[DeTomaso] Hope for the future

[laurieferrari at aol.com]

Terry,
I LOVE your story. Your accomplishments are amazing and your grandson (it's no wonder) is a great and super smart guy too. Thank you for your positive perspective.  Benefits us all to read this!   
Laurie


 You and your > On Aug 15, 2016, at 11:34 AM, Himes, Terry (397C) <terry.himes at jpl.nasa.gov> wrote:
> 
> Ken (et al),
> My dad said the same thing about me listening too much to Beatle music.
> LOL ;-)
> Then I started a band and played with people like Bob Seger (Seger
> System), Amboy Dukes, and the Scott
> Richard Case all over southern Michigan. Brought in some cash doing it
> too.
> The kids that I work with, and even hire (20 something millennial's) do
> seem to spend too much time
> with their phones constantly. But when I nailed them down about it,
> they said they are keeping in-touch
> with their friends. They all have formed a group of new-hires and keep
> in-touch constantly. Seems weird to
> me, but that is their social network. They plan all week for their
> outdoors trips on the weekend.
> They go to the Sequoia Nat'l forest, Kings Canyon, and Sierra Nevada
> mountains almost EVERY weekend. They
> go hiking, rock-climbing, camping, and in winter skiing. Last weekend
> them climbed Mt Whitney. Outstanding.
> My 17 year old grandson is addicted to video games. But he is a
> straight "A" student, plays soccer and Lacrosse
> all weekend, and will graduate high-school with almost an "Associates
> Degree" from the local college courses he takes.
> So, whenever, I think the world is going "to hell innna hand basket" I
> step back and think, maybe it's just different than
> when I grew up. I think kids today are amazing. And smart.
> Just my opinion.
> Terry
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   Terry,
   I LOVE your story. Your accomplishments are amazing and your grandson
   (it's no wonder) is a great and super smart guy too. Thank you for your
   positive perspective.  Benefits us all to read this!
   Laurie
    You and your > On Aug 15, 2016, at 11:34 AM, Himes, Terry (397C)
   <terry.himes at jpl.nasa.gov> wrote:
   >
   > Ken (et al),
   > My dad said the same thing about me listening too much to Beatle
   music.
   > LOL ;-)
   > Then I started a band and played with people like Bob Seger (Seger
   > System), Amboy Dukes, and the Scott
   > Richard Case all over southern Michigan. Brought in some cash doing
   it
   > too.
   > The kids that I work with, and even hire (20 something millennial's)
   do
   > seem to spend too much time
   > with their phones constantly. But when I nailed them down about it,
   > they said they are keeping in-touch
   > with their friends. They all have formed a group of new-hires and
   keep
   > in-touch constantly. Seems weird to
   > me, but that is their social network. They plan all week for their
   > outdoors trips on the weekend.
   > They go to the Sequoia Nat'l forest, Kings Canyon, and Sierra Nevada
   > mountains almost EVERY weekend. They
   > go hiking, rock-climbing, camping, and in winter skiing. Last weekend
   > them climbed Mt Whitney. Outstanding.
   > My 17 year old grandson is addicted to video games. But he is a
   > straight "A" student, plays soccer and Lacrosse
   > all weekend, and will graduate high-school with almost an "Associates
   > Degree" from the local college courses he takes.
   > So, whenever, I think the world is going "to hell innna hand basket"
   I
   > step back and think, maybe it's just different than
   > when I grew up. I think kids today are amazing. And smart.
   > Just my opinion.
   > Terry