Wednesday, March 22, 2023

At 68 and ½ years old I finally know what I am worth......

 

At 68 and ½ years old I finally know what I am worth......

Don’t know if you have ever asked yourself what are you really worth? And no, it has nothing to do with your fortune, properties, savings or net worth. But in the eyes of insurability.

Let’s go over some background information:   According to The New England Journal of Medicine published a study in 2018, reporting that the most productive age in human life is between 60-70 years of age.

And the second most productive group of human beings is from 70 to 80 years of age. Followed by the third most productive the younger of the two aforementioned is 50 to 60 years of age.

Back to the subject, insurability.... Yes, insurance tables and your worth have nothing to do with your productivity, your work ethics, your dedication to all around you and all those people and entities that rather ask you for help knowing how busy you could be.

Benjamin Franklin once said:  that "if you want something done, ask a busy person." There's truth to that statement. After all, the busier we are, the better we manage our time. Busy people are able to get more done in a day because they don't waste time

And let’s get to the meat of the subject. Insurability, how it is measured, and is it still applicable?  When societies are talking about raising the retirement age, and we are living longer. Us Life expectancy has gone from 68.14 years to 79.25 from 1950 to 2023 and still we consider that your final days are more valuable, or devalued for the fear of paying you out.

At an early age of 23, as a lieutenant in the Army, a retired US Army LTC sold me, my first whole life insurance policy with as many riders as possible: double indemnity, accidental death, insurance for an unborn child.... wow he made a killing on commission. Needless to say, didn’t have a child until ten years later. But you learned, and from my 33rd year of life it has been Term insurance all the way, best bang for the buck but no cash value. I saw the industry evolve to “Universal life, and other sporty names, but kept firm with my 10-15-year terms until last year, when my provider sends me a letter saying this is the end. And from there on convert to whole life or pay some ludicrous amount.  That was they day I started questioning myself what I was truly worth. But still it took one more year until yesterday, when I had to make the decision and called them up to say, that it would not renew that policy and to get me coverage for the same amount of money I have been paying for the last 30 years and they did, And what it all ended up being was that I could only get 1/5 of what I had a day ago.  My $500,000-dollar policy became a $100,000 policy just like that.

So today I am worth 1/5 of what I was worth yesterday, and the last 14 years of my life have been the most active, the most involved, the most productive of my last 30 years or my entire life, but the fact is I am 68.5 years old is what matters to the insurance world, so I have depreciated in one day more than a new car sold taken out of the lot (13%) in my case 20%.

That is the way, as the Mandalorian creed says... insurance measures your probabilities in the later part of your life, fortunately my children are very well educated and my wife will be taken care of.  So, for the next ten years I will leave behind only 1/5 of myself to whom shall ever survive me.

So, do the mental drill, invest in your future, leave behind educated children that can earn a living by themselves.  And hopefully leave no debt for your survivors.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wednesday, September 14, 2022

In Memory of Gabriel Perez 35 years ago a day never forgotten

 Today brings to memory a man's biggest fear, loss and pain that of seeing his son die, or in the case of still births never lived. Regardless if he was 38 weeks, fully formed the fact he never breathed he is categorized as "stillborn"  Human kind is very obtuse in  medical terms, and maybe that is the way to categorize each event. But in our hearts, the first time you hear that ultrasound whosh, whosh whosh whosh sound of the heartbeat, and see it on the screen, the consequent visits and growth wih multiple  screen shots of his face, movement, the kicks, the movement palpable on his mother's belly all that is suddenly considered as not lived?. Never born, It is bad enough having the loss and still having to live unrecognized.

So today 35 years after his unboard death it is as vivid as it was that day. Today I stand before you at 67 almost 68 and the only known fact is that I am closer to be reunited with him in merely biological terms, no this is not a suicidal thought, it is a simple fact  that if I have the approximate same time frame of my father; I should have about 20 more years to live. so that puts me biologically  closer to reunion with him. Needless to say expect to enjoy these last 20 or more with my two lovely daughters, wife  and grand children. 

But every 14th of September is his day and will always be a time to celebrate a Trisagion in his Memory and to remain in prayer  for him and his restful soul.

