I had a very hard time on Tuesday, January 20.  I am a conservative Christian.  I believe in the Bible and I try to do what it tells me and as I watched the inauguration I felt anger.  I didn’t feel anger at Obama, or his family.  But I am disappointed….  In the Democrats.
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You see I was born in 1938.  By 1948 I was only 10 years old.  So, I was a teenager in the 1950s.  That was when Ike was running for president.  My dad always worked hard.  He came home from the Pacific theater of World War II and had to find a job.  Now  We were not a wealthy family.  This was before TV was king.  Radio is what everyone listened to.  I studied hard and tried to learn the importance of voting.  I was not a real bright kid so I  did not  understand politics at all.  My dad taught me “A workmen is worthy of this hire” so I had that drilled into my character at an early age.  Along with this my dad taught me about   honesty, keeping my word, and following through on my promises.

This is how I grew up. There was just one telephone, and it was on the wall.  You had to stand up to talk on it.  There were no fast food restaurants, we had our meal at home, around the table.  We talked to one another about our day , and I ate what was put before me.  I was quite interested in Donald Duck, and Bugs Bunny, comic books, and saved them seriously.  I can remember trading comics like crazy.  Now of course this was before TV.  So we kept busy doing other things, using our imagination.

When I turned 16  I learned to drive in a 1953 Chevrolet standard transmission on the steering wheel, using a clutch.  Much to my fathers relief, the high school taught me how to drive.

People had become very independent.  I note this was an offshoot of World War II.  I was always encouraged to be independent.  People mostly took care of themselves.  I think you can see why I’m disappointed at the way things are going.  I come from a different generation, with different values.  However, I am determined to continue on with what I have been taught until my days are  over.  Thank you for reading… Vic

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