6:00am… I managed to get 107 folks back from Minneapolis last night.  A good time was had by all… as we attended the Timberwolves-Magic game on Saturday night and the Vikings-Giants game yesterday.  As I write, we are working FEVERISHLY at putting together a Vikings Playoff Bus Trip.

First Funny in the Morning!
SIGNS THE GIFT YOU BOUGHT YOUR WIFE DIDN’T GO OVER WELL . . . . . . . .
· She re-gifted it… to your mother.
· The pillow and blanket on the sofa tell ya anything, gift boy?
· She’s online right now… shopping … for diamonds …. with your credit card.
· You awake from the coma January 2nd.
· It’s now on eBay.
· Divorce papers, an IRS audit, and an empty bank statement, all dated 26 Dec.
· The gift, your clothes, your dog and beer are all on the garage floor … next to your car … which is running.

· You’re the new angel on top of the Christmas tree … so to speak.

7:04am… Did you see the Barack Obama - bare chested - picture?  Well, he isn’t the only 40-year old someone who looks good.  Check out MY picture!

YES, that is ME! (or not)

Or is THIS is me — can’t remember…

7:30am… A study says 1 extra hour of sleep a day helps prevent heart disease.  I was talking to Jerry Oster last week and he was telling me about a study that says for every hour you DON’T sleep that you SHOULD sleep (8 hours a night), you lose that same amount of time at the end of your life.  Meaning, you DIE sooner! Is that right?????  Am going to be a goner in a few years?!

8:20am… Gobbling down your meals quickly and continuing to eat until you are full may be enough to nearly triple your risk of being overweight, according to HealthDay News. No kidding?

8:40am… Australian environmental scientists claim that Christmas lights contribute to global warming.  Know what “I” think?  I think Australian environmental scientists BREATHING contributes to global warming….

Impossible Question: 90% of picky eater kids will eat this, but only 10% of adults will.  What is it? Answer: Snow Winner: Mike Himley from Brookings, South Dakota

The many Americans who retire this year at age 66 deserve to relax and rest since they would have started working at the high school age of 16 and will be ending 50 years of toil. And these ex-workers will have a lot in common besides finally earning the right to collect their Social Security benefits. According to an AARP profile of these Americans, the new retirees will have:
· Heard their alarm clock ring a whopping 12,500 mornings.
· Enjoyed 2,500 Friday night happy hour get togethers.
· Said goodbye to one job and hello to another 10 times.
· Possibly plunged into an office romance, a solid 40% of those in the workforce for 50 years have.
· Maybe married your office love, 45% of new retirees ended up getting hitched to their workplace honey.
· Used 1.2 years of their lives commuting to the job.
· Used 1.4 years of vacation time.
· Spent a whopping 2 years out of work due to sickness or claiming sickness.
· Enjoyed 285 days of paid holidays.
· Earned at least $40 a week minimum wage in 1958, which translates as $217.20 in today’s dollars.
· Men who are 65 plus today have a weekly median pay of $686, which unfairly compares to $534 for gals.
· Garnered lifetime earnings of $1.2 million with a high school diploma.
· A slim chance of having put savings into a 401k retirement plan. Only 22% have these plans while only 32% of workers get a company pension.
· Been among the 25% who have other resources to depend on along with their Social Security income.
· An average monthly Social Security payment of $1,094 with another $390 as the average monthly SS payment for a spouse.
· Declared, “Spending more time with family” as the number one reason for retiring.
· Expectations of working after formal retirement 54% of folks plan to still have a job.

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