God has given me in the last 13 years the priviledge of having two assistants named Gabriel and both worked along side with me,  Giving me the opportunity to witnees what I could expect as a 22 year lod son 28 year old son, But today you are 35 my son, at the peak of your time maturing as a man in a more pure and restfull domain. Watch over your sisters, and their children. Keep protecting the generations to come. And we will reunite again one day to love, laugh and and spend the rest of our inmortal lives.

Love you 


Dad




Thursday, January 6, 2022

January 06, the Festivity of the Three Maggi that visited Jesus Christ, and What did Aunt Gemima meant to me all in a nut shell




Believe it or not there is a direct core


Believe it or not, there is a direct correlation between Aunt Jemima Pancake Mix and January 06, the Feast of the Epiphany …….


It has been 1 year, 1 month, 3 days since I last wrote on this blog, my trampoline to the world to talk about faith, family, world affairs, Geopolitics and other issues .


The night after the elections on 2020 just turned me off so bad I froze in time until today…..


Bot of my daughters are educated women in the fields of Information and Library Sciences and Communications. both have a Masters Degree in their fields and the youngest is still at it pursuing a Doctorates Degree.  I just have  a BS in Science, 1/2 a Masters in Strategic Intelligence which due to separation from the services at a retirement of 15 years did not complete. But I do have 24 years of Radio and Television experience as a military analyst in predominantly Spanish speaking media in the US and some other international forums. I was an instructor in the US Army from my first assignment as a Basic Training Officer, graduated from the Drill Sergeant’s School (ITC ) Instructor’s Training Course in 1978 and in 1991 as an instructor at SOA (School of the Americas) where I taught several courses to include the Intel portion of there Command & General Staff Officers Course.

I am a graduate of both the USA Command & General Staff College (1991) and Marine Corps Command & General Staff College (1989)


 

So when it comes to Communications I do think I know something about it.

I was also a son of a political refugee in 1961 when I arrived to these United States. And here is where my story starts…….


The Aunt Jemima Pancake Mix box I first encountered, had a face of a typical nanny, so much loved in both Latin American and American cultures in the early 17-19 hundreds. Nana as they were called raised us, with much love, even gave us the best meals, and counseled us when we did bad things and were there for a hug or to sleep in their arms when a tear was shed, or you simply had a bad day. so I could relate to the Iconic Aunt Jemima as a soothing , comfort zone product, thinking of my nana.


Roll the calendar several years and Aunt Jemima gets a facelift (Image 2) on the Syrup bottle to make her more appealing into the later part of the 20th Century. We'll leave it to some marketing guru to figure that out, or was it sales the issue? But then Comes the final evolution……… Radical elements on the left, pressure  Pear Milling Company to eliminate the face of even the 20th century updated version because it is a symbol of slavery, oppression, subjugation and the adverbs go on and on……..


First, I will tell you that I feel bad for the Pearl Milling Company, cause they may loose more market share because of product recognition, and name…. regardless if the same image and color codes remain… people have a tendency to pick a product at a market by name and if it does not look right they will move on…..


Second, no one will ever change my mind, of nana, and Aunt Jemima, never did my parents  put a connotation that it was racist, or slavery. It just simply did not cross our minds.


So he who controls communications, can change patterns of behavior, and thought to younger generations? huh? what a concept…… and that is exactly my friends what is going on, just in 60 years they did it with a pancake mix, and the brains of the millennials. Young adults now claim it was a necessary measure to change those symbols of slavery…. and by the way blame us in the 21st century for the sins of our forefathers, as this nation evolved into what it is today. And yes we now have to pay reparations to all descendants 14 generations ago.


I am not a biggot, I do not discriminate, i have friends from every part of the world and do carry blood of Taino Indians, Black and white Spaniard with a Greek Ancestry from the Canary Islands. 


I can’t understand how a plain pan cake mix became a from line, to the point a manufacturer  had to change completely their name, an iconic name recalling so many beautiful memories into an article of hate, discrimination, slavery.…  and I frankly feel for them cause name recognition means a lot and may represent significant  losses of market share.


So that takes care of Aunt Jemima, now lets talk about the epiphany. 



