The Baby Boomer Renaissance

Friday, July 30, 2010

Going Like Sixty

I Diet; Pizza Hut Lowers Price; Co-inkydink?

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 11:45 PM PDT

Pizza Hut has permanently lowered their pizza prices to $8 for a medium + 3 toppings; $10 + 3 for large; $12 for specialty.

Co-inkydink? I think not!

First of all: big whoop.

Analcysts say it’s because Domino’s is eating their lunch.

News flash analcysts: It’s because Smallburg has Little Caesar’s and Godfather’s selling large one topping pizza for $5.99 everyday. And they have walk-in, drive-up locations all over town. OTOH, Pizza Hut really wants to deliver their pizza, for which they charge $2 more. And I think The Hut (interesting how that isn’t catching on) has 2 or 3 walk-in locations and I’m pretty sure Domino’s is delivery only.

Hmmmm, shall I stop and get a large, pre-made, but still hot, pizza at Godfather’s or Little Caesar’s for $5.99? Or shall I go home, call, wait 45 minutes, and pay $12 + $1-$2 tip?

Oh and Pizza Hut? your online ordering is just too complicated. You know what 80% of your people order, how about these choices:

Medium or Large
Thin or Thick Crust
Pepperoni
Sausage
Beef
Extra Cheese

I’m sayin’ that covers 80% of your orders. Those that want a custom pizza with 1/2 this and 1/2 that can deal with your online ordering or make a phone call.

Second: you are really doing this to get back at me, right? You miss my weekly orders while I was dieting, right? Well, duh. I started taking up eating again pizza months ago, but not The Hut or Domino’s. Now, when I get my pizza craving, I swing past one of the others that have a pie for $5.99 always.

Little Caesar’s has their pizza for $5 on the last Tuesday of the month – with a coupon, you can get it for that price anytime.

Third: I can go in to Kroger and get a humongous fresh pizza for $7.99 and take it home and bake it in 20 minutes.

The Hut is dead.

God Bless You Godfather

Hail Caeser!

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Be Socialable

HIPAA for Animals

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 09:20 AM PDT

I went to the vet yesterday to get Sedona’s “bitch” pills. She is on some medication to chill her out so she won’t eat Sofi.

(Sedona weighs 75 lbs. Sofi weighs 5 lbs.)

We call them her bitch pills not because of her gender, but because of her behavior and because there is a long complicated name we never can remember. Yes, they stain her teeth, and that is a before picture!

Whilst standing at the counter, the dude was helping another animal lover. It had been three years since she had been to the vet (sheesh, if we don’t show up for three months, they call to make sure we haven’t died.)

She needed to bring her paperwork up to date including the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act.

It’s like HIPPA for dogs.

Privacy for animals? Privacy for animal records? Genius!

The privacy act is intended to cover the entire private sector. With very few exceptions, the privacy act applies to anyone who carries on "commercial activities".

The privacy act applies to any collection, use or disclosure of personal information. "Personal information" means any information about an identifiable individual that relates to their personal characteristics (e.g., gender, age, colour, ethnic background, education, family status), their health (e.g., health history, health conditions, health services received by them) or their activities and views (e.g., dealings with the veterinarian, opinions expressed by an individual, religion, political involvement, a veterinarian's view or evaluation of an individual).

Yes, what you say and do to (and with) your veterinarian is protected by law.

You have the right to remain silent.

Woof.

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The Boomer Blog

FH Boom Daily Digest – July 29, 2010

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 05:52 AM PDT

Top News From Today's "Boomiverse"

TV in the Bedroom More Important to Boomer Women Than Regular Sex
The Mature Market
July 29, 2010

Overview: "Continuum Crew announced the findings of their 2010 survey on mature consumer behavior and decision process on personal technology and consumer electronics purchases."
http://tinyurl.com/2djnzqd

Harris: Just 30% Of Adults 'Love' Cooking
Karlene Lukovitz
Marketing Daily
July 29, 2010

Overview: "One-third of "Matures" (65 and older) report that they "love" cooking, versus 28% of Boomers (age 46-64). And nearly one-third (32%) of men, compared to 28% of women, report the same."
http://tinyurl.com/2ahdrtg

WineontheKeyboard

Other Things that Entertain Me

Posted: 30 Jul 2010 04:03 AM PDT

Remember when I told you that tiki torches really do it for me? Yes, I’m about to confess again about how easily amused I am…

lighting-7968

We got some of those dusk to dawn, solar powered, stick in the ground lights. I love them We have them across the courtyard and along the patio here. We also have them along our front walkway. I see these lights from my wonderful kitchen window. I sometimes just stand at the window and stare at them. Yes, I am so easily amused. Have you tried these lights? So far they have worked all summer. I wonder how long they’ll last? Love them!

As a total aside…what happend to July?? Where did it go? I canNOT be the end of July already!!

