- Location
- Vernon, NJ
[FONT=Courier New,Courier] Today we mourn the passing of an old friend, by the name[/FONT]
[FONT=Courier New,Courier] of Common Sense. Common Sense lived a long life but died[/FONT]
[FONT=Courier New,Courier] from heart failure early in the new millennium. No one[/FONT]
[FONT=Courier New,Courier] really knows how old he was since his birth records were[/FONT]
[FONT=Courier New,Courier] long ago lost in bureaucratic red tape. He selflessly[/FONT]
[FONT=Courier New,Courier] devoted his life to service in schools, hospitals, homes,[/FONT]
[FONT=Courier New,Courier] factories and offices, helping folks get jobs done without[/FONT]
[FONT=Courier New,Courier] fanfare and foolishness. For decades, petty rules, silly[/FONT]
[FONT=Courier New,Courier] laws and frivolous lawsuits held no power over Common Sense.[/FONT]
[FONT=Courier New,Courier] He was credited with cultivating such valued lessons as to[/FONT]
[FONT=Courier New,Courier] know when to come in out of the rain, the early bird gets[/FONT]
[FONT=Courier New,Courier] the worm, and life isn't always fair.[/FONT]
[FONT=Courier New,Courier] Common Sense lived by simple, sound financial policies[/FONT]
[FONT=Courier New,Courier] (don't spend more than you earn), reliable parenting[/FONT]
[FONT=Courier New,Courier] strategies (the adults are in charge, not the kids), and[/FONT]
[FONT=Courier New,Courier] it's okay to come in second (or even last, as long as your[/FONT]
[FONT=Courier New,Courier] best efforts were given).[/FONT]
[FONT=Courier New,Courier] A veteran of the Industrial Revolution, the Great Depression,[/FONT]
[FONT=Courier New,Courier] and the Technological Revolution, Common Sense survived[/FONT]
[FONT=Courier New,Courier] cultural and educational trends including body piercing,[/FONT]
[FONT=Courier New,Courier] whole language and "new math." But his health declined[/FONT]
[FONT=Courier New,Courier] when he became infected with the "If-it-only-helps-one-[/FONT]
[FONT=Courier New,Courier] person-it's-worth-it" virus.[/FONT]
[FONT=Courier New,Courier] In recent decades his waning strength proved no match for[/FONT]
[FONT=Courier New,Courier] the ravages of overbearing regulations. He watched in pain[/FONT]
[FONT=Courier New,Courier] as self-seeking lawyers ruled good people. His health[/FONT]
[FONT=Courier New,Courier] rapidly deteriorated when schools endlessly implemented[/FONT]
[FONT=Courier New,Courier] zero tolerance policies, reports of six-year-old boys[/FONT]
[FONT=Courier New,Courier] charged with sexual harassment for kissing a classmate, a[/FONT]
[FONT=Courier New,Courier] teen suspended for taking a swig of mouthwash after lunch,[/FONT]
[FONT=Courier New,Courier] and a teacher fired for reprimanding an unruly student. It[/FONT]
[FONT=Courier New,Courier] declined even further when schools had to get parental[/FONT]
[FONT=Courier New,Courier] consent to administer aspirin to a student but cannot[/FONT]
[FONT=Courier New,Courier] inform the parent when the female student is pregnant or[/FONT]
[FONT=Courier New,Courier] wants an abortion.[/FONT]
[FONT=Courier New,Courier] Eventually, Common Sense lost his will to live as churches[/FONT]
[FONT=Courier New,Courier] became businesses, criminals received better treatment than[/FONT]
[FONT=Courier New,Courier] victims, and federal judges stuck their noses in everything[/FONT]
[FONT=Courier New,Courier] from Boy Scouts to professional sports.[/FONT]
[FONT=Courier New,Courier] Finally, a woman who was not smart enough to realize that[/FONT]
[FONT=Courier New,Courier] coffee is hot, and was awarded a huge payout for her[/FONT]
[FONT=Courier New,Courier] stupidity, caused Common Sense to finally throw in the towel.[/FONT]
[FONT=Courier New,Courier] Common Sense was preceded in death by his parents Truth and[/FONT]
[FONT=Courier New,Courier] Trust; his wife, Discretion, his daughter, Responsibility;[/FONT]
[FONT=Courier New,Courier] and his son, Reason. He is survived by two stepbrothers:[/FONT]
[FONT=Courier New,Courier] My Rights and Ima Whiner. Not many attended his funeral[/FONT]
