Random thoughts

[moreluck]

Some fast talking guy just rang our doorbell from world vision.
He wanted me to sponsor some kid from the 3rd world ,and he had 3 left with pictures to prove it.
He went on about how these kids drink water we would not wash our feet in.
I was polite and said we give enough to charity already,and he kept it up.
He was ranting about us complaining that we had no AC from the storm,while
these kids were slaughtering the family cow so they could live the next month.
I said I already told you we already donate to charities and he finally said ok sir,
thank you for your time and left.
He looked at me like I was an ash sole
It got me thinking that even though I let ups deduct money from my pay check
for the United way,I hate the way the big shots have their own parking spaces
usually filled with BMW's.
I started wondering...this guy was like a used car salesman...on commission,
selling children.Pretending that he really cares.I googled it.
snopes.com: Executive Salaries in Charities
​

It always pays to check out your charities.........locally is more "hands on".
Answering your door is a no-no. . . . . unless there's a relative on your porch. Even then I'll think twice.
If giving $$$ makes you leery, then don't give. It's got to feel good.
Being an Ash Soul is not so bad.........less chance of becoming a sucker.

 

[DS]

I wanna see Joan Jett play highway star.
I bet on Saturn it smells saturny .
Has anyone tried Guiness black lager?
​

 

[moreluck]

Oldest daughter, Lisa, is 45 today !!!

 

[DS]

Happy birthday Lisa!
Hey I just found this,and being that I'll be playing bass again,(Jake,we're getting the band back together) and the fact that I only now learned that Mccartney can't read music.I am going to learn this tomorrow.So simple but so sweet.
Paul McCartney - Silly Love Songs - YouTube

 

[moreluck]

THIRTEEN THINGS YOUR BURGLAR WON'T TELL YOU
:



1. Of course I look familiar. I was here
just last week cleaning your carpets, painting your shutters, or delivering your
new refrigerator.

2. Hey, thanks for letting me use the bathroom when I was
working in your yard last week. While I was in there, I unlatched the back
window to make my return a little easier.

3. Love those flowers.
That tells me you have taste... and taste means there are nice things inside.
Those yard toys your kids leave out always make me wonder what type of gaming
system they have.

4. Yes, I really do look for newspapers piled up on the
driveway. And I might leave a pizza flyer in your front door to see how long it
takes you to remove it..

5. If it snows while you're out of town, get a neighbor to
create car and foot tracks into the house. Virgin drifts in the driveway are a
dead giveaway.

6. If decorative glass is part of your front entrance, don't
let your alarm company install the control pad where I can see if it's set. That
makes it too easy.

7. A good security company alarms the window over the sink.
And the windows on the second floor, which often access the master bedroom - and
your jewelry. It's not a bad idea to put motion detectors up there
too.

8.
It's raining, you're fumbling with your umbrella, and you forget to lock your
door - understandable. But understand this: I don't take a day off because of
bad weather.

9. I always knock first. If you answer, I'll ask for
directions somewhere or offer to clean your gutters. (Don't take me up on
it.)

10.
Do you really think I won't look in your sock drawer? I always check dresser
drawers, the bedside table, and the medicine cabinet.

11. Here's a helpful hint:
I almost never go into kids' rooms.

12. You're right: I won't
have enough time to break into that safe where you keep your valuables. But if
it's not bolted down, I'll take it with me.

13. A loud TV or radio can
be a better deterrent than the best alarm system. If you're reluctant to leave
your TV on while you're out of town, you can buy a $35 device that works on a
timer and simulates the flickering glow of a real television. (Find it at http://www.faketv/
...com/)


8 MORE THINGS A BURGLAR
WON'T TELL YOU :

1. Sometimes, I carry a
clipboard. Sometimes, I dress like a lawn guy and carry a rake. I do my best to
never, ever look like a crook.

