Ooppppppssss, I am back in hibernation/hermit mode. My neaighbors are crazy..no really one was take to the psych ward, and they let her out!
Then there are the many, many walking nutballs that roam the streets of Portland, screming, one whistles at the top of his lungs, etc. WOW, lets use some of that "stimulas money" to build some new 2,000 bed Psych Hospitals! Get the nuts off the streets!
Having a building meeting Monday about this and a few other issues, like keeping doors open to the hall, smelly people who don't wash or change their clothes more than twice per month. I am not kidding! They smell like dead fish, urine, stale tobacco and that old people smell!
The only safe place is at home!
Sunday, November 08, 2009
Wednesday, November 04, 2009
The Liberal Whine!
OMG..I had to listen to the Liberals whine today, as I mentioned Republican election victories. Obama is saving the country, bla, bla, bla! Of course the biggest whiner is an excon who doesn't like anyone telling him what to do.....duh!
Our Senior housing......all public assisted housing, is going non-smoking the First of the year! Smokers, the minority, are crying their rights re being violated. It's time the highly negative vocal minority shut up! Majority rules....Liberals are fools!
Can't wait to get away from the La-La -Liberals on the West Coast! They can have it!
Our Senior housing......all public assisted housing, is going non-smoking the First of the year! Smokers, the minority, are crying their rights re being violated. It's time the highly negative vocal minority shut up! Majority rules....Liberals are fools!
Can't wait to get away from the La-La -Liberals on the West Coast! They can have it!
Monday, November 02, 2009
"House of Death" ....strikes again!
My apartment community for seniors, which I call the "House of Death" due to the high number of deaths from old foggies , who should be in a nursing home, has yielded another victim on Halloween! A 62 year old heroin addict OD'd. I was in college during the 1960's......... didn't do drugs or hang with people who did. Now, all the druggies from that era are still druggies, and many live in my building! Very annoying to say the least.
I have a difficult time garnering any sympathy for meth addicts, alcoholics, or any other type of addict. What ever happened to "personal responsibilty"? What happened to jail?
Aside from the deaths....at least 10 in the 18 months I've lived there, there are also several ambulance trips per week, mostly by a select few! My hypocondriac neighbor went twice in three days last week for relatively nothing. Have insurance, abuse the insurance!
I have a difficult time garnering any sympathy for meth addicts, alcoholics, or any other type of addict. What ever happened to "personal responsibilty"? What happened to jail?
Aside from the deaths....at least 10 in the 18 months I've lived there, there are also several ambulance trips per week, mostly by a select few! My hypocondriac neighbor went twice in three days last week for relatively nothing. Have insurance, abuse the insurance!
Thursday, October 29, 2009
The Final Conspiracy
As I watched the TV News of the darkness falling over the world economy, a thought that this is all planned and expected, came to mind.
The End of Life as we know it, the End Times, The Apocalypse on December 21, 2012.
Many Govenment programs such as Health Care Reform, Social Security Reform and Medicare Reform, all take place fter this date.
On last night’s news, an asteroid was announced, one of the heralds of Muslim End Times. The Worldwide Economic Crisis, war with Israel, high unemployment, financial meltdowns, natural disasters, are all manner of events, which mankind seems unable to fix or prevent.
Unless…….unless, the world governments, and conspiracy centers of the Illuminati, NWO, Council on Foreign Relations, Catholic Church, (see The Insider ), the Obama Administration, etc. all know, what is coming.
They have had centuries of information and predictions to understand, and for at least 30 years, Super Computers, like at the NSA to decipher codes & information. How long they have known this is all true, who knows, but it may explain the apparent irresponsible increase in US National Debt of Trillions of Dollars, that don’t exist and can never be repaid. It hardly matters how much is spent, if we all only have three years left! It’s a thought.
See these References:
Conspiracy
The End of Life as we know it, the End Times, The Apocalypse on December 21, 2012.
Many Govenment programs such as Health Care Reform, Social Security Reform and Medicare Reform, all take place fter this date.
On last night’s news, an asteroid was announced, one of the heralds of Muslim End Times. The Worldwide Economic Crisis, war with Israel, high unemployment, financial meltdowns, natural disasters, are all manner of events, which mankind seems unable to fix or prevent.
