If I’m not mistaken, we’re in line to be trumped by China and the people in this country who’ve let it happen will survive financially quite nicely, thank you, thanks to the Democrats and Republicans and glib politicians like Obama.

My folks, too. My dad had finished college before joining the Army Air Corps – worked his way through waiting tables. (all his life he was a generous tipper, for some reason). After the war, he went to law school at UVa.
Mom was an R.N., graduated from Episcopal Hospital, Philadelphia, Nursing School, as was standard in the late ’30’s. She joined the Army Nurse Corps, followed the invasion of Europe in 1944, set up hospitals in Paris, where she happened to be on VE-Day. (Can you imagine?)
After the war, she went to UVa to get a B.S. in nursing.
Instead, she met my dad, decided the heck with the degree, she already knew much more than the instructors, and married instead. They bought a house with a VA loan, he joined a corporation where he worked for the next 35 years, with transfers and new houses, two cars on one salary…etc.

The classic post-war story, all made possible by the GI Bill. Includng, of course, my existence. ; )

Oh, and (((katymine))), congrats on the good medical news!

I used to think that all of us kids getting educated was “normal.” Now it’s exceptional, for a lot of Americans.

Oh, and hugs to you. Glad your news is good.

yes he can.

May I borrow yours?

When I’m in a good mood, I tell myself that he’s waiting for his second term to take down the horrible Bush cronies. We’ll see.