Here is an excerpt from: https://greekreporter.com/2022/01/06/epiphany/

Traditionally, the great feast of the Epiphany marks the end of the extended period of Christmas holidays in Greece.

Each year on January 6, hundreds of thousands of Greeks and visitors participate in the rich traditions that are observed in each and every city and town in the country, making it one of the most special holidays of the year.

Epiphany is one of the most important Christian feasts of the entire year because it is the commemoration of the revelation of Jesus Christ as God.

Epiphany is also known as Theophany; both of these terms derive from the Greek words for “revelation” and the “revelation of God,” or ”Επιφάνεια” (epipháneia) and ”Θεοφάνεια” (Theopháneia).

This unique feast is celebrated by both the Eastern and Western Church, and millions of people around the world participate in liturgies, Masses and many other traditional events which take place on this day

In the Orthodox Christian tradition, to which the Greek Orthodox Church also belongs, the feast of Epiphany is associated with the baptism of Jesus Christ in the Jordan River.

According to archaeologists, Christians began celebrating Epiphany from as early as 200 AD in the Greek-speaking eastern parts of the Roman Empire, and these celebrations began as a commemoration of Jesus’ baptism in the Jordan River.

However, Western European Christians increasingly began to associate Epiphany with the visit of the Magi to the newborn Jesus Christ.

For this reason, many parts of the West call Epiphany ”The Small Christmas” up to this day.
However, both Churches commemorate the groundbreaking revelation of God to the world, either via the three Magi or Jesus’ baptism by John the Baptist.

So here we are again, January the 6th, and the News is all about the Riots at the Capitol a year ago, another embarrassing day for America, a day that should have never happened. a Regretful  day in our history, but should never overshadow, the fact that today is the Epiphany of Christ Jesus, the Theophany  of Christ….  a time when as little kids in Cuba we would get our gifts, Santa Claus we learned about when we got to the US in 1961, you would have to put grass for the camels outside and oared that you behaved and got something from these 3 Maggi….

That is what this day is all about, and it has been obliterated by the events of last year…. a Christ born and died almost 2,000 years, Baptized or visited by Maggi, the Greatest Story ever told is second page to a regretful day a year ago, huh interesting……

Aunt Jemima, are we trying to change values again? the real meaning of January 6th?  what a concept?    

Lo crea o no, existe una correlación directa entre Aunt Jemima Pancake Mix y el 6 de enero, la Fiesta de la Epifanía …….


Ha pasado 1 año, 1 mes, 3 días desde la última vez que escribí en este blog, mi trampolín al mundo para hablar sobre la fe, la familia, los asuntos mundiales, la geopolítica y otros temas.


La noche después de las elecciones de 2020 me desanimó tanto que me congelé en el tiempo hasta hoy ...


Mis dos  hijas son mujeres educadas en los campos de la Información y Bibliotecología y Comunicaciones. ambas tienen una maestría en sus campos y la más joven todavía está cursando un doctorado. Yo obtuve  una licenciatura en ciencias, la 1/2 de una maestría en inteligencia estratégica que debido a la separación de los servicios en una jubilación de 15 años no se completó. Pero tengo 24 años de experiencia en radio y televisión como analista militar en medios predominantemente de habla hispana en los Estados Unidos y en algunos otros foros internacionales. Fui instructor en el Ejército de los EE. UU. Desde mi primera asignación como Oficial de Capacitación Básica, me gradué del Curso de Capacitación de Instructores de Drill Sergeant's School (ITC) en 1978 y en 1991 como instructor en SOA (School of the Americas) donde enseñé varios cursos para incluir la parte de Intel del curso para oficiales de comando y estado mayor.

Me gradué de la Escuela de Comando y Estado Mayor de EE. UU. (1991) y de la Escuela de Comando y Estado Mayor del Cuerpo de Marines (1989) Entonces, cuando se trata de Comunicaciones, creo que sé algo al respecto.

También era hijo de un refugiado político en 1961 cuando llegué a estos Estados Unidos. Y aquí es donde comienza mi historia …….


