I was reading an article about the five myths of money and to tell the truth making money isn't the problem but when earning more money becomes the sole reason for your existence, then you have a problem. When I was a supervisor for a big Pharmacy chain, I found that the larger the chain became the more demands were being placed on my time. It got to the point I was out of state weeks at a time and didn't get to enjoy my home or my family. I finally realized that family was the most important thing so I gave up my job.
I know that in todays economy some folks have to work several part-time jobs or even a full time and a part-time job to make ends meet but there is a difference between need and greed. When I owned a chain of pet stores I had a big surprise one day when I found out that I was not only broke but deeply in debt, the victim of an embzzlement scheme. Paying the money back was hard. I worked 70 hours a week for three years and was even homeless for a short period of time but every penny of the money was repaid.
One of the commenters on the story said if she made enough money she would give some to help out others. To that I say baloney!
Oh I'm sure if she won the lottery or suddenly found a way to become a multimillonaire she might make a donation to a charity or set up some kind of endowment fund but chances of that happening are slim to none. I know, this is America and rags to riches stories are fairly common but honestly, how many of your friends have found a way to become so stinking rich that they could never spend all the money they have on ordinary living?
One does not have to be rich to help others. Volunteer at the hospital, walk around your neighborhood and pick up trash, tutor a child that is struggling, bake some cookies and visit the hospitalized, visit the elderly at rest homes, donate your time and efforts to help some less fortunate people or raise money for a charity. If you can't help others even though you have no money you probably won't help others when you get rich.
Sometimes just a phone call can ease a persons loneliness. Drop a handfull of fresh tomatoes by an elderly windowers home and see if that doesn't make his day. Have a greeting card ministry.
I'm sure you can think of many ways to help others that cost little or no money and some that requires little time but still makes a big difference.
Saturday, September 08, 2012
Friday, September 07, 2012
Wiz Khalifa
Wiz Khalifa dresses like a girl with ear rings, petal pushers and girly shoes. The boyfriend/husband/significant other/whatever of Amber Rose is one sissy lkooking dude. Is Wiz supposed to be a shortened version of Wizzard or did part of Whiz run down is leg?
Thursday, September 06, 2012
Things I need explained
Democrats are liberal and Republicans are conservative. It has been stated that the more educated a person is the more likely they are to be liberal. Democrats are said to be the party of the working man and the Republicans are said to be for big business. Does not educated people run big business and the less educated become the working people?
Also I don't understand how a liberal can be against the death penalty for a murderer and for killing unborn children.
I don't understand why straight people who can get married are opting not too but gay/lesbian people who can't get married are wanting to?
If 80 % of Americans claim to be Christian then how is that not part of our culture yet being a Muslim is a cultural thing?
Also I don't understand how a liberal can be against the death penalty for a murderer and for killing unborn children.
I don't understand why straight people who can get married are opting not too but gay/lesbian people who can't get married are wanting to?
If 80 % of Americans claim to be Christian then how is that not part of our culture yet being a Muslim is a cultural thing?
Wednesday, September 05, 2012
childhood nicknames
My neighbors little girl was called Spider by her dad. Her real name was Sherry. My cousin Tony was known as Butch and my mom called me Peter Rabbit. Childhood was so long ago I can't recall any more names but I'm sure you can. What were some of the funny names kids were called when you were young?
Monday, September 03, 2012
Children attacked in New Jersey
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By | Associated Press – 5 hrs ago
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — With his
mother in the hospital and his father out of state, a 6-year-old boy and his
siblings were under the care of a teenager when someone apparently entered their
New Jersey residence at night and killed him while he slept, authorities say.
Dominick Andujor's 12-year-old sister also
was critically wounded, her throat slit, as she slept in another room at the
Camden home, authorities say. She was hospitalized at Cooper University Hospital, which would not
discuss her condition, citing privacy concerns.
A 9-year-old girl and a 14-year-old girl,
who was babysitting the three younger children, were unharmed, said Jason Laughlin, a
spokesman for the Camden
County prosecutor's office.
Law enforcement agencies wanted to talk to
a man who lives in the area in connection with the 2 a.m. Sunday attack. He
apparently had lacerations on his hand. But authorities said they were not
targeting one person, and it was not clear why the children were attacked.
Nakyta McCray, who lives nearby, said the
man she believes police were looking for is well-known around the neighborhood.
She said he plays with the local children and seemed to be a peaceful
person.
"People would never think he would do
something like this," she said.
Camden County prosecutors said Dominick was
pronounced dead at the scene; they would not release further details on the
attack, including what type of weapon was used.
The wounded girl, whose name was not released, went door to door in the
neighborhood to get help and finally reached the home of McCray, who called 911.
McCray said the girl "was barely breathing" and bleeding profusely when
emergency personnel arrived.
The teenager had been babysitting the other
three children because their mother, who recently underwent surgery, was still
in the hospital. Authorities said Dominick's father lives out of state. It was
not known if he also was the father of the other children.
Camden, across the Delaware River from
Philadelphia, continually ranks as one of the nation's most dangerous. The
double stabbing comes shortly after another child died a violent death in the
city. On Aug. 22, a 33-year-old Camden woman allegedly decapitated her
2-year-old toddler and then fatally stabbed herself.
