes fit, they’re ugly.

    17.Oliver’s Law of Public Speaking —A CLOSED MOUTH GATHERS NO FEET!!! 

    18.Wilson’s Law of Commercial Marketing Strategy – As soon as you find a product that you really like, they will stop making it.

    19.Doctors’ Law – If you don’t feel well, make an appointment to go to the doctor, by the time you get there you’ll feel better.. But don’t make an appointment, and you’ll stay sick.

    If you don’t forward this to your friends within the next 5 minutes – your belly button will unscrew – and your butt will fall off.

  • Abe Lincoln’s Son

    WHO WAS ROBERT TODD LINCOLN?

    He was the only child of Abe and Mary Lincoln to survive into adulthood – with his three brothers having died from illness at young ages. Believe it or not, Robert lived until 1926, dying at age 83. But along the way, he sure lived a remarkable life.
    For starters, he begged his father for a commission to serve in the Civil War, with President Lincoln refusing, saying the loss of two sons (to that point) made risking the loss of a third out of the question.
    But Robert insisted, saying that if his father didn’t help him, he would join on his own and fight with the front line troops; a threat that drove Abe to give in.
    But you know how clever Abe was. He gave Robert what he wanted, but wired General Grant to assign “Captain Lincoln” to his staff, and to keep him well away from danger.
    The assignment did, however, result in Robert’s being present at Appomattox Court House, during the historic moment of Lee’s surrender.
    Then – the following week, while Robert was at the White House, he was awakened at midnight to be told of his father’s shooting, and was present at The Peterson House when his father died.
    Below are Robert’s three brothers; Eddie, Willie, and Tad.
    Little Eddie died at age 4 in 1850 – probably from thyroid cancer. Willie (in the middle picture) was the most beloved of all the boys. He died in the White House at age 11 in 1862, from what was most likely Typhoid Fever.
    Abe grieved the hardest over Willie’s death. It took him four days to pull himself together enough to function as President again. Lincoln had a temporary tomb built for Willie, until they could return home with his body to Springfield , and he often spent long periods of time at the tomb.
    I guess Tad was a real hellion. None of his tutors could control him, which is why he grew up unable to competently read or write. He was a momma’s boy, he had a lisp and was probably mildly retarded.
    He died at age 18 in 1871, most likely from the same thyroid cancer Eddie had died from, suggesting a genetic flaw.

    But – back to Robert, shown at age 22 at left, following his father’s assassination, he moved to Chicago with his insane mother, and brother Tad, who was 12 at the time. Robert finished law school and practiced the craft for a time, while constantly struggling to keep crazy Mary in check.
    As she had done as First Lady, Mary went on shopping binges that far exceeded common sense, driving what was left of the family fortune into bankruptcy, and leading to violent disputes between Robert and she.
    Robert also had torrid battles with Mary to keep her from destroying Lincoln’s private papers, not just for their financial worth, but for their historic value also, with Mary forever trying to tear them apart and burn them in fireplaces.
    In fact, her irrational behavior (she was probably schizophrenic) grew so destructive that Robert had to have her put away, with his signature signing her into a psychiatric hospital, where she stayed locked up for three months. Mary never forgave him for it – and they remained estranged from then on – until Mary died at age 63 in 1882.
    Worth noting, as a deceased President’s wife, Mary had petitioned Congress for a pension, and by God, she got one! She received $3,000 a year, a sizable sum back then.
    Of profound interest, as an adult Robert wrote there was a lot of distance between his father and he – caused mainly by Abe’s being absent so much of the time during Robert’s formative years. Abe was forever gone on state wide judicial circuits, or campaigning for office – or serving in the state legislature.
    Robert writes that his most vivid memories of his father were seeing him pack his saddle bags to be off again. Nonetheless, Robert respected his father – and he wept obsessively the night he was killed.
    In 1868, Robert married a senator’s daughter and they had three kids – two girls and a boy, Abraham Lincoln’s only grandchildren. Their son, whom they named Abraham Lincoln II (but whom they called “Jack”) would die in 1890 from an infection arising from having a boil pierced under his arm. He was 15 at the time, and at left is a blurry, but still remarkable photo of his lying in bed, shortly before he died.
    The two daughters, however, lived fairly long lives, one living until 1938 to die at age 69, and the other until 1948, dying at age 72.
    The last direct descendent of Abraham Lincoln would be the child of one of Robert’s daughters – Abe Lincoln’s great grandson – a guy named Bud Beckwith, who died married but childless, in 1985.

