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To: DoughtyOne
Look, who knows? I can only surmise like others.

You surmise wisely DoughtyOne.

The United States surely will be marginalized, but still be here, just powerless to intervene in what will come soon.

When we see all these things happen, look up, for your redemption draweth nigh.

I am a little older than you and was raised in Oklahoma. I was in grade school during WW II, so I remember being very poor, but we were thankful and happy. Or maybe just blissfully ignorant. I would gladly give up all of today to relive those times, well, except I would like to keep air conditioning.

117 posted on 05/28/2009 6:11:41 PM PDT by itsahoot (Each generation takes to excess, what the previous generation accepted in moderation.)
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To: itsahoot

Thank you.

I grew up 4.5 miles outside the large metropolis of Diamond, Missouri, on a 120 acre farm. Our nearest neighbors were a mile away. Diamond’s population was about 453 people. It was about 10 miles South East of Joplin.

We didn’t have air conditioning either, but a fan really worked well with the humidity.

It’s been a long time, but I’ve been over into Oklahoma a bit, the Eastern part mostly with one trip over to Enid.

You know, when I was a kid, I used to play with bricks, and make believe they were cars. I used to strip poke greens and play sword fight with my brother, mostly just before fighting. LOL I used to hit rocks with sticks, bounce a ball off steps by the hour in make believe nine inning baseball games with all my favorite players. There’s always fun things to do if you’re creative.

You don’t have to be rich to be happy. You don’t have to have things to be happy. You don’t even have to have others to be happy. You have to decide to be happy to be happy.

I could give up air conditioning. My wife couldn’t. She’d wilt.


119 posted on 05/28/2009 6:23:43 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (Obama is mentally a child of ten. Just remember that when he makes statements and issues policy.)
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