Bill O'Reilley vs Rosie O'Donnell

To carry on with my “do the right thing” essay a while ago…a week or so ago I saw a video where Bill O’Reilley sent his cameraman & whoever else those guys were to a book signing by Rosie O’Donnell.

I confess Rosie is not one of my favorites, but this was really tacky of O’Reilley who puts forth a façade of integrity and fairness. Rosie handled it all very well actually; Bill O’Relley is trying to get her to come on his show so they can debate her 9/11 conspiracy theory. Rosie said she did not say that. I guess Bill must think she did because he wants a chance to get down and dirty. Rosie is not biting, at least not yet. To be continued…
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A BOOMER KNOWS !

Dear All,

I thought I would check on exactly what the world considers as the birth years of the "boomers" and here it is.

A baby boomer is a person born between 1945 and 1965 in the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, or Australia. Following World War II, these countries experienced an unusual spike in birth rates, a phenomenon commonly known as the baby boom. The term is iconic and more properly capitalized as Baby Boomers. The terms "baby boomer" and "baby boom" along with others (e.g. "boomies" or "boomers") are also used in countries with demographics that did not mirror the sustained growth in American families over the same interval. (From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
For further information, see Post-World War II baby boom

Just for a snicker or a smile: You know you’re a baby boomer if:

1. You remember the term “I like Ike”
2. If you know what a churchkey is
3. If you remember “you’ve got more __________ than Carters got little liver pills
4. how you felt when the Lawrence Welk show was about to come on TV...uh 1…anda 2…and uh 3
5. if you watched the Howdy Doody show or remember it
6. if you watched Father knows best
7. you know what a soda jerk is
8. you went to the drive-in every week (those were the days)--the "passion pit"
9. if you were a fan of either or all : "Have Gun Will Travel" , Steve McQueen in “Wanted Dead or Alive”, Clint Eastwood in "Rawhide", or Nick Adams in "The Rebel"
10. if this brings back a memory or two "A White Sport coat and a Pink Carnation"
11. you remember the phrase "Makin whoopee" and what it meant
12. you know who Ed Sullivan was
13. you remember when girls had Home Ec class (and typing class) and boys had shop class
14. Penny loafers, saddle oxfords, bobbie sox, or poodle skirts cause a bit of a flashback
15. you remember when girls jeans had side zippers
16. you remember the "bop" and watching "American Bandstand" on TV
    
17. you just HAD to have a pair of bell bottoms
    

More later OR if you can think of a good one--send it to me. Everyone needs a laugh; laughter is the best medicine, right?

Also, the boomers born at different times may have other memories that people today go blank at the mention of--like I have had people come in my home and ask me "what is that?" when they look at my phone (manufactured in '45 so it has a dial and they don't know what the dial is). Amazing, isn't it? Love and good health to all, Lynda

Do the Right Thing

“Do The Right Thing”

I have noticed, over these past few years of my life, a very quickly growing condition in people of all ages and genders, faiths, countries, company policies, well everyone…. When a person or entity faces a decision of any kind he, she or it has three choices (1) do the easy thing (2) do the greedy thing, whether it be easy or hard (3) do the right thing. While I hope people will choose to do the right thing when faced with a difficult choice or decision, they very rarely do. Sad.

For example, someone you know is a twentyish person desperate to find a job outside the fast food business. This person has very little college and no real job experience but begs for jobs he/she is not qualified for, due to a sincere willingness to learn. Finally an employer agrees to train on the job and our “person” is thrilled…for about three to four months; then he/she starts noticing all the things about working in this new found job that make it awful.

The three choices now before our employee are 1) do the easy thing which could include getting back at the nasty boss or supervisor by sitting around not working, lying, calling in sick often and more… so the employer would fire her/him 2) do the greedy thing by stealing, lying, and finding ways to get more from the job financially so she/he would feel justified staying where he/she doesn’t want to be 3) do the right thing and explain the job is not a good fit and give a two week notice. My experience has been that “doing the right thing” is not an option in these cases anymore.

Doing the right thing is becoming an extinct course of action now. I am saddened as I see more and more people unwilling to work hard to make their living. Everyone wants their needs to be met but not as a result of their labor; anything but that! People today, want it fast and they want it easy. Doing the right thing and making a plan for their life and how to support themselves is just not one their options.

I want to know. What happened to “doing the right thing”?

Homeowners Insurance "What If's?"

When I bought my first home I remember reading through the homeowners insurance policy carefully (young newbie). I was glad to see the many types of coverage available for my house. That good feeling of knowing that if something unforeseen happened the homeowners insurance would help and probably completely compensate for whatever damage occurred. As so many others, I felt that life offered enough challenges and this insurance was a good thing. Yes, the insurance premiums seemed very high to me then, but I assured myself the policy was a definite necessity.

Oh! The lovely home my friend had in the Bay area near San Francisco in the late 80's! I was very happy for them. Suddenly, without warning, during the World Series game in October of 1989 the worst earthquake during my lifetime shocked the world as its wrath spread ruin everywhere near its epicenter. A tiny spot in the mountains very close to San Francisco, California was the quake's starting point. In mid February of 1990 the homeowner's policy came and there was a bold notation of a change in coverage for all homeowners. I was curious what could possibly be happening? As I read further I found out: the policy would no longer cover damage caused as a result of an earthquake. Excuse me? Please note - my premiums went up that year but I had less insurance coverage. Figure that one out!

When I look way back to that first home I realize that the insurance premiums paid then seem like a pittance now. I remember getting the new policy on the house we are in now in late January of 2002. There was an emboldened enclosure explaining that there was new information each homeowner needed to know. The insurance would definitely not cover anything that occurred to the home that might be construed to have anything to do with terrorism. Oh! My premiums did not go down I noticed, but my coverage did. So, is there a pattern forming here?

When Katrina hit New Orleans my friend in Baton Rouge kept me up to speed on the situation in that area of the country. Even though Baton Rouge had huge losses themselves they still took in people from New Orleans by the droves. We all know how horrible it was. The new challenge facing homeowners in Louisiana and Mississippi or anywhere hurricanes might be prone to hit land is now upon us. Why don't you try to get homeowners insurance that will cover your New Orleans home from hurricane damage? Just try! No way, not anymore.

I cannot get my mind around what must be the feelings and fears of the half million people evacuated from their homes in and around the San Diego area so far. Terror does not even come close to what I would feel and no one knows what the future holds for these folks. I guess I can safely (and sadly) assume one thing. If and when they are able to have another home they might see a change showing less coverage in their homeowners policy. Yes, I think there is a pattern here. I hope I am wrong