Re: Re: Re: *sigh*

What about the erosion of public education? That's enough to make you
crazy. There's a manager at our Alabama plant (supposedly w/ a degree)
that hasn't mastered simple verb-subject agreement! That makes me crazy.
How do you flunk English? It's your native language for Pete's sake.
Don't get me started.


Pam Evans
Kemp, TX
zone 8A
----- Original Message -----
From: james singer
Sent: 10/13/2004 8:46:21 PM
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Re: *sigh*

Not older, Kitty. Old. Crabby OLD guy. I got an e-mail from a college 
classmate day before yesterday, and he asked "I would like to know how 
you find old age in a world so much worse than the one we thought was 
so [bleeping] awful when we first met"?

Experience, I guess. You watch the slow erosion of personal and public 
liberties, and it makes you crabby. Well, at least, makes me crabby. 
How it makes you is your business--so long as your business remains 
your business.


On Wednesday, October 13, 2004, at 09:02 PM, Kitty wrote:

> Jim,
> What are the steps between better adjusted young adult to crabby older 
> guy?
> Kitty
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "james singer" <jsinger@igc.org>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2004 4:42 PM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Re: *sigh*
>
>
>> I didn't have much choice when I went in the service, but when I think
>> back at that time, I see a old child/young man who was ignorant,
>> unskilled, out of school, and poor. The service may have been the best
>> option I had. And, of course, I was better adjusted when I came out--I
>> was 3 years older, to begin with and aging, responsibility, and pocket
>> money have a way of turning old children into young adults.
>>
>> On Wednesday, October 13, 2004, at 02:52 PM, Aplfgcnys@aol.com wrote:
>>
>>> I know the feeling well, Jesse.  Just know that he will be supported
>>> by many
>>> prayers and good wishes.  My son's four years in the Navy were hard
>>> for us,
>>> especially since he didn't communicate for two of those years, but he
>>> really
>>> came out a much stronger, better adjusted person.  This just seems to
>>> be
>>> something that some young men have to do.  Now we've been there with
>>> two grandsons.  I know how hard it is for you to accept, but believe
>>> me,
>>> there could be far worse.  Be proud of him.
>>> Auralie
>>>
>>>
>>> In a message dated 10/13/2004 12:07:50 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
>>> silverhawk@flash.net writes:
>>> Hi Donna. Today is my son's birthday. He turns 18. He is in San Diego
>>> at
>>> boot camp (Marines). I miss him...and worry about him...that's all.
>>>
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