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Space Forum / Astronomy / January 2009Depression Diary
"Community Banks on Shaky Ground" reads the headline of one local tabloid. WaMu (Washington Mutual) was certainly on shaky ground when they were bought out by JPMorgan-Chase. Now they have cut 1,600 jobs in California, and expecty to cut at least 400 more in Oregon and Washington State. Oregon now has 134,000 unemployed, and that's not even counting long term unemployed people like me. The Oregonian reports that Food Banks are being beset with twice as many people looking for food as normal. They are espaecially busy towards the end of the month when Food Stamp benefits run out. Oregon ranks third on the Dept. of Agriculture's "Hunger List" behind only Mississippi and Maine! I have put in for renewal of my one Food Stamp benefit, but don't know if it will go without a hitch, or whether there will be delays like last time. I am awaiting a call for an interview. Nationally, 4.5 percent of credit card holders are now in delinquency on their debt. 9.69 billion are owed in credit card debts. CityGroup is struggling, looking for a bailout, partly due to all the money I still owe them no doubt. The stock of Prudential Life Insurance (PRU) has dropped by 85% in the last couple months. Think you own a "Piece of the Rock"? Ahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahaha! Double-A, reporting from a park bench on the frontier between Beaverton and Hillsboro, just west of Portland, OR. Double A Like I have been warning our government is going like Florida People are worthless,and special interests our government cater too. Republican press coned the public into believing all through this election year that unemployment was under 6% Reality it was over 7% and will be at 8% in 9 months. I should have screwed American Express If people pay off their credit cards they are crazy. Just think how these companies have screwed them year after year. Wish when I told American Express to go to hell I owned them 8,000 bucks. They deserve a one finger solute. American Express will get that 3.5 billion. They are big in Washington go figure TreBert > Double A Like I have been warning our government is going like Florida > People are worthless,and special interests our government cater too. > Republican press coned the public into believing all through this > election year that unemployment was under 6% Reality it was over 7% and > will be at 8% in 9 months. .....liars figure! > I should have screwed American Express If > people pay off their credit cards they are crazy. You still could screw them. Just take your card and go on a spending spree! > Just think how these > companies have screwed them year after year. You think the 30% rates I was paying were unfair? > Wish when I told American > Express to go to hell I owned them 8,000 bucks. They deserve a one > finger solute. American Express will get that 3.5 billion. They are big > in Washington go figure TreBert I never used American Express. Their membership fees were too high, and originally only loaned you money on a 30 day basis. Double-A > Double A Like I have been warning our government is going like Florida > People are worthless,and special interests our government cater too. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > finger solute. American Express will get that 3.5 billion. They are big > in Washington go figure TreBert Jesus Christ was also trying to warn us, but instead the local Zionist had him put on a stick. Many messengers that tried to inform Hitler of the truth, ended up instead dead. Moral here is, don't make the same mistake. ~ BG Are you being microwaved today, BradBoi? lmfjao! Saul Levy >Jesus Christ was also trying to warn us, but instead the local Zionist >had him put on a stick. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > ~ BG Looks like Citigroup will be the latest to get a bailout check. Too bad none of that bailout money can go to the hungry. The depression is spreading world wide. Toyota has anounced it will be cutting about 50% of its jobs in Japan. Cars are stacking up at the docks. No one is buying. The unemployment rate in the US is expected to reach 9% by then end of next year. The much vaunted "Black Friday" shopping day coming up it is feared by merchants will be a bust this year. Big biotechnology companies, researching new drugs, are having trouble with funding. Five have gone bankrupt within the past month. Hold onto your wallets if you still have them, things can only get worse! Double-A Obama-lama will finish off the wallets, DA! lmfjao! Saul Levy >Looks like Citigroup will be the latest to get a bailout check. Too >bad none of that bailout money can go to the hungry. The depression [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > >Double-A Double A USA is catching up with republican corruption in Florida. Three years ago homes were foreclosed(4 on my street) all done by banking corruption and fraud. These same banks have already received half of the bailout money and got it as fast as a heart beat. They are mostly republican owned.They been laundering drug money for over 30 years. It fits TreBert > Double A USA is catching up with republican corruption in Florida. > Three years ago homes were foreclosed(4 on my street) all done by > banking corruption and fraud. These same banks have already received > half of the bailout money and got it as fast as a heart beat. They are > mostly republican owned.They been laundering drug money for over 30 > years. It fits TreBert And to think, all accomplished by those pesky pretend-Atheists. ~ BG > Double A USA is catching up with republican corruption in Florida. > Three years ago homes were foreclosed(4 on my street) all done by > banking corruption and fraud. These same banks have already received > half of the bailout money and got it as fast as a heart beat. They are > mostly republican owned.They been laundering drug money for over 30 > years. It fits TreBert They are certainly are getting their billion dollar bailouts faster than I can get my food stamps renewed! Double-A Double A Don't people now pray to the Godfather for their monthly food stamps? TreBert > Double A Don't people now pray to the Godfather for their monthly food > stamps? TreBert May that's what I should be doing! Double-A Double A History chanel had American Mafia worth as much as Microsolf plus Coca Cola Now with the money coming in on its bank holdings its worth twice that amount and every day its going up and up to reach that 7.7 trillion mark. I predict the Godfather will buy Canada and Mexico to add to his America TreBert No, they now pray to Obama-lama, BEERTbrain! lmfjao! For food stamps AND their mortgages! Saul Levy >Double A Don't people now pray to the Godfather for their monthly food >stamps? TreBert On this bleak, cold morning with sprinkles of rain (surprised it isn't snow), I find a morning paper and read: Taxpayers may be wondering why they're forking over more money to rescue yet another behemoth, Citigroup, even as their nest eggs crack and jobs evaporate. The answer is that Uncle Sam thinks letting Citi fail is unthinkable." Meanwhile I'm still awaiting a call from some bureaucrat telling me whether or not my foodstamps will be renewed. Here in Oregon, the real estate industry has cut 27,000 jobs over the last year! Even temporary workers are losing asignments. 