'Tis Easter....

Always a week behind...



and because I forgot last week..

Further degradation and proof of evil in this world

  Evil exists in this world and it exists in many shapes and forms and I know that even feeling/thinking this way will get me chastised and severely beat up by progressives/left/democrats.  I believe this is one of the reasons the roman empire fell apart.  But hey, what do I know.

  Few people, for sure some might just because they can..... athiests?  democrats? who?, will disagree that human beings are born with a sense of right from wrong.

sense of right and wrong - motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions.

 Unless to preserve ones life, we know it is wrong to kill another human being.
Right?  or  Wrong?

Read the below.  I believe this is wrong and typifies the moral degradation of America.  It confounds me that human beings are able to rationalize this type of behaviorism.

http://washingtonexaminer.com/in-shift-medicare-would-pay-for-sex-change-operations/article/2525782


    For the first time since 1981, when it dubbed sex-change operations "experimental," Medicare has opened the door to covering transexual operations, adding to the growing list of operations that would be allowed under Obamacare.
Acting on a new request, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said it is starting a new analysis that could lift the spending ban for sex-change operations with a goal of making a decision two days after Christmas and on the eve of Obamacare kicking in Jan. 1.
     A 30-day public comment period just opened on the proposed "National Coverage Determination."
"Surgical Treatment for Gender Identity Disorder, formerly referred to as transsexual surgery in 140.3, is currently noncovered under the Medicare Part A and Part B programs. The existing policy, which became effective in 1981, states that transsexual surgery is considered experimental," said the notice just posted on the CMS.gov site.

    "Please note that we are making an administrative change to the NCD title under this reconsideration to reflect current medical terminology. The new title for Section 140.3 will be Surgical Treatment for Gender Identity Disorder," it adds.
    The National Center for Transgender Equality is among those pushing for the changes.
    In supporting letters to CMS, one of the proponents claims that the experimental status of sex-change operations has long passed and that studies confirm it works. "These medical procedures and treatment protocols are not experimental: decades of both clinical experience and medical research show they are essential to achieving well-being for the transsexual patient," said the letter.
    A second letter called the federal policy discriminatory, and added that failure to get the operation by those who needed can cause death. "The net effect is a failure to treat a treatable disorder which in many cases leads to death. The discrimination (is) clearly un-American," added the letter.

Good Friday

As probably 95% of the world knows it, today is considered "Good Friday".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Friday

In honor of that I am going to confess something...something not so big but just the same here goes.

I love my Kindle. It was bought soon after I came out of the hospital and it did not take long for me begin my love affair with it.  Based on that, the use of the Kindle, I became a member of  ""BookBub"".   See  www.bookbub.com/

I can't stop myself from getting free books, I just can't and now have over 125 books waiting to be read.

Don't go there, never ever go to bookbub never - I repeat - never ever ....

Guess there really are ghosts? ? ?

  Just an odd occurrence but I have gained a couple of pounds the last few days. This AM I was a tad over 157 lbs.      Blood pressure this morning is 105 over 54 with a pulse of 62.
strange it is - strange I say.

Do Ya think? 

Team finds signs of ghosts in Pa.

NEW CASTLE, Pa. (UPI) -- A team of paranormal investigators from Ohio said they have detected signs of ghosts at a former mental institution in Pennsylvania.

The Cleveland Paranormal Research Society said they heard unexplained whistling and screaming and found other signs of ghosts including shadows and a moving necklace during their March 16 visit to Hill View Manor in New Castle, WEWS-TV, Cleveland, reported Tuesday.

The facility was built in 1926 to house mentally ill and elderly patients. It was closed for financial reasons in 2004.

The investigators said they also captured photos of mysterious "floating mist" inside the building.

Copyright 2013 by United Press International

Wednesday for sure?

Guy must have liked to drink....

 Caretaker allegedly drank $102k in whiskey

SCOTTDALE, Pa. (UPI) -- The caretaker of a Pennsylvania mansion is accused of drinking 52 bottles of whiskey appraised at a total $102,400.

Patricia Hill, who purchased the Scottdale mansion in 2012, said caretaker John Saunders, 62, helped her remove and dust off nine cases of Old Farm Pure Rye Whiskey that were apparently concealed in the walls of the home by industrialist J.P. Brennan, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reported Monday.

