I was reading one of those fun little articles that was talking about how tall people make more money than short people. How tall people get promotions and are presumed to be leaders. It has to do with self confidence which is developed during childhood. As a child if you are taller you often assume a leadership role because children often associate height to adults and get a certain amount of automatic status.
I see it reflected in the dating pool as well. It is programmed into women to want strong, healthy, powerful and tall men to provide and protect them and give their offspring a greater chance to survive. Men look for women with hips and breasts for the presumption of good child bearing (contrary to the opinion it has to do with being breast fed and obsessions with mom thanks Freud).
Well in the article they mentioned that there is a discussion to tax obese people for their increased carbon footprint and their impact on the environment. If they are going to tax fat people they should tax tall people (hmm tall leaders will never go for that). Should thin people also then be given a tax credit for helping save the planet? Does this mean people that are anorexic should be proclaimed as heroes of the planet?
I have always thought people should be rewarded for the merits of their deeds. And while in our personal lives we may not be able to escape "It would be easier to date you if you weren't so short... or fat." (Sorry that is a rant for another time) I would like to think in the workplace we would be judged on what we do vs. our height and weight.
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Sunday, July 12, 2009
Monday, July 6, 2009
What do you think?
I see all these polls and the government is always doing such and such or so and so for the benefit of the people. But I have some questions what does the working people, the people who pay the majority of taxes, say about things? Please comment...
1. What do you think of the bailout?
2. How would you have administered it?
3. What do you think of the Junkers Clunkers bill?
4. What do you think about our tax system?
5 What do you think of our prison system?
6. What do you think of our involvement in the middle east?
Please comment and throw in any extra questions you can think of.
Have Fun and Be Great
1. What do you think of the bailout?
2. How would you have administered it?
3. What do you think of the Junkers Clunkers bill?
4. What do you think about our tax system?
5 What do you think of our prison system?
6. What do you think of our involvement in the middle east?
Please comment and throw in any extra questions you can think of.
Have Fun and Be Great
Sunday, July 5, 2009
Good people
On the rare occasion you get to see genuinely nice people it is very refreshing. The amazing thing is when you see more than one or more of them at a time. I dare say that is the true Legacy of my Grandmother. All her children, and all her grandchildren are really nice people. I got to see that and be reminded how lucky I am to have the family I have.
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Have Fun and Be Great
Saturday, July 4, 2009
farewell
Bernadette Roy "Betty"
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SHERMAN - Bernadette "Betty" Roy, 81, died June 28, 2009, in Patten. She was born June 12, 1928, in Grummond, New Brunswick, the daughter of Ramuald and Martha (Lebel) Gagnon. Betty to her many friends was a strong woman and an example of great courage. She was first and foremost a loving and caring mother, who after the untimely death of her loving husband, Ralph, raised her family alone. Her love of God and strong faith sustained her throughout her life. She did not leave her faith at the door, as many often do on leaving church each Sunday morning, she lived her faith. Betty was a member of St. Benedict's Catholic Church where she sang in the choir, was a member of sodality and Daughters of Isabella, and had been a 4-H leader for many years. She was a willing and hard worker in anything she did, whether it was a bazaar supper, a Fourth of July dinner or a St. Patrick's Day celebration, she was always the first to arrive and the last to leave. There wasn't a soul that entered her home - a home filled with love, laughter and music - that was not touched by her generosity and love. She enjoyed gardening and shared its bounty with all who came to her home to visit or was in need. She is survived by five children, Lorraine and Edgar Ray of Sherman, Linda and James Wood of Gardner, Mass., Rita and Donald Chasse of Molunkus, Mona and Alec Qualey of Benedicta, and Simon "Roger" Roy and his companion, Cindy Lent, of Sherman; 13 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren; three sisters, Marie Connolly of Cambridge Narrows, New Brunswick, Ann Gunhouse of Ohio, and Patricia and Pete Spear of British Columbia, Canada; several nieces, nephews and cousins. She was predeceased by her parents; husband, Ralph; three sisters, Theresa Mason, Nelida Cyr and Noella Stevenson; one brother, Armond Gagnon; and Mark Gantnier, whom they lovingly raised as their own. Friends may call 6-8 p.m. Wednesday at St. Benedict's Catholic Church, Benedicta, where a Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated 11 a.m. Thursday. Interment will be at St. Benedict's Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Daughters of Isabella, care of Bowers Funeral Home, P.O. Box 579, Houlton, ME 04730.
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SHERMAN - Bernadette "Betty" Roy, 81, died June 28, 2009, in Patten. She was born June 12, 1928, in Grummond, New Brunswick, the daughter of Ramuald and Martha (Lebel) Gagnon. Betty to her many friends was a strong woman and an example of great courage. She was first and foremost a loving and caring mother, who after the untimely death of her loving husband, Ralph, raised her family alone. Her love of God and strong faith sustained her throughout her life. She did not leave her faith at the door, as many often do on leaving church each Sunday morning, she lived her faith. Betty was a member of St. Benedict's Catholic Church where she sang in the choir, was a member of sodality and Daughters of Isabella, and had been a 4-H leader for many years. She was a willing and hard worker in anything she did, whether it was a bazaar supper, a Fourth of July dinner or a St. Patrick's Day celebration, she was always the first to arrive and the last to leave. There wasn't a soul that entered her home - a home filled with love, laughter and music - that was not touched by her generosity and love. She enjoyed gardening and shared its bounty with all who came to her home to visit or was in need. She is survived by five children, Lorraine and Edgar Ray of Sherman, Linda and James Wood of Gardner, Mass., Rita and Donald Chasse of Molunkus, Mona and Alec Qualey of Benedicta, and Simon "Roger" Roy and his companion, Cindy Lent, of Sherman; 13 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren; three sisters, Marie Connolly of Cambridge Narrows, New Brunswick, Ann Gunhouse of Ohio, and Patricia and Pete Spear of British Columbia, Canada; several nieces, nephews and cousins. She was predeceased by her parents; husband, Ralph; three sisters, Theresa Mason, Nelida Cyr and Noella Stevenson; one brother, Armond Gagnon; and Mark Gantnier, whom they lovingly raised as their own. Friends may call 6-8 p.m. Wednesday at St. Benedict's Catholic Church, Benedicta, where a Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated 11 a.m. Thursday. Interment will be at St. Benedict's Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Daughters of Isabella, care of Bowers Funeral Home, P.O. Box 579, Houlton, ME 04730.
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