Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Monday, June 22, 2009
Ode to the great one...
sounds of Jimi. His memorial site is next door to my new office.
Awesome.
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Another interesting thought...
This is a great point that the previous post's blog, Carpe Diem, made about health insurance. I have copied it below for you. So very true, what are the real priorities in life?
Reason.tv’s Nick Gillespie knows how to get coverage to at least half of the 45 million Americans who need it. Call it the "Gillespie Plan": If you want health insurance, go out and buy it. Click on the Reason.tv video above (from October 2008 before the election, but still relevant today).
Related, from today's Investor's Business Daily:
"Many Americans are uninsured by choice," wrote Dr. David Gratzer in his book "The Cure: How Capitalism Can Save American Health Care." Gratzer cited a study of the "non-poor uninsured" from the California HealthCare Foundation. "Why the lack of insurance (among people who own homes and computers)?" Gratzer asks. "One clue is that 60% reported being in excellent health or very good health."
The uninsured are not always the same people, and many are without coverage only for a relatively short time. Devon Herrick, senior fellow with the National Center for Policy Analysis, notes that "Being uninsured is a transitory state, since most uninsured Americans are only without coverage for a short time."
Bottom Line: If you can afford a cell phone or cable TV, you can afford basic health insurance. In Michigan, you can get basic health insurance through Blue Cross Blue Shield starting at $47.14 per month for those 18-30 years old (about the cost of a basic cell phone plan), and starting at $168.13 per month for another plan for individuals under 65 and families (not too much more than a cable TV plan with premium channels, and about the same as two cells phones at the monthly average of $77).
Reason.tv’s Nick Gillespie knows how to get coverage to at least half of the 45 million Americans who need it. Call it the "Gillespie Plan": If you want health insurance, go out and buy it. Click on the Reason.tv video above (from October 2008 before the election, but still relevant today).
Related, from today's Investor's Business Daily:
"Many Americans are uninsured by choice," wrote Dr. David Gratzer in his book "The Cure: How Capitalism Can Save American Health Care." Gratzer cited a study of the "non-poor uninsured" from the California HealthCare Foundation. "Why the lack of insurance (among people who own homes and computers)?" Gratzer asks. "One clue is that 60% reported being in excellent health or very good health."
The uninsured are not always the same people, and many are without coverage only for a relatively short time. Devon Herrick, senior fellow with the National Center for Policy Analysis, notes that "Being uninsured is a transitory state, since most uninsured Americans are only without coverage for a short time."
Bottom Line: If you can afford a cell phone or cable TV, you can afford basic health insurance. In Michigan, you can get basic health insurance through Blue Cross Blue Shield starting at $47.14 per month for those 18-30 years old (about the cost of a basic cell phone plan), and starting at $168.13 per month for another plan for individuals under 65 and families (not too much more than a cable TV plan with premium channels, and about the same as two cells phones at the monthly average of $77).
Why is our limit...
What do you think? I think if you are driving after any drinking, you shouldn't be allowed to drive. Driving is not a right, it's a privilege, especially after you have had to tell a person they lost loved ones because some was driving while intoxicated. I will never forget that night. Drive safe, Drive sober.
Here is the future...
well at least for me and hopefully my profession. More details to come, but Sat is the day I move north.
My new gig
;)
My new gig
;)
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Craigslist + Weird Al + The Doors + ...
A talented combination.
It's amazing what Weird Al has been able to put together.
It's amazing what Weird Al has been able to put together.
Monday, June 15, 2009
Sunday, June 14, 2009
WOW.... Ever want to know how close is....
Close in a jet? The Blue Angels know how to do things right. Boy would I LOVE a ride in one of these. I'll be getting a close up this summer in Seattle with Seafair with the Blue Angels coming! July 31st is the weekend and I should be settled into my new place. Hint, hint for anyone wanting to visit.
You need to watch this video. It's insane.
You need to watch this video. It's insane.
Friday, June 12, 2009
How sad...
How disgusting...
Al Byrd received the shock of his life Monday when he checked his voice mail and listened to a message from his neighbor telling him his house was being torn down. Byrd called his neighbor just to confirm that he had heard correctly and listened in disbelief as his neighbor told him again that his house, at 11 Byrd Trail in Carrollton, had been demolished that afternoon.
"I said, 'you got to be kidding me, I'll come down there,'" said Byrd, a Carrollton native who now lives in Atlanta.
