Morning Mirror Edition 126 - 23/ 2/ 2005



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WE THE SURVIVORS !




WE THE SURVIVORS !

CONGRATULATIONS To 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 carried us. They took aspirin, ate blue cheese dressing 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, bread and 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 Play-stations, 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 made up games with sticks and tennis balls and ate worms and although we were told it would happen, we did not put out very many eyes, nor did the worms live in us forever. 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! Cricket matches 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!

If you were born in the 30s, the 40s or the 50s, the 60s or 70s 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.

CONGRATULATIONS



ENGAGEMENTS

CARVALHO - NEL
Jorge and Gina are delighted to announce the engagement of their son Carlos to Kelly. Congratulations. email carlosmansh@hotmail.com


NEL - CARVALHO
Colleen and family would like to congratulate Kelly and Carlos on their engagement. We are so happy for you both.

BIRTHS

Mike & Sylvia Glenshaw are delighted to announce the birth of their second grandson, Alexander James, born on 3rd February 2005 in Aberdeen, Scotland.
Congratulations Shireen and Mike. Connor got his wish - a little brother.
God bless you all.

CONDOLENCES

With Deepest Sympathy to the families of the following



TIDBITS


FROM THE DRINKING CLUB WITH THE BRIDGE PROBLEM COMES THE NEWS THAT NIX AND AGGS ARE LEADING BY A VERY SLIGHT MARGIN AT THIS STAGE. ggrrrrr.........


"Even if you are on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there! - Unknown.



"Dictators ride to and fro upon tigers which they dare not dismount
And the tigers are getting hungry." - Sir Winston Churchill.


"If you think you are too small to make a difference, you haven't been in bed with a mosquito." Tish Henson.


Instead of giving a politician the keys to the city, it might be better to change the locks. Doug Larson



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