April 20, 201313 yr Young as in "a kid of the 70s:" Whiffle ball in the backyard Collecting baseball cards Hanging out at night with your buddies in the neighborhood during the summer The butterflies over calling a girl for the first time Getting to watch Johnny Carson on weekends and then during the summer Sweating my skinny rear end off in a non-air-conditioned house Sleeping 3 to a room in a room big enough for 1 Kool-aid Yoo-hoo Jumping your Huffy bikeover dirt ramps Strat-o-Matic baseball Bas-Ket Playing my Ohio Player "Fire" 45 over and over and over and.... I could go on and on.
April 20, 201313 yr Playing wiffle or rubber ball home run derby dawn to dusk, if the ball went past the grapevines it was a homer Playing basketball on a narrow driveway with the netless hoop bent forwards hanging from the side of the garage Listening to my grandfather tell stories, man I miss him Dumping a small bag of salted peanuts into an RC Cola or NEHI grape and knowing it was fine dining Going to school to see how much I could get by with before I got swatted (got swatted three times, so got by with a lot) Riding my bike to go everywhere in Okolona Making up games to play outside and we always worked it out, sometimes with punches but always ending the day laughing with my buddies Listening to 45's on my little record player and WKLO radio Watching "This Week in Baseball" on Saturday afternoon (way before Sports Center) Mom's spaghetti and meatballs The last day of school before summer break riding the bus home and screaming at the top of our lungs Sunday's fried chicken lunch after church
April 20, 201313 yr I loved working too. The reason I retired early was to take care of my parents that were not in good health. My dad passed away 1 1/2 years ago at age 93. My mom is 85 and not in good health. Thought I loved my work and miss the kids, my family needed me more. I don't regret it. Sorry to hear that. I think that is a "perk" so to speak as living close or in the town your parents live. You are there to take care of them when they get old, like they took care of you when you were young. I'm sure it's not as joyful, but I know it means a lot to them to have you around.
April 20, 201313 yr Sorry to hear that. I think that is a "perk" so to speak as living close or in the town your parents live. You are there to take care of them when they get old, like they took care of you when you were young. I'm sure it's not as joyful, but I know it means a lot to them to have you around. I do not live in the same town as them. I live 1 1/2 hours away. Why it was important that I could go to EKY anytime I wanted and needed to and stay with them days at a time. When you have a full time job, you just can't do that. Life is too short. Enjoy your job, you never know what the future holds.
April 20, 201313 yr Energy Knowing every baseball player and card I had Saturday morning cartoons Sleeping with my mom and dad Whiffle ball Not knowing the horrible stuff I know now The world not being a pure hell to live in. Catching butterfly's Laying kickball and kick the can at night Catching crawdads in the creek
April 20, 201313 yr Waking up in the morning and finding that what's supposed to be limber is stiff; and vice-versa.
April 20, 201313 yr My dignity haha just kidding. I really miss high school. I really miss college. But going back to the younger years, I miss the countless hours playing in the cul-de-sac. Whether it was Home Run Derby, Kickball, FourSquare, Baseball, Football, Manhunt (kinda weird saying that now), and etc. Also miss countless hours shooting hoops alone, while listening to music on a Friday night.
April 20, 201313 yr I miss the college girls. I also miss not being in debt. I'm 22 and I'm already in some massive debt! Pharmacy school ain't cheap!
April 20, 201313 yr I could go on but just a few: Playing, all day and never being tired. I think we played everything at some point, even hockey. Wiffleball, tennis ball, basketball, bike riding was even a competition, backyard football, man that was fun. Manhunt on any summer night made my week. Riding my bike all over town without a care in the world. Summer 3 on 3 basketball tourny's after dark, with the radio or cassette player on. Leaving on the first day of vacation with my family and friends group we had. Summers where my biggest decision was whether or not I was going to the pool the next day, and trying to figure out who all was going to be there so I could choose wisely.
April 20, 201313 yr These days two sounds bring back great memories....... 1. Metal baseball spikes on concrete....... 2. Tires on gravel........reminds me of the drive in.
April 20, 201313 yr Being able to dunk! I miss playing basketball 3-4 nights a week like when I was 18-22yo. We played league a couple of nights a week and seemed to always be able to find an "open" gym that we could play at. I miss my brand new Mustang GT from 1988 that I got myself as a birthday present. I could also could go on all night on the things that I miss from my younger days. That said, at that age I didn't know God, I didn't know the love of my life and I didn't know the love that a parent feels for a child. I wouldn't go back to "not knowing" those things for anything. This.
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