1,600 temp jobs were eliminated here in October alone. The professional and business services sector eliminated 2,800 jobs in October, over half of them temps. Retail trade has dropped 600 jobs during the same period. Oregon's unemployment rate for October was 6.9%. Manufacturing lost 2,200 jobs. 75,800 Portland area residents are now unemployed and looking for work, up by 23,200 from a year ago! Nisson has cancelled its appearances at the Detroit and Chicago auto shows. It cites the tough economy, plus lack of new vehicles. Even Tiger Woods has lost his job as an advertising spokesman for Buick! GM cites its need to cut costs while trying to survive the worst salesw downturn in a quarter-century! And of course as usual, Tiger wants to pursue other interests. Haha! Wal-Mart has come to an agreement with the Oregon Attorney-General after having systematically olvercharged there customers here. Those overecharged paid an average of $8.40 too much! Wal-Mart blames it on scanning errors. Now, whenever a customer catches them overcharging him, they must give an immediate $3 discount on the purchase. Watch what they charge you on that Bud Lite, Bert! They have shown that they will make money anyway they can! Don't let them pick your pocket. (Watch those greeters!) Double-A Retail stores in trouble: Circuit City - In chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Is closing 155 of its 700 stores. Levitz Furniture - Closing 76 stores including 3 in Oregon. Linens 'n Things - Closed 5 stores in Oregon. Movie Gallery - Closed 1000 stores in bankruptcy reorganization. The Sharper Image - Closed all its stores earlier this year. The Bombay Co. - In bankruptcy, closed all its US stores this year, Whitehall Jewelers - Closed 373 stores including 2 in Oregon. Wickes Furniture - Closed all its stores including 4 in Oregon. Wilson's the Leather Experts - Is closing 260 out of 360 mall stores. The stocks of local Oregon banks are mostly at 1/2 the price they were a year ago. Defaults on construction loans have been significant, following from the crash in the residential real estate sector. Portland home prices have dropped by a record 8.6% in the past year. DHL is going to lay off another 140 truck drivers and dock workers in Oregon. 65 have already been layed off as part of DHL's discontinuing of demestic delivery services in the US. Oregon price for regular gas this week: $2.03. Double-A Double a gas selling for 186. All small stores closing. Rents to high,and no customers. It is now the dog chasing its own tail. Small business just as productive as shovelling sh.t against the tide. Well I am not making enough money to have a positive income but,my spacetime is short go figure TreBert > Double a gas selling for 186. All small stores closing. Rents to > high,and no customers. It is now the dog chasing its own tail. Small > business just as productive as shovelling sh.t against the tide. Well I > am not making enough money to have a positive income but,my spacetime is > short go figure TreBert Small businesses as well as big businesses are hurting. Here at Safeway they stay afloat by selling lots of beer! Corona and Bud are the main brand names on all the cases I see walking out the door. Beer is the one product that will always sell in a Depression. That's why they had to legalize it again in 1933! Double-A > > Double a gas selling for 186. All small stores closing. Rents to > > high,and no customers. It is now the dog chasing its own tail. Small [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Double-A They should bring back heroin, because it's relatively cheap and far safer than most other substances. ~ BG BG Time to bring back the sniff box. Sigman thought cocaine was a wonder drug. Does not hurt 95% that use it. Very popular in LA,and sold just about every where under the table. Its more like crazy mushrooms. It should be legalized. Especially to ease the pain of the poor TreBert > BG Time to bring back the sniff box. Sigman thought cocaine was a > wonder drug. Does not hurt 95% that use it. Very popular in LA,and sold > just about every where under the table. Its more like crazy mushrooms. > It should be legalized. Especially to ease the pain of the poor > TreBert Our government as as much cocaine and other stuff as they need. No wonder they're always such happy campers. ~ BG > BG Time to bring back the sniff box. Sigman thought cocaine was a > wonder drug. Does not hurt 95% that use it. Very popular in LA,and sold > just about every where under the table. Its more like crazy mushrooms. > It should be legalized. Especially to ease the pain of the poor > TreBert Just when governments are complaining that tax revenues are down, they refuse to legalize and tax substances that are a major part of the economy. Double-A I'm on DIET COKE, BradBoi! lmfjao! Saul Levy >They should bring back heroin, because it's relatively cheap and far >safer than most other substances. > > ~ BG Cactus Saul In my day coke had lots of cocaine in it,and that is why a druggist created it. Moxie had more cocaine in it than coke,and was a big seller. Cocaine is cool. Dr.Koller stole liquid cocaine from Sigman came to NYC and patterned it under the name Nova Cane Trebert > Cactus Saul In my day coke had lots of cocaine in it,and that is why a > druggist created it. Moxie had more cocaine in it than coke,and was a > big seller. Cocaine is cool. Dr.Koller stole liquid cocaine from Sigman > came to NYC and patterned it under the name Nova Cane Trebert 7-Up had lithium. Double-A My father remembers that, BEERTbrain! lmfjao! And he's still alive! Saul Levy >Cactus Saul In my day coke had lots of cocaine in it,and that is why a >druggist created it. Moxie had more cocaine in it than coke,and was a >big seller. Cocaine is cool. Dr.Koller stole liquid cocaine from Sigman >came to NYC and patterned it under the name Nova Cane Trebert Cactus Saul Your father will tell you cocaine in coke never hurt anyone. In France in Segman time powdered cocaine was 5 bucks a pound,and