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Issue #49; June 16, 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 #49; June 16, 2003 Dear Al I read your column last week when you had a question on how to handle a co-worker’s body odor. We had a similar situation where I work and we all pitched in and bought a “care package” with soap, shampoo, deodorant, and toothpaste and left it on his desk. Problem solved! Keep up the good work. Harold Dear Harold Bravo on a job well done. It is a very difficult situation indeed so I’m glad your solution actually worked. The embarrassment obviously did the deed. Our offender from last week however had been approached and spoken to without avail so I doubt if your creative approach would have worked in this case. When people are discouraged for some reason or even depressed sometimes personal grooming is one of the first things to diminish in importance. As difficult as it may seem, there is always room for compassion in all things, except for BO of course. Al Dear Boomer Al The day the paper comes out our family reads your column together at the dinner table and discusses how we would answer the questions. We get a good laugh and we usually agree with you. Our son is a good athlete but is thinking of giving up sports to work and earn more money. What do you think? Thanks. Concerned Parent Dear Concerned I think that sounds like a lot of fun. I always discuss my answers with Helen and let her read every column before I send it off. There have been a few times she didn’t agree and we discuss it. I appreciate her perspective. You obviously have a very healthy happy family who enjoy being together. As for your athletic son I feel it should be his decision. While it is true that sports is fun and can build memories and perhaps even earn a scholarship for college, the more realistic attitude is that he will be earning a living many more years than he’ll play sports. I admire very much his ambition and work ethic not to mention the mature attitude of wanting to pay his own way. While you may be concerned about his missing out on the fun of high school, the reality is it may not be that much fun to him compared to empty pockets when he wants to do things and go places. I did the same thing your son is doing. I had money for gas and dates, bought my own clothes, and paid for my first year of college from my high school jobs. Don’t be concerned. Tell him how proud you are of him and show him your priorities in today’s sports crazed instant gratification world. You obviously raised a very responsible young man there. Good job mom and dad. Al Need to buy or sell a house ... check this out! _.·´¯)What's up with this?(¯`·._ I see where the catholic church is in the news again. People will have to be patient. This huge institution moves very slowly. I had my own experience as a young altar boy of 11 when the parish deacon tried something he shouldn't have so I'm intimately knowledgeable of the problem. I continue to be taken back by the level of rude and borish behavior that one is forced to encounter in the world at large today. Some people need to learn that the world doesn't revolve around them and their little issues. Everyone has problems. Did you call your dad this past Father's Day? If you called more often one day or another wouldn't matter. Mom's keep score however. The democrats have no candidates and no issues. Iraq is not an issue. I am still amazed when I realize the majority of people do not understand that 9/11 changed the rules. Now it's about hitting you first instead of the way we used to do it. What's so hard to understand? A few of their good guys will die in the process. A bunch of ours did. Terrorists know only one language. A bullet. Negotiations with terrorists is a sign of weakness to them. Just my opinion. Don't like it? So tell me off at ... The Forum at Boomer Journals _.·´¯) Boomer Ha Ha! (¯`·._ "Inside some of us is a thin person struggling to get out, but they can usually be sedated with a few pieces of chocolate cake." _.·´¯)Attitude Counts! (¯`·._ "Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional." 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 Home Business E-book ... Typical "Boomer Al" irreverent humor and lessons from over the years. Remember that it's an e-file ... not a paper book so download it after you pay for it :) Basics of Small and Home Based Business _.·´¯) General Info (¯`·._ Ask Boomer Al is an opt-in ezine available by subscription only. We do not use or endorse the use of spam. Your e-mail address is safe, and will never distributed for reason. Ask Boomer Al is a copyright @ BoomerJournals.com To contact us with feedback, questions or kudos, e-mail editor@BoomerJournals.com To subscribe, please go to: Subscribe Enter your email address, select "subscribe" and submit! To unsubscribe, please go to: Unsubscribe Enter the email address you would like to remove from our list. Select "unsubscribe" and submit the form. Please feel free to use exerpts from this newsletter as long as you give credit with a link to our page: http://www.BoomerJournals.com _.·´¯) Help Us Grow! (¯`·._ If you enjoyed this ezine, please forward it to a friend or two and help us grow. 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