IS THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION GOING TO BE ANOTHER TRUMAN?

   I don’t know how many of you remember Harry Truman and his win of 1948 when the Chicago Daily Times the day after the election had a headline that read “Dewy defeats Truman”. Well I am not saying that it will be like wise this time but it sure looks likes this election could be another barn burner like Harry Truman’s was. For one I will be so glad to see and hear the last of this campaign. What ever happens we are sure seeing new things happen every day. And in this case I am talking about the multi billion dollars bail out and the triple digit drop in the stock market taking the Dow below 10,000 for the first time in 4 years. This is sure not a time to be faint of heart if one has money in the market. In fact where do you put your money if it isn’t some place already? I for one got out of the stock market back in 2000 and have been in mostly tax free bonds ever since. This has meant a cash flow for income and in Nevada one advantage of living here is that you can own tax free bonds from any other state and not be impacted by state taxes since we do not have a tax on bonds or income. One could buy gold in 1oz coin, or invest in the market if one has a strong heart and can take the gyrations of the market. There is no doubt that if one has a lot of money it will be a good time to invest in the market if one can find a company they believe in. I know most of us are lucky to have enough money to pay our weekly and monthly bills that come due just in order to exist. Maybe our politicians should all be at least eighty years old and having had to save and struggle like those of us who have been out of a job per say some thirty years more or less. Then they might appreciate how we have to be so frugal in order to make ends meet. I often think our elected officials have no real sense of what it is like being older, having to have saved and with little income over and above social security to play with. What a difference their attitudes would be.

 WHEN THE TEETH GO WHAT GOES NEXT YOUR MONEY?

   Speaking from recent experience because of medicine, old age or who knows what I have had the last two thirds of my teeth extracted (doctor says) or jerked out as I say only after a lot of thought and looking at the moneybox to see if I could pay for it. You no doubt have seen the colored ads in the paper or the TV adds from a group called Clear Choice. After a lot of thinking I went with the so called one stop old teeth out and new teeth in, sort of that is. This was about a month ago and I am finally getting over the swelled chipmunk look and black and blue you should see the other guy look. These people have been very first class in taking care of me and what a change to be on artificial teeth after all these years with my God given ones. They put you out and do the extractions, suture the gum’s together, then slip the premade gums with teeth over the bleeding gums while at the same time anchoring down with four upper anchors and four lower anchors the temporary gums and teeth. This all stays in place for four months to allow for healing and then a set of new gums and teeth are mounted over the healed gums and the permanent anchors now hold in the new permanent teeth and gums to hope fully last forever. In my case at age 87+ how long can it be. I do hope to get my moneys worth out of it of course.

 NEXT MONTH WE NOMINATE OFFICERS FOR NSC OFFICES FOR 2009.

   It is that time of the year again when we think of new officers for 2009; we nominate them in November and elect them in December. Only those who have been members since before September are authorized to be elected or to be able to vote. At the next meeting in November Florence will present officers for nomination and the floor will be open for added nominations and voted on at the December meeting.

 A CRASHED COMPUTER IS A HEADACHE, JUST ASK ONE WHO HAS ONE.

   A month ago my computer crashed and unlike Vern I don’t backup too much and lost a lot including the hard drive. A new experience all computer owners learn about the hard way. So if you have a computer and need to do it, be sure to remember and do it. What is that? Back up your computer on a regular basis saving the information that you feel is important to save for future use. You won’t be sorry I guarantee it.

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