I was senior in h.s. I knew everything. A year later I didnt. Back then I believed in government. Now I believe nothing that comes from a politician. Then I had hope for the futue. I still do, in Christ. For the country, I grieve.
The world today is as far removed from 1961 as it was removed from 1901 in 1961. I know that in 1961 I considered 1901 to be almost B.C.
1961 appears the same upside down. A buddy posted a picture on his website on April 1, of a 1961 penny he held upside down. He asked what is an upside down stamped penny worth?
Some fell for it!
If you take the time it takes, it takes less time. --Pat Parelli
American by birth; Alaskan by choice. --ironbender
I was five that year growing up on the Texas gulf coast. One of my earliest vivid memories was Hurricane Carla from September of 1961. The most intense recorded hurricane to make landfall. Anyone else remember her?
I didn’t come until early in ‘65...but is damn sad to read the responses here. The country is in Gods hands...it is likely reminiscent of Sodom and Gomorrah to Him.
I was 10 years old in 1961. Somewhere about that year I sold Christmas cards from some mail order company. Sold enough Christmas cards to earn a brand new Marlin 22 rifle. They sent it to me in the mail. I often think back and reflect on how things have changed. Not for the better.
I didn’t come until early in ‘65...but is damn sad to read the responses here. The country is in Gods hands...it is likely reminiscent of Sodom and Gomorrah to Him.
Apt analogy. Well said. Sadly.
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What we've learned from history is that we haven't learned from it.
1961 - 23 years old, senior college year, our first daughter was born in May, and we were confident that a full and rewarding future lay before us. It did. Our world was full of opportunities, we were glad to leave PA and go far west, and made the most of the freedom to grow and be good at what we chose to do. There were no doubts abut our country and very few about our government back then. We were willing to take calculated and sensible risks to develop our careers and create opportunities for our girls. In retrospect, it was glorious.
Having experienced all of those blessings and rewards in a lifetime, it is amazing that- today - our government seems to be one of the biggest threats to freedom and the hope for a rich and rewarding future for our grand kids and little great ones. The sense of community with common values and goals, the confidence of what freedom will bring, the social landscape all have tilted and shifted - in a very poor and discouraging manner.
We worked too hard and contributed too much just to arrive at such a frustrating consequence - and we devote a bunch of time trying to figure what is best to do in hope of correction.
