Times Keep on Rolling

While my presence this year has been nearly hit or miss, I am around. I truly have very little to say that is not redundant to others.

I will be posting my telling time with moon post up soon. I been preoccupied with reorganizing the things in my life and working through my education.

I know the swine flu has been on the news and such. I have no comments.

Hurricane Season is coming, so to my fellow Texans, start preparing.

Lastly, the best advice I have gotten all week is from a fellow blogger.
The advice was simply "Live, Da** it"

My comment upon that is that you should plan for tomorrow, but still enjoy today.
This way you don't miss anything, but you are always ready for anything that comes.

Randomness

I find my blog is very random, but that is perhaps because life is very random, or maybe it is just me. I just know that you can not just focus one thing, because you need multiple skills to survive in life.

I do like to talk about my projects, but I find I have so little time to work on them.
But, I do like to shy away politics and news, because if you are reading my blog, then you probably already read the news. I have long since said what I thought politics and the news. Which is pay attention to it! Use your brains. Do not let doublethink or minispeak confuse you. However, on the topic of news, there was barely any ammo at Wal-Mart today. I noticed some that were completely out stock previously had some, so they must be restocking, but it just flies of the shelf too fast. This perturbs me.

I read on Texas Preppers Blog today about group survival. I find that so few people think about that. It is encouraged when you go camping or even swimming to have at least a buddy. The hardest part about that idea though is that it is hard to find good people. During Ike, my neighborhood did not get together. Each neighbor took care of themselves, however in other parts of Houston there were apartment complexes, and even this couple I meet where they did work together and combined resources. I suppose the most difficult part of group work (in any form) is you do not want to have slacker/parasite that only brings the group down.

By the way, if you get a chance to, go check out Wolf Track's Patch. It is pretty neat.(Ya, I know The Texas Preppers got to it already. They are a good one to check out, too.)

Last bit of randomness. My next post is going to cover how to tell time with the Moon. It is not hard, but it is useful.

Even Sesame Street Says So

I was watching television, and as I flipped through the channels, I saw a commercial from Sesame Street telling kids/parents to go their site to learn more about preparing for emergencies.

I know it bad when the govt tells you to prepare, but when Sesame Street is promoting workshops and site material on this... I am just left with my mouth wide open.

I have included the site address given by the commercial, and some other links of interest, which includes a neat blog I found (Third Link.)

http://www.sesamestreet.org/ready/

http://www.sesameworkshop.org/initiatives/emotion/ready

http://incaseofemergencyblog.com/2008/09/29/grover-sesame-street-what-should-we-tell-the-publicnational-preparedness-month/

http://www.ready.gov/

If you get a chance to watch the video on the Sesame Street Site, it actually highlights on the important things and is somewhat thorough; however some parts are kind of annoying and obviously for little children(But you can skip forward during those parts.)

Revamp

Over the next week or two, I shall revamping this blog. I plan to give a new face, perhaps edit/ combine some previous posts, and put up more links.

I know my writing tends to be a bit haphazard, but anything I put up is something I feel people need to know.

Going with that theme, I tell you that right now it nearly March. It is not too late to put your gardens, and practice you skills. If the economic trend continues, you will need these skills. Right now things are still floating, so it gives you this planting season to practice a little bit.
on the new

We see and hear on the news the government, the president, and the media are all calling crisis. They all have been telling us to prepare. We read on the news that the military is being trained to handle riots and civil unrest. Even they are being prepared, we need to as well.

Take Care!

Recession, Depression...either way we all suffer.

Well, as much we do not wish to believe we are in a recession, we are.
Of course there are people who saw this coming years ago, and have always penny pinched, and always prepared; but for others who have not worked long enough or not saved, penny pinching is more vital than ever.

I saw this on the New York Times website. The article is called Low Tech Fixes for High Tech Problems.

Other article of note is that Washington State is doing fairly well. In fact their economy is growing versus shrinking.

Saving your wet cell phone

I like this article. On many occasions people have dropped their cell phones into water. This article talks about how to save your cell phone and the information on your cell phone from damage.

http://www.switched.com/2007/08/15/how-to-save-a-wet-cell-phone/

It does not make sense to me.

I saw this video today.
I find some things just do not add up.
Now, I am just taking this from a logical stand point.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AO3kHC61I88

First, if the guy, Julio Osegueda, in the video is working at McDonalds after four years, and if he can't find anything else it means one of two things.

1. According to USA today, he 19 years old. Meaning he started there as a teenager and then went to college. Therefore, he is where he is suppose to be, because we all start at the bottom of the barrel earning minimum wage. That's why you go to college. There are not too many other jobs that 19 year olds are qualified for. So the "I have worked McDonald's for four years, at this point there is nothing wrong with it. If he was forty, and working at McDonald's without advancement, then it should cause quite of a bit of concern.

2.He is not qualified for any other job, because McDonald's will advance people to manager positions, if you qualify. If he is in college, that would qualify him even further for promotion. So why has he not been promoted?

He going to have a college education, and have the opportunity to do well. So why does he still asking for a hand out?

Did you remember this?

Remember when you took driver's ed? How much do you remember of it?
This is a nice little quiz to see how much your remember.

http://moneycentral.msn.com/quiz/driving-skills-quiz/home.aspx

Gun Control is not Crime Control

Saw this on Kaiser's Blog. I just had to share.

