[This week we are strolling down memory lane, repeating the =
Grif Net email/blog posts for an ENTIRE WEEK from 25 years ago – May 2000.]=
Ever wish you could go back to when . . .
-Decisions were made by going &q=
uot;eeny-meeny-miney-mo."
-Mistakes =
were corrected by simply exclaiming, "do over!"=
-"Race issue" meant arguing about who ran the fa=
stest.
-Money issues were handled by whoe=
ver was the banker in "Monopoly."
-Catching fireflies happily occupied an entire evening.
-It wasn’t odd to have two or three "best" fr=
iends.
-Being old, referred to anyone ove=
r 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 wa=
s cooties.
-It was magic when dad would &=
quot;remove" his thumb.
-It was unbe=
lievable that dodgeball wasn’t an Olympic event.
-Having a ‘weapon in school’ meant being caught with a slingshot.
-Nobody was prettier than Mom.
-Dad was the strongest man alive.
-Scrapes and bruises were kissed and made better.
-It was a big deal to finally be tall enough to ri=
de the "big people" rides at the amusement park.
-Getting a foot of snow was a dream come true.=
-Abilities were discovered because of a "doubl=
e-dog-dare."
-Saturday morning cart=
oons weren’t 30-minute ads for action figures.
-"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 ulti=
mate weapon.
-Baseball cards in the spoke=
s transformed any bike into a motorcycle.
-Ice cream was considered a basic food group.
-Older siblings were the worst tormentors, but also the fiercest prot=
ectors.
If you can remember most or all of these, then you have LIVED!=
~~
Dr. Bob Griffin
“Abhorring all my sin,=
adoring only Him”
[email protected] www.grif.net