Unless…….unless, the world governments, and conspiracy centers of the Illuminati, NWO, Council on Foreign Relations, Catholic Church, (see The Insider ), the Obama Administration, etc. all know, what is coming.
They have had centuries of information and predictions to understand, and for at least 30 years, Super Computers, like at the NSA to decipher codes & information. How long they have known this is all true, who knows, but it may explain the apparent irresponsible increase in US National Debt of Trillions of Dollars, that don’t exist and can never be repaid. It hardly matters how much is spent, if we all only have three years left! It’s a thought.
See these References:
Conspiracy
Monday, October 26, 2009
You Can Find Out About Emergency First Aid
by DAVID SIMMONS
The primary objective of emergency medical treatment is to prevent the condition of the person involved from deteriorating and to save their life if possible. A great number of folks are involved in accidents each year and many of these are seriously injured or die. However, these people could be rescued if more people would train themselves concerning emergency treatment methods.
It is a skill that puts someone in a secure condition before emergency EMS workers arrive. You need not hold a degree in medical triage to apply the fundamental principles of this skill, but you should have the willingness to learn what you can. Often the difference is made by using elementary training that can ultimately provide a second chance for the individual you are caring for.
When emergency first aid is applied promptly and competently it can make the difference between someone recovering completely from their ordeal, having to deal with a permanent injury or meeting death.
As stated previously, the basics of emergency first aid can make a big difference, however it is likewise vitally critical to have access to the right medical items and supplies.
Of course there are several compromises that should be considered as the necessary items will not always be accessible, but if you keep the appropriate materials nearby the whole process will be much easier. Keeping the right supplies and equipment on-hand could also, in some cases, influence whether you save the life of the injured.
Emergency first aid training and treatment can be accomplished in both minor and critical cases. Minor injuries include small cuts and bruises which can be treated with an antibacterial spray and bandage. The key goal is to keep minor wounds clear and do not have any contaminants which can be the source of infection.
Extreme instances may be treated temporarily by stalling blood loss and usually is the result of an accident. In such an event, the aim of emergency medical procedures should be to stabilize the person's vital life functions until professional emergency workers arrive on the scene. Ensuring that the wounded stay awake by asking them questions can ease the stress of the situation. Ask them questions regarding what is hurting or on simple things to determine their mental state. Your report will be helpful to the EMS workers.
Sometimes, your patient could be somebody in cardiac arrest and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is required. If a CPR mouth barrier is available the entire procedure can be much less problematic and you will have the additional benefit of being protected against any biological viral transmission.
An additional benefit of gaining these skills, supplies and equipment is the satisfaction and feeling of being in command of any situation.
If you have ever been involved in an emergency situation and were not sure of what to do, imagine for one second the difference it would make and the lives you could preserve. Don't undervalue the importance of these skills.
If you feel the impulse to learn this skill, do not procrastinate. Bite the bullet today and make a new goal to learn emergency medical procedures in depth.
Organize today for an emergency. Find more concerning emergency medical procedures, purchase first aid bags and other emergency gear at www.SurvivalGearFirst.com.
The primary objective of emergency medical treatment is to prevent the condition of the person involved from deteriorating and to save their life if possible. A great number of folks are involved in accidents each year and many of these are seriously injured or die. However, these people could be rescued if more people would train themselves concerning emergency treatment methods.
It is a skill that puts someone in a secure condition before emergency EMS workers arrive. You need not hold a degree in medical triage to apply the fundamental principles of this skill, but you should have the willingness to learn what you can. Often the difference is made by using elementary training that can ultimately provide a second chance for the individual you are caring for.
When emergency first aid is applied promptly and competently it can make the difference between someone recovering completely from their ordeal, having to deal with a permanent injury or meeting death.
As stated previously, the basics of emergency first aid can make a big difference, however it is likewise vitally critical to have access to the right medical items and supplies.
Of course there are several compromises that should be considered as the necessary items will not always be accessible, but if you keep the appropriate materials nearby the whole process will be much easier. Keeping the right supplies and equipment on-hand could also, in some cases, influence whether you save the life of the injured.