People don't understand that it is fear that the media makes of Guns, that causes gun control. Even the video says, statistics show that "Gun control is not necessarily crime control." Think about that next time you want more gun control, because you are also controlling those who can protect themselves.

For your amusement ... ,and mine.

The most common car related injuries, that don't involve actually driving the car.

Wired

It has been one of those weeks, however on the bright side, I am feeling much better and getting my affairs back in order.

So for now I just have fun article about the 30 most wired cities. Any guesses on number one?

http://www.forbes.com/2009/01/22/wired-cities-2009-tech-wire-cx_ew_0122wiredcities_slide_2.html?partner=yahoore

Take care and be well.

Isn't this disturbing

California is going to stop government payments of welfare and such, because they lack the funds to do it.

http://kaiservontexas.blogspot.com/2009/01/signs-and-wonders.html

It is about time.

A customer got so mad at his phone company for wasting his time, that he charged the phone company.. and they paid up!

http://tags.consumerist.com/5127559/customer-bills-phone-company-for-time-wasted-gets-paid

I am still laughing.

Maybe you guys will get a laugh out of this, too.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Years

I know I have not posted in a little while. I was visiting and dealing with relatives for a while.

It was nice to see everyone, but I am glad to be home.

I hope everyone is well, and had a wonderful holiday season.

I been paying attention to the news, I hope everyone else has been, too.

I will post more later.

So, it is not just us.

According to Yahoo, Las Vegas received record snowfall today.

One has to wonder.

Only in Texas

Well, it has to be said. Only in Texas can it snow one day, and have 60 near 70 degree the day after. (More like a day and half after.)

I really have not had much to say. I am working on several projects. One of which is learning calculus. I took pre-calculus in high school, and college level business math in college, but that is as far as I got. I know most who are reading this will have a "are you crazy?" reaction, but I am good at math. I really enjoy working with numbers, and perhaps now I will understand it even better than I did in high school or college.

My Lost Arts Project is going slowly, due to work and life. I will update you all on it when I have a chance.

One link I would like to share today: TOP 5 Financial Meltdown Scams
I do like the picture in the article. It says: THE MARKET IS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. Any truth to that? What do you all think?

Stay safe, as always.

Gattaca

On Hulu.com, they are doing a special event called Movies for the Holidays.
Currently, they have the movie Gattaca in its full length. (You all should watch it. It is a good movie!)

This movie scared me a bit, because I know it is pretty much all possible already.

On the side note the word Gattaca comes from the first letters of the hydrogen bonds of DNA.(GATC) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dna

After seeing the movie last night, I came upon this article today in which a school is testing the children via genetics to see which child would be the best for what sports. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/30/sports/30genetics.html?no_interstitial It seemed like Deja Vu to me.

What do you all think? Is this a way we want to go?

Junk Mail and the Mailman

Well I saw an article today about people trying to figure out why Postal Workers hoard mail. I do not think they have solved the mystery quiet yet; however, I do not entirely mind when I don't get ten thousand pieces of the same junk mail...so I can not really make an opinion on this matter.

http://www.slate.com/id/2204823/?y=1

Stay well and safe, as always.

The Good Olde Days

The best places to raise your kids.

In the article, they mention a town called Mount Prospect. This the way things are suppose to be. This is the way it use to be. People should strive to be financially independent, but still care about the people around them. This is the type of place I would want to raise my kids in and live in.

Driving through clouds

After all that is been going on, it is nice to see even nature is trying to be back on schedule. The true cold front winds are passing through. On Thursday, I drove through some fog on my way to work. The denser parts of the fog had already risen to about the eighth floor on buildings. It was really beautiful. I did not have my camera with me, otherwise I would show everyone.

My thoughts have been on storing. I know I mentioned this the other day. I have also thought about transport for my storing, if I was to flee. Car would be no good if there was any type of EMP disturbance or simply if I have no gas. So the choices are either an old (1970's and before) car which runs on near to no electronic devices, or something self propelled (eg: a bike.) However, if I was fleeing, a bike would not be the best choice because there is cover, so it would be relatively unsafe.

I know my ranting thoughts seem a little tin foilish, but bear with me. I believe preparing. If I had not, Ike would of been far worse for me. If events like Ike can happen, which most people did not see coming, what is to say other things can not. They are quite plausible, otherwise the government would not do the drills they do, or promote preparation as they do.

I would like to mention I am not so wrapped in preparing that I do not live. I can not understand those who get so wrapped in what they do, may it be video games, preparing, religion, work, or what ever else is their thing. Do not forget to live. You need to prepare, but preparing is about survival and living, so what is the point if you don't live? When I say live, I do not mean breaking laws or hurting people. I simply mean enjoy the people around you. Be cognitive of what is going on around you.

A side note: I did mention religion. I mentioned religion, because I know people who do nothing but go to church. Now, I have no quarrels about church. It is a good thing. But, if you spend all your time at church, then are you doing what you are learned at church?

You all take care of yourselves. Like I have said before pay attention to the news. Read multiple sources, and if you can read the news in different languages. The way another country reports about something happening here can be quite different than the news we are receiving. A good source for news is http://www.drudgereport.com/ It sums up all the news in one place. I find it to be more honest then a lot of major news networks.