>They were the War babies.
-----Original Message-----
From: Bruce Aaron Hefner <gt9742a@prism.gatech.edu>
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Date: Tuesday, March 10, 1998 8:43 AM
Subject: Re: DML:Texas dak decaly
>Well that's the thing my parents weren't really from the "me generation",
>they always put us kids before themselves, and they showed me by example
>what kind of person I should be, especially my Dad, I've never met a
>better man in my life, he would do anything to help others, always treated
>people with respect and he never shirked his responsibility, the only bad
>thing was that cancer took is life when I was 14, but even the way he
>faced that was inspirational, I just hope I can be 1/2 the man he was. I
>guess I have an advantage over a lot of people in my age group in that I
>did have a great father and mother to serve as role models. (BTW, what are
>people born between '40 and '45 considered, my mom was born 12/15/40, and
>my dad was born 1/3/45)
>
>
>>
>> Most of my friends ARE punks, dealers etc. I like them as people, but
just count
>> them as one more person I won't have to compete with for a good job. But
it is
>> true, our generation (I'm 19) isn't that great, but we are the children
of the
>> "me generation" so we (as a whole) don't have the best of parents. (My
mom is
>> great, dad was until I was 15).
>> I make money at my job and spend it on my Dak <= relevance
>> Robert Trottmann
>> rotrottmann@davidson.edu
>> Davidson, NC
>> St. Louis, Mo
>> http://thelma.davidson.edu/rotrottmann/web/default.htm
>>
>> Bruce Aaron Hefner wrote:
>>
>> > >
>> > > At 02:14 PM 3/7/98 , you wrote:
>> > >
>> > > >I'm a 20 year old, but I'm neither snot-nosed or a punk
>> > >
>> > > I didn't mean you, Bruce. I was talking about all those other 20 year
olds
>> > > who are snot-nose punks :) When I was your age I didn't think I was
a
>> > > snot-nose punk either. But now as I look back on it, I'm surprised
somebody
>> > > didn't just shoot me and do society a big favor. Perspective sure
changes
>> > > as one gets older. I sure do love my Dakota. <==relevance :)
>> > > --
>> > > Mike Crumley mcrumley@airmail.net
>> > > 97 Dakota Regular Cab Short Bed
>> > > 3.9L V6 3.55 Auto
>> > > DDBC Bug Shield Mud Flaps
>> > >
>> > >
>> >
>> > I agree there are a lot of people in my age groups who are snot-nosed
>> > punks, who have no idea what common courtesy is, who don't know how to
>> > treat others with respect, and who think they own the road, but I am
none
>> > of these things which is why i don't think I'm a punk, and I wish
others
>> > in my age-group would start behaving better and quit giving my
age-group a
>> > bad name....And i agree time does change your perspective on things, an
>> > maybe my perspective will be different in a few years, but for now...
>> >
>> > Bruce
>>
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