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Issue #21; November 18, 2002 Ask Boomer Al is the fun newsletter of BoomerJournals.com. If you don't want to receive it, we don't want to send it to you. Unsubscribe info is located at the bottom of each issue. _.·´¯) Contents (¯`·._ 1) This week's questions 2) What's up with this? 3) Boomer HA! HA! 4) Attitude Counts! _.·´¯) Questions (¯`·._ Ask Boomer Al Issue #21; November 18, 2002 Dear Al, My husband looks at other women and talks out loud about how pretty or sexy they are. I told him it hurts my feelings but he does it anyway. I did it to him and he didn’t like it at all. He blew up at me and was so jealous. Any advice? Hurt Dear Hurt, I have been married for 37 years. In the early years I was defensive and jealous at times because my wife was so beautiful and I frequently wondered what she actually saw in me. Her tolerance and love helped carry me through as my self image grew, as did my appreciation for the person I was lucky enough to have for a wife. I’m sure there were times when she perhaps wondered why she had decided to marry so young when she would turn heads and could have had any man of her choosing. She chose me. It took me a number of years to see that. If you love the guy give him time. He married you. Joining him in his immature behavior will further damage his fragile male ego and just frustrate you. Talk about your feelings rather than lash out. Don’t escalate this into a major to do. Never do permanent damage over temporary situations. He will eventually grow up but he will always notice beautiful women. He will just develop enough class to handle it differently over time. It is normal for people to mature at different times often to the chagrin of the more mature party. Your reaction while understandable didn’t really help the situation did it? If he comes home after work and shows affection to you and your children and is not abusive it is more than many women are enjoying these days. A sad commentary I know. The women’s lib movement has blurred male identity more than most women realize. Learn to talk to each other. The sooner the better. Al Dear Al, I recently visited your web site and was impressed by it. I read the comments written about Jane Fonda and her behavior during the Viet Nam war. Is there any more we can do about telling people how American soldiers died as a result of her visit to North Viet Nam? Is it too late for a trial? Concerned Viet Nam vet. Dear Vet, Thanks for your service to our nation. Jane Fonda was a young left wing intellectual lite-weight who thought her actions could help bring an end to the war. Many years later she recognized the error of her ways and asked for forgiveness. No veteran will ever forget how she gave comfort to the enemy and caused some of our prisoners of war much suffering. I remember returning to Seattle from the Aleutian Islands for discharge from the Navy in January 1970 and some long haired idiot called me a baby killer. It was a war that would have never happened had John Kennedy lived in my opinion. It was an awful time in our history, and caused much division in our land. We survived it as we always do and grew from the experience. We were able to see our freedom of expression in a free nation effect our government and its choices. In some ways it was democracy’s finest hour. It is our only wartime defeat in our history primarily because we lost our resolve. Let us remember as we bicker about the war on terror. Al (CTT2) PS; Maddie has a cool perspective on things! Coffee With Maddie Extra cash and gasoline discounts too. Very easy. Check it out. Save on Gas and make money too! _.·´¯)What's up with this?(¯`·._ The world has always been populated with some unfortunate people who have no personal identity or self worth which makes them candidates for recruitment by those who do. This plays out for the world to see in oppressed nations or pockets of poverty and ignorance in free nations alike. The Middle East and it's people has been embroiled in such things as far back as recorded history can see. Even the Bible speaks of religous oppression and slaughter of entire cities in the name of God. Since Adam and Eve partook of the fruit of the forbidden tree in the Garden of Eden, long thought to be located at the the intersection of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, has this region ever know peace or tranquility? If you read your history you will see that all major faiths at one time or another have clashed in this region. The wealth of the oil fields could be a blessing to the entire African continent yet millions continue to suffer and starve looking to the West for salvation while the dictators and kings of the region live lavish lives of excess encouraging extremist behavior because of it. They hate us because you are free and they are not. Everything else is spin. Just my opinion. Don't like it? So tell me off at ... The Forum at Boomer Journals _.·´¯) Boomer Ha Ha! (¯`·._ A tourist was introduced to an Indian in New Mexico who was said to have perfect recall. The skeptical tourist asked, "What did you have for breakfast September 5, 1970?" "Eggs." replied the Indian. "He's a phoney. Everyone has eggs for breakfast!" Thirteen years later the same man returned to the area and again encountered the same Indian. "How." He jovially teased. "Scambled." Replied the Indian. _.·´¯)Attitude Counts! (¯`·._ We all have days when everything goes well. We probably all have days when things could have gone better. It connects us in a sort of mutual admiration society as we lament our sad fortune or the pride of victories. What is it really? Every person basically yearns for approval. They don't really care whether you are providing a sympathetic ear or an encouraging tap on the back for a job well done they just want your attention. Kids just misbehave to get it but adults are more sophisticated about it. The average person is much more insecure and lonely than we tend to realize. Much success revolves around the need to be appreciated and feel productive in our lives. Then again the average person has a lot of company in the world of average. For the top performers in life it goes a step further. Your performance will generate accolades but narrow the number of safe relationships you can have to both protect your attitude and your focus. The challenge of being a top producer in anything goes far beyond actual production and extends into the natural insecurity and lack of relationships that goes with the territory. Management would be wise to be attentive to such issues. Check out my new Home Business E-book ... Typical "Boomer Al" irreverent humor and lessons from over the years. Basics of Small and Home Based Business Have fun. It's later than you think. Al Automotive tips on buying, leasing, repair rip-offs, automobile insurance reduction, and more! 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