Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Saturday, December 20, 2008
Friday, December 19, 2008
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Monday, December 08, 2008
Sunday, December 07, 2008
Rev. James Kennedy.....RIP
This is the kind of crap that fake preachers like Rev. James Kennedy used as "evidence" against evolution.....using a fake researcher with no credentials......RIP you fraud!
Dr. Carl Baugh graduated in theology at "Baptist bible college", all his other qualifications are from bogus unaccredited collages at least two of which are run by Baugh, you have to ask yourself why all scientists from credible seats of learning give creationism such a wide birth, and how come the only place you can view this nonsense is unregulated internet sites?
Saturday, December 06, 2008
Andres Cuervo - He is accomplishing his goal!
Would you like to chase and accomplish your goals in life, like my friend Andres? Contact me for a free copy of my book on Goal Setting!
Slowing economy means millions will starve to death!
What can I do to help starving children?
www.freerice.com
Friday, December 05, 2008
Are all men are created Equal ?
In a nation of laws and justice, how can anyone sit back and permit any other person or group be treated less equally?
We the people permitted slavery. We the people blocked black US citizens from voting. We the people wouldn't permit interracial marriage. How can a fair and just nation vote against giving equal rights to gay tax paying citizens?
It sickens me to see friends and family vote to block a simple basic freedom. These votes cannot be based on rational thought, but fear, ignorance and prejudice .....and it is shameful.
Thursday, December 04, 2008
Wednesday, December 03, 2008
Jimmy Swaggart - Why would anyone listen to this guy?
In Matthew 6:5-8, Jesus tells Christians how to pray:
"And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men. I tell you the truth, they have received their reward in full. But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words. Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him."
Sunday, November 30, 2008
You know you are from Miami.........
you live 15 minutes from the beach, but you never go
the car behind you honks their horn because you stopped at a red light
you get mad if the DJ doesn't play salsa, meringue, bachata, or reggaeton at a party
you refer to your hometown as 305 or MIA
you know you can't get a job without speaking Spanish
you only go to a Marlins, Heat, or Dolphins game if they're on a winning streak
you instinctively buy gallons of water during hurricane season, just in case
you hope for a hurricane to come so you don't have to go to work/school
you know only tourists go clubbing on South Beach
you spend your summer days inside cuz it's hot as hell outside...literally
you're so used to craziness that very few things surprise you anymore
you want to move out of Miami some day, but you say you'll come back
you know never to buy mangoes or avocados at a grocery store cuz u grow them in your backyard
you go to a store/business and the manager tells you "hablas espanol?" cuz they barely can speak english
you know your pastelitos
you know that Argentineans make the best steak for the best prices
you know to be out of Downtown by 6 pm
you have to wait 4 hours for a bus to come that's supposed to come by ever y 30 minutes
it's 60 degrees outside and you wear a sweater, a jacket, gloves, a scarf, a hat, and boots
you know the only time there's no traffic on the Palmetto is from 3-4am
you know at least one person who has more than six people living in their houses
your neighbor keeps chickens and goats in their back yard, and you're always worried you'll find one of them dead on your doorstep
you know the only hills are trash hills
the only rivers you've seen are the Miami River and canals
you know any woman walking around after dark on Flagler or Biscayne is a prostitute
you own a guayabera or know what one is
you buy mamoncillos & limes while waiting in traffic
a light lunch consists of chicharrones and malta Hatuey
you see a sushi bar on every corner
you get your chicken from Pollo Tropical
your shrimp, lobster, and designer purses all come from one place: some guy's trunk in Hialeah
you see girls wearing clubbing clothes to go to 7-11
there's a navarro on every corner
you have to put on the invitations "starts at 2:30pm " when the event really starts at 3:30pm just so people actually get there on time.
Saturday, November 29, 2008
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Happy Thanksgiving
As I’ve said so often in this space, almost all of us live better than the kings of
We have magic carpets with seats that recline; we have jesters, bards, gladiators and orchestras on instant call (with remote control, volume control, pause, fast forward and reverse).
We have cell phones, antibiotics, zippers – Velcro, even – Google, anesthesia, and aspirin.
We have air-conditioning!
We really have a lot to be thankful for.......Happy Thanksgiving!
Wednesday, November 05, 2008
Global Warming - Declared over?
Lowest Hurricane activity in 30 years......
http://www.coaps.fsu.edu/~maue/tropical/
Monday, November 03, 2008
Sunday, November 02, 2008
Miami goes a month without MURDER
Pretty sad.... the headline on the front page of the Miami Herald this morning announces that for the first time in 42...the city did not record a murder.
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Friday, October 24, 2008
Rube Goldberg - Video Link - Waste of time!
A silly waste of time.....now called "viral" marketing.....Videos like this go around the world in seconds, minutes, a few days......The video isn't "amazing".....but, the ability to reach billions of people is !!!
TIPS - From the Redneck Book of Manners
Tips From the Redneck Book of Manners
1. Never take a beer to a job interview.
2. Always identify people in your yard before shooting at them.
3. It's considered poor taste to take a cooler to church.
4. If you have to vacuum the bed, it is time to change the sheets.
5. Even if you're certain that you are included in the will, it is still considered tacky to drive a U-Haul to the funeral home.
Dining Out
1. If drinking directly from the bottle, always hold it with your fingers covering the label.
2. Avoid throwing bones and food scraps on the floor as the restaurant may not have dogs.
Entertaining In Your Home
1. A centerpiece for the table should never be anything prepared by a taxidermist.
2. Do not allow the dog to eat at the table no matter how good his manners are.
Personal Hygiene
1. While ears need to be cleaned regularly, this is a job that should be done in private using one's OWN truck keys
2. Proper use of toiletries can forestall bathing for several days. However, if you live alone, deodorant is a waste of good money.
3. Dirt and grease under the fingernails is a social no-no, as they tend to detract from a woman's jewelry and alter the taste of finger foods.
Dating (outside the family)
1. Always offer to bait your date's hook, especially on the first date.
2. Be aggressive. Let her know you're interested: 'I've been wanting to go out with you since I read that stuff on the bathroom wall two years ago.'
3. Establish with her parents what time she is expected back. Some will say 10:00 PM; others might say 'Monday.' If the latter is the answer, it is the man's responsibility to get her to school on time.
4. Always have a positive comment about your date's appearance, such as, 'Ya'll sure don't sweat much for a fat gal.'
Weddings
1. Livestock, usually, is a poor choice for a wedding gift.
2. Kissing the bride for more than 5 seconds may get you shot.
3. Though uncomfortable, say 'yes' to socks and shoes for this special occasion.
Driving Etiquette
1. Dim your headlights for approaching vehicles, even if the gun is loaded, and the deer is in sight.
2. When approaching a four-way stop, the vehicle with the largest tires always has the right of way.
3. Never tow another car using panty hose and duct tape.
4. When sending your wife down the road with a gas can, it is impolite to ask her to bring back beer.
Two Reasons why it is hard to solve a Redneck Murder:
1. All the DNA is the same.
2. There are no dental records
1. Never take a beer to a job interview.
2. Always identify people in your yard before shooting at them.
3. It's considered poor taste to take a cooler to church.
4. If you have to vacuum the bed, it is time to change the sheets.
5. Even if you're certain that you are included in the will, it is still considered tacky to drive a U-Haul to the funeral home.
Dining Out
1. If drinking directly from the bottle, always hold it with your fingers covering the label.
2. Avoid throwing bones and food scraps on the floor as the restaurant may not have dogs.
Entertaining In Your Home
1. A centerpiece for the table should never be anything prepared by a taxidermist.
2. Do not allow the dog to eat at the table no matter how good his manners are.
Personal Hygiene
1. While ears need to be cleaned regularly, this is a job that should be done in private using one's OWN truck keys
2. Proper use of toiletries can forestall bathing for several days. However, if you live alone, deodorant is a waste of good money.
3. Dirt and grease under the fingernails is a social no-no, as they tend to detract from a woman's jewelry and alter the taste of finger foods.
Dating (outside the family)
1. Always offer to bait your date's hook, especially on the first date.
2. Be aggressive. Let her know you're interested: 'I've been wanting to go out with you since I read that stuff on the bathroom wall two years ago.'
3. Establish with her parents what time she is expected back. Some will say 10:00 PM; others might say 'Monday.' If the latter is the answer, it is the man's responsibility to get her to school on time.
4. Always have a positive comment about your date's appearance, such as, 'Ya'll sure don't sweat much for a fat gal.'
Weddings
1. Livestock, usually, is a poor choice for a wedding gift.
2. Kissing the bride for more than 5 seconds may get you shot.
3. Though uncomfortable, say 'yes' to socks and shoes for this special occasion.
Driving Etiquette
1. Dim your headlights for approaching vehicles, even if the gun is loaded, and the deer is in sight.
2. When approaching a four-way stop, the vehicle with the largest tires always has the right of way.
3. Never tow another car using panty hose and duct tape.
4. When sending your wife down the road with a gas can, it is impolite to ask her to bring back beer.
Two Reasons why it is hard to solve a Redneck Murder:
1. All the DNA is the same.
2. There are no dental records
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
We are a nation of morons!
How can you expect people to be pissed off about our government when less than 20% even know who Nancy Pelosi is? GE owns NBC and MSNBC....and they report whatever they think will increase the share price of stock.....It's all lies....to keep you buying refrigerators and color TV's
Saturday, October 18, 2008
Tax Rebate to help US economy?
The federal government is sending each and everyone of us a $600 rebate.
If we spend that money at Wal-Mart, the money will go to China.
If we spend it on gasoline it will go to the Arabs.
If we purchase a computer it will go to India.
If we purchase fruit and vegetables it will go to Mexico,
Honduras, and Guatemala.
If we purchase a good car it will go to Japan.
If we purchase useless crap it will go to Taiwan...
And none of it will help the American economy.
The only way to keep that money here at home is to buy
prostitutes, weed, beer, cigarettes, whiskey, and tattoos, since these
are the only products still produced in the USA.
Thank you for your help & please support the US.
Saturday, September 13, 2008
Gas Crisis - Florida Rumors hike prices
Amazing.....a rumor spread like wild fire this week creating huge demand and shortages in Northern Florida for gas.....giving retailers an opportunity to raise prices to almost $6 gallon.$6 / gallon....are you kidding me?
Why aren't we screaming for more efficient mass transit and trains in Florida?
September 2008 - Rome to Ft. Lauderdale Cruise
Finally my love for playing Poker....and my love for cruising!
Earlier this year, I found a special cruise around the Greek Islands that was chartered for Poker Players. It is a 10 day cruise that I thought would be a lot of fun....When I invited my MOMMY....she went on-line and found that we could piggy-back a 14 day Trans Atlantic repositioning cruise with the 10 day cruise.
What seemed like a unique opportunity is now a realty....We leave next week for Rome....and start the combined 24 day journey across the Atlantic Ocean.....17 Days of cruising plus a 7 day non-stop ocean crossing....Cross your fingers for smooth waters! I cant read when the boat is rocking!!
We'll all be back around October 20th......
Thailand Trip - November 2008
I was a little concerned about the upcoming trip......of course I'll wait until after we elect OBAMA as our new president and finally remove the awful Bush regime....I can't wait to hear all my uptight friends walking around in shock in despair....I can't leave and miss all that fun!
However, I must visit my new condo....and check out the interior design work that we signed off on last year when we bought it....I have heard preliminary reports, and I am very disappointed.....but it is hard working on projects in your own house, let alone half way around the world.
I was also very concerned about the Thai Government....they have had many problems over the past 2 years.....but like the US....we can blame it all on the media for over blowing the whole thing?
Reprinted article......
The present Thailand political situation is nothing new and there have been 18 virtually bloodless coups since WW2 nothing really changes here. Thai democracy is in its infancy and when you consider democracy started in England in 1295 though King Edward I, it took the English 700 years to get it right!
The present squabble between different Thai parties and factions will be sorted soon with probably another coalition government with or without present prime minister Samak Sundaravej and the state of emergency in Bangkok lifted. In 3 months it will all be forgotten.This sums up Thai politics which is a bit like Italy which has had 60 governments since democracy started in 1946 and politically no one can ever agree on anything.
As expats living here, you will not find anyone who is really concerned with the present situation and it effecting their lives. When things get messy the King intervenes and normality returns until the next time.
The world is in a mess but Thailand is the second largest economy in SE Asia and 4th richest nation per capita in SE Asia and continues to prosper even with a shaky government. Capital controls have finally been lifted, exports are up 32% over 2007, GDP is expected to be in the range of 4-5% in 2008 although inflation was at 9% in July but should come down significantly with oil prices falling back to under $100 USD a barrel, so all said and done not too shabby!
Property is 40-50% cheaper than UK and Europe and cost of living is at least 33% less.
You have to live here to really begin to understand Thai democracy and the worlds media have alot to answer for in their reporting on Thailand. The Tsunami was a case in point. It was reported that Phuket was devastated showing reporters outside their Phuket 5 star hotels and the TV showing devastating Tsunami pictures of Acheh in Indonesia which gave the impression it was Phuket! We as a property broker did not lose ONE property (Phuket is a mountainous island and beach side property is all hotels/resorts). Only the west coast and in particular Patong,Kamala,Bangtao beaches were really affected with the main damage happening in Khao Lak on the mainland 1 hour north of Phuket.
The current reporting on the political situation in Bangkok is very much overplayed by the media and you would not know there was any problem if you go to Bangkok. As for other locations such as Pattaya, Hua Hin, Samui, Phuket life goes on and if you did not watch or listen to the news you would not know there was a problem.
So please take the media reports with a pinch of salt as they make their money from sensationalism!
Thursday, September 11, 2008
All this nonsense.....we need leadership!
from Andrew Tobias blog.............
Only Sarah Palin - who lobbied for the Bridge to Nowhere, and raised taxes in Wasilla, and left her tiny town, which had been debt-free, $22 million in hock, and says she got a D in macro-economics at the University of Idaho - only she has what it takes to cope with our country's enormous economic challenges and regain the respect of the world. She and her running mate, the hot-tempered "maverick," fifth from the bottom of his class of 899, whose campaign is run by lobbyists and who voted 95% of the time with George W. Bush.
To augment her prayer and facilitate the pipeline, Governor Palin has sued to strip the polar bear of its Threatened Species status (tell thatto your 10-year-old and ask her how she wants you to vote in November), ignoring the scientists (here we go again) - or worse. "Essentially, she lied," said
Both she and Senator McCain are fine Americans and remarkable people. But they are running this campaign out of the same mocking, dishonest Republican playbook (Obama is ready to lower almost everyone's taxes, not raise them), in the urgent Republican hope of getting four more years.
Saturday, September 06, 2008
I can't stand Keith Olbermann
The ratings for the Republican Convention agrees with me.......
FOXNEWS 9.2 MILLION
NBC 8.7 MILLION
ABC: 6.0 MILLION
CBS: 5.3 MILLION
CNN 4.8 MILLION
MSNBC 2.5 MILLION
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
United Way - Another reason to never give them a penny!
For months, the United Way of Central Carolinas board said Gloria Pace King was worth every penny of her controversial $1.2 million pay package.
Tuesday, 37 of those board members unanimously called on their longtime CEO to resign or be fired.
King's fall was breathtakingly quick, but not clean.
Critical questions remain. How the board handles them will affect 91 nonprofit agencies and the thousands in need that they serve.
Can the board regain enough public trust to rescue its ongoing fundraising campaign?
How will it settle accounts with King, even as it pays her interim replacement $20,000 a month?
And the most fundamental question of all: How did a group that includes some of the region's savviest corporate leaders allow all of this to happen?
At its hastily called Tuesday press conference, the board offered no specific explanation about what had gone wrong and why King has been asked to leave.
“This was not an error made by a single individual at a single point in time, but a collective breakdown at many levels over a period of time,” board chairman Graham Denton said.
“We owe the community a sincere apology.”
Saturday, August 16, 2008
The Gator Wins!!!
BY FRED GRIMM
fgrimm@MiamiHerald.com
M ost places, when the president of a wildly prosperous medical clinic comes under investigation for defrauding Medicare, we first hear about him in the dry text of a federal indictment.
Justo Padron didn't reside in one of those places.
Padron was a quintessential South Florida character. His downfall might have been plagiarized from the books of Carl Hiaasen or Dave Barry, who've often complained that real life here keeps stealing their plotlines.
His clinic in Hialeah had racked up 12,290 Medicare claims -- worth $7.4 million -- for HIV treatment. Except this particular HIV treatment (intravenous infusion) was all but obsolete. It was obsolete everywhere, it seems, but South Florida.
Justo Padron's résumé probably didn't allay suspicions that his operation reeked of fraud. At 36, he was already classified as a habitual criminal whose rap sheet included more than a dozen arrests for robbery, assault, trespassing and cocaine possession.
In 2002, the future president of Tamiami Medical Center finished up a six-year prison stint for burglary.
When investigators talked to Padron, he seemed to be having trouble accounting for $355,000 in the clinic's bank account.
THE GATOR WINS
The FBI was closing in. Not fast enough. This is South Florida, where reality likes to dress up as outlandish fiction.
On Nov. 8, security guards surprised the medical executive outside the Miccosukee casino attempting to steal a car. Padron fled into the darkness (no doubt reasoning that attempted grand larceny can't be good for business). He hurried out of the casino parking lot and leaped into a nearby lake.
Most places, jumping into a lake would seem a fine strategy for eluding authorities. South Florida is not one of those places.
He was mauled to death by a nine-foot alligator. So much for Padron.
The ex-con's $7.4 million clinic scam was among the astounding examples of local Medicare fraud schemes exposed by The Miami Herald's Jay Weaver.
Jay found that that bogus HIV treatment clinics in Miami-Dade County were paying kickbacks to low-life scoundrels and crackheads to pose as patients. In 2005 alone, our fake clinics hit up Medicare for $2.2 billion.
AND MORE SCAMS
HIV infusion fraud was just one of the rip-offs. Half of Miami-Dade's supposed medical equipment supply houses appear to be no more than mail drops for yet another variation of the Medicare hustle.
Not only is South Florida roiling with a wildly disproportionate number of Medicare scamsters, Weaver found that when federal investigators get close, local actors often skip the country.
Some 56 suspects in South Florida fraud schemes are on the lam. Weaver reported that $142 million in filched Medicare money disappeared along with them.
The FBI thinks many of the suspects, in a reversal of the usual migration pattern, are immigrants who fled back home to Cuba.
The numbers Weaver added up in local Medicare schemes were so large, so many billions, that they challenged the imagination.
