107 Year Old Man's Story

Hi everyone! I've been busy lately, so sorry about the lack of posts. I just came across an article about Leonard McCracken, a man 107 years of age who is living on his own. He lives off his "savings, Social Security, and a lifetime annuity". Over the course of his lifetime he actually "never made more than $10,000 a year in his life" according to his son, Bob. That's amazing... 10 grand; a paltry amount to most people but he managed to get by. In fact he bought and sold 35 houses! His advice?

• Never borrow more than you need and if you do, return it as soon as possible.
• Work is money. In tough times, any work is salvation.
• "Save and invest conservatively". Though he never reaped the benefits of a good stock market, he didn't lose most of his assets like many others in a recession.

• Being healthy can rule out the huge medical bills you can accumulate if you get sick. He's 107 years old and only 8 years ago at the age of 99 did he fail an eye exam for his driver's license!

My point is, this man is the shining example of a thrifty man who has led(and still does lead) a healthy, happy, and self-dependent life. Mr. McCracken certainly has no "cracks"about him!

Toxic Waste is actually toxic!

Say it ain't so! The news of the day is that the company known as Candy Dynamics based in Indianapolis, IN has recalled their line of candy known as Toxic Waste® brand Nuclear Sludge® Chew Bars. Seriously. Well, its actually a relatively high level of lead that prompts this "voluntary recall" by Candy Dynamics.

From an FDA press release "A recent test performed by the California Department of Public Health has indicated that a lot (#8288A) of the cherry flavor of the above-listed product contains elevated levels of lead (0.24 parts per million; the U.S. FDA tolerance is 0.1 ppm) that potentially could cause health problems, particularly for infants, small children, and pregnant women."

24 times the tolerance level set. Good news for worried people is that all these products from raspberry to sour apple are being removed from stores.


So unless you want to eat some lead-filled sour candy I'd stay clear of this.
Beware of eating waste and sludge! :P

Video of the Day 1/11/11

In keeping with the topic of test-taking, TheRoflCakes' video of the day is "The Test" by irishgrenadier.
Edit: I've since deleted the posts regarding test-taking as they were out-dated. The blog has also been refocused and changed to The Synergy Complex.



I did not expect it to end that way! (I also like the Peanuts cartoon :D)