Subject: "OLD GEEZERS" DEFINED:

Date: Fri, 3 Aug 2001 10:25:23 -0500

"Geezers" are easy to spot; this is slang for an old

man. But at sporting events, during the playing of the

National Anthem, they hold their caps over their hearts

and sing without embarrassment. They know the words and

believe in them. They remember World War I, the

Depression, World War II, Pearl Harbor, Guadalcanal,

Normandy and Hitler. They remember the Atomic Age, the

Korean War, The Cold War, the Jet Age and the Moon

Landing, not to mention Vietnam.

If you bump into a "Geezer" on the sidewalk, he'll

apologize, pass one on a street and he'll nod, or tip his

hat to a lady.

"Geezers" trust strangers and are courtly to women.

They hold the door for the next person and always when

walking, make sure the lady is on the inside for

protection.

"Geezers" get embarrassed if someone curses in front

of women and children and they don't like violence and

filth on TV and in movies.

"Geezers" have moral courage.

"Geezers" seldom brag unless its about the

grandchildren in Little League or music recitals.

This country needs "Geezers" with their decent values

and common sense. We need them now more than ever. It's

the "Geezers" who know our great country is protected,

not by politicians or police, but by the young men and

women in the military serving their country in foreign

lands, just as they did, without a thought except to do a

good job, the best you can and to get home to their loved

ones.