Didn’t used to think much about my birthday, was not a cause for celebration or receiving gifts
-- but now at age 82 I covet them very dearly.
Reflecting on that long stream of commentary on the value of news post
causes me to think back to “my time”
After two years of required military service, served in “fightin finance” in Korea after the hostilities,
graduated NU ‘57. These were the golden years in the country, growing economy recovering from the
big war, supplemented by spending for Korea. I felt no detachment such as that expressed in the “news” posts nor did I recognize such in my friends or the country generally. Politics was not full of hatred as it is now. It was career building, family building with an ever increasing standard of living. The suffering of the depression and sacrificing for the big war were forgotten for the most part, just a wonderful time to be alive.
My own situation benefited from the strange demographics I enjoyed.
Think the number of births plotted vertically and the year horizontally.
Connect the dots and you see a perfect V at 1933. Perfect for us born then as we had greatly reduced competition for jobs in a fast growing economy.
The wife and I are in generally good health for our age and children and grandchildren doing OK, my biggest concern right now is will I ever see the Husker return to prominence again,
- not like I enjoyed for most of my life - but something to rejoice in.
Wish the best for you but with the family hating each other so and trillions of dollars in debt your road is surely full of potholes. Best regards .
-- but now at age 82 I covet them very dearly.
Reflecting on that long stream of commentary on the value of news post
causes me to think back to “my time”
After two years of required military service, served in “fightin finance” in Korea after the hostilities,
graduated NU ‘57. These were the golden years in the country, growing economy recovering from the
big war, supplemented by spending for Korea. I felt no detachment such as that expressed in the “news” posts nor did I recognize such in my friends or the country generally. Politics was not full of hatred as it is now. It was career building, family building with an ever increasing standard of living. The suffering of the depression and sacrificing for the big war were forgotten for the most part, just a wonderful time to be alive.
My own situation benefited from the strange demographics I enjoyed.
Think the number of births plotted vertically and the year horizontally.
Connect the dots and you see a perfect V at 1933. Perfect for us born then as we had greatly reduced competition for jobs in a fast growing economy.
The wife and I are in generally good health for our age and children and grandchildren doing OK, my biggest concern right now is will I ever see the Husker return to prominence again,
- not like I enjoyed for most of my life - but something to rejoice in.
Wish the best for you but with the family hating each other so and trillions of dollars in debt your road is surely full of potholes. Best regards .