Emergency first aid training and treatment can be accomplished in both minor and critical cases. Minor injuries include small cuts and bruises which can be treated with an antibacterial spray and bandage. The key goal is to keep minor wounds clear and do not have any contaminants which can be the source of infection.
Extreme instances may be treated temporarily by stalling blood loss and usually is the result of an accident. In such an event, the aim of emergency medical procedures should be to stabilize the person's vital life functions until professional emergency workers arrive on the scene. Ensuring that the wounded stay awake by asking them questions can ease the stress of the situation. Ask them questions regarding what is hurting or on simple things to determine their mental state. Your report will be helpful to the EMS workers.
Sometimes, your patient could be somebody in cardiac arrest and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is required. If a CPR mouth barrier is available the entire procedure can be much less problematic and you will have the additional benefit of being protected against any biological viral transmission.
An additional benefit of gaining these skills, supplies and equipment is the satisfaction and feeling of being in command of any situation.
If you have ever been involved in an emergency situation and were not sure of what to do, imagine for one second the difference it would make and the lives you could preserve. Don't undervalue the importance of these skills.
If you feel the impulse to learn this skill, do not procrastinate. Bite the bullet today and make a new goal to learn emergency medical procedures in depth.
Organize today for an emergency. Find more concerning emergency medical procedures, purchase first aid bags and other emergency gear at www.SurvivalGearFirst.com.
Friday, October 23, 2009
I am a Grandpa...Again!
After 36 hours of not knowing what's going on 3000 miles away on the other coast, I found out today I have a grandson! Nine pounds of bouncing baby boy! Which is huge concidering my daughter is a size 2, 115 pound waif!
The hospital web site had pics and I can't wait to see them! I'll admit to worrying a little when I heard nothing, but hey, what's a father to do? all are healthy! Yippie!
The hospital web site had pics and I can't wait to see them! I'll admit to worrying a little when I heard nothing, but hey, what's a father to do? all are healthy! Yippie!
Monday, October 19, 2009
H1N1 Swine Flu....Don't Be A Fool
OK, if you do not know about the H1N1 virus or flu, your from Mars or been in the Amazon Rain Forest for the last year. Wash your hands.....well duh! Sanitizer, tissue, vaccine, masks, seem to be in short supply! Old guy next to me, sniffling, sneezing, coughing...I just asked him he has swine flue...he left! Dumb ass.
The #1 way to fight swine flue is stay home if your sick! As the virus spreads more and more get ill, employers will mandate sick people stay home, getting paid sick days or not! Governments offices in Portland, OR already have signs barring entry if sick!
This also means to avoid public transportation, crowds....like the movies, malls, sporting events, concerts, school, etc.! YES IT CAN GET THAT BAD!
OK, you won't be allowed to have "fun" for a few weeks! Waaaaaaaaaa! Better than death? Yes people will be inconvenienced, they will rebel and try to get away with mingling, etc. Governments may have to employ mandatory quarantines!
So don't be a fool, stay home if sick, get the vaccine....think!
The #1 way to fight swine flue is stay home if your sick! As the virus spreads more and more get ill, employers will mandate sick people stay home, getting paid sick days or not! Governments offices in Portland, OR already have signs barring entry if sick!
This also means to avoid public transportation, crowds....like the movies, malls, sporting events, concerts, school, etc.! YES IT CAN GET THAT BAD!
OK, you won't be allowed to have "fun" for a few weeks! Waaaaaaaaaa! Better than death? Yes people will be inconvenienced, they will rebel and try to get away with mingling, etc. Governments may have to employ mandatory quarantines!
So don't be a fool, stay home if sick, get the vaccine....think!
Saturday, October 17, 2009
Rain.....Finally They Got it Right!
The local weather forecasts are among the worst I have seen anywhere in the country! They are not correct even 50% of the time. At first I thought they were backward and did not have the latest radar and computers....but then found out they have the same ones as Detroit and Denver. Today was forcast to be heavy rain (2"+), as of 5:00 PM last night....by noon today, it had not started, but is now raining sprinkles! There is not street flooding, no motor homes sailing down the street, etc. In fact the sun was out earlier and it's almost 65F. All I can say about the weather here is ....DUH! And like everywhere in the US I've lived, the TV weathermen say, "If you don't like the weather, wait five minutes"....how original is that?
