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May 9, 2009
Volume 7, Number 9
ISSN 1554-6330

In this issue:

1. Carpenter Country Essay

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

Tomorrow is the day we celebrate our mothers. But what if your relationship with mom is rocky? Maybe you feel she’s too judgmental, too disapproving, so the two of you engage in a constant power struggle.

Here in Carpenter Country, the short one hates to admit she felt that way about her mom. Unfortunately it’s too late to change what was. Sometimes there are no second chances. But if there were - here’s what she’d say.

Mom, if I ever run into you on top of that puffy white cloud over the rainbow, I’m going to apologize for not being more compassionate whenever you complained about an ache or a pain.

For thinking if you paid a little more attention when I was talking you would have heard what I was saying.

For failing to realize the frown crinkling your forehead - which I always saw as a scowl - was actually a wrinkle of concentration.

For being impatient when you forgot a name or lost a thought.

For rolling my eyes every time you said, “Wait ‘til you get to be my age.”

To this day I don’t know why I found that sentence so incredibly annoying. What I do know is I showed little sympathy for what I perceived as an overworked excuse.

You also used to tell me I’d miss you when you were gone.

I should have said the words you wanted to hear. The words I seldom liked to say –

"Yes, Mom. You are so right."

Happy Mother’s Day - once more.

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TOP DRAWER ARTICLE

Do You Need a Power of Attorney?

by
HL Carpenter

If you become incapacitated, does someone you trust have the authority to handle your financial and medical decisions?

Did you answer “no”? Then you may want to talk to your legal advisor about drafting a power of attorney.

Read the entire article here

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TOP DRAWER TIPS
Topics and Tidbits

Tip: Because of the potential for abuse when you grant a power of attorney, you’ll want to take precautions. Ways to protect yourself include asking your lawyer to hold the document until it’s needed, restricting the time period during which the power of attorney is effective, and limiting the powers you grant.

Glossary Term: Springing power of attorney. A power of attorney that goes into effect only when some specified event occurs. For instance, you may specify that your power of attorney will become effective if you become disabled or incapacitated. The document will define what you consider disabled or incapacitated.

Financial Horoscope: Power springs from knowledge, and the path to knowledge is lined with books. Celebrate the tenth birthday of Get Caught Reading Month with a trip to your local library. It’s a great place to enhance your financial knowledge and increase your financial power.

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TOP DRAWER SATIRE

The Road to Recovery

by
HL Carpenter

Travel along the road to Recovery will be slow for the foreseeable future, according to a statement issued yesterday by the US Department of Crumbling Infrastructure.

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