All categories - 15 October 2006

First, we survived being born to mothers who smoked and/or drank while they
carried us.



They took aspirin, ate blue cheese dressing, tuna from a can, and didn't get tested for diabetes.



Then after that trauma, our baby cribs were covered with bright colored
lead-based paints.


We had no childproof lids on medicine bottles, doors or cabinets and when we
rode our bikes, we had no helmets, not to mention, the risks we took
hitchhiking.


As children, we would ride in cars with no seat belts or air bags.



Riding in the back of a pick up on a warm day was always a special treat.



We drank water from the garden hose and NOT from a bottle.



We shared one soft drink with four friends, from one bottle and NO ONE
actually died from this.



We ate cupcakes, white bread and real butter and drank soda pop with sugar in it, but
we weren't overweight because

WE WERE ALWAYS OUTSIDE PLAYING!


We would leave home in the morning and play all day, as long as we were back
when the streetlights came on.



No one was able to reach us all day. And we were O.K.


We would spend hours building our go-carts out of scraps and then ride down
the hill, only to find out we forgot the brakes. After running into the
bushes a few times, we learned to solve the problem.

We did not have Playstations, Nintendo's, X-boxes, no video games at all, no
99 channels on cable, no video tape movies, no surround sound, no cell
phones, no personal computers, no Internet or Internet chat
rooms..........WE HAD FRIENDS and we went outside and found them!

We fell out of trees, got cut, broke bones and teeth and there were no
lawsuits from these accidents.

We ate worms and mud pies made from dirt, and the worms did not live in us forever.

We were given BB guns for our 10th birthdays,
made up games with sticks and tennis balls and although we were told it would happen, we did not put out very many eyes.

We rode bikes or walked to a friend's house and knocked on the door or rang
the bell, or just walked in and talked to them!

Little League had tryouts and not everyone made the team. Those who didn't
had to learn to deal with disappointment. Imagine that!!

The idea of a parent bailing us out if we broke the law was unheard of. They
actually sided with the law!

This generation has produced some of the best risk-takers, problem solvers
and inventors ever!

The past 50 years have been an explosion of innovation and new ideas.

We had freedom, failure, success and responsibility, and we learned

HOW TO
DEAL WITH IT ALL!


And YOU are one of them! CONGRATULATIONS!


You might want to share this with others who have had the luck to grow up as
kids, before the lawyers and the government regulated our lives for our own good.

and while you are at it, forward it to your kids so they will know how brave their parents were.

Kind of makes you want to run through the house with scissors, doesn't it?!

2006-10-15 01:41:11 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Family & Relationships

When i make it i saute the chicken and sometimes it is kind of dry/chewy what if i breaded it like with chicken parm, would that be good????

2006-10-15 01:40:53 · 10 answers · asked by Tracy T 2 in Cooking & Recipes

2006-10-15 01:40:50 · 13 answers · asked by anne c 2 in Women's Health

2006-10-15 01:40:45 · 4 answers · asked by loukas f 1 in Singles & Dating

2006-10-15 01:40:43 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Personal Finance

if there were no problems before hand with their sight and it just happened one day they woke up and couldnt see

is this actually possible or not???

thanks guys x

2006-10-15 01:40:39 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Diseases

I have become a HPT junkie! Took 2 hpt 10dpo, came out negative both times. Period is due tomorrow but I couldn't wait, so I bought the generic brand hpt at Dollar tree, New choice or something like that. Well, took one last night got a verrrrry faint 2nd line that at first I thought I was my imagination, this morning took the other, again got a verrrrry faint 2nd line. My question is could this be evaporation lines or could I really be pregnant? Both times the lines were really light pink in color, read within the recommended time frame, and haven't faded away yet. I'm really confused about this, and hoping these are true positives. If anyone has any insight on this, please write back asap. We have been trying for 5 months after having a miscarriage at 10 wks, so were really looking for some help on this one. I know we should just schedule a Dr. App. but I'd rather know for sure before I go, instead of having Dr. tell me if I am or not. Any help is greatly appreciated! Thanks to all.

2006-10-15 01:40:37 · 14 answers · asked by kell01 2 in Pregnancy

I have a friend, and were both involved with career and other activities...we are both single, and when we met we talked on the phone often. Now it seems i was doing most of the calling. So I backed off to see if he will call...its been 2wks and i have called once to leave a message. He did call me back and we tried to hook up this past Friday when we got off work. Well he was suppose to call me when he got off from work, well he didnt i had to call him and it was like 9pm when i decided to see what happend...he was so apologetic and I nudged it off like i just woke up, it aint that serious...then he says we will hook up sat. or sun.....well its sunday he did not call all day yesterday, but am i mistaken isnt that just common curteousy, I mean we are not in love or committed to each other. So should i call and tell him he is no valuing a simple friendship or just wait until he calles me and then tell him.