"My guess is that Mr. Brennan ordered 10 cases ... pre-Prohibition," Hill said. I was told by his family that family members used to greet him at the door each day with a shot of whiskey.

Hill said she discovered after Saunders moved out that he had apparently drank 52 of the 108 bottles of the whiskey, which was bottled in 1912 at the West Overton Distilling Co. She said the missing booze was appraised at a total $102,400 by New York auction house Bonhams.

"This whole experience has shocked me," Hill said. I was shocked when I found them, shocked to find Mr. Saunders drank them, and shocked when I received the appraisal. I had just planned to preserve them.

Saunders was arrested and is now charged with receiving stolen property and theft. He is scheduled for a preliminary hearing Wednesday.

Copyright 2013 by United Press International

Another Tuesday.

Yesterday was a REALLY bad day at least on the emotional level.  Just was in a bad mood, not sure why but was.  Been dealing with trying to remove the Google Updater.exe and cleaned my registry of all references to it.  BUT somehow I also removed the vol info for my back up drive "D" and it would only show up for a little bit then disappear.  Long story short.  Fixed it.

Today does not seem to be any better.  Oh well maybe I'm just suffering from too much cold weather and not enough warm sunshine ! ! !

Read this story today...

Family sues over wrong body in casket

CHESAPEAKE, Va. (UPI) -- A Virginia funeral parlor faces a lawsuit for allegedly putting the body of the wrong man in the casket for a funeral.
The family of James "Jim" Wagner III is suing the Hollomon-Brown Funeral Home over the alleged mix up, The (Norfolk) Virginian-Pilot reported Sunday.
The lawsuit alleges Wagner's widow, Candace, went to the funeral home April 12, 2012, the day after her husband died, and paid $6,592.25, to have her husband's body prepared for an open-casket funeral. Two days later, she dropped off clothing for him to wear the day of the funeral, the lawsuit said.
Then, when friends and family arrived for the funeral, they found the wrong man in the casket -- but the body was dressed in the clothes Candace Wagner dropped off.
It was discovered that the funeral home accidentally transported James Wagner to another one of its locations. The funeral service had to be postponed for 2 hours.
After the service, Nathan Wagner attended his father's cremation "simply to ensure that the correct body was properly serviced and cremated," the lawsuit said.
The lawsuit alleges Candace Wagner experiences "nightmares, panic attacks and flashbacks of seeing another man in her husband's casket and clothing."
Nathan and Candace Wagner have each filed a lawsuit against Hollomon-Brown, both seeking $850,000 in damages.
Copyright 2013 by United Press International

Sunday

Normal ! !

I will do some more talking about the last few posts/ramblings of what I consider the evilness of today's world later.

I wanted to take this opportunity this early in the AM to tell the world I HAD A NORMAL BOWEL MOVEMENT THIS MORNING ! ! !

Only another Short bowel person can really appreciate the beauty of this happening ! ! ! ! ! !  ! And, yes, I know that tomorrow morning it will go back to being primarily colored water but Oh how does it make me feel NORMAL for a little bit.

1. 

Based upon yesterdays thoughts.

More on the nastiness in this world - just incredible..
Maybe it is time for God to end the world because we sure can't straighten it out.
Depressing and I don't think I will do anymore of these.

1.  Suit accuses Elmo puppeteer of meth sex party
http://www.clickorlando.com/entertainment/Suit-accuses-Elmo-puppeteer-of-meth-sex-party/-/1636654/19386510/-/igtwnyz/-/index.html

2.  Kermit Gosnell on Trial for Abortion "House of Horrors"
http://www.sba-list.org/suzy-b-blog/kermit-gosnell-trial-abortion-house-horrors

3.  Clockwork Orange: France a 'savage' nation, book claims
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/9941044/Clockwork-Orange-France-a-savage-nation-book-claims.html

4.  Despite abortion views, Biden, Pelosi receive Communion in Vatican Mass
http://www.washingtontimes.com/blog/inside-politics/2013/mar/19/despite-abortion-views-biden-pelosi-receive-commun/
            That is the reason all the good little catholics in New Mexico are such frikken hypocrites - disgusting on how they even try to justify it

5.  Ohio School Shooter TJ Lane Jailed For Life
http://news.sky.com/story/1066851/ohio-school-shooter-tj-lane-jailed-for-life

6.  Mumbai teen hangs self after sexual abuse at ashram school
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Mumbai-teen-hangs-self-after-sexual-abuse-at-ashram-school/articleshow/19081886.cms

Things that are irritating me...