    At left is a pic of Robert’s children, taken before the boy in the picture, Jack, died.

    In his own right, Robert made quite a life for himself. He got into politics and was highly regarded in those circles. In fact – he served as Secretary of War under President Garfield – and, incredibly, was with him when Garfield was shot at the Washington train station!
    And then – some years later, Robert would also be present when President McKinley was gunned down in Buffalo ! I’m telling you, if I were President, I’d be leery about having him around me – wouldn’t you?
    In later years, Robert would grow a beard, as shown at left. He would serve in other political appointments and ambassadorships, and later became president of the Pullman train car company, a booming enterprise back then, and a position he would hold for the rest of his life.
    Worth noting, Robert was an avid amateur astronomer, and even had an observatory built into his Vermont home, which is better described as a mansion, really; but anyhow – the telescope was so well built and powerful that’s it’s still used today by a local astronomy club!

    In the photo at left is Robert (far right) appearing in his late 70’s at the dedication of the Lincoln Memorial in 1922.
    And below – is his house. Some joint, huh?
    A footnote. Abe Lincoln once said he doubted Robert would do as well in life as he had done. You sure wouldn’t know it from the pad Robert lived in, huh? Beyond that, Robert was several times offered the chance to run as President or Vice-President, with his every time refusing the offer, so – Old Abe’s assessment of his son was way off the mark, wasn’t it? Of course, who knows how much ‘being Abe’s son’ influenced Robert’s success in life?
    But anyhow – now for the most incredible thing there is to know about Robert Lincoln.

    In his 20’s, Robert was standing on a train platform in Jersey City – buried among a crowd of passengers attempting to buy sleeping births from a haggard conductor – when the train moved. Robert was standing so close to the train that it spun him around and sent him dropping into the space between the train and the platform – a perilously tight place to be – against a moving train threatening to crush him!
    Suddenly – a hand grabbed Robert by the neck of his coat and pulled him up onto the platform, a quick action by a solidly strong man that may well have saved Robert’s life.
    And you know who that man was? It was Edwin Booth – the brother of John Wilkes Booth … who had murdered Robert’s father.
    Below is Robert’s sarcophagus at Arlington National Cemetery , where he’s buried with his wife and son Jack.

    And – that’s all.
    IN GOD WE TRUST

  • US Economy….Brilliant !

    US Economy….Brilliant !


    Dr.     Marc Faber, the investment guru, concluded his monthly bulletin with the following comments! :

    Dr. Marc Faber tells it how it is

    “The federal government is sending each of us a $600 rebate. If we spend that money at Wal-Mart, the money goes to China . If we spend it on gasoline it goes to the Arabs. If we buy a computer, it will go to India . If we purchase fruits and vegetables it will go to Mexico , Honduras and Guatemala . If we purchase a good car, it will go to Germany and Japan . If we purchase useless crap, it will go to Taiwan . In short, none of it will help the American economy.

    The only way to keep that money here at home is to spend it on prostitutes and beer, since these are the only products still produced in the US ..


    I’ve been doing my part…..”

  • Medical Advice

    NOW THIS IS A REAL DOCTOR

    Medical Advice to Live By……

    Love this Chinese Doctor!

     
    Q: Doctor, I’ve heard that cardiovascular exercise can prolong life.
    Is this true?
    A: Heart only good for so many beats, and that it… Don’t waste on exercise.
    Everything wear out eventually. Speeding up heart not make you live longer;
    it like saying you extend life of car by driving faster. Want to live longer?
    Take nap.

    Q: Should I reduce my alcohol intake?
    A: Oh no. Wine made from fruit. Fruit very good. Brandy distilled wine, that
    mean they take water out of fruity bit so you get even more of goodness that
    way. Beer also made of grain. Grain good too. Bottom up!

    Q: How can I calculate my body/fat ratio?
    A: Well, if you have body and you have fat, your ratio one to one. If you have
    two body, your ratio two to one.

    Q: What are some of the advantages of participating in a regular exercise program?
    A: Can’t think of one, sorry. My philosophy: No pain…good!

    Q: Aren’t fried foods bad for you?
    A: YOU NOT LISTENING! Food fried in vegetable oil. How getting more

    vegetable be bad?

