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Gossip mongers of the world — give it a rest with Tiger
Gossip mongers of the world, whether you call yourselves “journalists” or whatever label you use — give it a rest with Tiger Woods.It truly distresses me that so-called “news” organizations continue to tell us daily about newest claims of the guy’s infidelity and messing around. Please, people, stop. I’ve had enough. I suspect most people in the WORLD have had enough!
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Holiday season offers unexpected contact with old friends
My wife and I had Christmas dinner today with several hundred old friends, most of whom we rarely see anymore.She and I both worked for several years at the same company. She was offered an early retirement “buy out”; a couple of years before her early retirement I had been asked to “resign.” (Yup. I was fired.) The company holds an annual Christmas dinner for its retirees and their spouses/guests. She goes as a retiree and gets a nice name badge; I go as her guest and get no name badge.
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Getting ready to juggle travel plans, online business
For the first time in a few years, we now own a car that’s dependable enough for us to trust taking it on a long trip. The old jalopy we had was adequate for getting around town, even perhaps a few miles from home on rare occasions. Frankly, it was so prone to breakdown that we should have ditched it (no pun intended) long ago. The uncertainty of freelance income, though, makes it hard to finance a car.Read more on Getting ready to juggle travel plans, online business…