Born 1930 - 1979

Subject: Born 1930-1979

Born 1930 - 1979  You definitely need to read the statement by Jay. Oh so true. 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, PleaseRead 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 ofswine 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. 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. P. S... Five is good, but more is better. IN GOD WE TRUST