So my folks are retired, and most of my friends parents are in retirement. For this generation of baby boomers, their lifetimes represent a major shift from rural areas, some having left the farm for college (both of my folks did) and make their way in a less dirty world to be coaches, teachers, shopowners, and the like. For people like my parents that grew up on the farm, they had to learn that:
life on the farm also left you thin and tan: ooh-la-la
Life on the farm teaches you to work, and save...but not invest
And by practicing these farm ethics, along with the wisdom of Wall Street, they would have a healthy nest egg in which to retire
I really have no idea if my folks lost their shirt with all this stock market crap, and frankly it's not really any of my business. But I do know that they had some in the market...
I bet they're a little annoyed right now
Are you retired? Are you annoyed?
I can't help notice that folks are "reverting" back to those sound farm principles of work and save. And throw cash under their mattress and save.
Which makes me wonder: What will hard-working middle classers will consider as the next "Wall Street" for the future generations, the greatest, smartest, biggest returnest way to prepare for their yellow brick road?
In essence, AIG, and all their buddies......suck.
I wish my chickens could peck their...big toes until they bleed really bad (that was me practicing internet restraint).
And while X-Network and Y-Network cover their stories blaming X-Party or Y-Administration or What-Ever I have to public endorse a couple of networks and/or broadcasts simply because they're removed enough to back away from partisan dirt-slinging. They're more free to call it as it is.
First endorsement coming from your up-to-the-latest news expert who primarily changes poopie diapers (that's me) is BBC News. I like them because they seem to be removed enough to not play into party politics, and I appreciate that!
Okay next, I loved the following broadcast from Jon Stewart of Comedy Central. I am throwing FOUR links which seemed to stem from his own frustration at how his mother's nest egg was thrown to the crows with corrupt corporations, banks, and insurance companies...now thriving on your (and my) dime.
**WARNING** these are laden with cowboy swear words. And my LAST link actually drops a couple F-bombs. Fabulous story and interview evolves with these (long) clips, so if you have littles around throw on some headphones. p.s. I am a proud endorser and watcher of clean entertainment. Watch up to 3 and then decide if it's worth it if you are a sensitive viewer.
First link where Stewart mocks CNBC presenting themselves as "in-the-know" for all things financial is here.
The eventual interview with Cramer from Fast Money is here (part one interview), here (part 2 interview), and here (part 3 interview with some extra spicy language).
....and speaking of life on the farm, Good News! Our new Prez just passed a law making it illegal to allow "downer cows" (aka cows too sick or dying to even stand) to make into our food chain. You can reminisce when Mrs. Olsen brought home industrial devil chickens home here. While there, please watch an informative video about animals intended for our plates, and how their life is sad :(
When you should be beating the long lines at the election polls?
But since you're here, you might as well have some election day fun here. Make sure you click around the site. Oh, lighten up! It's just for fun.
If you're from "Zion" and don't know where your polling location is...then click here.
And no matter who you're voting for, Republican or Democrat, I think we're all united on this one fact: may the new President move into the White House as soon as possible (January inauguration may come too late). It's time for some fresh blood in the Big House.
So it's campaign season again. The fact that this "season" spans a good 8 rounds of God's regular seasons is, frankly, a little annoying.
I'm not much of a news junkie, I save that for The Mister of the House, but I have my values and my own issues that are important. For one thing, we are trying really hard to reduce our debt at The Olsen House. That was working pretty good until our $3,000 in car fixes this summer, and then The Mister of the House had an affair with chickens and built them a mansion in my backyard. Other than that, I'd say we're doing okay (we're starving, but we're doing okay).
My point is that I just found out that the 2 major candidates have raised over $480 MILLION FREAKING DOLLARS just to run for office. I realize this is a big country, and that it costs money to get the word out, but instead of spending X-hundreds of thousands of dollars on crappy TV commercials, why not illustrate some of your solutions in a microcosm environment?
Are you with me people? I'm Barack Obama and Iwant to invest in renewable resources. The average cost of producing a 30-second national TV commercial is nearly $350,000. So I take that money, go to Po-Dunkville in a battleground state and I shake up their energy grid by planting different energy sources on 50 properties in the village. Wind turbine at Mr. Smith's house, a solar panel at Mrs. Miller's house. So on and so forth and everyone is looking at the numbers and discussing the best solutions and possibilities...or alterations. But we're talking and getting solutions. You follow it with a camera, it goes viral online and the major news networks follow it like vultures.
Sheesh, that was simple. News just in! Mrs. Olsen for President!
McCain? He could use some money by picking some wounded veterans. After all, he was a wounded veteran. Well, he takes these guys (or gals) and he pays for their medical costs and their college tuition to illustrate the benefits he wants smother on these soldiers because of their love and sacrifice for our great country. These guys tell their stories, it goes viral online and the major news networks follow it like vultures. You see a PLAN IN ACTION.
Okay, I'm not waxing political on you. Really. Let's not get our panties in a wad. Let's have some fun okay? I'm sure you've seen this little ditty raging through emails, but it's so original, fun, and completely entertaining when you put your dad's head in there.
This is a JibJab original, it's equally teasing to both parties and it's got a catchy tune.
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