A watchdog group recently forced the Department of Homeland Security to reveal a list of words monitored on social networks. Innocent or not, the wrong combination of selected words could cause users to be "watched more closely."
This should remind you that you are being watched at all times and that the internet is not private. I am so paranoid about being watched, that I only shower after dark, with the lights off.
I reviewed the list of words and there are the obvious ones that you would think about. But there are words like "pork." Swine and sick are also on the list. Perhaps the DOHS is interested in those that get sick on pork. I guess they will send them a note informing them to be sure to cook it at 165 , since food poisoning is also on the list.
Don’t use Tijuana or Tucson in your writings. Blackout, mudslide, snow, blizzard, sleet or snow are no-no’s.
By my writing today, I wonder if I’ll end up being monitored? If I do, I’ll give them another word.
Grumpy.
PMO
©2011
Thursday, May 31, 2012
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Dean And Joe
Someone sent me an email this week that featured a lot of old songs and skits. I browsed through the list and came across one by Dean Martin. For you younger folks, Dean was a crooner and comedian. Don’t ask what a crooner is, you wouldn’t understand.
In a particular skit, Dean talked about Joe E. Lewis. Both Dean and Joe were known for imbibing alcohol. Joe was a singer turned comedian because some gangsters cut his throat and he could no longer sing. Dean said that he and Joe were in his den swimming one night, when Joe remarked, "A man is not drunk if he can lay on the floor without holding on."
Dean also said, "I feel sorry for people that don’t drink. Think about it. When you wake up in the morning, that’s as good as you’re going to feel all day."
Why am I telling you all this? No reason. It just seems funny to me today.
So far as the drinking goes, it’s not for everyone.
It makes you walk funny.
PMO
©2011
In a particular skit, Dean talked about Joe E. Lewis. Both Dean and Joe were known for imbibing alcohol. Joe was a singer turned comedian because some gangsters cut his throat and he could no longer sing. Dean said that he and Joe were in his den swimming one night, when Joe remarked, "A man is not drunk if he can lay on the floor without holding on."
Dean also said, "I feel sorry for people that don’t drink. Think about it. When you wake up in the morning, that’s as good as you’re going to feel all day."
Why am I telling you all this? No reason. It just seems funny to me today.
So far as the drinking goes, it’s not for everyone.
It makes you walk funny.
PMO
©2011
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Vote Day
Today is the Texas Primary. We get to choose those that will be on the "ticket" this November. Every time I vote in a primary I get a feeling that I am choosing between being shot or stabbed.
Truth is that all politics are local. Politicians start off on a local level and when they have honed their skills in telling the truth, the whole truth and everything but the truth they move on to bigger and better spots. I told my financial controller that I would cast my vote for a particular candidate because his opponent ran TV ads proclaiming him to be crooked. My thought was that he would not have to take up time learning to be a crook when he got into office. I voted for him for that reason.
I really wanted to vote several times, but my controller wouldn’t let me. She assured me that I would get caught and charged with voter fraud, even if I was doing it to prove that our election laws should require voters to present a picture ID.
Surely the election officials in my tiny burg would have believed me when I told them I was Mrs. Eric Holder.
I might have to shave first.
PMO
©2011
Truth is that all politics are local. Politicians start off on a local level and when they have honed their skills in telling the truth, the whole truth and everything but the truth they move on to bigger and better spots. I told my financial controller that I would cast my vote for a particular candidate because his opponent ran TV ads proclaiming him to be crooked. My thought was that he would not have to take up time learning to be a crook when he got into office. I voted for him for that reason.
I really wanted to vote several times, but my controller wouldn’t let me. She assured me that I would get caught and charged with voter fraud, even if I was doing it to prove that our election laws should require voters to present a picture ID.
Surely the election officials in my tiny burg would have believed me when I told them I was Mrs. Eric Holder.
I might have to shave first.
PMO
©2011
Monday, May 28, 2012
Those Pesky Catholics
According to CNSnews, 43 plaintiffs, including the archdioceses of New York and Washington and the University of Notre Dame have filed 12 lawsuits against the Obama administration, last Monday. The suits allege violation of religious freedoms. And, the Catholic bishops of the United States are now preparing Catholics for a massive campaign of civil disobedience.
If you are not up to date, this is about Obamacare forcing Catholic institutions to provide birth control and pay for abortions through their insurance plans.
Beginning in June, church bulletin inserts will state that the Obama administration mandate would force people to act against their consciences.
The united Bishops have stated, "If we face today the prospect of unjust laws, then Catholics in America, in solidarity with our fellow citizens, must have the courage not to obey them."
I for one think it’s about time that someone stood up to government. It is time to get government back to building roads and providing national defense.
I’m not Catholic, but if they need a Baptist or two to help, I can round up a bunch. We Baptist can be really disobedient when we want to.
Of course, they will have to serve fried chicken.
PMO
©2011
If you are not up to date, this is about Obamacare forcing Catholic institutions to provide birth control and pay for abortions through their insurance plans.
Beginning in June, church bulletin inserts will state that the Obama administration mandate would force people to act against their consciences.