was a wonder drug. 5% could not handle it. 30% that drink alcohol can not handle it. Cocaine is a lot safer,and so is pot. If both were legalized from the beginning the Mafia would not have the money to own our utilities,and big banks. Last I heard American Mafia was worth 107 billion,and that was 10 years ago Go figure TreBert > Cactus Saul Your father will tell you cocaine in coke never hurt > anyone. In France in Segman time powdered cocaine was 5 bucks a [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > money to own our utilities,and big banks. Last I heard American Mafia > was worth 107 billion,and that was 10 years ago Go figure TreBert I think Coke still has a trace of cocaine in it. It is the only soft drink that I feel a craving for, and gives me a "special feeling" after I drink it. They do still use a coca leaf extract to flavor it. That is how they get away with still calling it "Coca" Cola. Double-A It doesn't do anything to me, DA! Actually Coke tastes like sh.t and I only buy it at the bar (no choice). Saul Levy >> Cactus Saul Your father will tell you cocaine in coke never hurt >> anyone. In France in Segman time powdered cocaine was 5 bucks a [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > >Double-A > It doesn't do anything to me, DA! > > Actually Coke tastes like sh.t and I only buy it at the bar (no > choice). > > Saul Levy Hmmm. I find its taste highly addictive. Double-A > On Sat, 29 Nov 2008 11:21:22 -0800 (PST), Double-A > [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > >Double-A You aren't wired like a Mormon, are you, DA? lmfjao! Meaning wired like Jeff is. Saul Levy >> It doesn't do anything to me, DA! >> [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > >Double-A > You aren't wired like a Mormon, are you, DA? lmfjao! > > Meaning wired like Jeff is. > > Saul Levy Not a Mormon. I remember we went to the house warming party of a Mormon girl I worked with, and there was no coffee, no tea, no Coke, and no booze! Just cookies and punch. My wife remarked that it was like going to a 9 year old girl's bitthday patty! Double-A P.S. I hear your governor has been summoned "upstairs" by the great Obama! Interesting that he is keeping on Bush's Secretary of Defense. I thought he wanted change? > On Sun, 30 Nov 2008 12:19:48 -0800 (PST), Double-A > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > >Double-A DoubleA Do not think there is coke in coke It was replaced by caffeine. Can you imagine it only cost a nickel when it had cocaine in it. Those were the best of times. A tiny bag of cocaine cost $50 and that was 20 years ago. go figure TreBert > DoubleA Do not think there is coke in coke It was replaced by > caffeine. Can you imagine it only cost a nickel when it had cocaine in > it. Those were the best of times. A tiny bag of cocaine cost $50 and > that was 20 years ago. go figure TreBert You're up early, and complaining about our lack of legal cocaine. I agree, that affordable prescription cocaine should be the norm. The less legal and less affordable makes for crime and consequences. If street drugs were legalized, regulated and taxed (as they should be), there's a good chance that all other personal property tax could have been eliminated. Imagine how many trillion out of debt this country would have easily become. The list of could-have-been(s) and should-have-been(s) is actually quite long and old by now. As it stands, the next 100 generations get to pay for our mistakes, and what are the odds they too will not make the exact same mistakes, if not worse. ~ BG Bg Its to late the American Mafia will never let cocaine be legalized. It was in reality to late 35 years ago. Naturally that goes for pot. American Mafia controls the republican party. It is very naive to think otherwise Its money all the way down The rest is bull sh.t Trebert > Bg Its to late the American Mafia will never let cocaine be legalized. > It was in reality to late 35 years ago. Naturally that goes for pot. > American Mafia controls the republican party. It is very naive to think > otherwise Its money all the way down The rest is bull sh.t Trebert In that case, we might as well toss in the towel. I'd probably make a pretty darn good Zionist/Nazi, if I don't say so myself. I never did like always having to deal with remorse or morals. How about yourself? Perhaps we could get paid via the republican Mafia for recruiting. However, since 99.9% of Usenet/newsgroups are already Zionist/Nazis, it's kind of slim pickings unless we go elsewhere. ~ BG You already are a JOO HATING NAZI, BradBoi! lmfjao! Saul Levy >In that case, we might as well toss in the towel. I'd probably make a >pretty darn good Zionist/Nazi, if I don't say so myself. I never did [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > ~ BG > Bg Its to late the American Mafia will never let cocaine be legalized. > It was in reality to late 35 years ago. Naturally that goes for pot. > American Mafia controls the republican party. It is very naive to think > otherwise Its money all the way down The rest is bull sh.t Trebert So who controls the Democratic Party? They are the ones who will be in power now (and reponsible for everything). Question: Why are Democrats so friendly to Republicans? Like why did Nancy Pelosi "table" Dennis Kacinich's bill to impeach Bush? Double-A Double A Republican or democratic could all be birds of a feather. I just happen to think the republican party and the Mafia are more bold,and steal more. I think of Nixon,and Bush and Chaney going on TV and telling us big lies. I see them controlling FBI CIA and IRS. I will never see a big gun in the Mafia ever again brought to justice. Think about that TreBert > Double A Republican or democratic could all be birds of a feather. I > just happen to think the republican party and the Mafia are more > bold,and steal more. I think of Nixon,and Bush and Chaney going on TV > and telling us big lies. I see them controlling FBI CIA and IRS. I > will never see a big gun in the Mafia ever again brought to justice. > Think about that TreBert And do you honestly believe these republican Mafia are either pretend- Atheists or simply your run of the mill heathens? Why the hell not Catholic, Mormon, Muslim or Jewish, if not Zionist? (the list of faith-based options goes on and on) How many would get elected and/or appointed fit they publicly announced they were Atheist? (perhaps zero) It seems they all play the God card, as a failsafe easy out and vote getter. ~ BG Bernie Sanders got elected, BradBoi! lmfjao! And he's a COMMUNIST! Saul Levy >> Double A Republican or democratic could all be birds of a feather. I >> just happen to think the republican party and the Mafia are more [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > ~ BG > > Bg Its to late the American Mafia will never let cocaine be legalized. > > It was in reality to late 35 years ago. Naturally that goes for pot. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Double-A We're hoping for roughly 10% less collateral damage within the first year. Anything above that is a win-win for the old gipper of humanity and our frail environment. ~ BG Wrong again, BradBoi! lmfjao! The Demorats want it ALL! The Republicats don't seem to be any better. HIDE YOUR WALLET FROM OBAMA-LAMA! He wants it! All of it! Saul Levy >If street drugs were legalized, regulated and taxed (as they should >be), there's a good chance that all other personal property tax could [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > ~ BG > > DoubleA Do not think there is coke in coke It was replaced by > > caffeine. Can you imagine it only cost a nickel when it had cocaine in [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > ~ BG With about 40% of the population using illegal drugs anyway, the government might as well be collecting some tax from them. Legalizing would unclog the prisons too and make space for the real criminals, like the kid who stole my radio! Double-A > > > DoubleA Do not think there is coke in coke It was replaced by > > > caffeine. Can you imagine it only cost a nickel when it had cocaine in [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > > Double-A Correct, and the use tax collected could offset personal property tax by <100%, because those morons don't really care how much they have to spend on such drugs. We can't lose. ~ BG > DoubleA Do not think there is coke in coke It was replaced by > caffeine. Can you imagine it only cost a nickel when it had cocaine in > it. Those were the best of times. A tiny bag of cocaine cost $50 and > that was 20 years ago. go figure TreBert Can you imagine what it would cost if it were being taxed? Double-A Some disagreement there, BEERTbrain! lmfjao! 35% can't handle it? That's a LOT! Saul Levy >Cactus Saul Your father will tell you cocaine in coke never hurt >anyone. In France in Segman time powdered cocaine was 5 bucks a [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >money to own our utilities,and big banks. Last I heard American Mafia >was worth 107 billion,and that was 10 years ago Go figure TreBert > > > Double a gas selling for 186. All small stores closing. Rents to > > > high,and no customers. It is now the dog chasing its own tail. Small [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > ~ BG Should it be left to doctors to decide when to prescribe drugs like herion, or do medically illiterate law makers know best which drugs should no be allowed? Double-A The Labor Department report report due out next week is expected to show the country has lost 300,000 to 400,000 jobs in November. Unemployment claims shot to a 16-year high last week. Citibank is cutting 53,000 jobs. JPMorgan Chase plans to cut its investment bank staff by 10%. Bank of New York Mellon Corp. will reduce its work force by 1,800. Investors yanked a record $127 billion from stock funds in October! Another $32 billion were pulled from taxable bond funds, and $8 billion from municiple bond funds. Happy Thanksgiving! Double-A Washington State is cutting $180 million from its Department of Health and Social Services (such great timing!). Governor Chris Gregoire is reducing the state's current budget by $600 million. State lawmakers are staring at deficit of nearly 6 billion for the next 2 years! The economy is jeapardizing Portland's 10-year plan to end chronic homelessness by building low income housing including 1000 affordable units in 2009. Now with financing in jeapardy, Portland is searching for plan "B". Douglas County Oregon already has a 10.4% jobless rate. Now Bayliner Marine is cutting 175 jobs in December. Roseburg Forest Products laid off 120 workers earlier this month. Pepsi has dropped plans for building a plant in Albany, Oregon, citing lack of demand. The plant might have employed 200 people. Northwest Bank of Lake Oswego, Oregon is suing MBank of Gresham, Oregon, for 2.6 million over a real estate deal gone bad. Washington County, Oregon is paying out $120,000 for their Sheriff's Deputies' bad driving, involving two incidents of at fault accidents where the police cars ran into other cars. Maybe they were distracted by the computer that occupies the passanger side front seats of their patrol cars now. (Playing solataire?) Double-A Double A Lots of similarity to Portland and Orlando. Both mare sure poor people will suffer the most. Do not trust people that have the name Crist. Still surprised that Severn Trent was thrown out of Portland,and feel at this depression they will come back(they have the big bucks). go figure TreBert > Double A Lots of similarity to Portland and Orlando. Both mare sure > The Severn Trent project was among Oregon governments' most expensive computer foul-ups.poor people will suffer the most. Do not trust people that have the name > Crist. Still surprised that Severn Trent was thrown out of Portland,and > feel at this depression they will come back(they have the big bucks). > go figure TreBert This is how Severn Trent is remembered in Portland: "The Severn Trent project was among Oregon governments' most expensive computer foul-ups." - Oregonian http://blog.oregonlive.com/oregonianextra/2004/01/portland_flush_with_hope_on_ne.html Double-A Double A Could not get in to that site. Severn Trent (Toho) is again saying my water will be turned off. Even threatening with their lawyer. They will never take me to court That is not the way of the Mafia TreBert > Double A Could not get in to that site. Is Bill Gate's WebTV censoring out sites that bring up bad stuff about Severn Trent? Is he a part of the Mafia too? > Severn Trent (Toho) is again > saying my water will be turned off. Even threatening with their lawyer. > They will never take me to court That is not the way of the Mafia > TreBert It's winter. You have medical conditions. They shouldn't be allowed to shut you off now. Double-A > > Double A Could not get in to that site. > > Is Bill Gate's WebTV censoring out sites that bring up bad stuff about > Severn Trent? Is he a part of the Mafia too? You can bet he and others of his faith-based kind are part of the mainstream Mafia. > > Severn Trent (Toho) is again > > saying my water will be turned off. Even threatening with their lawyer. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Double-A But they do, and I'd bet they even smirk while doing it. ~ BG > > > Double A Could not get in to that site. > [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > ~ BG I am shut off proof! Double-A BG They gave me a one finger solute as the Severn Trent water car pulled away shutting off my water. One of my doctors treating a bad infection in my left foot said THEY ARE TRYING TO KILL YOU He took pictures of my badly infected foot( almost had to be amputated), I now am in the process of bringing Severn Trent Toho to answer to the charge of attempted murder(criminal court) and then to sue them for pain and suffering. If I live long enough. Best we not forget Osceola sheriff BoB Hansel might have one of relative deputies killing me first Carry out his death threats that are documented. TreBert > BG They gave me a one finger solute as the Severn Trent water car > pulled away shutting off my water. One of my doctors treating a bad [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > Hansel might have one of relative deputies killing me first Carry out > his death threats that are documented. TreBert Perhaps you should sell yourself and that pathetic story of yours to a televised series of "America Got Mafia", preferably before you're found dead from dehydration or that of a backed up toilet. ~ BG > BG They gave me a one finger solute as the Severn Trent water car > pulled away shutting off my water. One of my doctors treating a bad [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > Hansel might have one of relative deputies killing me first Carry out > his death threats that are documented. TreBert Bert, you can always turn your water back on with a wrench, and then park your car with the tire on top of the meter box so they can't get to it to turn it off again. They will probably only add a fine to your already unpaid bill. Having worked for a water bureau, I learned all the tricks. Double-A > > BG They gave me a one finger solute as the Severn Trent water car > > pulled away shutting off my water. One of my doctors treating a bad [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Double-A They'll also take his van, car or truck for good measure. ~ BG Our f.cking Demorat governor who's POWER MAD isn't cutting anything. She's just running up the deficit every day. Send her to D.C. to run the Homeland Security Dept. into the ground! Might just make it worse than it already is! I didn't vote for her either! Saul Levy >Washington State is cutting $180 million from its Department of Health >and Social Services (such great timing!). Governor Chris [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > >Double-A > Our f.cking Demorat governor who's POWER MAD isn't cutting anything. > She's just running up the deficit every day. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Saul Levy Another woman governor? How many do we have now? All beauty queen contest winners? Double-A > On Fri, 28 Nov 2008 13:59:58 -0800 (PST), Double-A > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > >Double-A 9 and 1 pending. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_female_state_governors_in_the_United_States Napolitano would never win a beauty contest, DA! lmfjao! Saul Levy >> Our f.cking Demorat governor who's POWER MAD isn't cutting anything. >> She's just running up the deficit every day. [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > >Double-A A man was trampled to death while shopping at Wal-Mart on "Black Friday! http://www.oregonlive.com/newsflash/index.ssf?/base/business-89/1227978549106040 .xml&storylist=business Double-A He may have had a heart attack from the stampede, DA. Saul Levy >A man was trampled to death while shopping at Wal-Mart on "Black >Friday! > >http://www.oregonlive.com/newsflash/index.ssf?/base/business-89/1227978549106040 .xml&storylist=business > >Double-A Double A Wal Mart will settle by giving his family a credit card. I got one with a free umbrella. Wal Mart is to big to sue. Just like big special interests are given bailout money. The more fraud and corruption they did the more money they get Sad but true Trebert > Double A Wal Mart will settle by giving his family a credit card. I got > one with a free umbrella. Wal Mart is to big to sue. Just like big > special interests are given bailout money. The more fraud and corruption > they did the more money they get Sad but true Trebert The police are reviewing security tapes, trying to hold responsible the people who did the actually trampling. But isn't Wal-Mart to blame for not having better crowd control? For not having a front door that was strong enough to keep people from breaking it down? For having these silly and dangerous early morning sale to begin with? Yes, Wal-Mart is to blame! Wal-Mart must PAY! Double-A Double A USA today is fascists,and only the poor pay for their crimes. Proof of this is Progress Energy stealing 146,000,000 in one year,and that is more money than all the 7 11 held up in 45 years. Many are in jail(given 20 years,but William D Johnson CEO of PE has a big smile on his face watching his house being built on Boca Grande. Its a big house. and the poor stealing to feed their families are serving time in the BIG HOUSE. Its the wave of the future Armed robbery has gone up 64% in Florida this year go figure TreBert PS it is now proven Mafia money is building jails and staffing them(renting them out to the government) It would be funny,but it is sadly true > Double A USA today is fascists,and only the poor pay for their crimes. That's true. Steal a loaf of bread when you're starving; do hard time! Steal billions from your corporation when you're a fat cat; get a bailout! > Proof of this is Progress Energy stealing 146,000,000 in one year,and > that is more money than all the 7 11 held up in 45 years. Many are in [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > HOUSE. Its the wave of the future Armed robbery has gone up 64% in > Florida this year Armed robbers are going about it all wrong. If you want to rob a bank and get away with it, do like I did: Apply for a credit card! Work the system and use the inteligence that God gave you to outsmart it! > go figure TreBert PS it is now proven Mafia money > is building jails and staffing them(renting them out to the government) > It would be funny,but it is sadly true Yes, Oregon is shipping its prisoners off to private prisons in Texas where it is inhumanely hot! And no air conditoining for the prisioners. Years in 100+ degree confinement will teach those miserable beggars not to steal loaves of bread to feed their starving families! Double-A > > Double A USA today is fascists,and only the poor pay for their crimes. > > That's true. Steal a loaf of bread when you're starving; do hard > time! Steal billions from your corporation when you're a fat cat; get > a bailout! Ain't that American, whereas the rich get richer and more