The new found rich do not often find life better. The body of a man who won a lump sum of $17 million in Florida was found buried in the yard of a girlfriends boyfriend's backyard. He is believed to have been killed because of his money.
In another news story, a lady won some money in the lottery, purchased a set of wedding rings for herself and her new spouse, took him out to dinner, and then went to a bar to celebrate with some friends. She was ran over by a car just after leaving the bar and died at the scene.
Even some churches find that having received a large cash nonation from a lottery winner is not a good thing. It seems that a sudden influx of ill gotten gains indices the congregation to quit giving and once the large gift is gone, the church can no longer meet it's obligations.
It seems the newly rich can't seem to deal with that much money and end up worse than they were to begin with, or, in some cases, just plin dead.
Saturday, January 30, 2010
Friday, January 29, 2010
Recall vote
California had one, Skip Alston threatedned to have another here in Greensboro, and maybe we should have one, or at least a do-over from the last Presidential election. If it were held today, who would win?
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Obama on Bipartisianship
"We want the Republicans to work with us." Obama says.
Not "we want to work with the Republicans" or we want both parties to work together". No, he makes it clear he believes he is right and the party of the open mind is closed to Republican ideas. What Obama is really saying is if the Republicans do things his way, the he can control Congress and get his agenda passed.
Not "we want to work with the Republicans" or we want both parties to work together". No, he makes it clear he believes he is right and the party of the open mind is closed to Republican ideas. What Obama is really saying is if the Republicans do things his way, the he can control Congress and get his agenda passed.
It is what it is
The phrase "it is what it is" is one of the most overworked phrases of 2008 and one voted most irratating.
“But, remember this,” he (Obama) went on. “I never suggested that change would be easy, or that I can do it alone. Democracy in a nation of 300 million people can be noisy and messy and complicated. And when you try to do big things and make big changes, it stirs passions and controversy. That’s just how it is.”
Or, it other words, it is what it is.
That's change we can believe in.
Yea, right.
“But, remember this,” he (Obama) went on. “I never suggested that change would be easy, or that I can do it alone. Democracy in a nation of 300 million people can be noisy and messy and complicated. And when you try to do big things and make big changes, it stirs passions and controversy. That’s just how it is.”
Or, it other words, it is what it is.
That's change we can believe in.
Yea, right.
Exercise program
Several years ago I was diagnosed as diabetic. My blood pressure was high, normally around 165/72, trigycerides were over 600. chestrol well over 400, and I was almost 100 pounds overweight although I didn't think I was that fat.
I started visiting my doctor regularly and changed my eating habits. With my doctors help. I lost 30 pounds and all my numbers except for blood pressure and sugar were well within the normal range. Only after Christmas did my blood sugar climb to a level where i needed meds. After 3 months I would have it back under control.
The difference was that I love being outdoors and with digging my water pond, mowing the grass, planting trees and flower gardens, I got plenty of exercise. During the colder months I'm like a bear--I find a nice warm place to curl up in and stay put until it warms up outside.
This year to combat that problem my wife and I purchased a Wii. We use it daily, set goals for ourselves, and follow the exercise programs that cover the whole body. We do occasionally play one of the games--my wife likes bowling and I perfer golf.
She has done exceptionally well, losing 16 pounds in 48 days. I haven't done quite as well, but I have shrank pants size and people are always asking if Ihave lost weight.
She has better eating habits than I do and her schedule is steady. My changes from day to day. Some days I go to work at 5 am other days it might be 8, or 9, or 10, 0r 11, or 12, or one, and occasionally even as late as 2 o'clock. It is hard to maintain a rountine like this.
I must, however, do better.
I started visiting my doctor regularly and changed my eating habits. With my doctors help. I lost 30 pounds and all my numbers except for blood pressure and sugar were well within the normal range. Only after Christmas did my blood sugar climb to a level where i needed meds. After 3 months I would have it back under control.
The difference was that I love being outdoors and with digging my water pond, mowing the grass, planting trees and flower gardens, I got plenty of exercise. During the colder months I'm like a bear--I find a nice warm place to curl up in and stay put until it warms up outside.
This year to combat that problem my wife and I purchased a Wii. We use it daily, set goals for ourselves, and follow the exercise programs that cover the whole body. We do occasionally play one of the games--my wife likes bowling and I perfer golf.
She has done exceptionally well, losing 16 pounds in 48 days. I haven't done quite as well, but I have shrank pants size and people are always asking if Ihave lost weight.
She has better eating habits than I do and her schedule is steady. My changes from day to day. Some days I go to work at 5 am other days it might be 8, or 9, or 10, 0r 11, or 12, or one, and occasionally even as late as 2 o'clock. It is hard to maintain a rountine like this.
I must, however, do better.
Obama at the State of the Union debacle
Looks gay, doesn't he? Not that there is anything wrong in being gay.
Is he serious?
Conan OBrian left the tonight show and Barrack Obama is campaigning for his old position or maybe for a prime time opening being vacated by Jay Leno. A pending freeze on federal programs that are currently at record deficit levels? Does that spending freeze prevent the government from enacting any more new programs for the next three years?
No? Then it really isn't a freeze, is it?
What is new and improved about a political leader spewing rhetoric that sounds good but contains no subsance of any value or promises that cannot be kept. And his only admission of failure was that he did a poor jopb of convincing me he was right?
Maybe he should realize he is trying to push me down a road I don't want to go on. He can't lead me anywhere because I don't trust him or any of his crappy promises. I haven't believed him since he said he was going to change business as usual in Washington. He knew and everyone else knows that just "ain't gonna happen" and yet a majority of people were motivated by empty rhetoric.
Bush, with all his faults, at least told things like they were. An example was when Obama appointed Bill Clinton and George Bush as a,bassador's to raise money for Haiti. Clinton gave this fance appeal. Bush said "I know you want to give water and blankets-just give cash' Uninspiring yes, but straigt and to the point.
