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Issue #40; April 7, 2003 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 40, April 7, 2003 Dear Al I work at a small but rapidly growing company. I’m fairly high up and I just trained a young and very ambitious new employee. He just got promoted over me and has been a jerk toward me. Needless to say, I’m upset and angry. I earn a good, not great, salary. I’m fifty years old and my heart and pride say tell them to shove this job. My wife is worried and telling me not to do it. I haven’t gotten a reason why this brown noser got the job that I’ve been working for. What would you do? Angry Dear Angry I’m sure you have been around long enough to realize that many younger people get the mistaken idea that as people age their IQ recedes. It is unfair and unfortunate and I understand your anger. I will be fifty-seven in a month and I’m amazed daily how some younger men and women both assume I’m an idiot. It’s a maturity issue. Immature people tend to be intimidated by older workers because they are still trying to find themselves in some ways. I have been working with people for forty-two years and I know what works for me. Young people need to feel superior many times and I no longer need that. It's unfortunate in our youth oriented society people don't appreciate the value of the experience and wisdom to be gained from partnering and mentoring with older workers. Privately tell your boss how you feel and ask him if you should feel threatened by the move. You may be enlightened and relieved. Then again it may be resume time. There are times when we think we deserve something but others don't agree for different reasons. As for the wise mouth, ignore it. His behavior will diminish him in the eyes of others and be its own correcting force. The world is full of bullies who feel justified in their behavior and intolerance. They must choose to change on their own. All too many people have no appreciation for the hurt they cause others by trying to feel superior. He will pay a price in failed and strained relationships and wonder why he has so few friends as the years pass. Then again he may be the victim of someone like himself and learn the feeling. Move on. Al Dear Boomer Al I have $100,000 to invest. What would you do with it? Thanks, Harvey Well if it was my money I would invest it in an income producing asset of some type using a tax deferred vehicle. I continue to believe that real estate has been the most dependable wealth creating tool that there has been. Buying mortgage notes can be very lucrative but you must learn the ropes first. Then again it isn’t my money. What I think you should do is contact an experienced financial planner who is paid by fee and not by commission on the products he recommends and lay out your financial goals. Go to www.cfp.net to search for a certified financial planner in your area. In the mean time put it in a ninety day CD so you don’t jump at the first slick deal that comes along. Just a little self imposed restraint. Good luck. Al Need to buy or sell a house ... check this out! _.·´¯)What's up with this?(¯`·._ One more week has passed and the number of people spending hours watching war news has diminished. So have the numbers of people walking the streets of our fair land protesting the war. Spring break is over and the professors need to get back to training the young minds of America. Right. Indoctrinating may be a better word. Saddam has an army of armed children we see. We haven't seen that since Hitler's SS recruited children in the big war. How much more do some need to see before people recognize the evil we are tearing down. Who cares about weapons of mass destruction after all else we've seen. Senator John Kerry damaged his candidacy with his unfortunate remarks equating our President with Saddam. The liberal left in America will use any technique regardless of how ridiculous. Kerry voted for the war although he's been back peddling on that recently. Being a Viet Nam vet doesn't mean his judgement is good on all things. The President showed class by inviting Senator Edwards, a declared presidential candidate, along for the ride as he visited our troops. To his credit Edwards has been steadfast in his support for the war and smart enough to hold off on the campaigne talk until it's over. The French, Germans, and Russians continue their charade but now it's about a piece of the rebuilding pie. I say let them eat cake. Gee where did I read that? Anyway, we have found enough evidence already to justify the WMD arguement which is now mute. I see where Saddam went for a walk on the fifteen square feet he still controls. Cool. Or was it his body double. Imagine when eleven marines show up all claiming to have shot Saddam. Maybe the real Saddam is three feet tall, bald, and is a Squidward look alike. Eh the joke would be on the Arabs eh. Sorry that was my Canadian accent. The Russians could hire the French and German ambassadors as fish squishers for the caviar factory. There would be no change in the smell of the whole group and their tall tales. Then again, maybe those ambassadors who now need a job could do it. If they survive the drive to Syria. The hot air will show up on satelite telemetry. So what's up with the Syrians caught fighting in Iraq? That's not good. Expect the Syrians to get a visit to some warehouses just across the Iraqi border soon. I assure you they don't want a piece of us. Then again, how about the terrorist camp who was fighting harder than the Iraqis. Sudanese, Syrians, Egyptians, and other assorted riff raff with enough arms to fight a war. Oh yea ... this is a war. Hmmm. Just my opinion. Don't like it? So tell me off at ... The Forum at Boomer Journals _.·´¯) Boomer Ha Ha! (¯`·._ Don't judge your wife too harshly for her weaknesses. If she didn't have them she may never have married you. _.·´¯)Attitude Counts! (¯`·._ "Most of us, swimming against tides of trouble the world knows nothing about, need only a bit of praise or encouragement - and we'll make the goal." Jerome P Fleishman No kidding. Hmmm ... Have fun. It's later than you think. Al Automotive tips on buying, leasing, repair rip-offs, automobile insurance reduction, and more! Read this page now Check out my new Home Business E-book ... Typical "Boomer Al" irreverent humor and lessons from over the years. 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