When I was thirteen I babysat for several different families and it was a difficult job sometimes, especially when there were several children involved. It was then I began to realize that some parents didn't really care about the kids and sometimes a child was really hurting for lack of respect and attention. Often I would seek out a child that seemed to be in pain and befriend them, treating them with respect and helping them feel better about themselves. But as I grew older I began to realize though I had the best interest of the child at heart I was putting myself into a dangerous situation. Now, I never interact with a child unless their parents are around, never touch one, even to give them a hug, and conduct myself as to be above reproach.
It is a shame that there are people who will take advantage of a child's emotional needs and do them harm or so demented that they rob children of their innocence and even their lives.
Sunday, September 02, 2012
Clinton endorsement scary
Bill clinton states in his endorsement of Obama that Obama wants to rebuild America's economy from the ground up. That's scary if you think about it. Yea, Obama went to Harvard but he wasn't an economics major, has never owned or operated a business, and has failed at stimulating the economy yet Clinton suggests we trust this man to tear down and rebuilt this country's economy according to Obama's ideas of what our economy should be.
Lord, help us all.
Lord, help us all.
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Bin Laden wasn't killed by Obama
"Robert has hidden the profile"
I looked Robert up and received the above response. The reason I looked him up was prompted by his long article "proving Osama Bin Laden was dead and had been for the past twelve years.
I have listed an abbreviated list of his "proof" and the appropriate response.
1. 2001: He died and was buried in an unmarked grave. (That is highly unlikely and covering up the death is no proof that it occured)
2. 1-18-2002: "I think" (Even if the source is reliable, stating ones opnion is not proof of anything.
3. 7-17-2002: "I think" (another reliable source but again just speculation)
4. 10-2-2002: "I believe (Again, just speculation)
5. 2003 "Bush has captured Bin Landen and is awaiting the appropriate time to announce his capture (Hard to capture a man that is dead. Bush never announced Bin Ladens capture. I wonder why? But if he had captured him then all the speculation about his death was a lie)
6. 11-2005 Bin Laden died in an earthquake (maybe that is how his grave came to be unmarked. But he was buried 4 years earlier. Explain that.)
7. tapes were fake (so, that proves nothing)
8. 11-02-2007 Omar Sheihk killed Bin Laden (did Omar cause the earthquake? If he did, why hasn't the USA surrendered due to this mans alsome power)
3-2009 All evidence suggests ( maybe but no evidence has been cited and suggestions are a proof of nothing)
9. 5-2009 Pakastani Intelligence reported no contact with bin Laden in 7 years (Like that is a reliable source)
Robert is the type of person who really believes what he is saying is true and the statements he quoted are proof that his position is the correct one. How sad.
I looked Robert up and received the above response. The reason I looked him up was prompted by his long article "proving Osama Bin Laden was dead and had been for the past twelve years.
I have listed an abbreviated list of his "proof" and the appropriate response.
1. 2001: He died and was buried in an unmarked grave. (That is highly unlikely and covering up the death is no proof that it occured)
2. 1-18-2002: "I think" (Even if the source is reliable, stating ones opnion is not proof of anything.
3. 7-17-2002: "I think" (another reliable source but again just speculation)
4. 10-2-2002: "I believe (Again, just speculation)
5. 2003 "Bush has captured Bin Landen and is awaiting the appropriate time to announce his capture (Hard to capture a man that is dead. Bush never announced Bin Ladens capture. I wonder why? But if he had captured him then all the speculation about his death was a lie)
6. 11-2005 Bin Laden died in an earthquake (maybe that is how his grave came to be unmarked. But he was buried 4 years earlier. Explain that.)
7. tapes were fake (so, that proves nothing)
8. 11-02-2007 Omar Sheihk killed Bin Laden (did Omar cause the earthquake? If he did, why hasn't the USA surrendered due to this mans alsome power)
3-2009 All evidence suggests ( maybe but no evidence has been cited and suggestions are a proof of nothing)
9. 5-2009 Pakastani Intelligence reported no contact with bin Laden in 7 years (Like that is a reliable source)
Robert is the type of person who really believes what he is saying is true and the statements he quoted are proof that his position is the correct one. How sad.
Computer flatulence
For some reason I can no longer comment on articles on Yahoo. The other day someone was upset that another had corrected a spelling error and she stated that spelling wasn't important on comments. "If it was a term paper or business report fine but comments aren't that important."
Maybe or maybe not. I comment because I believe what I have to say is important and I like to read the opnions of others. True some are evil, mean, nasty people and some don't even have a clue but some are intelligent and their opinion may help me form my own.
Maybe or maybe not. I comment because I believe what I have to say is important and I like to read the opnions of others. True some are evil, mean, nasty people and some don't even have a clue but some are intelligent and their opinion may help me form my own.
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George W. Bush didn't do bad on the vaction time since he used more than any other president.In this comment, I have no idea what vaction time is. The man was trying to make a point. I know people make typos. Lord I make enough of my own but too often they use the wrong word or it becomes obvious they have no idea how to spell a word or express their opnion. Yea, spelling police come in handy in such cases. If you can't make your point understood you might as well save your breath.
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Gabrille Guilford was a slave
Gabrille Guilford was a slave or at least she is claiming that is what some girls called her at her first gym. She said she was bullied and referred to as a slave. She made this confession of the Opra show on OWN. Whether it is true or not only the peoiple involved actually know the truth. Those at the first gym deny this had happened.