What this country needs is less motivaltional and inspirational speeches and more truth and substance and real life, real time solutions.
No? Then it really isn't a freeze, is it?
What is new and improved about a political leader spewing rhetoric that sounds good but contains no subsance of any value or promises that cannot be kept. And his only admission of failure was that he did a poor jopb of convincing me he was right?
Maybe he should realize he is trying to push me down a road I don't want to go on. He can't lead me anywhere because I don't trust him or any of his crappy promises. I haven't believed him since he said he was going to change business as usual in Washington. He knew and everyone else knows that just "ain't gonna happen" and yet a majority of people were motivated by empty rhetoric.
Bush, with all his faults, at least told things like they were. An example was when Obama appointed Bill Clinton and George Bush as a,bassador's to raise money for Haiti. Clinton gave this fance appeal. Bush said "I know you want to give water and blankets-just give cash' Uninspiring yes, but straigt and to the point.
What this country needs is less motivaltional and inspirational speeches and more truth and substance and real life, real time solutions.
Toyota recall
My wife and her family are what one would call a Toyota family. Yjr one my wife owns and the one I drive is not part of the gas petal recall. It is a flinstone-type car. Miles per gallon depends on how much one has had to drink!
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
My perpective on Obama
I did not vote for Obama so we can get that out in the open to begin with. I also was not a supporter of John McCain, and certainly my loyalties did not lie with the likes of John Edwards. I voted libertarian in the NC governors race. I voted for the people I believed could get the job done, whose views were closer to mine own, and whose motivations seemed to be more about principals or people than power.
I didn't back many winners this time.
The nation is still not doing well.
Maybe there is a connection.
Maybe not.
Did the fact that Obama is black play a part in my decision not to vote for him?
Yes, it did. So was the fact that Clinton was a female and John McCain couldn't lift his arms above his head. An insignificant part. Much more important to me was the candidates ability to get the job done. McCain appeared foolish while Obama remained cool, collected and arrogant as always.
I didn't hear the speech that got the Democrats so excited about Obama four years (five now) ago when Kerry ran. Obama put on a hell of a show at his convention and promised a new was of doing business in Washington and change I could believe in. Except I couldn't.
Washington is to set in its way for a brash young political neophyte to change it much if at all. I didn't believe he could change the way of doing business and so far he has proved me correct on that point.
I did believe he would try to redistribute the wealth-like Robin Hood, only legit-taking from the rich and giving to the poor. I was one of those poor that would be in on the receiving part. But the truth is, I'd rather make it own my own than have anyone give it to me. And if he was taking from the rich, that meant that the more he took to give to the poor the less motivation there was to become rich and the less motivation there was to quit being poor.
I didn't like that either.
John Kennedy was a good speech maker. Everyone wants to be a John Kennedy. He wasn't really a good President. He failed at the Bay of Pigs. failed in Vietnam. and would have been impeached if he had not been shot first. He just couldn't keep his pants on. The only Kennedy I liked was Robert.
Obama appears to me to be to filled up with himself, as if he really does believe that he walks on water. He is going to admit missteps during his upcoming speech. he took to long to get his agenda rammed down America's throat.
I think his mistake is in trying to get too much done, too fast, without giving us a chance to understand what was going on. Government did not put our health care insurance system together. Necessity and private enterprise did. It is a hodgepodge of business practices and state laws that is not always good for everyone or anyone. We don't need the US government to redone an entire system for us. We just need some tweaking to work out the kinks and make the system work better.
I never bought into the arguments that he should not be President because of his religion or country of origin or skin color. He has every right to be President as did George Washington and George Bush. I did not vote for him to we could have our first black President and prove to the world we are not prejudice any more than Clinton deserved my vote to prove we were a liberated people who gives equal create to mean and women. I didn't give my vote to John McCain because he was a war hero and deserved our sympathy or graditude.
For the first time in my life I didn't want either canidate to win. One had too. I'm not convinced we made the wrong choice among the two. But I am not convinced either, that we made the right choice.
I thought it interesting that Obama has been advised to stay the course and stick to his agenda and not do anything so radical as listening to the American people.
Wow! What advise for an American President to receive. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35094828/ns/politics-the_new_york_times
I didn't back many winners this time.
The nation is still not doing well.
Maybe there is a connection.
Maybe not.
Did the fact that Obama is black play a part in my decision not to vote for him?
Yes, it did. So was the fact that Clinton was a female and John McCain couldn't lift his arms above his head. An insignificant part. Much more important to me was the candidates ability to get the job done. McCain appeared foolish while Obama remained cool, collected and arrogant as always.
I didn't hear the speech that got the Democrats so excited about Obama four years (five now) ago when Kerry ran. Obama put on a hell of a show at his convention and promised a new was of doing business in Washington and change I could believe in. Except I couldn't.
Washington is to set in its way for a brash young political neophyte to change it much if at all. I didn't believe he could change the way of doing business and so far he has proved me correct on that point.
I did believe he would try to redistribute the wealth-like Robin Hood, only legit-taking from the rich and giving to the poor. I was one of those poor that would be in on the receiving part. But the truth is, I'd rather make it own my own than have anyone give it to me. And if he was taking from the rich, that meant that the more he took to give to the poor the less motivation there was to become rich and the less motivation there was to quit being poor.
I didn't like that either.
John Kennedy was a good speech maker. Everyone wants to be a John Kennedy. He wasn't really a good President. He failed at the Bay of Pigs. failed in Vietnam. and would have been impeached if he had not been shot first. He just couldn't keep his pants on. The only Kennedy I liked was Robert.
