The Law, is the Law, is the Law--Know Your Rights: FAMILY CIRCLE. A WOLF CALLED WANDER. GREETING CARDS. SEASONS READINGS. MAY THE HOLIDAYS BRING YOU LOVE FOOD. FEED THE ANGRY HORDE. BABY APPLE. WASHINGTON STATE KING SALMON. OH, MY, IT'S CHRISTMAS AGAIN. STARRY NIGHTS. SNOW ANGELS. IT'S CHRISTMAS AGAIN! UMMMMM, YOU GOT A LITTLE SOMETHING . . . YUP, WE CATER AND DELIVER TOO. POTBELLY. HAVE UNIQUE SKILLS. EAT. DRINK. BE MERRY. FOR TOMORROW WE DIE! CREATIVITY FOR ALL. WOLFGANG. WOLFSBURG. BOMBSHELL. SO, THIS MORNING AT MCDONALD'S, I HEARD THE MOST BORING CONVERSATION I HAVE HEARD, SINCE I WAS AROUND MY MOTHER! SCREAM! LIVING TO DIE. T.S. ELLIOT-- "WASTELAND." ARE WE ALL PART OF THE LIVING DEAD? WHAT ARE WE WORKING FOR? TO RETIRE? SO THIS DUDE, WHO IS PROBABLY MY AGE, BUT, MADE ME FEEL LIKE I WAS TOO YOUNG FOR THIS CONVERSATION, HE WAS HAVING WITH SOME OF HIS OTHER RETIRED FRIENDS, CENTERED AROUND, HIS FINANCIALS, BOTH HE AND HIS WIFE'S, SOON TO BE RETIRED! THEY SAY, YOU SPEND THE FIRST HALF OF YOUR LIFE, GETTING THINGS, AND THE SECOND HALF, TRYING TO GIVE IT AWAY! LOL. SO WHAT IS THE POINT OF ALL THE ACCUMULATION? HERE ARE JUST A FEW NOTES. YAWN. OH, THE OTHER NIGHT, I HEARD, HOW OLD, MINORITY LEADER IN THE SENATE, CHUCK SCHUMMER IS--5 YEARS YOUNGER THAN ME???? IT CAN'T BE! LOL. I THOUGHT WE WAS CLOSER TO NANCY PELOSI'S AGE? NOW, I DON'T KNOW IF HAVING THREE OF MY GRANDPARENTS, LIVE INTO THEIR EARLY TO MID-NINETIES, MAKES ME FEEL, SO YOUNG, SEEING I HAVE ABOUT 30 YEARS AHEAD OF ME, BUT, SERIOUSLY, CHUCK SCHUMMER BEING YOUNGER THAN ME? FUCK? NOW WONDER, PEOPLE, DON'T BELIEVE MY AGE--I DON'T BELIEVE MY AGE! LOL. MOST GUESS ME IN MY EARLY 40'S! NO WONDER. CAN YOU SEE ME WITH CHUCK? LOL! NO WAY. SO, I WAS THINKING ABOUT THIS DUDE, HAVING A DATE WITH HIS WIFE, ACTING LIKE THEY ARE GOING ON THIS HOT DATE, TO DO SOMETHING REALLY FUN, AND ALL THEY DO IS GO OVER THEIR ASSETS, BANK ACCOUNTS, WHAT THEY TALKED ABOUT WITH THEIR FINANCIAL PLANNER? SCREAM! I WANT THE GOVERNMENT TO JUST GIVE ME THE MONEY THEY OWE ME! THAT IS MY RETIREMENT PLAN, AND THEN, I AM GOING TO GIVE IT TO MY KIDS! TOO COMPLICATED, HANDLING BILLIONS! SERIOUSLY, A BIG ASS, PAIN I N THE BUTT! SO DEAR, DEAD PEOPLE FILE. WE NEED TO LOOK OVER OUR HEALTHCARE PLAN, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE COVERED, FOR EVERYTHING THAT MIGHT HAPPEN TO US. CHECK. NOW FOR TAXES. CAPITAL GAINS. INHERITANCE TAX. WHAT IMPACT THAT WILL HAVE ON OUR INSURANCE PREMIUMS. HE STOPS FOR ONE SECOND IN A RAMBLING, 20 MINUTE EXPOSE' AND SAYS, "IT IS NOT FUN, BUT THAT IS WHAT I DID." AS HE PEELS HIS WIFE OFF THE GROUND WITH DROOL COMING DOWN THE CORNERS OF HER MOUTH. HE MADE SURE HE HAD A CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER. NO WONDER, HANK AND JAY, MY CLIENTS, ON MY $356.7 MILLION SECURITIES LAW SUIT, WANTED, NON-ATTORNEYS, WHO WERE INTO MONEY, WILLING TO LISTEN TO ALL THIS DRIVEL! DIVIDENDS. HIGH RISK. LOW RISK. OPTIONS. THE DUDE HAD 5 BANK ACCOUNTS? THAT SEEMS A BIT SKETCHY TO ME--HOW ABOUT YOU. HE SAID IT WAS VERY IMPORTANT TO BOUNCE MONEY FROM ONE TO THE OTHER? MMMMM. RETIRED COP ON MY MONEY? LIKELY. MUTUAL FUNDS. VALUE DROPS. PAY ATTENTION TO THE FOURTH QUARTER? WE NEED SOME MONEY EARMARKED FOR 5 TO 10 YEARS FROM NOW. MAYBE, THIS IS WHAT A HUSBAND IS FOR? SUCH A BORE! LOL. PLEASE. AFTER LISTENING TO HIM, BABBLE ON TO THIS POOR OLDER WOMAN, WHO TRIED TO LOOK INTERESTED, I DECIDED MY EXIT PLAN, FROM THIS LIFE, IS ONE I HAVE HEARD, NATIVE AMERICANS, OR INDIANS, SAY THEY ARE GOING TO WALK OUT INTO S NOW STORM, OR INTO THE BLAZING SUN, AND JUST DIE! THEY DON'T WANT TO BE A LINGERING BURDEN ON THEIR KIDS, SO, THEY WILL JUST TAKE CARE OF BUSINESS THE NATURAL WAY! WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THAT AND MY GRANDMOTHER, WHO SIMPLY REFUSED TO EAT AND DRINK, WANTED TO DIE WITH RACHEL'S FUDGE UNDER HER TONGUE . . . WHICH IS EXACTLY WHAT SHE DID! I WENT TO SEE HER DURING THIS TIME AND SHE WOULDN'T GIVE ME THE TIME OF DAY. ALL SHE WANTED TO DO WAS DIE. GRANDPA HAD PREDECEASED HER BY 30 YEARS! HER SECOND HUSBAND, HAD BEEN DEAD FOR A LONG TIME TOO. SHE SAID SHE HAD MORE FRIENDS ON THE OTHER SIDE AND SHE WAS TIRED OF THIS LIFE. SO MUCH FOR, PHYSICIAN ASSISTED SUICIDE, OR SUICIDE BY COP! SHE JUST WILLED HERSELF DEAD. PERFECT. GRANDMA IS MY ROLE MODEL. I REALLY DON'T HAVE MUCH TO SAY, DIDN'T PLAN ON WRITING . . . JUST THOUGHT, DEATH, LIKE TAXES, IS SOMETHING YOU WOULD WANT TO DISCUSS WITH YOUR DATE! LOL!