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November 18, 2006
Volume 4, Number 22
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 ExperienceWhat should we have for Thanksgiving – turkey or ham?
Here in Carpenter Country, where a big Butterball has always been king, that question never came up before. But maybe now, since there are fewer of us at home, changing old habits might be a good idea.
After all a gobbler is time intensive, at least in the early stages of preparation. If frozen, an 8-12 pounder can take up to three days to thaw. Add the hours needed to stuff and roast and there’s another day in the kitchen. Then you need a carver ...
Ham would be much faster. No thawing, no stuffing, anyone can slice it.
Yet letting go of a fixed ritual is hard to do. Even though country ham, canned ham and whole ham have been around for decades, serving it at Thanksgiving hardly seems traditional. And if we alter a long established custom this year, what will be on next year’s menu - roast beef, duck, a pork loin?
So maybe we could do something different with the bird, like deep frying it. But then we’d have to change the sides from sweet potatoes and cranberry sauce to French fries.
Decisions, decisions! If we don’t make one soon, we may be eating out. So let’s combine tradition with something cutting-edge. We’ll order the time-honored turkey, plus a brown sugar glazed ham, and have the supermarket do the cooking.
Happy Thanksgiving to that!
And a wonderful Thanksgiving to all, no matter what tradition you choose.
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TOP DRAWER ARTICLE
Health Care Acronyms
byHL Carpenter
Say this fast: HMO, PPO, PFFS, MSA, FFS.
If the acronyms make sense, you’ve done your health care homework, and you know they represent health care plans. If they’re not yet familiar to you, brace yourself.
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
Here's
a primer on health insurance choices from the US Agency for Healthcare
Research and Quality: http://www.ahrq.gov/consumer/insuranceqa/.
AARP
can also help you understand your insurance choices. http://www.aarp.org/health/medicare-insurance/.
The National Institutes
of Health provides web links to publications and information about health
insurance. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/.
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TOP DRAWER BOOK REVIEW
byHL Carpenter
Everybody Wants Your Money
by David W. Latko
ISBN 0-06-085115-5
266 pages; hardcover; $22.95
HarperCollins, New York, 2006
Who’s reaching for your wallet? David Latko, financial advisor, wants you to know. Oh, and you probably ought to be aware financial advisors make the list.
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TOP DRAWER SATIRE
Miss Manners?
byHL Carpenter
If you’re nostalgic for the days of old fashioned manners, take heart: The pharmaceutical industry has come up with an experimental drug designed to induce etiquette.
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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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