Men love a woman in a pair of boots and never, ever, under any circumstance put pumpkin guts down your garbage disposal. EVER!
So I have so much to blog about - I'll try to be brief. Which means this will be about 3 internet pages long. So going in chronological order:
AMEX: so AMEX decided to put a limit on my credit. They did this without informing me. They did this based on information that is not correct (they said my credit was below 700 and it's not and they had salary info from 3 years ago). They did this after I put Dane on my credit line, obviously increasing our spending power. They did this without looking at my spotless credit history not only with AMEX but with other credit agencies. They put the limit at an amount that was under what I had already spent in the month. After 3 hours on hold with various agents going all the way up to corporate, I got a $1000 extension on my credit and the account will be reviewed sooner than 90 days. AMEX has idiots running the organization. I just won't use my AMEX. Apparently AMEX can afford not to get paid during these economic times of crisis. I get safeguarding the company what with all the credit fiascos going on, but they need to make their decisions on several variables, not one (a credit score, a credit relationship, etc.) I've paid my bill on time in full as long as I've had that card. And now we are going into the holiday season. Needless to say I'll be making all my purchases on my Visa. And I just charged almost $2000 yesterday. AMEX could have gotten 3% of that from vendors. That's $60 on two transactions. No a lot you say? Well times that by 100,000 people (an easy number of people with AMEX) That's 6 million dollars. Catch my drift...A friend heard about this on NPR and she said all the people interviewed said they'd stop using their AMEX. And that doesn't even begin to speak to all the admin costs AMEX is fielding regarding this issue. Dumbasses.
San Diego: OMG - I had such a good time in SD. I really, really miss Jamie. I let loose around her like none of my other friends. It has to be because we've known each other for so long and always under nothing but carefree circumstances. It was very easy to pretend we were 18 again that weekend. Partying, staying out late, flirting with guys. So fun. And good, innocent fun. We got a pedicure and went shopping and drank coffee. Got midnight pizza. I stood out on the balcony in my underwear at 2 am. Some dudes were getting arrested for a bar brawl and I thought I'd be a good samaritan and give them something to look at while they waited. I'm so nice. The wedding we went down there for was beautiful - absolutely fabulous. And funny - it was a gay wedding so Kat (the "dude") stood on the wrong side at first and then they got it sorted out. Good food, good drink. Lots of dancing and fun - I got a whole new soundtrack from the weekend.
Leavenworth: Dane and I went to Leavenworth to honor Isis and the 7th year of her passing. Crazy. We had a wonderful time. We rested, read, took a bath in the big tub (we had the bridal suite), went shopping, walked around, ate good food, and got a little tipsy. I got a speeding ticket on the way home though. Lame.
Plumbing: So I put about 20 lbs of pumpkin guts down the garbage disposal. DONT EVER DO THAT!!! I ended up backing up our kitchen sink, the downstairs shower, and the washing machine. We had to get a plumber (a cute Romanian) to come fix it. He spent all day snaking out the pipes. Nightmare. He didn't even charge me for one job, gave me a discount on another. It cost about $700 all discounts considered. I'm lucky Dane is out of town right now, otherwise he'd skin me.
Halloween: The awesome Halloween party is this weekend. On Friday. I'm a Fanta girl. Our house is decorated to the hilt and it's going to be a blast!
Well its time for these boots to be walking. More later on school and other things. Life is definitely on the upswing for me. I feel better about myself and more lively and friendly and back to the normal Crystal. The Krazy Crystal that dances on furniture and flirts (with everyone so it's not like I'm being scandalous) and has fun. YAY!
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Propaganda
I cannot take credit for this post below, rather it is from my friend Jim in Colorado who received a propagandous email. Read for yourself:
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I'm sorry, but this is an angry response.
According to Snopes.com this is absolutely false.
http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/money.asp
This kind of hate-filled, fear-mongering garbage is what got us 8 years of George W. Bush. In case you've forgotten, "The Swift Boat Veterans for Peace" were outright liars.