Woke up (7AM) this morning really sick forgot that the bucket was next to my bed and ran to the bathroom, luckily I did not have anything bad happen. Now on my 2nd cup of coffee and am settling down a little bit.  Wonder what brought this on?

I can't quite grasp why everything is starting to irritate me.  I am finding (and yeah I know it is not new) that there is more bad in this world than good.  I just cannot believe some of the rotten things that people do to each other day in and day out and/or how society is changing .....


For instance take some of today's stories:

1.  TSA agents 'humiliated' wounded Marine with aggressive inspection.                
http://www.washingtontimes.com/blog/inside-politics/2013/mar/19/tsa-agents-humiliated-wounded-marine-aggressive-in/

2.  Church Won’t Do Weddings For Straight Couples Until Same-Sex Marriage Is Legal
 http://charlotte.cbslocal.com/2013/03/18/church-wont-do-weddings-for-straight-couples-until-same-sex-marriage-is-legal/

3.  One for the stupids:
Facebook Posts May Have Caused Fight At Annapolis High School; 7 Arrested
http://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2013/03/18/7-students-arrested-after-school-fight-at-annapolis-high-school/

4.  Texas congressman Steve Stockman defends gun rights and rocks the boat with Ted Nugent.  Read it to see....
http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/342824/back-saddle-betsy-woodruff

5.  Being the Better Person Will Teach People To Treat You Like Crap
http://lifehacker.com/5842923/being-the-better-person-will-teach-people-to-treat-you-like-crap

6.  Obama Pardons 17 Felons, First in His Second Term (each is an individual case some right some wrong)
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/02/us/politics/obama-pardons-17-felons-first-in-his-second-term.html?_r=0

7.  Big Breaks for Blowjobs: The Dark Underbelly of the Miss USA Pageant
http://jezebel.com/5989839/big-breaks-for-blowjobs-the-dark-underbelly-of-the-miss-usa-pageant

8.  Kris Humphries Family On Kim Kardashian Marriage: 'It Was A Sham'
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/10/kris-humphries-family-kim-kardashian-marriage_n_2848315.html

9.  Police: Baby Jonylah's diaper was not being changed when she was shot last week
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2013-03-19/news/ct-met-jonylah-homicide-investigation-20130319_1_baby-jonylah-police-station-multiple-times

10.  Teen inmate claims guard got her pregnant
http://www.abqjournal.com/main/2013/03/19/news/teen-inmate-claims-guard-got-her-pregnant.html

Obituary

Wonder what mine will be like?  Hmmmm.  Maybe I ought to start writing it now.


 Humorous obituary goes viralLONG BEACH, Miss. (UPI) -- A Mississippi man's obituary, written by his daughter, has gone viral online for its unusual content and good-natured humor.
"Harry Weathersby Stamps, ladies' man, foodie, natty dresser, and accomplished traveler, died on Saturday, March 9, 2013," began the obituary in Monday's Sun Herald, Gulfport, Miss.
The obituary for the Long Beach man, who died at age 80 after years as a dialysis patient, was written by his daughter, Amanda Lewis.
"He despised phonies, his 1969 Volvo [which he also loved], know-it-all Yankees, Southerners who used the words 'veranda' and 'porte cochere' to put on airs, eating grape leaves, Law and Order [all franchises], cats, and Martha Stewart. In reverse order. He particularly hated Daylight Saving Time, which he referred to as 'The Devil's Time.' It is not lost on his family that he died the very day that he would have had to spring his clock forward. This can only be viewed as his final protest," the obituary read.
Lewis said she was pleased with the reception the obituary has received online.
"Probably the best compliment I've gotten is that at least six people asked if he wrote it," she said.
"The family asks that in honor of Harry that you write your Congressman and ask for the repeal of Daylight Saving Time. Harry wanted everyone to get back on the Lord's Time," the obituary concluded.
Copyright 2013 by United Press International

High levels of frustration with Fix-It Utilities Pro

    I cannot recall the last time I have been so frustrated with the installation of a program.  Seriously! !  I bought Fix-It Utilities at Sam's Club because I had owned previous versions of the software and thought highly of it.

