Dave Brubeck- Dead at 92 ... a Clark Rapalee Favorite

Dave Brubeck’s Thursday News & Views
by Mrs. Tyler Thompson @ 11:00 pm. Filed under Blue Blooded Opinions

“Who is Dave Brubeck?”

Odds are most of you asked that question when you saw this post.
Brubeck was one of the world’s most famous jazz musicians, who
revolutionized the genre with his exotic and challenging rhythms. A
composer and pianist, Brubeck was most famous for his “Take 5″
recording, which you can listen to below:

Brubeck passed away on Wednesday one day shy of his 92nd birthday. I’m
not a jazz aficionado, but in today’s world of synth and auto-tune, I
can certainly appreciate true musical talent, and Brubeck had it. Keep
tappin’ those ivory keys up there for us, Dave. Say hi to Bill
Keightly while you’re at it.

Social Security socialistic Changes ... Thanks Ron W.!

Have you noticed, your Social Security check is now referred to as a "Federal Benefit Payment"?

I'll be part of the one percent to forward this.

I am forwarding it because it touches a nerve in me, and I hope it will in you.

Please keep passing it on until everyone in our country has read it.

The government is now referring to our Social Security checks as a 'Federal Benefit Payment'.

THIS ISN'T A 'BENEFIT' - IT'S EARNED INCOME!

Not only did we all CONTRIBUTE to the Social Security TRUST Fund, but our employers did too.

It totaled 15% of our income before taxes. If you averaged $30K per year over your working life, that's close to $180,000 invested in Social Security.

If you calculate the future value of your monthly investment in social security ($375/month, including both your and your employer's contributions) at a meager 1% interest rate compounded monthly, after 40 years of working you'd have more than $1.3+ million dollars saved! This is your personal investment.

Upon retirement, if you took out only 3% per year, you'd receive $39,318 per year, or $3,277 per month.

That's almost three times more than today's average Social Security benefit of $1,230 per month, according to the Social Security Administration (Google it - it's a fact).

And your retirement fund would last more than 33 years (until you're 98 if you retire at age 65)! I can only imagine how much better most average-income people could live in retirement if our government had

just INVESTED our money in low-risk interest-earning accounts.

Instead, the folks in Washington pulled off a bigger Ponzi scheme than Bernie Madoff ever did. They took our money and used it elsewhere. They forgot that it was OUR money they were taking. They didn't have a

referendum to ask us if we wanted to LEND the money to them for other use!

And they didn't pay interest on the debt they assumed. And recently, they've told us that the money won't support us for very much longer. But is it our fault they misused our investments?

And now, to add insult to injury, they're calling it a benefit, as if we never worked to earn every penny of it.

Just because they 'borrowed' the money, doesn't mean that our investments were a charity!

Let's take a stand.

We have earned our right to Social Security and Medicare.

Demand that our legislators bring some sense into our government!

Find a way to keep Social Security and Medicare going, for the sake of that 92% of our population who need it.

Then call it what it is: Our EARNED RETIREMENT INCOME!

Most people won't forward this.

Will you?

More Pics from Lyle S.!

KEEP READING!

The "GOLDEN" Years!

THE FOUR STAGES OF LIFE

Twentieth Century Pics ... thanks Lyle S.!

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 Hi,  If you don't enjoy this e-mail, there is something wrong with you.  But... there is a
slim possibility that you are too young to recognize any of the people shown in
this e-mail.  

JoAnne 

Priceless Rare Photos...

Some of these photos will blow you away.

Enjoy--and further down ~ enjoy the jokes, also.

A Baby Boomer's Time Machine 

Wow, 007!

(and one never seen anywhere before JFK+MM)

Thanks John L.! Mayo Clinic Info ... Interesting! ...

