Their happiness ( and value for their Country ) depends fully on their contentment with their life-styles, and should neither be ‘destroyed’, or saddened by others, ( Union leaders, demanding wives, opinions of ‘Friends’, etc. ), nor by any ‘negative TV advertising’, which is constantly exploiting their mental limitations, in convincing them to get that gadget, or thing, what they cannot afford.

 The greatest sin done to modern workers, is the ‘designed’, constant suggestion by ‘Specialists’, that it is O.K. to use ENVY, ( wanting something ) , …. what Others have.

 There is nothing wrong in striving for a great goal, and at a later day I will deal with this, but to dangle that proverbial ‘carrot’ before the nose of an otherwise happy and content WORKER, who has no interest in changing his good Job, is a crime.

 My ‘Hymn of Praise’ is sung to all those good workers around the world, who enable me to have my breakfast, my mail, my car, my clothes, my house, my pots & pans, and all the many things and services I can enjoy every day.

Praise to those ‘night-shift-workers’ , those ‘away-from-home’ jobbers, and to the army of people who take literally away the ‘shit’ of society, by working in the sewerage-plant and on rubbish heaps. – -

>> I found a simple method for curing an approaching envy: … I go down to the nearest Supermarket and count all the products, which we couldn’t have, if workers would not do their job. – - – Try it too !

 Only in a ‘FREE MARKET SOCIETY’ we find the ‘FREE CHOICE SYSTEM’. Everything ( above mental and/or physical disability of a person ) is activated, or happens by the CHOICE of an individual: Work, Life-Style, Education, Job, Trade, Profession, . . . you can choose to be, or to become whatever you want to be, and with our subject at hand, we now have to look what the word indicates, and for what, and how we apply, and understand the meaning of the word WORK.

We must, of course, view all angles of this important matter, as well as any other ‘economy-related’ theme, under the circumstances, and regime of a ‘western-style’ capitalistic society, which is using a                                                ‘FREE ENTERPRISE SYSTEM’.

The reader will understand that it would be quite a different approach and philosophy for people working under a Dictatorship, a Communist Regime, or a Religion-Dominated State-Form.

>> Work is an activity by man, -  to achieve a definite, projected, and planned outcome.<<

WORK is different from OCCUPATION !!

 In this Synopsis we mean both kinds of work:   The physical and the mental work.

 Of course, there cannot be a physical activity by us of any kind, unless our mind-set accepts that a change is desirable, and then, through the function of the brain, with the pertinent electrical impulses to the muscles, initiates alterations to an existing static situation,  > >  creating  movement – - the same happens with mental work:… your fingers clicking a keyboard, .. or you are just reading. 

ergo:

Work starts with an alteration of the present state of matter, through thought

 So far, as we know today, through the use of our 5 senses ( hearing, seeing, smelling, tasting, touching ) we transform any matter, or energy into something else, or put it somewhere else.

The major forces governing a Free-Enterprise-System are the so-called ‘Market-Forces’, namely:   Supply & Demand  >>>  the End-customer pays everyone,

he is the PAYMASTER

                                                                               Happy working,

                                                                                                      Hans

Our defense have them trouble the first couple of drives. Canty was eating Khalif Barnes up. He was getting penetration on every run play.

Pat Watkins made some really nice tackles in the open field. He also appeared solid in coverage; he didn’t blow any assignments any way. He didn’t make any big plays, but all we need back there is a steady Eddy who makes a play here and there, but above all avoids mistakes.

Kevin Burnett made a great play covering RB Maurice Drew. He was all over him, and reached around to knock the ball away without interfering. This ended the first Jacksonville drive.

First play for Dallas on offense was a 12 yard slant to Owens. He abused Rashean Mathis in the 1st quarter. He had a magnificant game and I have no doubt that he is the same player he was two years ago. The whole first drive was picture perfect. It ended in a 23-yard TD run by Julius which was opened up by Anthony Fasano’s great block on Mike Peterson.

Drew Bledsoe’s accuracy was great on the first drive. He hit every open receiver. I think he got hurt at some point, because you don’t just start missing guys for no good reason half way through the game. Him warming up on the sidelines was also a telling sign. The three interception he threw were simply too much to overcome. He was lucky he didn’t throw more though as about three or four more were dropped by Jags’ players or overturned on an overturned INT that I thought really was one.

Julius Jones and the run blocking were decent considering who the competition. They did do a good job of breaking two big runs that are necessary for a good running game. Running against a seven man front is crucial. The Jaguars had both safeties 14 yards off the line, and we have to make teams pay for that with our run game. We actually averaged four yards a carry on the game, but this was only on 22 carries so the two runs combining for 40 yards.

I can say I’m quite disappointed in the playcalling. We pretty much abandoned the running game in the 2nd half. I know it was tough sledding, but I’ve seen us stick with the run with a lot fewer gains than we were getting yesterday. Running the ball would have been a good idea since Bledsoe started struggling as did the pass protection.

