Give us a call! 303-922-4304 federalbenefitsmadesimple.com FAX: 303-416-4358 Hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. M–F
PRST STD US POSTAGE PAID BOISE, ID PERMIT 411
PO Box 260787 Lakewood, CO 80226-0787
Federal Benefits Made Simple, an E.A. Buck Company, is an independent financial services firm helping individuals create retirement strategies using a variety of insurance and investment products to custom suit their needs and objectives. This firm is not affiliated with or endorsed by the US government or any governmental agency. E.A. Buck is an independent financial services firm, offering investment and insurance products to consumers. Securities offered only by duly registered individuals through Madison Avenue Securities, LLC (MAS), member FINRA/SIPC. Investment advisory services offered only by duly registered individuals through AE Wealth Management, LLC (AEWM), a Registered Investment Adviser. Insurance services offered through Federal Benefits Made Simple an E.A. Buck Company. Neither MAS nor AEWM are affiliated with E.A. Buck Financial Services or Federal Benefits Made Simple, an E. A. Buck Company. E. A. Buck Financial Services and Federal Benefits Made Simple, An E.A. Buck Company are affiliated by common ownership. In California, we are known only as E.A. Buck Insurance Services in all solicitations of insurance. 01741602 3/23.
issue INSIDE THIS What Is ‘Enough’ for You? PAGE 1
Have You Tried the New Bing?
Healthy Aging Through Yoga PAGE 2
Potbellied Pig Terrifies Burglars
Roasted Sweet Potato Arugula Salad PAGE 3 The Mysteriously Missing Metric System PAGE 4
PIRATES STOLE OUR METRIC SYSTEM Why America Never Changed to Kilos and Grams
Pirates, that’s right, pirates stopped America from changing to the metric
were using Roman measurements, Dutch systems, and British systems dating back to King Henry VII. In 1789, Thomas Jefferson decided that some order needed to be in place. A lover of all things French,
weighing precisely 1 kilogram. The second was another copper object, but this time a rod estimated to be a meter in length. These simple trinkets would have eased us into the metric system. Except, we never received them. In fact, Dombey never set foot in America. Unfortunately, storm winds blew his ship off course and into the pirate-filled Caribbean. The pirates hijacked his boat and held him captive, hoping to use him for ransom. In a tragic turn of events, Dombey died in that pirate prison before any ransom money could be sent. The pirates then auctioned off everything Dombey had on his boat, metric measuring tools included. So, you can thank the pirates for all the painstaking work we have to go through when using metric-based recipes. Why Americans never swapped systems after 1789 is still a mystery!
system. While they can’t take all the blame, they steal a good chunk of it. There was a specific time in history when America did consider taking up the metric system. But pirates intercepted the standards, and America has refused to change its measuring system ever since.
Jefferson admired the metric system’s logic and principle. He asked the French to help the U.S. transition to the metric
system, and they were kind enough to send scientist
Way back when America was still a new country, there was no regulated measuring system throughout the states. Each territory was using some bizarre system that stayed only within state lines. For example, people
Joseph Dombey.
Dombey boarded a ship and set sail for America with
two items pivotal to our measuring system change. The first gadget was a copper cylinder 3 inches in height and width,
4 | 303-922-4304
Published by Newsletter Pro . www.NewsletterPro.com
Made with FlippingBook Ebook Creator