The united Bishops have stated, "If we face today the prospect of unjust laws, then Catholics in America, in solidarity with our fellow citizens, must have the courage not to obey them."
I for one think it’s about time that someone stood up to government. It is time to get government back to building roads and providing national defense.
I’m not Catholic, but if they need a Baptist or two to help, I can round up a bunch. We Baptist can be really disobedient when we want to.
Of course, they will have to serve fried chicken.
PMO
©2011
Saturday, May 26, 2012
Memorial Day
Memorial Day is observed the last Monday in May. Originally called Decoration Day, it began as an event to honor Union soldiers who died in the Civil War. It was inspired by the way the people in the Southern states treated their dead. After World War 1, it was extended to include all men and women who died in any war or military action.
It is traditional to fly the US flag at half mast from dawn until noon. Many people visit cemeteries and memorials to demonstrate they remember those that gave their all. Most people just have picnics, ball games or watch televison.
What does it take for someone to give up their life? Truth is that most military personnel don’t go to war thinking they will die. They go for the fight to defend what they believe in. And, when they get there they find themselves defending their buddies.
On this Memorial Day, I wonder if those that died would think it was worth it? The ideals and traditions of America have changed so much from the founding values.
I suggest that we as a nation are thankful and proud of them for the sacrifice they made. It is fitting that we remember and display our gratitude.
I wonder if they would be proud of us.
PMO
©2011
It is traditional to fly the US flag at half mast from dawn until noon. Many people visit cemeteries and memorials to demonstrate they remember those that gave their all. Most people just have picnics, ball games or watch televison.
What does it take for someone to give up their life? Truth is that most military personnel don’t go to war thinking they will die. They go for the fight to defend what they believe in. And, when they get there they find themselves defending their buddies.
On this Memorial Day, I wonder if those that died would think it was worth it? The ideals and traditions of America have changed so much from the founding values.
I suggest that we as a nation are thankful and proud of them for the sacrifice they made. It is fitting that we remember and display our gratitude.
I wonder if they would be proud of us.
PMO
©2011
Friday, May 25, 2012
In The Money
My financial controller had surgery this week. While she was under the anesthesia, I got to be in charge of my money. It was a nice feeling, though I was not allowed to spend any. After all, where can you spend money in a surgical clinic? The coffee was free and I didn’t want a soda.
Naturally, I was concerned about her operation and not focused on money. Not once did I day dream about taking the debit or credit cards and running to a sporting goods store for really important stuff. Since she had foot surgery, she wouldn’t have been able to chase me.
No she didn’t have surgery to get her foot out of my butt. I knew you were thinking that.
If I had gone to the sporting goods store while she was there, then it would have been for that.
PMO
©2011
Naturally, I was concerned about her operation and not focused on money. Not once did I day dream about taking the debit or credit cards and running to a sporting goods store for really important stuff. Since she had foot surgery, she wouldn’t have been able to chase me.
No she didn’t have surgery to get her foot out of my butt. I knew you were thinking that.
If I had gone to the sporting goods store while she was there, then it would have been for that.
PMO
©2011
Thursday, May 24, 2012
Speeding Tickets
Reader’s Digest, or as I like to call them, Reader’s Undigested, published an article on tricks to avoid speeding tickets. It was interesting to note, not one of the tips was ‘don’t speed.’
First on the list was to understand that your car can get you stopped. If you have a red car with a spoiler and anti-police bumper stickers, you really need to leave it parked in the garage.
Another tip is to wave at the hidden police cruiser. This supposedly is make the officer think he may know you or that you are acknowledging you realize you’ve exceeded the speed limit. I disagree with this, because most cops might think you are making an obscene gesture and that won’t win you any points.
Never admit you were speeding and plead not guilty in court if you get a ticket. The trick is to get as many continuances on the charge as you can. Hope that the officer gets a transfer or doesn’t show up in court. And, if you delay the process long enough, surely the officer will not remember you. Unless of course you drive a red car with a spoiler and anti-police bumper stickers.
I have gotten a speeding ticket. It happened years ago at about 5:00 am when I was trying to get to work. The policeman told me I was going 95 miles per hour. I replied, "That means that my speedometer is correct after all."
I probably shouldn’t have said that.
PMO
©2011
First on the list was to understand that your car can get you stopped. If you have a red car with a spoiler and anti-police bumper stickers, you really need to leave it parked in the garage.
Another tip is to wave at the hidden police cruiser. This supposedly is make the officer think he may know you or that you are acknowledging you realize you’ve exceeded the speed limit. I disagree with this, because most cops might think you are making an obscene gesture and that won’t win you any points.
Never admit you were speeding and plead not guilty in court if you get a ticket. The trick is to get as many continuances on the charge as you can. Hope that the officer gets a transfer or doesn’t show up in court. And, if you delay the process long enough, surely the officer will not remember you. Unless of course you drive a red car with a spoiler and anti-police bumper stickers.
I have gotten a speeding ticket. It happened years ago at about 5:00 am when I was trying to get to work. The policeman told me I was going 95 miles per hour. I replied, "That means that my speedometer is correct after all."
I probably shouldn’t have said that.