Dallas had an interesting way of dealing with the Jaguars three wide receiver sets. Instead of stubbornly staying in their base defense or grudgingly going into the nickel, the Cowboys’ played a 3-4 with three corners and only one deep safety. This defense seemed fairly effective when used.

The secondary was aggressive early in the game. Henry, Newman, and Williams were all actively trying to jump routes. They seemed to get a little shell shocked in the 2nd half because they couldn’t catch a break. Byron Leftwich was making perfect passes that the corners could do little about.

Jamaica Rector looked okay as a punt returner. He didn’t break a good one, but he didn’t muff any and appeared to be fairly quick. He will be a decent returner, but this guy is no Dante Hall.

Julius Jones caught a 39 yard bomb from Bledsoe when CB Brian Williams got caught looking inside at Terry Glenn.

Flozell Adams’s conditioning doesn’t appear to be very good. He played all right in the 1st half, but by the 4th quarter he was frequently getting beat by Paul Spicer. This seemed to be the theme of the entire offensive line. They held their own for awhile, but struggled some in the end.

Marc Colombo did an excellent job on Reggie Hayward. He pretty much contained him up until Reggie tore his Achilles’ tendon.

Penalties killed Dallas on Sunday. Several personal fouls kept Jacksonville drives alive while three penalties nullified big gains by Terrell Owens throughout the game. A push off called on Jason Witten kept a would be TD away from Dallas. This call was correct, but it definitely wasn’t any worse than the non-call on Reggie Williams touchdown catch where he basically threw Anthony Henry to the ground.

The lone sack of the day for the Cowboys’ was credited to Jay Ratliff, but Jason Hatcher was the guy that got to Leftwich first. The pass rush wasn’t horrible, but it was too inconsistent during certain stretches to consider satisfactory.

Matt McBriar had a great day. He had two punts of sixty or more yards. One of them was a line drive, which really tested our coverage team which passed with flying colors.

Jason Ferguson had a good game. He clogged the middle quite well. He was the only guy to play the nose in the 3-4. We need a capable backup, but it isn’t too big of a deal because I’m guessing he still only played about 65% of the snaps on defense which isn’t ideal, but not that bad.

DeMarcus Ware is definitely progressing as a run stopper. He didn’t get much pressure, but he did an excellent job stopping the run. His play gives offenses a big problem. Our front seven is too big to run right at which is the area that can be a weakness in a 3-5. However, in a 3-4 your OLBs are wider than 4-3 DEs which mean it is tough to get the corner if these guys to a solid job in run support.

Marion Barber didn’t play much in this game. He only had three carries for 13 yards. He did convert a critical 4th down play with the help of Terrell Owens on an outside run.

Marco Rivera struggled a bit. He got bull rushed on a sack by Rob Meier. He also struggled to make key blocks on linebackers on run plays.

Roy Williams had a nice interception right after an apparent catch was overturned. Greg Ellis got great pressure on this play and hurried Leftwich into the mistake. This pressure was no where to be found down the stretch however. Only a few plays later Bledsoe gave the ball back with his first INT of the game. This was more of a savy play by the corner than anything else.

Matt Jones was the undoing for the Cowboys. They had no answer for his size. He was never wide open, but Leftwich was on fire and they always seemed to find a way to connect.

The defense disappointed me in the 2nd half. They pretty much crumbled. The offense didn’t help them out, but they never forced a turnover or did anything that could have turned the game in our favor.

Shaun Suisham left plenty to be desired after he missed a 36 yard field goal. I don’t expect him to make a 55 yarder, but you have to make the short ones. His kick-offs were great, but you simply can’t miss a 36 yard field goal in a tight game. This miss confirms my belief that Suisham isn’t a good kicker. Every field goal he made in pre-season was just barely good. We are screwed if Vanderjagt can’t find his stroke

Kyle Kosier had a great block on Jones’ 17 yard run in the 3rd quarter. He pulled wide left and sealed off the corner for Jones. Terry Glenn also had a big block on this play.

Even after the defense wilted in route to a 24-10 deficit, the offense wouldn’t die. Terrry Glenn somehow got left open deep and caught a 51 yard pass to Bledsoe. Owens followed this with an amazing over the wrong shoulder catch for a touchdown.

This TD was followed by an onside kick attempt. This was a bad decision. There were almost two minutes left in the game. We had two timeouts. Suisham’s attempt was horrible. He didn’t even get it 10 yards and it went right into the hand of a Jags’ player. The defense didn’t allow a 1st down, but the field position after a punt was too much to overcome.

With no timeouts and less than a minute, Bledsoe was forced to make ill advised throws which eventually led to the game ending interception.

Consider retirement as a blending of the stages of your life, a combination of the education of your youth, the productivity of your middle years, and the leisure of your latter years.