2006-10-15 01:40:30 · 14 answers · asked by CeKaye L 4 in Friends

I claim this is a 300-million-year-old broad axe handle for the reasons listed at:http://groups.google.com/group/talk.origins/browse_frm/thread/eaa78e3b4b37b35e/e91b9b1f6f11ddb0?lnk=st&q=Lin+Liangtai&rnum=2#e91b9b1f6f11ddb0

Can anyone give me a really scientific reason why that's not a Palaezoic axe handle?

2006-10-15 01:40:27 · 3 answers · asked by lin440315 2 in Botany

Hi, where can we get inexpensive vegetarian food in Taipa (Macau)?

How much is the rate per meal?

2006-10-15 01:40:05 · 1 answers · asked by mingmangat 1 in China

Id love an alsation, rottie, huskie but its out of the question

2006-10-15 01:39:54 · 23 answers · asked by cazmo 4 in Dogs

anxiety about air planes? starting a new job? having a new baby? anxiety related answers only........

2006-10-15 01:39:36 · 18 answers · asked by No 3 in Mental Health

2006-10-15 01:39:16 · 9 answers · asked by ofe 1 in Other - Society & Culture

2006-10-15 01:38:48 · 5 answers · asked by bai_weiling1 1 in Diet & Fitness

this is like a food chain question and I need the answer today!

2006-10-15 01:38:42 · 1 answers · asked by sharzay_093 1 in Homework Help

Firstly, let me just state I believe in principle there is no free will as such. As we grow and integrate into a society and culture we generally fall into a will established by society, "Society's Will" if you want to put it that way. However, what if there was no "Society's Will?".

Ok here's an example. You raise a young boy from birth until he is, say, 10 years old. And then for 10 years of his life he is placed into solitary confinement until age 20, now obviously he will have some activities in his room to keep him from going crazy ya know television, musical instruments, videogames, movies, whatever.. Now, we take a send child, and they are placed in confinement with the exact same activities set before them for their 10 years alone. The question is, since there is no "Society's Will" anymore to govern what is right and wrong in these people's minds, do they branch of and create their own unique will, with its various rules and conditions OR is there a sort of underlying..

2006-10-15 01:38:29 · 6 answers · asked by Game Guy 5 in Psychology

2006-10-15 01:38:00 · 4 answers · asked by drishma 1 in Other - Arts & Humanities

can it not be an extremely complex device please?

2006-10-15 01:37:32 · 0 answers · asked by me!! 2 in Other - Electronics

2006-10-15 01:37:29 · 13 answers · asked by man s 1 in Careers & Employment

i was doing some research on this subject over the summer, in preparation for my dissertation which takes place in the second semester of the final year and i've yet to come across a simple and more easily explained definition of this theory. it would be of great help to me not forgeting also that it would put me out of my misery if you could do this, as well as give me examples of what constitutes or defines existentialism, according to you

the best and most simplified and straightforward answer gets the points

2006-10-15 01:37:28 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Philosophy

2006-10-15 01:37:15 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Ethnic Cuisine

when iam not at school or doing homework at home or watching T.V i like to day dream about my fututre, but sometimes i will get off of my bed start walking around my room even jump and start imagining things, often times when iam in my room alone i'll jump from one place to another day dreaming i need help.

2006-10-15 01:37:11 · 14 answers · asked by garnes d 2 in Psychology

2006-10-15 01:37:09 · 4 answers · asked by drone 1 in Other - Society & Culture

martini here.

2006-10-15 01:37:05 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Beer, Wine & Spirits

Im the Taurus and my boy friend is a virgo :)

2006-10-15 01:36:51 · 8 answers · asked by Angelika 2 in Horoscopes

is this why my computer is so slow or is this another problem

2006-10-15 01:36:48 · 13 answers · asked by maxinejane42 1 in Desktops

2006-10-15 01:36:45 · 13 answers · asked by youdancin 2 in Dogs

What would be the average cost of living in Riga, Latvia per month. If possible please do tell me in Euro.

2006-10-15 01:36:36 · 1 answers · asked by Vivin 1 in Community Service