March 31, 2009
WORKING HARD FOR THE MONEY
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Well I made a little progress on my excel spreadsheet yesterday. I think I can wrap it up this morning. So today's post will be a little short again. * - - - - - * I really hope that the BAILOUT for the auto industry works. Having said that I also think a few more heads should roll at the top of these companies. They fight every step of the way to avoid making improvements in terms of safety and improved gas mileage. I remember reading somewhere that today's average mpg is just a few miles more that the model T some 50-60 years ago. * - - - - - *
I love gadgets. . . I just ordered this guy, Check it out.
Transfer all that great music on your old cassettes to computer or MP3.
Get that box of favorite old cassettes out of the closet or attic right now and introduce them to the latest audio technology. This fully functioning cassette deck is also a converter, to transfer all the music and memories to MP3 format on your computer. It's as easy as plug and play-no drivers needed. And there's a built-in speaker so you can hear the music as you record. Software is included to improve sound quality, too.
Now you can call me crazy because I still have my old VHS tapes to go through and many CD/DVD's. So now I add cassette tapes. . . what's left Mick?
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LETS ASUME YOU HAVE A JOB. . .
David Letterman's Top Ten Signs You Work For a Bad Company
10. Workday begins with a pledge of loyalty to Kim Jong Il. 9. If you haven't used your sick days, they infect you with tuberculosis. 8. They claim an excellent rating from the "Better Bidness Bureau." 7. Only office perk is the free oxygen. 6. Instead of raises, everyone is given raisins. 5. CEO recently advised employees to fake their deaths and move to Costa Rica. 4. Blew $40 billion in government bailout funds on a state-of-the-art taco bar. 3. You spend a lot of time opening for Deep Purple (sorry, that's a sign you work for the band Bad Company). 2. Corporate logo is a handcuffed executive being put in a police cruiser. 1. Company gave George W. Bush $7 million for his memoirs
ON BEING O'REILLY
O'Reilly spins into absurdity.
In the wake of the Countdown investigation into why an O'Reilly producer would ambush a ThinkProgress editor, the Fox host is now claiming ThinkProgress is running NBC and both are being run by President Barack Obama. Managing editor of ThinkProgress.org, Amanda Terkel discusses. * *WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD
Keith Olbermann picks the three worst persons in the world.
Beck continues 9/12 project. The New York Times on Monday mentioned Glenn Beck's 9/12 project - "an initiative to reclaim the values and principles that he said were evident the day after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks." In Worst Person in the World, Countdown's Keith Olbermann points out that on the fourth anniversary of the attacks, Beck complained that after the first year he started hating 9/11 victims' families. * *DOGS RULE - YOU CAN SEE THE LOVE
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DO YOU LOVE PEEPS AS MUCH AS I DO?
AND THEN THE FIGHT STARTED. . .
Q: How many members of Mensa does it take to change a light bulb?
A: None, it doesn't take a genius to change a light bulb.MY KIDS
My God I love dogs.
BTW, what good is a picnic table if you can't lay on it?
March 30, 2009
GET WITH IT MICK
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It's a short post today because I've got things to do, people to see and places to go. Actually I'm working on my Bill paying spread sheet. * - - - - - * I really need to get back to my house cleaning. It's seems like I've been on vacation for about the last several weeks. * - - - - - *THE CRAZY LADY IN CONGRESS
Congresswoman calls for revolution.
Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., who once referred to President Barack Obama as "anti-American" is now calling for a revolution to defeat him. Newsweek's Jonathan Alter talks about her questionable antics. * *WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD
Keith Olbermann picks the three worst persons in the world.
UPS says buh-bye to Bill-O UPS finally decided they had enough of sponsoring Bill O'Reilly's Fox News show. When they learned of his attempt to have a producer stalk and ambush the managing editor of ThinkProgress.org, they pulled their ads. Watch in Worst Persons in the World. * *DOGS RULE - YOU CAN SEE THE LOVE
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CAN DO. . .
THIS IS SOOOOOOOO TRUE. . .
What is the difference between a pigeon and a stockbroker? A pigeon can still make a deposit on a Ferrari.
MY KIDS
My God I love dogs.
BTW, what good is a picnic table if you can't lay on it?
March 29, 2009
WEEKEND FEE 3/29/2009
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WHAT WILL BE IN THE BUSH LIBRARY
MY KIDS
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March 28, 2009
WEEKEND OF WORK
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FLOW-CHART OF THE GOP BUDGET. . .
MY KIDS
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BTW, what good is a picnic table if you can't lay on it?
March 27, 2009
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE WEEKEND
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Are these people NUTS or what. Crazy Man Glen Beck and others in the print media as well as talk radio jocks have been talking about how Obama uses a "TELEPROMPTER" when he talks. I'm not sure what the message is here, guess you need to be a RIGHT-WING WACK JOB to understand this BULLSHIT. * - - - - - * I finished up Diane's 2008 income tax yesterday. Later in the day I got the confirmation that the IRS has received and excepted the data. Now all she has to do is pay her Tax Due by the 15 of April. That'll be $1800 bucks. . . OUCH! ! ! * - - - - - * Got to do some laundry today and then this afternoon go to Bob Burgess memorial service. * - - - - - * I also need to go to Costco and pick up some DVD's that they created for me from 8mm tape from an old Video Camera I have. I tried to do it myself but the camera is broken. It cost me $19.99 for each two hour tape. I spent $100 to have them copy 10 tapes. It'll be interesting to see what is on these tapes. * - - - - - *GAMBLING WITH HEALTH CARE 5 OF 5
See post on 3/23/2009 for a little background.
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STILL BUSHED
Keith Olbermann has listed the various scandles in the Bush administration. Here are three more.
Showers electrocuted soldiers in Iraq. March 26: KBR, a spinoff of the company Halliburton, wired showers improperly causing three to a dozen U.S. troops in Iraq to be electrocuted. Now, a new Pentagon document shows that 94 percent of American troops in Iraq, Afghanistan or other CentCom facilities with KBR contracted showers, sought medical treatment for electric shock. Watch in Still Bushed. * *WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD
Keith Olbermann picks the three worst persons in the world.
Adapting to climate change. March 26: Countdown's Keith Olbermann names Rep. Joe Barton,R-Texas, Worst Person in the World for blaming the Earth's climate change on natural causes and saying people should just "adjust to nature." * *DOGS RULE - YOU CAN SEE THE LOVE
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WHY DID THE CHICKEN CROSS THE ROAD? . . .
HILLARY CLINTON: When I was First Lady, I personally helped that little chicken to cross the road. This experience makes me uniquely qualified to ensure right from Day One! -- that every chicken in this country gets the chance it deserves to cross the road. But then, this really isn't about me. . . . .
MY KIDS
My God I love dogs.
BTW, what good is a picnic table if you can't lay on it?
March 26, 2009
PUSHING ON
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I've been putting off my effort to get rid of the stuff I haven't used in a year or longer because I needed to take a break. But now I'm rested and ready to go. I have a full month ahead of me with just a few interruptions so I should make a big dent in the rest of this stuff. As usual we'll see. * - - - - - * In todays post look at the one by Rachel Maddow. She talks about who saw this financial meld-down 10 years ago. He was dead on back then and they wouldn't, didn't listen to him. It'll be interesting to see what the congress does about this problem and what regulations they put in to control this crap. I don't have a lot of confidence that they'll fix the problem. * - - - - - *GAMBLING WITH HEALTH CARE 4 OF 5
See post on 3/23/2009 for a little background.