Obama appears to me to be to filled up with himself, as if he really does believe that he walks on water. He is going to admit missteps during his upcoming speech. he took to long to get his agenda rammed down America's throat.
I think his mistake is in trying to get too much done, too fast, without giving us a chance to understand what was going on. Government did not put our health care insurance system together. Necessity and private enterprise did. It is a hodgepodge of business practices and state laws that is not always good for everyone or anyone. We don't need the US government to redone an entire system for us. We just need some tweaking to work out the kinks and make the system work better.
I never bought into the arguments that he should not be President because of his religion or country of origin or skin color. He has every right to be President as did George Washington and George Bush. I did not vote for him to we could have our first black President and prove to the world we are not prejudice any more than Clinton deserved my vote to prove we were a liberated people who gives equal create to mean and women. I didn't give my vote to John McCain because he was a war hero and deserved our sympathy or graditude.
For the first time in my life I didn't want either canidate to win. One had too. I'm not convinced we made the wrong choice among the two. But I am not convinced either, that we made the right choice.
I thought it interesting that Obama has been advised to stay the course and stick to his agenda and not do anything so radical as listening to the American people.
Wow! What advise for an American President to receive. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35094828/ns/politics-the_new_york_times
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Another foot in mouth story
Bratt and Britt have a radio show. Yesterday they were talking about the recall of Toyota vehicles and remarked how unusual it was that a Japanese company made a defective product. One of them speculated that the defective cars had to have been made in American plants as if Americans were not capable of making anything of quality.
It does turn out that all of the recalled vehicles were made in American and Canadian plants but that is of no consequence as the problem is not one of material or workmanship but of design.
Suck on those smelly toes boys.
It does turn out that all of the recalled vehicles were made in American and Canadian plants but that is of no consequence as the problem is not one of material or workmanship but of design.
Suck on those smelly toes boys.
Sad day
It was a sad day for one of my co-workers. We started our jobs just a few days apart and have worked together for five years now. I am about to end my workiing career and she is just embarking on hers.
This morning her husbands parents were on their way to take their cat to the vets when the husband turned to say something to his wife. She didn't hear. She was dead. Suddenly, with no warning, no known problems, too young to die but gone just the same.
This morning her husbands parents were on their way to take their cat to the vets when the husband turned to say something to his wife. She didn't hear. She was dead. Suddenly, with no warning, no known problems, too young to die but gone just the same.
Monday, January 25, 2010
Update on Obama's Jury Duty
I certainly didn't mean to imply that I really believed Obama should actually sit in judgement of someone accused of a crime while he is President of the United States. I do believe that he should have been willing to do so and not made the excuse that he was too busy. That is an excuse so many people make because they either believe they are so important or do not have the proper respect for our system of justice.
I have been called to jury duty twice. The first time the prosecution was called away to another case and everyone on the next calendar pleaded guilty so there were no cases to be heard. The second was just after I moved from Guilford to Randolph County (and yes, one's IQ does actually drop when one leaves Greensboro) and I notified the court of my move but volunteered to serve anyway but that isn't legal.
Of course my experience has no bearing on the President of the United States but he is first a citizen and has an obligation to uphold it's laws and support it's legal system and not skirt his civic duties. I am not surprised he will not serve but disappointed he had to make an excuse to get out of jury duty.
I have been called to jury duty twice. The first time the prosecution was called away to another case and everyone on the next calendar pleaded guilty so there were no cases to be heard. The second was just after I moved from Guilford to Randolph County (and yes, one's IQ does actually drop when one leaves Greensboro) and I notified the court of my move but volunteered to serve anyway but that isn't legal.
Of course my experience has no bearing on the President of the United States but he is first a citizen and has an obligation to uphold it's laws and support it's legal system and not skirt his civic duties. I am not surprised he will not serve but disappointed he had to make an excuse to get out of jury duty.
Sunday, January 24, 2010
carried away
I was playing a game of tennis and was really into getting my double's partner into the game. In fact, I was so excited about one shot that I slammed the ball as hard as I could and connected with the entertainment center, injuring the ring finger on my right hand.
Nit god--not good at all.
Nit god--not good at all.
Well, Duh!
BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. - President Barack Obama will be skipping jury duty after being summoned in Illinois.
One doesn't really expect the President to honor his civic responsibilities, does one?
One doesn't really expect the President to honor his civic responsibilities, does one?
Thursday, January 21, 2010
News that isn't News
Number one on that list would be John Sleazy Edwards finally admitting he is the father of Miss Hunter's child.
Another item that isn't really news is the President claiming that anger at George Bush is why a Republican was elected to Ted Kennedy's former Senate seat with just a hind that there may be some unhappiness from the past year,
The last item I'll mention is a survey that says Wii Fit is an item one should not buy because studies show it doesn't help one get into shape. I have reported that my wife has lost 12 pounds and dropped a dress size while I have lost 10 pounds and now fit into smaller jeans--all in just six weeks of using Wii fit and during a time of year that I have always gained weight.
What role is China, Great Britian, Russia, and the Muslim masses playing in the disaster in Haiti to bring about relief and recovery?
Another item that isn't really news is the President claiming that anger at George Bush is why a Republican was elected to Ted Kennedy's former Senate seat with just a hind that there may be some unhappiness from the past year,
The last item I'll mention is a survey that says Wii Fit is an item one should not buy because studies show it doesn't help one get into shape. I have reported that my wife has lost 12 pounds and dropped a dress size while I have lost 10 pounds and now fit into smaller jeans--all in just six weeks of using Wii fit and during a time of year that I have always gained weight.
What role is China, Great Britian, Russia, and the Muslim masses playing in the disaster in Haiti to bring about relief and recovery?
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
bad english
"The aftershock came as the U.S. military announced that is sending additional ships to help with earthquake recovery in Haiti, including one that could remove debris blocking the main port, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Wednesday."