PMO
©2011
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Homeland Security Sno-Cones
I have learned not to think that I have seen or heard it all, as they say. According to WOOD-TV in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Homeland Security grants paid for Sno-Cone machines throughout West Michigan. The machines that went to 13 counties cost a total of $6,200 tax dollars. Justification for the purchase is medical, not recreational.
The justification for the funding is that the machines will assist with treating the onset of heat exhaustion and stroke during large scale events or activities including possible terrorist incidents. The machines which shave about 500 pounds of ice per hour can also help to cool down suffering patients.
Grand Rapids Deputy Fire Chief Gary Szotko said the machines do have a useful purpose.
He also said local emergency agencies can use the machines as an attraction at public functions where they are trying to recruit volunteers.
My question is, "What flavors come with the machines?" If they don’t have grape and cherry, I wouldn’t volunteer for anything.
The locals need to keep a watch to see if they use the machines to ice down the beer?
PMO
©2011
The justification for the funding is that the machines will assist with treating the onset of heat exhaustion and stroke during large scale events or activities including possible terrorist incidents. The machines which shave about 500 pounds of ice per hour can also help to cool down suffering patients.
Grand Rapids Deputy Fire Chief Gary Szotko said the machines do have a useful purpose.
He also said local emergency agencies can use the machines as an attraction at public functions where they are trying to recruit volunteers.
My question is, "What flavors come with the machines?" If they don’t have grape and cherry, I wouldn’t volunteer for anything.
The locals need to keep a watch to see if they use the machines to ice down the beer?
PMO
©2011
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Kids Born Today
I read an article recently from Live Science about technologies that we have now that will never be used by a child born today. It’s like a hand crank pencil sharpener. I hardly ever see anyone using those anymore. Then came the electric pencil sharpener. Wow!
Kids born today won’t know what a wired home internet is. Wires? Dedicated cameras and camcorders will be real antiques. Landline telephones will only exist at grandma’s house - maybe.
We think computers now are fast, but in the future, computers won’t take two minutes to boot and they will run faster. Only a few will ever turn their computer off and if you do, it will take only a couple of seconds for it to boot. Solid state drives, SSDs, will replace hard drives.
Movie theaters will likely not exist. You can already have better quality picture and sound at home. Fax machines and phone numbers are on the list of things that will never be used. You’ll just have a user ID, not a phone number. And, why would you send a fax? Or by then, what is a fax?
It’s sad to think that all the ‘stuff’ we think is cool today will be useless in just ten or fifteen years. Heck, I remember a wired remote control for TV and 8mm cameras. Then there was the 8 track tape that still reproduces the best sound quality.
But, I really miss those hand crank pencil sharpeners.
What’s a pencil? I’ll have to save some so I can go to show and tell in the future.
PMO
©2011
Kids born today won’t know what a wired home internet is. Wires? Dedicated cameras and camcorders will be real antiques. Landline telephones will only exist at grandma’s house - maybe.
We think computers now are fast, but in the future, computers won’t take two minutes to boot and they will run faster. Only a few will ever turn their computer off and if you do, it will take only a couple of seconds for it to boot. Solid state drives, SSDs, will replace hard drives.
Movie theaters will likely not exist. You can already have better quality picture and sound at home. Fax machines and phone numbers are on the list of things that will never be used. You’ll just have a user ID, not a phone number. And, why would you send a fax? Or by then, what is a fax?
It’s sad to think that all the ‘stuff’ we think is cool today will be useless in just ten or fifteen years. Heck, I remember a wired remote control for TV and 8mm cameras. Then there was the 8 track tape that still reproduces the best sound quality.
But, I really miss those hand crank pencil sharpeners.
What’s a pencil? I’ll have to save some so I can go to show and tell in the future.
PMO
©2011
Monday, May 21, 2012
30 Kids
Have you heard about the Tennessee man that has fathered 30 children? Well you have now. Desmond Hatchett is asking the courts for a break on child support.
Hatchett, 33 of Noxville has children with 11 women, reports WREG-TV.
He said he needs a break because the state already takes half of his paycheck and divides it up. Since he only makes minimum wage, some of the mothers receive as little as $1.49 per month.
Hatchett explained that his problem came when he had four kids in the same year - twice. In 2009 he was in court to answer questions about child support and had 21 children then. He said he was not going to have any more, but has had nine since then.
Maybe he needs to meet Octomom.
I don’t know if the tax payers could afford them.
PMO
©2011
Hatchett, 33 of Noxville has children with 11 women, reports WREG-TV.
He said he needs a break because the state already takes half of his paycheck and divides it up. Since he only makes minimum wage, some of the mothers receive as little as $1.49 per month.
Hatchett explained that his problem came when he had four kids in the same year - twice. In 2009 he was in court to answer questions about child support and had 21 children then. He said he was not going to have any more, but has had nine since then.
Maybe he needs to meet Octomom.
I don’t know if the tax payers could afford them.
