EONS

Looking for a website where you can play "brain games" for free?

Then check out EONS. It's a great website for Boomers who are looking for a mental challenge.

It's a versatile website offering not only games such as the LA Crossword Puzzle, Trivial Pursuit and Jeopardy, but also has several groups you can join based on your interests and hobbies.

Check it out at: http://www.eons.com/my_eons

UNDY 5000 - Pics

Here's our group who walked in the UNDY 5000.
TOP ROW: Ruth, me in the middle, Eddie
BOTTOM ROW: Terry, Mary (the Survivor) and Marie

Mary's wearing her "Survivor's Hat", having beat the BIG C.


Here we are at the FINISH LINE, having just completed the 3 mile walk!

So, don't forget, no buts about it---get your butt checked out now!

Madoff & Me

I know I'm one of the lucky ones because I had not invested any of my hard-earned money with Madoff and I do know where my money is.

Those investors are looking to the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC) to reimburse them for their losses and may eventually receive up to $500,000.

Having lost over $100,000 of my own money in the 2000 market crash, I can certainly empathize with them. Yet, I never received a check from the Federal Government to cover my losses and at the rate of $3,000 per year I may not live long enough to recoup those losses. That financial set-back forced me to go into retirement with a large house payment, something I had hoped to avoid.

In my book, it's just not fair that those investors should be reimbursed for their losses from Uncle Sam.

You know none of them complained when they received huge yearly dividend checks from Madoff. Surely, some of them should have questioned "How can Madoff pay me a 10 to 12% return on my investment, when the rest of the market was paying only 3% or 4%? "

But none of them did, because they loved those consistently high yields. Since they received such large payments for so many years.....when all the accounting is done, I'm sure their NET LOSS will not be close to what they are claiming they loss.

So, fellow taxpayers.............what do you think? Should our tax dollars go to bailout those investors?

The BIG "C" and You

Friends, while this may be an unpleasant subject, I sincerely hope it will prompt you into action.

If you are a BOOMER and have not had a colonoscopy, then what are you waiting for?
One of my best friends, Mary, waited way too long after she turned 50 and finally went to the DR only after it became obvious that she had some serious health problems.

As fate would have it, she had the BIG "C"......colon cancer!! I'm so happy to tell you that after surgery and chemo treatments my good friend is still around and enjoying life.

On Saturday, I walked with her and about 800 others in the UNDY 5000 to support the survivors of colon cancer. It was a beautiful walk through City Park in Denver. During the Awards Ceremony, we were asked to encourage at least 1 person to get an exam.

So, if you're reading this......JUST DO IT! Also, please ask your loved ones over 50 to do the same. Here's the link to find out if there's an "UNDY 5000" in your area:
http://support.ccalliance.org/site/PageServer?pagename=undy_landing

P.S......whatever you do, if your DR tells you to get a sigmoidoscopy and it doesn't hurt....that's total BS. From my own painful experience, make them put you out even for that procedure.