The sentence above from an Associated Press story is becoming typical of writing in these modern times. It seems that at least one article I read every day has a wrong word used, the wrong tense, or a word just not there that should be there. Is it bad proofreading, bad writing, or just a bad typist?
Slate was the worst but now it is becoming much more common.
The sentence above from an Associated Press story is becoming typical of writing in these modern times. It seems that at least one article I read every day has a wrong word used, the wrong tense, or a word just not there that should be there. Is it bad proofreading, bad writing, or just a bad typist?
Slate was the worst but now it is becoming much more common.
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Animals
Took a stroll through the zoo yesterday. I'm sharing some zoo pictures and some from my back yard.
Monday, January 18, 2010
Say what?
I was listenting to the radio yesterday and a lady was describing her life's work. Whe works with the homeless in Greensboro and was telling about her enteractions with one particular man. She said when she first met him he was half drunk and spent his time sitting on a milk crate outside the little neighborhood convenience/grocery type store.
After gainning his trust she got him to move into the back of a van and then eventually into an apartment. Now, she said, he is half sober.
So exactly what is the differemce between half drunk and half sober? I don't get it?
Another thing I don't understand is why the younger generation seems to be getting more and more carefree about their litter. I work in one of the premiere shopping centers in the nation and shoppers there tend to be families with money and yet they don't seem to be any more respectful of God's green earth than the common working man. The poor homeless guy pushing the shopping cart spends his day picking up stuff that the good citizens throw out of their cars.
After gainning his trust she got him to move into the back of a van and then eventually into an apartment. Now, she said, he is half sober.
So exactly what is the differemce between half drunk and half sober? I don't get it?
Another thing I don't understand is why the younger generation seems to be getting more and more carefree about their litter. I work in one of the premiere shopping centers in the nation and shoppers there tend to be families with money and yet they don't seem to be any more respectful of God's green earth than the common working man. The poor homeless guy pushing the shopping cart spends his day picking up stuff that the good citizens throw out of their cars.
A healtier Asheboro
It strikes me as funny that a town that just went from dry to wet is now concerned about the health of its citizens. It also strikes me as pathetic that the home of the NC Zoo claims it has no place for people to go to to walk. I know, it isn't free, and joggers and walkers don't want to pay. They want the city to build them a nice place.
Another thing that strikes me as funny is that the computer and TV get the blame for Americans being in the shape (round) that we are in but actually that is just another example of us transferring blame for our own actions, or in actions in this case, to someone or something else. We can choose to use the TV and/or computer for our benefit.
I have a Wii and have been working out daily on it for about six weeks and I have been getting comments from people about how much weight I have lost. The truth is, I haven't lost but just a couple of pounds but I have slimmed down considerably. It's not boring, nor am I affected by the weather, nor do I need friends to keep me motivated and I am not out in public exposing myself to the dangers posed by thieves and other dregs of society and crazy drivers who seem to be getting more and more aggressive.
I'm not a saleman for Wii and I'm sure that most people would rather play games that work-out with it. All I am saying is that it is a great way to take responsibility for yourself and stop having to depend on others to motivate you or shame you into taking a positive step.
I find the desire of the city to be a healtier place to live commendasble but I am still suspicious of the motives behind it. It is the same people who pushed for the town becoming wet and appointed one of their own to run the ABC store, a lucritive position with little responisbility, now want to convince you that the town now needs to take the lead in encouraging you to get healtier. Guilty conscience or profit-motive?
Another thing that strikes me as funny is that the computer and TV get the blame for Americans being in the shape (round) that we are in but actually that is just another example of us transferring blame for our own actions, or in actions in this case, to someone or something else. We can choose to use the TV and/or computer for our benefit.
I have a Wii and have been working out daily on it for about six weeks and I have been getting comments from people about how much weight I have lost. The truth is, I haven't lost but just a couple of pounds but I have slimmed down considerably. It's not boring, nor am I affected by the weather, nor do I need friends to keep me motivated and I am not out in public exposing myself to the dangers posed by thieves and other dregs of society and crazy drivers who seem to be getting more and more aggressive.
I'm not a saleman for Wii and I'm sure that most people would rather play games that work-out with it. All I am saying is that it is a great way to take responsibility for yourself and stop having to depend on others to motivate you or shame you into taking a positive step.
I find the desire of the city to be a healtier place to live commendasble but I am still suspicious of the motives behind it. It is the same people who pushed for the town becoming wet and appointed one of their own to run the ABC store, a lucritive position with little responisbility, now want to convince you that the town now needs to take the lead in encouraging you to get healtier. Guilty conscience or profit-motive?
Tracing links
It is fun to check out what people read on my blog. One certainly can't go by comments because pnce in a while I'll write something that bloggers in Greensboro find controversial enough to comment on but most often a comment or two is left by one particular blogger, a friend, who, I suppose, is being nice.
Still, there are certain blogs that seem to draw a lot of attention. I have had quite a number of hits on cyberstalking, some on why my wife drives me crazy sometimes, and a few on the pediatrician who was arrested. A good number of people will look uo my book reference to see what it is about and I even had a visit from Soutgate College in England.
Still, there are certain blogs that seem to draw a lot of attention. I have had quite a number of hits on cyberstalking, some on why my wife drives me crazy sometimes, and a few on the pediatrician who was arrested. A good number of people will look uo my book reference to see what it is about and I even had a visit from Soutgate College in England.
Friday, January 15, 2010
Important local News
Update: Oak Ridge parent says man tried to take child; sheriff's office investigating
Friday, January 15, 2010 (Updated 5:06 pm)
By Ryan Seals
Staff Writer
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OAK RIDGE – The Guilford County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a possible child abduction attempt Sunday in an Oak Ridge neighborhood.
