So I like to read the local newspaper, which is much different than big city newspapers. In our local paper they print the names of people who had to go to court and what the judgement is in their cases.
Now here we go, another thing that really pisses me off.
Let's say John Doe was arrested for breaking and entering. He goes to court and the judge gives him a $1000 fine and 30 days jail time. Our local court house, and I am sure this is happening all over the United States, likes to suspend fines and jail time.
GIVE ME A BREAK!
What is the point of the judge telling John Doe he is to pay the County money and spend some time in jail and then turn around in the same breath and say, oh never mind.
Why bother? I mean, come on!
IF you are ordered to pay a fine, DON'T suspend it! Make these criminals pay their fines, maybe it will teach these people to stop doing crime. And what is the saying "You do the crime, then do the time." For God's sakes, when we let criminals get away with stuff, why not open our doors and just let them in?
Think of all the money the states would have if they made these people actually pay their fines. And I tend to think that if they have to pay these fines, they are going to be a little more careful next time, unless they are rolling in money.
You get a $1000 fine, you pay it! When the judge orders you to go to jail, you do not pass go, you go directly to jail. Extenuating circumstances? Hell NO! Stop acting like an idiot and become a productive member of society. Let our officers have a break.
I'm sick and tired of the same people committing crimes over and over. If they have to pay for their crimes, either they will get better at their crimes (highly unlikely) or they will stop.
I have known people in the past and actually currently, that seem to commit the same unlawful acts over and over and they get away with it. Why not? The judicial system really doesn't care, law enforcement is overwelmed by all the crime, and people see that nothing is being done to these people, so they don't bother to report crimes, turn a blind eye. I myself turn more blind eyes than not. I have seen these people get away with everything, from their personal lives to their employment and no one is doing anything, so I would rather not rock the boat at this point. They are not bothering me, right? I am not the law, the law won't do anything, why should I?
It's not that I don't care, I do, but I am one little peeble in a rock quarry. Unless, we all stand together and say enough is enough, nothing is going to be done.
But wouldn't it be wonderful to have all that money that is being suspended and put it back into the County, say into a rec center or an after school program that would help kids, teach them, maybe keep them off the roads, out of our houses, and out of jail.
And as for the people that get their time suspended, not anymore. Go to Jail, directly to jail, do not pass go, do not collect $200.
3/31/09
3/30/09
I need money, I need drugs
I work hard for my money and I ain’t singing no song. I have struggled, but made my way through life. There have been some times that I just couldn’t do it on my own, so I received Welfare. It was while I was on Welfare that I actually got into computers and electronics. I volunteered, while on Welfare, to work for the school district, where I worked with special kids and I am talking about high intelligence.
Being on Welfare is embarrassing and I couldn’t wait to get off of it. Needless to say, I have not received monies or stamps for over 20 years.
But while I was on welfare, I saw lots of people that did drugs, hell; I saw them doing all kinds of illegal activity, including prostitution. Most were earning money because to be on Welfare, you don’t get much. I still see people who are abusing the system. Why is it that we can help people doing drugs, but we can’t help our senior citizens who need prescription drugs?
The thing that makes me irritated beyond belief, I have to take a drug test to EARN my money; as well as many of you, but people on Welfare do not have to take drug tests to GET my tax dollars. WHAT IS THAT?! Nothing irritates me more than people who can smoke dope all day, every day, run up bills, and get Food Stamps.
I knew a family years ago that got over $1000 a month in food stamps. Now we are talking over 20 years ago and $1000 was a hell of a lot of money. They would get this on the first of the month and not have money for groceries by the fifth of the month. How you ask? They would sell their food stamps for half the price of the face value and by drugs with the $500. I never did that, as I need my groceries, but I have paid ½ the price and received them. I figured they were going to sell them one way or another, why not get twice the groceries and not have to pay tax on the groceries?
So, why can’t the government pass a law about receiving Welfare and taking drug tests? Think of all the money we would save, because there would be less people receiving help, as they won’t stop doing drugs. And I am not talking about a pee test, but maybe a blood test or hair follicle test. If you test positive, then you do not get any help, period.
It’s the children I feel sorry for. If these parents spent the money on their kids instead of on drugs, the kids would have that coat in the winter they need, they would have shoes that fit their feet, they would have school supplies instead of having to borrow.
The way we have to be as Americans, we need to help the people who really need help, but they need to understand that they have to be able to try to help themselves too. We are a country of very generous people, but sometimes we need to take a stand and say no more. Doing drugs is illegal, getting Welfare is beneficial. People need to make a choice, become a productive member of society or shut up, cuz we are not giving handouts anymore!