[FONT=Courier New,Courier] because so few realized he was gone.[/FONT]
[FONT=Courier New,Courier] of Common Sense. Common Sense lived a long life but died[/FONT]
[FONT=Courier New,Courier] from heart failure early in the new millennium. No one[/FONT]
[FONT=Courier New,Courier] really knows how old he was since his birth records were[/FONT]
[FONT=Courier New,Courier] long ago lost in bureaucratic red tape. He selflessly[/FONT]
[FONT=Courier New,Courier] devoted his life to service in schools, hospitals, homes,[/FONT]
[FONT=Courier New,Courier] factories and offices, helping folks get jobs done without[/FONT]
[FONT=Courier New,Courier] fanfare and foolishness. For decades, petty rules, silly[/FONT]
[FONT=Courier New,Courier] laws and frivolous lawsuits held no power over Common Sense.[/FONT]
[FONT=Courier New,Courier] He was credited with cultivating such valued lessons as to[/FONT]
[FONT=Courier New,Courier] know when to come in out of the rain, the early bird gets[/FONT]
[FONT=Courier New,Courier] the worm, and life isn't always fair.[/FONT]
[FONT=Courier New,Courier] Common Sense lived by simple, sound financial policies[/FONT]
[FONT=Courier New,Courier] (don't spend more than you earn), reliable parenting[/FONT]
[FONT=Courier New,Courier] strategies (the adults are in charge, not the kids), and[/FONT]
[FONT=Courier New,Courier] it's okay to come in second (or even last, as long as your[/FONT]
[FONT=Courier New,Courier] best efforts were given).[/FONT]
[FONT=Courier New,Courier] A veteran of the Industrial Revolution, the Great Depression,[/FONT]
[FONT=Courier New,Courier] and the Technological Revolution, Common Sense survived[/FONT]
[FONT=Courier New,Courier] cultural and educational trends including body piercing,[/FONT]
[FONT=Courier New,Courier] whole language and "new math." But his health declined[/FONT]
[FONT=Courier New,Courier] when he became infected with the "If-it-only-helps-one-[/FONT]
[FONT=Courier New,Courier] person-it's-worth-it" virus.[/FONT]
[FONT=Courier New,Courier] In recent decades his waning strength proved no match for[/FONT]
[FONT=Courier New,Courier] the ravages of overbearing regulations. He watched in pain[/FONT]
[FONT=Courier New,Courier] as self-seeking lawyers ruled good people. His health[/FONT]
[FONT=Courier New,Courier] rapidly deteriorated when schools endlessly implemented[/FONT]
[FONT=Courier New,Courier] zero tolerance policies, reports of six-year-old boys[/FONT]
[FONT=Courier New,Courier] charged with sexual harassment for kissing a classmate, a[/FONT]
[FONT=Courier New,Courier] teen suspended for taking a swig of mouthwash after lunch,[/FONT]
[FONT=Courier New,Courier] and a teacher fired for reprimanding an unruly student. It[/FONT]
[FONT=Courier New,Courier] declined even further when schools had to get parental[/FONT]
[FONT=Courier New,Courier] consent to administer aspirin to a student but cannot[/FONT]
[FONT=Courier New,Courier] inform the parent when the female student is pregnant or[/FONT]
[FONT=Courier New,Courier] wants an abortion.[/FONT]
[FONT=Courier New,Courier] Eventually, Common Sense lost his will to live as churches[/FONT]
[FONT=Courier New,Courier] became businesses, criminals received better treatment than[/FONT]
[FONT=Courier New,Courier] victims, and federal judges stuck their noses in everything[/FONT]
[FONT=Courier New,Courier] from Boy Scouts to professional sports.[/FONT]
[FONT=Courier New,Courier] Finally, a woman who was not smart enough to realize that[/FONT]
[FONT=Courier New,Courier] coffee is hot, and was awarded a huge payout for her[/FONT]
[FONT=Courier New,Courier] stupidity, caused Common Sense to finally throw in the towel.[/FONT]
[FONT=Courier New,Courier] Common Sense was preceded in death by his parents Truth and[/FONT]
[FONT=Courier New,Courier] Trust; his wife, Discretion, his daughter, Responsibility;[/FONT]
[FONT=Courier New,Courier] and his son, Reason. He is survived by two stepbrothers:[/FONT]
[FONT=Courier New,Courier] My Rights and Ima Whiner. Not many attended his funeral[/FONT]
[FONT=Courier New,Courier] because so few realized he was gone.[/FONT]
nicely worded.