What I find distrubing about this whole revelation is the reaction of people. Their reaction is what my dad used to call "knee-jerk" like when you go to the doctor and he taps you with that little piece of rubber and your leg kicks out. You have no control over that and peoples reaction to her statements are made from anger and not from rational thought.
Some called her derogatory names, some pointed out that white people helped her too, others accused her of playing the race card. some claimed that she is lying for publicity while others think what she said was to help get Obama re-elected. The truth of the matter is to react in anger and call her names or make unfounded accusations against her only goes to prove the point that we are racist.
If what she said is true then we should be the more proud of her for overcoming the extra adversity she had to face. If what she said is not true then she should be ashamed. She should not have waited this long to complain if she had been mistreated. I know that kids can be cruel, especially when they are jealous or think they should win but don't, but that does not necessarily have anything to do with color.
I like good people and dislike sloppy people, trublemakers and direspectful folks, people whop are lazy and those who tell not the truth. The color of ones skin has no bearing on whether you are liked by me or not liked by me. Your character is my guide.
As one person pointed out, the fact that Miss Guilford won a gold metal does not bestow her with character but it is also true that being young or black does not mean she does not have character.
At this point in time her accusations came to late to remedy any situations for her and one wonders what was the point of making an unprovable and provocative statement. Did she do it at the urging of Miss. Winfrey who perhaps saw a way to booast the ratings of her TV network or, as some have claimed, it a bid to divide blacks and whites to ensure blacks to not desert the Obama camp?
She made the accusation so now the truth should be discovered and if what she said if true let the gym face the consequences and if what she said is a lie, she should be stripped of any endorsements she has received and if what she said was the result of any suggestions or urging by Opra then Opra should be santioned and made to apologize to America.
What Gabrille said is serious and should be treated as such and whatever wrong there is should be dealt with. Name calling and angry accusations are not the way to handle this situation.
What I find distrubing about this whole revelation is the reaction of people. Their reaction is what my dad used to call "knee-jerk" like when you go to the doctor and he taps you with that little piece of rubber and your leg kicks out. You have no control over that and peoples reaction to her statements are made from anger and not from rational thought.
Some called her derogatory names, some pointed out that white people helped her too, others accused her of playing the race card. some claimed that she is lying for publicity while others think what she said was to help get Obama re-elected. The truth of the matter is to react in anger and call her names or make unfounded accusations against her only goes to prove the point that we are racist.
If what she said is true then we should be the more proud of her for overcoming the extra adversity she had to face. If what she said is not true then she should be ashamed. She should not have waited this long to complain if she had been mistreated. I know that kids can be cruel, especially when they are jealous or think they should win but don't, but that does not necessarily have anything to do with color.
I like good people and dislike sloppy people, trublemakers and direspectful folks, people whop are lazy and those who tell not the truth. The color of ones skin has no bearing on whether you are liked by me or not liked by me. Your character is my guide.
As one person pointed out, the fact that Miss Guilford won a gold metal does not bestow her with character but it is also true that being young or black does not mean she does not have character.
At this point in time her accusations came to late to remedy any situations for her and one wonders what was the point of making an unprovable and provocative statement. Did she do it at the urging of Miss. Winfrey who perhaps saw a way to booast the ratings of her TV network or, as some have claimed, it a bid to divide blacks and whites to ensure blacks to not desert the Obama camp?
She made the accusation so now the truth should be discovered and if what she said if true let the gym face the consequences and if what she said is a lie, she should be stripped of any endorsements she has received and if what she said was the result of any suggestions or urging by Opra then Opra should be santioned and made to apologize to America.
What Gabrille said is serious and should be treated as such and whatever wrong there is should be dealt with. Name calling and angry accusations are not the way to handle this situation.
Shooting on 311/220
I suppose by now you have heard of the shootin on Monday, august 27, 2012 that took place at the Tank and Tummy at the intersection of US 311/ and US220. I was just leaving the house heading to Asheboro when the shooting occurred and had to take an alternate route to my designation.
From my understanding, a man was pulled over by a Sheriff's deputy on an outstanding warrent and when the officer approached the car the driver opened fire wounding two policemen. He then fled into the woods, the area was blocked off by responding police and the man later apprehended.
I was in church at Center Baptist in Candor last night as all this was transpiring so I don't have any details like names or more specifics on exactly what transpired, the condition of the officers or anymore than I have reported except that one of the officers was transported to Winston I believe.
My prayers go out to ther families of the shooting victims and for the officers themselves.
I live very close to where the shooting took place and was concerned about my wifes safety as well as that of my neighbors. I was relieved to hear that the man was aphrehended without any one else getting injured.
The son of my pastor and his wife has a son on the Thomasville Police force and the son al;so is on the state drug task force. He has been schooled as an expert in drugs and apparently he was keeping his parents updated via text last night. My pastor received details including names but being old and stupid I can't remember any of the names.
Of course this incident will dominate the local news scene today but the main thing is to say a pray for the familes and victims.
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From my understanding, a man was pulled over by a Sheriff's deputy on an outstanding warrent and when the officer approached the car the driver opened fire wounding two policemen. He then fled into the woods, the area was blocked off by responding police and the man later apprehended.
I was in church at Center Baptist in Candor last night as all this was transpiring so I don't have any details like names or more specifics on exactly what transpired, the condition of the officers or anymore than I have reported except that one of the officers was transported to Winston I believe.
