[bigdano711]

Originally Posted by Megadan

According to a couple of members here, it makes me "rude."

I didn't grow up around soft feelings and boo boo kissing. I grew up around a bunch of Military, Vets, and old farmers. All people who don't have time to mince their words and just tell it like it is. If it's the truth, then feelings come second. Guess it just rubbed off on me.

My next door neighbors, all 10 of them, had a father who fought in Korea. He was hard/fair/funny, it was a good combination. Any good traits I ended up with can be directly attributed to him.

First time he heard me whalin' because I crashed my BMX bike in the street, he came over and asked me if I was a man or a mouse? The question made me ponder and in my preponderance, I had stopped whalin'. He said, "That's it, think about it. You don't wanna be a mouse, do ya?" It was kinduva no-brainer, but he saw a "teachable moment" and that has stuck for about 50 years.

God bless his soul and, if you've read this far, here's a pic from my front porch. Never seen a baby horse up close and personal. He's about 3 days old.