PMO
©2011
Sunday, May 20, 2012
The Voting Dead
J. Christian Adams reports on PJMedia that Florida election officials are set to announce that the secretary of state has discovered and purged up to 53,000 dead voters from the voter rolls in Florida. Apparently the dead voters were on the rolls because Florida had not been using the best data available. Florida is now using the nationwide Social Security Death Index for determining which voters should be purged because they are dead.
According to the report there most states don’t use the Social Security Data Index and some election officials won’t remove voter names even they are presented a death certificate.
And why is this important? Because live people are voting for dead people. There is a man named Keaton in Oregon that not only votes for a dead person, he also votes for his dead son. I’m guessing they were close and he knows how the boy would vote.
Both of my parents are dead. Does this mean I will vote for them? Of course not.
They never voted for the same candidates I do.
I’d hate to vote for their candidates and cancel out my vote.
PMO
©2011
According to the report there most states don’t use the Social Security Data Index and some election officials won’t remove voter names even they are presented a death certificate.
And why is this important? Because live people are voting for dead people. There is a man named Keaton in Oregon that not only votes for a dead person, he also votes for his dead son. I’m guessing they were close and he knows how the boy would vote.
Both of my parents are dead. Does this mean I will vote for them? Of course not.
They never voted for the same candidates I do.
I’d hate to vote for their candidates and cancel out my vote.
PMO
©2011
Saturday, May 19, 2012
Green Jobs
A recent Bureau of Labor Statistics report counts 3.1 million green jobs in the U.S. economy. However, the BLS defines these jobs so broadly that it includes even school bus drivers and trash collectors.
David W. Kreutzer, Research Fellow in Energy Economics and Climate Change in the Center for Data Analysis at the Heritage Foundation, says, "Cheerleaders for the president’s program of green jobs mandates and spending point to the study as confirmation of green jobs’ economic importance."
I bet you are surprised that politicians can define anything in anyway.
I was surprised to lean that I have a green job. Makes me proud.
I take out the trash.
PMO
©2011
David W. Kreutzer, Research Fellow in Energy Economics and Climate Change in the Center for Data Analysis at the Heritage Foundation, says, "Cheerleaders for the president’s program of green jobs mandates and spending point to the study as confirmation of green jobs’ economic importance."
I bet you are surprised that politicians can define anything in anyway.
I was surprised to lean that I have a green job. Makes me proud.
I take out the trash.
PMO
©2011
Friday, May 18, 2012
Another Cup
Coffee drinkers got good news this week when the Associated Press reported results from a study conducted by the National Cancer Institute. According to lead researcher Neal Freedman, "There may actually be a modest benefit of drinking coffee." This comes after years of flip flop information about the effects of coffee.
Previously coffee had been blamed for everything from heart attacks to ingrown toenails - I made that part up. While it is interesting to note this good news, if you drink coffee, you may want to hold off because it will surely change again. How can anything that tastes good and perks you up possibly be good for you?
The study revealed that coffee drinkers were less likely to die from heart or respiratory disease, stroke, diabetes, injuries, accidents or infections. However, there was a warning about using sugar and cream in your coffee. Latte lovers may want to go to regular.
I limit my coffee to one half pot per day. Sometimes it’s a twelve cup pot and sometimes it’s not. What really gets me is to spend a day where they have one of big urns of coffee. Half of that can wire you for a week.
I’m waiting for a decisive study on the benefits of a Calle Ocho cigar and a shot of Gentleman Jack. I’ve had one of each in my lifetime.
I’d hate to think I am missing out on them if they are good for you.
PMO
©2011
Previously coffee had been blamed for everything from heart attacks to ingrown toenails - I made that part up. While it is interesting to note this good news, if you drink coffee, you may want to hold off because it will surely change again. How can anything that tastes good and perks you up possibly be good for you?
The study revealed that coffee drinkers were less likely to die from heart or respiratory disease, stroke, diabetes, injuries, accidents or infections. However, there was a warning about using sugar and cream in your coffee. Latte lovers may want to go to regular.
I limit my coffee to one half pot per day. Sometimes it’s a twelve cup pot and sometimes it’s not. What really gets me is to spend a day where they have one of big urns of coffee. Half of that can wire you for a week.
I’m waiting for a decisive study on the benefits of a Calle Ocho cigar and a shot of Gentleman Jack. I’ve had one of each in my lifetime.
I’d hate to think I am missing out on them if they are good for you.
PMO
©2011
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Knik Arm Bridge
What if you had no bridge and didn’t need a bridge? What if you didn’t have any road to connect to a bridge which you didn’t have and don’t have a need for? What would you do? Exactly! You would build a bridge and roads.
The Knik Arm Crossing project in Alaska is being developed to meet the current and future needs of the municipality of Anchorage and the Mat-Su Borough. Construction cost is expected to be $650 - 700 million for the vehicular 2.7 mile bridge and 19 miles of connecting roads. These will be toll roads. One of the reasons given for construction is a north-south emergency response and evacuation route.
I wonder what happens if you have to evacuate and don’t have the toll fee.
Maybe you just take the route you took before you got the bridge and roads that you didn't need before.
PMO
©2011
The Knik Arm Crossing project in Alaska is being developed to meet the current and future needs of the municipality of Anchorage and the Mat-Su Borough. Construction cost is expected to be $650 - 700 million for the vehicular 2.7 mile bridge and 19 miles of connecting roads. These will be toll roads. One of the reasons given for construction is a north-south emergency response and evacuation route.
I wonder what happens if you have to evacuate and don’t have the toll fee.
Maybe you just take the route you took before you got the bridge and roads that you didn't need before.
PMO
©2011
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
New Wally Mart
Of all the forms of entertainment offered in the world, the best cost nothing. People watching is free and almost always funny. We have a new Wally Mart in our area. I think this makes approximately 37,000 of them in a five mile radius. They are like school zones. I can’t go anywhere without passing through at least four or five school zones.
It has always been and always will be amusing to me to watch people crowd into a new store. There are police directing traffic, people trying to run over pedestrians to get into a parking spot, and pushing and shoving to get inside to find the same stuff that is in all the other Wally Marts.
This weekend is the official ‘grand opening’ and I plan to be anywhere but close to that place. There will be exciting events like the drill team from one of the local high schools. It just doesn’t get any better than that. I’m sure the mayor will speak and all the school board will be there.
And, in a few weeks, the ‘new’ will have worn off and ‘people’ will be looking for something equally as exciting.
I plan to wait months, if not years to make my way over to the new location. After all, I do have other locations to choose from.
If they keep building, they will have one next door to me. Then I can sit on the porch and watch the people.
PMO
©2011
It has always been and always will be amusing to me to watch people crowd into a new store. There are police directing traffic, people trying to run over pedestrians to get into a parking spot, and pushing and shoving to get inside to find the same stuff that is in all the other Wally Marts.
This weekend is the official ‘grand opening’ and I plan to be anywhere but close to that place. There will be exciting events like the drill team from one of the local high schools. It just doesn’t get any better than that. I’m sure the mayor will speak and all the school board will be there.
And, in a few weeks, the ‘new’ will have worn off and ‘people’ will be looking for something equally as exciting.
I plan to wait months, if not years to make my way over to the new location. After all, I do have other locations to choose from.
If they keep building, they will have one next door to me. Then I can sit on the porch and watch the people.
PMO
©2011
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Early Voting
It is time for the Texas primary election. Early voting started this week. I have been reviewing the candidates for all the spots. Strange as it seems, I actually research most of them. I have some friends that have lots of political contacts and therefore, I often call them and get feedback on their actual encounters with select political want-to-be’s.
You might be interested that I find out about health conditions some have. I also find out who has enough education and experience to actually do the job they are running for. Trust me, there are a lot of candidates that just couldn’t do the job.
But, back to the reason for this drivel - early voting. In years past, I have voted early a few times. Usually, this was because I would be out of town on election day. Sometime voting early can be a real experience. In our little district, I have gone to vote at one location that I felt like I needed someone to give me cover fire as I made a run to the polling place. Another location offered a room smaller than a voting booth to accommodate a horde of people.
This year, I thought about early voting, but I plan to wait until election day for several reasons. The obvious is that any given candidate might get arrested before election time.
To me, voting early means you have to take the time to call all the candidates you vote for and tell them not to do something stupid before the elections. I really hate losing my vote because the candidate is in jail.
After the elections, it’s okay to do stupid stuff.
PMO
©2011
You might be interested that I find out about health conditions some have. I also find out who has enough education and experience to actually do the job they are running for. Trust me, there are a lot of candidates that just couldn’t do the job.
But, back to the reason for this drivel - early voting. In years past, I have voted early a few times. Usually, this was because I would be out of town on election day. Sometime voting early can be a real experience. In our little district, I have gone to vote at one location that I felt like I needed someone to give me cover fire as I made a run to the polling place. Another location offered a room smaller than a voting booth to accommodate a horde of people.
This year, I thought about early voting, but I plan to wait until election day for several reasons. The obvious is that any given candidate might get arrested before election time.
To me, voting early means you have to take the time to call all the candidates you vote for and tell them not to do something stupid before the elections. I really hate losing my vote because the candidate is in jail.
After the elections, it’s okay to do stupid stuff.
PMO
©2011
Monday, May 14, 2012
Electric Car Fires
First there was the Chevy Volt with a problem of catching fire. Now we have the Fisker’s Karma with similar problems. Just last week, a Fisker owner parked his electric car in the garage and in less than three minutes the car caught fire and the fire spread to the house. The car was reportedly not plugged in at the time and the investigating fire marshal said the battery was intact.
As usual I have to over analyze everything, so my conclusion about electric cars is that they cost a lot of money to get a few extra miles, you have to charge them, and they catch fire.
It’s going to take one heck of a marketing campaign to convince smart people to buy them.
Maybe if they did away with the battery and just run the car with a really long extension cord. Then if it caught fire, you could just unplug it.
PMO
©2011
As usual I have to over analyze everything, so my conclusion about electric cars is that they cost a lot of money to get a few extra miles, you have to charge them, and they catch fire.
It’s going to take one heck of a marketing campaign to convince smart people to buy them.
Maybe if they did away with the battery and just run the car with a really long extension cord. Then if it caught fire, you could just unplug it.