    Q : Will sit-ups help prevent me from getting a little soft around the middle?
    A: Oh no! When you exercise muscle, it get bigger. You should only be doing
    sit-up if you want bigger stomach.

    Q: Is chocolate bad for me?
    A: You crazy?!? HEL-LO-O!! Cocoa bean! Another vegetable! It best feel-good food around!

    Q: Is swimming good for your figure?
    A: If swimming good for figure, explain whale to me.

    Q: Is getting in shape important for my lifestyle?
    A: Hey! ‘Round’ is shape!

    Well… I hope this has cleared up any misconceptions you may have had about

    food and diets.

    And remember:
    Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving

    safely in an attractive and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in
    sideways – chardonnay in one hand – chocolate in the other – body thoroughly
    used up, totally worn out and screaming “WOO-HOO, what a ride!!”

    AND…..

    For those of you who watch what you eat, here’s the final word on nutrition and

    health. It’s a relief to know the truth after all those conflicting nutritional studies.

    1. The Japanese eat very little fat and suffer fewer heart attacks than Brits.

    2. The Mexicans eat a lot of fat and suffer fewer heart attacks than Brits.

    3. The Chinese drink very little red wine and suffer fewer heart attacks than Brits.

    4. The Italians drink a lot of red wine and suffer fewer heart attacks than Brits.

    5. The Germans drink a lot of beer and eat lots of sausages and fats and suffer

    fewer heart attacks than Brits.

    CONCLUSION: Eat and drink what you like. Speaking English isapparently what kills you.

  • I THINK WE MADE IT…..SO FAR!

    TO ALL THE KIDS WHO WERE BORN IN THE
    1930’s 40’s, 50’s, 60’s and 70’s !!

    First, we survived being born to mothers who smoked and/or drank while they carried us.

    They took aspirin, ate blue cheese dressing, tuna from a can, and didn’t get tested for diabetes.
    Then after that trauma, our baby cribs were covered with bright colored lead-based paints.
    We had no childproof lids on medicine bottles, doors or cabinets and when we rode our bikes, we had no helmets, not to mention, the risks we took hitchhiking.
    As children, we would ride in cars with no seat belts or air bags.
    Riding in the back of a pick up on a warm day was always a special treat.
    We drank water from the garden hose and NOT from a bottle.
    We shared one soft drink with four friends, from one bottle and NO ONE actually died from this.
    We ate cupcakes, white bread and real butter and drank soda pop with sugar in it, but we weren’t overweight because……
    WE WERE ALWAYS OUTSIDE PLAYING!!
    We would leave home in the morning and play all day, as long as we were back when the streetlights came on.
    No one was able to reach us all day. And we were O.K.
    We would spend hours building our go-carts out of scraps and then ride down the hill, only to find out we forgot the brakes. After running into the bushes a few times, we learned to solve the problem.
    We did not have Playstations, Nintendo’s, X-boxes, no video games at all, no 99 channels on cable, no video tape movies, no surround sound, no cell phones, no personal computers, no Internet or Internet chat rooms……….WE HAD FRIENDS and we went outside and found them!
    We fell out of trees, got cut, broke bones and teeth and there were no lawsuits from these accidents.
    We ate worms and mud pies made from dirt, and the worms did not live in us forever.
    We were given BB guns for our 10th birthdays,

    made up games with sticks and tennis balls and although we were told it would happen, we did not put out very many eyes.

    We rode bikes or walked to a friend’s house and knocked on the door or rang the bell, or just yelled for them!

    Little League had tryouts and not everyone made the team. Those who didn’t had to learn to deal with disappointment. Imagine that!!
    The idea of a parent bailing us out if we broke the law was unheard of. They actually sided with the law!
    This generation has produced some of the best risk-takers, problem solvers and inventors ever!
    The past 50 years have been an explosion of innovation and new ideas.
    We had freedom, failure, success and responsibility, and we learned
    HOW TO

    DEAL WITH IT ALL!

    And YOU are one of them!

    CONGRATULATIONS!

    You might want to share this with others who have had the luck to grow up as kids, before the lawyers and the government regulated our lives for our own good.
    and while you are at it, forward it to your kids so they will know how brave their parents were.
    Kind of makes you want to run through the house with scissors, doesn’t it?!