Being on Welfare is embarrassing and I couldn’t wait to get off of it. Needless to say, I have not received monies or stamps for over 20 years.
But while I was on welfare, I saw lots of people that did drugs, hell; I saw them doing all kinds of illegal activity, including prostitution. Most were earning money because to be on Welfare, you don’t get much. I still see people who are abusing the system. Why is it that we can help people doing drugs, but we can’t help our senior citizens who need prescription drugs?
The thing that makes me irritated beyond belief, I have to take a drug test to EARN my money; as well as many of you, but people on Welfare do not have to take drug tests to GET my tax dollars. WHAT IS THAT?! Nothing irritates me more than people who can smoke dope all day, every day, run up bills, and get Food Stamps.
I knew a family years ago that got over $1000 a month in food stamps. Now we are talking over 20 years ago and $1000 was a hell of a lot of money. They would get this on the first of the month and not have money for groceries by the fifth of the month. How you ask? They would sell their food stamps for half the price of the face value and by drugs with the $500. I never did that, as I need my groceries, but I have paid ½ the price and received them. I figured they were going to sell them one way or another, why not get twice the groceries and not have to pay tax on the groceries?
So, why can’t the government pass a law about receiving Welfare and taking drug tests? Think of all the money we would save, because there would be less people receiving help, as they won’t stop doing drugs. And I am not talking about a pee test, but maybe a blood test or hair follicle test. If you test positive, then you do not get any help, period.
It’s the children I feel sorry for. If these parents spent the money on their kids instead of on drugs, the kids would have that coat in the winter they need, they would have shoes that fit their feet, they would have school supplies instead of having to borrow.
The way we have to be as Americans, we need to help the people who really need help, but they need to understand that they have to be able to try to help themselves too. We are a country of very generous people, but sometimes we need to take a stand and say no more. Doing drugs is illegal, getting Welfare is beneficial. People need to make a choice, become a productive member of society or shut up, cuz we are not giving handouts anymore!
3/28/09
have or have nots
Now I am a very opinionated person, not hypocritical, but I have no fear to say what is on my mind, and here I have some issues that I am really strong minded about.
Today my issues deal with having driver’s licenses and what having that card, should mean. Some of you already know what I feel about this, but for those who don’t, let me fill you in.
I believe that having driver’s license is like a passage to adulthood. You have to be a specific age to achieve this, but I think there should be more responsibilities tied to the driver’s license.
· If you have a license, you probably have a car or are getting a car. I don’t think you should be able to own a car without a driver’s license and insurance. They should be presented at the time you get your title and registrations. While there, they check your license to make sure it is real and not suspended or expired. The insurance papers are to be presented at that time too. They must be up to date, randomly checked by the DMV, time being the issue.
· The insurance company is to inform the state, that the car is registered in, if the owner discontinues insurance and does not have proof of new insurance. Hence, no insurance, no vehicle.
· So now we have no license, no car and no insurance, no vehicle.
· In order to get a driver’s license, I believe you must be a citizen of the United States or a working legal alien. So now we have, not legal, no driver’s license, no insurance, and no vehicle.
· Now if you commit any kind of crime with that vehicle, you lose the vehicle. Which means, if you are caught drunk driving, you lose your driver’s license AND your vehicle. You do not get your vehicle back, it is gone for good, the state will sell it to open a fund for rehabilitation of alcoholics.
· You no longer have a driver’s license or a vehicle, you will now need to have friends take you wherever you are drinking or a taxi cab. BUT if you drive a friend’s vehicle and are pulled over for drunk driving, that vehicle is now in possession of the state. We will not care that is was not your vehicle, your friend allowed you to drink and drive, they lose their rights to the vehicle, there will be no if’s, and’s, or but’s.
· If you commit a crime in the vehicle, for example, burglary, again you lose your driver’s license, hence your vehicle. We will not support your being able to drive from crime to crime.
· Whoever owns the vehicles will still be liable for whatever the pay off on the vehicle is and whatever damaged might have been done during the course of illegal activities.
I think that with the crack down on these types of things, we will have less vehicle on the roads and less crimes.
And wouldn't it be great that you had to somehow be legal to buy anything? Now I am talking beyond cars, like homes. It might open up the market for an actual American to be able to afford a new house.
Even where I live, the illegal people are able to buy bigger and better, because they have the whole family working. That would be nice, except I want my kids to have an education and my girls not to be expected to marry when they are 15. I want my children to be independent and not dependent.
