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Jim Howard
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It is working for me now.
So I am sure they will get you working soon.
Your Gmail account is temporarily unavailable
I am so used to Gmail working all the time for me that I was shocked when I woke up from a little nap and decided to check my Gmail and I got the message: “We’re sorry, but your Gmail account is temporarily unavailable. We apologize for the inconvenience and suggest trying again in a few minut...
Yes it worked OK. I am glad. Now I do not have to go to the apartment office and use their phone. Plus if I ever start to have problems I can send the data right from my room.
So good deal. It did work OK.
Monday I do go to the Cardo office but he wants to see me in person from time to time.
I now have Charter Phone service
The Charter guy (Hugo) got here today first thing and hooked up the phone service for me. He was very nice and friendly. He has worked for them three years. I had gone out and got a $15 Emerson wired phone. Just so he would have something to hook up and make sure it worked. I will order ...
At one hospital that I worked at I helped a patient into the hospital. It was not an ER patient but someone being admitted for surgery or something. I took the patient to the admitting desk. The patient said I am a "VIP" or something to that effect.
The admitting woman said oh yes.. and took the patient direct to his or her room. No questions asked. No paper work to fill out. The person was on the Board of Directors or something like that.
My problem with that is that they set a board that decides things about the hospital but they get special treatment so they have no idea how the hospital works for everyone else.
Had the same thing at another hospital. Same sort of a deal.
I am sure that their special treatment extended to everything else. Going on a unit with more staffing. Getting special meals and everything else.
If I was on a board I would want to be treated like everyone else. Then I would make a better board member.
Did the US taxpayers pay for Dick Cheney’s new heart?
I wonder if Medicare and his federal insurance paid for Dick Cheney’s new heart? It would be interesting to know. Cheney recovering after heart transplant has a lot of information heart transplants and age and other factors. It is an excellent article. It is from USA Today. There i...
I am not sure it was in the links I gave but I read some stories that said he was not given special treatment for the list. That it is monitored very well to make sure that does not happen.
But they did say that a person can get on more than one list and in fact not limited to any number of list if you can afford to pay for the testing for that list and if you can afford to get to the location.
I think that would make the difference. He could afford to be on all the lists that he wanted and he has the money so that getting to where they had a heart would not be a problem.
I think that is sort of a loop hole for rich people. Even if the medical testing was just $500.00 to get on a list many people could not afford to be on more than one list. Then you got the requirement to have the ability to be at the location of the heart in x amount of time. He could afford a private jet if needed.
I at first was thinking that they might have given him a special pass because of his age. It does not look like that.
One thing they said is that you can not have any other medical problems except heart. So you can not have lung or liver problems or something like that. So if he has a problem like that then they did not follow the rules.
Did the US taxpayers pay for Dick Cheney’s new heart?
I wonder if Medicare and his federal insurance paid for Dick Cheney’s new heart? It would be interesting to know. Cheney recovering after heart transplant has a lot of information heart transplants and age and other factors. It is an excellent article. It is from USA Today. There i...
Capehart is so soft spoken and easy going I may not pay the attention the way I should. You know sometimes how you listen to the loud person talking all the time. I will pay more attention to Capehart.
Dam..If I had recorded the show on my DVR I could have pulled out Capehart's comments and then saved it and uploaded it to YouTube.
I was not thinking..Well I did not know he was going to make such a clear and moving statement.
I did record on DVR the show each day. But then I got tired of seeing the "Rev" Al Sharpton.
You are 100% correct I should not call him a racist (he is). I can make all the points I want to make about him and issues but when I call him a racist that is the only thing others hear and they attack me and do not listen to anything I say.
So I should not call him that.. But I fucking hate the guy so much.
I will try and take your advice but not sure I can do it. I think my computer is set up if I type Al Sharpton it adds the word "racist" to his name. Smile
It also drives me crazy that blacks will say something to the effect that blacks can not be "racist." They will say that you have to be in power or control or something to be racist. I never could understand that.
Jonathan Capehart on Morning Joe
I am not a fan of Jonathan Capehart on “Morning Joe” he seems to me like sort of a light weight on the show. It might just be that he is easy going and soft spoken and that does not work very well with all the other egos on that show. But this morning Jonathan Capehart made a short statemen...
Oh yes... Sure I do not think Trayvon was doing anything wrong.
I am sure he was defending himself. Some big strange man following him and then getting in his face. I am sure Trayvon was defending himself.
I think it was Zimmerman screaming for help. The FBI investigation and hi-tech work on the 911 tapes will tell us the truth.
I know this is hard to accept and it does not seem right...
But I think Trayvon was kicking ass for a few seconds AND that Zimmerman was in fear for his life or great physical harm ...
AND that that is all he needs for his defense.
I know it does not seem right.. but that is the law.
The same sort of law could protect you or me.
Say you are at home and ... the police mess up and get the wrong address and break into your home in the middle of the night. They enter you bedroom in the night and you grab a gun and shoot. You kill a police officer. If you were in fear for your life the law would protect you.
Of course in the real world we know the police would say that they yelled out police and would say you could see their uniforms and badge etc. But still the law should protect you.
The law would have protected Trayvon if things had gone the other direction. But they did not.
If in the fight with Zimmerman if Trayvon had killed Zimmerman. He could use the defense of the Stand Your Ground law. He was being followed and did not know who the guy was and he ran and the guy followed him. Trayvon was not committing a crime and he had a legal right to be there. Trayvon would have said he was in fear of his life and it would have rung much more believable a big man 240 pound and Trayvon 140 pounds.
Yes I know.. I am sure the police would have arrested Trayvon and sorted it all out at the police station. Because of racism.
I know everyone wants a different out come but I think Zimmerman will get off of the charge.
But as I have said a number of times... His life is over... He will be sued and he will never have anything after this.
New turn of events in Trayvon Martin shooting
“Sanford, Florida (CNN) -- A girl who overheard part of an incident involving Florida teenager Trayvon Martin can help prove he was killed "in cold blood," an attorney for Martin's family said Tuesday. The girl, who was dating the 17-year-old, "completely blows (George) Zimmerman's absurd self-d...
Dam... I should have moved to Austin instead of Fort Worth. Smile
Clothing Optional Apartments?
Anyone know of any clothing optional apartments? State Laws and Legislation Site Nudity & the Law (in Austin and Texas) Site I seem to remember something about clothing optional apartments in the past. I did a search of the Internet and did not find any. Now yes there are a lot of cloth...
Good points.
I hope someone is keeping books. I think that businesses over a certain size should have to pay back the amount that tax payers are helping out the unemployment insurance fund with now that it is in trouble.
The unemployment fund is not like SS or Medicare. A business puts in a certain amount and then does not have to add to it unless they have employees that they let go. I am sure there was no planning for a big hurt like this one. So the fund for each business runs out of money and the feds step in. But I think that money should be repaid.
But I think small business should just put in what they did in the past. Major corporations that are making big profits should have to make up what the government put in. Maybe the way to fix it would be that from now on big businesses keep putting into their account and when it is funded they keep putting in for funds to go to pay back the government and to setup a fund for when something like this happens down the road. Sort of like the highway fund.
But this is way over my head. Plus I got a sick feeling that no one is keeping any books.
To get jobless benefits should you have to take a drug test?
I check the polls on CNN from time to time. Their quick vote polls. Now sometimes, often, you can not count on them to be correct. If the question is something that excites the right or left wing then a bunch of people will mess up and screw up the vote. If you had the question is Ron Paul...
One thing is that people had to pay upfront for the drug testing and then if they passed they got their money back. I bet a large number of the 1,600 could not afford to pay for the drug testing.
Good point on those who did test positive being for marijuana and I wonder if some of that could have been second hand smoke.
I did not know the law had been halted by a Federal Judge.
Thanks for helping with the post.
Stephen Hawking to cameo on ‘Big Bang Theory’
I have become a fan of the “Big Bang Theory” TV show. I have my DVR set to record it each week. A geek dream finally fulfilled! Sheldon (Jim Parsons) will finally meet his hero, Stephen Hawking, in an upcoming episode of The Big Bang Theory.The CBS show is keeping details of Hawking’s ap...
I had to look on the list of channels. I get it. It is channel 225. It is on the Digital View Plus group. So it cost $10.00 a month for that group of channels. It is about 55 channels that you get.
Charter Digital View & Digital View Plus
I could not find anything to watch last night or today with Charter Basic Service. Basic Service is 57 channels. Now 14 of those are HD TV and I do not have an HD TV set. Some of the rest of the channels are in Spanish and some are shopping networks etc. What I get are local TV channels, C...
Well we would have to change the laws of course... I believe in the rule of law.
We could change the government.
I am not saying hang all bankers. Smile
Are rich people more unethical?
“(Health.com) -- Since the economic implosion of 2008, the news has been littered with accounts of questionable behavior in boardrooms, corner offices, and other gold-plated spaces. What's not clear from the headlines, however, is whether white-collar criminals like Bernard Madoff are bad apples...
You are correct. I sort of knew a guy that had over a million dollars. Not sure how much. He other peoples left over food at work. He washed at work so he did not have to use water at home etc.
And you are correct he had an old beat up car.
He had some medical problems one time and he would not see a doctor because of an office visit fee.
I wish I was his next of kin. Smile
Are rich people more unethical?
“(Health.com) -- Since the economic implosion of 2008, the news has been littered with accounts of questionable behavior in boardrooms, corner offices, and other gold-plated spaces. What's not clear from the headlines, however, is whether white-collar criminals like Bernard Madoff are bad apples...
Six machine guns! I worked for years in an area where there was shooting all the time. The people had MAC 10s. We got shooting victims from down the street in our ER. Often we saw or heard the shootings. We had shots fired into our patrol car. I had my car shot leaving work to go home.
We did not need even one machine gun.
Sounds to me like a bunch of cowboys if you ask me.
Sounds like the making of an international event of some sort.
I however do NOT believe that story is correct that there are going to be SIX machine guns on one boat. Since there are going to be six boats I suspect they got it wrong and there will be one on each boat. But I do not think even that is necessary.
They also mention that they will be working with the DEA.
I have seen the DEA in action. Talk about a bunch of cowboys!
That agency should be done away with and let the FBI take over those duties.
From what I have seen of them they are a bunch of clowns.
Texas ‘navy’ to patrol Rio Grande
“Texas is getting its own navy. Next month, the state's Department of Public Safety will deploy the first of a fleet of six gunboats on the Rio Grande, the river that forms the border between the state and Mexico, CNN affiliate WFAA-TV reports. The 34-foot-long boats, each powered by three, 300-...
OK that was what I was thinking. It seemed like that was the price I always saw... Nothing wrong with saying your having a sale to get customers.
There is something wrong with them not contacting me and fixing my code so it will work.
I liked their price and I liked their programs.
But there "lifetime" registration means nothing.
I can not recommend them.
AVS4YOU software
Back years ago I paid for a lifetime subscription to the AVS4YOU software. I used their software and I loved it. I commented about their software here and on one or more YouTube videos. They have a deal you can pay, right now it is, $39.00 for a one year subscription for all 18 of their pr...
I just was check the blog and I see the video is not showing up now.
I will see if I can find the video.
I should have downloaded it and then I could host it and I would know it was there.
Perky Little Porn Star
Perky Little Pornstar (Naked Boys Singing) by jothabe Perky Little Porn Star Uploaded by liwak72
I have to approve all comments. So they do not appear right away. But your comments are posted now.
jim
Ben Breedlove
“Ben Breedlove On Christmas night, our son, Ben Breedlove received a gift greater than any we could have given him. He stood in the presence of his Lord and Savior and felt the peace that surpasses all understanding. Ben's 18-year-old heart may have been afflicted with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopa...