* *HE SAW IT COMING. . . WHY DIDN'T THE OTHERS?
How did the economy end up this way? Back in 1999, the Gramm, Leach, Blily Act was signed, allowing for major bank and insurance deregulations. Only 8 Senators voted against it. Rachel Maddow talks to Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-ND, one of the Senators who voted against the measure.
* *IS THERE ANYONE DUMMER THAN THIS WOMAN?
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Fresh off her calls for the people of Minnesota to become 'armed and dangerous," here's the correspondent from behind enemy lines Michelle Bachmann pretending she's a member of Congress. She thinks she's grilling Secretary Geithner and Federal Reserve Chairman Bernanke but all she accomplishes is demonstrating a profound ignorance.BACHMANN: What provision in the Constitution could you point to to give authority for the actions that have been taken by the Treasury since March of '08? GEITHNER: Oh, well, the -- the Congress legislated in the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act a range of very important new authorities. BACHMANN: Sir, in the Constitution. What -- what in the Constitution could you point to to -- to give authority to the Treasury for the extraordinary actions that have been taken? GEITHNER: Every action that the Treasury and the Fed and the FDIC is -- is -- has been using authority granted by this body -- by this body, the Congress. BACHMANN: And by -- in the Constitution, what could you point to? GEITHNER: Under the laws of the land, of course.Maybe, there's a remedial course she can attend or perhaps we should pen a Legislating for Dummies guide.
STILL BUSHED
Keith Olbermann has listed the various scandles in the Bush administration. Here are three more.
Immigration Detention Centers as bad as Gitmo. March 25: Still Bushed: Amnesty International released a disturbing report about U.S. Immigration Detention Centers, which holds foreigners -- and in some cases even Americans -- for not having naturalization papers. * *WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD
Keith Olbermann picks the three worst persons in the world.
O'Reilly turns on NBC, again. March 25: Fox News' Bill O'Reilly took to blaming Jeff Zucker for ThinkProgress.org blogger Amanda Terkel's post about an O'Reilly producer ambushing her. * *DOGS RULE - YOU CAN SEE THE LOVE
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BUMPER STICKERS FOR LIFE
WHY DID THE CHICKEN CROSS THE ROAD? . . .
JOHN MC CAIN: My friends, that chicken crossed the road because he recognized the need to engage in cooperation and dialogue with all the chickens on the other side of the road.
MY KIDS
My God I love dogs.
BTW, what good is a picnic table if you can't lay on it?
March 25, 2009
ANOTHER HUMP DAY
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Well I saw my Doctor yesterday and I've lost 6 more pounds since I saw him last month. That's a good thing, NO that's a GREAT THING. I go to my HIP Doctor today. * - - - - - * Last night I was switching channels and happened to stop on CNN. Lou Dobbs was on. A side note about a year or so ago I stopped watching good old Lou because for me he was sounding like he should be on FOX NOISE, he's even worse today. Having sad that the discussion was on "IS BARACK DOING TO MUCH?" The panel (all conservative radio talk show hosts) wondered why Barack is filling out his March Madness bracket list, going on Leno, doing a townhalls and other interviews. He shouldn't be doing all this stuff at the same time. I guess they miss Bush who was in bed by 9 each night, took more days off than any other president (can you say KATRINA?). Obama has a plan and by the way he can "WALK AND CHEW GUM" something Lou and his panel don't seem to known how to do. * - - - - - *GAMBLING WITH HEALTH CARE 3 OF 5
See post on 3/23/2009 for a little background.
* *THE IKEA CAR? MAYBE. . .
The Internet is abuzz about a mysterious yet official-looking French website that appeared today. The site touts the LEKO, an environmentally-friendly IKEA-branded concept car. A video on the LEKO site says that the car is a modular design that can act as either a coupe or convertible. The car apparently also has the full backing of the World Wildlife Fund France, though it's not clear if that means the WWF is contributing to the LEKO's development or just endorsing it.
There's a distinct possibility that the LEKO video and site are the viral warning shots for someone's April Fools' Day hoax. The LEKO is absent from the IKEA website, and most importantly, the car will be unveiled on April Fools' Day.WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD
Keith Olbermann picks the three worst persons in the world.
Gov. Jindal - volcanoes really are a threat. March 24: Countdown's Keith Olbermann names Gov. Bobby Jindal,R-La., Worst Person in the World for criticizing the money in the spending bill directed at volcano monitoring especially since Mount Redoubt erupted for the sixth time in Anchorage, Alaska this week. * *DOGS RULE - YOU CAN SEE THE LOVE
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BUMPER STICKERS FOR LIFE
WHY DID THE CHICKEN CROSS THE ROAD? . . .
BARACK OBAMA: The chicken crossed the road because it was time for a CHANGE! The chicken wanted CHANGE!
MY KIDS
My God I love dogs.
BTW, what good is a picnic table if you can't lay on it?
March 24, 2009
SOME TIMES IT'S HARD
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Times they are a changing. . . Yesterday I got a phone call from a friend that I wasn't expecting. The caller told me that a old friend had passed away over the weekend. His name was Bob Burgess. We go back many years as we both worked for the Naval Supply Center, Puget Sound in the Data Processing Department. Bob was a diabetic that eventually caused him to retire early and ultimately took his life. He was confined to a motorized wheelchair for many years. I haven't seen Bob in a long time so it was nice (if that's the right word) to see him when I was recouping from my recent HIP SURGURY at Northwood's a few weeks ago. He was there for testing. I don't know the details but they said they were testing to see if they had to amputate his feet. It's obvious to me that I don't know much about diabetes but I do know that it is a killer. The thing is I didn't think his life was in danger. At that time in late January he seemed to be in good spirits. Laughing at old stories about work. Making small talk about the old friends and co-workers. At that time even with the possibility of having his feet amputated life seemed good and normal. So yesterday when I got the phone call telling me that Bob had passed I was speechless and socked. Rest in Peace Bob, God knows you deserve it. * - - - - - *GAMBLING WITH HEALTH CARE 2 OF 5
See post on 3/23/2009 for a little background.
* *JACK CAFFERTY HAS A SHORT TEST
As a resuilt of my cleaning up I came across this short test by Jack Cafferty. It's about a year or so old but still a valid test. Watch the video and see if you can pass the test.
* *TALK ABOUT A SLAM-DUNK
Cheney needs to go back to his secret hiding place.
* *WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD
Keith Olbermann picks the three worst persons in the world.
GOP Senators protest Iraq Ambassador pick. Senators John McCain, R-Ariz., Sam Brownback,R-Kan., and Lindsey Graham, R-S.C. are trying to veto President Barack Obama's pick for Ambassador to Iraq, Christopher Hill saying he lacks experience. However, Generals Raymond Odierno and David Petraeus support him. Watch in Worst Persons in the World. * *DOGS RULE - YOU CAN SEE THE LOVE
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AND THEN THE FIGHT STARTED. . .