Obama's alleged "association" with William Ayers is also flat out, outright bullshit. http://blog.washingtonpost.com/fact-checker/2008/02/obamas_weatherman_connection.html
If being alive and 8 years old when Ayers was active in the WX underground is guilt by association--we are all guilty. If serving on a community education board assembled by others -- a board on which Ayers was also an invited participant after he had earned his stripes as a dedicated and generally respected community activist (years after his radical activities) -- is guilt by association, then we are all guilty of THAT kind of guilt by association for ANY kind of community service we render. While we're at it, why not blame Obama for Al Capone and Mayor Daley's outrageous behavior at the Democratic Convention in 1968. After all, he IS a Democrat, isn't he?? He "CHOSE" to live in Chicago, didn't he?? And we may as well dredge up the fact that he went to church and his pastor actually has a mind of his own. Surely Obama's responsible for Jeremiah Wright, too--wouldn't you say?? After all, doesn't my growing up Catholic make me responsible for all the priests who molested boys? That MUST be my fault.
Nobody should allow themselves to be so easily fooled. Even John McCain himself discounts most of this kind of outrageous bullshit! The other day he dejectedly looked into the eyes of a woman who asked him if Obama was a Muslim and said that Obama does not have ties to radical Muslims and that he's an "honorable man." Even McCain is horrified by what his vile, hate-filled campaign has wrought.
Know when you're being lied to. Know when you're being manipulated. Bush lied his way into Iraq. Are we governed by liars? Or are we governed by thinking people? Right now--the choice is yours.
This kind of trash should not be influencing ANYONE's vote.
So as the message says below, "Check it out on your own and then vote correctly on November 4th." I wholeheartedly "support this message." Remember the source of this crap is our own version of RADICAL FUNDAMENTALISTS, aided and abetted by the GOP and the 527s and corporations who are absolutely terrified of a real democracy--and absolutely afraid of Barak Obama.
P.S. As a courtesy, I supressed the original distribution list, and I will not email to those who are not my friends again. But in a free society, one of the most important things a person can do is stand up and call a lie a lie.
Jim
----- Original Message ----Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2008 11:08:02 AM
Subject: Fwd: Pass it on: If half of this is true we will have another serious problem...
I don't send forwards often. But I've never been so scared of an election before. Ask yourself this too: where is he getting the millions and millions of advertising dollars for all those ads on the interenet, TV, billboards, he even has his own 24/ TV channel? Wasted egotistical selfish spending that we are going to see lot more of if the asshole is elected. Educate yourself, then Vote. If half of this is true we will have another serious problem.
"About a year ago I would have voted for Obama. I have changed my mind three times over since then. About six months ago, I started thinking 'where did the money come from for Obama'. I have four daughters, who went to College, and we were middle class, and money was tight. We (including my girls) worked hard and there were lots of student loans. I started looking into Obama's life. Around 1979 Obama started college at Occidental in California . He is very open about his two years at Occidental; he tried all kinds of drugs and was wasting his time but, even though he had a brilliant mind, did not apply himself to his studies. 'Barry' (that was the name he used all his life) during this time had two roommates, Muhammad Hasan Chandoo and Wahid Hamid, both from Pakistan . During the summer of 1981, after his second year in college, he made a 'round the world' trip, stopping to see his mother in Indonesia, next Hyderabad in India, three weeks in Karachi, Pakistan where he stayed with his roommate's family, then off to Africa to visit his father's family. My question... Where did he get the money for this trip? Neither I nor any one of my children would have had money for a trip like this when they where in college. When he came back he started school at Columbia University in New York . It is at this time he wants everyone to call him Barack - not Barry. Do you know what the tuition is at Columbia ? It's not cheap! to say the least. Where did he get money for tuition? Student Loans? Maybe. After Columbia , he went to Chicago to work as a Community Organizer for $12,000 a year. Why Chicago ? Why not New York ? He was already living in New York . By 'chance' he met Antoin 'Tony' Rezko, born in Aleppo Syria , and a real estate developer in Chicago. Rezko has been convicted of fraud and bribery this year. Rezko, was named 'Entrepreneur of the Decade' by the Arab-American Business and Professional Association'. About two years later, Obama entered Harvard Law School . Do you have any idea what tuition is for Harvard Law School ? Where did he get the money for Law School ? More student loans? After Law school, he went back to Chicago . Rezko offered him a job, which he turned down. But, he did take a job with Davis, Miner, Barnhill & Galland. Guess what? They represented 'Rezar' which is Rezko's firm. Rezko was one of Obama's first major financial contributors when he ran for office in Chicago . In 2003, Rezko threw an early fundraiser for Obama which Chicago Tribune reporter David Mendelland claims was instrumental in providing Obama with 'seed money' for his U.S.