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Phil Coleman's avatar

Wow, Bob. This story says several things about our past and current culture. I'm going to "wax philosophical" and use one of our greatest philosophers, Socrates, as a lead-in. Old Soc, 25 hundred years ago, said his generation of kids were tyrannical and rude and disrespectful to their elders.

I heard the same insults when I was in my adolescence. Now, I'm in the age group now where I can say, "The whole country's going to Hell," and "Today's generation of kids are a bunch of *%#*@."

But stories like yours remind me of today's real world. One thing that is different today is that in my day, we didn't even have so many standards of measurements for excellence like we do now. If we managed to achieve a skill level comparable to JD Micro's, nobody knew about it.

Reality check: Seek out any group of kids in their late teens. Listen to them talk. Disregard the slang and profanity, every young generation did that, including mine. Note the quickness of their thought process, the places they have been to or seen on some large screen TV, how they all can transition from one talking point to another, effortlessly.

I was never that well-rounded and sophisticated as a teen. It took me, and my kind, another generation. Today's kids would be super stars if they were part of my generation.

Don't worry about our country's future, this generation will fix what we broke. My personal contentment is that my super-star grand kids will be part of it.

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Bill Weisgerber's avatar

Bob, you always maintain such a giving and caring spirit in recognition of your colleagues—well done, as always. (It’s why we love The Wary One).

And, of course, congratulations to JD Mico. Such an honor to be recognized with such distinction, in your chosen field. Best of success in all of your future endeavors, JD.

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