"My Economy"

A lot of what I wrote here is nonexistent in America today. Now in America its instant gratification and debt. That is the only way to go. More and more people are programed to spend anyway possible without thinking of the consequences. I had a wonderful patient father that taught me me the value of a dollar and how to save for a rainy day........ Read on.....

Today’s topic is about finances. The dictionary describes this as control of money, the business or art of managing the monetary resources of an organization, country or person. Wow, I could do something with that. I mean I could really be angry and show someone how save or spend but this is about my economy… Lately with me, its mostly using what I have been taught all my life. Lets start with credit. In these times of economic disaster and believe me, it is economic disaster. Its the worse I have ever seen...I never ever charge anything. I buy very few luxury’s if any. Because I saved in the past I’m fortunate enough to be able to buy what I want. I just don’t like to overpay for anything. I won’t give them an extra nickel if I don’t have to. I only buy things on sale with a coupon. Especially food but I never buy two to get one. The rule for me is if I want something and don’t have the money I’ll wait till I have the money to buy it, even if its inconvenient…I save (a word seldom used these days) money for things…I put a few dollars away for emergencies. Like a new Computer or TV, just in case I need one. I save for car maintenance. Oil changes every 3000 miles or if something breaks. My Mustang, paid for by the way, is a high maintenance car so its important to have it checked out at least once a year whether it needs it or not. Like to rotate the tires or front end work. You don’t want know what I paid for a break job for that car. At the speeds on the highways these days you had better do something. The insurance for that car is not cheap either so I have to save for that. I save just in case Willie gets sick. Vet bills are expensive. His medication alone cost $25 dollars a month. I can’t figure out how to get the Government to pay for that. Maybe if I write to the “Cat Bite Czar” he will help me…I always pay bills as soon as I get them, never waiting till their due. My rent is paid a few days before the first of the month, I don't remember when I have paid interest in any form …When I have moved in the past I always use the landlord or the building manager as a reference. You can do that if you pay your rent on time. I could travel anywhere in the world if I want but I don’t want to deal with all this terrorist nonsense. I'm an American and worked hard for my country. I worked for the State, the Federal Government and the Army National Guard. I have top secret clearance for the Subase in Groton Connecticut...My history will not be ignored. I don't deserved to be searched and if I ever walked through security at an airport they should salute me.....When I worked at Bradley International Airport I used to fly for free and everybody knew my name. I save my change for the laundry and never wash unless I have a full load. When I get gas for the Mustang I never put more than $20 dollars in the tank…I will not carry around all that gas. Its heavy. Leave it in the ground at the gas station, it will be there if I need it. I do a lot of things to economize and cut back. I just absolutely refuse to give them anything if I don’t have to. Most of this for me is common sense and the end result is I have money in my pocket at payday and I don't owe anybody anything...

"There's not a lot you can do about the national economy, but there is a lot you can do about your personal economy." - Zig Ziglar

"Animal Welfare Activists Targeted In Bills to Curb Investigations"

Animal welfare activists targeted in bills to curb investigations - The Washington Post

Headline in Washington Post yesterday......

   “SACRAMENTO, Calif. In an effort led by the meat and poultry industries, state legislators nationwide are introducing laws to make it harder for animal welfare advocates to investigate cruelty and food safety. Some bills would make it illegal to take photographs at a farming operation. Others want to make it a crime to lie on an application for a job at a plant“. 

Comment..........SOUNDS LIKE THEY WANT TO KILL IN PRIVATE, TO HIDE THEIR BRUTALITY. IF THE CROOKED POLITICIANS PASS THIS, IT IS THE SAME AS A LICENSE TO KILL ANYWAY THEY WANT!!! I TOLD YOU THESE MONSTERS WERE EVIL. Duck, Geese, Chickens, Pigs, Cows, Sheep, in fact any living creature that breaths air has brains! They feel pain! They have feelings! If you hurt them, they cry! If you don’t feed them, they starve to death! If you don’t give them water they die of thirst. These are the same people that grind baby male chickens live (peeps) because they don't lay eggs then mix the remains to feed the chickens…If they don't grind them up, they throw them in a dumpster and suffocate them to death... The same people that send horses from America  (race horses and horses that are too old to work) to Europe by ship to be slaughtered for food. They are cruel and merciless. If someone doesn't watch and report them God only know what you will be eating for fast food...Do you want to know how they make chicken nuggets?...I don't think so....Believe me, its only about greed and the profit margin…


 

"Meet Cathy"

Went to the beach yesterday in Rhode Island with my beautiful girlfriend. As always in anything we do we had a wonderful day. I don't know how else to say this. God gave me a priceless gift and her name is Cathy. She is the light of my life. We are compatible in every way possible. Meeting her can only be described as a miracle. I feel like I was blessed to find her. She is a treasure. I don't know what I did to deserve her but I will be gratefully thanking God for the rest of my life. I truly mean that. I love you Baby.

"Another Before Thought"

    These days when we go into stores or go out to dinner. I don't make it obvious but I always look for the exits or suspicious people. I think they teach you that in spy school... Its occurred to me that this is happening now as a before thought. Its becoming an automatic thought before the fact. In other words, should we go in there and if we do, who is there and where should we sit or stand? A few years ago it was, be careful going into certain places in a large city. Now its anywhere and everywhere. Its hard to tell the difference between the freaks and weirdo’s. At times I joke about putting on my bullet proof vest. Its becoming more of a reality everyday.....

