Category: Baby Boomers

Men turn into zombie customers during last-minute holiday rush

December 22, 2018November 29, 2019 Ray Hanania No Comments

Men turn into zombie customers during last-minute holiday rush As the calendar approaches the Christmas holidays, men experience a transformation, turning into addled, confused zombies desperately searching for the last-minute gift for their wives, girlfriends and significant others. Although the retail business has a name for every experience, they haven’t figured this male zombie shopper…

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Have we lost our family focus this holiday season?

December 21, 2018November 29, 2019 Ray Hanania 1 Comment

Have we lost our family focus this holiday season? Christmas isn’t about family any more. It’s about commerce, money and spending. And that’s too bad. It’s a holiday season that should be enjoyed by families with a focus on families, not on spending money By Ray Hanania Next week will be Christmas and I bet…

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Desperate news media turns to scams to profit

December 18, 2018November 29, 2019 Ray Hanania No Comments

Desperate news media turns to scams to profit Newspaper circulations are way down and TV audience numbers are even lower and dropping. The mainstream news media, which in the course of the past two years has transformed itself from a professional Fourth Estate to a Third Political Party, is facing a money crunch. So the…

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My ongoing love affair with soda pop

December 12, 2018November 29, 2019 Ray Hanania No Comments

My ongoing love affair with soda pop Soda pop defines my buying habits. If the cost of soda pop is “comfortable,” I will spend all my money at a store. But, if a store charges too much for soda pop, I will banish that store and defend the honor of my sweet love. It’s unforgivable…

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Rabbi & Comedian Barry Schechter & Aaron Friedman from the Bible Players of New York

December 5, 2018December 5, 2018 Ray Hanania No Comments

Comedy night fundraiser for Veterans Dec. 24 Join Weinstein and Piser Funeral Home for a special comedy night “Is Comedy Dead” featuring Rabbi & Comedian Barry Schechter & Aaron Friedman from the Bible Players of New York Our 1st Annual Event: Why do Jews eat Chinese food on X-mas? It’s the only restaurant open. General Admission tickets $18.00; In advance or…

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Year of JFK Truth, and because lies continue

November 22, 2018November 29, 2019 Ray Hanania No Comments

Year of JFK Truth, and because lies continue Originally published in the Southwest News-Herald Newspaper on March 22, 2013. Remembering as the 50th anniversary of John F. Kennedy’s assassination approached the 50th year mark. All of the theories and conspiracies pushed down by the government, the FBI, the CIA, the Mafia and pro-government Historians who…

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Ugliness in national politics won’t stop, especially against veterans

November 9, 2018November 29, 2019 Ray Hanania No Comments

Ugliness in national politics won’t stop, especially against veterans When President Trump says something negative about veterans or “Gold Star” families, he is crucified. But when the left says something negative about veterans, it’s considered an acceptable form of humor, a joke, and free speech. The disrespect of our veterans has intensified and become a…

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Social Security to increase slightly over 2018

October 11, 2018October 11, 2018 Ray Hanania No Comments

Social Security to increase slightly over 2018 Social Security Announces 2.8 Percent Benefit Increase for 2019 Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for more than 67 million Americans will increase 2.8 percent in 2019, the Social Security Administration announced today. The 2.8 percent cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) will begin with benefits payable to more…

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Facebook and worthless knock-offs like Classmates.com

October 6, 2018November 29, 2019 Ray Hanania No Comments

Facebook and worthless knock-offs like Classmates.com I always wondered what happened to my old friends back in Hgh school so I opened an account at Classmates.com thinking it would help me answer that question. But it didn’t work. Classmates is nothing like Facebook, where it is far easier to connect with old high school friends,…

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Biased news media reinforces Trump’s popularity

August 7, 2018November 29, 2019 Ray Hanania 1 Comment

Biased news media reinforces Trump’s popularity The mainstream news media’s bias is empowering President Donald Trump. So far, every one of their predictions has been wrong, from asserting he could never with the presidency to claims he would be impeached before completing his first year. What the news media is doing is helping Trump by…

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San Francisco Mint marks 50 years with special coin available July 23

June 19, 2018June 19, 2018 Ray Hanania No Comments

San Francisco Mint marks 50 years with special coin available July 23 The United States Mint (Mint) will begin accepting orders for the 2018 San Francisco Mint Silver Reverse Proof Set (product code 18XC) on July 23 at noon EDT. The Mint is issuing this set to mark the 50th anniversary of proof coin production at…

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Destroying American history because of racial politics

May 16, 2018November 29, 2019 Ray Hanania 1 Comment

Destroying American history because of racial politics The wave of attacks against symbols of the civil war is undermining the history of this nation for political reasons and is driven by a form of reverse racism. Statues and markers recognizing icons of the South from the civil war are being targeted because of reverse racism…

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Online shopping killing retail stores and our families, too

May 7, 2018November 29, 2019 Ray Hanania No Comments

Online shopping killing retail stores and our families, too The closings of Toys-R-Us, Carsons and other major retailers is a sign of weakness in our economy and the erosion of family life, shifting from personal family involvement to individual use of computers and technology. It’s not just about an economic problem. It’s about the weakening…

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Magician Ricardo Rosenkranz has the right prescription for a magical show

April 6, 2018September 8, 2024 Aaron Hanania No Comments

Magician Ricardo Rosenkranz has the right prescription for a magical show Physician Magician Dr. Ricardo Rosenkranz has right prescription for magical entertainment, now playing at The Royal George Theater By Aaron Hanania The Rosenkranz Mysteries is a magic show hosted by Physician Magician, Dr. Ricardo Rosenkranz. He is a physician who fell in love with…

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Why conspiracy theories are necessary

March 14, 2018March 14, 2018 Ray Hanania No Comments

Why conspiracy theories are necessary Youtube has launched a campaign to delete and ban videos that promote “conspiracy theories” that trend against mainstream acceptance and news media coverage. But is that a wise thing to allow? Conspiracy theories keep the American public aware of instances when conspiracy theories are actually a reality By Ray Hanania…

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I should have dropped Acid before watching Annihilation

February 24, 2018November 29, 2019 Ray Hanania No Comments

Should have dropped Acid before watching Annihilation Movie review: The movie theater was packed with people for the premiere of Annihilation, the Science Fiction story about an alien life form that slams into Earth and expands into what scientists call a “shimmer”. The movie not only had some great stars like Natalie Portman and Jennifer…

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Cloverfield “franchise” destroys a great original theme

February 14, 2018November 29, 2019 Ray Hanania No Comments

Cloverfield “franchise” destroys a great original theme Some one should explain to J.J. Abrams that it isn’t enough to just put a word in a movie title to create a franchise that will excite the public. I loved the 2008 movie “Cloverfield.” But the two films int he so-called “Cloverfield franchise” don’t even come close…

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New Emergency Training Classes set by Orland Fire District

January 26, 2018January 26, 2018 Ray Hanania No Comments

New Emergency Training Classes set by Orland Fire District Class enrollment deadline extended until Feb. 5, 2018 The Orland Fire Protection District announced a new class date for citizens interested in learning emergency training skills to help save lives, beginning Monday Feb. 5. The classes run about right weeks, officials said, and are held in…

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