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by Frank Kaiser
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Standing on the rail were three buckaroos, complete with stern mien, chaps, red shirts and black hats, waiting for their turn in the arena. Only instead of attempting to stay atop a large, bucking animal for eternity's longest eight seconds, these kids run after a wild pony, struggle to catch it, and to put one of their number on board.
TRAVEL AT SUDDENLY SENIOR THIS WEEK... From the primeval rainforests and volcanoes (see photo) to the ever-smiling, waving and helpful Ticos, Frank and Carolyn explore this Central American democracy and find it fascinating from Atlantic to Pacific. Inexpensive, too. And the answer is “Yes, You Can Afford to Retire in Costa Rica!” AMAZING CHINA: Today's China is the safest, friendliest, and most fascinating country you can visit this year. Frank and Carolyn just returned from what Frank calls their "Spoiled Rotten in China" tour. Also, read Carolyn's account. CLICK HERE FOR HER FULL STORY If you ever want to get away from it all, and return to the friendlier world you knew as a kid, I suggest that you visit or retire to Florida's Madison County. Its comfort and ease is akin to that first deep breath you take as you step off a jet following a particularly harrowing flight. NEW AT SUDDENLY SENIOR THIS WEEK A wonderful attitude on life. Dr. David L. Weatherford‘s "When you worry and hurry through your day, It is like an unopened gift.... Thrown away... Life is not a race. Do take it slower. Hear the music. Before the song is over." ...was good for drying children’s tears, even cleaning out dirty ears. RECENT COLUMNS THE MEDICARE DRUG BILL, SIMPLIFIED FOR SENIORS DUMB AS ME Who saves? Who doesn't? Here’s a look behind the gobbledygook at exactly what you can expect under the new Medicare drug bill. I, for one, will have nothing to do with it. I’ll lose way too much money. READ WHY HERE “HOW MANY MORE MUST DIE?” I first wrote those words in 1968. Today we face the same challenge: A war we can’t win. Our government is blinded by imperial fantasy, corporate greed and neocon arrogance. Here’s a way out. Can we take it before thousands more die? READ FULL STORY HERE PLANNING A VACATION? Suddenly Senior's Travel Page has money-saving information you can use whether you're traveling 10 or 10,000 miles. See a list and summaries of Suddenly Senior columns. FOUR FUNNY PAGES Suddenly Senior' Sexy Senior Jokes THIS WEEK'S BEST 222 SENIOR SITES Want to get "Monday's Best Jokes" e-mailed every week? Send blank e-mail to get-jokes@suddenlysenior.com To get the Suddenly Senior column, absolutely free, send blank e-mail to Get-ss@suddenlysenior.com NEW! Get the latest Medicare and Canadian drug store news e-mailed almost every day, send blank e-mail to To unsubscribe to the Suddenly Senior column, send a blank e-mail to Remove-sslist@suddenlysenior.com To unsubscribe to This Week's Best Jokes, send a blank e-mail to Remove-jokes@suddenlysenior.com HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND! Frank Frank Kaiser frank@suddenlysenior.com http://www.suddenlysenior.com/ |
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Carolyn and I stood, dusty and wide-eyed, just behind the chutes where the rugged cowboys and fractious horses connect. We'd already seen maybe 40 tough-as-nails cowpokes get thrown, flung and otherwise launched into flights of embarrassment when we spotted the boys. 
The seven-year-old — his name was Ian — hoisted up his silver belt buckle, looked her square in the eye, and said, “Ma'am, it beats workin'.”
Cowboy hats are mandatory. You'll be surprised how they can positively affect an attitude. Carolyn and I swaggered the entire week.
Most colorful for that new digital camera of yours is the Indian Village, a mock native camp set up on the 137-acre Stampede grounds. Here, members of Treaty Seven Nations camp out, eating, sleeping, working, playing and dancing for the full duration of the event. Their tepees welcome you day and night.
Of course, the big event is the daily rodeo where the world's best cowboys, cowgirls and rodeo livestock compete in chuckwagon racing, barrel racing, bull riding, and bareback horse bucking. Broncobusters from around the world use all their wit and strength to stay aboard for just eight seconds.
For those of you less fortunate, mossy on up to Calgary July 7 to 16, 2006, and see why they call those 10 days “Canada's Marti Gras.” A tee shirt saying, “It ain't cheatin'. It's Stampede!” says it all.
Getting There: Our roundtrip airfare from Tampa to Calgary was about $400 each.
Calgary Attractions: Aero Space Museum, (403) 250-3752 or go to 
Costa Rica