La caja de Aunt Jemima Pancake Mix que encontré por primera vez, tenía la cara de una niñera típica, muy querida en las culturas latinoamericanas y americanas a principios de los siglos XVII y XIX. Nana como los llamaban nos crió, con mucho cariño, incluso nos dio las mejores comidas, y nos aconsejó cuando hacíamos cosas malas y estábamos ahí para un abrazo o para dormir en sus brazos cuando se derramaba una lágrima, o simplemente tenías un mal día. para poder relacionarme con la icónica tía Jemima como un producto relajante y de zona de confort, pensando en mi abuela.


Pase el calendario varios años y la tía Jemima se renovará (Imagen 2) en la botella de Jarabe para hacerla más atractiva en la última parte del siglo XX. Dejaremos que algún gurú del marketing lo resuelva, ¿o fue el problema de las ventas? Pero luego viene la evolución final ……… Elementos radicales de la izquierda, presionan a Pear Milling Company para eliminar la cara incluso de la versión actualizada del siglo XX porque es un símbolo de esclavitud, opresión, subyugación y los adverbios siguen y siguen …… ..


Primero, les diré que me siento mal por Pearl Milling Company, porque es posible que pierdan más participación de mercado debido al reconocimiento del producto y al nombre…. independientemente de que permanezcan los mismos códigos de imagen y color… la gente tiende a elegir un producto en un mercado por su nombre y si no se ve bien, seguirán adelante… ..


En segundo lugar, nunca nadie cambiará de opinión, de nana, y tía Jemima, mis padres nunca pusieron una connotación de que era racista o esclavitud. Simplemente no se nos pasó por la cabeza.


Entonces, quien controla las comunicaciones, ¿puede cambiar los patrones de comportamiento y pensamiento de las generaciones más jóvenes? ¿eh? qué concepto …… y eso es exactamente lo que están pasando mis amigos, solo en 60 años lo hicieron con una mezcla de panqueques, y el cerebro de los millennials. Los adultos jóvenes ahora afirman que era una medida necesaria para cambiar esos símbolos de la esclavitud…. y, por cierto, culparnos en el siglo XXI por los pecados de nuestros antepasados, ya que esta nación se convirtió en lo que es hoy. Y sí, ahora tenemos que pagar reparaciones a todos los descendientes hace 14 generaciones.


No soy un racista, no discrimino, tengo amigos de todas partes del mundo y llevo sangre de indios taínos, español blanco y negro de ascendencia griega de las Islas Canarias.


No puedo entender cómo una mezcla simple de pastel de pan se convirtió en una línea de partida, hasta el punto en que un fabricante tuvo que cambiar completamente su nombre, un nombre icónico que recuerda tantos hermosos recuerdos en un artículo de odio, discriminación, esclavitud ... y francamente siente por ellos porque el reconocimiento de nombres significa mucho y puede representar pérdidas significativas de participación de mercado.


Así que eso se encarga de la tía Jemima, ahora hablemos de la epifanía.



Aquí hay un extracto de: https://greekreporter.com/2022/01/06/epiphany/

Tradicionalmente, la gran fiesta de la Epifanía marca el final del período prolongado de vacaciones de Navidad en Grecia.

Cada año, el 6 de enero, cientos de miles de griegos y visitantes participan de las ricas tradiciones que se observan en todas y cada una de las ciudades y pueblos del país, lo que la convierte en una de las fiestas más especiales del año.

La Epifanía es una de las fiestas cristianas más importantes de todo el año porque es la conmemoración de la revelación de Jesucristo como Dios.

La epifanía también se conoce como teofanía; Ambos términos derivan de las palabras griegas para "revelación" y la "revelación de Dios", o "Επιφάνεια" (epipháneia

Esta fiesta única es celebrada tanto por la Iglesia Oriental como Occidental, y millones de personas en todo el mundo participan en liturgias, misas y muchos otros eventos tradicionales que tienen lugar en este día.

En la tradición cristiana ortodoxa, a la que también pertenece la Iglesia ortodoxa griega, la fiesta de la Epifanía se asocia con el bautismo de Jesucristo en el río Jordán.

Según los arqueólogos, los cristianos comenzaron a celebrar la Epifanía desde el año 200 d.C. en las partes orientales de habla griega del Imperio Romano, y estas celebraciones comenzaron como una conmemoración del bautismo de Jesús en el río Jordán.

