Going Like Sixty

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Junk Stuff I Wrote Sunday Evening In the Midst of Race-a-thon Posted: 30 May 2010 06:14 PM PDT Tracing back our theft’s thieves might take some time. Link back to us at Sunday Stealing! I did not intend to watch 1100 miles of auto racing, but it has been raining off and on all day. Not so much to drive me inside where the DVR is and I might watch something else. So I watched the Indy 500 and now am watching the Coke 600. Blah. I hate to waste a weekend day. Especially a holiday weekend. 1. Make a list of 5 things you can see without getting up. I’m outside in the NASCAR/Cigar Bar. Itty-Bitty lo-def Tee Vee, 1/3 full bottle of Tiki Torch Oil, an electronic bug zapper that looks like a tennis racket, the sky, wind chimes that are supposed to look like a giraffe. 2. How do you style your hair? How often do you cut it? Weekends I let the wind do my styling – or the bed. Weekdays it varies depending on how long it’s gotten. In the summer, about every two weeks. (Nancy cuts it.) 3. What are you wearing now? Swimming suit and Tee. (Intended to go swim at LeClub de Blub, but thunder means get out of the pool for 30 minutes, so I just did a light workout. 4. What’s your occupation? Do you like it? I am occupied writing this, it’s not to bad. 5. When was the last time that you took a nap? Was there a special reason? I napped Friday about 5 p.m. because I was really tired (why else would one nap?) I went to bed at 9. 6. Who was the last person you hugged romantically? Nancy 8. What was the last full meal that you ate? Salad with chicken tenders. 9. What was the last email that you received? From Bulbous, it said NHL: Edmunton 10. What one website do you always visit when you go online? Website, (not blog, not RSS) none. 11. What was the last significant thing you bought? 8 month supply of dog medicine, flea and tick stuff, heartworm, Sedona’s animal Prozac: $536 12. What musical artist did you not get at first, but then became a fan? None. 13. What do you think about before you go to bed last night? Put on my CPAP. I fell asleep with it off and I was snorking. 14. What was the last CD you bought? Steve Martin’s banjo songs. 15. What is your favorite weather, and why? What’s the weather like today? At midday about 85. Today was typical summer day. Started hot and humid, then rained, then hot and humid, then rain, then thunder, then cool. 16. If you could have a special artistic talent, what would it be? I would be a wonderful water-colorist, or have awesome Spirograph skillz 17. Did you watch the Idol 9 finale? If yes, what are your thoughts? I. Did. Not. On purpose, I didn’t think either Crystal or Lee was special and I didn’t care who one. 18. What’s something you’d like to say to someone right now? Thank you for reading my blog. 19. Any special plans for this (holiday in the States) weekend? Yes, first ever slow water kayak trip on Saturday. Meet “Rocks or Water”… 20. Besides your current S/O, who was the last person that you loved romantically? Nobody. Ok, now what do I do the rest of the weekend? We already are planning on going out to eat breakfast tomorrow. And maybe take in a ballgame. You might like these too... Sunday Stealing: The Christmas Meme Where I CRS The Indianapolis 500 is Over This Kind of Saturday Leads to a Screw it Sunday. Sky Rehab Aerobics Skinny Bitch Owes Me 1100 Calories Sunday Stealing: More Stuff about Me Meme (me me me!) Powered by Contextual Related Posts Be Socialable

The Indianapolis 500 is Over Posted: 30 May 2010 10:43 AM PDT Soon the Indianapolis 500 Race will end. Permanently. Kaput. Extinct. It is already irrelevant. Here are the reasons Indy Car racing will choose to move out of Indianapolis: Timing. Race time is 1 pm EST Sunday – in the middle of the day in the middle of the first summer holiday weekend. A time when most people would rather be outside doing summertime stuff. (NASCAR races Sunday night, when fans are ready to chill with a few more beers.) All the cars are the same. Indy Racing League (IRL) rules are so tight that the chassis is the same and the engine is the same. There is no room for innovation. Foreign-born drivers dominate. Who are all these guys? Except for Mr. Ashley Judd, even Indy Car fans can’t name more than five drivers in the field – especially American born drivers. The month-long hype for the Indianapolis 500 is gone. The IRL has mucked around with the way time trials are held and now drivers to who want to sit on the pole position have to run fast TWICE. A wobbly voiced really really old white woman issued “the most famous words in racing.” A strong  voiced really really old white guy sang “Back Home Again in Indiana.” Fans can’t relate to the cars.  At least NASCAR has brands that can be purchased at a local dealership. Sure, they are nothing like what is on the track, but Dodge lovers can root for the Dodge cars. It’s a boring track. There is only one groove which means side-by-side racing is impossible. Fans in the stands see a blur of cars with no idea who is leading (except of for scoreboard.) The Indy Racing League  is being run by a CEO who had never seen ANY Indy car race until today. He had never been to Indianapolis. He was a promoter of Professional Bull Riding. The Indianapolis 500 is over. Everybody lost. You might like these too... NASCAR Room is Out. IRL Cigar Bar is In. Mr. Ashley Judd Jumping to NASCAR NASCAR Jumps the Shark: July 27, 2008 How Jeff Gordon and Tide Killed NASCAR Piece of Junk Wins NASCAR race. Powered by Contextual Related Posts Be Socialable