PMO
©2011
Sunday, May 13, 2012
Underwear Bomb
Surely we can all agree that suicide bombers are a bubble off from being plumb, a brick shy of a load or even an order of fries short of a happy meal. But, when it comes to blowing up something, the last place I would want a bomb is in my underwear.
There’s been a lot in the news lately about new and improved underwear bombs. I’m guessing that shoe bombs are soooooo gauche. What do terrorist think when they attempt to kill themselves and others? I’m guessing they don’t think or else they would see the folly in the action.
But, underwear bombs? I used to work with a guy, that sat several cubicles from me, that always had underwear bombs. At least that’s what the people that worked next to him said.
Think about it. What happens if the underwear bomb doesn’t explode enough to kill even the wearer?
It could ruin your whole day.
PMO
©2011
There’s been a lot in the news lately about new and improved underwear bombs. I’m guessing that shoe bombs are soooooo gauche. What do terrorist think when they attempt to kill themselves and others? I’m guessing they don’t think or else they would see the folly in the action.
But, underwear bombs? I used to work with a guy, that sat several cubicles from me, that always had underwear bombs. At least that’s what the people that worked next to him said.
Think about it. What happens if the underwear bomb doesn’t explode enough to kill even the wearer?
It could ruin your whole day.
PMO
©2011
Saturday, May 12, 2012
City Of The Future - In New Mexico
Gary North at teapartyeconomist.com reported this week that the government of New Mexico plans to build an experimental city. Nobody seems to know why, or what it will be, but it’s going to be really something. And, it’s going to be located outside the city of Hobbs. Have you ever been to Hobbs, New Mexico? It’s located in the southeastern section of the state. There are some nice people that live there, although I don’t understand why they live there. There is absolutely no reason I can think of for me to go there again. Been there and done that.
Pegasus Global Holdings has proposed to locate a privately financed, owned and operated Center for Innovation, Testing & Evaluation in New Mexico. Pegasus has the support of Governor Susana Martinez and has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with the state’s Department of Economic Development.
The city of the future reportedly will focus on green energy, transportation systems, homeland security and next generation wireless infrastructure.
Do you read between the lines and see loads of tax payer money ending up here, or is it just old cynical me?
No one knows who, if anybody, will live in the city, but the project is supposed to create 350 jobs and an additional 3,500 construction jobs. I always have wondered how many people it would take to build a city. Now, I know.
You may want to check it out if you would like to live in a futuristic city in a climate and terrain much like the moon.
If they move the location to the moon, I may sign up for a condo.
PMO
©2011
Pegasus Global Holdings has proposed to locate a privately financed, owned and operated Center for Innovation, Testing & Evaluation in New Mexico. Pegasus has the support of Governor Susana Martinez and has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with the state’s Department of Economic Development.
The city of the future reportedly will focus on green energy, transportation systems, homeland security and next generation wireless infrastructure.
Do you read between the lines and see loads of tax payer money ending up here, or is it just old cynical me?
No one knows who, if anybody, will live in the city, but the project is supposed to create 350 jobs and an additional 3,500 construction jobs. I always have wondered how many people it would take to build a city. Now, I know.
You may want to check it out if you would like to live in a futuristic city in a climate and terrain much like the moon.
If they move the location to the moon, I may sign up for a condo.
PMO
©2011
Friday, May 11, 2012
Naked Man On A Unicycle
Just when you think stupid has gone out of style a story like this one comes along. Police say a naked man riding a unicycle on a Houston, Texas area bridge was arrested for distracting drivers and creating a hazard. The police chief of Kemah said the man was charged with indecent exposure.
The naked rider told officers he like the way it felt to ride naked.
Have you already conjured up a visual of that? Do you know someone that would do this? I do.
That’s why I stay inside my house with the doors locked.
PMO
©2011
The naked rider told officers he like the way it felt to ride naked.
Have you already conjured up a visual of that? Do you know someone that would do this? I do.
That’s why I stay inside my house with the doors locked.
PMO
©2011
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Hey Hey Fat Albert
I have written about the fat tax before. Most people, I’m sure, just took it as another of my crazy old man ideas. Well, it’s not. Reuters reported this week that the Institute of Medicine has proclaimed the obesity problem is so deeply rooted it will take dramatic and systemic measures to fix it. According to the IOM we are talking about everything from overhauling farm policies and zoning laws to a tax on soda.
I’m not going into all the details of the report, because you would be as bored as I was reading it. However, I will agree that we do have an obesity problem in this country. If you don’t think so, just go anywhere and you can see it. There are multiple causes but not one legitimate government solution.
Let’s just look at a soda tax. If a one cent per ounce tax is charged for a soda, is that going to suddenly make everybody skinny? Nope. And, how about skinny people being forced to pay the tax? I like soda and I am not going to pay the tax. If I drank two gallons per day, I wouldn’t gain an ounce.
Do the people that come up with all these ‘brilliant’ ideas ever have a logical though? That’s a rhetorical question.
Maybe I can get a tax exemption card because I am so thin.
I’ll buy a lot of soda and sell it to obese people for a fat profit.
