Of course she does. Rev Jackson went on to say it is a shame. Yes, it is a shame. Why does every negative incident have to be a bout race. The complaining lady thought she was complaining about her seat but the congress woman had to make it a racial incident.
There would have been no "racial tinge" if it had been between two whites or two blacks or two Orientals but if a black person is involved then they are quick to play the racial card even when race is not involved. That is the sad part. How can we all come together as Americans when some people do their best to keep the races separate by complaining we are separate. No one mentioned race except for the Congressperson.
Wednesday, December 27, 2017
Tuesday, December 19, 2017
financial mistakes my Mother made
My mom was a whiz at handling money. She didn't begin working until after her children graduated high school and she worked low paying retail jobs so she didn't maker much money. My father worked good paying jobs until we graduated high school That was when he decided to go into the ministry full time so he took a big hit financially. Still, their income was high enough to pay all their bills and still put money back for that rainy day.
Mom paid every bill the day it arrived, purchased everything on a cash bases, and never borrowed anything. She had enough put back to handle about anything and still leave her children a nice inheritance, or so she thought.
Her first big mistake was not properly executing her will when Dad passed away in November 1998. The will stated that if Mom went first then Dad received everything but if Dad died first, then
the house was to be deeded equally to the children. Mom didn't follow the instructions in the will.
Mom liked to be in control and I believe she was afraid that we might take advantage of her if she executed the will as written. For whatever reason she didn't do what she was supposed to do. ,
Fast forward seventeen years and Mom is now blind and deaf and to weak to take care of herself anymore. The only decision that one could make for her was a nursing home. Still, she was strong enough that she would live several more years and she didn't have enough money to pay nursing homer cost for more than one. All her assets would have to be liquidated except for $2,000. and prepaid funeral expenses.
All that money she had frugally saved was now gone and there was none to give to her children. .
She had neglected to take care of necessary repairs to her home so the value of it was greatly diminished.
$2,000.00 will only pay so many bills and even a vacant house has property taxes, insurance, and utilities. The money was stretched as far as it would go but ran out in June. I do believe that having to get rid of everything in the house broke Moms will to live., She died in December, 2 years after going into the nursing home. The condition of the house had deteriorated to the point that the house wasn't worth much because it would cost so much to make it a viable, marketable house.
Mom should have executed the will so the children would have at least had the house. Instead of trying to save more and more in her retirement years, she should have taken some of her money and kept her home repaired and updated. Had she done that, she would not have changed her lot in life one bit but would have lived in a nicer home, and would have left a house worth something to her children. Instead all they ended up with is years of caring for her and a lot of work settling her estate after she was gone.
Mom paid every bill the day it arrived, purchased everything on a cash bases, and never borrowed anything. She had enough put back to handle about anything and still leave her children a nice inheritance, or so she thought.
Her first big mistake was not properly executing her will when Dad passed away in November 1998. The will stated that if Mom went first then Dad received everything but if Dad died first, then
the house was to be deeded equally to the children. Mom didn't follow the instructions in the will.
Mom liked to be in control and I believe she was afraid that we might take advantage of her if she executed the will as written. For whatever reason she didn't do what she was supposed to do. ,
Fast forward seventeen years and Mom is now blind and deaf and to weak to take care of herself anymore. The only decision that one could make for her was a nursing home. Still, she was strong enough that she would live several more years and she didn't have enough money to pay nursing homer cost for more than one. All her assets would have to be liquidated except for $2,000. and prepaid funeral expenses.
All that money she had frugally saved was now gone and there was none to give to her children. .
She had neglected to take care of necessary repairs to her home so the value of it was greatly diminished.
$2,000.00 will only pay so many bills and even a vacant house has property taxes, insurance, and utilities. The money was stretched as far as it would go but ran out in June. I do believe that having to get rid of everything in the house broke Moms will to live., She died in December, 2 years after going into the nursing home. The condition of the house had deteriorated to the point that the house wasn't worth much because it would cost so much to make it a viable, marketable house.
Mom should have executed the will so the children would have at least had the house. Instead of trying to save more and more in her retirement years, she should have taken some of her money and kept her home repaired and updated. Had she done that, she would not have changed her lot in life one bit but would have lived in a nicer home, and would have left a house worth something to her children. Instead all they ended up with is years of caring for her and a lot of work settling her estate after she was gone.
Saturday, December 16, 2017
depressing things about the 2017 NFL season
An article on MSN highlights depressing things about the NFL season. I didn't read the article because it was, well, about depressing things. Life is bad enough in some aspects that I don't need to read about depressing things. My brother just sold my moms house for $30,000 under market value, the paper work that was sent for me to sign has my wife's name spelled wrong, and I have a cold. And to add insult to injury the house has actually belonged to me for 19 years as it was stated in Dad's will but it was never executed and I didn't find out until it is too late. Now the state gets all the money to cover Mom's Medicaid debt.