      He's now going into his second term and there are still young men and woman dieing in those horrible places.... The flag in front of my building is at half mast more than it is at full mast.. For What???.......Also in Obama's food stamp country, its back to thinking if I can afford it or do I really need to go there because of the gas prices. I seen a sign here in Connecticut near a highway, gas $3.95.9 a gallon…Are we are closing in on that inevitable $4.99.9 a gallon? Oh well, the Arabs say, “We can afford it, that our economy can stand it“ …..Obama must agree so I guess if they say so, we can…

  So because of this, we now live in a country filled with greed that is breeding resentment and hate. A country where you have to keep looking over your shoulder even when you walk down the street in your own neighborhood. A country where it isn’t safe to even go to school or church. A country where you are not safe even in your own home. A country where the cop with a night stick has turned into a SWAT team. Tell me you haven’t thought of a home invasion and I will call you blind and say your head is in the sand.

     We were invited to a friends home a few weeks ago. This was very beautiful large home in an affluent town in my state. The owner has a gun to protect himself and his family and the discussion turned to the topic of home invasion. Just being in that house for a few hours that afternoon I felt fearful and uncomfortable. I don't remember that ever happening to me. All this talk about gun control and magazine size is ridiculous and a waste of time. People are arming themselves because they are afraid. I mean this topic is on everyone's minds but nobody talks about it. The Taliban and the radical Muslims are pointing at the United States laughing hysterically at us. This domestic terrorism is going to get worse. I don’t care how much the thieves in Washington, political hacks and the fact finders say things are improving. Its Not!!! They say that because they are liars and there is nothing they can do. How come they never use the word greed? The future is bleak especially when all the Middle East has to do is twist the gas knife…. Its like we are sitting on the edge a cliff, innocently looking at the view thinking that its OK and not paying attention to the killers that are standing right behind us…

"See It For What Its Worth"

The more I think about it, the more I like the idea of dropping Twitter, Facebook and Google Plus. I mean under the guise of friends and family these things are information gatherers for people trying sell you something. I seldom actually sign on to Facebook or twitter. Its mostly for posting my Blog. Its the same with Google Plus. Google Plus is responsible for ruining my cell phone by uploading a bunch of unwanted pictures that I can't delete. Sooner or later I will be phasing these three bad habits from my life. I am not one of those human clones that I always talk about. I am not just a number or something  to be counted. I'm going to keep my individualism and freedom of choice by not sharing anything about me. I've seen other people drop these things. They are just fine. As far as I'm concerned, Its none of anybody's business what I do when I do it or not. In the past because of these three advertising diseases I've had to change passwords because some freak of nature sent stuff to someone with my name on it...In the past I've seen other people stop the insanity. If you don't see me or hear from me. No, I didn't die! I'm just tired of people I don't know, knowing everything about me. Right now  I am working on step one. Admitting I have a problem with these things and doing something about it....

"The Walmart Generation"

   I wrote this in 2010 ... I was telling someone yesterday about this young woman. We were discussing how many ways the government and the advertising agency's watch us and keep track of us. Now or very soon there will be Drone aircraft along with the satellite cameras, security cameras and bar codes. In a past post I mentioned human clones. You could say they are part of the Walmart generation...I think I posted this here in the past. This is the edited version but its worth another read... At least I think it is...

    I went to Walmart for some things and when I went to pay, I met “Cashier Amy“. I said, Hi cashier Amy, how are you? She replied with a cute smile, “I’m fine sir but I’m not a cashier. Its at this point I looked at her name tag again and wondered why it said, “Hi, my name is Amy” and right under that, the word cashier written in black letters on a yellow background and after all she was on the cash register. Honest, I couldn't resist here so I put on my best smile and asked her... I said, why does it say cashier on your name tag? She replied, “I don’t work in the front anymore I work in the back and I just haven’t taken it off the thing yet. I'm just filling in here right now”, she said looking and pointing at the badge. “Oh, then with a straight face I said, How are the bosses here going to know what you do?” “Are you going to have the tattoo bar code on your neck or on the inside of your arm? Wait a minute. Now, you probably realize I’m kidding, right? I am saying this to her and I look very serious and really trying not to smile…Meanwhile this kid is serious when she replies, “I not going to let them put any tattoos on me“, and in the next breath says, “Piercing I don’t mind but not tattoos“. I said, as serious as I could, “You do know that sooner or later that’s going to happen! Walmart always wants to know where its employees are and what they are doing”. Then at this point I said, “Sooner or later they will tell you to do that“. Its either that or you won’t have a job. She seriously agreed and I noticed the line was getting longer. It didn't matter because I had to leave before I started laughing. I was kidding with her but she actually thought I was serious.
   I believe that in the direction the country is going now that this will happen in the future.…..I said the other day that there so many people in this country we don’t know who are enemies are. The only solution is a neat little bar code tattoo or a GPS implant somewhere on your body. They have them on your car, dogs and cats why not on humans? It just makes sense. Cashier Amy wasn’t shocked and she actually thought I was serious. To her the idea was just one of those things that will happen sooner or later and acceptable……How do you know there wasn't some kind tracking device implanted in your body like if you born, say after 1980? Do you really know if there is some kind of locator on your body right now? A microscopic pin point that can hear and find you. Wait, there is and do you know what its called?....... Its called a cell phone…..Wait again, the reason the Government doesn’t care how many people there are in this country is…What’s the first thing they buy when they get to this country? A cell phone…Wow…. I could be on to something……Hmmmm?