About 4:30 p.m. Sunday, deputies responded to the area of Peppermill Drive and Ashton Park Drive to a report of suspicious activity.
A parent had called to report her daughter had been walking in the area when she was approached by a man in a black pickup truck - who told her to get inside.
The girl said "no" and took off running and told her parents, who then alerted the sheriff’s office.
Sgt. B.W. Hall said the suspect was described as being a white man with a dark complexion and a narrow mustache. He is believed to be in his mid-40s. He was wearing a black stocking cap with flames on the side and dark sunglasses.
The vehicle is described as a black pickup truck with an extended cab and a toolbox in its bed. Hall said it was possibly a newer model Chevrolet S10.
Right now, the case has only been classified as a suspicious incident and not an attempted abduction.
"We want to notify the community but don't want people to panic," Hall said.
"Parents should talk to their kids about how to handle these types of situations. This kid did what her parents trained her to do and the suspect drove away without incident."
Hall said deputies have been patrolling the area more frequently in light of the incident.
Anyone with information about the case is urged to call the Guilford County Sheriff’s Office Dist. 1 office at 643-2300.
Any similar incidents should be reported to 911 immediately.
Contact Ryan Seals at 373-7077 or ryan.seals@news-record.com
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Friday, January 15, 2010 (Updated 5:06 pm)
By Ryan Seals
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OAK RIDGE – The Guilford County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a possible child abduction attempt Sunday in an Oak Ridge neighborhood.
About 4:30 p.m. Sunday, deputies responded to the area of Peppermill Drive and Ashton Park Drive to a report of suspicious activity.
A parent had called to report her daughter had been walking in the area when she was approached by a man in a black pickup truck - who told her to get inside.
The girl said "no" and took off running and told her parents, who then alerted the sheriff’s office.
Sgt. B.W. Hall said the suspect was described as being a white man with a dark complexion and a narrow mustache. He is believed to be in his mid-40s. He was wearing a black stocking cap with flames on the side and dark sunglasses.
The vehicle is described as a black pickup truck with an extended cab and a toolbox in its bed. Hall said it was possibly a newer model Chevrolet S10.
Right now, the case has only been classified as a suspicious incident and not an attempted abduction.
"We want to notify the community but don't want people to panic," Hall said.
"Parents should talk to their kids about how to handle these types of situations. This kid did what her parents trained her to do and the suspect drove away without incident."
Hall said deputies have been patrolling the area more frequently in light of the incident.
Anyone with information about the case is urged to call the Guilford County Sheriff’s Office Dist. 1 office at 643-2300.
Any similar incidents should be reported to 911 immediately.
Contact Ryan Seals at 373-7077 or ryan.seals@news-record.com
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How cold was it?
It sure has been cold on the Eastern seaboard the last few weeks. How cold has it been?
So cold the Democrats had their hands in their own pockets.
So cold the Democrats had their hands in their own pockets.
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Wash the foot first
That idiot preacher has inserted his foot in his mouth again. I've written him several times and he used to respond but he ignores me now. He has not said anything newsworthy in several years now but his idiocy could not be kept underwraps for long.
He sure does make it hard for a person to hold their head up while claiming to be a Christian. He has to be an embarrassment to believers everywhere.
If you do not know what preacher I am talking about, good, because the less people who hear what he said the better off the world is. If you agree with what the man said, stop and leave my blog as I only want intelligent people reading here.
He sure does make it hard for a person to hold their head up while claiming to be a Christian. He has to be an embarrassment to believers everywhere.
If you do not know what preacher I am talking about, good, because the less people who hear what he said the better off the world is. If you agree with what the man said, stop and leave my blog as I only want intelligent people reading here.
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Conan O'Brian
I saw his show live once. Before the show went on the air, he entertained the audience with unscripted and unrehearsed material that was suggested from audience questions and comments. The man was double-over and laugh until your side hurt funny. But once the actual show began, he was like a different person and nothing was funny, entertaining, or interesting. He was only slightly better than Chey Chase but not by much.
Monday, January 11, 2010
Seriously folks
Howie mandell taking over for David Hassellhoff on America's Got Talent and Ellen Degenarate, uh, Degeneras on America Idol. maybe the producers think these shows are so successful that the judges make no difference, but seriously, Ellen and Howie?
Internet shopping
I love the internet. I need some test strips and I checked at a local pharmacy and the price was $69.99 for 50 strips. Ouch!
I checked a few other places and all were the same price so I decided it might be best to buy a meter with cheaper strips. But first, I decided to check the internet. I found one place selling the box of fifty strips for $39.00 and alsmost sent an order but decided to continue checking.
Believe it or not, I found one site that sold a kit that included a meter, 100 test strips, and 100 lancets for $17.50 plus free shipping.
All that and I am still in my pj's on this cold morning.
Sometimes the convenience of shopping on the internet is negated by the cost of shipping but it is a great way to compare products and prices and find local suppliers if shipping costs are prohibitive. Overall, shopping on the internet has been a great time saver as well as money saver and has resulted in making better buying decisions.
I checked a few other places and all were the same price so I decided it might be best to buy a meter with cheaper strips. But first, I decided to check the internet. I found one place selling the box of fifty strips for $39.00 and alsmost sent an order but decided to continue checking.
Believe it or not, I found one site that sold a kit that included a meter, 100 test strips, and 100 lancets for $17.50 plus free shipping.
All that and I am still in my pj's on this cold morning.
Sometimes the convenience of shopping on the internet is negated by the cost of shipping but it is a great way to compare products and prices and find local suppliers if shipping costs are prohibitive. Overall, shopping on the internet has been a great time saver as well as money saver and has resulted in making better buying decisions.
Sunday, January 10, 2010
Quoted
Dr. Mary Johnson said...
Dale didn't like it either:
I just read that comment from Dr. J and I must say that it is the best compliment I have ever been paid.
