Back Again

By BRUCE FRASSINELLI

tneditor@tnonline.com

(Editor's Note: Bob Urban, whose column normally runs in this space, is out looking for a Mother's Day gift for his wife, Mary. Substituting today is Bruce Frassinelli, a Summt Hill native and life-long journalist).

Several of my grandchildren will dutifully sit and listen to me reflect on highlights of my childhood. I am realistic enough to know that, given the prism of time, some of what we recall from the "good old days" was never as spectacular as we have enshrined it in our mind's eye.

According to an Associated Press story, 16 percent of illegals who crossed the border from Mexico into California in the last year escaped capture.

You're probably thinking, well, that's not too bad. That means 84 percent were caught and sent back home.

That 126 percent figure, however, equates into 85,467 people, and that's a lot.

Thanks to the Boston Marathon bombings and subsequent capture of the second suspect, the fertilizer plant story in Taxas, which killed 14 and injured 200 more, didn't get the media attention it deserved.

Think finding a job isn't tough?

A McDonald's Restaurant in Massachusetts now requires prospective employees to have a college degree.

Also, before they can work the cash register, they must have one year's experience in that area somewhere else or they won't even be considered for the job.

Today is the oldest you've ever been, yet the youngest you'll ever be. So, enjoy this day while it lasts, and have a Happy Easter.

And, for those of us in the Winter of our lives, here are some thoughts:

~Your kids are becoming you......but your grandchildren are perfect!

~Going out is good.. Coming home is better!

~You forget names.... But it's OK because other people forgot they even knew you!!!

~You realize you're never going to be really good at anything.... especially golf.