Old fashioned

Yep that me. Old fashioned all the way. My values and morals stemm from a time where things were easier. Decisions were easier. The 50's.

Many things today that are important were, back then, not at all important. Such as a car. today everyone wants a new car but are unwilling or unable to pay for it. Well plus the fact that cars today are worth crap. Back in the 50's cars were also expensive but not as expensive as todays standards. With few tools and even fewer skills you could fix just about anything on your car. Today mechanics hook your car up to a computer and lets it tell you whats wrong with it. Sure that makes it easier to find a problem. My first car was a 65 Mustag fast back. I could tell you what was wrong wiht the car just by listening.

Back in the 50's there was no internet. That alone is worth something to me. Yes I earn my money as a system admin. But back then I would have most likely been a mechanic or a soldier.

People in the 50's questioned thier government but in a different way than they do today. Today we do in fact have the internet. Today information can be reached fast and easy. But at what price? I don't mena money. I mean the quality of the information and the source. On both sides of the political spectrum people are still getting thier information from the same tired sources. Well today more and more people are turning to blogs. No not this one but there are the "power houses" out there. I read a few. Some left but mostly right. All have thier agenda. the blogs I read daily I feel are good. As they quote and link sources but also leave things open to form your own opinion. Huffpost is a bad example. The posts there are not well written and are written in a commanding style that leave me no doubt that the author thinks he/she is oooooooohhhhhhh soooooo much smarter than me. Maybe so but I can think and reason for myself and I can and do for my own opinions.

In the 50's the biggest topic in high school was "doing it" I have read that so many times. When I was in school it was who had the sharpest car. Today it seems to be many different things at once. Pregnancy, Facebook, clothes, music and so much more. These things are shaping the minds of the next generation. this honestly scares me. Priorties are getting more screwed up.

I used to coach youth football here in Germany. Yes they play football here. Anyway orking with kids I got to see first hand what was important to kids. Here in Germany future is not very important becasue kids feel they don't have a future. Live now and screw tomorrow. I had a small hand in trying to change that for a few kids. I did my best to show them what can happen when they work hard and study hard. I demand alot from my players. Be on time and never be late. If you cost me my time I WILL take yours. Give me exactly the same I give you. That being 100%, 100% of the time. NEVER EVER no matter how bad it looks do you give up. Don't lie. If you make a mistake admit it, work to correct it and most important learn from it.

I sent 2 of my boys to American universities. I also sent 3 boys to the German Army. These were kids who had bad grades, were never really challenged and honestly didn't give a crap about thier future. The 2 I sent to the US will graduate next year. One will come back to Germany and continue his studies. He wants to be a doctor. The other will stay in the US and start work there. One of the kids I sent to the German Army has been to Afganistan twice. He has grown a lot since he played for me. He went Airborne and sniper. He's home now and he's getting ready to go to school to be an officier. At the same time he'll be going to the university within the Army. Again these are kids who had no future to look foward to.

My old fashioned ideals and morals has helped. Would the left wing morals have helped? No I honestly don't think so because according to the left wing all your problems are not your fault.