Sounds good. I would be happy to just live in a one room studio close to Haulover Beach. I would walk over and eat at Haulover Beach.
Not sure I can make it. It cost so much to move.
I will have to win a lottery.
I am broke for the next couple of days but when I get my SS money this time I am going to buy 25 $2 scratch off tickets. If you win you get $1K a week ($52K a year) for 20 years.
If I won I would move and rent a place on the beach someplace in FL. If I got a place in the Keys you could leave your swim suit at home and come and visit me.
It was not Santa at my door
Yesterday I went to take the trash out and there was a note on my door. I was thinking that Santa had left me a note telling me that I had been a good boy. That was not the case. The note was from the apartment management people telling me that my lease would be up in March and that my ren...
I did not know him. But I saw him a few times on those shows were they talk to actor and they talk about shows there are on are were on and I just remember thinking that he sounded like a real normal guy.
I sort of felt like he was a guy like Harry Truman or the way we think of Garry Cooper.
Well we can see Harry on TV just about any night of the week. He left behind some great work.
Harry Morgan 04/10/1915 - 12/07/2011
“Harry Morgan (born Harry Bratsberg,[1][2][3] sometimes written as Harry Bratsburg[4]; April 10, 1915 – December 7, 2011) was an American actor. He was widely known for his roles as Pete Porter in both December Bride (1954–1959) and Pete and Gladys (1960–1962), Detective Bill Gannon on Dragne...
Wow 15 up would be great. I would steam video or something.
Upload speed of 3.15
Tonight I noticed on my computer and Russ checked on his computer and we are getting upload speeds of 3.15 Mbps. We have never gotten much above 2.1 Mbps in the past. I hope we keep getting that speed. Well the Domino’s Pizza is here.
I would not ask a professional to do something for me for $5.00
So I see if I had asked you one of two things would have happened. Both a no win for me.
One you would have said you were a professional and you would have bitch slapped me all over the place.
Or two you would have said we were friends and you would not take money.
Both cases I end up the bitch. Right?
Smile
Make a little money
I have told a few friends. I am not sure that I posted the information here. There are a lot of people hurting now days and needing a job or needing a little extra money. There is a site: Fiverr.Com You can go there and people will do all sorts of things for you for $5.00 Or you can...
You are a YouTube partner right?
Make a little money
I have told a few friends. I am not sure that I posted the information here. There are a lot of people hurting now days and needing a job or needing a little extra money. There is a site: Fiverr.Com You can go there and people will do all sorts of things for you for $5.00 Or you can...
I do not drink so I can not use it as a mixer. I will have to wait until tomorrow when I get my cola type samplers and then I can see if I can mix up some sort of cola drink that I drink.
Happy Thanksgiving and Christmas Phil.
It is 43 degrees here. I miss FL.
Seltzer in the face
I got my SodaStream Jet yesterday. I used it to make some “sparkling” water (seltzer). The SodaStream sodamix will not get here until Monday. So all I could make was the seltzer. Now I never drink water…well sometimes to wash some pills down but most of the time I use Coke to wash my med...
I can laugh but it has to be funny. Just because South Park does something that does not make it funny.
Plus doing the same stuff over and over again was not funny.
South Park I think often has a message that they want to send or a party they want to punish.
I am a South Park fan but I that part of the Penn State "joke" was over done.
South Park and Penn State
I was watching “South Park” last night and they were doing non-stop Penn State “jokes.” I like “South Park” but I did not think any of it was funny. I know they do stuff like that all the time. I suspect they are going to have some upset people. I think you can see the video at Comedy...
Thanks. Now that I do not work I never know what day or what month it is.. Smile
I will go and edit the post here pretty soon.
Veterans Day
When I was in high school (De La Salle) we were a 55 c ROTC school. We were in uniform every day. A 55c school did more ROTC than a normal high school that had an ROTC unit. We also marched each year in the Kansas City veterans day parade. Other ROTC units were taken by bus downto...
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