2. The two things I hate
most: loud dogs and nosy neighbors.

3. I'll break a window to
get in, even if it makes a little noise. If your neighbor hears one loud sound,
he'll stop what he's doing and wait to hear it again. If he doesn't hear it
again, he'll just go back to what he was doing. It's human
nature.

4.
I'm not complaining, but why would you pay all that money for a fancy alarm
system and leave your house without setting it?
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5. I love
looking in your windows. I'm looking for signs that you're home, and for flat
screen TVs or gaming systems I'd like. I'll drive or walk through your
neighborhood at night, before you close the blinds, just to pick my
targets.


6. Avoid announcing your vacation on your Facebook page. It's easier than you
think to look up your address.

7. To you, leaving that
window open just a crack during the day is a way to let in a little fresh air.
To me, it's an invitation.

8. If you don't answer when I knock, I try the door.
Occasionally, I hit the jackpot and walk right in.< br>
Sources: Convicted burglars in North Carolina , Oregon ,
California , and Kentucky ; security consultant Chris McGoey, who runs http://www.crimedoctor.com/ and Richard
T. Wright, a criminology pro fessor at the University of Missouri-St. Louis ,
who interviewed 105 burglars for his book Burglars on the Job.

Protection for you and
your home:


If you don't have a gun, here's a more humane way to wreck someone's evil plans
for you.. (I guess I can get rid of the baseball bat.):

WASP SPRAY

 

[moreluck]

(thanks Eric)

Two ironies
A veteran is someone who, at one point in his life, wrote a blank check made payable to 'The United States of America ' for an amount of 'up to and including my life.' That is Honor, and there are way too many people in this country who no longer understand it.'

Todays lesson:
Two IroniesIrony 1.

We are told NOT TO judge ALL Muslims by the actions of a few lunatics." BUT on the other hand. "We are also encouraged TO judge ALL Gun Owners by the actions of a few lunatics." How is that supposed to work.....??????

Irony 2.

The Food Stamp Program, administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, is proud to be distributing this year the greatest amount of free Meals and Food Stamps ever, to 47.5 million people as of the most recent figures available in April 2013.Meanwhile, the National Park Service, administered by the U.S. Department of the Interior, asks us "Please Do Not Feed the Animals."Their stated reason for the policy is because "The animals will grow dependent on handouts and will not learn to take care of themselves."

Thus ends today's two lessons in irony.

 

[moreluck]

I happened to catch Dennis Miller on TV and the subject was the dumbing of America and how the students of today don't now what we had to know years ago.
He had a great idea.

The kids are so intense with their phones and social media.....none of it would work until they answer a history or geography question correctly. That's a great idea....like blowing blood alcohol before you are allowed to drive the car.

 

[moreluck]

The word I'm most sick of hearing on TV News is "stunning".

'Stunning' used to describe some star's dress on the red carpet in Hollywood. Now it's used to describe wars, bodies laying around and acts of violence.

 

[1BROWNWRENCH]

The word I'm most sick of hearing on TV News is "stunning".

'Stunning' used to describe some star's dress on the red carpet in Hollywood. Now it's used to describe wars, bodies laying around and acts of violence.

Because it's all infotainment.

 

[BSWALKS]

Some fast talking guy just rang our doorbell from world vision.
He wanted me to sponsor some kid from the 3rd world ,and he had 3 left with pictures to prove it.
He went on about how these kids drink water we would not wash our feet in.
I was polite and said we give enough to charity already,and he kept it up.
He was ranting about us complaining that we had no AC from the storm,while
these kids were slaughtering the family cow so they could live the next month.
I said I already told you we already donate to charities and he finally said ok sir,
thank you for your time and left.
He looked at me like I was an ash sole
It got me thinking that even though I let ups deduct money from my pay check
for the United way,I hate the way the big shots have their own parking spaces
usually filled with BMW's.
I started wondering...this guy was like a used car salesman...on commission,
selling children.Pretending that he really cares.I googled it.
snopes.com: Executive Salaries in Charities

It's not just the executive salaries.
A lot of charities hire outside companies to raise money for them. This company will then keep most of the money, & only give a small portion to the charity. I don't like that process. If Im going to make a donation, I will do it directly so it does the most good.
In your example, I find that completely despicable. Some a-hole on commission doing it all for the children. Ya right. Get the friend off my property buddy.

