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I'm finding less and less time to do blog entries, but I need to keep my fingertips in the pot.. so to speak.  So, here are a few thoughts.

Toys R $ for this Kid:  Ryan, who is 7 years old, reviews toys on YouTube and this earned him $22 million in 2017!  Almost as much as trump received from  his father when he was 7 years old.

(When I was 7 years old, my 2nd grade teacher slugged me.  I must have done something really bad.)

(My short-lived life of crime probably started in 2nd grade.  It stopped when I was in 4th grade.  And there is an amazing story there, which I recount in other blog entries.)

(A poor little 7 year old died from dehydration after her trip from Guatemala, to our nasty border.  I would bet that there are lots more bad stories like this.  When will we ever learn?)

Retirement $ for this Retiree:  I read where  Americans expect to have saved $250,000 by retirement, although they feel as though they need $610,000.  Doesn't seem to add up.  Experts say that if you want a "nice" retirement, you need to have saved at least $1,000,000 at retirement time. (I was a millionaire once, believe it or not.)

 However, retirement living in a continuing care community ate most of that up in short order.  But... the community will take care of me til I die, even if all of the rest of my money evaporates.. so the expense is worth it, in my opinion.

Pending Legal Claim:  Two women who broke into a closed amusement park are suing for injuries sustained when they were hurt sliding down a non-operating mechanical ride.  They want damages because the park owners   "should have had safety features which worked when the ride was shut off. 

They will probably win their case if the judge rules like was done in another case where a guy broke into a home to burglarize it, hurt himself, and then sued for damages... and got them!

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