Big Money Problems

Hey, There!

The title refers to the USA's financial troubles. I used to think it was really bad that I owed just $5,000.00 before I became homeless. I can't even conceptualize 700 billion dollars in one place, much less the over One Trillion Dollars they say is needed to bail out some the biggest financial companies in American history!
The Giants are falling all over the place!
Scary as hell, Boyee!
I have an angry white friend who's trying to find blame some to justify his rage. He' s out of work at present and has little to do other than rant about the financial shape of the country.
I get the feeling he really doesn't know what he's talking about; he's just unhappy, like a lot of us are, about the State of the Union, so to speak.
I keep thinking should things go entirely bad and I, like many others, be forced outside, at least I can show some experience on outdoor living.
I hope it doesn't come to that.
There is little that a person with no assets can say about all, but pray daily on the subject and hope that Almighty God takes care of it.
A Big Shoutout to the survivors of this years storms. That is the second thing I must pray about, daily.
Goodbye and be safe out there!

(By the way. For those looking to get the $40.00 discount for the coverter boxes, but just happen gave to the wrong address (people who give a nursing home address as the principle address will be rejected), it is best to go through a family or friend and use their address. Then have it shipped to the nursing home!

See? There's a way of doing everything. Bye again!)

Get Those TV's Set Up, People!

Hi, There!

Life at the Nursing Home isn't too bad once you get used to it, you know.

Beats the hell out of sleeping outdoors, doesn't it?

I have even bought myself some items that include a little television set and, most important of all, a Digital TV Converter, or DTV.

Not to be confused with HDTV, though.

HDTV is High Definition Television and refers to the vastly improved picture in the form of tiny pixels (dots) on the more expensive tv's. Needless to say, the tv stations have to broadcast in HDTV in order for one to receive HDTV. Most Broadcasts are still in SDTV (Standard Definition Television).

DTV (Digital Television) is a monkey of a different kind.

Ever since the beginning of television, all broadcast stations used the Analog Carrier Wave to send programming to the tv.

But now the Government has decided to upgrade the whole business and use Digital Transmission method which requires a different receiver if you want to keep the old sets that use only the antenna (rabbit ears or roof top ). If you have cable or dish, you don't have to worry.

I absolutely love the incredibly clear picture and great sound I get. Minor problems involving reception sometimes occurs, but I have dealt with that by getting a powered antenna to pull in the weak channels. I also get a few more channels that I have never seen on regular tv.

Sad thing is, without the converter, get nothing if you use an antenna only.

Diagnosis: Great! This conversion gets high marks in my book. If you need one, get Insignia's version. They have a remote that also turns off your tv, eliminating the need for both remotes.

Well, that's enough for now. See you next time!

Just Checking In, Folks

Hi Readers, Far and Wide!

I must apologize for not keeping up with my blog here. Things have been slightly out of my control, lately.
This Nursing Home I'm in demands that I attend what they call a "program". It's a place I am forced to go daily where I sit and vegetate for 4 hours among the seriously disturbed residents of other Nursing Homes.
I am learning a lot about the reality of life at the low end of it all. Ever wonder what happens to the sad mentally-imbalanced people that are seen daily on the streets of Chicago?
You know who I mean.
The ones who mumble to themselves and make odd gestures at the sky. The obsessive-compulsive people. They and everyone like them must live somewhere. They are still human beings any way it goes.
I used to know this guy, years ago, who had the habit of smacking himself in the forehead with his fist as he conversed with people. You could feel the impact of his calloused knuckle against darkened spot in the middle of his forehead.
He wasn't stupid or ignorant. He was a College graduate. Could hold a deep discussion with anyone on many different subjects.It was just that head thing that kept him out of the job market.
It's no wonder people were upset about the movie "Tropic Thunder" and the use in it's script of the word "retard" said over and over again!
Only those who take care of poor suffers ( of an astonishing number of mental problems) would be aware of the insult that the use of the word "retard" slaps in the face of the caregivers and loved ones.
But enough for now. I will try to be more consistent in delivering these questionable nuggets of wisdom that seep out of my poor gray head.
Until Next Time! Bye, Bye!