I was having trouble with my computer. So I called Richard, the 11 year old next door whose bedroom looks like Mission Control, and asked him to come over.
Richard clicked a couple of buttons and solved the problem. As he was walking away, I called after him, 'So, what was wrong?' He replied, 'It was an ID ten T error.' I didn't want to appear stupid, but nonetheless inquired, 'An ID ten T error? What's that? In case I need to fix it again.' Richard grinned. . . 'Haven't you ever heard of an ID ten T error before?' 'No,' I replied. 'Write it down,' he said, 'and I think you'll figure it out.' So I wrote down: I D 1 0 T . . . I used to like the little shit. . . . . .MY KIDS
My God I love dogs.
BTW, what good is a picnic table if you can't lay on it?
March 23, 2009
BACK AT IT AGAIN
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Busy day today. I have to go do the ProTime (blood) test this am and then I have a doctor's appointment this afternoon. * - - - - - * I continue to go through my stuff and at times it's so damn slow. Like reviewing the old VHS video tapes I have. There mostly two hour tapes and even using fast forward it's still pretty slow. The good news is I'm down to about 50 to go. * - - - - - * I'm trying to locate a family in Florida that has come on hard times to see if I can help them in a small way. They have a mix of animals on their small farm. The wife has frequent seizers and is unable to work. The animals seem to ease the effect of these seizers. Just recently the husband was laid off because of the economy. He is doing everything he can to continue to feed and maintain his animals. That's why I'm trying to contact them and offer a $25 dollar monthly pledge to help them out. I'll let you know what I find out. * - - - - - *GAMBLING WITH HEALTH CARE 1 OF 5
How the economic collapse is creating a health care calamity.
Losing your job is a blow not just to your income, but also to your health insurance. Many can't afford high COBRA premiums, much less private insurance. And the sputtering economy is making a bad situation tragic. NOW travels to Nevada, where a huge budget deficit, spiking unemployment, and cuts in Medicaid and other public services are forcing people to gamble with their own lives. Recently, the only public hospital in Las Vegas had to shut its doors to cancer patients and pregnant women. Should the government be helping out? NOW shares the human stories behind the distressing numbers, and investigates possible solutions and responses with insight from Dr. Howard Dean, former Vermont governor and chairman of the Democratic National Committee. With the economic disaster blowing holes in society's health care safety net, who's left to catch our fall? * *MESSOPOTAMIA
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STILL BUSHED
Keith Olbermann has listed the various scandles in the Bush administration. Here are three more.
Innocents in Guantanamo? March 18: Former President George Bush put at least 770 people into custody in the prison at Guantanamo Bay - some for many years. Now, former Chief of Staff to Secretary of State Colin Powell, Larry Wilkerson, claims that "many of the detainees were innocent of any substantial wrong doings." Watch in Still Bushed. * *WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD
Keith Olbermann picks the three worst persons in the world.
Boehner's short memory March 20: House Minority Leader John Boehner claims there is no deregulation "of anything in the financial industries." However, he voted for the Gramm-Leach-Biley Act of 1999 which was a contributor to doing just that. Watch in Worst Persons in the World. * *DOGS RULE - YOU CAN SEE THE LOVE
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JUST FOR LAUGHS. . .
Did you hear about the two monocles that got together and made a spectacle of themselves?
MY KIDS
My God I love dogs.
BTW, what good is a picnic table if you can't lay on it?
March 22, 2009
WEEKEND OFF 3/22/2009
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ST. PATTY DAY LEFTOVER. . .
MY KIDS
My God I love dogs.
BTW, what good is a picnic table if you can't lay on it?
March 21, 2009
WEEKEND FREE 3/21/2009
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HAVE SOME CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE SOUL. . .
MY KIDS
My God I love dogs.
BTW, what good is a picnic table if you can't lay on it?
March 20, 2009
MADE IT TO FRIDAY
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I'm thinking about refinancing my house to get a lower Fixed rate 30 year mortgage. It's down to about 4.5% right now. My current 30 year fixed rate is 5.75%. I think if I can save at least a full percentage point I can save some money. I checked with the gal at Countrywide that helped me with my last re-fi at the end of last year. At that time I wanted to get out from under an adisust ARM that was about to go up. I called to see if I could get my Credit Score and the gal said sure. Here it is: LOW- 791, MID-823 and HIGH-826 Pretty good score , I must be paying my bills on time. * - - - - - * I'm hoping to take a pickup load of junk to the dump today. If I do it'll be mostly old disks and other stuff that is a result of my house cleaning. * - - - - - *
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SO DAMN MUCH MONEY 5 & 6 OF 6
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STILL BUSHED
Keith Olbermann has listed the various scandles in the Bush administration. Here are three more.
Bush administration torture proof. The New York Review of Books has obtained a confidential 2007 report by the International Committee of the Red Cross, which not only had access to Guantanamo Bay, but was allowed to interview 14 high-level detainees as long as the report remained confidential. Watch in Still Bushed as torture evidence is uncovered in the findings. * *WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD
Keith Olbermann picks the three worst persons in the world.
Limbaugh defends AIG bonuses. March 17: While defending his belief that AIG executives deserved their $165 million in bonuses, radio host Rush Limbaugh went on to blame the Obama administration for creating the "lynch mob" now surrounding the company. In Worst Persons in the World, Countdown's Keith Olbermann talks about the Republicans who feel AIG executives should not have been awarded bonuses. * *DOGS RULE - YOU CAN SEE THE LOVE
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WHY DIDN'T I THINK OF THAT. . .
DITTO TO THAT. . .
Rush Limbaugh might have a large ditto head base but it's not as large as the base he offends.
MY KIDS
My God I love dogs.
BTW, what good is a picnic table if you can't lay on it?
March 19, 2009
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This will be short today as I want to do some work in the garage. * - - - - - * Man I got some old computer stuff that I'm going to get rid of. My first computer (which I still have and won't dispose of it ) is a Radio Shack TRS-80. At the time I first bought the system it didn't have a floppy or a hard drive they would come later. No this computer used TAPE. I use a small Sony tape recorder that I already had. It was always a slow process to load and save files on this system. It wasn't long before they came out with a disk drive and later a BIG 10 meg-byte hard drive which cost me about $1300 bucks. Anyway I'm not going to dump that system. * - - - - - *SO DAMN MUCH MONEY 4 OF 6
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THE NOTORIOUS AIG
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WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD
Keith Olbermann picks the three worst persons in the world.
Beck sides with Ala. gunman? March 13: Fox News' Glen Beck attempted to rationalize the behavior of Alabama gunman Michael McLendon who killed ten people in a rampage earlier this week. Watch in Worst Persons in the World. * *DOGS RULE - YOU CAN SEE THE LOVE
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WHY DIDN'T I THINK OF THAT. . .
ROAD SHOW . . .
Why didn't the bicycle cross the road?
It was two tired.MY KIDS
My God I love dogs.
BTW, what good is a picnic table if you can't lay on it?
March 18, 2009
DONE FOR TODAY
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I worked on Diane's 2008 taxes yesterday and have some bad news for her. She is going to have to pay over $1800 bucks. Her problem is that she doesn't have enough deductions. She needs to be deeper in debt with lot's of interest deductions. Maybe a Foreclosure or two would help. I'm going to work on it some more today but I don't really think much will change. OUCH! ! ! * - - - - - * I'm still cleaning out my old stuff but for some reason since I had the first load hauled away last week I've kind of slowed down on my push to get rid of all this stuff. Maybe after I finish with Diane's Taxes I can get back to it. * - - - - - *Click on the image for a larger view. * - - - - - * Here's another picture long forgotten. This was taken 30 - 40 plus years ago when I worked over at NSC San Diego. This was a new Optical Character reader that we were testing. I don't think we ended up buying the system. Notice the size of the equipment. This stuff may not be interesting to you but it sure brings back a flood of memories to me.
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SO DAMN MUCH MONEY 3 OF 6
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American justice lost in translation. While the Iraqi shoe-thrower was sentenced today to three years in prison, a young man in Afghanistan was sentenced 20 years in jail for allegedly circulating an article on women's rights therefore committing blasphemy. Watch in Still Bushed. * *WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD
Keith Olbermann picks the three worst persons in the world.
Gingrich flunks healthcare reform. Countdown's Keith Olbermann names Newt Gingrich today's Worst Person in the World for suggesting that instead of reforming the healthcare system the government should pay people to do things like quit smoking and avoid teen pregnancy. * *DOGS RULE - YOU CAN SEE THE LOVE
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ROAD SHOW . . .
Why did the chicken cross the park?
To get to the other slide.MY KIDS
My God I love dogs.
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March 17, 2009
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I now have Diane's Tax info for 2008 so today I'm going to start doing her return using Turbo Tax. Hope she doesn't go to jail. * - - - - - * Man there just isn't enough time during a day. I still have about 40 video tapes I need to review and make copies on DVD if they are important. During the 90's there was several Tech TV Shows and even one TechTV channel that I would watch and very often record. Some are still very interesting and give you an idea just how far we've come. One thing I've never understood is why with all the big Tech companies out there we didn't have more Tech Show. Today we don't have even one Tech show and yet it's still a very important segment of our economy. * - - - - - *Click on the image for a larger view.
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MARCH MADNESS NCAA BRACKET
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Keith Olbermann has listed the various scandles in the Bush administration. Here are three more.
UN eyes Bush admin for war crimes Two human rights investigators announced a global investigation into which countries kidnapped suspects abroad and transferred them to other countries for interrogations that would be illegal on home soil. In other words, the Bush Administration is officially under investigation by the UN for kidnapping and facilitating torture. * *WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD
Keith Olbermann picks the three worst persons in the world.
Posey wants birth certificates for candidates. March 16: Rep. Bill Posey, R-Fla., wants a bill demanding birth certificates be presented by future presidential candidates so there will be no more controversies about candidates' origins. Watch in Worst Persons in the World. * *DOGS RULE - YOU CAN SEE THE LOVE
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BUMPER STICKERS FOR LIFE
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"Our staffs are always here waiting for you to patronize them." -- From an advertisement for a hotel in Tokyo.
SIGN OF THE TIMES. . .
MY KIDS
My God I love dogs.
BTW, what good is a picnic table if you can't lay on it?
March 16, 2009
RUNNING LATE AGAIN
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Today I do a DOUBLE WAMMIE. I get my ProTime check (Blood thickness test) and then a little later a blood draw by my regular doctor. Yester day I was going to start work on Diane's 2008 Income Tax but we had about 5 inches of snow so we put it off till today. * - - - - - * Damn I hate Microsoft VISTA operating system. . . it's a piece of crap. For example I have a working HP Scanner that was connected to my old Windows XP system. When I found all the old pictures I decided I needed to start scanning them into my computer so that I can put them on a dvd. I hooked it up to my VISTA system and tried to use it but kept getting and error as I tried to install it. I spent a few hours and decided I needed to get a new scanned that is designed for VISTA. That's what I did and it's working just fine. * - - - - - ** - - - - - *
Man I finding some interesting stuff as I clean out all the stuff that I've collected over the years. The picture above is an example. When we lived in San Diego we played three man baseball on the beach. This was a picture of me hitting a GRAND SLAM HOME RUN. Notice the guy in the background he's looking deep for the ball. I haven't seen this picture for at least 20 years. I'll show some more pictures over the next few days. * - - - - - *SO DAMN MUCH MONEY 1 OF 6
Disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff still reigns for many as the public face of a corrupted Washington, D.C. But a new book from WASHINGTON POST reporter Robert G. Kaiser recounts the rise of one of Washington's most powerful - yet less known - lobbyists, Gerald Cassidy, who over the last 30 years helped evolve the now infamous processes of lobbying and earmarking that Abramoff briefly exploited.
Kaiser tells Bill Moyers on the JOURNAL about Cassidy, a complex "self-invented" man, who escaped a poor childhood to amass a huge fortune in the influence industry, "To me, the Cassidy story is wonderfully illustrative of how Washington became a venue -- in my time and your time -- a venue for the great American pastime, which is not baseball, but making money." Kaiser's is not a tale of heroes and villains, but of people ambitious for wealth and power exploiting the system on behalf of monied interests of all kinds, from universities to major corporations. While cautioning that the U.S. government has never been perfect, and that lobbying is protected by the first amendment, Kaiser argues that the system still could be improved. Watch this 6 part conversation, it's well worth your time. * *DO YOU TWITTER
Twitter Frenzy.
Sam Bee says Twitter has become such a big deal among legislators and the media elite because it's awesome. * *STILL BUSHED
Keith Olbermann has listed the various scandles in the Bush administration. Here are three more.
Bush set wrong Taliban member free The Associated Press reports that a Taliban operations chief named Mullah Abdullah Zakir has been put in charge of countering President Barack Obama's surge of troops to Afghanistan. Zakir had been captured back in 2001 by the Northern Alliance and turned over to U.S. forces when former President George Bush released him to the Afghan government in December 2007. Countdown's Keith Olbermann explains in Still Bushed. * *WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD
Keith Olbermann picks the three worst persons in the world.
State senator confused about bestiality Democratic Florida State Senator Larencia Bullard had to have the meanings of bestiality and animal husbandry explained to her. Watch in Worst Persons in the World. * *DOGS RULE - YOU CAN SEE THE LOVE
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BUMPER STICKERS FOR LIFE
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"Please to bathe inside the tub." -- A sign in a Japanese hotel room.
SIGN OF THE TIMES. . .
MY KIDS
My God I love dogs.
BTW, what good is a picnic table if you can't lay on it?
March 15, 2009
WEEKEND FREE 3/15/2009
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MY KIDS
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BTW, what good is a picnic table if you can't lay on it?
March 14, 2009
GOOD MORNING SUNSHINE
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MY KIDS
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BTW, what good is a picnic table if you can't lay on it?
March 13, 2009
COME ON SPRING
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Man I must say that my decision to clean out all the stuff I haven't used in the past year or longer has made for some very interesting discoveries over the past few days. I've found some long lost pictures, letters from Grandma and other things that I have forgotten about. One treasure is a very old negative of all my brothers and sisters. It was taken when Helen, Pat, Maggie and Kathy were just kids. I'm not sure the age but they were very young. Gee so was I. I'm going to take it to Costco along with a couple of other pictures today and see if they can put them on a DVD as well as print them. * - - - - - * Another thing that I'm doing is going through a bunch of old VHS tapes. For a long time I would record Computer Shows, Olympic Games Opening and Closing ceremony, Grammy Shows and so on. Some of these tapes date back to 1984 a full 25 years ago. This is a slow process because I want to review each tape. Some of these tapes are bad I can't view them because all I get is snow. I've tried 3 different recorders on some of these and get the same thing. I think I'm about half through with this project. * - - - - - *
Well I think the Judge did the right thing yesterday by putting Madoff in jail. He won't see the light of day for the next 150 yeaar.
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WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A BANK IS TAKEN OVER
60 Minutes did a piece on the process the FDIC goes through when it takes over a bank that is failing. It's very interesting and wrth your time. . . check it out.
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Keith Olbermann has listed the various scandles in the Bush administration. Here are three more.
The Bush Backspace Former President George Bush challenged 1,200 bill sections over his eight years in office but on Monday President Barack Obama ordered executive officials to consult with Attorney General Eric Holder first before relying on any of those Bush signing statements. Watch in Still Bushed. * *WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD
Keith Olbermann picks the three worst persons in the world.
Murdoch allows slander in NYP? When author Michael Wolff suggested there was some friction between Rupert Murdoch and New York Post editor Cole Allen after the infamous "chimpanzee" cartoon was printed, items starting showing up about Wolff in the newspaper's gossip columns. Countdown's Keith Olbermann explains how the author had never been previously mentioned before in Worst Persons in the World. * *DOGS RULE - YOU CAN SEE THE LOVE
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SLEEPING DOGS
SIGN OF THE TIMES. . .
"Refund!" -- "Caution," as translated into Italian on a "wet floor" sign in an Italian McDonald's.
MY KIDS
My God I love dogs.
BTW, what good is a picnic table if you can't lay on it?
March 12, 2009
NEED TO WORK HARDER
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Will good old Bernie Madoff go directly to jail? We will see later today. * - - - - - * Democrats are not slowing down their efforts to try and tie the Republican Party to Rush Limbaugh. On Tuesday, the Democratic National Committee released the five finalists for the slogan that will adorn a billboard in the talk show host's hometown. From the contest launched last week, which, aides say, attracted 56,000 submissions, came this: * "Americans didn't vote for a Rush to failure" * "Hope and change cannot be Rush'd" * "Failure is not an option for America's future" * "We can fix America, just don't Rush it" * "Rush: Say yes to America" * - - - - - * LETTER TO THE EDITOR: We Still Need a Vashon Bridge BREMERTON - This year I made a promise to myself that I'd go through all my old stuff I haven't used in the last year and recycle it, donate it or just toss it. It's slow work but I'm getting there. One of the advantages of doing this you get to spend some time looking at things long forgotten. Recently there have been meetings and hearings and articles in the Kitsap Sun about the funding for the ferries. So it was very interesting to me today as I continued to clean house that I came across a number of clippings that I had saved from back when I would write letters to the Sun on the now-nearly-complete "GOLDEN TUNNEL" and also trying to promote the idea of a Bridge/Tunnel from Kitsap to Vashon Island and on to Seattle. Five or six years later I still think the Kitsap/Vashon Bridge idea is still a good idea. It would save on ferry construction, reduce the total number of ferries that the State would need. Provide 10- minute crossing times and most importantly this bridge would be PART OF THE HIGHWAY SYSTEM and have continuing funding. Sometimes you just need to think outside the box, and sometimes you have to clean house. * - - - - - * Still cleaning and loading up my shelves with stuff for St Vincent de Paul. * - - - - - *
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A BANK IS TAKEN OVER
60 Minutes did a piece on the process the FDIC goes through when it takes over a bank that is failing. It's very interesting and wrth your time. . . check it out.
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Keith Olbermann has listed the various scandles in the Bush administration. Here are three more.
A model for Bush prosecution Syracuse University International Law Professor David Crane suggests that the prosecution of the President of Sudan, Omar Al-Bashir, for war crimes could be used as a model for the prosecution of former President Bush for the same. * *WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD
Keith Olbermann picks the three worst persons in the world.
Sen. DeMint embarrasses self, state Arguing to continue a program of private school vouchers in Washington, D.C., the Worst Person in the World, Senator Jim DeMint said, "If you send a kid to [public] school in D.C., chances are that they will end up in a gang rather than graduating." Countdown's Keith Olbermann presents some actual facts. * *DOGS RULE - YOU CAN SEE THE LOVE
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SIGN OF THE TIMES. . .
"Caution Water On Road During Rain" -- A sign in Malaysia.
MY KIDS
My God I love dogs.
BTW, what good is a picnic table if you can't lay on it?
March 11, 2009
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All this BULLSHIT about President Obama has taken on to much is just that. . . BULLSHIT. Because the REPUBLICANS CAN'T WALK AND CHEW GUM. . . doesn't me the rest of use can't. AND ONE MORE THING. . . Now that the stock market went up 300 plus points yesterday are these ASSHOLES like at FOX NOISE going to say that OBAMA now gets the CREDIT. Don't hold your breath. * - - - - - *

Yesterday St Vincent de Paul came by and collected my first group of donations. As you can see by the above before and after pictures it's a start. I'm thinking that I'll have about 3-4 more loads like that. My pickup is about half full right now and I hope to fill it up by this Friday so I can make a run to the dump * - - - - - * I have a ton of old VHS video tape that I'm trying to review so I can copy anything of value on them. The problem is that many don't work anymore. Don't know if it's because of age or just bad recordings. I also have an old 8mm camera and 9 tapes that I couldn't read or play back in my Camera. So I've taken them to Costco to have them transferred DVD. This costs $19.99 for two hours, so this will cost me about $99 buck. Should get them back in about two weeks. * - - - - - *
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A BANK IS TAKEN OVER
60 Minutes did a piece on the process the FDIC goes through when it takes over a bank that is failing. It's very interesting and wrth your time. . . check it out.
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by Todd Beeton, Tue Mar 10, 2009
There's been a growing chorus of naysayers in the media, on the right and, sad to say, even among one prominent Obama backer, that President Obama is taking on too much, that the American people "are confused" and as Warren Buffet remarked, "don't know what's going on." The main point of these critics is that Obama should fix the economy first, then worry about the rest of it, as though they're not all connected. President Obama's response? Today he laid out his education agenda (and yes, it is ambitious) and had these remarks for his critics: "I know there are some who believe we can only handle one challenge at a time," Obama said, before ticking off the great feats past presidents like Abraham Lincoln, Franklin Roosevelt, and John F. Kennedy accomplished during difficult times. "We don't have the luxury of choosing between getting our economy moving now and rebuilding it over the long term." * *STILL BUSHED
Keith Olbermann has listed the various scandles in the Bush administration. Here are three more.
Fleischer made hypocritical by own spin Former Bush Press Secretary Ari Fleischer spoke out against Obama Press Secretary Robert Gibbs for referencing Rush Limbaugh, forgetting that he once spoke out against Bill Maher. * *WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD
Keith Olbermann picks the three worst persons in the world.
Man wants Obama gone Larry Ford of Fort Walton Beach, Fla., flies a Confederate flag on his property next to a sign reading, January 20, 2009. A Dark Day. Hussen [sic]. Countdown's Keith Olbermann names him Worst Person in the World for not only the flag and sign, but for misspelling Hussein. * *DOGS RULE - YOU CAN SEE THE LOVE
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SIGN OF THE TIMES. . .
"Dah Wong Path." -- A sign for a park path in Hong Kong.
MY KIDS
My God I love dogs.
BTW, what good is a picnic table if you can't lay on it?
March 10, 2009
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Well yesterday I started to fulfill my promise to clean up my garage and house and get rid of everything I don't use or need. I started by calling St Vincent de Paul to schedule a pickup. They are coming today sometime between 8 am and 4 pm. I told the gal all the stuff I had so far. When I listed the microwave oven she said that they don't pick them up but if I drop it off at the store they will take it after they test it. It still works so I said I'd bring it down a little later today. Well I did bring it down and the guy told me it's to old. It was built in 1986. He said dump it in the garbage. Garbage??? I thought you had to recycle. Well I was half way to the Recycle station by the airport so I decided to take it there and get rid of it. Well it turns out they said it was garbage and for $10 bucks they would take it off my hands. You can bet I wasn't going to bring that sucker home, so I paid the price and now I'm free of the microwave. Wonder what else I'm going to find that I can't recycle. * - - - - - *TELLING IT LIKE IT IS
In a floor speech, Sen. McCaskill addresses hypocrisy on earmarks in the stimulus and omnibus bills.
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Now that the dust has just begun to settle after last week's battle royale between Republican National Committee chair Michael Steele and radio host Rush Limbaugh, the last thing the party would want is another internecine feud.
But here it comes anyway. On a column written just before conservative pundit Ann Coulter sets out on a highly publicized debate tour with comic Bill Maher, the daughter of the Republican party's last presidential candidate says that promoting her "as the face of the Republican Party is a recipe for disaster." According to the twenty-four-year-old Meghan McCain, who only recently registered with the GOP, "certain individuals continue to perpetuate negative stereotypes about Republicans." "Especially Republican women. Who do I feel is the biggest culprit? Ann Coulter," McCain writes in a Daily Beast blog. McCain continues, "I straight up don't understand this woman or her popularity. I find her offensive, radical, insulting, and confusing all at the same time. But no matter how much you or I disagree with her, the cult that follows Coulter cannot be denied. She is a New York Times best-selling author and one of the most notable female members of the Republican Party. She was one of the headliners at the recent CPAC conference (but when your competition is a teenager who has a dream about the Republican Party and Stephen Baldwin, it's not really saying that much)." "Coulter could be the poster woman for the most extreme side of the Republican Party," McCain argues. "And in some ways I could be the poster woman for the opposite. I consider myself a progressive Republican, but here is what I don't get about Coulter: Is she for real or not?" McCain piles on: "Are some of her statements just gimmicks to gain publicity for her books or does she actually believe the things she says? Does she really believe all Jewish people should be "perfected" and become Christians? And what was she thinking when she said Hillary Clinton was more conservative than my father during the last election? If you truly have the GOP's best interests at heart, how can you possibly justify telling an audience of millions that a Democrat would be a better leader than the Republican presidential candidate?" McCain says that "even after losing the election, I find myself more drawn to GOP ideals and wanting to fight for the party's resurgence. And if figureheads like Ann Coulter are turning me off, then they are definitely turning off other members of my generation as well."10 THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT OBAMA'S PLAN (BUT PROBABLY DON'T)
1. Makes a $634 billion down payment on fixing health care that will go a long way toward paying for a more efficient, more affordable health care system that covers every single American.
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Keith Olbermann has listed the various scandles in the Bush administration. Here are three more.
Rewriting history Fox News Sean Hannity claimed that the left is trying to discredit the conservative movement, discredit the Republican Party. Watch Countdown's Keith Olbermann truth-squad Hannity in Still Bushed. * *WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD
Keith Olbermann picks the three worst persons in the world.
Hannity defames Reid's image Countdown's Keith Olbermann names Fox News Sean Hannity Worst Person in the World for leading viewers to believe that Rep. Harry Reid, D-Nev., didn't think former President George Bush was winning the war and that he wanted servicemen and women to become casualties. * *DOGS RULE - YOU CAN SEE THE LOVE
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SIGN OF THE TIMES. . .
"Child be a public servant. The best balance of music and technology within a vaguely." -- Written on a T-shirt for sale in a market in Hong Kong.
MY KIDS
My God I love dogs.
BTW, what good is a picnic table if you can't lay on it?
March 09, 2009
IS IT SPRING YET
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As I've said over the past few weeks I'm cleaning house to get rid of all the stuff I don't use anymore. I'm calling St Vincent de Paul today to pickup my fist load of stuff. Tomorrow I'll post a picture of all the stuff I'm getting rid of so far. * - - - - - * I need to have my ProTime (blood thickness) checked today. * - - - - - *
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DOES THIS ECONOMY BELONG TO OBAMA. . .
FOX NOISE and Chris Wallace want to blame the decline of the stock market on President Obama.
They like to use the above grap to show the slide since Barack to office on Jan. 20, 2009. What they don't want you to see is the "REST OF THE STORY. Like the chart as it started it's slide back in May 2008. Have you noticed that they never give us a graphic that shows when the "bear market" started? On May 19th, the market was at 13,028. On July 15th the market was at 10,962. On Oct 10th, the market was at 8451. On Nov 20th, the market was at 7552 The market lost almost half of its value from May until November, but the stock market talking heads would never blame Republicans. All the bad news is still hitting the fan from the Bush administration, but you would never know Bush had anything to do with it if you watch the news media spin this into Obama's market failure. See the chart below.Click on the image for a larger view. *
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http://finance.yahoo.com/echarts?s=^DJI#chart1:symbol=^dji;range=1y;indicator=volume;charttype=line;crosshair=on;ohlcvalues=0;logscale=on;source=undefinedJON STEWART ON DIPLOMACY
Jon Stewart follows Hillary's first trip abroad.
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Many of us remember Michele Bachmann after her appearance on Hardball with Chris Matthews during the run up to the last election (see my post on 10/20/2008 to she what she said at that time).
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Keith Olbermann picks the three worst persons in the world.
Steele abandons his principles Before he became RNC Chairman Michael Steele supported Republican candidates who favored women's choice and gay rights. Watch in Worst Persons in the World how his views have quickly changed after a mere 23 days. * *DOGS RULE - YOU CAN SEE THE LOVE
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SIGN OF THE TIMES. . .
"Let's skiing." -- A sign in a ski chalet in Nagano, Japan.
MY KIDS
My God I love dogs.
BTW, what good is a picnic table if you can't lay on it?
March 08, 2009
WHAT TO DO WITH AN EXTRA HOUR
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MY KIDS
My God I love dogs.
BTW, what good is a picnic table if you can't lay on it?
March 07, 2009
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MY KIDS
My God I love dogs.
BTW, what good is a picnic table if you can't lay on it?
March 06, 2009
LOOKING FOR SOME TIME OFF
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Yesterday I had a problem installing a Western Digital hard drive that I had bought a couple of months ago. This is a USB type hard drive. So I figured that it would be a basic Plug and Play. . . man was I wrong. I ended up spending about 5-6 hours messing with this thing. Only to take it back to COSTCO (more on that later). I installed the software and then the fun began. The system went into some kind of loop asking me if I wanted to install the software or open the folder and view the files. Well it was obvious I didn't want to install the software I had just installed so I took the open folder option. There it was (the system gave it the letter "H" as a drive designator). I looked around and the next thing I know the drive disappears, only to reappear a few minutes later. It went into this loop and I couldn't stop it. I decided to shut down my system and reboot it from scratch. It took a little longer than usual to shut down but it eventually did. I then rebooted and again the system was very slow in coming up. But it didn't come up at all but rather went into safe more where it recommends that I use the highlighted safe mode option that recommended that I select the repair option. I have never seen that option in all the years of playing with computers. I took the option and decided that the source of all my problem was that damn WD drive. * - - - - - * Now the rest of the story. . . I decided to take the drive back to COSTCO. But I didn't know how long ago I had bought the drive, I'm thinking I bought it in late December but because of my hip replacement operation only yesterday got around using it. I keep all of my receipts but could not find the one for this drive. So while my system did the repair I ran to COSTCO to see what I could do about returning this drive. I explained the situation to the gal and within a minute after hearing my tale she rang up a credit on my credit card. I love COSTCO. I wish I knew when I bought the thing. Oh well. When I got home the repair was still running. It ran for another hour. It must have done a good job because I haven't had a problem since. Life is sweet again. . . * - - - - - *
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HOUSE OF CARDS 23 and 24 of 24
See my Post on 2/18/9 for some background info.
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24.) Click here to watch. This one is short.
HORAN FAMILY REUNION 1991 5 of 5
18 YEARS AGO. . . I think this reunion was the only one that everyone was able to make it. What do you think.
This is the last part. * *POLLS VS THE MARKET
The stock markets is down. . . Is this a vote of no confidence? FOX NOISE wants to know.
Jon Stewart has the answer. * *LETS TALK ABOUT THE AIG BAILOUT
Watch this interview. I don't think there is a better person than Jon Stewart when it comes to conducting an interview.
He asks great questions and knows his stuff. Watch this discussion on the AIG bailout situation. * *STILL BUSHED
Keith Olbermann has listed the various scandles in the Bush administration. Here are three more.
Greenburg sues AIG Former CEO of AIG, Hank Greenburg is suing the company for fraudulent accounting, which during his tenure he tried so hard to prevent. Watch in Still Bushed. * *WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD
Keith Olbermann picks the three worst persons in the world.
Global warming leaves Hannity cold Countdown's Keith Olbermann talks about how Fox News Sean Hannity and former Notre Dame football coach Lou Holtz really have no idea what global warming is about in Worst Person in the World. * *DOGS RULE - YOU CAN SEE THE LOVE
THEY NEED YOUR HELP
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Click here to go to the ASPCA site.
PRETTY GOOD JOKES
SLEEPING DOGS
SIGN OF THE TIMES. . .
"Please leave your values at the front desk." -- A sign in a Paris hotel.MY KIDS
My God I love dogs.
BTW, what good is a picnic table if you can't lay on it?
March 05, 2009
GETTING DOWN TO THE WEEKEND
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Just a quick update on my backing up of my sister's old PC. All the images on her system did fit on that 1gb SanDiak. And Picasa3 was a big help first in finding all the images and second in backing (exporting) them to the SanDisk. I'm always impressed with good software and PICASA3 by GOOGLE is one of those programs. It's free and if you haven't downloaded it now is the time, just go to GOOGLE.COM and look for more. . . and then even more. . . * - - - - - * Still working on getting organized. I'm going to load my truck up with stuff to take to the dump today. It's half full right now so it won't take long to fill'er up. I use that truck so infrequently, last year I drove it all of 35 miles which is about 2 trips to the dump, I need to give the battery a good charge. My boys couldn't come over last weekend so I'm hoping they can make it this weekend. * - - - - - * I got to get going. . . my cleaning lady is coming tomorrow and I need to clean this place up before she get here. * - - - - - * One last thing. . . The republicans especially the right wing ditto heads see the Obama stimulus plan as pork and unfair to people that are paying their mortgage. They don't see the harm that a foreclosure can do to a neighborhood. Sometimes people need a helping hand. I can remember as a kid growing up we lived on welfare (I get pissed even today when I hear people say that welfare is a bad thing, it kept us 8 kids alive for god's sake). And when we grew up we ALL became good citizens and paid our taxes and supported others who needed the help. Explain to me how that is a bad thing. * - - - - - *HOUSE OF CARDS 21 and 22 of 24
See my Post on 2/18/9 for some background info.
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HORAN FAMILY REUNION 1991 Part 4 of 5
18 YEARS AGO. . . I think this reunion was the only one that everyone was able to make it. What do you think.
* *REAL BUSINESS WITH JON STEWART
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STILL BUSHED
Keith Olbermann has listed the various scandles in the Bush administration. Here are three more.
Interrogation tapes destroyed Countdown's Keith Olbermann discusses a recent revelation that 92 CIA interrogation tapes made over a seven year period during the Bush administration have been destroyed. * *WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD
Keith Olbermann picks the three worst persons in the world.
O'Reilly blames rape/murder victim for her death The It Happened to Alexa Foundation, a group which supports rape survivors, invited Fox News Bill O'Reilly to speak at its fundraiser in two weeks. In 2006 while on-air, O'Reilly blamed a rape and murder victim for her own terrible death. Countdown's Keith Olbermann points out the irony of the invite and urges the foundation to rethink their offer in Worsts Persons in the World. * *DOGS RULE - YOU CAN SEE THE LOVE
THEY NEED YOUR HELP
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PRETTY GOOD JOKES
SLEEPING DOGS
SIGN OF THE TIMES. . .
"Warning! Difficult to swim out if wearing wader filled with water by falling down! Therefor, please avoid deep water where danger of drowning possibility exists." -- On the label of a pair of chest waders manufactured in Taiwan.MY KIDS
My God I love dogs.
BTW, what good is a picnic table if you can't lay on it?
March 04, 2009
HUMP DAY
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Went over to my sister Dolores yesterday and she made me breakfast. How nice was that. We had a good time and talked about everything and now I feel I'm up to speed on how things are going on that side of the sound. Later my sister Helen, Maggie and my niece Sara came by and that was great as well. We spent some time figuring out what Dolores needed on her PC to allow some video and sound to play. She just need a couple of plug-ins. We also talked about backing up all the images she has on her main system, her laptop and the old PC she wants' to recycle. I put Google's PICASA3 on her main system and the Laptop and gave her a brief overview of the program. I took her old system home with me and will work on it over the next several days. More on that in the following post. It was nice seeing my sisters again as it's been a long time since we've all been together. * - - - - - * I've had PICASA on my PC's here at home for a long time. I've basically just used it to view my images, I haven't spent much time digging into all the things that the program can do. If this was a book I'd be on page 1 of 800 pages. Last night I did spend some time using the program and found out how to copy the images (Export) to my SanDisk (MemoryStick). It couldn't be easier. I'm using a 1 gb SanDisk and I think it will hold all the images that are on that system. I think we will be able to back up all her images in no time. * - - - - - *HOUSE OF CARDS 19 and 20 of 24
See my Post on 2/18/9 for some background info.