Fwd: Fwd: Mayo Clinic info - please pass it on

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8:08 PM (14 minutes ago) > > > > > >  -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: mayo clinic info > > > >          How many folks do you know who say they don't want to drink > anything before going to bed because they'll have to get up during the > night!! > > Heart Attack and Water - I never knew all of this ! Interesting....... > > Something else I didn't know ... I asked my Doctor why do people need to > urinate so much at night time. Answer from my Cardiac Doctor - > Gravity holds water in the lower part of your body when you are upright > (legs swell). When you lie down and the lower body (legs and etc) seeks > level with the kidneys, it is then that the kidneys remove the water > because it is easier. This then ties in with the last statement! >   I knew you need your minimum water to help flush the toxins out of your > body, but this was news to me. > Correct time to drink water... Very Important. From A Cardiac Specialist! > > Drinking water at a certain time maximizes its effectiveness on the body: 2 > glasses of water after waking up - helps activate internal organs > 1 glass of water 30 minutes before a meal - helps digestion > 1 glass of water before taking a bath - helps lower blood pressure > 1 glass of water before going to bed - avoids stroke or heart attack > > > I can also add to this... My Physician told me that water at bed time will > also help prevent night time leg cramps. Your leg muscles are seeking > hydration when they cramp and wake you up with a Charlie Horse. >   Subject: FW: FW: Mayo clinic aspirin Good information. > > Subject: Mayo Clinic on Aspirin - PASS IT ON > > Mayo Clinic Aspirin Dr. Virend Somers, is a Cardiologist from the Mayo > Clinic, who is lead author of the report in the July 29, 2008 issue of the > Journal of the American College of Cardiology. > > Most heart attacks occur in the day, generally between 6 A.M. and noon. > Having one during the night, when the heart should be most at rest, means > that something unusual happened. Somers and his colleagues have been > working for a decade to show that sleep apnea is to blame. > > 1. If you take an aspirin or a baby aspirin once a day, take it at night. > The reason: Aspirin has a 24-hour "half-life"; therefore, if most heart > attacks happen in the wee hours of the morning, the Aspirin would be > strongest in your system. > > 2. FYI, Aspirin lasts a really long time in your medicine chest for years, > (when it gets old, it smells like vinegar). > > Please read on. > Something that we can do to help ourselves - nice to know. > Bayer is making crystal aspirin to dissolve instantly on the tongue. > They work much faster than the tablets. > > Why keep Aspirin by your bedside? It's about Heart Attacks - > > There are other symptoms of a heart attack, besides the pain on the left > arm. One must also be aware of an intense pain on the chin, as well as > nausea and lots of sweating; however, these symptoms may also occur less > frequently. > > Note: There may be NO pain in the chest during a heart attack. > > The majority of people (about 60%) who had a heart attack during their > sleep did not wake up. > However, if it occurs, the chest pain may wake you up from your deep sleep. > > If that happens, immediately dissolve two aspirins in your mouth and > swallow them with a bit of water. > > Afterwards: - Call 911. - Phone a neighbor or a family member who lives > very close by. > - Say "heart attack!" - Say that you have taken 2 Aspirins. - Take a seat > on a chair or sofa near the front door, and wait for their arrival and > ...DO NOT LIE DOWN! > > A Cardiologist has stated that if each person after receiving this e-mail, > sends it to 10 people, probably one life could be saved! > > I have already shared this information. What about you? > > Do forward this message. It may save lives! > > "Life is a one time gift" >         ________________________________________________________ > > > >

1/2 Boys - 1/2 Men ... Thanks Anon Ymous!

1/2 Boys - 1/2 Men

1/2 boy 1/2 man
If you read this, you WILL forward it on. You just won ' t be able to stop yourself
          The average age of the military man is 19 years. He is a short haired, tight-muscled kid who, under normal circumstances is considered by society as half man, half boy. Not yet dry behind the ears, not old enough to buy a beer, but old enough to die for his country. He never really cared much for work and he would rather wax his own car than wash his father ' s, but he has never collected unemployment either.

He's a recent High School graduate; he was probably an average student, pursued some form of sport activities, drives a ten year old jalopy, and has a steady girlfriend that either broke up with him when he left, or swears to be waiting when he returns from half a world away.  He listens to rock and roll or hip-hop or rap or jazz or swing and a 155mm howitzer.
He is 10 or 15 pounds lighter now than when he was at home because he is working or fighting from before dawn to well after dusk. He has trouble spelling, thus letter writing is a pain for him, but he can field strip a rifle in 30 seconds and reassemble it in less time in the dark.  He can recite to you the nomenclature of a machine gun or grenade launcher and use either one effectively if he must.
He digs foxholes and latrines and can apply first aid like a professional.
He can march until he is told to stop, or stop until he is told to march.
He obeys orders instantly and without hesitation, but he is not without spirit or individual dignity.  He is self-sufficient.
He has two sets of fatigues: he washes one and wears the other.  He keeps his canteens full and his feet dry.
He sometimes forgets to brush his teeth, but never to clean his rifle.  He can cook his own meals, mend his own clothes, and fix his own hurts.
If you're thirsty, he'll share his water with you; if you are hungry, his food.  He'll even split his ammunition with you in the midst of battle when you run low.
He has learned to use his hands like weapons and weapons like they were his hands.
He can save your life - or take it, because that is his job.

He will often do twice the work of a civilian, draw half the pay, and still find ironic humor in it all.
He has seen more suffering and death than he should have in his short lifetime.
He has wept in public and in private, for friends who have fallen in combat and is unashamed.

He feels every note of the National Anthem vibrate through his body while at rigid attention, while tempering the burning desire to' square-away' those around him who haven't bothered to stand, remove their hat, or even stop talking.  In an odd twist, day in and day out, far from home, he defends their right to be disrespectful.
Just as did his Father, Grandfather, and Great-grandfather, he is paying the price for our freedom.  Beardless or not, he is not a boy.  He is the American Fighting Man that has kept this country free for over 200 years.

He has asked nothing in return, except
Our friendship and understanding.
Remember him, always, for he has earned our respect and admiration with his blood.
And now we even have women over there in danger, doing their part in this tradition of going to War when our nation calls us to do so.

As you go to bed tonight, remember this shot. . ...
A short lull, a little shade and a picture of loved ones in their helmets.