Monday, October 12, 2009
The Burgler.....Rip Off Old Folks?
Saturday, a young thief came in behind a resident and went floor to floor, apartment to apartment, trying doors...even knocking on those that were locked in order to feed his drug addiction or whatever. The fact that he was "a person of color", about 18 fit many stereotypes. No resident shot him, stabbed him, or beat him with a baseball bat(I was not home). He was quickly captured by police, with several thousand dollars in cash in his possession....not enough to buy drugs or alcohol? Another scumbag off the street. Here is the funny part...I live in the "Cultural Center"!
Sunday, October 04, 2009
Still Waiting!
Bah, my daughter is having the second grandchild any day........but not TODAY! Of course it's more difficult for her...LOL She plans to work through the week! If working doesn't get her to birth, what will...ride a horse?
Attempting to stay out of trouble, but so many bums, addicts, and drunks annoy me, it get more difficult. In about a year, I hope to live in the country, city life is not for me! Denver Broncos on TV today vs Cowboys! It's cold (45F) and cloudy...another day of free Starbucks!
10-07-09 Still no baby.........egads!
10-08-09 Just got an email from my daughter...nope nothing yet! 40 weeks!
10-09-09 Nope, another day, no grand child. Geeeeze pop out already!
10-10-09 OK, still no grand child...tic toc, tic toc!
10-11-09 Just got email...not yet...baby likes it inside, I guess.
10-14-09 My daughter is going on a 200 mile trip, 10 days past her due date! Uh huh.
10-17-09 Well she went on the Trip to my 9 yr old granddaughters cheer leading competition.looked all over the web for results..nothing. Bah. Still no baby. May induce labor on Monday! Uh huh!
Attempting to stay out of trouble, but so many bums, addicts, and drunks annoy me, it get more difficult. In about a year, I hope to live in the country, city life is not for me! Denver Broncos on TV today vs Cowboys! It's cold (45F) and cloudy...another day of free Starbucks!
10-07-09 Still no baby.........egads!
10-08-09 Just got an email from my daughter...nope nothing yet! 40 weeks!
10-09-09 Nope, another day, no grand child. Geeeeze pop out already!
10-10-09 OK, still no grand child...tic toc, tic toc!
10-11-09 Just got email...not yet...baby likes it inside, I guess.
10-14-09 My daughter is going on a 200 mile trip, 10 days past her due date! Uh huh.
10-17-09 Well she went on the Trip to my 9 yr old granddaughters cheer leading competition.looked all over the web for results..nothing. Bah. Still no baby. May induce labor on Monday! Uh huh!
Thursday, October 01, 2009
Free Theater Night 2009....Oooooppss!
Someone told me about "Free Theater Night" yesterday, but upon getting to the web site, I had to wait until the first (today)...uh huh. alas, they are all sold out...duh! anyway, the shows all sounded like crap anyway....no really, I wouldn't see any of them, even for free! See if your town has any tickets left. Click here!
Monday, September 28, 2009
A Great Investment......Me!
I have always worked, taken most any job to survive, feed my family, and pay bills on time. I have been a CEO of two small corporations, a college instructor, and a business analyst for a major software company (see profile). At age 45 I went back to Grad School to work on a M Ed in Instructional Design and a MBA in Management. At age 57 I was laid off from the software company (job went to India). I took a part time job in a bookstore to attempt to make ends meet. It didn't work.....and at age 59, I became homeless and unemployed for over a year, eating in soup kitchens and living in doorways. Even with a Master's Degree, help from vocational rehab, & a few non-profits, I have not had a job interview since 2006 (the book store), so in effect, I have not had a "professional job interview" since the software company in 1999!
Yet, I have not entirely given up. I have many creative skills occluding design, writing, educational software, and organizational research. I however, need a few things to make it all work together....hence the INVESTMENT.