Dale didn't like it either:
I just read that comment from Dr. J and I must say that it is the best compliment I have ever been paid.
Saturday, January 09, 2010
Why Seniors Really Should Fear Swine Flu
I don't like getting flu shots and have always refused to get a regular flu shot. My doctor insisted that I get the H1N1 flu shot. She said I was in a high risk category. The CDS said I was not.
I'm glad I trusted my doctor.
It seems the report is out that the CDS report that children were more likely to die than seniors is they contacted the H1N1 flu and that somehow seniors seemed to have an immunity turns out not to be true. It seems that while children are twice as likely as adults to catch the flu, seniors are twice as likely to die from it as children are.
Don't you just hate mistakes that put your life at risk?
I'm glad I trusted my doctor.
It seems the report is out that the CDS report that children were more likely to die than seniors is they contacted the H1N1 flu and that somehow seniors seemed to have an immunity turns out not to be true. It seems that while children are twice as likely as adults to catch the flu, seniors are twice as likely to die from it as children are.
Don't you just hate mistakes that put your life at risk?
Friday, January 08, 2010
Thursday, January 07, 2010
Fitness and Weight Loss
My wife wanted a Wii for Christmas. To be honest, we are both overweight. Wait, that's not absolutely correct. We were labeled obese by weight measurements-just slightly but obese just the same. I had already lost 35 pounds but had gotten stuck at a certain wight and seemed that my eating habits would not allow me to go below that number.
My health had improved. When I started all my numbers indicated I was a walking dead man but with a change in diet the numbers came down and except for borderline blood sugar and slightly elevated blood pressure, my other numbers were perfect. But I still had work to do.
In the warmer months I am in the yard working almost everyday and I did the occasionally walk. It was enough to keep me from gaining weight but bad weather days and months were really hard on me. Every year over the holidays, I would pack on the pounds and spend the next spring and summer working the weight off.
My wife's argument for the Wii was that we could exercise indoors. I let her win this argument and I am glad I did. We exercise via the Wii on a daily basis. She is now only overweight and I am only two pounds away from reaching that new low.
But better than that, I now wear a size smaller pants, my double shin in now a shin and a half, I sleep better and have more energy. I has only been 30 days (yea, it was an early Christmas present)
We play the games occasionally but mostly do the Wii fitness. She is able to stick to a set routine but I have to work around my crazy work schedule. It is paying off. Even though the weight loss has not been dramatic-nothing like twelve pounds in 7 days with "right-sized smoothies" or "you can lose twenty pounds by Christmas" headlines in November issue magazines, but the physical changes are noticeable and occuring at a steady rate.
It was a one time investment, we don't have to get out into the weather to go to the gym or brave the elemnts to walk around the neighborhood. One great thing is, once results have been noticed, motivation to keep at it sets in.
My health had improved. When I started all my numbers indicated I was a walking dead man but with a change in diet the numbers came down and except for borderline blood sugar and slightly elevated blood pressure, my other numbers were perfect. But I still had work to do.
In the warmer months I am in the yard working almost everyday and I did the occasionally walk. It was enough to keep me from gaining weight but bad weather days and months were really hard on me. Every year over the holidays, I would pack on the pounds and spend the next spring and summer working the weight off.
My wife's argument for the Wii was that we could exercise indoors. I let her win this argument and I am glad I did. We exercise via the Wii on a daily basis. She is now only overweight and I am only two pounds away from reaching that new low.
But better than that, I now wear a size smaller pants, my double shin in now a shin and a half, I sleep better and have more energy. I has only been 30 days (yea, it was an early Christmas present)
We play the games occasionally but mostly do the Wii fitness. She is able to stick to a set routine but I have to work around my crazy work schedule. It is paying off. Even though the weight loss has not been dramatic-nothing like twelve pounds in 7 days with "right-sized smoothies" or "you can lose twenty pounds by Christmas" headlines in November issue magazines, but the physical changes are noticeable and occuring at a steady rate.
It was a one time investment, we don't have to get out into the weather to go to the gym or brave the elemnts to walk around the neighborhood. One great thing is, once results have been noticed, motivation to keep at it sets in.
Stupid lawsuits
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34743864/ns/us_news-crime_and_courts
I exercise and sometimes a new exercise is one I cannot do and i know that I can't do it so I don't. i may do a version of it or I may just skip it, waiting for one I can.
However, the lady in this lawsuit was taking an exercise class and she informed her instructor that she could not do the next exercise. Instead of doing the logical thing and sitting it out, she attempted it anyway and when she hurt herself, she decided the injury was someone else's fault and sued.
When are people going to start taking responsibility for their own actions?
She would have had grounds for a lawsuit if the equipment was faulty or the instructor had failed to give all of the instructions, or had physically or mentally conercised her into doing something that was unsafe for her but to knowingly attempt to do something that one has already voiced an objection to because one knew it was unsafe for them to try, is crying fowl because they couldn't do it.
Grow up people.
I exercise and sometimes a new exercise is one I cannot do and i know that I can't do it so I don't. i may do a version of it or I may just skip it, waiting for one I can.
However, the lady in this lawsuit was taking an exercise class and she informed her instructor that she could not do the next exercise. Instead of doing the logical thing and sitting it out, she attempted it anyway and when she hurt herself, she decided the injury was someone else's fault and sued.
When are people going to start taking responsibility for their own actions?
She would have had grounds for a lawsuit if the equipment was faulty or the instructor had failed to give all of the instructions, or had physically or mentally conercised her into doing something that was unsafe for her but to knowingly attempt to do something that one has already voiced an objection to because one knew it was unsafe for them to try, is crying fowl because they couldn't do it.
Grow up people.
Tuesday, January 05, 2010
Socialite Casey Johnson has died at age 30.