Leaving work and making a lifestyle change brings up many issues that need to be dealt with.  As we’ve said before, some people don’t really plan to “retire,” but rather make a career change into something that will fit their new standard of living. As Nancy Schlossberg, professor at the University of Maryland and retirement author, states: “Retirement implies that you’re just leaving something; it doesn’t reflect that you’re going to something. But it is really a career change. You are leaving something that has been your primary involvement, and you are moving to something else.”

In addition, she said, “You are changing so much about your life—your work role, your relationships, your daily routines, your assumptions about yourself.”

Let’s discuss some of the changes we can expect to see:

Leaving work

As we leave our traditional working life, we may have:

Many other changes may take place. Perhaps it’s a role reversal where the partner who usually stayed home with the house and kids is now doing either paid or volunteer work while the previously full-time worker stays at home and tends the garden. Or, you might undergo a metamorphosis of appearance, attitude and self-image through a new exercise regimen. And, while some of us will feel relief from the pressure of unrewarding work or physical labor, others may be giving up something precious to them.

The good news is that psychological studies show that as we become “senior citizens” we tend to regulate our emotions better than younger folk. We better maintain positive feelings and decrease negative feelings. One theory is that as we get older, we become cognizant of our mortality and the limited time left, and we direct our minds to more positive thinking, activities and memories.

Transition towards retirement

An important thing for us Baby Boomers to remember is, as the Nike commercial said, “There is no finish line.”  Whereas our parents worked toward a definite retirement age (the finish line) we Baby Boomers will just stay on the track. We may slow down a bit, but we will continue to run.

As we step on the next stepping stone to transition into this new life phase, we need to consider our psychological needs every bit as much as our income. We get lots of advice about saving for retirement, but, although there has been a great deal of research on the subject, we get very little help in dealing with the changes ahead. So, as we go forward, our main task is to construct something that will fulfill our psychological needs.

We need to create goals and grasp opportunities to reach those goals. It may be time to completely “rewire” our minds and lifestyles to fit this time. We need to open ourselves to anticipating new experiences and challenges. Some of us, for example, may want to physically reorient ourselves by travelling to a different country to create a new life. If “life is the sum of all your choices,” as French author and philosopher Albert Camus said, you still have a lot of alternatives to consider.

Dealing with Emotions

Everyone, of course, deals with retirement differently. But these phases of change are realistic when we think about how we cope with loss of any kind. We have to deal with the fact that we have “lost” our old lifestyle and need to adapt to a new one.

First thing to do is to dump the emotional baggage. How many times in your life have you fantasized about escaping from your current life and starting over from scratch? This is a good chance to do so! Leave your baggage at the door and start reinventing yourself. The opportunity is here to leave the worst of the past behind and concentrate on the positives.  Of course, this is much easier said than done.

Feeling emotional in some way is inevitable, and we may have particularly high-charged emotions if we are suddenly thrust into a retirement caused by redundancy, illness, or financial crisis. Our current recessive economy has given all of us pause as redundancies become commonplace, which among other things cuts us off from important benefits such as sick leave.

And, perhaps for some Baby Boomers, there is resentment that we can’t just relax on our hammocks during this next phase, but rather need to plan a new, active, money producing future. How we deal with this resentment will influence our success in adapting to retirement.

Relationship issues

One thing you can be certain of is that your relationship will change.  In this next phase, it is likely both partners will have different roles and responsibilities, plus spend a lot more time together.  Planning this next step can make this a time of shared goals, shared experiences and shared fun.

You need to work together now to ensure that your goals and your purpose are fairly similar.  Interests and passions don’t matter so much—those can be shared or not—but if you are pulling in different directions you are going to experience a lot of tension.  This is your chance to work through those issues and emerge with common goals, common purpose and a common expectation of the future.

Family issues

This is also an important time to make sure your family’s expectations and your expectations are based on common ground. For example, adult children may feel abandoned if you leave their area or may feel trapped if you move into their area. They may think that since you have “nothing better to do” you can be the on-call babysitter. If you find a new companion in your retirement years, your children may have trouble dealing with that.

Additionally, your aged parents may feel neglected if you go on more trips. In fact, they might resent your active retirement versus their very traditional one.

The best laid plans might change

Common sense tells us that all our planning for the future may change based on unforeseen events, such as the death or illness of a partner, our own illness or disability, the illness or disability of aged parents or adult children, or a personal financial crisis.

Your expectations

The disenchantment phase we mentioned earlier will probably be our biggest obstacle. Stress and anxiety can be caused by having high expectations of retirement that aren’t met by reality: finances, health, responsibilities or lack of access to services or opportunities. As life goes on despite our best laid plans, we must adapt and cope. You need to know yourself and manage your response to change. You will miss some of your old life: work role, routine, relationships and identity.  How will you compensate for these? You must take time to grieve the loss of the dream and then take time to rebuild a new realistic dream that fulfils your needs. Be open to new ways to achieve the same life satisfaction.