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Baby Boomers U. S. (The Blog)

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Monday Musings for Baby Boomers – Over A Century Ago Posted: 31 May 2010 03:52 AM PDT Smile! Monday has always been a little bit of a let down, what with it being the beginning of the work week and all. So to start things out on a bright note for the week, I bring you the… Baby Boomers Monday Musings. Over A Century Ago Maybe this will boggle your mind, I know it did mine! The year is 1905, just over one hundred years ago. What a difference a century makes! Here are some of the U.S. statistics for 1905: - The average life expectancy in the U.S. was 47 years. - Only 14 percent of the homes in the U.S. had a bathtub. - Only 8 percent of the homes had a telephone. - A three-minute call from Denver to New York City cost eleven dollars. - There were only 8,000 cars in the U.S., and only 144 miles of paved roads. - The maximum speed limit in most cities was 10 mph. - Alabama, Mississippi, Iowa, and Tennessee were each more heavily populated than California. With a mere 1.4 million residents, California was only the 21st most populous state in the Union. - The tallest structure in the world was the Eiffel Tower! - The average wage in the U.S. was 22 cents an hour. The average U.S. worker made between $200 and $400 per year. A competent accountant could expect to earn $2000 per year, a dentist $2,500 per year, a veterinarian between $1,500 and $4,000 per year, and a mechanical engineer about $5,000 per year. - More than 95 percent of all births in the U.S. took place at home . - Ninety percent of all U.S. physicians had no college education. Instead, they attended medical schools, many of which were condemned in the press and by the government as “substandard.” - Sugar cost four cents a pound. Eggs were fourteen cents a dozen. Coffee was fifteen cents a pound. - Most women only washed their hair once a month, and used borax or egg yolks for shampoo. - Canada passed a law prohibiting poor people from entering the country for any reason. The five leading causes of death in the U.S. were: 1. Pneumonia and influenza 2. Tuberculosis 3. Diarrhea 4. Heart disease 5. Stroke - The American flag had 45 stars. Arizona, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Hawaii, and Alaska hadn’t been admitted to the Union yet. - The population of Las Vegas, Nevada, was 30! - Crossword puzzles, canned beer, and iced tea hadn’t been invented. - There was no Mother’s Day or Father’s Day. - Two of 10 U.S. adults couldn’t read or write. - Only 6 percent of all Americans had graduated high school. - Marijuana, heroin, and morphine were all available over the counter at corner drugstores. According to one pharmacist, “Heroin clears the complexion, gives buoyancy to the mind, regulates the stomach and bowels, and is, in fact, a perfect guardian of health.” - Eighteen percent of households in the U.S had at least one full-time servant or domestic. - There were only about 230 reported murders in the entire U.S. - And I copied this from ArcaMax without typing it myself, and pasted it here for you in a matter of seconds on my Wi-Fi enabled Laptop Computer! Try to imagine what it may be like in another 100 years . it staggers the mind. Hope that put a little smile on your face and Keep On Smilin’ © Baby Boomers US Blog If you are reading this anywhere other than our RSS Feed Please notify us at admin@babyboomersus.net You may also want to join the Baby Boomers US Forum for conversations by Baby Boomers about topics important to Baby Boomers! Share and Enjoy:

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Consumer Boomer

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Summer is Really Here! Posted: 30 May 2010 06:56 AM PDT Summer has arrived! My grass is out of control, I just got my official sunburn of the year, and my golf game is more of a golf “joke”. Nonetheless, I love the smell of BBQ grills firing up and the neighborhoods boys playing in the streets. Oh yes. I do love summer. photo credit: mkoukoullis Recommended Reading: Five Challenges of Buying Used (and How To Overcome Them). The Simple Dollar How To Spot Counterfeit Money. Five Cent Nickel 8 Things Every High School Graduate Must Know About Money. Bible Money Matters Stop Being Judgmental About Your Friends' Spending Habits. I Will Teach You To Be Rich Home Delivery:  Local and Long Distance. Wise Bread How To Save Money on Tires. Moneyning How to Make a 6 Figure Income Working at Home:  Interview w/ My Wife Quit Her Job.com At Good Financial Cents The Seven Pillars of Financial Success: Pillar 1: Spend Less Than You Earn at Free Money Finance Frugal Printing, Is It Possible? at Eliminate the Muda Buying a Used Car in a Private Sell – Protect Yourself at Canadian Finance Blog Greed is Good – Or is It?  What Would Jesus Say to Gordon Gekko? at Redeeming Riches The 5 Biggest Home Repair Ripoffs at Len Penzo dot com A Pledge to Never Take Credit Again at Frugal Zeitgeist Should You Invest While Still in Debt? at One Money Design The difference between salespeople and advisors 4 Types of Insurance Your College Bound Teen Needs Things To Know About Roth IRA Rules For 2010 How to Buy a Foreclosed Home How to Sell Your Car on Craigslist 25 Stock Market Definitions Lessons That Everyone Can Learn From Successful Entrepreneurs Investing 101: Common Myths 401k Contributions with Outstanding Debt Build Your Home of the Future With a Home Energy Management System Carnivals I have participated in this week: Yakezie Carnival hosted by Free From Broke Carnival of Money Stories hosted by Funny About Money Baby Boomers Blog Carnival hosted by Baby Boomers US Carnival of Personal Finance at Your Money Relationship Share this on del.icio.us Digg this! Post on Google Buzz Share this on PFBuzz Share this on Reddit Stumble upon something good? Share it on StumbleUpon Share this on Tipd Tweet This! Share this on Facebook

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WineontheKeyboard

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Confession Posted: 29 May 2010 04:08 AM PDT I steal. Yep, that’s the truth. One of our neighbors moved and has their house on the market. It rarely gets mowed, so SuperGuy usually catches their front yard when he’s mowing ours…and he takes care of their roses too, so they won’t die. So… I steal their roses sometimes. There you have it. My full confession. I’m a thief. Okay, then. Go forth and enjoy your long weekend. We will. We’ll be sitting in the shady backyard and doing BBQ and having ice cold beers and just enjoying the summer weather. (if it doesn’t rain.) Oh, and I might need to harvest some more roses, yes? Similar Posts: End of Summer More Purple-I Can’t Help Myself Fall Food Life in Focus-Focus All Season Shoes

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The Boomer Blog

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FH Boom Daily Digest – May 28, 2010 Posted: 28 May 2010 05:31 AM PDT Top News From Today's "Boomiverse" The Other Woman Kit Yarrow San Francisco Chronicle May 27, 2010 Overview: "50% of Baby Boomers and 83% of Gen Yers sleep next to this intruder - which by now you've guessed is a cell phone." http://tinyurl.com/2wg8qhj When dealing with elderly parents Linda Lewis Griffith San Luis Obispo Tribune May 28. 2010 Overview: "Over 13 million baby boomers are providing care for their sick or elderly parents. And the number is expected to rise. Not only are the elderly living longer but they are also surviving conditions that leave them in a debilitated state longer than ever before." http://tinyurl.com/34lafkf 1950s housing won't meet needs of elderly United Press International May 27, 2010 Overview: "Some 90 percent of Arkansans say they will maintain their independence as they age but 81 percent say they expect their health will decline, researchers say." http://tinyurl.com/36g9s7j 9 Things to Consider in Your Search for an Assisted Living Facility January Payne U.S. News and World Report May 27, 2010 Overview: "As people age and need more help with daily activities, such as bathing or taking medication, moving to a facility that provides some assistance, without sacrificing independence, may be an option. This type of environment, known as assisted living, has emerged in the past two decades as an increasingly available option for housing and long-term care." http://tinyurl.com/39f7lgh

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