PMO
©2011
I’m not going into all the details of the report, because you would be as bored as I was reading it. However, I will agree that we do have an obesity problem in this country. If you don’t think so, just go anywhere and you can see it. There are multiple causes but not one legitimate government solution.
Let’s just look at a soda tax. If a one cent per ounce tax is charged for a soda, is that going to suddenly make everybody skinny? Nope. And, how about skinny people being forced to pay the tax? I like soda and I am not going to pay the tax. If I drank two gallons per day, I wouldn’t gain an ounce.
Do the people that come up with all these ‘brilliant’ ideas ever have a logical though? That’s a rhetorical question.
Maybe I can get a tax exemption card because I am so thin.
I’ll buy a lot of soda and sell it to obese people for a fat profit.
PMO
©2011
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Lakes
It is rare that I share an email on this blog, but this week I got one from an old friend in Utah I call ‘Lakes.' He sends me two or three emails per year. This is what he had to say.
It’s no wonder that I’m crazy.
PMO
©2011
"I would like to share an experience with you, about drinking and driving. As you well know, some of us have been known to have had brushes with the authorities on our way home from the old social session over the years. A couple of nights ago, I was out for a few drinks with some friends at the Marriott Hotel and had a few too many beers and some rather nice red wine. Knowing full well I may have been slightly over the limit, I did something I've never done before: I took a bus home. Sure enough I passed a police road block but as it was a bus, they waved it past. I arrived home safely without incident, which was a real surprise; as I have never driven a bus before and am not sure where I got it."
I phoned a mutual friend, ‘Signor’ to tell him the story. He told me that he had suffered serious injury from an incident with his bicycle. When I asked the obvious question he replied, "I rode my bicycle over to the shopping center and when I wanted to park my bike, I had a hard time finding a bike rack. Finally I spied one and proceeded to park. Turns out it wasn’t a bike rack. It was a large plumber down on the ground trying to fix a water leak."
These two are typical of my friends.’
It’s no wonder that I’m crazy.
PMO
©2011
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
I'mmmmmmm Back
Okay, I'm back. Got the computer problem fixed. What happened was that suddenly I could no longer connect to the internet. I checked all the connections and called the provider, but nothing worked. After a number of trials, I finally determined the problem had to be the drivers on the network adapter. It wasn't.
Frustration took over and I finally sent the machine to a tech. He determined that the anti-virus program was blocking the drivers. So, he uninstalled one anti-virus and loaded another.
I don't understand why I couldn't fix it. I used a whole roll of duct tape and about a half of a large can of WD-40.
That should fix anything.
PMO
©2011
Frustration took over and I finally sent the machine to a tech. He determined that the anti-virus program was blocking the drivers. So, he uninstalled one anti-virus and loaded another.
I don't understand why I couldn't fix it. I used a whole roll of duct tape and about a half of a large can of WD-40.
That should fix anything.
PMO
©2011
Sunday, May 6, 2012
Computer Crash
I've had a computer crash and am not posting for a couple of days - I hope! This is posted from an alternate computer - I knew you were going to ask "Then how did he post this?"
PMO
PMO
Saturday, May 5, 2012
Handguns Allowed
From a blog on ABC News, Amy Bingham writes that water guns are banned but handguns are allowed at the GOP convention. I had no plans to attend, but now it does sound inviting. While no guns will be allowed inside the convention, concealed carry license-holders will be allowed to carry their weapons on the streets surrounding the convention.
Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn has wanted to ban guns from downtown during the August event, but did say he was less concerned with license-holders than some that may have guns and try to create mayhem.
Local police and the Secret Service will be out in force of 4,000 to control any security problems. So, all this sounds like is another strike at pro-gun folks.
I am not going. However, if they decide to have hard liquor and handgun night, I will reconsider.
PMO
©2011
Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn has wanted to ban guns from downtown during the August event, but did say he was less concerned with license-holders than some that may have guns and try to create mayhem.
Local police and the Secret Service will be out in force of 4,000 to control any security problems. So, all this sounds like is another strike at pro-gun folks.
I am not going. However, if they decide to have hard liquor and handgun night, I will reconsider.
PMO
©2011
Friday, May 4, 2012
Campaigns
Are you ready for the onslaught of political ads and phone calls? I’m not. The ‘season’ has barely begun and as usual, I don’t believe anything any candidate says. The trick is to tell which one is lying the least.
When you hear on the national level someone claims to reduce spending and balance the budget, you may want to back away. Let me put the national budget into a simple scenario. Let’s say you have a job and you get paid, $29,000 per year. Your expenses are $38,000 per year and you owe $175,000 in credit card debt. How are you going to cut expenses and pay off the debt? Get the picture?
My recommendation is to turn off your radio and TV, stop your newspaper subscription and unplug your phone for the next several months. Most people get elected anyway by their appearance or how nice is their smile.
I on the other hand have a different method. I like to choose my candidates by their last name. We won’t go into an elaborate explanation of that. But, in my county there is a man running for sheriff with the last name of Ketchum.
How can I go wrong voting for him.