> Senate race. In 2005, Obama purchased a new home in Kenwoood District of Chicago for $1.65 million (less than asking price). With ALL those Student Loans - Where did he get the money for the property? On the same day Rezko's wife, Rita, purchased the adjoining empty lot for full price. The London Times reported that Nadhmi Auchi, an Iraqi-born Billionaire loaned Rezko $3.5 million three weeks before Obama's new home was purchased. Obama met Nadhmi Auchi many times with Rezko. Now, we have Obama running for President. Valerie Jarrett, was Michele Obama's boss. She is now Obama's chief advisor and he does not make any major decisions without talking to her first. Where was Jarrett born? Ready for this? Shiraz , Iran ! Do we see a pattern here? Or am I going crazy? On May 10, 2008 The Times reported Robert Malley, advisor to Obama, was 'sacked' after the press found out he was having regular contacts with 'Hamas', which controls Gaza and is connected with Iran . This past week, buried in the back part of the papers, Iraqi newspapers reported that during Obama's visit to Iraq, he asked their leaders to do nothing about the war until after he is elected, and he will 'Take care of things'. Oh, and by the way, remember the college roommates that where born in Pakistan? They are in charge of all those 'small' Internet campaign contribution for Obama. Where is that money coming from? The poor and middle class in this country? Or could it be from the Middle East ? And the final bit of news. On September 7, 2008, The Washington Times posted a verbal slip that was made on 'This Week' with George Stephanapoulos. Obama on talking about his religion said, 'My Muslim faith'. When questioned, 'he made a mistake'. Some mistake! All of the above information I got on line. If you would like to check it: Wikipedia, encyclopedia, Barack Obama; Tony Rezko; Valerie Jarrett: Daily Times - Obama visited Pakistan in 1981; The Washington Times - September 7, 2008; The Times May 10, 2008. Now the BIG question - If I found out all this information on my own, Why haven't all of our 'intelligent' members of the press been reporting this? A phrase that keeps ringing in my ear - 'Beware of the enemy from within'!!! " Check it out on your own and then vote correctly on November 4th.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I'm sorry, but this is an angry response.
According to Snopes.com this is absolutely false.
http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/money.asp
This kind of hate-filled, fear-mongering garbage is what got us 8 years of George W. Bush. In case you've forgotten, "The Swift Boat Veterans for Peace" were outright liars.
Obama's alleged "association" with William Ayers is also flat out, outright bullshit. http://blog.washingtonpost.com/fact-checker/2008/02/obamas_weatherman_connection.html
If being alive and 8 years old when Ayers was active in the WX underground is guilt by association--we are all guilty. If serving on a community education board assembled by others -- a board on which Ayers was also an invited participant after he had earned his stripes as a dedicated and generally respected community activist (years after his radical activities) -- is guilt by association, then we are all guilty of THAT kind of guilt by association for ANY kind of community service we render. While we're at it, why not blame Obama for Al Capone and Mayor Daley's outrageous behavior at the Democratic Convention in 1968. After all, he IS a Democrat, isn't he?? He "CHOSE" to live in Chicago, didn't he?? And we may as well dredge up the fact that he went to church and his pastor actually has a mind of his own. Surely Obama's responsible for Jeremiah Wright, too--wouldn't you say?? After all, doesn't my growing up Catholic make me responsible for all the priests who molested boys? That MUST be my fault.
Nobody should allow themselves to be so easily fooled. Even John McCain himself discounts most of this kind of outrageous bullshit! The other day he dejectedly looked into the eyes of a woman who asked him if Obama was a Muslim and said that Obama does not have ties to radical Muslims and that he's an "honorable man." Even McCain is horrified by what his vile, hate-filled campaign has wrought.
Know when you're being lied to. Know when you're being manipulated. Bush lied his way into Iraq. Are we governed by liars? Or are we governed by thinking people? Right now--the choice is yours.
This kind of trash should not be influencing ANYONE's vote.
So as the message says below, "Check it out on your own and then vote correctly on November 4th." I wholeheartedly "support this message." Remember the source of this crap is our own version of RADICAL FUNDAMENTALISTS, aided and abetted by the GOP and the 527s and corporations who are absolutely terrified of a real democracy--and absolutely afraid of Barak Obama.
P.S. As a courtesy, I supressed the original distribution list, and I will not email to those who are not my friends again. But in a free society, one of the most important things a person can do is stand up and call a lie a lie.
Jim
----- Original Message ----Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2008 11:08:02 AM
Subject: Fwd: Pass it on: If half of this is true we will have another serious problem...
