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> CONGRATULATIONS 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?!
>
>
>
>
> PS -The big type is because your eyes are shot
> at your age
>
>
>
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posted by j @ 3:34 PM
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Ashley store vibe/energy shift of lisa due to saleswomen interaction
posted by j @ 1:58 PM
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> > Subject: Lets change the rules-It is political-sorry if it is
> a bother
> >
> > I rarely send any mass mails out for political reasons but
> this a good one
> >
> Subject: Lets change the rules
>
>
>
> WHY WAIT UNTIL 2008? THERE IS AN ELECTION IN 2006. I
> HEREWITH FIRMLY STATE THAT I WILL NOT VOTE FOR ANY POLITICIAN,
> REGARDLESS OF THE OTHER ISSUES, IF HE DOES NOT SPONSOR AND
> SUPPORT THE FOLLOWING LEGISLATION. THAT INCLUDES EVERYONE
> STANDING FOR ELECTION IN 2006.
>
>
>
> LET US SHOW OUR LEADERS IN WASHINGTON "PEOPLE POWER" AND THE
> POWER OF THE INTERNET. LET ME KNOW IF YOU ARE WITH ME ON THIS
> BY FORWARDING TO EVERYONE IN YOUR ADDRESS BOOK.
>
>
>
>
>
> IT DOESN'T MATTER IF YOU ARE REPUBLICAN OR DEMOCRAT!
>
>
>
>
> KEEP IT GOING!!!!
>
>
>
> 2008 Election Issue!!
>
> GET A BILL STARTED TO PLACE ALL POLITICIANS ON SOC.
> SEC.
>
>
> This must be an issue in "2008" Please! Keep it going.
>
> ----------------------------------
>
> SOCIAL SECURITY:
>
> (This is worth reading. It is short and to the point.)
>
> Perhaps we are asking the wrong questions during
> election years.
>
> Our Senators and Congresswomen do not pay into Social
> Security and, of course, they do not collect from it.
>
> You see, Social Security benefits were not suitable for
> persons of their rare elevation in society.They felt they
> should have a special plan for themselves. So, many years ago
> they voted in their own benefit plan.
>
> In more recent years, no congressperson has felt the
> need to change it. After all, it is a great plan.
>
> For all practical purposes their plan works like this:
>
> When they retire, they continue to draw the same pay
> until they die.
>
> Except it may increase from time to time for cost of
> living adjustments..
>
> For example, Senator Byrd and Congressman White and
> their wives may expect to draw $7,800,000.00 (that's Seven
> Million, Eight-Hundred Thousand Dollars), with their wives
> drawing $275,000.00 during the last years of their lives.
>
> This is calculated on an average life span for each of
> those two Dignitaries.
>
>
> Younger Dignitaries who retire at an early age, will
> receive much more during the rest of their lives.
>
> Their cost for this excellent plan is $0.00.
> NADA....ZILCH....
>
> This little perk they voted for themselves is free to
> them. You and I pick up the tab for this plan. The funds for
> this fine retirement plan come directly from the General Funds;
>
> "OUR TAX DOLLARS AT WORK"!
>
> From our own Social Security Plan, which you and I pay
> (or have paid) into,-every payday until we retire (which amount
> is matched by our employer)-we can expect to get an average of
> $1,000 per month after retirement.
>
> Or, in other words, we would have to collect our
> average of $1,000 monthly benefits for 68 years and one (1)
> month to equal Senator! Bill Bradley's benefits!
>
>
>
>
> Social Security could be very good if only one small
> change were made.
>
> That change would be to:
>
>
> Jerk the Golden Fleece Retirement Plan from under the
> Senators and Congressmen. Put them into the Social Security
> plan with the rest of us
>
>
> then sit back.....
>
>
> and see how fast they would fix it.
>
> If enough people receive this, maybe a seed of
> awareness will be planted and maybe good changes will evolve.
>
>
>
> How many people CAN you send this to?
>
>
> Better yet.....
>
>
> How many people WILL you send this to ?
>
>
>
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