Makes me go all warm and fuzzy on the inside..... Goes well with the
sunshine, thank you.....
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Philip Arnold - ASP [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: 30 March 2001 2:27 PM
> To: CF-Community
> Subject: Remember When
>
>
> Just got sent this by mistake (happens when you're postmaster for 200+
> websites)
> I know it's old, but it still kinda made me smile
>
>
> Remember When?!? This is a great reprieve from today's crazy world.
>
> Take a few minutes to read this and enjoy. It's lengthy, but worth the
> time.
>
> Close your eyes.....And go back........
>
> Before the Internet or the MAC,
> Before semiautomatics and crack,
> Before chronic and indo,
> Before SEGA or Super Nintendo.
>
> Way back........
> I'm talkin' about hide and go seek at dusk.
> Sittin' on the porch,
> Hot bread and butter.
> Eatin' a super dooper sandwich, (Dagwood),
> Red light, Green light.
> Chocolate milk, Lunch tickets,
> Penny candy in a brown paper bag.
> Hopscotch, butterscotch, doubledutch
> Jacks, kickball, dodgeball, y'all!
> Mother, May I?
> Hula Hoops and Sunflower Seeds,
> Jaw breakers, blowpops, Mary Janes,
> Running through the sprinkler (I can't get wet! All right, well don't wet
> my
> hair....)
> The smell of the sun and lickin' salty lips....
> Wait......
> Catchin' lightening bugs in a jar,
> Playin sling shot and Red Rover.
> When around the corner seemed far away,
> And going downtown seemed like going somewhere.
> Bedtime, Climbing trees.
> A million mosquito bites and sticky fingers.
> Cops and Robbers,
> Cowboys and Indians,
> Sittin on the curb,
> Jumpin down the steps,
> Jumpin on the bed.
> Pillow fights
> Being tickled to death
> Runnin' till you were out of breath
> Laughing so hard that your stomach hurt.
> Being tired from playin'.... Remember that?
> I ain't finished just yet...
> What about the girl that had the big bubbly hand writing?
> Licking the beaters when your mother made a cake.
> When there were two types of sneakers for girls and boys (Keds & PF
> Flyers),
> and the only time you wore them at school, was for "gym."
> When nearly everyone's mom was at home when the kids got there.
> When nobody owned a purebred dog.
> When a quarter was a decent allowance, and another quarter a huge bonus.
> When you'd reach into a muddy gutter for a penny.
> When girls neither dated nor kissed until late high school, if then.
> When your mom wore nylons that came in two pieces.
> When all of your male teachers wore neckties and female teachers
> had their
> hair done, everyday.
> When you got your windshield cleaned, oil checked, and gas
> pumped, without
> asking, for free, every time.
>
> And, you didn't pay for air. And, you got trading stamps to boot!
>
> When laundry detergent had free glasses, dishes or towels hidden
> inside the
> box.
>
> When any parent could discipline any kid, or feed him or use him to carry
> groceries, and nobody, not even the kid, thought a thing of it.
> When it was considered a great privilege to be taken out to dinner at a
> real
> restaurant...With your parents.
> When they threatened to keep kids back a grade if they
> failed.....and did!
> When being sent to the principal's office was nothing compared
> to the fate
> that awaited a misbehaving student at home.
> Basically, we were in fear for our lives but it wasn't because of driveby
> shootings, drugs, gangs, etc.
>
> Disapproval of our parents and grandparents was a much bigger threat!
> Decisions were made by going "eeny-meeny-miney-mo."
> Mistakes were corrected by simply exclaiming, "do over!"
> "Race issue" meant arguing about who ran the fastest.
> Money issues were handled by whoever was the banker in "Monopoly."
> Catching the fireflies could happily occupy an entire evening.
> It wasn't odd to have two or three "best" friends.
> Being old referred to anyone over 20.
> The net on a tennis court was the perfect height to play volleyball and
> rules
> didn't matter.
> The worst thing you could catch from the opposite sex was cooties.
> It was magic when dad would "remove" his thumb.
> It was unbelievable that dodgeball wasn't an Olympic event.
> Having a weapon in school, meant being caught with a slingshot.
> Nobody was prettier than Mom.
> Scrapes and bruises were kissed and made better.
> It was a big deal to finally be tall enough to ride the "big
> people" rides
> at
> the amusement park.
> Getting a foot of snow was a dream come true.
> Abilities were discovered because of a "double-dog-dare."
> Saturday morning cartoons weren't 30-minute ads for action figures.
> No shopping trip was a guaranteed new toy being brought home.
>
> "Gift" meant getting something you had been waiting for, maybe
> even a whole
> year or more.
> Wanting something may have meant having to figure out an "extra" chore or
> other work to earn the money for it.
> Lemonade stands.
> "Oly-oly-oxen-free" made perfect sense.
> Spinning around, getting dizzy and falling down was cause for giggles.
> The worst embarrassment was being picked last for a team.
> War was a card game.
> Water balloons were the ultimate weapon.
> Baseball cards in the spokes transformed any bike into a motorcycle.
> Taking drugs meant orange-flavored chewable aspirin.
> Ice cream was considered a basic food group.
> Older siblings were the worst tormentors, but also the fiercest
> protectors.
> If you can remember most or all of these, then you have LIVED!!!!
> Pass this on to anyone who may need a break from their "grown
> up" life!!!!!
>
>
>
> Philip Arnold
> Director
> Certified ColdFusion Developer
> ASP Multimedia Limited
> T: +44 (0)20 8680 1133
>
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