The last living child of Sam & Katie Hoyt is in dire straits now as Aunt Leona has had a stroke. She is the last of Daddy's brothers and sisters still living but the stroke has done serious damage. I don't know how much longer she will last, but before she goes I just wanted to say thanks to her and her brothers and sisters. During the war five brothers and one sister were in the services while one sister was working as a nurse and Aunt Leona worked for the Red Cross. It left one brother on the farm with Grandpa and Grandma and one sister still in school. Even after the war, the family remained and remains to this day closer than most, especially in spirit. The miles seperate us from New Hampshire and Mass to Washington (state), Arizona and Florida. But we all feel the pull of the swamps (aka Louisiana) and some of us still live here on the farm. Life comes and life goes, it will until the Lord returns. We need to experience it though not only our own eyes, but the eyes (and lives) of others. My advice from the swamps remains the same. Find someone from the elder generations and visit, talk, and experience their lives as you live your own. We of the baby boomers are the next old folks and we are already there people. Deal with it or suffer needles consequences.
Peace, Long Life, and Prosperity
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"needles consequences"?
One problem generational transfer has is finding common ground. Our family had the wednesday fish fry. The real connection I had to it wasn't only on wednesday nites, though. Throughout the week (for me, esp during the summer when school was out) things happened that drew the same people together. Minnow huntin' with Grandpa was just as important as catching the fish, and as we were brought together, history came forth. The keystone event for learning first hand history always came during fish cleaning time.
What can be a modern equivalent to that?
OK Ok Needless
I was just wondering if you were advocating the death penalty for dipsticks again...
;-)
Favorite quote from my father:
"I thought I left all the ensigns on the base"
I find myself in the untoward position of agreeing (partially) with the ACLU. Our court systems have degenerated so much over the years that the needle is often used on someone who doesn't deserve the punishment. Until it is given uniformly for the same crimes and to people who are honestly proven guilty and convicted we should be very careful because it is easy to take live, but only God can give it. And we are not God
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