As far as football is concern I'm not interested enough to find it entertaining or depressing.
As far as football is concern I'm not interested enough to find it entertaining or depressing.
Tuesday, December 12, 2017
$110M lawsuit hits Brentwood, NY school district in MS-13 murder
A teen age girl and her friend were beaten to death after enduring two years of taunts by MS-13 gang members. Her parents are suing the school district because the school district did nothing,
My question to the parents is exactly what did you do?
If the parents perceived the problem to be serious then they should have taken steps to remedy the situation. They could have changed schools, home schooled the girl, or brought a law suit charging the school district with endangering their daughter by failing to take action yet they did nothing but complain. Granted, programs should have been in place to reduce bullying but there is not enough rules or people to enforce the rules to prevent all bullying.
I'm amazed how many people file s lawsuit after a tragedy after failing to take steps to protect themselves before anything happened, like those who sued the theater for failing to provide adequate security. If the movie-goer felt the security inadequate then they should not have gone to the theater.
There is absolutely no way that any business entity can provide enough security to insure every ones' safety. Those gang members knew that there is a law against murder and that the penalties for violating that law is stiff yet their hatred of that girl was greater than their fear of the law. How exactly would a school district stop people with that mentality?
By the time a person reaches that stage of immaturity about all that can be done is wait for them to commit a serious enough crime and then lock them up for a long time.
If your response is to ask "Why does God allow these things to happen" I suggest that you go to church every time the church doors are open, study your bible like it was gospel.. and pray without ceasing. In other words let God have control of your life.
Not willing to do that? Then quit complaining because allows you to live your life like you want to instead of the way He wants you to.
My question to the parents is exactly what did you do?
If the parents perceived the problem to be serious then they should have taken steps to remedy the situation. They could have changed schools, home schooled the girl, or brought a law suit charging the school district with endangering their daughter by failing to take action yet they did nothing but complain. Granted, programs should have been in place to reduce bullying but there is not enough rules or people to enforce the rules to prevent all bullying.
I'm amazed how many people file s lawsuit after a tragedy after failing to take steps to protect themselves before anything happened, like those who sued the theater for failing to provide adequate security. If the movie-goer felt the security inadequate then they should not have gone to the theater.
There is absolutely no way that any business entity can provide enough security to insure every ones' safety. Those gang members knew that there is a law against murder and that the penalties for violating that law is stiff yet their hatred of that girl was greater than their fear of the law. How exactly would a school district stop people with that mentality?
By the time a person reaches that stage of immaturity about all that can be done is wait for them to commit a serious enough crime and then lock them up for a long time.
If your response is to ask "Why does God allow these things to happen" I suggest that you go to church every time the church doors are open, study your bible like it was gospel.. and pray without ceasing. In other words let God have control of your life.
Not willing to do that? Then quit complaining because allows you to live your life like you want to instead of the way He wants you to.
Wednesday, December 06, 2017
Sometimes it's hard to keep an open mind
The headlines read 'Women killed in Colorado in 2013 by boyfriend shorty after announcing she was pregnant.:
The first sentence of the article said that the boyfriend was a former basketball standout. The woman was a very pretty white woman. I knew before I read any further or saw the picture of the suspect that the boyfriend was black. I was correct.
It seems that getting pregnant and telling your partner about it can be a dangerous thing. So can leaving an abusive partner.
I can fully understand the boyfriends reluctance to becoming a father. He should have used protection, abstained from sex, made sure the girlfriend was on the pill, or had a vasectomy. Only one of the above methods is foolproof so it is always a good idea to use that one. If you just can't abstain the using at least two of the remaining three options is wise.
The consequences of having sex should be discussed before you do the deed. But now here I go again discussing responsible behavior when it is obvious that no one in this story was behaving responsibly. of course not. No one thinks the consequences will happen to them but the truth is sexually transmitted diseases are a reality as well as unwanted pregnancies and sometimes one person will kill the other to escape acting like an adult. Changes are high that as the person is being killed they wish they had chosen a more mature approach to having sex. It is too late then. Some things once done cannot be undone.
I can understand why the guy didn't want to father a child. It is either a big responsibility or expensive and/or both and it is possible to change ones life in a negative way. I remember Ray Caruth of Carolina Panther fame who killed his girlfriend because she was pregnant with his child. I bet he wishes he had done the "honorable thing" or at least the responsible thing.