My prayers go out to ther families of the shooting victims and for the officers themselves.
I live very close to where the shooting took place and was concerned about my wifes safety as well as that of my neighbors. I was relieved to hear that the man was aphrehended without any one else getting injured.
The son of my pastor and his wife has a son on the Thomasville Police force and the son al;so is on the state drug task force. He has been schooled as an expert in drugs and apparently he was keeping his parents updated via text last night. My pastor received details including names but being old and stupid I can't remember any of the names.
Of course this incident will dominate the local news scene today but the main thing is to say a pray for the familes and victims.
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RANDLEMAN — A man accused of shooting two Randolph County deputies Monday was being held in the county jail on $5.25 million bond, the sheriff’s office said Monday night.
The white and brown mutt wagged its tail, just like it did when strangers approached.
That’s when it occurred to a couple who live nearby that the fugitive might be hiding in the neighbor’s ramshackle barn.
A dozen cruisers arrived seconds after they called 911, said the couple, who declined to be identified. A deputy stepped out of his car and poked his head in the barn, the couple said.
“Then it was on,” the man wearing a gray sweatshirt said. He could hear the scuffle inside the barn and see the vine-covered walls shaking. In minutes it was over, and Ashley was in custody.
The capture ended a four-hour manhunt on the edge of Randleman.
About 2:30 p.m. Monday, two deputies on patrol recognized Ashley and two women in a car and pulled it over on the on-ramp to U.S. 220 from U.S. 311, Sheriff Maynard B. Reid Jr. said Ashley was wanted in home invasions and assaults, including the assault of an elderly woman, Reid said.
Gunfire between the deputies and Ashley erupted after the traffic stop, Reid said.
“There was an exchange of gunfire and he ran into the woods,” Reid said. He described the injured officers as veteran deputies.
Both deputies were taken to Randolph Hospital in stable condition, hospital spokeswoman Leigh Anna Johnson said.
One was then flown to Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem and the other to University of North Carolina Hospitals at Chapel Hill, Johnson said.
Reid declined to name the deputies and would not discuss the extent of their injuries.
When Ashley fled west into a heavily wooded area, the two women who had been with him remained near the car and were taken to the station for interviews, Reid said.
Before long, scores of investigators were on the scene, searching for Ashley with dogs and a helicopter.
Although they were not evacuated, residents near the site of the shooting were told to stay inside, Reid said.
Representatives from a dozen news outlets converged on a nearby convenience store to broadcast news of the fugitive.
Officers blocked off U.S. 311, forcing motorists to find alternate routes in the area.
Reid said Ashley was considered armed and dangerous.
Local, state and federal law enforcement officers scoured the area.
Randolph County Schools were told bus routes would need to change because some roads had been closed while investigators searched for Ashley.
Authorities from High Point and Guilford, Montgomery, Alamance, Davidson and Randolph counties, along with the Highway Patrol and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, participated.
Authorities said there were warrants for Ashley’s arrest in Guilford and Randolph counties.
Reid said he was confident Ashley would be found.
But after about four hours, there had been no sign of him.
A break came when they received the 911 call. Ashley was caught in the barn about 6:30 p.m.
Records show law enforcement is familiar with Ashley. He has convictions as far back as 1993. He has been convicted of identity theft, felony breaking and entering and larceny.
Contact Joe Gamm at 373-7090 or jgamm@news-record.com
Jamey Lee Ashley, 36, of Greensboro was held on two charges of attempted first-degree murder, two charges of assault on a law enforcement officer and possession of a firearm by a felon. He is charged with shooting the deputies during a traffic stop Monday afternoon.
Ashley was captured after a dog kept barking and running up to a dilapidated tobacco barn in the 4600 block of Dairy Breeze Drive in rural Randolph.The white and brown mutt wagged its tail, just like it did when strangers approached.
That’s when it occurred to a couple who live nearby that the fugitive might be hiding in the neighbor’s ramshackle barn.
A dozen cruisers arrived seconds after they called 911, said the couple, who declined to be identified. A deputy stepped out of his car and poked his head in the barn, the couple said.
“Then it was on,” the man wearing a gray sweatshirt said. He could hear the scuffle inside the barn and see the vine-covered walls shaking. In minutes it was over, and Ashley was in custody.
The capture ended a four-hour manhunt on the edge of Randleman.
About 2:30 p.m. Monday, two deputies on patrol recognized Ashley and two women in a car and pulled it over on the on-ramp to U.S. 220 from U.S. 311, Sheriff Maynard B. Reid Jr. said Ashley was wanted in home invasions and assaults, including the assault of an elderly woman, Reid said.
Gunfire between the deputies and Ashley erupted after the traffic stop, Reid said.
“There was an exchange of gunfire and he ran into the woods,” Reid said. He described the injured officers as veteran deputies.
Both deputies were taken to Randolph Hospital in stable condition, hospital spokeswoman Leigh Anna Johnson said.
One was then flown to Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem and the other to University of North Carolina Hospitals at Chapel Hill, Johnson said.
Reid declined to name the deputies and would not discuss the extent of their injuries.
When Ashley fled west into a heavily wooded area, the two women who had been with him remained near the car and were taken to the station for interviews, Reid said.
Before long, scores of investigators were on the scene, searching for Ashley with dogs and a helicopter.
