Clare, loved it!! From and OLD Teeny Bopper ----- Original Message ----- From: "Fred C McCutcheon" <fredcmcc@usaor.net> To: <PA-PITTSBURGH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2002 10:14 PM Subject: [PITTSBURGH] Senior Citizens > > > Clare Pebworth wrote: > > > > Hope you enjoy this as much as I did. > > Happy New Year. > > Clare > > ======= > > > > Senior citizens are being criticized for every conceivable deficiency of > > the modern world, real or imaginary. We know we take responsibility for > > all we have done and do not blame others. BUT, upon reflection, we would > > like to point out that it was NOT the senior citizens who took: > > > > The melody out of music, > > > > The pride out of appearance, > > > > The romance out of love, > > > > The commitment out of marriage, > > > > The responsibility out of parenthood, > > > > The togetherness out of the family, > > > > The learning out of education, > > > > The service out of patriotism, > > > > The religion out of school, > > > > The Golden Rule from rulers, > > > > The nativity scene out of cities, > > > > The civility out of behavior, > > > > The refinement out of language, > > > > The dedication out of employment, > > > > The prudence out of spending, or > > > > The ambition out of achievement. > > > > And we certainly are NOT the ones who eliminated patience and tolerance > > from personal relationships and interactions with others. > > > > Does anyone under the age of 50 know the lyrics to the Star Spangled > > Banner? Just look at those Seniors with tears in their eyes and pride in > > their hearts as they stand at attention with their hand over their > > hearts! > > > > And, unless many of our younger generation learn to multiply in the > > absence of computers and calculators, they will be back to counting on > > fingers and toes. > > > > Remember......Inside every older person is a younger person wondering > > what the hell happened. > > > > Author Unknown, but wish it were me. > > > ==== PA-PITTSBURGH Mailing List ==== > Check out these COMMUNITY LISTS: MyStErY, Horror, SAHM, M-W-C, Nost-TV, Palm-Gen, and Westie > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >