Tuesday, November 8, 2011
I don't know what all that means, but today I had another interesting event. Ellie and I sat down to watch a video on Colton Harris Moore, better known as the "Barefoot Bandit." Watched the video and this guy was definitely an outlaw. The thing I found interesting was that he came from t he Cascades in the Northwest, which is where a couple of decades ago my old friend Park Warner crashed his plane and died. A lot of you knew Park. Park was good friends with Jack. I've gone flying with Park several times and we became big friends after I realized what an intense person he was. He had ridden his motorcycle, circumnavigating the north and south American continents and done many other things in his life. As I watched the story of Colton Harris Moore, which I'm going to give you the link to, my thoughts were.. with the timing of everyting and the age of this young man, that this is the reincarnation of Park. I don't know how much of this is real, or how much of this is made up in my mind, but for any of you who knew Park, you can watch this video and make your own judgment. It sure has been a long, strange trip!
I believe that there is an energy or a thread that runs through the human condition that connects us all, whether we're here in spirit or in body. And that thread has been going on for thousands of years as life has progressed. There has always been the outlaw in the movie, whether it's Robin Hood or Jesse James or the Cooper guy who jumped out of the plane. There's always this thread that runs there. I believe that thread is what keeps the dark forces at bay. I thought it was really interesting in this video how the people in the town wanted him dead, even though he had not killed or harmed anyone other than breaking, entering, and robbing... which granted are crimes. But I think it says a lot about the personality of a person and the breadth of their spirit when they can bring that kind of reaction on from the culture. I thought the video was interesting and it will also be very interesting to see the movie which he just signed a 1.3 million dollar deal for, which will go to pay back all of the people he has wronged. I just felt the connection here was phenomenal. Hope you all enjoy the video. Here's the link: http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7370550n
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
A lady died this past January, and Citibank billed her for February and March for their annual service charges on her credit card, and added late fees and interest on the monthly charge. The balance had been $0.00 when she died, but now somewhere around $60.00. A family member placed a call to Citibank.
Here is the exchange :
Family Member: 'I am calling to tell you she died back in January.'
Citibank: 'The account was never closed and the late fees and charges still apply.'
Family Member: 'Maybe, you should turn it over to collections.. '
Citibank: 'Since it is two months past due, it already has been.'
Family Member: So, what will they do when they find out she is dead?'
Citibank: 'Either report her account to frauds division or report her to the credit bureau, maybe both!'
Family Member: 'Do you think God will be mad at her?'
Citibank: 'Excuse me?'
Family Member: 'Did you just get what I was telling you - the part about her being dead?'
Citibank: 'Sir, you'll have to speak to my supervisor'
Supervisor gets on the phone:
Family Member: 'I'm calling to tell you, she died back in January with a $0 balance.'
Citibank: 'The account was never closed and late fees and charges still apply.'
Family Member: 'You mean you want to collect from her estate?'
Citibank: (Stammer) 'Are you her lawyer?'
Family Member: 'No, I'm her great nephew.' (Lawyer info was given)
Citibank: 'Could you fax us a certificate of death?'
Family Member: 'Sure.' (Fax number was given )
After they get the fax :
Citibank: 'Our system just isn't setup for death.. I don't know what more I can do to help.'
Family Member: 'Well, if you figure it out, great! If not, you could just keep billing her. She won't care.'
Citibank: 'Well, the late fees and charges will still apply
(What is wrong with these people?!?)
Family Member: 'Would you like her new billing address?'
Citibank: 'That might help....'
Family Member: ' Odessa Memorial Cemetery , Highway 129, Plot Number 69.'
Citibank: 'Sir, that's a cemetery!'
Family Member: 'And what do you do with dead people on your planet???'
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Monday, June 27, 2011
I got this email this morning from a good friend and thought I would pass it on. It is just Information and there is way too much of that floating about these days.
Information is only that until you act on it. Like Ideas.......
Subject: INFO
Found this interesting: Children of congress members do not have to pay back their college student loans. How nice!