Although they were not evacuated, residents near the site of the shooting were told to stay inside, Reid said.
Representatives from a dozen news outlets converged on a nearby convenience store to broadcast news of the fugitive.
Officers blocked off U.S. 311, forcing motorists to find alternate routes in the area.
Reid said Ashley was considered armed and dangerous.
Local, state and federal law enforcement officers scoured the area.
Randolph County Schools were told bus routes would need to change because some roads had been closed while investigators searched for Ashley.
Authorities from High Point and Guilford, Montgomery, Alamance, Davidson and Randolph counties, along with the Highway Patrol and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, participated.
Authorities said there were warrants for Ashley’s arrest in Guilford and Randolph counties.
Reid said he was confident Ashley would be found.
But after about four hours, there had been no sign of him.
A break came when they received the 911 call. Ashley was caught in the barn about 6:30 p.m.
Records show law enforcement is familiar with Ashley. He has convictions as far back as 1993. He has been convicted of identity theft, felony breaking and entering and larceny.
Contact Joe Gamm at 373-7090 or jgamm@news-record.com
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Monday, August 27, 2012
Mother loses job to cheer on son and husband’s Little League World Series run
A ladys boss fired her because she took vacation time to cheer on her husband (the coach) and her son , a player on the California squad, in their run for the world Little League championship. The writer of the piece asked if we would have done that. I know I would have.
Back in the day my son was set to graduate from boot camp and I scheduled my vacation to see his ceremony. It just happend to be over a holiday and my boss called me into his office and told me I'd have to choose another time to go. I explained why I wanted vacation that week and he said he would fire me if I went. I told him to go ahead.
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I remember when I graduated from boot camp and no one was there from my family. The other guys had moms and dads, brothers and sisters, friends, relatives, wives and children to greet them but I was all alone. I knew I would never do that to my son.
I'm 100% behind that woman for putting her family first.
Back in the day my son was set to graduate from boot camp and I scheduled my vacation to see his ceremony. It just happend to be over a holiday and my boss called me into his office and told me I'd have to choose another time to go. I explained why I wanted vacation that week and he said he would fire me if I went. I told him to go ahead.
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I remember when I graduated from boot camp and no one was there from my family. The other guys had moms and dads, brothers and sisters, friends, relatives, wives and children to greet them but I was all alone. I knew I would never do that to my son.
I'm 100% behind that woman for putting her family first.
Sunday, August 26, 2012
What a quantary.
Four years ago we had the choice between McCain and Obama and if one could not make up their mind between the two, one only had to think about the VP candidate and realize that no one wanted Sarah palin to be President. I hated the last Presidential election and yhis one isn't much better. The best candidate turned out to be a prevert. Ron Paul has a lot of supporters but only because he wants to legalize marajuana. Some fools actually took Donald Trump seriously as a candidate and thought he would be a good President.
There are some Democrats I could support as a candidate for President but Obama isn't one of them. There are some Republicans I could support as President and I'm not sure Romney is one of them.
Any third party candidate is a guanenteed loser. McCain had a chance four years ago right up until he won the nomination.
I understand there is no perfect candidate and no policy will make everyone happy but bad policies got this country into the mess we are in and inept leadership has failed to get us out. Is Romney any better than Obama or is Obama worse than Romney? I'm not sure either candidate is qualified to even lead their family out of town let alone this country out of the mess we are in.
There are some Democrats I could support as a candidate for President but Obama isn't one of them. There are some Republicans I could support as President and I'm not sure Romney is one of them.
Any third party candidate is a guanenteed loser. McCain had a chance four years ago right up until he won the nomination.
I understand there is no perfect candidate and no policy will make everyone happy but bad policies got this country into the mess we are in and inept leadership has failed to get us out. Is Romney any better than Obama or is Obama worse than Romney? I'm not sure either candidate is qualified to even lead their family out of town let alone this country out of the mess we are in.
Saturday, August 25, 2012
Cable
I was a college student in Texas when I first heard of cable. One of the men I worked with purchased it because he could not watch TV where he lived otherwise. One of the main pitches used by cable companies to sell the product was "No ads", or commercial free TV. One could pay not to see ads or one could watch TV with the ads and not pay.
After enough people started getting cable because of the increase in the number of programs available made it attractive, programs started having commercials. When comnsumers complained, cable said they could purchase premium channels which would be commercial free. In effect, a customer was charged twice for getting what he was promised to begin with or he had to pay for something that once was free.
No wonder people hate cable.
After enough people started getting cable because of the increase in the number of programs available made it attractive, programs started having commercials. When comnsumers complained, cable said they could purchase premium channels which would be commercial free. In effect, a customer was charged twice for getting what he was promised to begin with or he had to pay for something that once was free.
No wonder people hate cable.
Made in China
I love to save A buck like everyone else but I also have my principles. Until I moved to Randleman I never darkened the doors of a Walmart because I didn't like what they do to communities. Even so, if I can wait until I have to go somewhere out of town, I'll wait and shop at a non Walmart store.
I haven't, I admit, been so picky about "made in China" products though. I never really looked at anything but the price tag and balance the cost of an item and my need for it. Even if I need an item there is sometimes an alternative to it and if it works as well and is cheaper I go that route.
