Flynn's Paws: My Thoughts, My Gripes

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Describing my immediate surroundings towards the beginning and a twist to the tale or possible solutions to issues towards the end of some blogs and how they relate to my expectations of the world at large.

  • 20100419-Easy Mark

    En route from the hospital towards home that night, we were listening to Dr. Laura on HOT TALK 560 am KSFO at around 08:30pm.

    The caller was paying a lease for $1,200.00 per month. She had put a deposit or so into the deal. I cannot remember the beginning of the story but I believe she lived with her brother, who was a felon or something like that. She was VERY nice to put up for long and cannot decide whether or not to move on with her life.

    Dr. Laura said the caller was an easy target. I know the feeling, SERIOUSLY.

  • 20100418-Three Couples

    Three couples (Rose and Fred, Ben and “Minh” and then Ben and Gloria) from our local church came by to visit Maw. Of course, Maw was the usual talker and was excited to see these `good folks`.

    No one really knows what is going on with the three of us until I decided to make the calls as a courtesy to our whereabouts. It’s good therapy for the sick and dying when some people show up as support.

    Come to think of it, relatives don’t seem to care. Only the couple I called came. I was thinking these creeps didn’t tell the other ingrates because no one else showed up. Sheesh!

    Honestly, Maw needed more rest than company. The boy already knew better than moi apparently. I cannot imagine kicking out nice people prematurely when the conversation was getting way too loud and rapid.

    I’m slow, really. I don’t get it.

  • 20100419-Corruption Probe

    That morning, we received a complimentary copy of San Jose Mercury News for Monday, April 19, 2010 from the hospital. Under the `Corruption Probe` section there is an article titled: `Business in shadow of bribery` by Brandon Baily. Here are a few snippets (in general, of course) that needs to be addressed by Obama and pals:

    `The payments allegedly were made through middlemen and shell companies that submitted seemingly legitimate invoices.`

    `[Any] company could still be liable under a U.S. law known as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. The law prohibits U.S. corporations, or their representatives, from paying bribes to foreign officials.`

    `Overseas corruption is a particular concern […] that have factories and suppliers in Asia and sales operations around the world [and] draws much of its revenue from outside the United States.`

    `Still overseas business experts say demands for bribes […] particularly in developing countries.`

    Obviously, there is no oversight on the TARP either. Where is the ethical issue then and there? Hmmm. I didn’t even know what a `graft` was or how it was spelled until now. I thought that word was spelled as `draft`! You know, like draft root beer? Sheesh.

  • 20100419-Wise Crackers

    While Fred and Rose were visiting Maw, Paw cracked a joke:

    `Even if you are the luckiest person in the world, you cannot win if you don’t play!`

    ~Paw (04/19/2010 03:36PM)

  • 20100419-Old Letter

    Again, I am cleaning up old files and found a letter from City of Portsmouth, Virginia from the safe. It has the seal on the upper left hand corner. The grade of paper will last for a VERY long time. Here is message to me on the day of my birth:

    You are too young to read this now, but in later years your mother will tell you that you were born in the nation’s oldest naval hospital in the City of Portsmouth, Virginia.

    As you grow older, you will undoubtedly travel much, especially since your father is in the service of his country; and as a reminder of that joyful time when you joined the rest of us in this old world, I wish to make you an honorary citizen of the City of Portsmouth. Enclosed you will find your certificate of honorary citizen.

    May your life be a long and happy one.

    Very truly yours,

    Jack P. Barnes

    —

    Right there, I have provided proof of my birth. The letter contains a brief history of my origin, an invitation and a blessing. I am proud to be an American. Are you?

  • 20100419-Old Drawings

    Again, I am cleaning up old files, opened the safe, found a bulky, old-tattered, golden-colored folder and scanned the following pink and green colored construction papers.

    These were drawings by moi at the age of three years old. Maw asked me a series of questions and she wrote down my responses. You will notice one image contains the letters `D` and `B`. Right there shows how far and wide is my purpose, of which I am still not certain. Sheesh.

  • 20100417-More Surprises

    Well, I’ve discovered another surprise after reading the WordPress.com article titled `Surprise Me` by Matt:

    The `Blog Stats` section contains a fourth tab, which is a link called `Humanize`. The message is quite educational. For example, when I clicked the `Humanize` link, I get the following:

    Today you have had 42 views.

    It is a Catalan number. Consequently; 42 is the number of noncrossing partitions of a set of five elements, the number of triangulations of a heptagon, …

    I’ve yet to research and learn about this `Catalan number` further. The words are too, well, beyond my understanding. Maybe I need visual aide to grasps its meanings.

    Today you have had 43 views.

