[cripplecreek]

When I was a kid we got wormed right along with the cats and dogs.

Your pop liked fishing?

[SWAMPSNIPER]

We were barefoot, if we weren't in school, and we lived outdoors, as much as we could get away with. We swam in unregulated ponds and creeka. We didn't wash our hands and faces every few minutes. We played baseball and football without benefit of formal organization.

We ate a lot of dirt, it was just part of the day. I wonder if someone from an urban environment can even guess how different life was in small towns and rural areas, in the 40s and 50s. I believe I had a great childhood, and don't know how I could have coped with an urban upbringing. Even now, when I must go to a big city, I'm planning my escape long before I get there.

I might even have a few worms now, LOL. They don't eat much!