"MONEY TALKS TO YOU A LOAN"
“MONEY TALKS FOR YOU A LOAN”
We still haven’t cleared up after
Christmas. Presents to stash away or
hang in the wardrobe, dishes and plates brought for special visitors have to be
re-stored, and leftovers still hanging around have to be eaten or binned tout-de-suite! So much money is spent at this time of year
that it is best not to think about it.
Still a great time was had by all.
Everything seems to be about money in one
way or another these days. Shops are desperate
for money to be spent, students need money to live, to party and celebrate the
holidays, and if you want to rent or buy a flat you sure must have money. When I was a child I had an uncle who owned a
Pawn Shop (Really! No kidding!) Outside his shop was a big sign which said “Money
Talks for You a Loan” and at the end of the sign was a big finger pointing to
the door of the shop. It was funny and
it was clever And lots of people used
his pawnshop in those distant hard-up days.
Come to think of it, I heard that pawnshops are being much more used again
these days.
In the USA they are absorbed in something
called the Fiscal Cliff. It appears
most of the Democrats want to save the serious financial situation by putting
up taxes for the people who earn most money.
Some say that should be for people earning above $250,000 while others
suggest to tax earnings above $500,000.
Then again the Republicans say no to all tax rises. They want the government to reduce the country’s
deficit by CUTTING SPENDING. Presumably
this would be on WELFARE and STATE PENSIONS ETC. It is a familiar story for countries all
over the world – two opposing arguments – two opposite political ideologies. Watch and listen and hope and pray for
sanity and workable solutions to arrive.
Snippets of news:
1.
There is a petition going
around in the USA requesting the deporting of Piers Morgan because he has
spoken out against the gun laws in America.
Lots of people do not like to be criticised about their culture. They say Brits are jealous of their American
dream.
2.
Mrs. Thatcher was unsure of
what to do about the Falklands invasion in 1982 – so it has been revealed
today. Also information has come out
today that she discussed ways to dismantle the Welfare State. Well, there you go!
3.
It will soon be Hogmanay and we
will all have to start celebrating and partying again. OMG will it never end? I think old Gerald and old Margaret will get
into their nightgowns and snuggle under the duvet and dream of how to have fun
in 2013. Grandson Calum and his
mother, youngest daughter Maggie called today.
We discussed Christchurch, New Zealand and wondered if it was bigger or
smaller than Inverness. I said NO. I was wrong as Calum could tell from his smart
phone. Christchurch is much bigger,
having a population of 350,000 Mention
anything preceded by ‘I wonder’ and young ones will produce their phones to
tell you the answer. What a funny
world!
4.
Bought Gerald a weighty tome
for his Christmas. It is a book called ‘Spillover’
written by David Quammen, an American writer.
It is about viruses which can spread from, for example, bats to horses,
and even from animals to humans. I
thought he might be interested, him being an animal breeding research
scientist. However, I think he finds
the present a bit daunting and perhaps harrowing. He tells me he also finds it to be
intriguing. Nevertheless I feel quite
cruel to be burdening him. Also he was
given a calendar of gorgeous pin-up girls.
Poor soul! He is after all 86
years old.
5.
Do have a wonderful New Year’s
celebration. And sing Auld Lang Syne to
your heart’s content. Maybe we will
look again at “Dinner for One” on YouTube
like Germany and Austria do every New Year’s Eve. The drunken butler is so funny! We need all the laughs we can get. Happy 2013 to all my friends, enemies and
relations.
posted by Margaret M. Dunlop @ 09:36
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