ill freely admit the world i grew up in certainly wasnt perfect, but it had one hell of alot going for it. for the most part we respecteed the law, educated ourselves, honored mom and pop, we didnt steal or kill, or vandalize, and we loved our country.
today is the exact mirror image, all of the things wrong in my day appear right and acceptable today, and everything done correctly in my day is wrong by todays standards.
tonight here in the shithole i live in there is to be a vigil for a murderer, called a good man by his criminal father, whose son followed in his fooltsteps and met his end by the same sword he lived by. his father calls him a good man, its an insult to good men everywhere.
my beloved grandmother said to me about 2 weeks before she passeed in 89, jerry im glad im leaving this world, i pity you people, damn the old gal was prophetic. jerry