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April 23, 2005
Volume 3, Number 8
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 ExperienceThe sun is shining, the sky is blue, the weather is Florida balmy. And a trip to watch the ponies run around the racetrack calls out.
Here in Carpenter Country the call comes every spring.
We set out early for the two-hour ride. Our wallets are filled with only the money we can afford to lose. Of course, we’re not going to lose, we joke on the way south. Today is our lucky day.
Besides, there’s more to a trip to the track than gambling. There are the crowds reading tip sheets. The flag snapping in the breeze. The scent of sizzling hot dogs and popping corn that flavors the air.
And the horses.
We mainly go to see the horses. Sleek and shiny, wearing their stable’s colors, they parade to the starting gate. Some look bored, some look alert, a few seem nervous.
We’ve watched two in separate races throw their jockeys and run the race with no one in the saddle. Each flew past the other contenders, thundered to the finish line and - amid cheers from awed fans - came in first. Both were disqualified.
But watching them run, ears up, tail high, as if they were saying, look at me, I’m a winner, was worth the price of admission.
Too soon the last race is over. The crowds thin and the sun begins to set. We head for the car to count our winnings and losings. As usual, we’re about even.
But it’s been a wonderful day. On the way home we tell each other next spring we’ll go to the Kentucky Derby.
A winning dream and goal for another year.
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TOP DRAWER ARTICLE
SeeSawing Gas Prices
byHL Carpenter
Why are gas prices rising, falling, then rising again? Let’s see. The fickle finger of fault points to ...
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TOP DRAWER TIPS
Topics and Tidbits
The
US Department of Energy has current information on petroleum, including
retail gas prices and gas and diesel updates. http://www.eia.doe.gov/.
Maybe
it's time to get serious about fuel economy. Review MPG estimates on that
new car here: http://www.fueleconomy.gov/.
Think
your local gas station is charging too much? File a complaint. [Broken Link Removed]
All
the concern over gas prices making you think about a different kind of
fuel? Personalize the new food pyramids to fit your lifestyle. http://www.mypyramid.gov/.
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TOP DRAWER BOOK REVIEW
byHL Carpenter
How Full is Your Bucket?
by Tom Rath and Donald Clifton
ISBN 1-59562-003-6
127 pages; hardcover; $19.95
Gallup Press, New York, 2004
Has anyone ever told you what was right with you?
If so, you probably felt uplifted and appreciated. Authors Tom Rath and Donald Clifton believe all of us should experience that kind of positive reinforcement – what they call bucket filling - on a daily basis.
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TOP DRAWER SATIRE
Snoozing Profits
byHL Carpenter
The First Bank of Snooze, located in Hitthehay, Maryland, reported record profits in yesterday’s conference call. The results reflect the yawning decline in withdrawals by depositors, which in turn boosted the income of the bank’s suite of Sleep Services.
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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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