However, I have started to pay more attention to where an item was made or grown for that matter. Jelly Beans are made in Mexico now and they aren't as good as the ones made in the USA although both products were from the same maker.
Walmart is to blame for much of what goes on overseas in that they put so much pressure on manufactures to sell cheaply that even near slave labor conditions in some countries isn't cheap enough.
I really would not expect anyone to purchase a digging nail at the local hardware/auto store here in Randleman and pay $70.00 for it when one can go to Asheboro to Lowes and buy one for less that forty dollars. Neither would I expect someone to pay $12.00 for an item at CVS they can get from Walmart for $7.00. But I will go to the local 5 and dime and buy a box of band-aids for about the same price that Wal-mart sells them for. I found a box of elastic bandages in their dollar section. Can't beat that.
Setting on my desk, I have a remote control, a journal book, a light bulb and a computer mouse. The book, the light bulb, and the mouse were made in china. The remote was made in Indonesia. I do have some America made goods but the majority of stuff in my room was made in China.
That, my friends, is changing. I won't say I'll never buy something made in China again just like I still go in Walmart but if there is a reasonable alternative I'll purchase that instead of a china made item.
I haven't, I admit, been so picky about "made in China" products though. I never really looked at anything but the price tag and balance the cost of an item and my need for it. Even if I need an item there is sometimes an alternative to it and if it works as well and is cheaper I go that route.
However, I have started to pay more attention to where an item was made or grown for that matter. Jelly Beans are made in Mexico now and they aren't as good as the ones made in the USA although both products were from the same maker.
Walmart is to blame for much of what goes on overseas in that they put so much pressure on manufactures to sell cheaply that even near slave labor conditions in some countries isn't cheap enough.
I really would not expect anyone to purchase a digging nail at the local hardware/auto store here in Randleman and pay $70.00 for it when one can go to Asheboro to Lowes and buy one for less that forty dollars. Neither would I expect someone to pay $12.00 for an item at CVS they can get from Walmart for $7.00. But I will go to the local 5 and dime and buy a box of band-aids for about the same price that Wal-mart sells them for. I found a box of elastic bandages in their dollar section. Can't beat that.
Setting on my desk, I have a remote control, a journal book, a light bulb and a computer mouse. The book, the light bulb, and the mouse were made in china. The remote was made in Indonesia. I do have some America made goods but the majority of stuff in my room was made in China.
That, my friends, is changing. I won't say I'll never buy something made in China again just like I still go in Walmart but if there is a reasonable alternative I'll purchase that instead of a china made item.
Thursday, August 23, 2012
A very Short Story
The Tail of Two Kittens
The first
one was discovered at the Family Pet Center.
She was lounging in her cage her ferret friend just one container
over. “She’s the only one we have. No one wants her. They say she’s too ugly”. Perhaps she was. Her coloring was that of a tortoise-shell
calico cat, a short-haired domestic.
Born on April 4, 2012 she had already reached three pounds in
weight.
I held her
for a few minutes then made the decision to take her home with me. The lady put the kitten in a cardboard box
and then we were off in search of a sister cat.
We had not been in the car but a minute or two when the kitten escaped
from her box. I was concerned about the
kitten crying and pacing and getting underfoot as I drove forward to the next
designation but I needed not to have worried.
My new kitten looked out the window then climbed into the package tray
and just seemed to enjoy the ride. “I
know what her name will be!” I exclaimed.
“Ryder”.
Our next
stop was to the animal shelter. We had
already been there once that day but only found one little female and we wanted
two. We decided on the domestic
long-haired one with the gray hair and the faint brown streaks running through
it that gave the kitten a smoky color. And
of course, she ended up with the name “Smokey” but only after a trial at
Misty. My wife is notorious for changing
her mind, especially when she has thoroughly researched something and came to a
firm conclusion. It had taken a year or so for her to decide
she wanted kittens instead of puppies.
Smokey was
shy and underweight and sickly. The
shelter said she was the same age as Ryder but Smokey was only one pound. “She can’t be that sick” I thought to
myself.
The vet gave
us some medicine to administer by mouth twice daily. He judged her to be only 6 to 10 weeks old so
we just gave her a birthday of May 1, 2012. Even though Debbie gave Smokey the medicine
sometimes, it seems the kitten came to view me as the villain. Smokey
was always glad to see Debbie and would sit in her lap and let Debbie groom her
but she would not let me come near her. Smokey
learned quickly, like she could tell time, because she would always run when it
was time for her treatment.
I don’t want
to imply that our kittens are spoiled but we made them their own room and I
built them a scratching post with two different kinds of rope and the dangling
toys on the sides. I’m proud to say they
enjoy the scratching post. Smokey was
the first one to climb to the top and survey her kingdom.
After six
weeks Smokey finished her medicine and was no longer tolerating me in any
fashion except for food, it was off to the vet we went. She had gained a pound and a half while Ryder
has gained a half pound. Both seemed
healthy and their shots were caught up to date.
Slowly
Smokey began to tolerate me as she realized she wasn’t getting her shots
anymore. The medicine we gave her was a
liquid that was placed in a syringe looking thing and squirted into her
mouth. I never had seen a cat blow
bubbles before but Smokey would. The
first time Debbie panicked but we began to realize it was just a nervous
reaction.
