BOOMERS ARE A GENERATION THAT WILL =
NEVER BE REPEATED . . .
– A generation that walked to school =
and then walked back, often walking home for lunch and back, =
too.
– A generation that did their =
homework quickly to get outside asap to play with friends in the =
street.
– A generation that helped lick-and-stick S&H Green =
Stamps.
– A generation that was addicted to =
books, not screens.
– A generation that shopped at the =
Five-and-Dime.
– A generation that knew the milkman =
by name and loved chatting with the operator.
– A generation that played along =
with Howdy Doody.
– A generation that collected sports =
cards and used clothespins to put duplicate cards on the bicycle =
spokes.
– A generation that found, =
collected, washed, and returned empty coke bottles to the local grocery =
store for 3 cents each , then bought an RC Cola and candy bar with the =
money.
– A generation that made paper toys =
with their bare hands.
– A generation who bought vinyl =
albums to play on record players.
– A generation that collected photos =
and albums of clippings of their life experiences as a =
kid.
– A generation that played board =
games and cards on rainy days.
– A generation that had TV’s =
go off at midnight after playing the National =
Anthem.
– A generation that loved innovative =
trends to TV dinners, drive-in movies,
– A generation that pored over every =
page of the Sears’ catalog.
– A generation that played hide and =
seek late in the evening (until the streetlights came on and we headed =
home.
– A generation that made mud cakes =
and ate Jell-O salads/desserts that tasted =
worse.
– A generation that laughed under =
the covers in bed, so parents didn’t know we were still =
awake.
– A generation that had parents who =
were there.
– A generation that is passing and =
unfortunately it will never return no matter how hard we =
try.
I loved growing up when I did. It =
truly was the best of times.
~~
Dr Bob Griffin =
[email protected] =
www.grif.net =
"Jesus =
Knows Me, This I =
Love!"