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September 6, 2008
Volume 6, Number 17
ISSN 1554-6330

In this issue:

1. Carpenter Country
2. Top Drawer Article
3. Top Drawer Tips
4. Top Drawer Satire

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CARPENTER COUNTRY
What's Happening in Our Neck of the Human Experience

 

Hooray! Hooray! September 7th is Grandparent's Day.

Carpenter Country's short one loves holidays and while waiting to celebrate she began reminiscing about her oldest grandson and the first time he made her laugh out loud.

Michael was seven or eight at the time and lived with his family in a state park. His dad, knowing how much Michael loved to roam in the large wooded fenced-in area behind their home, had marked the trees with red blazes so his small son could pretend he was a woodsman.

One day, the short granny came for a visit and Michael asked if she'd like to go on a hike with him. She agreed, and after his mom packed a canteen and a few snacks to make it look like Michael and granny were going on a real expedition, they set off.

As they walked along the trail, Michael pointed out all sorts of wonders. He was talking about a neat bird he'd seen when granny suddenly noticed there were no more red blazes on the trees.

She came to a dead stop and trying not to sound panicked, said "Michael, do you know where we are?"

Michael looked up at his concerned granny, and with a playful tongue-in-cheek grin, replied, "Of course, Grandma. We're in the woods."

Michael's a wildlife officer now. His job keeps him busy doing what he likes most – patrolling country roads. Most likely he doesn't even remember the incident. But that's okay.

Whenever he visits his grandma he still cracks one-liners that make her smile.

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TOP DRAWER ARTICLE

Safeguarding Your Identity
by
HL Carpenter

 

When it comes to identity theft, the issue you’ve probably heard the most about is credit card misuse.

But credit cards aren’t the only way imposters can steal your identity for fraudulent purposes. Here are five other methods:

Read the entire article here

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TOP DRAWER TIPS
Topics and Tidbits

 

Tip: Lost your credit card? If you notify your credit card company before unauthorized charges are made, under US law you're not responsible for those charges. The same is true if your number is stolen, but not your card. Your liability is limited to $50 per card if the card is used before you file a report.

Glossary Term: Identity cloning. A type of identity theft in which a person steals your identity and becomes you by establishing a complete life, including marrying, working, paying taxes - and possibly committing crimes.

Financial Horoscope: 'Fess up – you love to learn new things. So now that your labor-less Labor Day is over, why not head back to school with the rest of the students? September is College Savings Month, and Self-University week is September first through the seventh, but smart money says you don't have to limit your passion for learning to a week - or even a month.

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TOP DRAWER SATIRE

Branding Conformity
by
HL Carpenter

 

Stock in Conformity, Inc. has been caught in an unfavorable loop lately, and shareholders are trying to lasso management into explaining why.

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