Nothing yet. But I've found some promising rentals.
As soon as the electrician gets here, I'll have more information. I know I'm going to do my best to sweet-talk him into bringing the building up to code. We still have fabric insulation on wires in the attic. This building was built in the late 1970s or early 1980s. I'm surprised at the condition of the electrical system.
Monday, October 27, 2008
Saturday, October 25, 2008
Strange Developments
Last night, I had a fire in an electrical outlet. It caused me to evacuate overnight while the property owner did a "temporary fix" and capped off the outlet. The outlet took another with it, so I am down to one outlet in the front room.
The landlady will have an electrician come in, and the Fire Department was pretty adamant that they want an inspection. However, I'm back in my home and while it is not as functional as I'd like, at least my family and I are together again. I have my favorite chair again. I have my own bed again. I have my shower with all the hot water I can handle again.
I haven't checked the fridge to see what got wasted, but I didn't open it after the power was cut. That should be fine.
It's just a real wake-up call for me. This really is an unsafe place for me anymore....
I'm looking for a place to stay while my house is being built - which will take another year. Hard to find, but I'm sure it will show up.
God willing, the place will shine out of the places that are available.
The landlady will have an electrician come in, and the Fire Department was pretty adamant that they want an inspection. However, I'm back in my home and while it is not as functional as I'd like, at least my family and I are together again. I have my favorite chair again. I have my own bed again. I have my shower with all the hot water I can handle again.
I haven't checked the fridge to see what got wasted, but I didn't open it after the power was cut. That should be fine.
It's just a real wake-up call for me. This really is an unsafe place for me anymore....
I'm looking for a place to stay while my house is being built - which will take another year. Hard to find, but I'm sure it will show up.
God willing, the place will shine out of the places that are available.
Friday, October 24, 2008
This is cute!
Wanna see some cute photos of cats?
catsforobama.com
And where is the McCain/Palin counterpart? No bears, please!
catsforobama.com
And where is the McCain/Palin counterpart? No bears, please!
Friday, October 17, 2008
World Oil
If anyone wanted to know what would happen when oil got too expensive - take a look at the last few months. The US economy had a meltdown! It couldn't have been better orchestrated on purpose.
Yeah, I know, the housing market is a major component of all this crap - I'm not discounting it in any way, but if oil hadn't got so expensive (Thanks, Mr. Bush!) then the housing market might have been able to correct without pulling everything else with it.
Just my 2¢.
Yeah, I know, the housing market is a major component of all this crap - I'm not discounting it in any way, but if oil hadn't got so expensive (Thanks, Mr. Bush!) then the housing market might have been able to correct without pulling everything else with it.
Just my 2¢.
Friday, October 10, 2008
Economy-Politics
I'm hearing all kinds of blame going around for the economic mess we are in. It started years and years ago, with greed. Many thousands of years ago.
Who is pulling us out of it? Who is making it worse? WHO CARES!!!
Politics won't fix this. I've heard the Republicans say that Socialists are running things...
Who put forth the bailout bill? BUSH! Get off it! We are all in trouble.
I heard one fellow on the radio saying that we need full co-operation in the government to get through this. It ain't gonna happen!
I see the other way coming - lots of bitterness and anger over who didn't win the election.
It doesn't matter who wins or loses. We are all the losers in this one.
Who is pulling us out of it? Who is making it worse? WHO CARES!!!
Politics won't fix this. I've heard the Republicans say that Socialists are running things...
Who put forth the bailout bill? BUSH! Get off it! We are all in trouble.
I heard one fellow on the radio saying that we need full co-operation in the government to get through this. It ain't gonna happen!
I see the other way coming - lots of bitterness and anger over who didn't win the election.
It doesn't matter who wins or loses. We are all the losers in this one.
Thursday, October 9, 2008
RE: Bugbears, False Flag Attacks, and Scapegoats
I received this post today. It mirrors my beliefs, so I'm passing it on. The author's name is at the bottom.
Real Intent Behind Unconstitutional Laws
The real intent behind unconstitutional laws is their ultimate use against American citizens to quell dissent. Until they officially nullify the Constitution, they have to find ways to skirt the Bill of Rights. Out of one side of their treasonous mouths, they will declare that they are not attempting to interfere with First Amendment rights - while, out of the other side, they re-define the acts therein protected as "terrorism." And, apparently, the protests don't even have to take place. You can be hit with charges beforehand, as with the RNC demonstrators. Now, that's a level of "sophistication" that I never considered.
Danger Beneath the Surface
Laws like the Patriot and Military Commissions Acts are made to look like "safeguards" on the surface but are in actuality dangerous assaults on civil liberties. Many years ago, they wanted to give the police the right to stop every tenth driver to test for alcohol. Admittedly, that would prevent some accidents. But the Bill of Rights protects citizens from random search and seizure. Another example is putting up cameras everywhere. Even though this would reduce crime,.its true motive would be to allow the government to spy on citizens. Same general logic with regard to the telecom companies' providing customer information to the government.
Bugbears, False Flag Attacks, and Scapegoats
Bugbears, false flag attacks, and scapegoats play critical roles in the conversion of democracies into police states. (The takeover of the United States government was effected through a legislative - as opposed to a military - coup.) Three steps must be taken. First, identify a sinister force ("terrorism") ostensibly afoot in the world and allegedly aimed directly at you. Second, create an event (Twin Towers) supposedly linked to that force that will whip up mass hysteria and rabid patriotism. Third, select a scapegoat on whom to blame the event. Now, you're all set to put through unconstitutional laws for "protection" that citizens perceive do not or can not pertain to them. "No one will torture me or throw me into prison for years with no evidence or charges, because I'm not an 'enemy combatant.'" Even activists - for the environment or animal / human rights - fancy themselves safe, because they figure that the First Amendment irrevocably grants them freedom of speech and assembly, the right to redress grievances and advocate for reform, etc.
Who's Afraid of the Bogeyman?
Whenever a government selects one group of people and lays most national or global troubles solely at its feet, the group is more than likely serving as a "bogeyman" to divert attention from the crimes of that government and to re-direct hatred and blame onto an alternate source. Adolph Hitler told the German people that the Jews "had all the money." In reality, most of the six million Jews who went to the gas chambers were poor "shleppers" from the ghetto struggling to survive and feed their families. They weren't world bankers or Zionist leaders.
The "Terrorists Who Hate Us for Our Freedoms"
Today, the Middle Easterners are the scapegoat. Bush and fellow criminals came up with the term "the terrorists who hate us for our freedoms" and made the Twin Towers debacle - in reality a false flag attack engineered by the U.S. government - look like it was carried out by Muslims. By inciting hatred of Muslims (just like Hitler did with Jews), George Bush et al could now appear to "justify" illegal ongoing war and occupation, torture, indeterminate detention, suspension of habeas corpus, warrantless domestic wiretapping and spying, erosion of civil liberties, destruction of the trifoliate system of government (emasculation of Congress and the Supreme court), and flouting of the Constitution and international covenants (just like Hitler was able to implement all his monstrous policies - most notably, concentration camps and gas chambers) without a whimper of protest from the public.
Orwellian Doublespeak
Revoking our freedoms to "protect" us from those who are "jealous" of them is kind of like taking away our homes to protect us from the homeless or taking away our food to protect us from the hungry. One person quipped, "Of what freedoms can anyone still be jealous? We no longer have any!"
Politics Today
Politics today is not (if it even ever was) about what's important or appropriate for individual nations or the world. It's about mega-wealthy elites hijacking political systems to enhance personal fortunes - and the concomitant need to construct virtual or official police states to protect those ill-gotten gains.
They Never Learn
This is the way it has always operated in history. And no matter how many times it has occurred - and despite the fervent cries of "Never again!" - it is still going on today. And the people continue not only to ignore the "handwriting on the wall," but also to delude themselves every four years that one or the other political candidate lives for no other reason than to supply their needs and fulfill their dreams.
Lindy Greene
Real Intent Behind Unconstitutional Laws
The real intent behind unconstitutional laws is their ultimate use against American citizens to quell dissent. Until they officially nullify the Constitution, they have to find ways to skirt the Bill of Rights. Out of one side of their treasonous mouths, they will declare that they are not attempting to interfere with First Amendment rights - while, out of the other side, they re-define the acts therein protected as "terrorism." And, apparently, the protests don't even have to take place. You can be hit with charges beforehand, as with the RNC demonstrators. Now, that's a level of "sophistication" that I never considered.
