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Money 101 SEPTEMBER 3, 2011 |
Howdy!
The summer is wrapping up, kids are going back to school, and it's time to start taking care of those things we've been putting off. For some, it's been time to get that check-up or other procedures your doctor has been recommending. Gary talks about one such event here. For others, namely our elected leaders, it's time to start campaigning, and that's the last thing we need right now. One of Gary's recent columns discusses the need for leadership. Now.
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 Gary's Soapbox
My Colonoscopy
You may not want to read this, as the subject matter isn't suitable for the dinner table (okay, maybe my dinner table, but little fazes me). Recently I had my second colonoscopy. Don't worry, I'm not sick; they were both routine screening procedures.
So why am I telling you about it? Simple: some of you have been told to have the procedure, and refuse to do it. I'm here to tell you, it's not that bad.
I'll admit that the idea of someone sticking a camera you-know-where isn't all that appealing. But where I get the procedure done, they give a general anesthetic that knocks you out. You won't know what happened. You'll be asleep.
A friend of mine had his done without anesthetic. While that wouldn't be my choice (it wasn't his either...his V.A. doctor didn't think it was worthwhile to do anesthesia), he testified that while it was an "interesting sensation" it wasn't painful at all. And, as I remember Katie Couric, did the procedure without anesthetic on television. So if she can do it that way, so can you. (Still, I'd find a place that knocks you out.)
I will tell you that there are three negatives associated with a colonoscopy. The first is the anticipation. If you don't want to get one done, then you understand that one. The second is the elixir that you have to drink to clean you out. There are different ones. The mix I was prescribed tasted like weak lemonade mixed with about a cup of salt. Joanne was amused by the funny faces I made while gagging it down. Still, I've had worse.
Then there's the result of drinking the magical fluid. First, you've already been there before. Everybody's eaten something wrong and ended up locked in a bathroom all night. That's what you get here...though it is timed so that you get a decent night's sleep between...um..."events". Just keep a pile of reading material in the bathroom along with soft toilet paper and maybe some baby wipes.
So now that I've grossed you out a bit, do me a favor. When your doctor recommends a colonoscopy screening, don't shy away from it.
If wimpy 'ole me can get through it, anyone can.
Gary
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FYI 101
U.S. Credit Rating Downgrade
After Standard & Poors downgraded the long-term credit rating of the United States, some reacted "it's about time" while other reacted "ludicrious." Which is it? This article from the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta sees arguments on both sides of this issue.
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Romantic Look at Summer in Texas
As I was walking across the parking lot to my office the other day, it reminded me of being in a meadow on a spring day. The caress of the sun on my cheek, the gentle breeze through my hair... Yes, it reminded me how much different my current reality was: 112-degree blast-furnace-like winds sucking every drop of liquid from me in exchange for a palpable fatigue heavy as a lead.
They tell me summer's almost over. I think I'm okay with that.
Sincerely, 
Gary Silverman, CFP®
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