Oops! I Forgot to Save for Retirement
Regardless of your age, your income or your receding hairline, it’s not too late to start retirement planning and move toward a more comfortable future.
Maybe you cared more about Woodstock than shares of stock. Or it could be that you kept a closer eye on your favorite MTV VJ than on your 401(k).
Whatever the reason, you’ve put off saving for your retirement — until now. With retirement on the horizon, you worry that you’re too late, that you’ll never amass enough money, that your retirement dreams will stay just dreams.
My Comments:
This article provides really cogent commonsense advice on saving for the future. Â I would recommend it highly.
Rupe’s Year of the Body: PhII-Day 49(F15) – UB2
Sort of a tough workout. Â Felt pretty tired by the time I got to the end of it. Â Had problems hold my gripDrank a spark drink, but by the time it kicked in I was done. Â Really silly preparation, but better getting in something than sitting on my bum.
Workout: Day 49 (F15/Upper Body II) – 42mins/1min rest
Pull down (wide grip) 3×12  @ 110,120,110
Pull down (close grip) 3×12 @ 110,120,130
Deadlifts – 3×12 @ 140, 160, 180 (*) aahhhhhh! bad ass!
One arm DB rows 2×12 @ 60,60
Barbell Bentover Rows – 10@110
DB Shrugs 1×12 – 60lbs
Smith Machine Shrugs – 3×15 @ 90lbs
Smits Machine Reverse Shrugs – 3×15 @ 90lbs
Seated Shrugs – 3×15@90,110,110
Preacher Curl – 1×12 @ 40lbs (2x20s)
Barbell Curl – 12 @ (Long Bar with 10s)
Standing DB Curl 3×12 – 20lbs
Cardio: 0 mins
Distance: 0.0
Pushups: 0 (at least 50 per day)
Calories: 400
Tracker
Total Distance: 132.00 miles (Goal 250/118.00 remain) *
Total Calories: 33,991 (Goal 50,000/16,009 remain) *
Total Pushups: 1,755 (Goal 10,000 / 8,245)
Good livin’…keep movin’!
-R-
Yvad – Favored Singer of Mine
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Yvad is probably one of the most influential musicians in my life. I find his music uplifting, spiritual, positive and very pragmatic (real). I have been listening to this album for well over 20 years. It has held me up at times when I was in some pretty dark places. He is truly a blessed messenger of the island of Jamaica (my birthplace). Enjoy!!!!
Is Sex Passe
Physical pleasure binds two people together and lets them endure the inevitable pains and losses of being human. When sex becomes boring, something deeper is usually the problem — resentment or envy or lack of honesty. So I worry about the sudden craze for Lysistrata’s solution. Why reject honey for vinegar? Don’t we all deserve sugar in our bowls?
People always ask me what happened to sex since “Fear of Flying.†While editing an anthology of women’s sexual writing called “Sugar in My Bowl†last year, I was fascinated to see, among younger women, a nostalgia for ’50s-era attitudes toward sexuality. The older writers in my anthology are raunchier than the younger writers. The younger writers are obsessed with motherhood and monogamy. Continue…
My Comments:
This article is really worth a read by anyone who things that close physical connections between adults are important.