But one of those numbers took a permanent grip on my imagination: Nine. As in the nine-foot alligator that, when it came to catching a South Florida Medicare cheat, was way ahead of the FBI
Olympic Fever - Learn basic Chinese
Learn Chinese in 5 minutes (You MUST read them aloud) English - Chinese
That's not right! Sum Ting Wong
That's not right! Sum Ting Wong
Are you harboring a fugitive? Hu Yu Hai Ding
See me ASAP ; Kum Hia Nao
Stupid Man Dum Fuk
Small Horse ; Tai Ni Po Ni
Did you go to the beach? Wai Yu So Tan
I bumped into a coffee table! Ai Bang Mai Fu Kin Ni
I think you need a face lift! Chin Tu Fat
It's very dark in here! Wai So Dim
I thought you were on a diet! Wai Yu Mun Ching
This is a tow away zone! No Pah King
Our meeting is scheduled for next week! Wai Yu Kum Nao
Staying out of sight Lei Ying Lo
He's cleaning his automobile Wa Shing Ka
Your body odor is offensive Yu Stin Ki Pu
Great Fa Kin Su Pa
See me ASAP ; Kum Hia Nao
Stupid Man Dum Fuk
Small Horse ; Tai Ni Po Ni
Did you go to the beach? Wai Yu So Tan
I bumped into a coffee table! Ai Bang Mai Fu Kin Ni
I think you need a face lift! Chin Tu Fat
It's very dark in here! Wai So Dim
I thought you were on a diet! Wai Yu Mun Ching
This is a tow away zone! No Pah King
Our meeting is scheduled for next week! Wai Yu Kum Nao
Staying out of sight Lei Ying Lo
He's cleaning his automobile Wa Shing Ka
Your body odor is offensive Yu Stin Ki Pu
Great Fa Kin Su Pa
Friday, August 15, 2008
T. Boone Pickens Explains His Plan
The U.S. must become energy independent ASAP....We need leadership to get us there!!!
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Friday, August 08, 2008
A Billion Dollars
The next time you hear a politician use the word 'billion' in a casual manner, think about whether you want the 'politicians' spending YOUR tax money.
A billion is a difficult number to comprehend, but one advertising agency did a good job of putting that figure into some perspective in one of its releases.
A. A billion seconds ago it was 1959.
B. A billion minutes ago Jesus was alive.
C. A billion hours ago our ancestors were living in the Stone Age.
D. A billion days ago no-one walked on the earth on two feet.
E. A billion dollars ago was only 8 hours and 20 minutes, at the rate our government is spending it.
While this thought is still fresh in our brain...let's take a look at New Orleans. It's amazing what you can learn with some simple division.
Louisiana Senator, Mary Landrieu (D), is presently asking Congress for 250 BILLION DOLLARS to rebuild New Orleans. Interesting number... what does it mean?
A. Well... if you are one of the 484,674 residents of New Orleans (every man, woman, and child) you each get $516,528.
B. Or... if you have one of the 188,251 homes in New Orleans, your home gets $1,329,787.
C. Or... if you are a family of four... your family gets $2,066,012.
Washington, D. C.: HELLO! Are all your calculators broken??
Accounts Receivable Tax
Building Permit Tax
CDL License Tax
Cigarette Tax
Corporate Income Tax
Dog License Tax
Federal Income Tax
Federal Unemployment Tax (FUTA)
Fishing License Tax
Food License Tax
Fuel Permit Tax
Gasoline Tax
Hunting License Tax
Inheritance Tax
Inventory Tax
IRS Interest Charges (tax on top of tax)
IRS Penalties (tax on top of tax)
Liquor Tax
Luxury Tax
Marriage License Tax
Medicare Tax
Property Tax
Real Estate Tax
Service charge taxes
Social Security Tax
Road Usage Tax (Truckers)
Sales Taxes
Recreational Vehicle Tax
School Tax
State Income Tax
State Unemployment Tax (SUTA)
Telephone Federal Excise Tax
Telephone Federal Universal Service Fee Tax
Telephone Federal, State and Local Surcharge Tax
Telephone Minimum Usage Surcharge Tax
Telephone Recurring and Non-recurring Charges Tax
Telephone State and Local Tax
Telephone Usage Charge Tax
Utility Tax
Vehicle License Registration Tax
Vehicle Sales Tax
Watercraft Registration Tax
Well Permit Tax
Workers Compensation Tax
STILL THINK THIS IS FUNNY?
Not one of these taxes existed 100 years ago...
and our nation was the most prosperous in the world.
We had absolutely no national debt...
We had the largest middle class in the world...
and Mom stayed home to raise the kids.
What happened?
A billion is a difficult number to comprehend, but one advertising agency did a good job of putting that figure into some perspective in one of its releases.
A. A billion seconds ago it was 1959.
B. A billion minutes ago Jesus was alive.
C. A billion hours ago our ancestors were living in the Stone Age.
D. A billion days ago no-one walked on the earth on two feet.
E. A billion dollars ago was only 8 hours and 20 minutes, at the rate our government is spending it.
While this thought is still fresh in our brain...let's take a look at New Orleans. It's amazing what you can learn with some simple division.
Louisiana Senator, Mary Landrieu (D), is presently asking Congress for 250 BILLION DOLLARS to rebuild New Orleans. Interesting number... what does it mean?
A. Well... if you are one of the 484,674 residents of New Orleans (every man, woman, and child) you each get $516,528.
B. Or... if you have one of the 188,251 homes in New Orleans, your home gets $1,329,787.
C. Or... if you are a family of four... your family gets $2,066,012.
Washington, D. C.: HELLO! Are all your calculators broken??
