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Take a trip into former years and recall what has been lost, what has been gained, some of it good, some of it not so good. History is for remembering and reminiscing, bringing a smile to the old, and a glimmer of light to the young on how things used to be.

Included are recipes, some passed down through generations, and some new, and some not so new.

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Part Two School Days or School Daze

Posted 10-28-2011 at 07:14 PM by Yokie
Updated 10-28-2011 at 07:23 PM by Yokie (Clean up typos)


Remember when the words "Dress Code" did not exist. As youngsters we dressed one of three ways: we dressed for church, we dressed for school, we dressed for play. Play clothes did not belong in school, and school clothes did not belong in church.

There were those three different styles: your best, your next to best, and your oldest or mostly worn out.

Currently there seems to be just one mode of dress for youngsters.

Here's one example currently repeated in many, many places and schools: I went on a visit to one of my former towns and while driving through there noticed that the youngsters at St. Joseph's local Parochial school were just getting out.

I do believe my mouth fell open. Where were the Catholic school uniforms?

Instead, I saw girls in unbelievably revealing clothes, and boys with their jeans at half-mast. With regard to the jeans, I've always wondered how boys could possibly be comfortable in them since it is obvious that some boys can barely walk in them.

Then one day it occurred to me: the show of boxers are to prove virility, and the jeans at half-mast are to show how a whole lot of room is needed in the crotch! In other words the boys are bragging.

As for the girls, I honestly do not believe that they truly understand what they are bringing upon themselves, or even begin to understand the raging hormones in boys.

There are two schools of thought on protecting children from the currently over- permissive climate.

If it were me raising children now, I'd do whatever I could to home school, that is I think I would. I know some people who home school and they raise very smart, wholesome children.

On the other hand, is that the best way to fit a child for the world that child will have to face later in life?

The world that child will face is made up for the most part of those who have come up through the public schools.

From what I can see through friends who do manage it quite well, I know that it takes very strong, committed, and involved parents, to coach a child through public school with regard to what so very many public schools are currently teaching to children in so many subtle ways.

And not just public schools! There is a Christian Academy near where I live. Those parents who can afford it pay to send there children there -- and yet it is not as Christian as some of us would like it to be.

When my nephew entered public high school, I went to his orientation with him. I was astonished to see so many young teen students returning with their own children.

I also went to one of his school dances. He hadn't wanted to go, but it wasn't until we left early that I finally understood why, and just why he wouldn't say so. The entire dance, even with chaperones there, consisted mainly of dirty dancing.

What with school shootings, condoms in the boys' bathrooms, students lack of respect for their teachers, drugs on the campuses, sex on the school buses, school days truly have become school daze.

--Yokie
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    The idea with the pants hanging down so low started in Prison.

    The male prostitues would let other men know that they were available, by hanging thier pants low.
    Since they couldnt flash any 'signals' because of the guard, this was the safest way.

    Kids dont know where that style came from, and if they did, it proably woulldnt make any difference to them at all, since a lot of people 'know' a lot of people in prison.

    Its true, our 'morals' have sunk to new lows, and the Government is partly to blame, because they permit the liberals to get thier way, to be Politically correct, and its gone too far. Dont tread on my liberty or trod on my feelings, is what seems to be the norm now.

    I really want to see what 'thier generation is going to be, when thier kids grow up and still think the are 'entitled' to more and more, like Greece has done and there is no more apple pie to be cut up.

    I wish you well....

    Jesse
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    Posted 10-28-2011 at 09:17 PM by woodworkingmenace woodworkingmenace is offline
 

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