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DEVOLUTION

Rummaging through old pictures of the halcyon days of my youth, I found a couple of photos that illustrate a cautionary tale.  Below are the before and after shots of a cold warrior who didn't get a job after mustering out of the service.  (And no, it's not yours truly.  He is taking the "after" picture, because he did get a job after battling the Red Menace and so could afford a camera.)

Cold_warrior_3 Devolution_2 

Posted by Wm Tingley on August 31, 2007 at 05:56 PM in Ethics |

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