[lonestar]

They didn't work! :)

I'm thankful for growing up in the Fifties.

We played outside until dark, then we caught lightning bugs to put in a jar.

I lived in a small town and that made it even better.

I was 7 Y/O when I got my first dog...a bulldog terrier puppy... with worms! I put it in my bicycle basket and rode to the vet. He was in the first Vet Medicine class at A&M...I learned as an adult. I thought he was just a nice man I took my sick dog to.

I don't know if he sent my dad a bill or what. I didn't know he did it for $$. He just gave me medicine and told me how to doctor my puppy.

Over the years he doctored several of my dogs. I learned to pay.

[Cold Heat]

We played outside until dark, then we caught lightning bugs to put in a jar.

I still do....don't put them in a jar anymore..

I have a smoking habit so I go outside and sit on the porch in the dark. The bugs see the glow of the cig, and fly toward it.....In fact, I just came inside after seeing several of them tonight..

As I get older I find myself increasingly getting enjoyment out of the things I did as a boy. I will even catch a frog or two, just for the hell of it..

For me at least, not much has changed, except I will share the experiences with my grandkids, a great grandkid coming in a couple months..

[Cold Heat]

They didn't work! :)

So I was told! lol..

I never could get up the money to order the things...so it was one of the things I wanted to have..

I spent most of my (bottle) money and allowance on marbles and A&W rootbeer.