Accounts Receivable Tax
Building Permit Tax
CDL License Tax
Cigarette Tax
Corporate Income Tax
Dog License Tax
Federal Income Tax
Federal Unemployment Tax (FUTA)
Fishing License Tax
Food License Tax
Fuel Permit Tax
Gasoline Tax
Hunting License Tax
Inheritance Tax
Inventory Tax
IRS Interest Charges (tax on top of tax)
IRS Penalties (tax on top of tax)
Liquor Tax
Luxury Tax
Marriage License Tax
Medicare Tax
Property Tax
Real Estate Tax
Service charge taxes
Social Security Tax
Road Usage Tax (Truckers)
Sales Taxes
Recreational Vehicle Tax
School Tax
State Income Tax
State Unemployment Tax (SUTA)
Telephone Federal Excise Tax
Telephone Federal Universal Service Fee Tax
Telephone Federal, State and Local Surcharge Tax
Telephone Minimum Usage Surcharge Tax
Telephone Recurring and Non-recurring Charges Tax
Telephone State and Local Tax
Telephone Usage Charge Tax
Utility Tax
Vehicle License Registration Tax
Vehicle Sales Tax
Watercraft Registration Tax
Well Permit Tax
Workers Compensation Tax
STILL THINK THIS IS FUNNY?
Not one of these taxes existed 100 years ago...
and our nation was the most prosperous in the world.
We had absolutely no national debt...
We had the largest middle class in the world...
and Mom stayed home to raise the kids.
What happened?
Friday, August 01, 2008
Hi-Ho Hi-Ho
I rear-ended a car this morning. So, there we were alongside the road and slowly the other driver got out of his car. You know how sometimes you just get soooo stressed and little things just seem funny? Yeah, well I couldn't believe it.... he was a DWARF!!!
He stormed over to my car, looked up at me, and shouted, 'I AM NOT HAPPY!!!'
So, I looked down at him and said, 'Well, then which one are you?'
And then the fight started...
Monday, July 28, 2008
Health Care in America?
A sweet Jewish grandmother telephoned St. Joseph's Hospital.
She timidly asked,"Is it possible to speak to someone who can tell me how a patient is doing?"The operator said, "I'll be glad to help, dear. What's the name and room number?"The grandmother in her weak tremulous voice said, "Norma Findlay, Room 302.
The operator replied, "Let me place you on hold while I check with her nurse."After a few minutes the operator returned to the phone, "Oh, good news. Her nurse has told me that Norma is doing very well. Her blood pressure is fine; her blood work just came back as normal and her physician, Dr. Cohen, has scheduled her to be discharged Tuesday.
The grandmother said, "Thank you. That's wonderful! I was so worried. God bless you for the good news."The operator replied, "You're more than welcome. Is Norma your daughter?"The grandmother said, "No, I'm Norma Findlay in 302. No one tells me shit."
She timidly asked,"Is it possible to speak to someone who can tell me how a patient is doing?"The operator said, "I'll be glad to help, dear. What's the name and room number?"The grandmother in her weak tremulous voice said, "Norma Findlay, Room 302.
The operator replied, "Let me place you on hold while I check with her nurse."After a few minutes the operator returned to the phone, "Oh, good news. Her nurse has told me that Norma is doing very well. Her blood pressure is fine; her blood work just came back as normal and her physician, Dr. Cohen, has scheduled her to be discharged Tuesday.
The grandmother said, "Thank you. That's wonderful! I was so worried. God bless you for the good news."The operator replied, "You're more than welcome. Is Norma your daughter?"The grandmother said, "No, I'm Norma Findlay in 302. No one tells me shit."
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Sunday, July 13, 2008
Iraq - Media doesn't tell all the facts?
Saddam's Nukes
INVESTOR'S BUSINESS DAILY
Posted 7/7/2008
WMD: Hear about the 550 metric tons of yellowcake uranium found in Iraq? No? Why should you? It doesn't fit the media's neat story line that Saddam Hussein's Iraq posed no nuclear threat when we invaded in 2003.
It's a little known fact that, after invading Iraq in 2003, the U.S. found massive amounts of uranium yell owcake, the stuff that can be refined into nuclear weapons or nuclear fuel, at a facility in Tuwaitha outside of Baghdad.
In recent weeks, the U.S. secretly has helped the Iraqi government ship it all to Canada, where it was bought by a Canadian company for further processing into nuclear fuel — thus keeping it from potential use by terrorists or unsavory regimes in the region.
This has been virtually ignored by the mainstream media. Yet, as the AP reported, this marks a "significant step toward closing the books on Saddam's nuclear legacy."
Seems to us this should be big news.
After all, much of the early opposition to the war in Iraq involved claims that President Bush "lied" about weapons of mass destruction and that Saddam posed little if any nuclear threat to the U.S.
This more or less proves Saddam in 2003 had a program on hold for building WMD and that he planned to boot it up again soon.
This is clear, since Saddam acquired most of his uranium before 1991, but still had it in 2003, when invading U.S. troops found the stuff. (The International Atomic Energy Agency seems to have known about the yellowcake in the 1990s, but did nothing to force Saddam to get rid of it. It's duplicating its error today with Iran and North Korea).