I have a old Dell computer with a 15" monitor, donated by an ad in Craig's List! However, a few disabilities make it very difficult to design anything on a 15" CRT monitor. So if folks were able to invest in ME (even $1 helps), I would like to get the following:
1. a 20" - 23" LCD monitor
2. a graphics tablet and pen
3. a larger hard drive (current one is 8 GB)
4. additional software
I will use the new hardware to desing graphics, write educational courses, and perhaps on-line classes. With much luck, may even get paid for it.
Thank you for reading thisappeal, and any help you may be inclined to give. comments and suggestions also welcome!
Yet, I have not entirely given up. I have many creative skills occluding design, writing, educational software, and organizational research. I however, need a few things to make it all work together....hence the INVESTMENT.
I have a old Dell computer with a 15" monitor, donated by an ad in Craig's List! However, a few disabilities make it very difficult to design anything on a 15" CRT monitor. So if folks were able to invest in ME (even $1 helps), I would like to get the following:
1. a 20" - 23" LCD monitor
2. a graphics tablet and pen
3. a larger hard drive (current one is 8 GB)
4. additional software
I will use the new hardware to desing graphics, write educational courses, and perhaps on-line classes. With much luck, may even get paid for it.
Thank you for reading thisappeal, and any help you may be inclined to give. comments and suggestions also welcome!
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Little Dictators Need a Smackdown!
Once again the computer room at the Senior Center is being closed due a Liberal "Senior Lawyer's" anal retentive desires.
There is a perfectly fine, empty office with good lighting and privacy, which I had suggested the lawyer use, rather than hijack the computer room and therefore affecting 5 folks use of the computer. Center management agreed and cleaned the room out for her, but nooooooooo, she need a "round" table and found the office distasteful! So once again the highly negative, vocal minority, gets her selfish way, and five+ seniors have to leave!
I, frankly, am tired of being dictated to by the minority!
There is a perfectly fine, empty office with good lighting and privacy, which I had suggested the lawyer use, rather than hijack the computer room and therefore affecting 5 folks use of the computer. Center management agreed and cleaned the room out for her, but nooooooooo, she need a "round" table and found the office distasteful! So once again the highly negative, vocal minority, gets her selfish way, and five+ seniors have to leave!
I, frankly, am tired of being dictated to by the minority!
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Bent, the Hermit
I've gone into Hermit mode. I have to live for one more year to collect Social Security, and it gets more difficult by the day! People annoy me; they make me angry; my mouth wants to say mean things to them; I want to beat them like a baby fur seal!
So Hermit mode is survival mode! Portland, OR is home to more dead brained scumbags then I have ever seen in my life. The walking insane are rude, crude, and obnoxious...and they live in my building! I know of more drug dealers, drunks, and drug users than all the rest of my life put together. In all my years in college, I never knew one! It's disgusting to see 60+ year old "hippies" stoned and drunk out of their minds!
Portland the Liberal La La Land of the NW is proud of it's diversity. I ask myself everyday, "What does diversity do for me?" Not one damn thing! I like white people!
So I have to survive for one more year, when I can once again return to the Northeast, MN, MI, WI, or NY buy a plot of land. build a small cabin, and live s a true hermit, like my Uncle Louie!
So Hermit mode is survival mode! Portland, OR is home to more dead brained scumbags then I have ever seen in my life. The walking insane are rude, crude, and obnoxious...and they live in my building! I know of more drug dealers, drunks, and drug users than all the rest of my life put together. In all my years in college, I never knew one! It's disgusting to see 60+ year old "hippies" stoned and drunk out of their minds!
Portland the Liberal La La Land of the NW is proud of it's diversity. I ask myself everyday, "What does diversity do for me?" Not one damn thing! I like white people!
So I have to survive for one more year, when I can once again return to the Northeast, MN, MI, WI, or NY buy a plot of land. build a small cabin, and live s a true hermit, like my Uncle Louie!
Thursday, September 17, 2009
“BentnWasted Health Care Plan 2009”
After listening to the mire of multiple federal health care plans, I’ve decided to come up with some suggestions of my own. These “suggestions” rely on common sense, rather than politics or political parties. I call my plan "HealthAid".