Danger Beneath the Surface
Laws like the Patriot and Military Commissions Acts are made to look like "safeguards" on the surface but are in actuality dangerous assaults on civil liberties. Many years ago, they wanted to give the police the right to stop every tenth driver to test for alcohol. Admittedly, that would prevent some accidents. But the Bill of Rights protects citizens from random search and seizure. Another example is putting up cameras everywhere. Even though this would reduce crime,.its true motive would be to allow the government to spy on citizens. Same general logic with regard to the telecom companies' providing customer information to the government.
Bugbears, False Flag Attacks, and Scapegoats
Bugbears, false flag attacks, and scapegoats play critical roles in the conversion of democracies into police states. (The takeover of the United States government was effected through a legislative - as opposed to a military - coup.) Three steps must be taken. First, identify a sinister force ("terrorism") ostensibly afoot in the world and allegedly aimed directly at you. Second, create an event (Twin Towers) supposedly linked to that force that will whip up mass hysteria and rabid patriotism. Third, select a scapegoat on whom to blame the event. Now, you're all set to put through unconstitutional laws for "protection" that citizens perceive do not or can not pertain to them. "No one will torture me or throw me into prison for years with no evidence or charges, because I'm not an 'enemy combatant.'" Even activists - for the environment or animal / human rights - fancy themselves safe, because they figure that the First Amendment irrevocably grants them freedom of speech and assembly, the right to redress grievances and advocate for reform, etc.
Who's Afraid of the Bogeyman?
Whenever a government selects one group of people and lays most national or global troubles solely at its feet, the group is more than likely serving as a "bogeyman" to divert attention from the crimes of that government and to re-direct hatred and blame onto an alternate source. Adolph Hitler told the German people that the Jews "had all the money." In reality, most of the six million Jews who went to the gas chambers were poor "shleppers" from the ghetto struggling to survive and feed their families. They weren't world bankers or Zionist leaders.
The "Terrorists Who Hate Us for Our Freedoms"
Today, the Middle Easterners are the scapegoat. Bush and fellow criminals came up with the term "the terrorists who hate us for our freedoms" and made the Twin Towers debacle - in reality a false flag attack engineered by the U.S. government - look like it was carried out by Muslims. By inciting hatred of Muslims (just like Hitler did with Jews), George Bush et al could now appear to "justify" illegal ongoing war and occupation, torture, indeterminate detention, suspension of habeas corpus, warrantless domestic wiretapping and spying, erosion of civil liberties, destruction of the trifoliate system of government (emasculation of Congress and the Supreme court), and flouting of the Constitution and international covenants (just like Hitler was able to implement all his monstrous policies - most notably, concentration camps and gas chambers) without a whimper of protest from the public.
Orwellian Doublespeak
Revoking our freedoms to "protect" us from those who are "jealous" of them is kind of like taking away our homes to protect us from the homeless or taking away our food to protect us from the hungry. One person quipped, "Of what freedoms can anyone still be jealous? We no longer have any!"
Politics Today
Politics today is not (if it even ever was) about what's important or appropriate for individual nations or the world. It's about mega-wealthy elites hijacking political systems to enhance personal fortunes - and the concomitant need to construct virtual or official police states to protect those ill-gotten gains.
They Never Learn
This is the way it has always operated in history. And no matter how many times it has occurred - and despite the fervent cries of "Never again!" - it is still going on today. And the people continue not only to ignore the "handwriting on the wall," but also to delude themselves every four years that one or the other political candidate lives for no other reason than to supply their needs and fulfill their dreams.
Lindy Greene
Thursday, October 2, 2008
Economics of Bailout
When I was in college, my economics professor said something I've never forgotten -
"Guns or Butter - can't pay for both" and went on to explain this concept---
The government can pay for war or you can pay for social programs at home. I guess that deficit spending over-rules this wisdom.
There go your children's, grand-children's, great-grand-children's, and possibly your great-great-grand-children's (4 generations so far...) social programs!
Health care? Who can fund that? Retirement benefits? They're gone, too...
Thanks, Bush! Thanks, Congress! You just ruined this country for another 4 generations. It's bad enough where we *were*! But we are SO much worse off now...