PMO
©2011
When you hear on the national level someone claims to reduce spending and balance the budget, you may want to back away. Let me put the national budget into a simple scenario. Let’s say you have a job and you get paid, $29,000 per year. Your expenses are $38,000 per year and you owe $175,000 in credit card debt. How are you going to cut expenses and pay off the debt? Get the picture?
My recommendation is to turn off your radio and TV, stop your newspaper subscription and unplug your phone for the next several months. Most people get elected anyway by their appearance or how nice is their smile.
I on the other hand have a different method. I like to choose my candidates by their last name. We won’t go into an elaborate explanation of that. But, in my county there is a man running for sheriff with the last name of Ketchum.
How can I go wrong voting for him.
PMO
©2011
Thursday, May 3, 2012
Haircut Discrimination
Tom Starnes reports on FoxNews that a New York city barber has been fined for discriminating against women by charging more to cut their hair than men. How much more? Three dollars.
"I’m here for 21 years and I’ve never heard of such a thing," said Leon Kogut, the owner of Leon’s Fantasy Cut in Brooklyn. "The guy tells me (speaking of an inspector) this is discrimination of a woman."
The inspector slapped the barber with three violations totaling $650 in fines. It is apparently okay to charge more based upon hair length but not style. Kogut tried to explain, "A womans haircut requires a lot of skill. You have to style the hair, blow dry, use the mousse, the hair spray. It could take hours to get her hair cut."
Then the inspector turned on the proprietor’s cash register. It is nearly 100 years old and doesn’t print out a receipt. Kogut was fined again.
There is law governing hair styles and cash registers?
It cost more to get a dog groomed than it does for me to get my haircut. Is that discrimination against me or the dog?
I already know the answer.
PMO
©2011
"I’m here for 21 years and I’ve never heard of such a thing," said Leon Kogut, the owner of Leon’s Fantasy Cut in Brooklyn. "The guy tells me (speaking of an inspector) this is discrimination of a woman."
The inspector slapped the barber with three violations totaling $650 in fines. It is apparently okay to charge more based upon hair length but not style. Kogut tried to explain, "A womans haircut requires a lot of skill. You have to style the hair, blow dry, use the mousse, the hair spray. It could take hours to get her hair cut."
Then the inspector turned on the proprietor’s cash register. It is nearly 100 years old and doesn’t print out a receipt. Kogut was fined again.
There is law governing hair styles and cash registers?
It cost more to get a dog groomed than it does for me to get my haircut. Is that discrimination against me or the dog?
I already know the answer.
PMO
©2011
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Bug Out
Bob Livingston of Personal Liberty has identified five things you’d better have in your ‘bug out’ bag. For those of you not keeping up, a ‘bug out’ bag is what you keep ready so you can escape when the end of the world comes.
Energy is very important when you are trying to make a run for it. So, you will need some of those energy drinks. You know the kind that perks you up for hours. And, you will need some no sleep pills in case you have to stay up to keep watch.
A flask of whiskey or other alcohol is essential. It can be used for medicinal purposes or to relax you when you need it.
Don’t forget a weapon. A knife or small gun will work. You will need a knife for numerous reasons but remember, "never take a knife to a gun fight."
Vitamin supplements will help you keep up stamina when you don’t know what your food supply will be.
And last, but not least, duct tape is on the list of five. You can fix just about anything with duct tape. And, as the article points out, you can even make a belt with it.
Okay, let me see if I have everything correct.
What we are going to have is a bunch of wide awake drunks with lots of energy, a gun and a roll of duct tape.
The end of the world doesn’t sound all that bad.
PMO
©2011
Energy is very important when you are trying to make a run for it. So, you will need some of those energy drinks. You know the kind that perks you up for hours. And, you will need some no sleep pills in case you have to stay up to keep watch.
A flask of whiskey or other alcohol is essential. It can be used for medicinal purposes or to relax you when you need it.
Don’t forget a weapon. A knife or small gun will work. You will need a knife for numerous reasons but remember, "never take a knife to a gun fight."
Vitamin supplements will help you keep up stamina when you don’t know what your food supply will be.
And last, but not least, duct tape is on the list of five. You can fix just about anything with duct tape. And, as the article points out, you can even make a belt with it.
Okay, let me see if I have everything correct.
What we are going to have is a bunch of wide awake drunks with lots of energy, a gun and a roll of duct tape.
The end of the world doesn’t sound all that bad.
PMO
©2011
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Flynt For Obama
Yahoo! News reports that Hustler publisher Larry Flynt now plans to vote for Obama. Flynt was previously critical of Obama, but now has stated, "I’m going to vote for him."
This announcement comes despite disappointment with the administrations handling of civil liberties, ending foreign wars, health care reform and the Bush-era tax cuts.
Rumor has it that Flynt is just concerned about a downturn in sales.
Think about what would happen if suddenly the secret service was forbidden from buying those magazines.
PMO
©2011
This announcement comes despite disappointment with the administrations handling of civil liberties, ending foreign wars, health care reform and the Bush-era tax cuts.
Rumor has it that Flynt is just concerned about a downturn in sales.
Think about what would happen if suddenly the secret service was forbidden from buying those magazines.
PMO
©2011
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