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Whatever next..............?
Posted Dec 7, 2001
An unfinished sentence is like a
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Whatever next
Posted Dec 7, 2001
Unfinished sentences are like a
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memories
Posted Sep 19, 2001
Close your eyes.....And go back in time.... Before the Internet, before
DVD. Before semi-automatics machine guns, joyriders and crack ....Before
SEGA or Super Nintendo... Way back....
I'm talking about Hide and Seek in the park. The corner shop, Hopscotch,
butterscotch, skipping, handstands, football with an old can, Bulldog,
Beano, Twinkle and Roly Poly, Hula Hoops, jumping in enormous puddles,
Building dams. The smell of the sun and fresh cut grass. Bazooka Joe bubble
gum. An ice cream cone on a warm summer night from the van that plays a
tune - 99's, screwballs or a cider lolly.
Wait......Watching Saturday Morning cartoons...short commercials, The
Double Deckers, Road Runner, He-Man, Captain Caveman, Swapshop, and Why
Don't You.Staying up late for Starskey and Hutch or Minder. When around the
corner seemed far away, and going into town seemed like going somewhere. A
million mosquito bites, wasp and bee stings. Sticky fingers. Cops and
Robbers, Cowboys and Indians. Zorro. Climbing trees, building igloos out of
tiny amounts of snow. Walking to school, no matter what the weather. Running
till you were out of breath. Laughing so hard that your stomach hurt.
Jumping on the bed. Pillow fights. Spinning around, getting dizzy and
falling down was cause for the giggles.
Being tired from playing... Remember that?
The worst embarrassment was being picked last for a team. Water balloons
were the ultimate weapon. Football cards in the spokes transformed any bike
into a motorcycle, I'm not finished just yet...Eating raw jelly, orange
squash, ice pops. Remember when.. There were two types of trainers - girls
and boys. Dunlop Green Flash and the only time you wore them at school, was
for "gym." You knew everyone in your street - and so did your parents! It
wasn't odd to have two or three "best" friends. You didn't sleep a wink on
Christmas eve. When nobody owned a pure-bred dog. When 25p was decent pocket
money. When you'd reach into a muddy gutter for 10p. When nearly everyone's
mum was at home when the kids got there from School. It was magic when dad
would "remove" his thumb.
When it was considered a great privilege to be taken out to dinner at a
real restaurant with your parents. When any parent could discipline any kid,
or feed him or use him to carry groceries and nobody, not even the kid,
thought a thing of it.
When being sent to the head's office was nothing compared to the fate that
awaited a misbehaving student at home. Basically, we were in fear for our
lives, but it wasn't because of drive-by shootings or drugs, and some of us
are still afraid of them!!!
Didn't that feel good? Just to go back and say, Yeah, I remember that!
Remember when....
Decisions were made by going "eeny-meeny-miney-mo."
"Race issue" meant arguing about who ran the fastest.
Money issues were handled by whoever was the banker in "Monopoly".
The worst thing you could catch from the opposite sex was germs, and the
worst thing in your day was having to sit next to one.
It was unbelievable that dodge ball wasn't an Olympic event. Having a
weapon in school, meant being caught with a catapult. Nobody was prettier
than your Mum.
Scrapes and bruises were kissed and made better. Taking drugs meant
orange-flavoured chewable aspirin. Ice cream was considered a basic food
group. Getting a foot of snow was a dream come true.
Abilities were discovered because of a "double-dare". Older siblings were
the worst tormentors, but also the fiercest protectors.
If you can remember most or all of these, then you have LIVED!!!! Pass
this on to anyone who may need a break from their "grown up" life...
I DOUBLE-DARE YA!!!
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How nice
Posted Sep 6, 2001
Many people will walk in and out of your life,
but only true friends will leave footprints in your heart.
To handle yourself, use your head,
To handle others, use your heart.
Anger is only one letter short of danger.
If someone betrays once, it is his fault;
If he betrays you twice, it is your fault.
Great minds discuss ideas;
Average minds discuss events;
Small minds discuss people.
He who loses money,loses much;
He who loses a friend, loses much more;
He who loses faith, loses all.
Beautiful young people are accidents of nature,
But beautiful old people are works of art.
Learn from the mistakes of others.
You can't live long enough to make them all yourself.
Friends, you and me.
You brought another Friend.
and we started our group.
our circle of friends.
and like a circle.....there is no beginning or end.
Yesterday is history.
Tomorrow is mystery.
Today is a gift.
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suicide
Posted Aug 29, 2001
I have just read that an h2g2 researcher is intending to end his life sometime before the end of this year.
This makes me very very sad indeed.
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