"Guns or Butter - can't pay for both" and went on to explain this concept---
The government can pay for war or you can pay for social programs at home. I guess that deficit spending over-rules this wisdom.
There go your children's, grand-children's, great-grand-children's, and possibly your great-great-grand-children's (4 generations so far...) social programs!
Health care? Who can fund that? Retirement benefits? They're gone, too...
Thanks, Bush! Thanks, Congress! You just ruined this country for another 4 generations. It's bad enough where we *were*! But we are SO much worse off now...
Mixing Religion and Politics
This post is partly to clarify something I said earlier and is meant to elaborate on it. I seem to not be alone, if the NPR interviews I heard yesterday mean anything.
The Bible talks about the "end times" and "rapture" and the final confrontation of the anti-christ and christ at megiddo.
This scenario is filled all kinds of signs and portents. Some of these (a lot of them) seem to be happening right now. There are some serious deficits, but most folks don't even know about them so just jump on that bandwagon and say "Hey Jesus, Here I am! Come get me!"
The Bible also says that "No Man" may fortell the day of the end of the world.
However, our more fundamentalist Christian politicians seem to want to bring about the end times by producing some of the missing elements in the run-up to the end of the world. Are they the anti-christ? Are they his agents?
What about some of the more important missing elements - like the Temple of Jerusalem standing smack-dab in the middle of the dome-of-the-rock that is the Muslim holy site?
Most folks seem to forget about that. The Temple needs to be standing. It isn't standng.
Anyway - that's getting off track, and that was not what I had in mind.
I have a real problem with religious fanatics who don't read the texts they say they are following. I have a real problem with politicians trying to manage world affairs according to their warped religious views - whether jewish, christian, hindi, muslim or ?? (fill in the blank). I am really afraid of a head of state, such as the President of the United States, the Prime Minister of England or the President of Russia, arranging and managing the world to fit some Biblical end-of-world scenario.
Think about this -
If these folks are wrong (and there is a strong possibility they are), the world they want to bring about is everyone at war, everyone out for himself, and desparately needing salvation or God to step in to fix the mess. All because of delusion.
Now, let's just say for argument, that God or the Supreme Intelligence of the Universe, or whatever you choose to call it; does NOT step in to fix it.
What then?
We will be living in a world that is so far removed from the one Christ pointed out to us. It will be near to impossible to live by the Ten Commandments - even to survive a day will be difficult in such a world.
To not worship any other God than God (money is what most people worship),
No graven images (money again, sex, phallus, etc.),
No swearing, using God's name in vain (not even Sheesh!),
Keeping the Sabbath (most people don't, even the church goers mostly keep Sunday, instead),
Honoring your parents (most berate and blame their parents for what/who they are),
No murder (Not even state-sanctioned death penalty),
No adultery (fornication outside of marriage),
No stealing (not even a paperclip),
Don't bear false witness (gossip, tales, lies),
Don't covet (envy) others for their possessions (donkey or wife) means be happy in your place and leave the other person to his & quit trying to "Keep up with the Jones'", which is what brought about the economic & financial mess we are in now. Everyone needs a home, yes, but not a McMansion!
Where are you in that list?
So, back to the topic....
I don't want to live in a world where we are constantly at odds with each other. Christ said he came not to bring peace, but war, and I think I am beginning to see the greater picture.
God wants nothing more than for us to rely on Him. That's all he wants. Quit trying to manage our own lives and the lives of others and allow Him to work his magic. Several of the Bible lessons I've run across lately are of us petty little humans manipulating situations to bring about the word of God as it was guaranteed to begin with. Not having faith, but having to manipulate things. Allow God the time and space to create his miracles!! God does not promise and then not deliver. Have the faith it takes to give God room to work.
I've seen some real miracles. Hearts and lives changed because of letting God do what needed to be done. Stepping out of the way, letting go (not even a hair holding on) and watching with interest but not being ready to step in and help things along if they went sour. Sometimes, things do go sour for a while. Then, just when we have reached the end of our tolerance, patience, and the very end of our wits, here comes the miracle. Unexpected resolutions to problems and challenges. There is NO WAY a human could have dreamed up something so amazing! So much MORE than we could think of. That's God. More than we can dream.