powerful, while the rest of us village idiots get to suck their rotten eggs. > > Proof of this is Progress Energy stealing 146,000,000 in one year,and > > that is more money than all the 7 11 held up in 45 years. Many are in [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > Double-A Sometimes they end up steeling a little more than family bread, although your point is understood. ~ BG Double A I can relate Mafia and Gravity. They both win in the end. TreBert > Double A I can relate Mafia and Gravity. They both win in the end. > TreBert And both pull you down. Double-A Washington State has no income tax; it gets almost 70 percent of its income from sales taxes, including special taxes on fuel, cigarettes and alcohol. Business taxes make up its next biggest chunk of income, followed by property taxes ( property taxes are earmarked for schools ). The money is spent on medical services, schools and jails. Utilities ( e.g. electricity and water ) pay for themselves, I assume. Jeff More Mafia jails being built in Florida to make room for those with no jobs and roofs over their heads. Jails will be the republican Maifia big money makers,much like Florida nursing homes. When my late wife was in the Tanden nursing home I had a chance to meet this Mafia man His name was Joseph Conti,and his body guard was just called Toni Both from NJ and you would not want to meet them in a dark alley. Trebert Dow Jones Industrial Average: Down -679.95 (-7.70%)! 'Nough said. Double-A Re: Today's drop in the DOW: -680 -7.7 % “ So far in 2008, employers have slashed 1.2 million jobs, and the bad news is expected to continue when we get employment data for November this Friday ”, said Michael Fowlkes, analyst at Investor’s Observer. Aren't you GLAD you're NOT working, Jeff? lmfjao! I am! Saul Levy On 2 Dec 2008 05:11:32 GMT, Jeff?Relf <Jeff_Relf@Seattle.Invalid> wrote: >Re: Today's drop in the DOW: -680 -7.7 % > > So far in 2008, employers have slashed 1.2 million jobs, > and the bad news is expected to continue > when we get employment data for November this Friday , > said Michael Fowlkes, analyst at Investors Observer. I'm still working ( coding ) and getting paid. One of the things I'm doing now is converting some “ Bank Management Simulations ” to the “ Gap Accounting ” standard** from the “ Regulatory ” standard***. ( **: “ Mark to Market ”, where the balance sheet lists the market value of securities ) ( ***: where the balance sheet lists the book value of securities ) Paraphrasing WikiPedia: “ Some of the limitations of ‘ duration** gap management ’ are: - the difficulty in finding assets and liab. of the same duration - some assets and liabilities may have patterns of cash flows that are not well defined - customer prepayments may distort the expected cash flows in duration - customer defaults may distort the expected cash flows in duration - convexity*** can cause problems. ” ( **: The weighted maturity of a fixed-income investment’s cash flows, used in the estimation of the price sensitivity of fixed-income securities for a given change in interest rates. ) ( ***: A measure of the rate of change in duration; measured in time. The greater the rate of change, the more the duration changes as yield changes.) Double A For the sake of oc friend Wolter Its Pushing down. Wall Street does not create jobs NY stock exchange will go down to 500 as you predicted. Election over republican cover up no longer in place,and it is now on record the recession started over a year ago. In Florida it started over three years ago,and Florida is now in a state of acute depression. TreBert > Double A For the sake of oc friend Wolter Its Pushing down. Wall > Street does not create jobs NY stock exchange will go down to 500 as > you predicted. Election over republican cover up no longer in place,and > it is now on record the recession started over a year ago. In Florida > it started over three years ago,and Florida is now in a state of acute > depression. TreBert Yes, economists now "know" we have been in a recession for a year. It is like the stock market. Analysts don't "know" that they are in a bear market until stocks have dropped over 20%, which may be many months after they have started going down the drain. Double-A > > Double A For the sake of oc friend Wolter Its Pushing down. Wall > > Street does not create jobs NY stock exchange will go down to 500 as [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Double-A The rich and powerful always knew what was coming, because they are in charge of having created such conditions of multiple profit takings that went directly into their offshore bank accounts, and our SEC knows everything as well. ~ BG > > > Double A For the sake of oc friend Wolter Its Pushing down. Wall > > > Street does not create jobs NY stock exchange will go down to 500 as [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > ~ BG It's like the robbers were running the stage coach line. They didn't care about the success of the line; they just wanted to grab the loot and run! Double-A Double A Now that Florida is in a depression other electric companies are not allowed an increase.but Progress Energy. Their 28% increase is allowed,and be in effect the first of January. This proves like I have been posting THE GODFATHER OWNS PROGRESS ENERGY. They also over bill. They also are above the law They also burn coal They also kill children They also put agent orange under their power lines. TreBert > Double A Now that Florida is in a depression other electric companies > are not allowed an increase.but Progress Energy. Their 28% increase is > allowed,and be in effect the first of January. This proves like I have > been posting THE GODFATHER OWNS PROGRESS ENERGY. They also over bill. > They also are above the law They also burn coal They also kill children > They also put agent orange under their power lines. TreBert What! no use of VX or DDT? Perhaps the new and improved feds will make their "black ops" move shortly after BHO takes office, and otherwise accomplish their takeover of Florida shortly before your State Mafia has him killed off, like they did in Texas with JFK. ~ BG > Double A Now that Florida is in a depression other electric companies > are not allowed an increase.but Progress Energy. Their 28% increase Choke! > is > allowed,and be in effect the first of January. This proves like I have > been posting THE GODFATHER OWNS PROGRESS ENERGY. They also over bill. > They also are above the law They also burn coal They also kill children > They also put agent orange under their power lines. TreBert Do they put PCB's in their transformers? Double-A > > Double A Now that Florida is in a depression other electric companies > > are not