I don't send forwards often. But I've never been so scared of an election before. Ask yourself this too: where is he getting the millions and millions of advertising dollars for all those ads on the interenet, TV, billboards, he even has his own 24/ TV channel? Wasted egotistical selfish spending that we are going to see lot more of if the asshole is elected. Educate yourself, then Vote. If half of this is true we will have another serious problem.
"About a year ago I would have voted for Obama. I have changed my mind three times over since then. About six months ago, I started thinking 'where did the money come from for Obama'. I have four daughters, who went to College, and we were middle class, and money was tight. We (including my girls) worked hard and there were lots of student loans. I started looking into Obama's life. Around 1979 Obama started college at Occidental in California . He is very open about his two years at Occidental; he tried all kinds of drugs and was wasting his time but, even though he had a brilliant mind, did not apply himself to his studies. 'Barry' (that was the name he used all his life) during this time had two roommates, Muhammad Hasan Chandoo and Wahid Hamid, both from Pakistan . During the summer of 1981, after his second year in college, he made a 'round the world' trip, stopping to see his mother in Indonesia, next Hyderabad in India, three weeks in Karachi, Pakistan where he stayed with his roommate's family, then off to Africa to visit his father's family. My question... Where did he get the money for this trip? Neither I nor any one of my children would have had money for a trip like this when they where in college. When he came back he started school at Columbia University in New York . It is at this time he wants everyone to call him Barack - not Barry. Do you know what the tuition is at Columbia ? It's not cheap! to say the least. Where did he get money for tuition? Student Loans? Maybe. After Columbia , he went to Chicago to work as a Community Organizer for $12,000 a year. Why Chicago ? Why not New York ? He was already living in New York . By 'chance' he met Antoin 'Tony' Rezko, born in Aleppo Syria , and a real estate developer in Chicago. Rezko has been convicted of fraud and bribery this year. Rezko, was named 'Entrepreneur of the Decade' by the Arab-American Business and Professional Association'. About two years later, Obama entered Harvard Law School . Do you have any idea what tuition is for Harvard Law School ? Where did he get the money for Law School ? More student loans? After Law school, he went back to Chicago . Rezko offered him a job, which he turned down. But, he did take a job with Davis, Miner, Barnhill & Galland. Guess what? They represented 'Rezar' which is Rezko's firm. Rezko was one of Obama's first major financial contributors when he ran for office in Chicago . In 2003, Rezko threw an early fundraiser for Obama which Chicago Tribune reporter David Mendelland claims was instrumental in providing Obama with 'seed money' for his U.S.> Senate race. In 2005, Obama purchased a new home in Kenwoood District of Chicago for $1.65 million (less than asking price). With ALL those Student Loans - Where did he get the money for the property? On the same day Rezko's wife, Rita, purchased the adjoining empty lot for full price. The London Times reported that Nadhmi Auchi, an Iraqi-born Billionaire loaned Rezko $3.5 million three weeks before Obama's new home was purchased. Obama met Nadhmi Auchi many times with Rezko. Now, we have Obama running for President. Valerie Jarrett, was Michele Obama's boss. She is now Obama's chief advisor and he does not make any major decisions without talking to her first. Where was Jarrett born? Ready for this? Shiraz , Iran ! Do we see a pattern here? Or am I going crazy? On May 10, 2008 The Times reported Robert Malley, advisor to Obama, was 'sacked' after the press found out he was having regular contacts with 'Hamas', which controls Gaza and is connected with Iran . This past week, buried in the back part of the papers, Iraqi newspapers reported that during Obama's visit to Iraq, he asked their leaders to do nothing about the war until after he is elected, and he will 'Take care of things'. Oh, and by the way, remember the college roommates that where born in Pakistan? They are in charge of all those 'small' Internet campaign contribution for Obama. Where is that money coming from? The poor and middle class in this country? Or could it be from the Middle East ? And the final bit of news. On September 7, 2008, The Washington Times posted a verbal slip that was made on 'This Week' with George Stephanapoulos. Obama on talking about his religion said, 'My Muslim faith'. When questioned, 'he made a mistake'. Some mistake! All of the above information I got on line. If you would like to check it: Wikipedia, encyclopedia, Barack Obama; Tony Rezko; Valerie Jarrett: Daily Times - Obama visited Pakistan in 1981; The Washington Times - September 7, 2008; The Times May 10, 2008. Now the BIG question - If I found out all this information on my own, Why haven't all of our 'intelligent' members of the press been reporting this? A phrase that keeps ringing in my ear - 'Beware of the enemy from within'!!! " Check it out on your own and then vote correctly on November 4th.
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