Sin embargo, los cristianos de Europa occidental comenzaron a asociar cada vez más la Epifanía con la visita de los magos al recién nacido Jesucristo.

Por esta razón, muchas partes de Occidente llaman a la Epifanía "La Pequeña Navidad" hasta el día de hoy. Sin embargo, ambas Iglesias conmemoran la revelación revolucionaria de Dios al mundo, ya sea a través de los tres Magos o del bautismo de Jesús por Juan el Bautista.

Así que aquí estamos de nuevo, el 6 de enero, y las noticias tratan sobre los disturbios en el Capitolio hace un año, otro día vergonzoso para Estados Unidos, un día que nunca debería haber sucedido. Un día lamentable en nuestra historia, pero que nunca debe eclipsar, el hecho de que hoy es la Epifanía de Cristo Jesús, la Teofanía de Cristo…. una época en la que cuando éramos niños en Cuba recibíamos nuestros regalos, nos enteramos de Santa Claus cuando llegamos a los EE. UU. en 1961, tendrías que poner pasto para los camellos afuera y remarcar que te comportaste y obtuviste algo de estos 3 Maggi ….

De eso se trata este día, y ha sido borrado por los eventos del año pasado…. un Cristo nacido y muerto hace casi 2000 años, bautizado o visitado por Maggi, la historia más grande jamás contada es la segunda página de un lamentable día hace un año, eh interesante ……

Tía Jemima, ¿estamos intentando volver a cambiar los valores? el verdadero significado del 6 de enero? que concepto




























Tuesday, November 3, 2020

Whale sculpture catches crashed Dutch metro train

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-54780430 


Image shows a metro train that shot through a stop block at De Akkers metro station
Image shows a metro train that shot through a stop block at De Akkers metro stationIMAGE


Vladimir Marugov murder: Russian 'Sausage King' killed in sauna with a crossbow

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-54782634 



Vladimir Marugov, left, and his son Alexander in 2014.