That means Saddam held onto it for more than a decade. Why? He hoped to wait out U.N. sanctions on Iraq and start his WMD program anew. This would seem to vindicate Bush's decision to invade.
The American Thinker Web site reported four years ago on the scary math behind Saddam's uranium hoard: 500 tons of yellowcake, once refined, coul d make 142 nuclear weapons.
But yellowcake wasn't all they found at Tuwaitha. According to the AP, the military also discovered "four devices for controlled radiation exposure . . . that could potentially be used in a weapon."
By the way, this should put to rest the canard peddled by the American left and by former Ambassador Joseph Wilson that "Bush lied" about Iraq seeking yellowcake from the African country of Niger.
Given what we know, including comments by officials in Niger's government, Iraq did make overtures to buy uranium. And it's quite possible all or part of the 550 tons came from there.
What's more, if Bush hadn't acted, we might today see a nuclear Iraq, an Iran on the way to having a weapon, Libya with an expanded nuclear program, and Syria — with its close ties to Saddam — on the way to having a nuke.
Of equal concern is why the media ignored this good news coming from Iraq. It seems to be of a piece with how they've treated other recent positive developments in Iraq.
We ask again — why aren't you seeing and hearing more about this? The reason is simple: The mainstream media find it inconveniently contradicts the story they have been telling you for years
INVESTOR'S BUSINESS DAILY
Posted 7/7/2008
WMD: Hear about the 550 metric tons of yellowcake uranium found in Iraq? No? Why should you? It doesn't fit the media's neat story line that Saddam Hussein's Iraq posed no nuclear threat when we invaded in 2003.
It's a little known fact that, after invading Iraq in 2003, the U.S. found massive amounts of uranium yell owcake, the stuff that can be refined into nuclear weapons or nuclear fuel, at a facility in Tuwaitha outside of Baghdad.
In recent weeks, the U.S. secretly has helped the Iraqi government ship it all to Canada, where it was bought by a Canadian company for further processing into nuclear fuel — thus keeping it from potential use by terrorists or unsavory regimes in the region.
This has been virtually ignored by the mainstream media. Yet, as the AP reported, this marks a "significant step toward closing the books on Saddam's nuclear legacy."
Seems to us this should be big news.
After all, much of the early opposition to the war in Iraq involved claims that President Bush "lied" about weapons of mass destruction and that Saddam posed little if any nuclear threat to the U.S.
This more or less proves Saddam in 2003 had a program on hold for building WMD and that he planned to boot it up again soon.
This is clear, since Saddam acquired most of his uranium before 1991, but still had it in 2003, when invading U.S. troops found the stuff. (The International Atomic Energy Agency seems to have known about the yellowcake in the 1990s, but did nothing to force Saddam to get rid of it. It's duplicating its error today with Iran and North Korea).
That means Saddam held onto it for more than a decade. Why? He hoped to wait out U.N. sanctions on Iraq and start his WMD program anew. This would seem to vindicate Bush's decision to invade.
The American Thinker Web site reported four years ago on the scary math behind Saddam's uranium hoard: 500 tons of yellowcake, once refined, coul d make 142 nuclear weapons.
But yellowcake wasn't all they found at Tuwaitha. According to the AP, the military also discovered "four devices for controlled radiation exposure . . . that could potentially be used in a weapon."
By the way, this should put to rest the canard peddled by the American left and by former Ambassador Joseph Wilson that "Bush lied" about Iraq seeking yellowcake from the African country of Niger.
Given what we know, including comments by officials in Niger's government, Iraq did make overtures to buy uranium. And it's quite possible all or part of the 550 tons came from there.
What's more, if Bush hadn't acted, we might today see a nuclear Iraq, an Iran on the way to having a weapon, Libya with an expanded nuclear program, and Syria — with its close ties to Saddam — on the way to having a nuke.
Of equal concern is why the media ignored this good news coming from Iraq. It seems to be of a piece with how they've treated other recent positive developments in Iraq.
We ask again — why aren't you seeing and hearing more about this? The reason is simple: The mainstream media find it inconveniently contradicts the story they have been telling you for years
Iraq - Media Coverage Sucks!
Winning Isn't News
INVESTOR'S BUSINESS DAILY
Posted 7/7/2008
Iraq: What would happen if the U.S. won a war but the media didn't tell the American public? Apparently, we have to rely on a British newspaper for the news that we've defeated the last remnants of al-Qaida in Iraq.
London's Sunday Times called it "the culmination of one of the most spectacular victories of the war on terror." A terrorist force that once numbered more than 12,000, with strongholds in the west and central regions of Iraq, has over two years been reduced to a mere 1,200 fighters, backed against the wall in the northern city of Mosul.
The destruction of al-Qaida in Iraq (AQI) is one of the most unlikely and unforeseen events in the long history of American warfare. We can thank President Bush's surge strategy, in which he bucked both Republican and Democratic leaders in Washington by increasing our forces there instead of surrendering.
