The (Other) End of the Internet

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I got an email yesterday that got me really angry. You may have seen it already. It’s one of those that is currently being forwarded all over the country. The email talks about the fact that a bill proposing a 1% tax on any transaction that uses a payment instrument, including any check, cash, credit card, transfer of stock, bonds, or other financial instrument. I’d say that pretty-much covers everything.

The email includes a link to http://www.snopes.com/politics/taxes/debtfree.asp where the report’s status is listed as “Mixture” because there is such a bill, introduced by Representative Chaka Fattah of Pennsylvania in February of 2010, but it has zero supporters other than its author and, according to Snopes, doesn’t stand a snowball’s chance in Hell of passing.

Once again it occurs to me that I wish people would do a little bit of research before panicking and forwarding an email all over the world. If someone had bothered to LOOK at the URL included in the email they might not have been worried enough to send such a dire warning to everyone on their contact list.

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I guess my younger sister must have a really cushy job where she isn’t required to do anything other than forward emails to me because I don’t see how she can get anything else done given all the pictures and what-not she sends me.

The most recent batch of pictures included this one which reminds me of a daily scene around our house. We have a Yellow Labrador and a Chihuahua. The Chihuahua, who is about 10 weeks old is constantly trying to get the 9-year old Lab to play with her. Usually the older, larger dog just ignores the “Yip-yip Yip-Yap” from the younger dog, but once in a while she gets tired of the little Chihuahua and they face off for a second. As a matter of fact, they’re at it again as I type this. It’s quite funny to watch – especially when the smaller dog manages to get the bigger dog to back off.

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Biker Dog

This is one of those pictures that you just have to see to believe. Unlike most funny pictures circulating the internet, I actually know the person who took the picture and I can verify that it isn’t faked.

My sister was on the way home from work on Friday night when her husband told her to look out the window. She pulled out her cell phone and took the picture you see here. The only editing that was done was when I adjusted the colors and brightness to remove a haze that was caused by taking the picture through a closed window.

I’m glad to see the dog is wearing eye protection, but, really, shouldn’t he have a little doggie helmet?

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The Zack Brown band has a new song that I just heard for the first time. I don’t know the name of it. I can only assume that Mr. Brown, or whoever wrote the song, ran out of ideas for lyrics because at one point the lyrics go

No, we don't have a lot of money
No, we don't have a lot of money
No, we don't have a lot of money
No, we don't have a lot of money
No, we don't have a lot of money
No, we don't have a lot of money
No, we don't have a lot of money

over and over and over. I’m sitting here, thinking, Yeah, you’re a broke S.O.B. We get it. Shut up about it.

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Several years ago I was told by my eye doctor that I need to be wearing sunglasses any time I’m outside. At the time it was because some of the medication I take. A short while later, it turned out that I needed sunglasses because I’d developed cataracts and they make bright lights painful. After I had the cataracts removed, I still needed sunglasses because I had just gotten spoiled or something because my eyes are still very sensitive to bright lights.

Because of my own clumsiness, not too long ago I dropped my RayBan sunglasses and shattered one lens. After that happened I started wearing a pair of those big, ugly sunglasses you get from the optometrist after your eyes have been dilated. These are the ones that are made to be worn OVER a pair of prescription sunglasses.

Yesterday I managed to drop those and pop one of the bows off of them. Needless to say I’ve been checking sale prices this week for a good deal on a pair of sunglasses.

Given my recent track record, I’m thinking that I may need to buy four or five pair just so that I can have a good supply of replacements for when the inevitable happens.