Back In The '70s When My Friends

It's Possible That You Have Been Told A Time Or 10 That You Don't Appreciate How Tough Your Elders Had It. It's True That, If You Had Been Coming Of Age Back In, Say, 1960, You Would Probably Be Feeling More Restricted, If Only Because You Were Doomed To Spend Your Days In A Skirt, Nylon Stockings And Girdle.

This Is America, And We Don't Restrict Our Battles Over People's Sex Lives To 11 Months A Year

I Write About How In Midland, The Mayor Instituted Water Conservation Measures Like Restrictions On Car Washing. He Made A Point Though That They Were Only "suggestions" And Not Government Telling People What To Do. But Then His Constituents Got Very Ticked Off At The Sight Of Their Neighbors Breaking The Rules And Demanded That They Be Made Into Actual Laws With Penalties.

This Is The Moment When I Should Also Admit That When The Internet First Arrived I Kept Telling People It Was A Fad.

As Long As We Decline To Allow Sick Uninsured People To Just Lie Down And Die On The Side Of The Road, Everybody Has To Have Insurance For The Health Care System To Work Sanely.