Casey Johnson may not be as familar to people as say Paris Hilton but she was the heir apparent to a fortune: the Johnson and Johnon fortune.
Not to speculate but I recently (like last week) saw her picture posted along with other dumb people on a crime library photo array of rich people who do dumb things. I believe her dumb thing had to do with illegal drugs.
I was sorted right. Here is the link: http://www.trutv.com/library/crime/photogallery/heirs-under-arrest.html
Casey Johnson
Dec. 1, 2009: Casey Johnson, heiress to the Johnson & Johnson fortune, was arrested for grand theft after allegedly stealing clothing, jewelry and a 600-page legal document from her former friend--and according to tabloids, lover--supermodel Jasmine Lennard. The 30-year-old heiress, who supposed friends say has a drug problem, also reportedly left a used vibrator on Lennard's bed and some wet towels on the floor.
Sunday, January 03, 2010
Vapid Sun
Why do writers need to use such language? I know some words that are not of common usage help to more narrowly define the exact meaning a writer wants to convey but honestly, can the sun really be vapid? In reading a true murder story, which is more important: the dead body of a nude man that has just been discovered lying on the doorsteps of his home clutching a chain saw or the mood of the sun?
Has anyone ever used the word vapid in a real sentence?
Has anyone ever used the word vapid in a real sentence?
Old Fort, NC
My dad loved the mountains and so wanted a piece of land with a mountain stream running across it so he purchase an acre of land in Old Fort, NC. Unfortunately, he died before he could finish what he had started on the land. I'm glad he got to enjoy it some though.
The taxes on it were cheap, only $50.00 or so a year but more than Mom should have to pay on property she can never use so I made an agreement to buy the land from her. I had hoped to cleam it up and maybe build something on it but there are no jobs for me in the area so I finally decided to buy a home here.
I did however want to take care of the land and maybe grow some vegatables and flowers and maybe raise some pond plants up there so I made an agreement with a man to clear the land in exchange for the trees. He took what trees he wanted, cut the rest and left them piled up on the property in such a manner that I can't use the property for growing anything unless I pay to have it cleared and that would coat several thousand dollars, which I don't have.
Now if I were planning to build on the land the epense would not be any greater than it would have been otherwise since the property would have to be graded anyway.
I relunctantly decided my best option was to sell the property but that hasn't worked out. The first agent I hired didn't move the property because the government decided to close off access to the main road so they could remodel bridges. The second contract also failed because the economy tanked.
The property was valued at $14000 and has a tax based on $10,800.00 (less than $57.00 a year) I want to clear $10000 on the sale so I had it listed for $12800.00 but I no longer have a contract.
The address is 140 Violet Lane Old Fort NC. To reach the land one needs to take Bat Cove out of Old Fort.
The taxes on it were cheap, only $50.00 or so a year but more than Mom should have to pay on property she can never use so I made an agreement to buy the land from her. I had hoped to cleam it up and maybe build something on it but there are no jobs for me in the area so I finally decided to buy a home here.
I did however want to take care of the land and maybe grow some vegatables and flowers and maybe raise some pond plants up there so I made an agreement with a man to clear the land in exchange for the trees. He took what trees he wanted, cut the rest and left them piled up on the property in such a manner that I can't use the property for growing anything unless I pay to have it cleared and that would coat several thousand dollars, which I don't have.
Now if I were planning to build on the land the epense would not be any greater than it would have been otherwise since the property would have to be graded anyway.
I relunctantly decided my best option was to sell the property but that hasn't worked out. The first agent I hired didn't move the property because the government decided to close off access to the main road so they could remodel bridges. The second contract also failed because the economy tanked.
The property was valued at $14000 and has a tax based on $10,800.00 (less than $57.00 a year) I want to clear $10000 on the sale so I had it listed for $12800.00 but I no longer have a contract.
The address is 140 Violet Lane Old Fort NC. To reach the land one needs to take Bat Cove out of Old Fort.
Identical twins born in 2 separate decades
maybe. Technically no. Purist will argue that the calendar began with year one making the year 100 the last year of a century, not year 99. When we count to ten, we start with the number one, making ten the last number in a decade. Counting forward, 2009 is the nineth year of this decade and 2010 the tenth, or last year. So a child born on 12-31-2009 and his twin born a few minutes later on 1-1-2010 were not born in two different decades.
Even so, it is unusual for twins to be born in different years. congrats to the parents.
Even so, it is unusual for twins to be born in different years. congrats to the parents.
Saturday, January 02, 2010
Rahael Ray's Sexy Photos
I was surprised by those words when I loaded my home page. She kinda cute, I guess but seems a little chunky to me. I just didn't think she could shut up long enough for someone to take her picture.
I didn't look at the pictures. I find her an irratating little mouse.
Fair enough. I doubt she would look at my revealing photos either. (Even if I had some).
I didn't look at the pictures. I find her an irratating little mouse.
Fair enough. I doubt she would look at my revealing photos either. (Even if I had some).
Secret admirer
Having someone wishing to quote a line from something I wrote is perhaps flattering. I have been quoted often but have always known who and what for. I have quoted others and sometime I have had to pay for the privilege but I have always had to get permission which entailed filing out a request form with the exact words I was going to use and in what context, if from copyrighted work and always giving full credit if from work in the public domain.
I suppose my blogs would fall under public domain but I'm not schooled on that enough to know how the law works on that issue.
A blogger named Anonymous said she was going to use sometime I said or an idea I expressed in a college report. Being without a real identity, I cannot say for sure if this unknown person is the same unknown person from the other blog. But someone or someones wishing to use me in their college work, even if it is in a derogatory way, is kind of like having a secret admirer-or a stalker. One never knows when an unknown person's attention may change from flattery to scary. That is why this person interests me. If the two request from Anonymous came from the same person, then I know Anonymous is a black female college student with a less than average grasp of proper grammar.