It seems
that the kittens get a new toy every time Debbie leaves the house. Smokey is getting more aggressive but still
defers to Ryder most of the time. Ryder
loves the feather on a stick but Smokey is still afraid on it. Smokey likes the
ball carousel. Her favorite exercise is
to get a small stuffed toy and carry it
to the carousel. She will attack Ryder
who hides behind the curtain, then jump on the stuffed toy and bat in around
for a bit and then attack the carousel and spin the ball around and
around. Then she will attack Ryder
again, then the stuffed toy and then the carousel. She repeats this cycle six or eight times before
moving on to something else.
The two love
the tunnel and the scratching post. Ryder’s
favorite toy is a pick ribbon looking thing which she loves to carry
about. When it comes to rest, Smokey is
at home in Debbie’s lap. Ryder tries to
sit in mine but she is too hyper most often.
It seems though that when she is able to nap in the lap Smokey has to
attack her.
Ryder knows
she is my cat and Smokey knows she belongs to Debbie. For some reason people think Ryder is a
boy. Maybe it’s the name. But Smokey has cute down pat. If people watched the two kittens play they
would see nothing to change their minds either.
Ryder will jump as high as she can in order to grab the feather on the
feather on a stick toy but Smokey will not even chase it. Smokey will pursue the laser light but even
then she isn’t as intense as Ryder.
I told
Debbie that Smokey will have forgiven me for the medicine thing whenever she
curled up on my lap for a nap. She has
twice but if Debbie sits down Smokey is quick to claim Debbie lap as her own. Today, Smokey wants to lie on my computer desk
and watch me type. Ryder was here
earlier but she was too hyper to stay.
Smokey is content to just watch.
Did I mention she has cute down pat?
Well, she does.
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Turtle taped to balloons floats over Calif. city
My commenter button doesn't work and neither does my video play button. I had downloaded the latest Open Office because in the older version one could not number pages and in the latest version one can. However every time I turned my computer on Open Office loaded and I would have to "x" out of it and I found that to be an irritant. Any way, one thing led to another and it turned out to be much more complicated than it should have been so now I have no Open Office at all and a screwed up Yahoo that won't let me make comments or watch videos.
Anyway, Yahoo has a story about someone taping a turtle to balloons and letting them float around. I know people are upset about the turtle and indeed they should be. But the balloons have the potential to do much more damage to wildlife if they landed on the beach or anywhere that wildlife could be attracted to the balloons. Recently a bird used a balloon to build its nest and one of its babies straggled on the balloon.
If the person that taped the turtle to the balloon is apprehended I hope part of his/her sentence is to clean up the beaches.
Anyway, Yahoo has a story about someone taping a turtle to balloons and letting them float around. I know people are upset about the turtle and indeed they should be. But the balloons have the potential to do much more damage to wildlife if they landed on the beach or anywhere that wildlife could be attracted to the balloons. Recently a bird used a balloon to build its nest and one of its babies straggled on the balloon.
If the person that taped the turtle to the balloon is apprehended I hope part of his/her sentence is to clean up the beaches.
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Giving bacon a hate crime?
It seems some religious zealots are celebrating a festival in which the participants fast (don't eat). Someone provided uncooked bacon. True, the bacon was just thrown about the grounds and the zealots believe it is wrong to eat pork products (they will lose their twelve ugly virgins if they do, I suppose), but I fail to see how providing food to starving people is hate. Making fun of them I can understand but I can notsee this as a hate crime. The only hating is the zealots themselves because I'm sure they will vow to kill whoever provided the beacon while swearing that Americans just don't understand they Islam is a religion of peace. In spite of the fact that the sky devil they worship promises them 12 virgins if they kill non believers.
Whatever would they do with twelve virgins if they were gay?
Oh lordy, I just opened byself up to being accused of hating by having a little fun at the expense of Muslims and gays. But there aren't that many oportunities to work the two subjects into a conversation and not have to be totally serious. Hey, if you find this blog offensive you are either in the wrong country or just wrong.
Whatever would they do with twelve virgins if they were gay?
Oh lordy, I just opened byself up to being accused of hating by having a little fun at the expense of Muslims and gays. But there aren't that many oportunities to work the two subjects into a conversation and not have to be totally serious. Hey, if you find this blog offensive you are either in the wrong country or just wrong.
Monday, August 20, 2012
Come to One Way
You are invited to attend One Way located at 604 Sunset in Randleman, SS at 10, morning worshop at 1045 and evening worship at 545.
Saturday, August 18, 2012
Bullies and Jerks
My first experience with bullies came when I started school. I grew up in a middle of the road middle class neighborhood but the kids seemed to be mean. Well, one family was anyway. Their name was Harwell and there were three boys, bobby, charles and gary. When I was in the third grade one of the pupils from another neighborhood was a little fat fellow. He had the misfortune of getting on the bus first and whenever the Harwells got on they punched the round fellow in the face before taking their seat.
This activity went on every day for the entire school year and the fat kid never said a word. It had gotten so bad that there were five or six kids that joined in smacking the big boy around. Well, on the last day of school, Bobby, the oldest readied himself for his morning ritual when the fat kid stood up. "I've had enough" he exclaimed and proceeded to beat the crap out of every kid that had ever hit him. The bus driver waited patiently until he was done and then took us to school.