According to various statistics in the media, about 46 million Americans have no health insurance coverage. Since the population of the United States is approximately 340 million that makes 14% without insurance…it also means that 86% have it!
Fixing waste, obsolete paper based records, graft, corruption, and over charging of health insurance companies, high malpractice insurance premiums along with frivolous lawsuits and the need for caps on claims and awards, windfall profits of pharmaceutical companies, etc require no 1000+ pages of legislation. In fact, most can probably be cured with an Executive Order. Such “fixes” would not only cost little or nothing to implement, but would save hundreds of billions of dollars/yr.
I believe in most instances health care should be rationed to some extent, in order to keep costs low. Insurance should cover accidents, life threatening disease treatments, pre-existing conditions, basic yearly medicals, vision as well as dental care. Due to overpopulation, it should also cover “Family Planning”.
Basic insurance coverage need not cover routine visits for a common cold or "I feel achy" using the ER as General Care, self-caused injuries and health problems from drug use, alcohol addiction or smoking (which are personal choices and responsibility). Again “common sense” prevails, which also to me implies rationing of treatment in the elderly. The elderly that are over age 75 should not be eligible for organ transplants, massive life extending procedures, or treatments that are expensive, at least as far as insurance coverage is concerned. To be fair, I believe we also have to extend that same rationale to premature infants, coma patients, and severely disabled. I'm not talking about "Death Panels" here, I'm talking about expensive useless care. It’s just common sense.
The “Bentnwasted Plan” would therefore consist of the following:
1. Fix existing problems and inefficiencies in existing programs.
2. Create “Standards” of Health Care with Hospitals, Insurance Companies, Doctors, and other health professionals.
3. Insure the 14% uninsured with basic “catastrophic” health care.
4. Caps on malpractice premiums and awards.
5. Promote “Wellness” with annual checkups.
6. Fund Medicare and Medicaid.
7. Ban all Pharmaceutical advertising on TV, just as tobacco and liquor are currently.
This is not meant to be the “Fix all”, but a start, a method of eliminating the politics and month long/year long debates and trillions of dollars in costs and get on with other issues!
According to various statistics in the media, about 46 million Americans have no health insurance coverage. Since the population of the United States is approximately 340 million that makes 14% without insurance…it also means that 86% have it!
Fixing waste, obsolete paper based records, graft, corruption, and over charging of health insurance companies, high malpractice insurance premiums along with frivolous lawsuits and the need for caps on claims and awards, windfall profits of pharmaceutical companies, etc require no 1000+ pages of legislation. In fact, most can probably be cured with an Executive Order. Such “fixes” would not only cost little or nothing to implement, but would save hundreds of billions of dollars/yr.
I believe in most instances health care should be rationed to some extent, in order to keep costs low. Insurance should cover accidents, life threatening disease treatments, pre-existing conditions, basic yearly medicals, vision as well as dental care. Due to overpopulation, it should also cover “Family Planning”.
Basic insurance coverage need not cover routine visits for a common cold or "I feel achy" using the ER as General Care, self-caused injuries and health problems from drug use, alcohol addiction or smoking (which are personal choices and responsibility). Again “common sense” prevails, which also to me implies rationing of treatment in the elderly. The elderly that are over age 75 should not be eligible for organ transplants, massive life extending procedures, or treatments that are expensive, at least as far as insurance coverage is concerned. To be fair, I believe we also have to extend that same rationale to premature infants, coma patients, and severely disabled. I'm not talking about "Death Panels" here, I'm talking about expensive useless care. It’s just common sense.
The “Bentnwasted Plan” would therefore consist of the following:
1. Fix existing problems and inefficiencies in existing programs.
2. Create “Standards” of Health Care with Hospitals, Insurance Companies, Doctors, and other health professionals.
3. Insure the 14% uninsured with basic “catastrophic” health care.
4. Caps on malpractice premiums and awards.
5. Promote “Wellness” with annual checkups.
6. Fund Medicare and Medicaid.
7. Ban all Pharmaceutical advertising on TV, just as tobacco and liquor are currently.
This is not meant to be the “Fix all”, but a start, a method of eliminating the politics and month long/year long debates and trillions of dollars in costs and get on with other issues!
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