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My Eagle, Idaho

"Older, you moron! Why did it take you so long to discover and move us to America's finest city?"^*

     Eagle, Idaho is awesome!
    The community is unparalleled.  The local businesses are great.  But it is the families, people...the tremendous number of caring parents meeting the challenge of raising their wonderful children that make Eagle the special place that it is.

   The purpose of this Web site is to share with you my thoughts after living, working and investing in Eagle since June, 2004 - the (mostly) good, the (little) bad and the (tiny) ugly. I pull no punches and I name names.

    On my "sister" Web page, Older Wisdom, when I finally bring it up to date, will hold the cumulative wisdom (such as it is) of my 63 years on this planet; things I have learned and am qualified to comment on, including, but not limited to, politics (mostly), sex (not too much) and religion (some) . However, the big issues we now face are
   (1) Terrorism and the proliferation of WMD (weapons of mass destruction - principally nuclear, biological and chemical),
   (2)  It's the economy, stupid. How can we do anything good if we have to constantly worry about our jobs and/or our retirement?

   (3) Internal disruption coupled with border (in)security, and
   (4) Quality, affordable health care (and the effect of our growing (no pun intended) obesity epidemic on future health policy).
But it's local, kitchen table issues that our families face that concern most of us: quality of life, the challenge of proper parenting, our children's education, crime, money management, retirement and what the future holds.

   But, it's my passion, our children, that I care most about. Nothing, I repeat, nothing, is more important than our children. Parenting is the greatest challenge facing society. Loving, caring, nurturing families are the the key to our future.

    This Web site is "alive" and often updated (TIP: Hit your browser's "Refresh" button often. See the "Last Updated;" date on the News tab, up on the right). Some of you browsing this Web site are undoubtedly thinking, "Hey, Older; you're fat, old, ugly and stupid. Why should I, or anyone else, give a hoot about what you have to say about Eagle, or anything else for that matter...?" Good question. I hope that after reading what I have learned about Eagle, Idaho, as well as what I have learned about life and living, published on the OlderWisdom page (hopefully with an open mind), that you are inspired to share your own ideas and thoughts with others. Please remember that the reason this Web site, as well as my OlderWisdom page, are replete with "I," "me," "my," and other first person references, is that they are my Web sites espousing my personal views. Believe me, it is not conceit.  Let's go, shall we? Oh, wait...by the way, only the likelihood of protracted litigation (but not the cost), and/or credible threats of harm to the people I love, will cause me to delete anything that is true.

Eagle, Idaho

    More than any other individuals, it was Denise, at Idaho Banking Company, and Leann, at the Brookwood residential community that, by their actions, convinced me that Eagle, Idaho was the place for me and my business interests. These two girls, er, ladies, er, women, are two of Eagle's greatest ambassadors. To read My Eagle Story, and see my comments on many of our outstanding businesses, just click on the  tab on the Navigation bar (upper left).

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Preview:
OlderWisdom
or, sixty-three+ years of my cumulative thoughts, covers...

Among the many, so-called truths that I have learned are, in fact, true are:
    "Only the dead have seen the end of war;"
    "The only stupid question is the one that is not asked;"
    "The more you know, the more you know you don't know;"
    "You can't go broke taking a profit (usually);
    "Prunes are the magical fruit."
And the most meaningful to me, and to all of us, should be a paraphrase of James Carville's 1992 Clinton campaign battle cry ("it's the economy, stupid!") :
    "It's the family, stupid!"

    I am convinced that the best is yet to come; that our children will learn from the past and not repeat our worst mistakes. Those unimaginable advances in science and technology and education will allow future generations to succeed beyond our wildest dreams.

OlderWisdom subject matter includes . . . :

My personal heroes;
America's heroes: the men and women serving, and who have served, in our Armed Forces;
Real Americans: ordinary citizens who work hard, play by the rules and raise their families to do the same;
Politics:
    Political correctness,
    Politicians,
    Leaders, past and present, including
      our best and worst presidents,
    Government and bureaucrats,
    Our environment (including alternative / sustainable / renewable energy--think the 4-letter word: C-O-A-L...a 2,000-year domestic supply of clean coal. Click here for great information),
    Globalization and "free" trade, 
    Immigration and illegal aliens,
    Mexico, Europe, China,
    The I'm a victim - it's not my fault . . . crowd,
    Revisionism (changing history to fit some special interest's agenda),
    Taxation;
Economics 101;
Humor;
Computers (why are they still so user-unfriendly...?);
The Internet (Got Google? - information overload, finding stuff, spam, spoof, ID theft, etc.);
Law and lawyers - especially trial lawyers (yes!);
Religion (fanaticism, values, "in the name of," etc. Plus my admiration of the family-centered members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - the Mormons );
Small business, big corporations, labor unions;
Education (successes, failures (e.g., outcome-based, Ebonics) and the future);
Crime, criminals, drugs, sentencing;
Poverty (including inter-generational poverty, and so-called burger-flipping jobs);
Military and war (including Vietnam and World War III);
Homeland security (yeah, right);
Firearms, guns and the Second Amendment (our right to keep and bear arms);
Health and medical care (including fat people like me, er, excuse me, the gravitationally-challenged, or currently, the obese);
Animal cruelty (including livestock);
Aviation and flying;
Water;
...and more.

To browse to OlderWisdom page, please click here. Please remember to bookmark this Web site before leaving, so that you can return often. Thank you.
 

Steven T. Older
 PO Box 1715
 Eagle, Idaho  83616
 E-mail me

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* - What my wife asked me (and what I continue to ask myself each morning since moving here) on June 1, 2004... .