Why thank you for the implied invitation, raybbr! But, turning my personal, pre-WWII clock back to join your generation would be like a Third Chance for me to set things straight. Here's a hint: although I occasionally find Jay Leno somewhat droll, he sure ain't no Dave Garroway... much less a Jack Parr.
Speaking of generations, while I was away adventuring and incidentally defending the borders of the Free World, between 1960 and 1966, it's evident that I missed something big happening here at home. When I returned, the country had been somehow fundamentally altered. I have spent the years in between then and now trying to figure out what the hell happened ... and exactly what the mix of better and worse really is in the context of history.
You shipped out in 1960, during 'The American High' [V-J Day] and returned after it ended [November 22, 1963].
You came back just after the beginning of the Consciousness Revolution [Beetles on the Ed Sullivan Show] and have continued to live through the Culture Wars [1984-to mid 200?].
Please see "The Fourth Turning" at http://fourthturning.com.
Have no fear, though...
Winter Comes Again!!!