 

[moreluck]

Now that the metric system is in wide use all over the world, we can see why Americans have not adopted it: A miss is as good as 1.6 kilometers. Put your best .3 of a meter forward. Spare the 5.03 meters and spoil the child. Twenty-eight grams of prevention is worth 453 grams of cure. Give a man 2.5 centimeters and he'll take 1.6 kilometers. Peter Piper picked 8.8 liters of pickled peppers.

 

[1BROWNWRENCH]

Give it the whole 8 meters. PS....do you know where "giving it the whole 9 yards " comes from? That was the length of the ammo belt for WWII bomber gunners.

 

[moreluck]

Give it the whole 8 meters. PS....do you know where "giving it the whole 9 yards " comes from? That was the length of the ammo belt for WWII bomber gunners.

I actually learned that on Pawn Stars.....I think Rick was telling it to Chumlee......

 

[1BROWNWRENCH]

I heard about that a long time before that show came along. I worked for a guy who was a tailgunner on a B-17.

 

[moreluck]

Take "Red" as your new nickname..........retired & extremely dangerous !!

 

[moreluck]

 

[1BROWNWRENCH]

You know it's going to be One Of Those Days when you get the cap of your thermos crossthreaded.

 

[oldngray]

You know it's going to be One Of Those Days when you get the cap of your thermos crossthreaded.

Maybe you shouldn't use those air tools to tighten it?

 

[moreluck]

A Young Person's Explanation of God

One of God's main jobs is making people. He makes them to replace the ones that die, so there will be enough people to take care of things on earth. He doesn't make grownups, just babies. I think because they are smaller and easier to make. That way He doesn't have to take up His valuable time teaching them to talk and walk. He can just leave that to mothers and fathers.

God's second most important job is listening to prayers. An awful lot of this goes on, since some people, like preachers and things, pray at times beside bedtime. God doesn't have time to listen to the radio or TV because of this. Because He hears everything, there must be a terrible lot of noise in His ears, unless He has thought of a way to turn it off.

God sees everything and hears everything and is everywhere which keeps Him pretty busy. So you shouldn't go wasting His time by going over your mom and dad's head asking for something they said you couldn't have.

Atheists are people who don't believe in God. I don't think there are any in my town. At least there aren't any who come to our church.

Jesus is God's Son. He used to do all the hard work, like walking on water and performing miracles and trying to teach the people who didn't want to learn about God. They finally got tired of Him preaching to them and they crucified Him. But He was good and kind, like His father, and He told His father that they didn't know what they were doing and to forgive them and God said O.K.

His dad (God) appreciated everything that He had done and all His hard work on earth so He told Him He didn't have to go out on the road anymore. He could stay in heaven. So He did. And now He helps His dad out by listening to prayers and seeing things which are important for God to take care of and which ones He can take care of Himself without having to bother God. Like a secretary, only more important.

You can pray anytime you want and they are sure to help you because they got it worked out so one of them is on duty all the time.

You should always go to church on Sunday because it makes God happy, and if there's anybody you want to make happy, it's God! Don' t skip church to do something you think will be more fun like going to the beach. This is wrong. And besides the sun doesn't come out at the beach until noon anyway.

If you don't believe in God, besides being an atheist, you will be very lonely, because your parents can't go everywhere with you, like to camp, but God can. It is good to know He's around you when you're scared, in the dark or when you can't swim and you get thrown into real deep water by big kids.

But...you shouldn't just always think of what God can do for you. I figure God put me here and He can take me back anytime He pleases.
And...that's why I believe in God.

 

[DS]

Yup


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