Nursing Home Chronicles

Hi to the Real World Out There!

I suppose you have guessed by the title that I feel somewhat locked down at the nursing home, and you would be right!

Don't misunderstand me. I love being indoors for a spell. No carrying heavy bags around; no idiot responses on the bus or train as you travel; no worrying about where to sleep at night.

Oh, I'm not complaining. I just wish there was some way to get out when I want.

I recognize the need to protect the residents here. There are a great many infirm individuals here and the increase of predators is no mistake, after all.

I just hope there might be room for thinking staff members to evaluate residents on their behaviour and not follow mindless scripts.

I worry just a bit about what will happen to the homeless now and after the Presidential election. It seems there is not much that any of the candidates would care to do about it. This could be just another President who would rather ignore the problem rather than deal positively with it.

Well, I've ranted enough for now. See you next time.

Bye-Bye!

Open Season on Black Folks.

Hi, everybody!

Been a few weeks since I got into this place and I must admit to feeling much better, healthwise.
What the hell is happening to our kids, especially in Chicago, eh?
I'm quite suspicious, to say the least, of this sudden increase in violence in the Black Neighborhood. Where are they getting the weapons from? More drugs, more guns, more prostitutes.
What's really going on?
I can't help but feel that the main problem is blanket law designed to protect children. It
has parents afraid to physically discipline theirs.
A simple check will confirm that fact that in earlier years ( in the neighborhood, when parents were allowed to spank, their kids), killing of each other, and just murder in general was very rare. I feel strongly that a return to those days would ensure a better future for the most part.
Yes, there will be victims of excessive abuse, but few and far between.
On the other hand, we have this proof at hand today that such a well meaning program has failed us very badly. Either they get killed or go to overcrowded jails. The end of this madness cannot justify the means.
Think about it.

News Flash! Everyone Has Sex, Alright?

Hey Everyone!

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What the hell is all this commotion about political leaders having sex, eh?

O'kay, maybe it's extra-marital. Is it new and unusual or something? Are they having sex on television or something extremely freaky? I'm having a hard time understanding the outrage of certain people over a common human practice.

Name a time in American history or World history, for that matter, where some leaders, somewhere, weren't found to be fooling around on his or her supposed life partner (wife, husband, friends, etc.) and I'll get off the subject.

Yes, I know there are wonderful exceptions to the wanton rule, but it keeps happening enough to at least be taken in stride, since the majority of finger pointers usually practice the same sort of undercover freaking.

Point is, must we always act so surprised and outraged at public officials' behavior, each and every time they are caught with their underwear down?

Seems awful pretentious to me.

That's enough for now. Bye-Bye!

Obama's Former Minister was right!

Hello Dear Readers!

Once again I feel the need to go political on you, so bear with me, okay?

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I am stunned by the short memories that people seem to have in regards to what the American Government will and won't do. If the shameful situation of the Natives of this great land isn't enough to alert and alarm; we should at least be aware of the hell the same government put us (so-called Black People) through just to be considered full citizens! Black people have fought for and died in every war this country ever had; nothing was ever "given" us.

Hello! 400 full years of slavery would piss off anybody!

So when Obama's former Minister was caught with "God Damn America" on his lips, (which no doubt was taken completely out of context) the idiot nay-sayers jumped on the bandwagon straight from the banana boat and tried to crucify Obama.

Conspiracy "Theories" my ass! How about Conspiracy fact! Have we conveniently forgotten the Tuskegee Experiment, where Black men were injected with syphilis by the Public Health Service for forty years! Is it so far-fetched to consider AIDS as a manufactured disease?

Does speaking the truth mean that these stupid Negroes hate white people? (replace Negroes with Iraqis and we see yet another pattern). Absolutely not!

It should be noted that both white and Black workers were guilty of administering the deadly injections.

Are we too distracted by the "Dream" to realize the sad truth? Or worst yet, too preoccupied with murder in our hearts for Muslims that we can't be bothered to think?

I'm done for now, Bye-Bye!