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What Goes Around ...
Never Too Old For Foolishness
always thought that
once people reached a certain age their abundance of life experience would make them better equipped to han- dle certain affairs of the heart more sensibly..... As it turns out, I was wrong.
I came to this unfortunate conclusion after coming across the story of Cor- nelius E. Jones, the 91- year-old man who was arrested in Pasco County two weeks ago for using his gun to threaten a local preacher.
Apparently Jones be- lieved that his live-in girl- friend, 75-year-old Willie Mae Graham, was having a romantic tryst with their church pastor, 74-year-old Gene Brown. When Jones found the two of them at the church, along with another female member of the con- gregation, setting up for a Sunday service, Jones al- legedly, pulled his gun on the minister and told him "I will shoot you."
Fortunately, the pastor and the two women were able to escape Jones' wrath by running into a nearby office
and calling 9-1-1. Jones, in the meantime, avoided a con- frontation with authorities by leaving the scene in his get- away car, a 2018 Nissan Rogue.
While I was reading about how this incident played out all I could visualize in my head was one of those horri- ble Tyler Perry films, with Jones as the male version of Madea. Just imagining how this geriatric love triangle must have looked, I would have paid good money to see it unfold in real time.
I mean, I honestly can't say what blows me away more about this episode? The fact that a man Jones' age is still slangin' iron (in more ways than one obviously) or that his family still allows him to get behind the wheel of a motor vehicle by him- self?
But even though I'm thor- oughly impressed by the kind of spunk, energy and virility Jones displayed in his fit of rage, it's hard for me to over- look one huge disappointing factor... His actions were truly those of a world-class
sucker.
The fact of the matter is
that Jones should have learned over 60 years ago that a woman has the right to be choosy. If she decided that she wanted to spend time with someone else it should- n't have been an issue.
Part of being a man is knowing when to bow out gracefully. You don't attempt to kill the individual who she chooses. You tip your hat to the player, wish her the best of luck and find someone else who can appreciate what you bring to the table.
To be honest, these are jewels that a great-granddad like Jones should be giving to me. Not the other way around.
But, like they say, every person who's lived a long time isn't necessarily a wise elder. Sometimes they're just young dummies who grew up to be old fools.
For Brother Jones' sake I just hope that he never committed any felonies dur- ing his 9 decades on Earth. Because, if he did, and they charge him with being a con- victed felon with a firearm on top of his other charges, los- ing his cool for love is going to prove to be the worst mis- take of a long life that has the potential to end very badly.
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ertain homefolks might say we Americans didn’t
treat (former president) Barack Obama the way we should have treated him. So, The Almighty sent us Donald Trump. Then said, “How do you like them ap- ples?”
Behind closed doors, many of us might agree with the homefolks’ assessment. But the truth grows clearer by the hour. Regardless of his continuous tirade and sniping against past presidents, our current president Donald John Trump is sadly not up to the job of being Commander-In-Chief of the most powerful nation on the face of the earth. By the way, President Obama was recently voted “the best” president in the memory of all Americans living today.
Now, what does the above observation mean to the security of our nation and to the sanctity of our world? Well, with more than a half dozen nations having be- come members of the so-called “Thermonuclear Club, and with tensions at an all-time high, it bluntly means that unless men and women of goodwill worldwide stand up for peace, justice, and common sense, our lovely blue-green planet runs the risk of becoming a cinder facsimile of the planet Mars.
Therefore, we urge Americans within ear-shot of this Editorial to wake up, stand up, and pledge that our nation and our earth shall not perish, due to the mis- givings of a madman, or due to the inability of a ham- strung Congress to lead it out of a paper bag.
True, what goes around does indeed, come around. But in the case of Donald Trump and his ineptitude, what goes around doesn’t have to stay. (By the way: Have you registered to vote?).
Get Disciplined
“Income seldom ex- ceeds personal develop-
needs to have money to mani- fest.
The foundation of your fi- nancial future is predicated on your ability to develop a budget and your fortitude to be disciplined enough to fol- low the plan. Your financial plan should look at how much money you have coming in (revenue) verses how much you have going out (ex- penses).
If you utilize a budget, it will allow you the freedom of telling your money where to go verses you trying to figure out where your money went. Writing down a budget helps to keep your spending on track and keep you disci- plined. Your budget will help you appropriate your funds ef- fectively. It can also help iden- tify areas where fund needs to
be redirected to be more in line with your financial goals. Until next column, be en-
couraged to live your best fi- nancially savvy lifestyle.
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ment.”
~Jim Rohn
mpowered Greetings.
Personal development by way of disciplining yourself financially is going to be criti- cal to your ability to win finan- cially in your personal or business affairs. When your fi- nancial situation is out of alignment, your entire life can be out of whack, too.
Decide to finish the second half of 2018 on a financially savvy note. Become a good steward of your money and make sure your financial house is in order. Create a fi- nancial plan that will help you win with money. Your money needs to have a mission just as much as your mission in life
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