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Walkinghairball
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TO ALL THE KIDS WHO SURVIVED THE 60's & 70's:
First, we survived being born to mothers who smoked and/or drank while
they were pregnant.
Then, after that trauma, we were put to sleep on our tummies in baby
cribs covered with bright colored lead-based paints.
We took aspirin, ate blue cheese dressing, tuna from a can, and didn't
get tested for diabetes.
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 infants & children, we would ride in cars with no car seats, booster
seats, 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 with real butter and drank Kool-aid made
with sugar, 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 okay.
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 150 channels on cable, no video movies or DVD's, no surround-sound
or CD's, no cell phones, no personal computers, no Internet or 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 poke out very many eyes.
We rode bikes or walked to a friend's house and knocked on the door,
rang the bell, or just walked in and talked to 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!
These generations have produced some of the best risk-takers, problem
solvers and inventors ever!
The past 30-40 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.
If YOU are one of them - CONGRATULATIONS.
First, we survived being born to mothers who smoked and/or drank while
they were pregnant.
Then, after that trauma, we were put to sleep on our tummies in baby
cribs covered with bright colored lead-based paints.
We took aspirin, ate blue cheese dressing, tuna from a can, and didn't
get tested for diabetes.
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 infants & children, we would ride in cars with no car seats, booster
seats, 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 with real butter and drank Kool-aid made
with sugar, 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 okay.
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 150 channels on cable, no video movies or DVD's, no surround-sound
or CD's, no cell phones, no personal computers, no Internet or 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 poke out very many eyes.
We rode bikes or walked to a friend's house and knocked on the door,
rang the bell, or just walked in and talked to 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!
These generations have produced some of the best risk-takers, problem
solvers and inventors ever!
The past 30-40 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.
If YOU are one of them - CONGRATULATIONS.
Don't start none...won't be none.
Amen.CygnusX1 wrote:TO ALL THE KIDS WHO SURVIVED THE 60's & 70's:
First, we survived being born to mothers who smoked and/or drank while
they were pregnant.
Then, after that trauma, we were put to sleep on our tummies in baby
cribs covered with bright colored lead-based paints.
We took aspirin, ate blue cheese dressing, tuna from a can, and didn't
get tested for diabetes.
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 infants & children, we would ride in cars with no car seats, booster
seats, 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 with real butter and drank Kool-aid made
with sugar, 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 okay.
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 150 channels on cable, no video movies or DVD's, no surround-sound
or CD's, no cell phones, no personal computers, no Internet or 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 poke out very many eyes.
We rode bikes or walked to a friend's house and knocked on the door,
rang the bell, or just walked in and talked to 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!
These generations have produced some of the best risk-takers, problem
solvers and inventors ever!
The past 30-40 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.
If YOU are one of them - CONGRATULATIONS.
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Walkinghairball
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Big Blue Owl
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Walkinghairball
- Posts: 25037
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This is just my humble opinion y'all:
If the US government determines that it is against the law for the
words 'under God' to be on our money, then, so be it.
And if that same government decides that the 'Ten Commandments' are
not to be used in or on a government installation, then, so be it.
I say, 'so be it,' because I like to be a law abiding US citizen.
I say, 'so be it,' because I would like to think that smarter people than I
are in positions to make good decisions.
I would like to think that those people have the American public's best interests at heart.
BUT, YOU KNOW WHAT ELSE I'D LIKE?
Since we can't pray to God, can't Trust in God and cannot post His
Commandments in Government buildings...
I don't believe the Government and its employees should participate in
the Easter and Christmas celebrations which honor the God that our
government is eliminating from many facets of American life.
I'd like my mail delivered on Christmas, Good Friday, Thanksgiving &
Easter.
After all, it's just another day.
I'd like the US Supreme Court to be in session on Christmas, Good
Friday, Thanksgiving & Easter as well as Sundays.
After all, it's just another day.
I'd like the Senate and the House of Representatives to not have to worry
about getting home for the 'Christmas Break.'
After all, it's just another day.
I'm thinking that a lot of my tax payer dollars could be saved, if all
government offices & services would work on Christmas, Good Friday &
Easter. It shouldn't cost any overtime, since those would be just like any
other day of the week to a government that is trying to be 'politically
correct.'
In fact....
I think that our government should work on Sundays (initially set aside
for worshiping God...) because..
After all, our government says that it should be just another day....
What do you all think????
If the US government determines that it is against the law for the
words 'under God' to be on our money, then, so be it.
And if that same government decides that the 'Ten Commandments' are
not to be used in or on a government installation, then, so be it.
I say, 'so be it,' because I like to be a law abiding US citizen.
