Boston Dreamer

18 11 / 2011

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Goodbye Words by Shane Partington

One word’s spoken
One word divides
Can’t starve the centre
Can’t hold the highs

To leave, to lie, to hate, to stray, to need, to sting, to take…..
To be, to hurt, to hunt, to love, to crave, to cling, too long, too much….
Too late

One word divides
One word’s all
Goodbye

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01 11 / 2011

allcreatures:

A grey squirrel checks out a pumpkin put out for Halloween in the garden of Vicky Freeman in Fareham, Hampshire. The squirrel appears to be trying the pumpkin out as a Halloween costume.

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14 10 / 2011

Big fish, little fish. Where’s the level playing field?

(Source: wearethe99percent)

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14 10 / 2011

Small biz is part of this, too.

wearethe99percent:

I am a 50 yr old owner of a Local Moving Co. My Business has dropped 75% since 2008. I have sole custody of my 11 yr old Daughter. I declared bankruptcy in Feb 2011.

I have skin cancer but no Health Insurance and can’t afford surgery.

I have lost my house to Foreclosure and Now can barely afford rent.

I started my Business in 1991 and had Saving, Investment Property, and a Retirement Fund.

All Is Lost !

I am the 99% !

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09 10 / 2011

wearethe99percent:

I CAN’T HANDWRITE THIS NOTE BECAUSE MY DOMINANT HAND WAS DAMAGED IN THE MILITARY. I WAS MEDICALLY RETIRED AS A WOUNDED WARRIOR.

AFTER ONLY 4 YEARS IN THIS ONLY PROVIDES A SMALL INCOME THAT IS BARELY ENOUGH TO COVER MY MORTGAGE AND EAT CHEAP PACKAGES OF NOODLES.

MY MORTGAGE HAS NEVER BEEN PAID LATE BECAUSE I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR IT. EVEN THOUGH THE VALUE IS UNDERWATER DUE TO ALL THE OTHER FORECLOSURES AROUND ME. I ALSO HAD TO USE GRANTS TO COVER MY MORTAGE A FEW TIMES WHILE I WAS WAITING A YEAR FOR MY V.A. DISABILITY RATING. I CANNOT USE THOSE GRANTS AGAIN. THE WOUNDED WARRIOR PROGRAM PROMISED TO FORM POSITION FOR ME TO WORK ON NEARBY BASE BUT THAT PROGRAM FAILED TO DELIVER.

I WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO AFFORD TO BUY A CAR.

I WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO SAVE ANY MONEY.

I WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO AFFORD TO MOVE FROM THIS HOME.

I WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO TAKE A VACATION.

I WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO SEND MY WIFE TO SCHOOL.

I WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO AFFORD A LOAN. (OR GET ONE SINCE MY CREDIT GOT SHOT AFTER BEING REMOVED FROM MILITARY SERVICE)

I WON’T BE ABLE TO REPLACE THE ROOF ON MY HOUSE IN 5 YEARS.

I WON’T BE ABLE TO REPLACE MY 50 YEAR OLD SEPTIC TANK SO WHEN IT CRUMBLES AND FAILS MY HOME WILL BE CONDEMNED ON ACCOUNT OF SEWAGE IN THE BACK YARD.

I WON’T BE ABLE TO AFFORD MY MEDICATIONS AS I GET OLDER.

I WON’T BE ABLE TO EXPERIENCE THE AMERICAN DREAM OF PROSPERITY AND HAPPINESS.

BUT I GUESS I SHOULD LOOK AT THE POSITIVE SIDE: I WON’T BE ABLE TO TELL MY KIDS THAT THEY ARE SCREWED…. BECAUSE I DON’T HAVE ANY.

I AM THE 99 PERCENT. WELCOME TO THE CORPORATOCRACY. OCCUPYWALLSTREET.ORG

(note to moderator: this was submitted already but forgot the website address at end. this version is correct.)

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04 8 / 2011

My Role Model

And now a word about my role model…

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Mom, definitely mom! She did things in the 1960s that women just didn’t. In fact, she was one of the first women stock brokers in the country when she was registered in 1964. She’d been a secretary for a brokerage firm up until then. She took one look at the men on the other side of her desk and said to herself, “that’s what I want to do!”

Mom rose ithrough the ranks and was an Executive Vice President by the 1980s. She owes it to the sheer amount of work she put into it. She’s always been a curious person, willing to try new things. Even at her current age, 87 I think, she’s searching for new experiences.

She’s been my role model without either of us knowing it, assuming that my tendency to push the envelope and work like a dog comes down from her!