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August 23, 2003
Volume 1, Number 4
ISSN 1554-6330
In this issue:
1. Carpenter Country Essay |
2. Top Drawer Article |
3. Top Drawer Tips |
4. Top Drawer Book Review |
5. Top Drawer Satire |
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CARPENTER COUNTRY
What's Happening in Our Neck of the Human ExperienceAccording to the Second College Edition of The American Heritage Dictionary, forgetfulness implies a faulty memory or a tendency not to remember. Less often it’s used as the equivalent of unmindful which means failure in a specific instance to keep in mind what should be remembered through deliberate oversight, heedlessness or inattentiveness.
Here in Carpenter Country we’re sometimes forgetful. Though we try not to be unmindful, on occasion we’ve been oblivious, abstracted, absent-minded or distracted. One of those words no doubt describes our state of mind the day we walked out of the house without our keys. And locked the door. Oops.
How about you? Do you forget what you want to say? Enter a room and wonder why you’re there? Have trouble recalling where you left glasses, a toy, a bike or a schoolbook?
Like us, you may be relieved to learn that forgetfulness has been around a long time, and begins quite early. In the 4th century BC, Plato wrote that souls incarnating on Earth first had to march to the Plain of Forgetfulness and drink from the River of Unmindfulness.
More recently, we’ve discovered that forgetfulness can be conquered using the power of positive thinking. Instead of being forgetful – or even oblivious, abstracted, absent-minded or distracted – we’ve decided we’re simply giving our brain a rest.
This approach works well. So well, in fact, that today’s an anniversary for us. We haven’t forgotten anything in over a week.
At least, we’re almost sure we haven’t ...
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TOP DRAWER ARTICLE
The Basic Secret of Investing
byHL Carpenter
Money Market Accounts. Bonds. Mutual Funds. Stocks. Is your head reeling from so many investment choices?
Take a deep breath and relax. You’re about to learn a deep, dark secret that will simplify the whole idea of money management. Ready?
This information should not be considered legal, investment or tax advice. Top Drawer
Ink Corp. does not provide legal, investment or tax advice. Always
consult your legal, investment and/or tax advisor regarding your
personal situation. |
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TOP DRAWER TIPS
Topics and Tidbits
Do you talk to your
dog? Who doesn’t? The question is what’s your dog saying to
you? Takara Co. has created Bow-lingual, a product that you attach to
your dog’s collar to decipher his every woof. Take a look at [Broken
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Ever heard of phishing? It’s a scam, as in ‘fishing for
information’. If you get an e-mail that looks like it comes from
a company you do business with asking for financial details, don’t
get hooked! Here’s what the FTC has to say about keeping yourself
safe from ‘phishing’: [Broken Link Removed].
A-MAZE-ING ... If you like wandering in circles, visiting a
maze for your end of summer vacation may be right up your path.
Here’s a site to get you started: [Broken Link Removed].
Learning about economics has never been so fun! Take a look at what
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York offers: http://www.newyorkfed.org/index.html.
Click on the ‘Education’ link.
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TOP DRAWER BOOK REVIEW
byHL Carpenter
Managing Up
By Rosanne Badowski with Roger Gittines
215 pages; hardcover; $23.95
Doubleday, New York, 2003
Everyone knows secretaries – or rather, administrative assistants
– are the people in charge at any office. Ignore at your own peril
this simple truth: if you want to accomplish things at work, admin assistants
are the go-to folks. You want them on your side. Managing Up
proves that point in spades.
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TOP DRAWER SATIRE
Accountants Likely Cause of Blackout
byHL Carpenter
Officials tracing the cause of the August 14 power outage in the U.S. suspect the massive blackout was caused by an irate gang of accountants based in the Midwest.
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HL Carpenter, an experienced investor and a CPA, specializes in reader friendly financial and tax topics for individuals and small businesses, and publishes Top Drawer Ink, a newsletter that's chock full of humor and common sense information.
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