[StBernard] Fwd: 1930-1979?

[Westley Annis]

Those of You Born
1930 - 1979 

At the end of this Email is a quote of the month by Jay Leno.. If you don't
read anything else, Please Read what he Said. 
Very well stated, Mr. Leno. 
TO ALL THE KIDS WHO SURVIVED 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
were Pregnant. 

They took aspirin, ate blue cheese dressing, Tuna from a can and didn't get
tested for diabetes. 

Then after that trauma, we were put to sleep on our tummies in baby cribs
covered with bright colored lead-base paints. 

We had no childproof lids on medicine bottles, Locks on doors or cabinets
and when we rode Our bikes, we had baseball caps not helmets on our heads. 

As infants & children,
We would ride in cars with no car seats, No booster seats, no seat belts, no
air bags, bald tires and sometimes no brakes. 

Riding in the back of a pick-up truck 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, real butter and bacon. 
We drank Kool-Aid made with real white sugar. 
And, we weren't overweight. 
WHY? 

Because we were
Always outside playing...that's why! 

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 them
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 and X-boxes. 
There were no video games, 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 and no 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 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 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. 

If 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 so much of our lives
for our own good. 

While you are at it, forward it to your kids so they will know how brave and
lucky their parents were. 

Kind of makes you want to run through the house with scissors, doesn't it ? 

The quote of the
month is by Jay Leno: 
"With hurricanes, tornados, fires out of control, mud slides, flooding,
severe thunderstorms tearing up the country from one end to another, and
with the threat of swine flu and terrorist attacks. 
Are we sure this is a good time
to take God out of the Pledge of Allegiance?' 

For those that prefer to think that God is not watching over us.. ..go ahead
and delete this. 

For the rest of
us...pass this on. 
A Small Prayer! 


God determines who walks into your life....it's up to you to decide who you
let walk away, who you let stay, and who you refuse to let go. 

I need this back. If you'll do this for me, I'll do it for you. 

When there is nothing left but God, that is when you find out that God is
all you need. Take 60 seconds and give this a shot! All you do is simply say
the following small prayer for the person who sent you this. 

Father, 
God bless my friend in whatever it is that You know they may need this day! 
And may their life be full of your peace, prosperity, and power 
as he/she seeks to have a closer relationship with you. 
Amen. 

Then send it on to five other people, including the one who sent it to you
Within hours you will have caused a multitude of people to pray for other
people. Then sit back and watch the power of God work in your life. 

P. S... Five is good, but more is better. 


IN GOD WE TRUST