Even though I played sports and was always good at them I was small. I was strong and fast but just a little smaller than average. Ever now and then some new kid (new in the sense that we didn't know of each other) would decide to pick on me because of my size. In the eighth grade there was this guy that decided it would be fun to knee me in my thigh. When I came into the classroom one morning he asked me if I knew what a Charlie Horse was. I was a country boy and we just called them cramps but I digress. When I said no, he kneed me in my thigh and this big knot appeared on my thigh and it really hurt.
The next morning when I came to class he just grabbed me and kneed me in my thigh again. The third day when I got to class he stood up to knee me again but he wasn't expecting me to react the way I did. He was mad when he picked himself up off the floor. While he was brushing his pants off I kneed him in the thigh. He challenged to to a fight after school. It was a tough go I first but I really enjoyed whopping his butt.
I know big brothers usually protect their younger or smaller siblings but I just didn't happen to like mine very much. Well, not at all really. Still don't if the truth be known. One day one of the basketball players came up to me. Actually, it was an eight grader named Albert Lands and he stood am even 7 feet tall. Anyway, out of respect for me he thought I should know that the team thought my brother was a jerk. He wanted to give me the chance to talk with my brother about his smart mouth before they whooped his butt. "Don't let me stand in your way" I replied.
As much as it pained me, I finally did give in and warn my brother. Not for his good though. I just didn't want my friends on the basketball team to get into trouble.
I know fighting isn't the proper way to handle bullies and most of the time if one acts like they don't care the bully isn't having any fun and will go away on their own. But now and then one just won't go away. Now its difficult to take down a much bigger guy, especially when he has the upper hand to begin with. Bullying just isn't fun unless one has some friends to show off in front of. I would just find out when he got to school and where he hung out before school started. I would just walk up to him and punch his lights out before he knew what was happening.
I know, I got in a lot of trouble too and even was kicked out of school once but I was never bothered by that particular bully again.
Bullying is just a part of life and has been going on forever and will most likely to continue until the end of time. But i have never been one to take crap off of anyone and I'm still not. Sometimes I have even jumped in the middle of a fray to help a policemen out. There are four occasions that come to mind.
That is just my personality. I'm a doer and impossible task or hard work never has bothered me. If something needs to be done I do it. I take care of business, as they say. I suppose I always will.
This activity went on every day for the entire school year and the fat kid never said a word. It had gotten so bad that there were five or six kids that joined in smacking the big boy around. Well, on the last day of school, Bobby, the oldest readied himself for his morning ritual when the fat kid stood up. "I've had enough" he exclaimed and proceeded to beat the crap out of every kid that had ever hit him. The bus driver waited patiently until he was done and then took us to school.
Even though I played sports and was always good at them I was small. I was strong and fast but just a little smaller than average. Ever now and then some new kid (new in the sense that we didn't know of each other) would decide to pick on me because of my size. In the eighth grade there was this guy that decided it would be fun to knee me in my thigh. When I came into the classroom one morning he asked me if I knew what a Charlie Horse was. I was a country boy and we just called them cramps but I digress. When I said no, he kneed me in my thigh and this big knot appeared on my thigh and it really hurt.
The next morning when I came to class he just grabbed me and kneed me in my thigh again. The third day when I got to class he stood up to knee me again but he wasn't expecting me to react the way I did. He was mad when he picked himself up off the floor. While he was brushing his pants off I kneed him in the thigh. He challenged to to a fight after school. It was a tough go I first but I really enjoyed whopping his butt.
I know big brothers usually protect their younger or smaller siblings but I just didn't happen to like mine very much. Well, not at all really. Still don't if the truth be known. One day one of the basketball players came up to me. Actually, it was an eight grader named Albert Lands and he stood am even 7 feet tall. Anyway, out of respect for me he thought I should know that the team thought my brother was a jerk. He wanted to give me the chance to talk with my brother about his smart mouth before they whooped his butt. "Don't let me stand in your way" I replied.
As much as it pained me, I finally did give in and warn my brother. Not for his good though. I just didn't want my friends on the basketball team to get into trouble.
I know fighting isn't the proper way to handle bullies and most of the time if one acts like they don't care the bully isn't having any fun and will go away on their own. But now and then one just won't go away. Now its difficult to take down a much bigger guy, especially when he has the upper hand to begin with. Bullying just isn't fun unless one has some friends to show off in front of. I would just find out when he got to school and where he hung out before school started. I would just walk up to him and punch his lights out before he knew what was happening.
I know, I got in a lot of trouble too and even was kicked out of school once but I was never bothered by that particular bully again.
Bullying is just a part of life and has been going on forever and will most likely to continue until the end of time. But i have never been one to take crap off of anyone and I'm still not. Sometimes I have even jumped in the middle of a fray to help a policemen out. There are four occasions that come to mind.
That is just my personality. I'm a doer and impossible task or hard work never has bothered me. If something needs to be done I do it. I take care of business, as they say. I suppose I always will.
better to rent than to own
Thinkstock7. San Jose,
CaliforniaBreakeven horizon: 8.3 years
Price-to-rent ratio: 18.9
Median list price: $590,000
Median rent price: $2,050
$2.050. a month for rent? And that is the medium price?
I live in a small house, maybe 1300 sq feet which I paid $89,000.00 for and my house payment is less than I paid for a 680 sq foot duplex (less taxes). In order to pay $2,050 a month rent I would have had to work 2 full time jobs and walk between them. I'm glad I live in North Carolina.
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