So, I've lived long enough to see: the birth of Television, (me and TV are the same age) The Korean War, McCarthyism, Bay of Pigs crisis, Watergate, The cold war, The Vietnam War, The War in the Middle East, the race riots, the assassinations of Kennedy, Martin Luther King and Bobbie Kennedy, landing on the moon, (yes, it really happened) a couple recessions, 911, May 4th at Kent State, the Watts Riots, Woodstock, the Civil Rights Act, the first Super Bowl, the invention of cell phones, microwaves, voicemail, digital everything, I know there's more, but that's just what came to mind in the last 5 minutes. And that's just up through the 60's!
There have been very good and very bad events in the last century. But there have been very good and very bad events in EVERY century.
Maybe that's why we're concerned and cautious but not panic-stricken over the Coronavirus. It's not our first rodeo. There have been lots and lots of times we've felt like we were sitting on a precipice, and this is another one. Mother nature definitely has a way of smacking us up side the head from time to time.
I do believe this will be seen by historians as one of those every 100-year events. So, do our future generations a favor. Document the hell out of it. And stay well.
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Sunday, March 15, 2020
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
FREE AT LAST! FREE AT LAST!
My first job was 48 years ago. I was a dish washer at my father's restaurant. I also bussed tables and hostessed from time to time and this was a gratis job. I got no pay except for the tips the waitresses gave me for cleaning their tables fast and I enjoyed it.
My first PAYING job was about the same time. It was babysitting and I hated it. Seriously, it was tortureous for me. I didn't like kids, had never spent time around them and had no idea how to deal with them. This is weird considering how much I adore my kids and my grandkids. But at age 15, for me, it sucked.
I figure babysitting is probably where I first began to develop the concept that being poor is better than doing something you hate no matter how profitable. I wonder how many times in my life I've absent-mindedly said, "There's not enough money in the world to get me to.....". Boy, if I had a nickel for every time I said that......hahahahahahaha! Unfortunately, I ended up sacrificing my principals worked A LOT of jobs I didn't like. Some were worse than others but when you're the sole supporter of a family, you do what you gotta do.
So here it is, 48 years later, age 62 and I'm retiring the end of May. I don't have a lot of money saved up (BIG understatement there) but I'm doing it anyway. And the funny thing is, I plan to spend most of my time hanging out with my grandkids. Life is one big irony, huh?
My first PAYING job was about the same time. It was babysitting and I hated it. Seriously, it was tortureous for me. I didn't like kids, had never spent time around them and had no idea how to deal with them. This is weird considering how much I adore my kids and my grandkids. But at age 15, for me, it sucked.
I figure babysitting is probably where I first began to develop the concept that being poor is better than doing something you hate no matter how profitable. I wonder how many times in my life I've absent-mindedly said, "There's not enough money in the world to get me to.....". Boy, if I had a nickel for every time I said that......hahahahahahaha! Unfortunately, I ended up sacrificing my principals worked A LOT of jobs I didn't like. Some were worse than others but when you're the sole supporter of a family, you do what you gotta do.
So here it is, 48 years later, age 62 and I'm retiring the end of May. I don't have a lot of money saved up (BIG understatement there) but I'm doing it anyway. And the funny thing is, I plan to spend most of my time hanging out with my grandkids. Life is one big irony, huh?
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