We can also thank the leadership of the new general he placed in charge there, David Petraeus, who may be the foremost expert in the world on counter-insurgency warfare. And we can thank those=2 0serving in our military in Iraq who engaged local Iraqi tribal leaders and convinced them America was their friend and AQI their enemy.
Al-Qaida's loss of the hearts and minds of ordinary Iraqis began in Anbar Province, which had been written off as a basket case, and spread out from there.
Now, in Operation Lion's Roar the Iraqi army and the U.S. 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment is destroying the fraction of terrorists who are left. More than 1,000 AQI operatives have already been apprehended.
Sunday Times reporter Marie Colvin, traveling with Iraqi forces in Mosul, found little AQI presence even in bullet-ridden residential areas that were once insurgency strongholds, and reported that the terrorists have lost control of its Mosul urban base, with what is left of the organization having fled south into the countryside.
Meanwhile, the State Department reports that Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's government has achieved "satisfactory" progress on 15 of the 18 political benchmarks — a big change for the better from a year ago.
Things are going so well that Maliki has even for the first time floated the idea of a timetable for withdrawal of American forces. He did so while visiting the United Arab Emirates, which over the weekend announced that it was forgiving almost $7 billion of debt owed by Baghdad — an impressive vote of confidence from a fellow Arab state in the future of a free Iraq.
But where are the headlines and the front-page stories about all this good news? As the Media Research Center pointed out last week, "the CBS Evening News, NBC Nightly News and CNN's Anderson Cooper 360 were silent Tuesday night about the benchmarks" that signaled political progress.
The war in Iraq has been turned around 180 degrees both militarily and politically because the president stuck to his guns. Yet apart from IBD, Fox News Channel and parts of the foreign press, the media don't seem to consider this historic event a big story
INVESTOR'S BUSINESS DAILY
Posted 7/7/2008
Iraq: What would happen if the U.S. won a war but the media didn't tell the American public? Apparently, we have to rely on a British newspaper for the news that we've defeated the last remnants of al-Qaida in Iraq.
London's Sunday Times called it "the culmination of one of the most spectacular victories of the war on terror." A terrorist force that once numbered more than 12,000, with strongholds in the west and central regions of Iraq, has over two years been reduced to a mere 1,200 fighters, backed against the wall in the northern city of Mosul.
The destruction of al-Qaida in Iraq (AQI) is one of the most unlikely and unforeseen events in the long history of American warfare. We can thank President Bush's surge strategy, in which he bucked both Republican and Democratic leaders in Washington by increasing our forces there instead of surrendering.
We can also thank the leadership of the new general he placed in charge there, David Petraeus, who may be the foremost expert in the world on counter-insurgency warfare. And we can thank those=2 0serving in our military in Iraq who engaged local Iraqi tribal leaders and convinced them America was their friend and AQI their enemy.
Al-Qaida's loss of the hearts and minds of ordinary Iraqis began in Anbar Province, which had been written off as a basket case, and spread out from there.
Now, in Operation Lion's Roar the Iraqi army and the U.S. 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment is destroying the fraction of terrorists who are left. More than 1,000 AQI operatives have already been apprehended.
Sunday Times reporter Marie Colvin, traveling with Iraqi forces in Mosul, found little AQI presence even in bullet-ridden residential areas that were once insurgency strongholds, and reported that the terrorists have lost control of its Mosul urban base, with what is left of the organization having fled south into the countryside.
Meanwhile, the State Department reports that Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's government has achieved "satisfactory" progress on 15 of the 18 political benchmarks — a big change for the better from a year ago.
Things are going so well that Maliki has even for the first time floated the idea of a timetable for withdrawal of American forces. He did so while visiting the United Arab Emirates, which over the weekend announced that it was forgiving almost $7 billion of debt owed by Baghdad — an impressive vote of confidence from a fellow Arab state in the future of a free Iraq.
But where are the headlines and the front-page stories about all this good news? As the Media Research Center pointed out last week, "the CBS Evening News, NBC Nightly News and CNN's Anderson Cooper 360 were silent Tuesday night about the benchmarks" that signaled political progress.
The war in Iraq has been turned around 180 degrees both militarily and politically because the president stuck to his guns. Yet apart from IBD, Fox News Channel and parts of the foreign press, the media don't seem to consider this historic event a big story
Friday, July 11, 2008
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Monday, July 07, 2008
The genius behind the PRYSM
I am the master and creator of THE PRYSM
To all my friends and family....We are now in the "test" phase of releasing my new web platform called "THE PRYSM"......Please take the time to visit the site, register for an e-mail account, and take the test.
Send me your comments.
bn@theprysm.com
Saturday, July 05, 2008
Friday, July 04, 2008
Walmart changes logo
Can anyone tell me why the world's largest retail store needs a new logo? Will more people start flocking to Walmart because of a new logo? How much will it cost to change every sign at every store? Maybe some executive has a brother that owns a sign company?
Tuesday, July 01, 2008
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