Prayer wheel for our military.... Please don ' t break it Please send this on after a short prayer.
Prayer Wheel
'Lord, hold our troops in your loving hands. Protect them as they protect us.
Bless them and their families for the selfless acts they perform for us in our time of need. Amen.'
When you receive this, please stop for a moment and say a prayer for our ground troops in Afghanistan , sailors on ships, and airmen in the air, and for those in Iraq , Afghanistan and all foreign countries.
There is nothing attached....
This can be very powerful..

Of all the gifts you could give a US Soldier, Sailor, Coastguardsman, Marine, or Airman, prayer is the very best one.
I can't break this one, sorry.
Pass it on to everyone and pray.

  

obama scoffs at Gop Proposal to save 4.6 Trillion in cuts

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House GOP Propose $4.6 Trillion in Cuts to Obama

Monday, 03 Dec 2012 03:49 PM

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House Republicans, rejecting President Barack Obama’s demand for tax rate increases, offered a $4.6 trillion deficit reduction plan today that doesn't raise tax rates on the wealthiest Americans.

The proposal is based on a framework from a year ago outlined by Clinton White House chief of staff Erskine Bowles, one of President Obama's debt commission chairs, and includes an increase in the eligibility age for Medicare benefits, likely to age 67.

"What we're putting forth is a credible plan that deserves consideration by the White House," Boehner told reporters.

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The proposal, contained in a letter today to Obama from House Speaker John Boehner and other Republican leaders, calls for $800 billion in new revenue over the next decade. It would also cut spending on entitlements such as Medicare and Medicaid by at least $900 billion and save another $300 billion through cuts in discretionary spending, according to the letter to Obama.
The House Republican leaders also proposed saving $200 billion by revising the way cost-of-living increases are calculated for Social Security recipients and others, such as retired federal workers.

The White Houre swiftly fired back that the plan "does not meet the test of balance," and that Republicans were clearly not "serious" about averting the fiscal cliff.

"Their plan includes nothing new and provides no details on which deductions they would eliminate, which loopholes they will close or which Medicare savings they would achieve," he said. "While the president is willing to compromise to get a significant, balanced deal and believes that compromise is readily available to Congress, he is not willing to compromise on the principles of fairness and balance that include asking the wealthiest to pay higher rates ... Until the Republicans in Congress are willing to get serious about asking the wealthiest to pay slightly higher tax rates, we won't be able to achieve a significant, balanced approach to reduce our deficit our nation needs."

After days of stalemate, the Republicans' offer showed deep differences with President Barack Obama as the two sides work to head off across-the-board spending cuts and tax increases due to take effect in January.
But the proposal could allow negotiators to begin their work in earnest as both sides now have outlined their visions in concrete terms. Analysts say the talks will have to show tangible progress this week to ensure that a deal can be signed into law before the end of the year.
"If you are agreeable to this framework, we are ready and eager to begin discussions about how to structure these reforms so that the American people can be confident that these targets will be reached," Boehner, of Ohio, and several other House Republican leaders wrote in a letter to Obama. The Republican proposal would overhaul the complicated U.S. tax code to raise $800 billion in new revenue over 10 years, roughly half the total Obama is seeking.
But the Republicans said they would oppose raising tax rates on the wealthiest 2 percent of U.S. households, a central element of Obama's proposal.
The plan would also trim government healthcare costs by $600 billion over a decade, $250 billion more than Obama proposed in his opening bid last week.
It would slow the growth of cost-of-living increases on federal benefits by $200 billion by changing the way they are calculated and cut other government spending by $600 billion.
Using the White House's accounting methods, the Republican proposal would reduce annual budget deficits by $4.6 trillion over 10 years, within shouting distance of the $4.36 trillion in savings proposed by Obama.
But the relative similarity of the headline number masks stark differences in how those savings would be achieved.

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MUTUAL DISTRUST
The cuts proposed by Republicans are sure to face fierce resistance from Democrats, who are still smarting over $1.1 trillion in cuts that Republicans extracted in a budget deal last year.
And Obama has insisted that he will not sign any deal that does not raise taxes on the wealthiest households -- a step Republicans have resisted so far, even as they expressed a new willingness to reconsider the anti-tax stance that has defined the party for decades.
Negotiators must overcome more than just mutual distrust as they work toward a deal in coming weeks. While some business leaders and grassroots groups are urging Washington to craft a "grand bargain" that would put federal finances on a sustainable course, lawmakers also face a more immediate lobbying blitz from groups that worry that any deal could decimate favored federal programs.
Anti-tax activist Grover Norquist has been in the spotlight as he pressures Republicans to stick by a pledge many have signed to oppose any tax increases.
On the other side of the ledger, industry groups are scrambling to protect spending on everything from education to defense and scientific research. Liberal groups have mobilized to protect popular federal health and retirement programs.
"Everyone wants something to happen before the end of the year, but what's more important than having something happen is having the right thing happen," said Nancy Altman, co-director of Social Security Works, a coalition of liberal and labor groups.
"A bad deal is worse than no deal at all," she said.
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