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Issue #69; November 26, 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 (¯`·._ Dear Boomer Al I have a good friend who is a great guy, but he loves to brag about how much money he makes. He puts me down in front of others and makes himself out to be superior. How would you handle it? Sick and Tired Dear Sick and Tired I am amused by the fact that you call your acquaintance a great guy. It says a lot about your self image. Are you sure that you aren’t a bit jealous of your friend and as a result a bit sensitive? Let’s say your account is accurate. It becomes obvious that your acquaintance needs to put you down in order to build himself up and you’ve been a little foolish to allow it. Real friends and people with class will always put the person first. Maturity and self esteem lead to humility. Not the sappy doormat humility but the kind that values all people and never tries to be the center of attention at the expense of others. Your solution is very simple; you either stop associating with this person, or if that is not possible, work at your perspective over the situation. Other people see what is going on and most people are unimpressed with blowhards and bullies. If you confront him, you’re simply going to create a long term enemy and that just isn’t worth it. Jerks don’t change because we fight back. They enjoy the fact that they can get under your skin. The best defense is to ignore him and walk away when he annoys you. What he thinks doesn’t make you who you are and trust others know that too. Be the bigger person. See yourself through your own eyes, not the eyes of someone else. You may think this extreme but I feel you may benefit by some counseling. You may have some issues that need addressing to allow you to feel better about yourself. It’s my opinion that most people can benefit greatly and improve the quality of their lives from a few good counseling sessions. Al Dear Al My wife and I are animal lovers. We have two dogs and two cats in the house. When certain family members come over, they complain about us having animals in the house. We love them, but we’re thinking of not inviting them over anymore. What would you do? Thanks. Julie Dear Julie Some people are not animal lover. Then again, sometimes it has nothing to do with that. When you have animals in your home it is important that you have control of those animals when you have guests. People do not appreciate being jumped on or sitting in dog hair on your furniture. Many times what you see as playful is very annoying to other people. I know you love your pets but people must take priority. We have a Maltese. He’s very cute but also very territorial. I have to watch him because he will defend his turf as well as try to control the movement within his area. When guests visit us we take control of the dog until everyone is settled then we ask them if they mind the dog. If they do we put him in the other room. He’s a dog and he’ll get over it. With four animals I’m surprised you get any company if you do not restrain your pets. Cats will normally find a corner but dogs can be very irritating to non-pet owners. If they are too friendly crate them up or put them outside when you have guests. This is not your pet’s home, it’s yours and you’re a human, I hope. I would hate to think I’m answering a typing dog. Rocky just got irritated with that one. He thinks he owns the joint, and he is not aware that he’s not human. Al Need to buy or sell a house ... check this out! _.·´¯)What's up with this?(¯`·._ It’s sometimes hard to believe how the time does indeed fly. Here we are in the holiday season. We indeed find ourselves in a tumultuous world these days. Imagining normalcy after 9/11 is very difficult. That fateful day America got the great wakeup call. I rephrase, some of America got the great wakeup call. Once again we are reminded that there are people in the world who see our way of life as a threat to them and their agenda. We are neither a perfect people nor a perfect country. In a democratic republic like ours perfection is not attainable. Let’s face it, we as people are incapable of achieving perfection so our institutions cannot possibly be such. Living as we do requires a level of acceptance of others and a degree of tolerance for all things good and evil. No people or government has ever been able to completely eradicate evil. One thing we do possess in America is an ideal and a basic goodness as a people. Many Americans wonder day in and day out why so many seem to hate us. The fact is many more do not hate us than hate us. The greatest wars in out recent history trace back to the failure of the European community to act in the early stages when oppression and persecution were within its midst. It was American troops that turned the tide in both WWI and WWII. Without American intervention in Asia all of Korea would be communist instead of half a thriving economy and free. America helped Japan rebuild after they shamelessly attacked us. America was the driving force behind the rebuilding of Europe after the war as well as the main reason the Iron curtain and the Berlin Wall are gone. Our borders have always been open to the oppressed of the world and our generosity is second to none when disaster strikes anywhere in the world. The UN in New York has been a staging ground for good but also an opportunity for nations who wish us harm to launch clandestine activities within our shores. Now we face a new challenge. The scourge of terrorist fanaticism threatens to over-run the world as we know it. One wonders how long it will take the rest of the world to wake up. Turkey just got a wakeup call and the rest of Europe will feel the terror before it is over. This morning in the New York Times' William Safire reported on new evidence linking Saddam to al-Qaida. New reports have surfaced showing that OBL is in Iran and has been since he left Afghanistan. The truth is our president was right when he labeled the “Axis of Evil”. When I joined the Navy back in 1965 I knew there was a possibility I would never come home. All young men and women know that when they enlist. It is sad when people have to die to preserve our way of life, but there are times it is unavoidable. This Thanksgiving we have much to be thankful for. We should be thankful for the brave men and women who put it on the line for our country every day. We should be thankful we still live in a free nation of plenty. We should be thankful for a president with the courage and vision to draw a line and let the world know that this madness stops here and now. It will not be easy and there will be many terrible days before it’s over but we must prevail or be destroyed by it and our way of life as we know it. To turn and run now is to invite more 9/11’s here and around the world. Now is the time to stand and be counted. Just my opinion. Don't like it? So tell me off at ... The Forum at Boomer Journals _.·´¯) Boomer Ha Ha! (¯`·._ "Honey, that's a great looking turkey ... wow smells great too. Our first Thanksgiving together. Isn't it great? What did you stuff it with?" "Oh I didn't have to ... it wasn't hollow!" _.·´¯)Attitude Counts! (¯`·._ "No person was ever honored for what he received ... Honor has been the reward for what he gave." Calvin Coolidge Have fun. It's later than you think. Al Check out my Home Business E-book ... Typical "Boomer Al" irreverent humor and lessons from over the years. 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