I realize also that this time of crime is committed by men of every race and against women of any race and is certainly not limited to black on white or black on black. it is human on human. It's just hard to keep an open mind when your suspicions about who the perpetrator is correct only because the description of the incident leads you to that suspicion.
I don't know why it is this way. Killing another person may seem like a viable solution but after one commits the act then he begins to realize that the murder creates a host of other problems and some far worst than the problem he was trying to escape from. Murder isn't a good solution for any problem.
The first sentence of the article said that the boyfriend was a former basketball standout. The woman was a very pretty white woman. I knew before I read any further or saw the picture of the suspect that the boyfriend was black. I was correct.
It seems that getting pregnant and telling your partner about it can be a dangerous thing. So can leaving an abusive partner.
I can fully understand the boyfriends reluctance to becoming a father. He should have used protection, abstained from sex, made sure the girlfriend was on the pill, or had a vasectomy. Only one of the above methods is foolproof so it is always a good idea to use that one. If you just can't abstain the using at least two of the remaining three options is wise.
The consequences of having sex should be discussed before you do the deed. But now here I go again discussing responsible behavior when it is obvious that no one in this story was behaving responsibly. of course not. No one thinks the consequences will happen to them but the truth is sexually transmitted diseases are a reality as well as unwanted pregnancies and sometimes one person will kill the other to escape acting like an adult. Changes are high that as the person is being killed they wish they had chosen a more mature approach to having sex. It is too late then. Some things once done cannot be undone.
I can understand why the guy didn't want to father a child. It is either a big responsibility or expensive and/or both and it is possible to change ones life in a negative way. I remember Ray Caruth of Carolina Panther fame who killed his girlfriend because she was pregnant with his child. I bet he wishes he had done the "honorable thing" or at least the responsible thing.
I realize also that this time of crime is committed by men of every race and against women of any race and is certainly not limited to black on white or black on black. it is human on human. It's just hard to keep an open mind when your suspicions about who the perpetrator is correct only because the description of the incident leads you to that suspicion.
I don't know why it is this way. Killing another person may seem like a viable solution but after one commits the act then he begins to realize that the murder creates a host of other problems and some far worst than the problem he was trying to escape from. Murder isn't a good solution for any problem.
Tuesday, December 05, 2017
Sexual Harrasment claims
Women seem to be coming out of the woodwork claiming they were sexual harassed by a famous/influential person. While I don't discount all of these claims, I do think some are illegitimate. Garrison Kellor was fired and I think his termination was unjust. Granted we should never touch anyone without their permission and yet there are many circumstances that come up in life when it only seems normal and natural to reach out to comfort someone and most often we do so without much thought. I will almost guarantee that if the office hunk whose attention that woman would have love to garner had been the one to touch her back there would never have been a claim made.
Some of these claims are made hoping for a payoff (like the woman who recently made a sexual harassment claim then offered to settle for $15 million. Some claims are made just to get ones name in the paper or to get a little attention. Some are made from a misunderstanding and sometimes such claims are made because the complainant just wants to get back at someone for a wrong or perceived wrong.
I do think all complaints should be taken seriously but I also think that if one makes a complaint that is shown to be completely false, the complainant should receive the same punishment that they wished for the person they complained about. I'm not talking about incidences where facts show there might have been some inappropriate behavior but the evidence wasn't strong enough to support the claims but those times when a person makes up a claim or blows something small out of
proportion.
An example would be a woman is clocking in for work and she steps backwards not realizing their is a man behind her. He instinctly puts his hands on her shoulder so she doesn't knock him over.
Granted he touched her without permission and he intentionally did so. If it be found that he did so legitimately then neither should be punished. But if an employee is upset with their boss, then they should be punished for bringing a claim when no incident happened.
Some of these claims are made hoping for a payoff (like the woman who recently made a sexual harassment claim then offered to settle for $15 million. Some claims are made just to get ones name in the paper or to get a little attention. Some are made from a misunderstanding and sometimes such claims are made because the complainant just wants to get back at someone for a wrong or perceived wrong.
I do think all complaints should be taken seriously but I also think that if one makes a complaint that is shown to be completely false, the complainant should receive the same punishment that they wished for the person they complained about. I'm not talking about incidences where facts show there might have been some inappropriate behavior but the evidence wasn't strong enough to support the claims but those times when a person makes up a claim or blows something small out of
proportion.
An example would be a woman is clocking in for work and she steps backwards not realizing their is a man behind her. He instinctly puts his hands on her shoulder so she doesn't knock him over.
Granted he touched her without permission and he intentionally did so. If it be found that he did so legitimately then neither should be punished. But if an employee is upset with their boss, then they should be punished for bringing a claim when no incident happened.
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