I say, 'so be it,' because I would like to think that smarter people than I
are in positions to make good decisions.
I would like to think that those people have the American public's best interests at heart.
BUT, YOU KNOW WHAT ELSE I'D LIKE?
Since we can't pray to God, can't Trust in God and cannot post His
Commandments in Government buildings...
I don't believe the Government and its employees should participate in
the Easter and Christmas celebrations which honor the God that our
government is eliminating from many facets of American life.
I'd like my mail delivered on Christmas, Good Friday, Thanksgiving &
Easter.
After all, it's just another day.
I'd like the US Supreme Court to be in session on Christmas, Good
Friday, Thanksgiving & Easter as well as Sundays.
After all, it's just another day.
I'd like the Senate and the House of Representatives to not have to worry
about getting home for the 'Christmas Break.'
After all, it's just another day.
I'm thinking that a lot of my tax payer dollars could be saved, if all
government offices & services would work on Christmas, Good Friday &
Easter. It shouldn't cost any overtime, since those would be just like any
other day of the week to a government that is trying to be 'politically
correct.'
In fact....
I think that our government should work on Sundays (initially set aside
for worshiping God...) because..
After all, our government says that it should be just another day....
What do you all think????
Don't start none...won't be none.
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Big Blue Owl
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I try to think of things like religion, sexual orientation, and many other issues that have to do with personal preference and natural traits with empathy in overdrive. If given the pretense that everyone is just as important as anyone, then we must be evolved enough to respect and empathize with feelings, desires and opinions that are not only different, but possibly the antithesis of our own. After all, just because my experience varies from this other guy, doesn't mean I'm right and he's wrong. Obvious wrong is one thing. We all (civilized, intelligent human beings) agree that murder, theft, violence, etc. are wrong, but there are so many other things, such as gay/straight, smoking/non, religious/non, obese/in shape, rich/middle/poor, etc., etc., that must be examined and decided upon as to which are issues that transfer from the individual and have effects on others that neither know, love or belong to us - those folks that we should have no influence over in a free, democratic society.
So something as important as belief in God, Jesus, Yahweh, Allah, etc. must be a personal relationship guarded jealously (no sinner pun intended) by those that hold this in their heart and mind as their driving force, meaning of life. But by the same token, those that wish not to believe should not necessarily have to live their lives in the shadow of such beliefs. So perhaps currency, something every person uses, shouldn't be laden with religious references (or satanic ones).
I can't smoke in any building other than a private home, not even in my vehicle if it is a business van, etc. As much as that irks those who love to smoke (perhaps not understandable to those who don't, but try) the law to guard those of us who do not want to be affected by others' smoke is a just and fair one.
My ideal vision of a great country/world is one with the same wants and desires of our first settlers. To be free to think and feel and prosper and worship in the way that I find is best for me, as long as I don't adversely affect anyone else. It seems that the best way to ensure that we all have similar rights and respect is to limit or remove those things from an open public that only some or half of the people are passionate about, and let everyone worship, smoke, have sex, eat, politicize, etc., in the privacy of their domain and/or in places built specifically for these purposes, where large numbers of people congregate to share the experience together.
In a teeming, omni-faceted world like ours, there is no way to be fair and respectful to every one of us, but we should at least strive for the best we can. Compromise is a magic word.
This is my humble-bumble opinion, and if I would take my own advice, I would keep it to myself
So something as important as belief in God, Jesus, Yahweh, Allah, etc. must be a personal relationship guarded jealously (no sinner pun intended) by those that hold this in their heart and mind as their driving force, meaning of life. But by the same token, those that wish not to believe should not necessarily have to live their lives in the shadow of such beliefs. So perhaps currency, something every person uses, shouldn't be laden with religious references (or satanic ones).
I can't smoke in any building other than a private home, not even in my vehicle if it is a business van, etc. As much as that irks those who love to smoke (perhaps not understandable to those who don't, but try) the law to guard those of us who do not want to be affected by others' smoke is a just and fair one.
My ideal vision of a great country/world is one with the same wants and desires of our first settlers. To be free to think and feel and prosper and worship in the way that I find is best for me, as long as I don't adversely affect anyone else. It seems that the best way to ensure that we all have similar rights and respect is to limit or remove those things from an open public that only some or half of the people are passionate about, and let everyone worship, smoke, have sex, eat, politicize, etc., in the privacy of their domain and/or in places built specifically for these purposes, where large numbers of people congregate to share the experience together.
In a teeming, omni-faceted world like ours, there is no way to be fair and respectful to every one of us, but we should at least strive for the best we can. Compromise is a magic word.
This is my humble-bumble opinion, and if I would take my own advice, I would keep it to myself
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