"Hey Dad," one of my kids asked the other day, "What was your favourite fast food when
you were growing up?"?
"We didn't have fast food when I was growing up," I informed him. "All the food was slow."?
"C'mon, seriously. Where did you eat?"?
"It was a place called 'at home,'" I explained. "Grandma cooked every day and when
Grandpa got home from work, we sat down together at the dining room table, and if I
didn't like what she put on my plate I was allowed to sit there until I did like it."?
By this time, the kid was laughing so hard I was afraid he was going to suffer serious
internal damage, so I didn't tell him the part about how I had to have permission to leave
the table. But here are some other things I would have told him about my childhood if I
figured his system could have handled it:?
Some parents NEVER owned their own house, never wore Levis , never set foot on a golf
course, never travelled out of the country or had a credit card.?
My parents never drove me to soccer practice. This was mostly because we never had
heard of soccer. I had a bicycle that weighed probably 50 pounds, and only had one
speed, (slow). We didn't have a television in our house until I was 11, but my grandparents
had one before that. It was, of course, black and white, but they bought a piece of
coloured plastic to cover the screen. The top third was blue, like the sky, and the bottom
third was green, like grass. The middle third was red. It was perfect for programs that had
scenes of fire trucks riding across someone's lawn on a sunny day. Some people had a lens
taped to the front of the TV to make the picture look larger.?
I was 13 before I tasted my first pizza, it was called "pizza pie." When I bit into it, I burned
the roof of my mouth and the cheese slid off, swung down, plastered itself against my chin
and burned that, too. It's still the best pizza I ever had.?
I never had a telephone in my room. The only phone in the house was in the living room
and it was on a party line. Before you could dial, you had to listen and make sure some
people you didn't know weren't already using the line.?
Pizzas were not delivered to our home. But milk was.?
All newspapers were delivered by boys and all boys delivered newspapers. I delivered a
newspaper, six days a week. It cost 7 cents a paper, of which I got to keep 2 cents. I had
to get up at 4 AM every morning. On Saturday, I had to collect the 42 cents from my
customers. My favourite customers were the ones who gave me 50 cents and told me to
keep the change. My least favourite customers were the ones who seemed to never be
home on collection day.?
Movie stars kissed with their mouths shut. At least, they did in the movies. Touching
someone else's tongue with yours was called French kissing and they didn't do that in
movies. I don't know what they did in French movies. French movies were dirty and we
weren't allowed to see them.?
If you grew up in a generation before there was fast food, you may want to share some of
these memories with your children or grandchildren. Just don't blame me if they bust a gut
laughing.?
Abrahamson Leiser left us on Thursday night,peacefully as he would have wanted. Deeply
mourned by the President,Executive committee,residents and staff of Savyon Lodge. Our
deepest sympathy to his nephew, Abe Abrahamson and his niece,Rena Reiff and their
families. He will be remembered as as a beloved and respected resident of Savyon Lodge.
A light has surely gone out in our midst.
Abrahamson Leiser who recently celebrated his 108 th birthday passed away peacefully on
Thursday night at Savyon Lodge where he had been a much loved resident for many years.
His long life spanned three centuries during which he witnessed many changes. He was
our 'National Treasure' who will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved him. Our
condolences to the Abrahamson family. Alan and Ruth Feigenbaum.
Thank you for all that you do.
Deaths.
Castle Ward. W.J. Bill passed away on 7th May. Loving husband of Beryl and father of
Nigel and Carol and Grandpa to five grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren by whom
he'll be sadly missed.
Memorial Service at 11.30 a.m. qas on Friday 11th May at Church of the Ascension,
Hillside.
Anna Margaretha Ferguson deepest sympathy to Anne Ferguson and the Family from
Chairman, Trustees and Staff of Edith Duly Nursing Home
Johnson Viv . Friend and companion. We had joy,we had fun,we had seasons in the sun.
Rest peacefully now. Beth
Johnson Viv. Resting peacefully at last. We will look after Mom for you. Lynn and Scott.++
Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines.
"Many of us will have to pass through the valley of the shadow of death again and again
before we reach the mountain tops of our desires."
Nelson Mandela
Spread love everywhere you go.... first of all in your own house.
Give love to your children, to your wife or husband, to a next door neighbour... ..
Let no one come to you without leaving better and happier.
ARE YOU CONCERNED ABOUT SOMEONE'S DRINKING ?
You don't have to drink to suffer from alcoholism.
Are you confused, depressed and nervous ?
Are you losing sleep ?
Are fears overwhelming you ?
Do you feel sorry for yourself ?
Do you refuse invitations to family and social functions ?
Do you take your frustrations out on others ?
Are you resentful ?
Do you lie and try to cover up the drinking problem ?
Are you ashamed of your situation ?
There is help available for you in AlAnon
Phone 011 218 314
Tuesday evenings 7.30 pm Christ The King Church, corner of Matopos Rd and Cecil
Avenue (entrance off Oxford Road), Hillside, Bulawayo.
Thursday lunchtime 1 pm (or as near as) Mini Street Methodist Church , corner of 11th
Avenue (entrance in small gate to the house), Bulawayo.
Every adversity, every failure, every heartache carries with it the seed of an equal or
greater benefit. --Napolean Hill
SAD SERIES
TO ALL WOMEN FROM WOZA IN ZIMBABWE
Let me not pray to be sheltered from dangers, but to be fearless in facing them. Let me
not beg for the stilling of my pain, but for the heart to conquer it. --Rabindranath Tagore
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