I miss all the kids in the neighborhood playing baseball all day all summer with no adults coaching practices and organizing game schedules. I miss everyone socializing after dinner in the summer from house to house on the front porches and not going in to watch TV until after dark. I miss being able to make fires out of real sticks and logs at Scout campouts and carrying a pocket knife without people thinking you are a terrorist or having to go through metal detectors to go to work.

I like cell phones when my car breaks down and better medical care and longer life expectancies. I like air conditioning in automobiles. I like stores being open on Sunday and after 9:00 PM. I like having more than three channels to choose from on TV and not having to watch them all sign off at midnight.

I miss the old days and I am kind of glad they are not still here, too. I wish I could pick and choose.