Vienna shooting: Austria hunts suspects after 'Islamist terror' attack Published4 minutes ago media captionA large-scale security operation is ongoing Austrian police are searching for at least one suspect after a multiple gun attack in the capital, Vienna, that killed four people. Seventeen other people were wounded - some seriously - after gunmen opened fire at six different locations in the city centre on Monday evening. One attacker was shot dead by police, officials said. Interior Minister Karl Nehammer described the assailant killed by police as an "Islamist terrorist". He later told the APA news agency that the 20-year-old gunman had been released early from jail last December, eight months after he was convicted of trying to travel to Syria to join the militant Islamic State group (IS). Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said on Wednesday it was clearly an attack driven by "hatred of our way of life, our democracy". Two of those who died in the shooting were women and two were men. One of the women was reportedly a waitress. The second woman died of her wounds in hospital overnight, reports said. The victims were in a city centre area busy with people in bars and restaurants, near Vienna's central synagogue, but it is not yet clear if that was the target. Crime scene investigators at work after multiple shootings in the first district of Vienna, Austria, 03 November 2020 IMAGE COPYRIGHTEPA image captionBars were targeted in a popular area of Vienna known as the "Bermuda Triangle" Mr Nehammer advised people to stay away from the centre, as police cordoned off some streets and brought in reinforcements. Parents were told to keep their children home on Tuesday if they could. Seven of the wounded have life-threatening injuries, Austrian media report. Addressing a news conference, Mr Nehammer described the heavily armed gunman killed by police as an Islamic State (IS) sympathiser. His home had been searched and video material seized, the minister said. He had been wearing a fake explosive belt, police tweeted. Several arrests were made during searches of 15 nearby homes. Two suspects were also arrested in St Pölten, a town to the west of Vienna. The Vienna shooting comes after a spate of Islamist attacks in France. Vienna crime scene - police, 3 Nov 20 IMAGE COPYRIGHTAFP image captionPolice flooded into several central streets where shooting took place What is known about dead gunman? He was 20, originally from North Macedonia and had a previous conviction for terrorist association, Mr Nehammer told Austria's APA news agency. He had both Austrian and North Macedonian citizenship. The minister later revealed the suspect had tried to travel to war-torn Syria to join IS. He had been released early from a 22-month jail term, under more lenient terms for young adults, according to the interior minister. Earlier, the minister said at least one "heavily armed and dangerous" attacker was believed to be still at large. Officials were quoted as saying there could have been as many as four attackers. Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz called it a "repulsive terror attack". The government called it "an attack on freedom and democracy". In pictures: Scene of gun attack in Vienna The attack came hours before Austria imposed new national restrictions to try to stem rising cases of coronavirus. Many people were enjoying drinks and eating out before a midnight curfew. Vienna map Police named six crime scenes in central Vienna: Seitenstettengasse and nearby Morzinplatz, Salzgries, Fleischmarkt, Bauernmarkt and Graben. The suspect was shot dead near St Rupert's Church. The government has announced three days of national mourning, starting immediately, with flags to fly at half-mast and a minute's silence at midday. Schools will also have a minute's silence for the victims on Wednesday morning. European leaders strongly condemned the shooting. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he was "deeply shocked by the terrible attacks". How did the attack unfold? Police say the incident began at about 20:00 (19:00 GMT), near the Seitenstettengasse synagogue, when a heavily armed man opened fire on people outside cafes and restaurants. Members of the special forces quickly arrived at the scene. One policeman was shot and critically wounded before the perpetrator, armed with an automatic rifle, a pistol and a machete, was, in the chief's words, "neutralised" at 20:09. Armed police stand guard outside the Interior Ministry in the centre of Vienna on November 2, 2020 IMAGE COPYRIGHTGETTY IMAGES image captionPolice increased security outside the interior ministry after the shooting Jewish community leader Oskar Deutsch said that the synagogue was closed at the time the attack began. Footage posted on social media showed scenes of chaos as people ran through the streets with gunshots ringing out in the background. Witness Chris Zhao was in a nearby restaurant when the shooting started. He told the BBC: "We heard noises that sounded like firecrackers. We heard about 20 to 30 and we thought that to be actually gunfire. We saw the ambulances... lining up. There were victims. Sadly, we also saw a body lying down the street next to us." Opera guests leave the state opera under the supervision of armed policemen, in the centre of Vienna on November 2, 2020 IMAGE COPYRIGHTGETTY IMAGES image captionGuests left the Vienna State Opera under the watch of armed police A major anti-terrorist operation swung into action and police set up roadblocks around the city centre. Police in the neighbouring Czech Republic said they were carrying out random checks on the border with Austria in case the gunman fled in that direction. What reaction has there been? In a post on Twitter, the Austrian chancellor said "we are experiencing difficult hours in our republic". "Our police will act decisively against the perpetrators of this hideous terrorist attack. We will never allow ourselves to be intimidated by terrorism," he said. He was due to speak publicly after a cabinet video conference on Tuesday morning. Austria had until now been spared the sort of attacks that have hit other European countries. Leaders across the region were quick to condemn the shootings, with French President Emmanuel Macron saying that Europe must not "give up" in the face of attacks. "We, the French people, share the shock and grief of the Austrian people, struck this evening by an attack in the heart of their capital, Vienna. This is our Europe. Our enemies must know who they are dealing with," he said. Armed policemen search a person near the Schwedenplatz in the centre of Vienna on November 2, 2020 IMAGE COPYRIGHTGETTY IMAGES image captionPolice stopped and searched passers-by as they looks for the suspect Three people died in a knife attack in a church in the French city of Nice last week in what Mr Macron said was an "Islamist terrorist attack". The UK prime minister also said the country's "thoughts are with the people of Austria - we stand united with you against terror" while Home Secretary Priti Patel said "we stand ready to support in any way we can". US President Donald Trump - on the campaign trail ahead of Tuesday's election - described it as "yet another vile act of terrorism in Europe". "These evil attacks against innocent people must stop. The US stands with Austria, France, and all of Europe in the fight against terrorists," he tweeted. 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https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-54788613Crime scene investigators at work after multiple shootings in the first district of Vienna, Austria, 03 November 2020


Vienna map