On the way, he contacted the Carroll County Sheriff's Office and was accompanied to the house by Deputy T. Cook. By the time he and the deputy got there, his 2,200-square-foot house and a barn, valued at $200,000, had been reduced to debris and dumped into four huge Dumpsters. The backhoe and crane were still in the yard.
Some of the neighbors said the house had been demolished around 3 p.m. Monday, Byrd said.
No one was living in the house at the time of the demolition.
"My dad built this house with his own hands in 1950," Byrd said. "Maple Street School burned down and he bought those bricks and they cleared off the old mortar and built this house for his 10 kids, he and my mom and his brothers."
He was raised in the house. His older sisters were married there. It was the center of their family. His grandmother's dining room set and china were in the house. So was the family Bible.
"This was more than just a house," Byrd said. "This was a whole history."
According to the sheriff's report, the demolition was ordered by Forestar Real Estate Group Inc. Forestar called Southern Environmental Services based in Marietta to inspect the house and contract with someone to tear down the residence. The report states that Larry Watts of Southern Environmental said his company contacted North Georgia Container in Franklin to do the demolition work.
Brandon Hannah of North Georgia Container said he called Southern Environmental when he arrived at the house and described it on the phone to confirm he was at the correct house, according to the report.
Byrd said he and Deputy Whitlock met with Larry Watts and Brandon Hannah at the site of the demolished house the next morning.
"Larry Watts came down and apologized," Byrd said. "(He) said he was just given GP coordinates and they lined up to my property."
Byrd has since heard that the house intended for demolition is across the street and up the road about 150 yards.
He has contacted an attorney to handle the matter for him, but has made no decisions yet.
"As it stands now, we'll assume it was a mistake, but I don't know," Byrd said.
Mistake or not, it's a blow to Byrd's family. The family heirlooms in the home are irreplaceable. He's still in shock about the loss.
"All of us have fond memories and long-lasting memories of this place," Byrd said. "To just tear it down, it's unconscionable."
Local contractor sent to demolish house, but it's the wrong one
"I said, 'you got to be kidding me, I'll come down there,'" said Byrd, a Carrollton native who now lives in Atlanta.
On the way, he contacted the Carroll County Sheriff's Office and was accompanied to the house by Deputy T. Cook. By the time he and the deputy got there, his 2,200-square-foot house and a barn, valued at $200,000, had been reduced to debris and dumped into four huge Dumpsters. The backhoe and crane were still in the yard.
Some of the neighbors said the house had been demolished around 3 p.m. Monday, Byrd said.
No one was living in the house at the time of the demolition.
"My dad built this house with his own hands in 1950," Byrd said. "Maple Street School burned down and he bought those bricks and they cleared off the old mortar and built this house for his 10 kids, he and my mom and his brothers."
He was raised in the house. His older sisters were married there. It was the center of their family. His grandmother's dining room set and china were in the house. So was the family Bible.
"This was more than just a house," Byrd said. "This was a whole history."
According to the sheriff's report, the demolition was ordered by Forestar Real Estate Group Inc. Forestar called Southern Environmental Services based in Marietta to inspect the house and contract with someone to tear down the residence. The report states that Larry Watts of Southern Environmental said his company contacted North Georgia Container in Franklin to do the demolition work.
Brandon Hannah of North Georgia Container said he called Southern Environmental when he arrived at the house and described it on the phone to confirm he was at the correct house, according to the report.
Byrd said he and Deputy Whitlock met with Larry Watts and Brandon Hannah at the site of the demolished house the next morning.
"Larry Watts came down and apologized," Byrd said. "(He) said he was just given GP coordinates and they lined up to my property."
Byrd has since heard that the house intended for demolition is across the street and up the road about 150 yards.
He has contacted an attorney to handle the matter for him, but has made no decisions yet.
"As it stands now, we'll assume it was a mistake, but I don't know," Byrd said.
Mistake or not, it's a blow to Byrd's family. The family heirlooms in the home are irreplaceable. He's still in shock about the loss.
"All of us have fond memories and long-lasting memories of this place," Byrd said. "To just tear it down, it's unconscionable."
Monday, June 08, 2009
My new home... soon.
Anyway. I went up this last Sunday to scope things out and this is what I saw. I took this from my iPhone and I am pretty darn impressed.
Cheers.
Monday, June 01, 2009
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