    Forty-three is the 14th smallest prime number. The previous is forty-one, with which it comprises a twin prime, and the next is forty-seven. 43 is the …

  • 20100418-Moron Test

    En route from the hospital at 08:00pm and since keeping Maw company at 10:30am, Paw and I were listening to Green 960 – Your progressive community on our local the radio. From around 08:30pm to 08:45pm, the twosome on the airwaves were talking about (and I’m not sure about the details) a:

    `Psychic` arrested for `sweetheart scams`
    Friday, August 15, 2008

    SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CA — A 42-year-old alleged scam artist, suspected of involving at least two elderly Santa Clara residents in “sweetheart scams,” was arrested in Merced County this week, the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office announced today.

    Woman Facing Charges for “Sweetheart Scam” Involving Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars

    Combined, both victims gave more than $450,000 to Blake, in cash and gifts.

    Now, if I were the friggin’ FEDS, who is supposed to protect its unsuspecting citizens, I would sue these parasites for this type of activity. Again, the innocent are being preyed upon by these would-be hustlers. Where is the justice here?

    —

    A guest speaker, I think, comes on and says that the FEDs shouldn’t waste time on these cases and save taxpayers’ money because MORONS exists and it’s their loss if they believe these frauds. The guest speaker went on further to say that he believed in psychics, one of whom told him of his half-brother and to his mother’s astonishment has told her about his find.

    The radio personalities continued on about a street hustler selling a box of computer (or really a box full of bricks). They also cajoled about receiving email scams from Nigeria and if there is legal remedy against these SAUDI PRINCES! Of course, if there is a chance, they would sue these scammers.

    —

    I’ve read somewhere online that there are lots of psychics in Africa and everywhere else. And that Nigeria is full of these `gifted` folks. And if I were the FEDs, I’d take a look into other countries, such as Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan, oh and say, Indonesia and pals. Thank you.

  • 20100418-Language Destruction

    I noticed that the frequent use of iPhones, Twitter, etc. is yet another agenda of and by TPTB towards world domination and for more control.

    When more and more people are hooking their minds (tooth and nails) to this miniature matrix box, these victims of addiction to show off their fancy cellphones and dangling gadgets will have failed to communicate in the normal sense – via in person!

    There will be no more dynamic interaction by humans but by machines!

    By dumbing down people with the convenience of electronic communication, there will be more `hive minds`. No one will be individuals but will have consolidated their `thoughts` away from creativity and individualism to borrowing each other’s ideas, piggy backing on the bandwagon of `like minds`.

    This would explain the saying: `Birds of a feather flock together`. That’s the comfort zone. That’s where people belong, grouping each other under a category of PREFERRED traits and leaving behind the `mentality` of useless outcasts, who will never be rendered fit for employment with other drones or re-integration in a more unified society of robots.

    Technology has already ruined my life. What allowed me to `keep my job` has been rendered useless by that damn Oracle consultant. Working overtime and weekends has been streamlined to just FIVE friggin’ minutes in one day!

  • 20100418-No Soul

    “I know I gave it my all for eight years, and I did not sell my soul for the sake of popularity. And so when I get back home and look in the mirror, I will be proud of what I see.”

    ~George W. Bush (October 23, 2009)

    In other words, he doesn’t have a soul in the first place. That was my interpretation to a thought that came to my small mind in the past few days. I too would very much be proud after ten slong years.

    In hindsight, I prayed to the Lord for something that was not meant to be for me. Maw had told me that blessings exists but I failed to see that justice won’t be served in this lifetime because I asked for more than a simple life. That explains why I wanted WAR!

    She said it was my problem. And so that’s it: I’m on my own to `fix` what I’ve started and finish with bad news apparently. I cannot tell the truth. I believed in a lie. But because I’m not ready, I cannot bring myself to face the tune.

    Sheesh!

  • 20100415-Weathery Ways

    En route homebound at around 06:00am and after learning that Maw would be admitted to the hospital, I noticed how clear and somewhat deep blue the skies were in the twilight of morning. Very nice. But I caught a glimpse of what appeared to be a shining light, steady and unmoving in its position over the distance hills of Mt. Hamilton. The drive was going towards Eastbound 237 from my vantage point. I noticed for a minute or so and then the light disappeared slowly after thinking out loud to myself that object could be a UFO. Who knows if that is just an ordinary aircraft?

  • 20100416-Weathery Ways

    That day was sunny and warm! I looked out the window of Maw’s bedroom in the hospital and saw a very faint chemtrail being laid over the distant hills of the Bay Area in the west. I tried to imagine that it disappears but it made it’s way slowly from `right to left` and disappeared behind the more buildings of the hospital.