The Boomer Chronicles

We Had a Boston Seafood Extravaganza

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 02:02 PM PDT

In my continuing quest to enjoy more seafood before the entire ocean is saturated in oil, I invited five friends last night for a Seafood Extravaganza on my back deck. Living in Boston it’s easy to procure fresh seafood, so I went down to the Harbor to Yankee Lobster and bought six Maine lobsters ($5.99/lb.), 4 lbs. of steamers, 1 crab, 3 crab cakes, and lots of lemon and butter. I steamed the shellfish in a combination of beer and water. The meal turned out great. Accompanying our meal were a concoction of watermelon and fresh mint, as well as beer. A good time was had by all.

Thursday, July 29, 2010

The Boomer Blog

FH Boom Daily Digest – July 28, 2010

Posted: 28 Jul 2010 05:05 AM PDT

Top News From Today's "Boomiverse"

Baby Boomers Not Saving Enough for Retirement
Casey Dowd
Fox Business News
July 27, 2010

Overview: "Running short of money has to be among the biggest causes of anxiety for boomers. New research from the Employee Benefit Research Institute is scarier still, suggesting that a very big percentage of Americans, regardless of their current income, are likely to run short of money after 10 or 20 years of retirement."
http://tinyurl.com/2772wkc

Start planning to help your elderly parents
Celeste Busk
Chicago Sun-Times
July 28, 2010

Overview: "The increasing number of Baby Boomers caring for their elderly parents need to take steps to avoid it becoming a depressing, full-time endeavor, an expert warns."
http://tinyurl.com/22oto7q

Baby Boomers U. S. (The Blog)

Baby Boomers Blog Carnival Fiftieth Edition

Posted: 28 Jul 2010 03:59 AM PDT

Welcome to the July 28, 2010 edition of the Baby Boomers Blog Carnival. There are some really well thought out and insightful Boomer articles for you to peruse this week.

So, grab a cup of coffee (or tea), sit back in your most comfortable chair, put up your feet and Enjoy.

This one’s for you!

Fitness

Brown Sylvia presents 50 Most Amazing Food Tools on the Web posted at MedicalCodingCertification.com.

General

Joe Plemon presents This Family Paid Cash For Their Car; You Can Too! posted at Personal Finance By The Book, saying, “A story of some friends who are excited about paying cash for their car. Turns out they are doing lots of things right.”

Donald Latumahina presents How to Find Good Books to Read posted at Life Optimizer, saying, “Don't read just for the sake of reading. Read to somehow improve the quality of your life. That's why it's essential to find books that are worth your time.”

Madison DuPaix presents Effects of the Recession on American's Personal Finances: How Long Will They Last? posted at My Dollar Plan, saying, “Interesting analysis of the effects of the recession.”

Steven and Debra presents Smirky Mainstream Media Zombies Attack Back-Alley Bloggers posted at The END TIMES Hoax, saying, “Look who’s calling the kettle black.”

Health

Charles Chua C K presents 4 Pillars of Cancer and 4 Pillars of Well-Being posted at All About Living with Life.

Susan Howe presents Top 10 tales of truly outrageous insurance claims | Insure.com blog posted at Welcome to the Insure.com Insurance Blog: Life Insurance, Health Insurance and Car Insurance news and opinions, saying, “Here’s a list of top 10 truly outrageous and fraudulent insurance claims.”

Eva Ardenav presents 25 Useful Online Games for Health Educators posted at Master Of Health Administration, saying, “Health educators can influence children and adults to engage in healthier habits. If you want to make it fun, you can use games to help teach health concepts. Here are 25 useful games for health educators to use.”

c strimike presents Do you or someone you know snore? That snoring could be Sleep Apnea ? and it could kill you! posted at Healthy Hearts with Heartstrong.

Steve Faber presents The Best Time to Eat Carbs on a Low Carb Diet and When to Eat Protein for Maximum Muscle Gain and Fat Loss posted at Belly Fat Loser, saying, “Some experts are now saying that when you eat carbs and protein is almost as important as what you eat. Discover what they mean and how it can affect your fitness picture.”

Joseph Alban, L.Ac. presents What can Acupuncture Treat? | Alban Acupuncture & Chinese Herbs Clinic, New York City posted at Alban Acupuncture & Chinese Herbs Clinic, New York City, saying, “This article discusses what conditions and illnesses acupuncture can treat.”

Peter Stockwell presents Can You Sleep Away Weight Gain? posted at The Senior Walking Fitness Blog.

Humor

Madeleine Begun Kane presents How To Muck Up Gift-Giving posted at Mad Kane’s Humor Blog.

Work

nissim ziv presents Resume Guide: How to write a Resume that Works posted at Job Interview Guide, saying, “This resume writing guide is divided into sections in which you can browse back and forth to any section of your interest.”

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