Sentimental Mood

What's more cliche than reflection on a Holiday spent alone...Sometimes it's permissable to indulge.

Meet me by the sea again
Past the point the shoreline bends
Where the sand is soft and warm
And hangs upon your golden arm
And time won’t move at all
We were once the only ones
Who knew of the secret sun
Shining down where no one goes
In a place that no one knows
And time won’t move at all
And time won’t move at all
Many lives have come between
You and me, the secret scene
But back there in the orange light
There’ll be no fear of the night
And time won’t move at all
And time won’t move at all

Memory loss or just the flu

Like so many others of our age I occasionally worry about memory lapses.  For instance yesterday I got in my car to go to work, started her up, put her in reverse, hit the gas, and demolished the garage door.  Seems I forgot to open it first.  Now, in my defense, I am battling a severe flu attack and subsequent brain fog, but really. So a very Merry Christmas, for the garage door company at least.

It's MY money after all

The arcane law restricting the amount one can earn while collecting Social Security prior to full retirement age is possibly going to be changed.  A bill in Congress, H.R. 322, introduced by Representative Gene Green, would repeal the limitation on the amount of outside income beneficiaries under full retirement age may earn without penalty.
This bill is now pending before the House Committee on Ways and Means, and the huge number of people now forced to take early Social Security benefits should be made aware, and organized, in support of this bill.
Why those of us who work should have our earnings limited to an amount which keeps us near the poverty line is a question with no logical answer.  If we were allowed to earn more, we would pay the Government more in taxes, and would have more to spend, thus helping this economy in two ways.
Plus, after all, these benefits are not handouts but OUR money. 
Spread the word to your representatives in Congress, as well as AARP and any other organization whose support might move this forward.