1. For What
It’s Worth
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206 Days and counting
Retirement Paperwork
This week I began another round of Retirement paperwork,
this time, to payback my active duty military time so it will apply to my
retirement annuity. It is a long, drawn
out process where you have to fill out forms and then send away for an
estimated earnings document. From that
we have to fill out more forms to get an estimate of the amount of interest I
have to pay on the amount I made during those four years of active duty. During the four years of being active duty, I
only made just over $26,000.00 for that entire four-year period! I could not live just one year on that
amount. Boy, they really got their money’s worth. Times really have changed.
Retirement Annuity
After I pay back the $9000.00 + from my active duty days, I
should be getting around just under $80,000.00 per year starting off. That
amount will grow with inflation (hopefully) as the years go by. With that
amount, I should be able to live comfortably if I move out of California, which
is likely. California takes 13.3% state taxes right off the top of your
retirement pay, which is one of the highest states to do so. That I just can’t
afford to do on a fixed income. We will see what happens in the future.
Entitlements
Where in the world did some of these people get the idea
that they are entitled to anything in life?
Why do kids think they are entitled to a smartphone, to internet access,
money allowance, a car, or anything else?
Good thing I am not a parent or grandparent these days because I am
afraid I would not be too politically correct. And who said I have to be
politically correct? I did not sign up
for that responsibility and really don’t want to even try to do that. I like offending some people, on a regular basis,
and as much as humanly possible. I go
out of my way not to be politically correct everyday. I promise not to try to be politically
correct ever, that is the only promise I will make.
Blog Games
I guess participation in my blog games have hit a recent
downturn lately. I did not think identifying lyrics from songs would be such a
difficult thing really. I myself would
love to play these games. Maybe that is the problem, that the=se are games I
would like to play. With little or no
feedback from our readers really makes guessing your likes and dislikes a tough
thing to do. So give us some feedback,
tell us what you would like to see and maybe we will take your advice? Then
again… maybe not? J
Facial Hair
I began growing my facial hair as an homage to the hockey
playoffs and their tradition of growing their facial hair as a superstition. It began as a full beard, then it was trimmed
down into a goatee, and now it has morphed into sort of like a cross between a
Richard Rawlings facial hair (the owner guy from Fast & Loud, not the guy
with the long beard) and maybe Col Sanders from KFC. I always seem to play around with it as I
slowly take it off to nothing, and then sometimes start again. I was doing the
once a week shave like Dr House, but it gets a bit itchy during the warm
weather months. I like to change it up a bit. J
Simple Joys of Life
(A New Blog Feature)
Smiling at someone for no other reason than just to make
them feel good!
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2. Lyrics
From an Artist Game
Can
you guess the Artist and also the song title?
Lyrical
Clues:
Maybe
tomorrow
When
he looks down
On
every green field, whoo-hoo
And
every town
All
of his children
In
every nation
There'll
be peace and good
Brotherhood
Answers: ????
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Lyrics
From an Artist - Previous Game
Can
you guess the Artist and also the song title?
Lyrical Clues:
Up
all night I could not sleep
The
whiskey that I drank was cheap
With
shakin' hands I went and I lit up my last cigarette
Well
the sun came, night had fled
And
sleepy eyed I reached my bed
I
saw you sleepy dreamin' there all covered and warm
Song = South City Midnight
Lady
Answer: The Doobie Brothers
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3. Television
Trivia
Clues:
1970s
Detective Drama
Firebird Esprit
Opening of the show started with an answering machine
message being played
James Garner
Answer:
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Previous
Post’s Television Trivia
Clues:
1.
Mid 1960s - Mid 70s TV Drama Show
2.
Broadcasted “In Color”
3.
Efrem Zimbalist, Jr
Answer: The FBI (In Color)
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4. How Well
Do You Know Us?
Question: Did
Michael play hockey left-handed or right-handed?
Answer: ?
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Previous
Game of How Well Do You Know Us?
Question: What kind of dog breed is Michael’s
dog, Snoopy?
Answer: Parsons Jack Russell Terrier
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Snoopy begs
that you please, “Bark Less and Wag More!”
Until next
time… Be Good!
- cb
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