Stumbling Upon....Anti-Aging And Economic Security

It's taken me a while to get into the flow of things, but as I drove around this evening, it's starting to take a little shape.

Some people were concerned the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) would create all these mini-black holes that would swallow all of creation; some were busy trying to figure out where creation came from but that's another story. I mean, if you think about it, once you're dead, you tend to remain that way. I can understand why folks would be concerned.

As it happens, though, it appears one guy has apparently stumbled upon an effective treatment for wrinkles and anti-aging treatments.

Now, the LHC as anti-aging treatment is not without complications -- just simple things like petit mal and grand mal seizures, skin peeling away from your face, and slight swelling -- but it is far more effective than bo-tox. Stick your head in that baby, take one hell of a flash of light, and you're golden baby. Now, the only thing I worry about here is bursting into flames but assuming that's not a concern for you, this could work.

But, perhaps that's not really your bag -- I mean, some folks are into the facial paralysis thing, but not everyone is -- so you may just be interested in getting some frustrations out with physical exertion. After all, sometimes it's keeping it bottled up that does you harm. So, why not just let loose with that chainsaw on an unsuspecting pumpkin? Some of those bad boys are pretty cool, but involve a bit of transplanting parts of one pumpkin to another, but how do you know when you can transplant? I mean, you kind of have to know when the first one has run it's course, right?

As I get older, I'm really just much more concerned with losing my memory than in any wrinkles. That, and in the current economy, I'm worried about losing my money. So you have to keep up on things.

As social networking sites increase in usership, employers are tending to shy away from Monster and Careerbuilder in favor of LinkedIn and Facebook. Although, in one recent case, one entrepreneur decided to stick with the tried and true of Craigslist. In what may not go down as a recruiting coup d'etat, but where so many small businesses fail is with cash-flow. Not so with this guy. He's got his cash flow all figured out.

While the Dow continues to lose value -- down to just under 9000 at the end of the last week -- and the big guys are figuring out derivatives and weird financial instruments, small business people just have to figure out the Byzantine tax codes, like what is a business expense. Apparently if you cannot derive personal benefit, you can write off an expense on your taxes.

Even with the Hadron Collider running, the only mini-black holes I've run into are at the donut shop and the rest of us are still here. So I guess between that, and the $1.50 in quarters I just found in my pocket my finances are okay as well. So, I feel confident when I saw "see you next time." I'm off for some anti aging treatment and to count some pennies.