September 6, 2007
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Old age consists of ages nearing the average lifespan of human beings, and thus the end of the human life cycle. Euphemisms for older people include advanced adult, elderly, and senior or senior citizen. Older people have limited regenerative abilities and are more prone to disease, syndromes, and sickness than other adults. So, they tend to take better care of themselves than they did in their earlier years.
In Western societies, adults are assumed to be “old” when they reach the ages of 65-75, and secure their pension entitlement. Some governments offer Old Age pensions, and redeemable Retirement Savings Plans.
September 6, 2007
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From a recent email (actually we got this from several people, so thought we should share) - If anyone knows that this is copyrighted somewhere, please let us know and we will remove it.
Think About This One!
- A car company can move its factories to Mexico and claim it’s a free market.
- A toy company can out source to a Chinese subcontractor and claim it’s a free market .
- A shoe company can produce its shoes in south east Asia and claim it’s a free market.
- A major bank can incorporate in Bermuda to avoid taxes and claim it’s a free market.
- We can buy HP Printers made in Mexico.
- We can buy shirts made in Bangladesh.
- We can purchase almost anything we want from many, many different countries.
BUT, heaven help the Old Agers/Senior Citizens who dare to buy their prescription drugs from a Canadian or Mexican pharmacy. That’s called un-American! And you think the pharmaceutical companies don’t have a powerful lobby? Think again!
Copy and send this to every person you know over age 50. It is an interesting thought. Maybe this is an issue that should come up in the next election! On second thought, forget the age 50 group - send it to everyone! We ‘re all in this boat together! Even if you aren’t in the boat now, you’re standing on the pier.
September 6, 2007
Humor via Email
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Black and White TV…and More…
(Under age 40? You won’t understand.)
You could hardly see for all the snow, spread those rabbit ears as far as they go. Pull a chair up to the TV set, “Good Night, David. Good Night, Chet.”
My Mom used to cut chicken, chop eggs and spread mayo on the same cutting board with the same knife and no bleach, but we didn’t seem to get food poisoning.
My Mom used to defrost hamburger on the counter AND I used to eat it raw sometimes, too. Our school sandwiches were wrapped in wax paper in a brown paper bag, not in icepack coolers, b ut I c an’t remember getting e.coli.
Almost all of us would have rather gone swimming in the lake instead of a pristine pool (talk about boring), no beach closures then. Read the rest…
September 6, 2007
Humor via Email
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Sometimes we manage to get the point across about Senior Citizens and our society. Here is one of those “stunning” Senior moments…
A very self-important college freshman attending a recent football game, took it upon himself to explain to a senior citizen sitting next to him why it was impossible for the older generation to understand his generation. “You grew up in a different world, actually an almost primitive one,” the student said, loud enough for many of those nearby to hear. Read the rest…