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October 21, 2006
Volume 4, Number 20
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 world is truly a noisy place. But here in Carpenter Country, the one with the hearing loss didn’t know that until the recent purchase of a pair of state-of-the-art hearing aids.
Plugged into sounds not heard clearly in a long while, she suddenly noticed appliances sloshed, grumbled, whirred and hummed. The phone shrilled, the answering machine squawked, newscasters screeched and TV actors screamed their way through commercials.
And that was only inside the house.
Outside, traffic swishing by on the highway sounded like jet planes on a runway. Down the block friendly dogs raised a boisterous racket. And at Bunco, a room once filled with quietly chatting women rolling muted dice became a hair-raising uproar of ear-splitting proportions.
Patience, the audiologist said. Everything is going to sound loud for at least thirty days.
He was exactly right.
It took a month for the horrific clamor to fade into the background.
Now the click-click-click of the car’s turn signal can be heard over the thump of road noise. And it’s great to understand the lyrics of a song. Or what the hero in a movie is saying. Even better is getting through an entire conversation without having to ask, “What?”
Wearing a pair of hearing aids gives life to the jabber, jingle, rumble, thud and clang of a busy, active world. Taking the aids out brings peace and quiet – the wonderful sounds of silence.
Who knew having the best of both worlds would be golden?
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TOP DRAWER ARTICLE
Counterfeit Money
byHL Carpenter
Do you know why the US Secret Service was formed in 1865? Nope, not presidential protection.
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
Want to know more
about efforts to combat counterfeiting? [Broken Link Removed]
Find
tips on how to determine if that dollar is real here: [Broken Link Removed]
Here's
what to do if you receive a counterfeit bill: [Broken Link Removed]
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TOP DRAWER BOOK REVIEW
byHL Carpenter
The Ask
by Laura Fredricks
ISBN 0-7879-7856-6
252 pages; hardcover; $39.95
Jossey-Bass, San Francisco, 2006
Fundraising is fun! Okay, maybe not. But if you were given the responsibility of the task by your favorite charity on the night you missed a meeting, The Ask can help you succeed. If you’re on the opposite side of the table – a fundraisee, so to speak – you’ll learn a few things, too.
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TOP DRAWER SATIRE
The Court of Public Opinion
byHL Carpenter
No law degree? No problem. If you’re comfortable making judgments without benefit of black robes, legalese or an overload of facts, the Court of Public Opinion wants you on the bench.
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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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