    This version is # 12.0.32.24 and I'm so sorry I bought it.  I certainly cannot take it back to Sam's Club, nor do I feel like sending it back the the parent company, Avanquest.  Although it does do a fine job of cleaning up the registry there are freeware programs that do that job and are maybe a little better at it.

    I have installed, un-installed, and re-installed the product around 30 times.  This to include hand scrubbing the registry of all remnants of the program.  Super time consuming and still do not have an anti-virus portion running

   The latest fiasco was I left information, pictures of the problem, on the VCOM website.  They responded and said to download another program and install it. I thought cool ! !  Just had to go to here:   https://dl.dropbox.com/u/24659340/ReleasedBuilds/14.3/FI_PRO_14.3.32.2_ENU.exe download it and I will then have working version # 14.3.32.4 BUT when I went to install it I had this error happen

  When I say OK it continues to install but does not install the Anti-Malware (anti-virus) portion of the program.  Then after the program is installed and you try to install the frikken updates you get this error:

    So far I have not had any response from the technical/help desk folks.

    I am within 24 hours of saying the heck with it.  The program only cost $40.00 but I have spent approximately 24 hours of my time dealing with it and even at minimum wage ($7.50 an hour)  that would come to around $180. bucks.  Not to bright on my part is it?

Enough.

AND check this out !  !

I was on hold for 45 minutes while waiting to tell them I had direct access to their server.  I literally could have downloaded all of their programs and it would have been a piece of cake to bust 'em.  I didn't even get a thank you well  I did see below.  Here is the email I received from them after I sent a recording of what I had done and what was wrong on their part.  Again . . . enough.....................

Hi Matt,

Thank you for contacting Avanquest Technical Support.

Thank you for the quick response, we have verified this and have relayed the information to our developer, we are currently correcting this information and we appreciate your assistance. This issue will be resolve within the day. We appreciate your comments and suggestion. 

If you have any further questions, please write back to us.

Thank you,   
Imee D
Avanquest Technical Support

Office hours are: 
8:00AM to 5:00PM Pacific Time, Monday-Friday
Closed, Saturday and Sunday
We are closed on all major holidays.

The Technical Support department strives to provide our customers with quality technical support.  We are always looking for means to improve our services.  Please take a moment to respond to the survey found below.

http://www.avanquest.com/survey

--------------- Original Message ---------------
From: Matt DeBack [matt.deback@comcast.net]
Sent: 3/13/2013
To: support2@avanquestusa.com
Subject: Re: Avanquest USA Case # 00185439:    [ ref:_00D60IlZ8._50060P1vvj:ref ]


Attached please find the recorded steps that allowed me to go where I 
shouldnot have been allowed.
  I figured this might be a little better than the screen shots alone.

Any further info just let me know.

Matt

On 3/13/2013 10:33 AM, Avanquest Support wrote:

Hi Matt,

Thank you for contacting Avanquest USA Technical Support.

Please reply with the screenshot of the page for us to research on the issue.

If you have any further questions, please write back to us.

Thank you,
Imee
Avanquest USA Technical Support

Office hours are:
8:00AM to 5:00PM Pacific Time, Monday-Friday
Closed, Saturday and Sunday
We are closed on all major holidays.

The Technical Support department strives to provide our customers with quality technical support. We are always looking for means to improve our services. Please take a moment to respond to the survey found below.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/X3NM876


ref:_00D60IlZ8._50060P1vvj:ref

A smile for today...

I don't have any doctor's appointments this week!   WHHHOOOOO  HHHOOOO

But I am going to the Social Security office.  Need to ask some questions about money and Medicare.. Ugh.
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Sunday cartoon

Stupid things & Punography

Where does the time go?

       Seriously!  It is Friday and I can't believe that the week has just disappeared.  Why is "time" just flitting by?  Yeah, I know my life is F'd up but I don't work except for stuff around the house so how does time just disappear so quickly?

