Larry Dickstein wrote:
>
> Well, Mike, you seem like a fairly sharp kid. What I would like
> you to do is copy your post, tuck it into the hidey hole that you deem
> safe and break it out whenever your soon to be 16 eldest child rags you
> for the car of his/her dreams. See if it still has the same effect on
> you that it has today. In other words, your OF father has been down this
> street before. He's not messing w/ you 'cause you're not smart enough to
> make your own decisions. It's not his first rodeo either---and I don't
> even know the man. Believe me that at some point in your life you will
> realize that he is the very smartest man you have ever come across. At
> least, I hope so.
>
> Larry Dickstein
Actually, Larry, you're right. I think that he knew what he was doing. That
Ply**uth was probably a better learning experience about autos than any
lecture. I
learned that to have something nice, you either buy a new car or put some money
into
the one you have. I also learned a pretty basic rule of life: you only get out
what
you put in. I was bitter because i didn't get a convertible, but in
retrospect, that
Ply**uth was a better car for me. It was almost like the old saying, "You have
to
suffer before you can sing the blues."
--
Michael S. Lishego
St. Andrews Presbyterian College
Elementary Education Major,
English Minor, Class of 1999
R.A. of Winston-Salem Hall
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