allowed an increase.but Progress Energy. Their 28% increase [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Double-A They likely use the blood and other bodily fluids from those which do not pay their utility bills, in those transformers. ~ BG BG Progress Energy gives lung cancer to humankind it is not instant cancer like the CIA gives out. Breathing PE pollution both radio active and very harmful carbon dust takes its time to kill in a most painful way. Killing is the heart of Mafia owned utilities. Florida government will kill children for the right buck. Republican party run by the Godfather is Life is cheap but a buck is still a buck. Florida is a fascist state > BG Progress Energy gives lung cancer to humankind it is not instant > cancer like the CIA gives out. Breathing PE pollution both radio active [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Godfather is Life is cheap but a buck is still a buck. Florida is a > fascist state The ongoing pillaging and raping of mother nature, and the systematic pollutings and takings by the rich and powerful are only capable of doing this because of their faith-based connections, and I’m not suggesting that God is on their side. Once you stop excluding the faith-based factor, it all makes perfect sense, and it’s not just them pesky Zionist at fault. The next 100 generations are going to pay the ultimate price, if need be over and over because, it’s folks like yourself that refuse to give the honest credit where such credit is way past due. When was the last time any mainstream church gave your local Mafia and the likes of PE an honest run for its money, by having challenged anything? Next to government, the church of your flavor controls most of everything else. Where else do these Mafia cabals consort in order to publicly confer and to gather support? Keep your existing webtv, but also get yourself a full blown PC/MAC with a full sized keyboard and 22” or larger monitor, so that your words of wisdom can better target those responsible for this god offal mess we’re in. If need be, go to the local assisted living community and get yourself a lonely girlfriend that has this PC/MAC alternative. ~ BG Blood etc. really won't do for that job, BradBoi! lmfjao! Shows us again what a VILLAGE IDIOT you are! Saul Levy >They likely use the blood and other bodily fluids from those which do >not pay their utility bills, in those transformers. > > ~ BG You rule when you own housing and utilities ( water, phone and power ); gods pale to insignificance compared to that. treBert needs to save up his pennies so he can buy back Progress Energy from the Chinese and Saudi's who currently own it; until that happens, or he sells his house, he's S.O.L. ! Seattle is doing a lot better than Orlando Florida these days. My electric company ― “ Seattle City Light ” Seattle.GOV/Light ― is owned by my beloved city. Quoting WikiPedia: “ Seattle Public Utilities ( SPU, www.Ci.Seattle.WA.US/Util/Services ) is a public utility agency of the city of Seattle, Washington, which provides water, sewer, drainage and garbage services for 1.3 million people in King County, Washington. The agency was established in 1997, consolidating the city's Water Department with other city functions. ” > You rule when you own housing and utilities ( water, phone and power ); > gods pale to insignificance compared to that. [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > The agency was established in 1997, consolidating > the city's Water Department with other city functions. ” And to think, you don't know of any family or individual losing his/ her job or subsequent abode due to local taxes, fees, utilities (including heating fuel oil and gasoline) and otherwise due to their part-time minimum wage and zero benefits for skilled labor. Imagine that, another cloaked Rothschild going by the code name of Jeff▲Relf. ~ BG I aint no “ cloaked Rothschild ”. I could go on-and-on about the homeless people I know. I talked face-to-face to my long-time friend, Ken, a couple times today, he's homeless and has a warrent out for his arrest. Ken and another good friend of mine, Mike, work part-time for minimum wage ( day labor ). Both Ken and Mike have spent a lot of time behind bars. Mike drinks 20 tall cans of beer each day, and/or hard liquor. Ken ( Irish/Sicilian, 21 years old ) drinks much more than that. > I aint no “ cloaked Rothschild ”. > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > Mike drinks 20 tall cans of beer each day, and/or hard liquor. > Ken ( Irish/Sicilian, 21 years old ) drinks much more than that. Then why don't you put that info as your topic renaming policy. It sounds like your Mike and Ken never had anything to lose in the first place. Who do you know of that's currently losing most everything because of our corrupt government and their State by State Mafia cabals? ~ BG I'm much more worried about my own personal self-discipline than I am about any “ fascists ”. Ken's parents are rich, frankly; Mike's parents are even richer, e.g. they constantly travel the world, chatting about investments. Mike is a “ trust fund baby ”. Ken too gets lots of help, including free housing, cheap cars and great jobs ― but he f.cks it up every time ― so he's homeless. He likes his beer/liquor. Ken recently got massively drunk the minute he got out of rehab ( Schick Shadel ). His girl friend is expecting this month, his ant will raise it. Guessing, I'd say Jen ( 22 ) gets a thousand-dollar-a-month apartment for 150 dollars a month ― from the state, for her child, Jada. From her Christian mom, she gets free baby sitting and the like. Ernesteen gets 339 dollars per month, medical and food stamps; but she's homeless ( at age 21 ). Her heroin/beer habit is about 30 dollars per day, she's a begger. Ernesteen will be dead before long, most likely, she has HIV. Heroin, pills and alcohol ( all at once ) will do her in. > I'm much more worried about my own personal self-discipline > than I am about any “ fascists ”. [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > Ernesteen will be dead before long, most likely, she has HIV. > Heroin, pills and alcohol ( all at once ) will do her in. So, where's the lack of self-discipline, Jͤff?  