Monday on Fox news they learned that the staffers of Congress family members are exempt from having to pay back student loans. (Which essentially means that Congressmen’s “pay” is several thousand per year more than their salaries. This “pay” of course is tax-free.) This will get national attention if other news networks will broadcast it. When you add this to the below, just where will all of it stop?
35 States file lawsuit against the Federal Government
Governors of 35 states have filed suit against the Federal Government for imposing unlawful burdens upon them. It only takes 38 (of the 50) States to convene a Constitutional Convention.
This will take less than thirty seconds to read. If you agree, please pass it on.
This is an idea that we should address.
For too long we have been too complacent about the workings of Congress. Many citizens had no idea that members of Congress could retire with the same pay after only one term, that they specifically exempted themselves from many of the laws they have passed (such as being exempt from any fear of prosecution for sexual harassment) while ordinary citizens must live under those laws. The latest is to exempt themselves from the Healthcare Reform... in all of its forms. Somehow, that doesn't seem logical. We do not have an elite that is above the law. I truly don't care if they are Democrat, Republican, Independent or whatever. The self-serving must stop.
If each person that receives this will forward it on to 20 people, in three days, most people in The United States of America will have the message. This is one proposal that really should be passed around.
Proposed 28th Amendment to the United States Constitution: "Congress shall make no law that applies to the citizens of the United States that does not apply equally to the Senators and/or Representatives; and, Congress shall make no law that applies to the Senators and/or Representatives that does not apply equally to the citizens of the United States ."
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Imagine that you had won the following prize in a contest: Each morning your bank would deposit $86,400.00 in your private account for your use.
However,this prize has rules, just as any game has certain rules. The first set of rules would be:
Everything that you didn't spend during each day would be taken away from you.
You may not simply transfer money into some other account.
You may only spend it.
Each morning upon awakening, the bank opens your account with another $86,400.00 for that day. The second set of rules:
The bank can end the game without warning; at any time it can say, Its over,the game is over! It can close the account and you will not receive a new one.
What would you personally do?
You would buy anything and everything you wanted right? Not only for yourself, but for all people you love, right? Even for people you don't know, because you couldn't possibly spend it all on yourself, right? You would try to spend every cent, and use it all, right?
ACTUALLY This GAME is REALITY!
Each of us is in possession of such a magical bank. We just can't seem to see it.
The MAGICAL BANK is TIME!
Each morning we awaken to receive 86,400 seconds as a gift of life, and when we go to sleep at night, any remaining time is NOT credited to us.
What we haven't lived up that day is forever lost.
Yesterday is forever gone.
Each morning the account is refilled, but the bank can dissolve your account at any time....WITHOUT WARNING.
SO, what will YOU do with your 86,400 seconds?
Those seconds are worth so much more than the same amount in dollars.
Think about that, and always think of this:
Enjoy every second of your life, because time races by so much quicker than you think.
So take care of yourself, be Happy, Love Deeply and enjoy life!
Here's wishing you a wonderful and beautiful day.
Start spending.
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
A real woman is a man's best friend. She will never stand him up and never let him down. She will reassure him when he feels insecure and comfort him after a bad day.
She will inspire him to do things he never thought he could do; to live without fear and forget regret. She will enable him to express his deepest emotions and give in to his most intimate desires.
She will make sure he always feels as though he's the most handsome man in the room and will enable him to be confident, sexy, seductive and invincible.
No wait ... Sorry...
I'm thinking of whiskey.
It's whiskey that does all that shit.
Never mind.
A real woman is a man's best friend. She will never stand him up and never let him down. She will reassure him when he feels insecure and comfort him after a bad day.
She will inspire him to do things he never thought he could do; to live without fear and forget regret. She will enable him to express his deepest emotions and give in to his most intimate desires.
She will make sure he always feels as though he's the most handsome man in the room and will enable him to be confident, sexy, seductive and invincible.
No wait ... Sorry...
I'm thinking of whiskey.
It's whiskey that does all that shit.
Never mind.
Sunday, January 16, 2011
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