   Segue way into:   I bought a new software program (from Sam's Club) called Fix-It Utilities Pro.  Since I had used previous versions and had been well pleased with how it worked I bought the newest version which worked with Windows 7.  So I realize that the time I spent dealing with the installation makes time just slip away. 

    I went to install it and then the nightmare began.  I must have installed, re-installed, scrubbed the registry between 20 and 30 times.  Spent days on it.  If my time is worth x amount of dollars per hour ........ well the product cost $40.00 and I spent $5,000.00 installing it.  Me be just plain stupid.

   The problem arose when the system wants to upgrade the product from version 12.0.32.22 to the latest/newest version of 14.3.32.22.  Then everything just disappears with the exception of keys in the registry.  I can feel my chest getting tight just writing this little bit about it.  Needless to say I am not upgrading the product because it works for what I want it to at the current level.

   Today is gonna be a good day because I get to go out.  I have to go to the Coumadin doc to test for warfarin levels  Then I need to go to WalMart to pick up a prescription.  

   Yesterday was absolutely freaking beautiful, today is gonna be nice but tomorrow might bring rain and snow in the higher elevations.  Higher elevations?  Heck I'm at 5500 feet...  

   Yesterday was 70 degrees so I potted around in the garage and FINALLY put the Xmas lights back in the boxes and into the cabinet.  Inventoried stuff and tried to figure out what I need to get the yard looking kinda nice.

   Started the bike up and left it run for a little bit.  EVERY time I do that I think I just might say the hell with everyone and try and start riding again.  I just can't seem to bring myself to sell it!   Once I almost traded it for a C-5 Yellow Corvette but the guys wife lit into him pretty bad. I guess he has several other Harleys' and she put her foot down?  Oh well.

You have to read this article, 2 years this guy spent in solitary confinement here in New Mexiko.  Incredible.

Synopsis: A man who was driving across country in 2005 and found himself thrown in a New Mexico jail for DWI and then spent nearly two years in solitary confinement, has won $15.5 million in one of the largest prisoner civil rights awards in U.S. history.

http://abcnews.go.com/US/prisoner-left-solitary-years-receives-155m-settlement/story?id=18677197

Sunday Humor

February Weight info..

Once again it is time for the weight stats.. so here goes.  You, well maybe not you but I, can tell by the rise and fall of the weight where my bad days are. (Too long of a sentence or run on?) Too bad..Positive note is the weight increase for the 90 day period.  3.6 pounds does not sound like much but it helps fill out my flabby ass.  Which by now one would know is the result of all that rapid weight loss which occurred on 7/10/2010  07:35 PM.  It is now Friday 3/1/2013 at 10:13:49 AM so it has been:

2 years 7 months 21 days,

14 hours 38 minutes 49 seconds
or
137 weekends
or
965 days
or
23,150 hours (15,433 waking hours)
 or
1,389,038 minutes
or
83,342,329 seconds

Foist of March

Stupid story..

 Tooth Fairy poll shows recovering economy

OAK BROOK, Ill. (UPI) -- An Illinois Tooth Fairy poll spokesman said the increased amount given children for lost baby teeth augurs good news for the U.S. economy.

The Original Tooth Fairy poll revealed the average Tooth Fairy gift went up from $2.10 in 2011 to $2.42 in 2012, a 15.2 percent gain, Delta Dental in Oak Brook, Ill., reported.

The Original Tooth Fairy Poll showed trends in Tooth Fairy gifts has tracked the Standard & Poor's 500 index in nine of the last 10 years. In 2012, the TF's gain of 15.2 percent was similar to the S&P gain of 13.4 percent.

"As the leaders of the dental benefits industry, we look at all kinds of economic indicators. I'm happy to say that the Tooth Fairy delivered encouraging news about the country's economic recovery in 2012," said Delta Dental Plans Association's spokesman, Bill Hupp.

The survey, which contacted more than 1.200 parents nationwide, indicated the Tooth Fairy rewarded first-time tooth losers even more generously, leaving an average of $3.49.

In 98 percent of the homes the Tooth Fairy visited, cash was left for consolation for the first loss. The remaining 2 percent got toys, candy, gum or other gifts.