Thanks, Bob, for that breath of common-sense fresh air. The knife of fate
cuts both ways.

It won't help John through his grief at the moment, but it certainly jives
with everything I've been telling my children. As much as the media likes
to emphasize the negative, and the "do-gooders" love to wring their hands in
feigned concern, these really ARE the "good old days", and no people in
recorded history has ever lived better than us. (I'm talking specifically
Americans now, although even Martin probably agrees with this one...)

We're living in the only society in history that has FAT poor people, for
God's sake. Imagine THAT, just 100 years ago?
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"