I hope she does well on the paper she is writing. I would rather be quoted in an A paper than one that receives a lesser grade.
I suppose my blogs would fall under public domain but I'm not schooled on that enough to know how the law works on that issue.
A blogger named Anonymous said she was going to use sometime I said or an idea I expressed in a college report. Being without a real identity, I cannot say for sure if this unknown person is the same unknown person from the other blog. But someone or someones wishing to use me in their college work, even if it is in a derogatory way, is kind of like having a secret admirer-or a stalker. One never knows when an unknown person's attention may change from flattery to scary. That is why this person interests me. If the two request from Anonymous came from the same person, then I know Anonymous is a black female college student with a less than average grasp of proper grammar.
I hope she does well on the paper she is writing. I would rather be quoted in an A paper than one that receives a lesser grade.
Cops stop attack on Mohammad cartoonist
I have a stupid question.
If it is offensive to Muslims to have the image of mohammad recreated, how does anyone know what he looks like?
I remember when this controvery was fresh the question was asked why Christians don't get upset when Jesus or God the Father are depicted in unflattering psoses. Christians are taught not to worship idols or graven images.
If someone does succeed in killing the cartoonist, will it further the causes of the religion?
Maybe I had two stupid questions to ask.
If it is offensive to Muslims to have the image of mohammad recreated, how does anyone know what he looks like?
I remember when this controvery was fresh the question was asked why Christians don't get upset when Jesus or God the Father are depicted in unflattering psoses. Christians are taught not to worship idols or graven images.
If someone does succeed in killing the cartoonist, will it further the causes of the religion?
Maybe I had two stupid questions to ask.
I'm Innocent
Sometimes mistakes are made and innocent people are convicted and sometimes it is murder that one is convicted of and the penalty given is death. It is a horrible thought that one should be put to death when they had done no crime.
I have done some research into death row inmates who have faced their final punishment who claimed until the end that they were innocent.
Some would have to say the cry of innocence was the cry of insanity. An example would be the man who told friends and family that he had money problems and he was going to rob an old lady who ran a business by herself.
The old shopkeeper was found murdered. Her wedding ring was sold at a pawn shop and two checks from her business was cashed. The police found the person who sold the wedding ring from the fact that he gave his driver's license as ID when the transaction was made. At the time of his questioning, he confessed and then led police to a garage where her car was hidden with her body inside.
At his execution he pleaded innocence.
It is possible that some people convicted were not the ones who actually committed the killing. Four men do a home invasion in which the victim is killed. Two months earlier another victim was found who was killed in like manner (strangled with a coat hanger).
I agree that it is almost impossible to say which of the four committed the actual murder and if the one who killed the first victim also killed the second but at least one of the four is a murderer.
Two men stop at a farmhouse owned by an elderly couple. The couple is murdered by gunshot and their bodies burned. The son of their neighbors and one of his friends were arrested. The son of their neighbor was convicted of murder but claimed it was his friend who was the real killer. Maybe.
In neither of the last two cases to I believe in the innocence of the men convicted any more than I buy into the story of a man whose step sons body was found in a freezer located on this carport. Even though the other children claim they saw and heard the murder and thier parents told them conflicting stories of what happened, the man claims that a stranger took the boy, murdered him and placed the childs body in his freezer.
This is not meant to be an indorsement of the death penalty. I do have a comment about that though. The constitution says "cruel and unusual" not cruel or unusual. While lethal injection is less cruel than hanging or the firing squad it is unusual in the fact that it is only a recent method. Hanging and the firing squad have been used for hundreds of years and while cruel are not at all unusual.
I agree with the opponents of capital punishment that the death penalty does not prevent a person from commiting murder but not executed person had ever killed after their death. On the other hand, numberous people who have been given prison time have gone on to be repeat offenders.
I have done some research into death row inmates who have faced their final punishment who claimed until the end that they were innocent.
Some would have to say the cry of innocence was the cry of insanity. An example would be the man who told friends and family that he had money problems and he was going to rob an old lady who ran a business by herself.
The old shopkeeper was found murdered. Her wedding ring was sold at a pawn shop and two checks from her business was cashed. The police found the person who sold the wedding ring from the fact that he gave his driver's license as ID when the transaction was made. At the time of his questioning, he confessed and then led police to a garage where her car was hidden with her body inside.
At his execution he pleaded innocence.
It is possible that some people convicted were not the ones who actually committed the killing. Four men do a home invasion in which the victim is killed. Two months earlier another victim was found who was killed in like manner (strangled with a coat hanger).
I agree that it is almost impossible to say which of the four committed the actual murder and if the one who killed the first victim also killed the second but at least one of the four is a murderer.
Two men stop at a farmhouse owned by an elderly couple. The couple is murdered by gunshot and their bodies burned. The son of their neighbors and one of his friends were arrested. The son of their neighbor was convicted of murder but claimed it was his friend who was the real killer. Maybe.
In neither of the last two cases to I believe in the innocence of the men convicted any more than I buy into the story of a man whose step sons body was found in a freezer located on this carport. Even though the other children claim they saw and heard the murder and thier parents told them conflicting stories of what happened, the man claims that a stranger took the boy, murdered him and placed the childs body in his freezer.
This is not meant to be an indorsement of the death penalty. I do have a comment about that though. The constitution says "cruel and unusual" not cruel or unusual. While lethal injection is less cruel than hanging or the firing squad it is unusual in the fact that it is only a recent method. Hanging and the firing squad have been used for hundreds of years and while cruel are not at all unusual.
I agree with the opponents of capital punishment that the death penalty does not prevent a person from commiting murder but not executed person had ever killed after their death. On the other hand, numberous people who have been given prison time have gone on to be repeat offenders.
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