I look at the Hispanic women in my community, because we are a farming area, and I feel sorry for some of them. Sure their husbands go out and work, but these ladies are at home busting ass, taking care of the family. Then on the weekends the men are partying and trying to pickup other women, while the wives are still home taking care of the family.
It may have only been 50-60 years ago, our parents were like this, but baby, we've come a long way and I personally, would never wish to go back to what it was. I like being able to have what I want because I am educated and have a good job. I don't want to be stuck at home, without a license, taking care of my husband and children and in laws sometimes too.
So in closing, I have to say, we live in a great country, but it could be better. If we start making laws and actually sticking to them, I think the flood of people coming into our country would turn tides and we would actually see them leaving.
Today my issues deal with having driver’s licenses and what having that card, should mean. Some of you already know what I feel about this, but for those who don’t, let me fill you in.
I believe that having driver’s license is like a passage to adulthood. You have to be a specific age to achieve this, but I think there should be more responsibilities tied to the driver’s license.
· If you have a license, you probably have a car or are getting a car. I don’t think you should be able to own a car without a driver’s license and insurance. They should be presented at the time you get your title and registrations. While there, they check your license to make sure it is real and not suspended or expired. The insurance papers are to be presented at that time too. They must be up to date, randomly checked by the DMV, time being the issue.
· The insurance company is to inform the state, that the car is registered in, if the owner discontinues insurance and does not have proof of new insurance. Hence, no insurance, no vehicle.
· So now we have no license, no car and no insurance, no vehicle.
· In order to get a driver’s license, I believe you must be a citizen of the United States or a working legal alien. So now we have, not legal, no driver’s license, no insurance, and no vehicle.
· Now if you commit any kind of crime with that vehicle, you lose the vehicle. Which means, if you are caught drunk driving, you lose your driver’s license AND your vehicle. You do not get your vehicle back, it is gone for good, the state will sell it to open a fund for rehabilitation of alcoholics.
· You no longer have a driver’s license or a vehicle, you will now need to have friends take you wherever you are drinking or a taxi cab. BUT if you drive a friend’s vehicle and are pulled over for drunk driving, that vehicle is now in possession of the state. We will not care that is was not your vehicle, your friend allowed you to drink and drive, they lose their rights to the vehicle, there will be no if’s, and’s, or but’s.
· If you commit a crime in the vehicle, for example, burglary, again you lose your driver’s license, hence your vehicle. We will not support your being able to drive from crime to crime.
· Whoever owns the vehicles will still be liable for whatever the pay off on the vehicle is and whatever damaged might have been done during the course of illegal activities.
I think that with the crack down on these types of things, we will have less vehicle on the roads and less crimes.
And wouldn't it be great that you had to somehow be legal to buy anything? Now I am talking beyond cars, like homes. It might open up the market for an actual American to be able to afford a new house.
Even where I live, the illegal people are able to buy bigger and better, because they have the whole family working. That would be nice, except I want my kids to have an education and my girls not to be expected to marry when they are 15. I want my children to be independent and not dependent.
I look at the Hispanic women in my community, because we are a farming area, and I feel sorry for some of them. Sure their husbands go out and work, but these ladies are at home busting ass, taking care of the family. Then on the weekends the men are partying and trying to pickup other women, while the wives are still home taking care of the family.
It may have only been 50-60 years ago, our parents were like this, but baby, we've come a long way and I personally, would never wish to go back to what it was. I like being able to have what I want because I am educated and have a good job. I don't want to be stuck at home, without a license, taking care of my husband and children and in laws sometimes too.
So in closing, I have to say, we live in a great country, but it could be better. If we start making laws and actually sticking to them, I think the flood of people coming into our country would turn tides and we would actually see them leaving.
3/27/09
may i take your order?
Now here is another gripe I have. What happened to the smiling young girl who used to greet you at the window, excited to be doing her job? Now you get a pimply young man, boy at best, who isn't thrilled to be at work, but his parents have told him he needed to get a job, because they had one when they were his age. His manner is slow, his speech is slow and low, and his attitude is slow, low, and I don't give a shit.
Tonight my daughter and I went to the big Mickey's house and ordered a simple meal to go, thru the go thru window. I felt as if I were pulling this poor boy's finger nails from his body one by one, as I placed my order. He wasn't screaming, though that probably would have been more excitement than he had showed in months; instead he was lethargic. At the end of placing the order, usually I have to repeat myself at least once, this time I didn't, but his monotone voice told me that I need to go to the first window to pay.
