What sad news to hear that Paul Newman has passed away today after his battle with cancer, lung cancer, I believe? To me he is forever young in my memory, so I’m not including a picture. I don’t see him any other way, and when I heard that he was 83 years old, was so surprised…that would make him a year younger that my father, who passed a few years ago next month.
You have to respect a guy who lives outside the Hollywood circle, and has lived a life devoted to one woman for 50+ years. I read in one source that when asked about being tempted by other woman, he said, in classic Newman style, “I have steak at home, why should I go for hamburger”.
He leaves behind 3 daughters that he parented with Joanne Woodward, and 2 by a previous short-lived marriage. He lived in Connecticut and was treated in New York City’s Sloan Kettering Hospital, and after his last chemotherapy treatments at the end of the summer, August, I believe, he was given weeks to live. He went home, telling his family he wanted to die at home. He died surrounded by family and friends.
He has left his a tremendous sum of money from his Newman’s Own business to charity, not as a last minute decision when dying, this was in the plans before he was diagnosed.
My husband and I have watched “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” often, but for Boomers, his movies go back to when we were very young. What was your favorite Newman movie?
How are my readers doing with all the news we’re hearing on the economy lately? As I type this we have just finished hearing that there was quite a lot of controversy during the meetings in Washington DC today, and no agreement on what to do about the situation has been reached…in fact right now my husband is listening to the talking heads yell at each other about the situation on the news.
I was just talking to my neighbor who is a real estate agent here in NJ today, and she was telling me that the prices on houses are great for first time buyers, and interest rates low, but they are having trouble getting mortgages now.
For us, we don’t have a lot saved, so there won’t be a “run on the bank”, and we have a pretty good credit rating, but there are many people that are sincerely struggling and don’t know where to turn. I feel for these people. We have had two homes on our street go into foreclosure, one just sold for a fraction of it’s worth in an auction sale. Multiplying that my many MANY homes across the country, one can get a feel for how critical the real estate situation has become.
I don’t know a lot about the economy, or how all the pieces of the puzzle fit together, so if you are interested in more information about the issues we are facing, want to view lists of auctions, and much more, be sure to visit the U.S. Department of Treasury.
There is also a site called CareOne that can help you if you are considering debt consolidation loans, and need counseling help to get out of debt. They will connect you with agencies that have high standards of customer care, and provide you with 24 hour access to your account information, 7 days a week. So far, we’re doing okay, but if you’re not, maybe careonecredit.com can help.
Today I received an email from someone who is sponsoring a race for Breast Cancer in the South Jersey area at Six Flags Great Adventure I checked out the links, and went to the main site for the organization, and it appears to be a great cause, here’s the information…you may want to contact Robin before donating if you have any questions:
One in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime and I am making a difference. I recently accepted the challenge to participate in the Race for the Cure at Six Flags Great Adventure on Sunday October 5, 2008. I hope you will join me in the in the fight against breast cancer. The more the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Central and South Jersey Affiliate can give back to fund vital breast cancer education and screening programs in our own community and support the national search for a cure.
Please join me in the fight by pledging in support of my participation in the Race or contributing generously to the New Jersey Race for the Cure Your tax-deductible contribution will fund innovative outreach and awareness programs for medically under-served communities in Central and South Jersey and national breast cancer research. It is faster and easier than ever to support this great cause - you can make a donation online by simply clicking on the link at the bottom of this message. If you would prefer, you can also send your tax-deductible contribution to the address listed below.
Whatever you can give will help! I truly appreciate your support and will keep you posted on my progress. Thank you so much for your time and support in the fight against breast cancer! Every step counts!
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My husband spent the weekend working around the house, including building a new enclosed area for our trash cans. We haven’t had any trouble with bears in our trash all summer, but wouldn’t you know, last evening after supper, only a day after his finishing this project, we had a visitor. I guess he likes the new design :-) My pictures are a little blurry because I was SO excited, but here’s a few shots off the side of my deck, he/she dragged a bag of trash from the can he knocked over and carried it into our neighbors yard. I quietly called my husband as I snapped these, and the bear ran, leaving a nice mess for us to clean up.
(Blurry zoom-in, shaky hands, just too excited :-))
