Monthly Archive for October, 2011

Tim Russert is Still Dead; Luke Russert Needs To Eat a Donut

Published on October 31, 2011 in Baby Boomer. 0 Comments

 Luke Russert is profiled in the Buffalo News. Not the kind of eastern elite media coverage the son of Dead Tim Russert must lust for.

In the profile, the writer breathlessly (can one write breathlessly? I’m saying “yes”) outlines Russert’s killer scoop.

The young reporter with the familiar Irish eyes wouldn’t let Rep. Anthony Weiner get away with it. “The picture that went over Twitter to Genette Cordova — is that you?,” he asked, politely.

“Well, let’s keep in mind what happened here,” the Queens congressman replied, all feigned sincerity. “I was pranked, I was hacked, I was punked, whatever it was, someone sent out a picture. I’m an easy name to make fun of and I think that’s what happened.”

The son of legend Tim Russert was proving that he had earned his right to ask the tough questions regarding what was bothering Americans — Weiner’s weiner — because of his father’s career.

I was thrilled to be part of the crowd that crowed about Luke Russert’s lack of skill and training to work for NBC News.

Hired by NBC in 2008, only months after his college graduation and not long after his father collapsed and died of a heart attack, Russert endured a scathing Internet hazing.

is the way the Buffalo News put it.

Internet hazing?  C’mon, even Luke Russert’s hometown newspaper shouldn’t be so one-sided. Who in their right mind thought Luke Russert was qualified to work for NBC? Except for the fact that his dad worked for them and then died.

Luke Russert is Luck Russert.

And he needs to eat a donut.

Here is the Luke Russert we all know and love. The fat frat boy…

Next up for Luck Russert: a Subway deal where he becomes the new Jared.

And many evenings, Russert can be found doing something else his father would never do: running in Washington’s Rock Creek Park. He has shed 25 pounds in recent years, and his cheeks are no longer chubby.

“Seeing my dad always being bigger, that’s the direct reason he passed away,” Russert said. “It’s really motivated me to stay as healthy as possible.”

Once he has the Subway deal nailed, the next logical step is replacing Brian Williams, and then on to Meet the Press.

 

Putting Together My Christmas Gift Ideas List – Make Mine a Lift Chair

Published on October 31, 2011 in Baby Boomer. 1 Comment

As we all know, Christmas is a time of wishing, wanting and taking.

It’s the time when geezer guys all across the fruited plains are challenged to “give me a gift idea” by siblings and children and wives.

“Oh just skip it this year…” or “I buy everything I want or need…” just aren’t good enough to discourage someone with the true gift-giving spirit. They insist that we geezers need another tool or article of clothing or electronic gadget.

We don’t.

What we need, want, and lust after are lift chairs.

 

Yup a lift chair… because there are times when a man is required to leave his recliner – eg: when nature calls. After spending the day delightfully reclined shoving Little Debby Snack Cakes and Miller Chill down one’s gullet moving from the reclining position is a challenge.

Enter the Pride Lift Chair.

 

It’s too late for Father’s Day, but not too late for Christmas… This person gets my vote for sibling of the year

“The chair has performed as expected. My sisters and I purchased this liftchair for our father as a Father’s Day gift last year… My ailing cousin has cancer, and my wife and I purchased this same lift chair for him. It has worked out terrifically. My cousin has been using the chair almost 24 hours a day not only for sitting, but for sleeping. We can’t say enough about how these lift recliners have performed for our family. Service and delivery were spot on!”
- Kittery Point, ME

So skip the ninja umbrella  or the ribbed guitar picks or the beer-making kit or the face coffee mug.

Get your order in today for a lift chair… it can be built, shipped and installed just in time for all the holiday football bowl games.

Kewl.

And there is some real advantages to owning a lift chair… check it out…

Getting in and out of a chair can be extremely risky for a person with balance issues. A lift chair is there to support the person until the person is in an upright position. This added support gives the person improved balance which can reduce the risks of falling. Reducing the risk of falls is especially critical for a person who has osteoporosis due to the increased risk of bone fractures when a person falls.

…a person can then gradually be guided down to a sitting position instead of having to fall into the chair which can be a health hazard for people with back problems. This reduces the amount of energy expended on the task of getting in and out of a chair. The lift chair gives the person improved mobility as well as increased energy which can be used for other daily tasks.

 

 

Happy Halloween

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Happy Halloween

Geeky Animated Gif Monday – Happy Halloween

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It Was a Dark and Stormy Night

Published on October 27, 2011 in Baby Boomer. 0 Comments

It was one of those steel-gray days over the U.S. Embassy in Bucharest.

The weather was cold steel too.

Luckily for me, I wasn’t in Bucharest, I was in the U.S. Embassy in San Jose, Costa Rica and the weather was in the 80s as I waited in the front row of the hodge-podge of humanity. I put on my glasses to watch CNN – the first English language television I had seen in weeks.

Nancy needed to make some changes to her agreed upon monthly payout from the U.S. government. As she met with her contact behind the gray, cold steel door, I awaited.

The television was a small screen mounted high on the wall. Seeing the picture was no problem. But reading the crawl lines beneath the pictures, made me realize it was time for new eyeglasses.

I had read about buying eyeglasses online before and figured now was as good a time as any to give it a go.

Glassesusa.com is where I ended up –  even though I’m not in the USA.  They have a nice choice of very affordable and style eyeglasses frames.

I liked GlassesUSA.com current deal: Buy 2 Frames and get…

  • free shipping
  • anti-scratch
  • UV coating
  • Anti-reflective coating
  • free cases

And hanging around Embassies is the perfect way to pick up some secret codes. Here are your secret codes to the nice deals…

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Buy one pair of glasses and get any other pair for FREE!
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Take 10% off any order.
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