We got to the window and he was holding his hand out for payment. No happy smile on this boy's face, his monotone voice was asking the next customer in line their order. When giving back my change, which was correct, he couldn't even say the right amount.
My God! I wanted to hop this kid up on something! Enthusiasm Boy!
Where are the people that took pride in their jobs?
Where are the people that truly want to work?
When I was in high school, many, many moons ago, we had a class that tried to prepare us for life coming up. We were taught that at the end of the day you should be proud to sign your name to whatever job you happened to do that day.
I have lived by that every day since, always taken pride in my jobs, from being a janitor, a cashier, a bartender, to a boss, a manager, a supervisor.
I just wish these kids would show as much personality as the folks that are greeting you at Wally World. Now they know what jobs are about, hell they know what life is about.
So kids, get a life!!!
Tonight my daughter and I went to the big Mickey's house and ordered a simple meal to go, thru the go thru window. I felt as if I were pulling this poor boy's finger nails from his body one by one, as I placed my order. He wasn't screaming, though that probably would have been more excitement than he had showed in months; instead he was lethargic. At the end of placing the order, usually I have to repeat myself at least once, this time I didn't, but his monotone voice told me that I need to go to the first window to pay.
We got to the window and he was holding his hand out for payment. No happy smile on this boy's face, his monotone voice was asking the next customer in line their order. When giving back my change, which was correct, he couldn't even say the right amount.
My God! I wanted to hop this kid up on something! Enthusiasm Boy!
Where are the people that took pride in their jobs?
Where are the people that truly want to work?
When I was in high school, many, many moons ago, we had a class that tried to prepare us for life coming up. We were taught that at the end of the day you should be proud to sign your name to whatever job you happened to do that day.
I have lived by that every day since, always taken pride in my jobs, from being a janitor, a cashier, a bartender, to a boss, a manager, a supervisor.
I just wish these kids would show as much personality as the folks that are greeting you at Wally World. Now they know what jobs are about, hell they know what life is about.
So kids, get a life!!!
Are you ready to be made a fool?
So April 1st is coming and we all know what that means, or do we? Again we have a very real threat that might be affecting anyone able to read this. A very nasty virus is about to be unleashed, the date, April Fool's Day.
So you are gonna ask what is the difference between this virus and others? Well, Microsoft thinks it is such a threat they have put a $250,000 bounty on the head of the person who wrote this virus. That's a pretty good chunk of money for what you may think is a little virus, well, obviously it's not a little. This virus has been growing and revamping itself since it snuck into computers.
Now, I personally would love to meet and talk to someone who can write such a virus. The smarts behind them, the intelligence, the genius. I think talking with someone like this would be amazing, but that's just me. I think someone like this would be able to help me understand the computer better, and I have to say, I am no dumby on the computer, I have not had specific training on the puter, but I am a quick learner and know stuff I have checked into.
It's just that virus's are way out of my league. I have seen some of the program jargon used to write virus's and that is amazing to me. Another amazing feat would be the programmers who are deconstructing this virus and trying to find out about it and find who wrote it. Think about that! If you ever get a chance to see a program, do it, it is amazing.
Oh and by the way, the virus's name is Confricker 3. Nobody is really sure how hard it is going to hit, but it could possibly infect 50,000 computers a day!
So beware and be aware..
So you are gonna ask what is the difference between this virus and others? Well, Microsoft thinks it is such a threat they have put a $250,000 bounty on the head of the person who wrote this virus. That's a pretty good chunk of money for what you may think is a little virus, well, obviously it's not a little. This virus has been growing and revamping itself since it snuck into computers.
Now, I personally would love to meet and talk to someone who can write such a virus. The smarts behind them, the intelligence, the genius. I think talking with someone like this would be amazing, but that's just me. I think someone like this would be able to help me understand the computer better, and I have to say, I am no dumby on the computer, I have not had specific training on the puter, but I am a quick learner and know stuff I have checked into.
It's just that virus's are way out of my league. I have seen some of the program jargon used to write virus's and that is amazing to me. Another amazing feat would be the programmers who are deconstructing this virus and trying to find out about it and find who wrote it. Think about that! If you ever get a chance to see a program, do it, it is amazing.
Oh and by the way, the virus's name is Confricker 3. Nobody is really sure how hard it is going to hit, but it could possibly infect 50,000 computers a day!
So beware and be aware..
3/25/09
Manners or Morons?
What happened to our youth? What happened to common courtesy?