So, my religion and my politics won't be mixing anytime soon. Except for trying to keep other people's religion from messing up the world even worse than it is, my votes are purely secular.
The Bible talks about the "end times" and "rapture" and the final confrontation of the anti-christ and christ at megiddo.
This scenario is filled all kinds of signs and portents. Some of these (a lot of them) seem to be happening right now. There are some serious deficits, but most folks don't even know about them so just jump on that bandwagon and say "Hey Jesus, Here I am! Come get me!"
The Bible also says that "No Man" may fortell the day of the end of the world.
However, our more fundamentalist Christian politicians seem to want to bring about the end times by producing some of the missing elements in the run-up to the end of the world. Are they the anti-christ? Are they his agents?
What about some of the more important missing elements - like the Temple of Jerusalem standing smack-dab in the middle of the dome-of-the-rock that is the Muslim holy site?
Most folks seem to forget about that. The Temple needs to be standing. It isn't standng.
Anyway - that's getting off track, and that was not what I had in mind.
I have a real problem with religious fanatics who don't read the texts they say they are following. I have a real problem with politicians trying to manage world affairs according to their warped religious views - whether jewish, christian, hindi, muslim or ?? (fill in the blank). I am really afraid of a head of state, such as the President of the United States, the Prime Minister of England or the President of Russia, arranging and managing the world to fit some Biblical end-of-world scenario.
Think about this -
If these folks are wrong (and there is a strong possibility they are), the world they want to bring about is everyone at war, everyone out for himself, and desparately needing salvation or God to step in to fix the mess. All because of delusion.
Now, let's just say for argument, that God or the Supreme Intelligence of the Universe, or whatever you choose to call it; does NOT step in to fix it.
What then?
We will be living in a world that is so far removed from the one Christ pointed out to us. It will be near to impossible to live by the Ten Commandments - even to survive a day will be difficult in such a world.
To not worship any other God than God (money is what most people worship),
No graven images (money again, sex, phallus, etc.),
No swearing, using God's name in vain (not even Sheesh!),
Keeping the Sabbath (most people don't, even the church goers mostly keep Sunday, instead),
Honoring your parents (most berate and blame their parents for what/who they are),
No murder (Not even state-sanctioned death penalty),
No adultery (fornication outside of marriage),
No stealing (not even a paperclip),
Don't bear false witness (gossip, tales, lies),
Don't covet (envy) others for their possessions (donkey or wife) means be happy in your place and leave the other person to his & quit trying to "Keep up with the Jones'", which is what brought about the economic & financial mess we are in now. Everyone needs a home, yes, but not a McMansion!
Where are you in that list?
So, back to the topic....
I don't want to live in a world where we are constantly at odds with each other. Christ said he came not to bring peace, but war, and I think I am beginning to see the greater picture.
God wants nothing more than for us to rely on Him. That's all he wants. Quit trying to manage our own lives and the lives of others and allow Him to work his magic. Several of the Bible lessons I've run across lately are of us petty little humans manipulating situations to bring about the word of God as it was guaranteed to begin with. Not having faith, but having to manipulate things. Allow God the time and space to create his miracles!! God does not promise and then not deliver. Have the faith it takes to give God room to work.
I've seen some real miracles. Hearts and lives changed because of letting God do what needed to be done. Stepping out of the way, letting go (not even a hair holding on) and watching with interest but not being ready to step in and help things along if they went sour. Sometimes, things do go sour for a while. Then, just when we have reached the end of our tolerance, patience, and the very end of our wits, here comes the miracle. Unexpected resolutions to problems and challenges. There is NO WAY a human could have dreamed up something so amazing! So much MORE than we could think of. That's God. More than we can dream.
So, my religion and my politics won't be mixing anytime soon. Except for trying to keep other people's religion from messing up the world even worse than it is, my votes are purely secular.
Sweeteners
Yeah, right, sweeteners.....
PORK! The other white meat...
I liked what that one person said -
Everytime Bush got up and begged, he lied.
Are we REALLY going to give him 700 *BILLION* dollars?
PORK! The other white meat...
I liked what that one person said -
Everytime Bush got up and begged, he lied.
Are we REALLY going to give him 700 *BILLION* dollars?
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