Signatureah “ So, where's the lack of self-discipline, Jͤff? ”, you asked me. Maybe no one has self-discipline ― randomness is notional, not real. > “ So, where's the lack of self-discipline, Jͤff? ”, you asked me. > > Maybe no one has self-discipline ― randomness is notional, not real. But, it is the mind which imposes order . . . . Signature/\_/| =a-h= \'I'| |<|,,\_ |[>,,/,\ |[|,\_,,) ((J(=__/ meow “ it is the mind which imposes order . . . . ”, you told me. What controls the mind ? what controls the thing that controls the mind ? I'm six foot and I'd rather weigh 145 like I used to, not the 205 I weigh now ― or maybe not ― it doesn't matter. Over-eating and over-smoking shorten my life .. but so what ? P.S. I just watched “ Pulp Fiction ” with John Travolta and Bruce Willis. It was too random/slow for me, I didn't like it. I also watched “ Quantum of Solice ” .. mindless fun. "Jeff?Relf" <Jeff_Relf@Seattle.Invalid> wrote... > “ it is the mind which imposes order . . . . â€, you told me. Only a disciplined mind may impose order, Jeff. > What controls the mind ? > what controls the thing that controls the mind ? The disciplined mind may choose to control itself. > I'm six foot and I'd rather weigh 145 like I used to, > not the 205 I weigh now ― or maybe not ― it doesn't matter. > Over-eating and over-smoking shorten my life .. but so what ? What's happened to your fighting spirit, Jeff? Were you *too* disciplined as a boy? That's the problem with discipline. It's imposed on us when we are li'l children by our caretakers, usually parent(s). If a caretaker imposes too little discipline, or too much, then it's not easy for us to find balance when we grow up. If one does not learn to control and discipline oneself, then one will allow outside controllers to do so. If one has been taught to *over*discipline oneself, then one may wind up so detached from society that one's fighting spirit loses its edge. > P.S. I just watched “ Pulp Fiction †> with John Travolta and Bruce Willis. > It was too random/slow for me, I didn't like it. Yeah, that movie sucked. Odd, too, since Quentin Tarantino directed. He's a bloody fighter! He must have been "out to lunch" when he directed PF. Most people i think remember him from the film "From Dusk Till Dawn", with Harvey Keitel, George Clooney, and Juliette Lewis ( S OO P A H H H ). Quentin was one of the "bad guy" Gecko brothers along with Clooney. Quentin was the "crazed" one. > I also watched “ Quantum of Solice †.. mindless fun. Haven't seen it, yet. I'm an old Sean Connery fan. Those were the days, my friend. <g> happy holidays and... starry starry nights! SignatureIndelibly yours, Paine Ellsworth P.S. "There is a strength in the union even of very sorry men. > Homer, _The Iliad_ P.P.S.: http://yummycake.secretsgolden.com http://garden-of-ebooks.blogspot.com http://painellsworth.net I just watched “ The Dark Knight ” ( 2008 ) .. a good flick. I'm about to watch “ Don't be a Menace to South Central .. ”. Pardon me, but it makes no sense to say, as you do, that the mind controls the mind ― that's circular reasoning, at best. Many things control the mind, and other things control those things ― branching down like a tree root ― with infinite depth and complexity. I know ― how ― to control my weight and smoking, but I don't know why I should. Should I live faster, like the poor ( e.g. Double-A, age 60 ) on the street ― freezing my “ Jingle Balls ” off ― dying sooner ? Or should I live slower/longer, like the rich ( e.g. you, age unknown ), riding on the backs of the poor, consuming our children's future ― petroleum ― like a swarm of locusts ? I doesn't matter. > I just watched " The Dark Knight " ( 2008 ) .. a good flick. > I'm about to watch " Don't be a Menace to South Central .. ". [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > riding on the backs of the poor, consuming our children's future > -- petroleum -- like a swarm of locusts ? I doesn't matter. Do you think that living the traditional life of the rich, just lazing about and over indulging in rich foods and expensive booze and expendable women, will make you live longer than a Spartan life on the street where your consumption is limited, and you are forced to walk miles for exercise every day? Double-A You aren't getting enough sleep, your feet are wet and abused. You can't shower. What do you think that does to your immune system ? What caused that weeks-long ear infection ? been in a fight lately ? Emergency rooms won't save you from yourself. Rich Japanese/Norwegians live longer than poor Africans, it's a well-known fact. "Jeff?Relf" <Jeff_Relf@Seattle.Invalid> wrote... > I just watched “ The Dark Knight †( 2008 ) .. a good flick. > I'm about to watch “ Don't be a Menace to South Central .. â€. > > Pardon me, but it makes no sense to say, as you do, > that the mind controls the mind ― that's circular reasoning, at best. Circular reasoning is nothing like that, Jeff. You *know* what circular reasoning really is, don't you? One reasons that something exists because something else exists. Then they reason that the second thing exists because the first thing exists. 1 ---> 2 ---> 1 ---> 2 'round 'n 'round they go. Your mind is perfectly capable of controlling itself. Nothing at all circular about that reasoning. The tough part is that the mind has to first be beaten, be conquered, and this is easier for some than for others based upon their background in personal discipline. It's not circular reasoning when one breaks a horse. You've already conquered your mind, though, i can tell. You are the tamed stallion who has decided to be put out to pasture. > Many things control the mind, and other things control those things > ― branching down like a tree root ― with infinite depth and > complexity. No, this is an illusion. Only you can control your mind. Even when others appear to control it, it is you who allow them to. You are truly the Captain of your ship, even if you only allow yourself to swab the decks. This is not to be confused with the influence of outside forces that may seem to turn against you. A person often seems to have little control over such things, although we have more control over them than we let ourselves think. Bottom line is... While you may or may not have enough control over external influences, there is one thing that you and only you can control fully, and that is how you *respond* to whatever happens to you. > I know ― how ― to control my weight and smoking, > but I don't know why I should. And until you *do* know why, you won't. > Should I live faster, like the poor ( e.g. Double-A, age 60 ) > on the street ― freezing my “ Jingle Balls †off ― dying sooner ? > > Or should I live slower/longer, like the rich ( e.g. you, age unknown ), > riding on the backs of the poor, consuming our children's future > ― petroleum ― like a swarm of locusts ? I doesn't matter. I'm sooo rich that maybe i'll take you out on my yacht sometime. I don't like to talk about my own misfortunes, Jeff, but they have been many. And i'm going through one of the worst times of my life right this moment. But i try to do something every day to make things better. 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