I have to tell one story of lost manners.
I went to the movie theater in a near by town. It is nearby, because I live in the country and have to travel to the nearest town, if I want to see a new flick.
We don't go to the movies often, but it's alway fun and special.
One this particular day, it was a family gathering for the theater. There was four generations in our little group, ranging from 3 to 67. We were going to see the newest "Harry Potter" movie; this had become a yearly adventure for us.
So we get our popcorn, drinks, and goodies and find our seats, where we could all sit together. We eagerly anticipate the movie, it's really exciting for us.
The lights dim, and from behind us, I hear late arrivals.
The previews begin and so does the hell I am about to go through.
For the next almost 3 hours, the complete morons seated behind me have me grinding my teeth and raising my blood pressure.
There, apparently, are 3 generations behind me, as I can hear every word they are saying; they don't even have the decency to whisper. The kids, I believe two of them, kick my chair over and over and over. They slurp their drinks, even when empty. They scream, they cry, they talk back to their parents, without any discipline from the parents or the grandmother. I try all the tactics that I know, as in: turn my head part way to look at them & harmph loudly many times. By now they have gotten up a few times and hit persons in my party in the head, hitting the back of their chairs hard.
The movie breaks. The lights come up. I do not remember one second of the movie before this point. I was so angry that I wanted to leave, but my mother was really interested in the movie. I wanted to confront the morons behind me, but my daughter held me back. There is only 30 minutes left in the movie and guess what? The parents finally send the children home with their grandmother.
My question: manners or morons?
What are these parents teaching these children? I see the kids now-a-days, they don't hold doors open for senior citizens, they blantantly use foul language whenever, wherever they feel the need, they pierce their bodies in places I don't care to know, but what's up with the face? I don't want to see what I think is a piece of body fluid hanging from their top lip when they are serving me my lunch. I would not hire anyone with piercings in their face for my business if they had to deal with the public. And what about them not knowing what a belt is? They dress and leave half of their pants at their knees, what is that? And how can they walk or even run in an emergency?
Enough of my ramblings, I just want to know why parents are not teaching their children right from wrong, respect your elders, and do unto others as you would have them do unto you?
I am getting old, my views on life are getting ancient, soon you will see this blog carved into the walls of a cave, hmmmmm
I have to tell one story of lost manners.
I went to the movie theater in a near by town. It is nearby, because I live in the country and have to travel to the nearest town, if I want to see a new flick.
We don't go to the movies often, but it's alway fun and special.
One this particular day, it was a family gathering for the theater. There was four generations in our little group, ranging from 3 to 67. We were going to see the newest "Harry Potter" movie; this had become a yearly adventure for us.
So we get our popcorn, drinks, and goodies and find our seats, where we could all sit together. We eagerly anticipate the movie, it's really exciting for us.
The lights dim, and from behind us, I hear late arrivals.
The previews begin and so does the hell I am about to go through.
For the next almost 3 hours, the complete morons seated behind me have me grinding my teeth and raising my blood pressure.
There, apparently, are 3 generations behind me, as I can hear every word they are saying; they don't even have the decency to whisper. The kids, I believe two of them, kick my chair over and over and over. They slurp their drinks, even when empty. They scream, they cry, they talk back to their parents, without any discipline from the parents or the grandmother. I try all the tactics that I know, as in: turn my head part way to look at them & harmph loudly many times. By now they have gotten up a few times and hit persons in my party in the head, hitting the back of their chairs hard.
The movie breaks. The lights come up. I do not remember one second of the movie before this point. I was so angry that I wanted to leave, but my mother was really interested in the movie. I wanted to confront the morons behind me, but my daughter held me back. There is only 30 minutes left in the movie and guess what? The parents finally send the children home with their grandmother.
My question: manners or morons?
What are these parents teaching these children? I see the kids now-a-days, they don't hold doors open for senior citizens, they blantantly use foul language whenever, wherever they feel the need, they pierce their bodies in places I don't care to know, but what's up with the face? I don't want to see what I think is a piece of body fluid hanging from their top lip when they are serving me my lunch. I would not hire anyone with piercings in their face for my business if they had to deal with the public. And what about them not knowing what a belt is? They dress and leave half of their pants at their knees, what is that? And how can they walk or even run in an emergency?
Enough of my ramblings, I just want to know why parents are not teaching their children right from wrong, respect your elders, and do unto others as you would have them do unto you?
I am getting old, my views on life are getting ancient, soon you will see this blog carved into the walls of a cave, hmmmmm
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