That is seventeen five – your half of the thirty-five thousand. Plus there’s an extra fifteen in there, it’s all yours, you’ve earned it. We made a deal. That’s right. Because I think that we can do business together – we came to an understanding. Take a look at the money in your hand. Now just imagine making that every week. That’s right. Two pounds a week, thirty-five thousand a pound.
Look… I feel like I’m running out of ways to explain this to you but once more, I shall try. This fly is a major problem for us. It will ruin our batch.
And we need to destroy it and every trace of it, so we can cook. Failing that, we’re dead. There’s no more room for error. Not with these people.
That is seventeen five – your half of the thirty-five thousand.
Plus there’s an extra fifteen in there, it’s all yours, you’ve earned it.
Because I think that we can do business together – we came to an understanding.
Take a look at the money in your hand. Now just imagine making that every week.
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JCA Blog / By JCA / October 6, 2025
I was scared of aging—until I learned to stop fighting it and started living it. Here are seven routines that changed everything. by Avery White for VegOut Aging used to terrify me. Not just the wrinkles or gray hairs (though I’ll admit, those were a shock at first). It was the deeper stuff—the fear that …
JCA Blog / By JCA / October 6, 2025
Richard Osman, the author of the beloved murder mystery series “Thursday Murder Club,” discusses the revolutionary act of growing old. Listen to the interview by Michelle Cottle of the New York Times with Richard Osman, writer of the Thursday Murder Club mystery series. >>Listen now or read the transcript Aging isn’t easy, and topics like …
JCA Blog / By JCA / September 29, 2025
A pilot program in six states will use a tactic employed by private insurers that has been heavily criticized for delaying and denying medical care. by Reed Abelson and Teddy Rosenbluth for the New York Times The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services plans to begin a pilot program that would involve a review process for …
JCA Blog, KC Blog / By JCA / September 29, 2025
Some vaccine-preventable diseases are linked to accelerated brain atrophy and increased dementia risk years down the line. by Richard Sima for the Washington Post Vaccines don’t just protect us from infectious diseases or lessen their effects. Some are also associated with a reduced risk for dementia, research shows. “They’ll protect against these really potentially severe …
JCA Blog / By JCA / September 29, 2025
Robert Munsch wrote “The Paper Bag Princess,” “Love You Forever” and other classics by performing them over and over for kids. But his stories are slipping away. by Katie Engelhart for the New York Times After 50 years of publishing, Munsch told me, his ability to come up with new stories seems to have vanished. …
JCA Blog / By JCA / September 26, 2025
More than 400 people attended JCA’s Montgomery County Virtual 50+ Employment Expo on September 16. These job hunters heard from 11 employers who told them about job openings at their organizations and provided tips on how to stand out in the often frustrating and sometimes challenging process of searching for a job after 50. As one participant …
JCA Blog / By JCA / September 22, 2025
by Howard Gleckman for his blog Three things are true about long-term care, though many Americans don’t want to believe it: You are very likely to need it in old age. It will cost a lot more than you think. And, no, Medicare won’t pay for it. Two recent studies help explain how Americans think …
JCA Blog / By JCA / September 22, 2025
by Deborah Kan for being patient Mild cognitive impairment doesn’t always lead to dementia — and Alzheimer’s isn’t always the cause. Neurologists weigh in. In 2020, 66-year-old business executive Mike Zuendel noticed something was amiss. “Someone once said, ‘Don’t worry if you misplace your keys, as long as you know what they’re for,’” he recalled. But …
JCA Blog / By JCA / September 22, 2025
by Richard Eisenberg for MarketWatch Don’t ignore this upcoming Medicare update — it could be the most important message of the year The ANOC has crucial information you need to see before Medicare’s open enrollment begins on Oct. 15 If you have a 2025 Medicare Part D prescription-drug plan, a Medicare Advantage plan or both, …
JCA Blog / By JCA / August 31, 2025
More than a ride—a lifeline A stroke and a dementia diagnosis threw Pamela into a world she never hoped to enter. Dealing with her multiple medical issues was hard enough. Scheduling frequent appointments with her team of 10 doctors became yet another worry. The 76-year-old Rockville resident cannot get to her doctors’ offices by herself …
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