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HORAN FAMILY REUNION 1991
18 YEARS AGO. . . I think this reunion was the only one that everyone was able to make it. What do you think.
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THIS LAW NEEDS FIXING
Dear Washington Animal Advocates,
Washington Senate Bill 5651 is ASPCA-supported humane legislation that will help dogs in your state’s puppy mills by setting a cap on the number of intact dogs over the age of six months who may be kept by commercial dog breeders. Because this important bill acknowledges that current Washington state laws are inadequate regarding the care and husbandry of dogs in large-scale breeding facilities, it will also establish basic standards of humane care for these dogs—including minimum requirements for cage size and exercise. If SB 5651 is passed, it will be difficult for Washington’s worst puppy mills to stay in business. What You Can Do * Please visit the ASPCA Advocacy Center online to personalize and send a letter to your state senator, urging him or her to support SB 5651.<----( click here to go to the site )* Thank you, Washington, for joining the fight against puppy mills.
STILL BUSHED
Keith Olbermann has listed the various scandles in the Bush administration. Here are three more.
Bush continues to damage the nation Still Bushed: Without public notice, former President George Bush designated state nursing home inspectors and Medicare and Medicaid contractors for nursing homes as federal employees. Countdown%u2019s Keith Olbermann explains the effects of this decision in Still Bushed. * *WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD
Keith Olbermann picks the three worst persons in the world.
Hannity invents earmarks in stimulus Worst Persons: Countdown%u2019s Keith Olbermann describes an exchange between Fox News%u2019 Sean Hannity and Rep. Joe Sestak, D-Pa., about earmarks in the stimulus bill. Hannity repeatedly made incorrect assumptions about the contents of the bill. * *DOGS RULE - YOU CAN SEE THE LOVE
THEY NEED YOUR HELP
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Click here to go to the ASPCA site.
PRETTY GOOD JOKES
SLEEPING DOGS
SIGN OF THE TIMES. . .
"SOTP" -- A sign near a road crossing in Milan.MY KIDS
My God I love dogs.
BTW, what good is a picnic table if you can't lay on it?
March 03, 2009
GOING TO THE BIG CITY TODAY
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This is short and sweet as I'm heading over to Seattle to help my sister Dolores with her computer. * - - - - - *HOUSE OF CARDS 17 and 18 of 24
See my Post on 2/18/9 for some background info.
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HORAN FAMILY REUNION 1991
18 YEARS AGO. . . I think this reunion was the only one that everyone was able to make it. What do you think.
* *TIP OF THE HAT TO THE DAILY KOS
In his speech to the conservative CPAC conference Saturday, Rush Limbaugh butchered the text of the U.S. Constitution, claiming it contained a phrase actually found in the Declaration of Independence. (Diaried on Sunday by Msinformed.) Limbaugh said:
We believe that the preamble to the Constitution contains an inarguable truth that we are all endowed by our creator with certain inalienable rights, among them life. [Applause] Liberty, Freedom. [Applause] And the pursuit of happiness. But that phrase is nowhere to be found in the constitution. It's actually from the Declaration of Independence, as any elementary school civics student could tell you. Apparently, the audience at CPAC had no idea that Limbaugh had erred, because they fiercely applauded his mistaken attribution. And that, my friends, gives new meaning to the word "ignorance."STILL BUSHED
Keith Olbermann has listed the various scandles in the Bush administration. Here are three more.
Anthrax case re-opened? Nature Magazine reports findings by a scientist that seem to suggest Army Scientist Bruce Ivins may not have been the sole cause of the Anthrax attacks. Watch in Still Bushed. * *WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD
Keith Olbermann picks the three worst persons in the world.
Hannity tests limits of treason Sean Hannity is named Worst Person in the World for a poll on his Web site which asks: What kind of revolution appeals most to you? * *DOGS RULE - YOU CAN SEE THE LOVE
THEY NEED YOUR HELP
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Click here to go to the ASPCA site.
PRETTY GOOD JOKES
SLEEPING DOGS
SIGNS OF THE TIME. . .
"Deposit: The owner asks for a deposit of 25.000 ptas as a guarantee for the flat. This amount will be returned at the end of your stay if any damage has been done." -- A sign in a Spanish hotel.
MY KIDS
My God I love dogs.
BTW, what good is a picnic table if you can't lay on it?
March 02, 2009
ANOTHER WEEK STARTS TODAY
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Some of today's post will not be of interest to folks outside my family but to my family I think these videos are fun to watch, look back and remember. I've been going through some old VHS tapes and converting them to DVD's . It's funny because yesterday on CBS SUNDAY MORNING they did a segment on the subject of how Technology has changed over time and the problem we face in keeping out media current. As an example I've been cleaning house and cataloging stuff to contribute, give away or toss. One thing I'm tossing is tons and tons of 5 ¼ inch and 3 ½ inch Floppy disks. Not one of my computers has a floppy drive today. They don't even have a parallel port so I can't use my HP Laser printer that is working just fine. I need to spent about $40 bucks and buy a parallel to USB cable. You might start to look around at your media and think about how you can update it. If it is 10 years old it's time to think about it. Anyway check on the video for the reunion and the Prichard take that goes way, way back. * - - - - - * I go in to do my ProTime (blood thickness) this morning. * - - - - - * Isn't that a great picture of Michelle Obama below. * - - - - - *
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See my Post on 2/18/9 for some background info.
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MUST HAVE BEEN A SLOW NEWS DAY AT FOX
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HORAN FAMILY REUNION 1991
18 YEARS AGO. . . I think this reunion was the only one that everyone was able to make it. What do you think.
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How many faces do you recognize. . . this could get hard because it looks like this file was shot 30 maybe 40 years ago.
Send me an email on how many you recognize. * *STILL BUSHED
Keith Olbermann has listed the various scandles in the Bush administration. Here are three more.
Bush administration fraud friendly The Government Accountability Office is out with a new internal report saying that during the Bush Administration, a group of companies that had been banned from receiving federal contracts because they defrauded the nation or put Americans lives at risk, got contracts anyway. Watch in Still Bushed. * *WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD
Keith Olbermann picks the three worst persons in the world.
Airline charges for bathroom use Michael O'Leary, Chief Executive Officer of Ryanair of Ireland, already charges passengers for beverages, boarding first, overhead stowing of bags, checking bags and checking-in. Countdown's Keith Olbermann explains in Worst Persons in the World how they want to now install a coin slot on the toilet door. * *DOGS RULE - YOU CAN SEE THE LOVE
THEY NEED YOUR HELP
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Click here to go to the ASPCA site.
PRETTY GOOD JOKES
OLD HABITS ARE HARD TO BREAK. . .
AND THEN THE FIGHT BEGAN. . .
Yo Mama's so old, she's sill deaf from the Big Bang.
MY KIDS
My God I love dogs.
BTW, what good is a picnic table if you can't lay on it?
March 01, 2009
WEEKEND FREE 3/1/2009
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Click here to go to the ASPCA site.
DON'T GO ALL GOOGLE ON ME. . .
MY KIDS
My God I love dogs.
BTW, what good is a picnic table if you can't lay on it?

