Trust me I know people will buy so may things. Ive spent more than my fair share of time being a telephone psychic. People tell you everything you need to know and accept so easily. I sue the same techniques in business and pleasure.
I have several medical bills that were not paid by my insurance so I am attempting to pay them off through the hospital. Two of my bills were given over to a collection agency even though I was paying the hospital a small sum each month. The hospital did not deposit my checks and sent me to a collection agency. I am paying them a small sum each month. I was told by family that I should just pay them what I could each month - I sent letters out each time explaining. Now the collection agencies are saying that they need more money and need to do a bank draft. Is there any other action I need to take besides continuing to pay what I can each month?
I never understood the coverage these hacks get, especially John Edwards, who had a whole show full of crock! His shotgun approach was so obvious that his show was more of a parody of itself than anything else. "John? Anyone? John? He was wearing a shirt... red shirt... maroon? Pink? Beige shirt? Shirtless? He hates shirts! Yeah, that's John... good ole shirtless John."
Sylvia Brown just sounds like a hag who hates the world and uses her platform to abuse people when she feels like it. Montel lost a lot of credibility when he has her on a regular basis.
Personally, I think they are entertaining at times but that's all it is.
I received a traffic ticket for going 50+ over the speed limit and thought my life was overrrr!! I got my license suspended and my vehicle impounded- yes, this actually happens from one simple traffic ticket! I had never received a traffic ticket before, and didn’t know where to start! Until of course I visited www.street-legal.ca! The staff there was so helpful and knew exactly what to do with this traffic ticket! I was relieved that I could just sit back while they took over and did all the work for me, and I didn’t have to worry about it! After they did what they had to do, and went to court for me for my ticket- everything was cleared! I wouldn’t hesitate for a minute to recommend Street Legal to anyone!
Have you heard of librivox.org? It's a site where volunteers record books in the public domain, and then place their recordings in the public domain. There are a lot of great books, and though the recordings aren't professional, they're free. :)
Those that pursue cheap ways to influence or befuddle, particularly to get money or fame, give a bad name to the very useful little inner voice we all have. Don't let their dirty tricks cause you to lose touch with your own inner resources. And no, these "powers" aren't all that "powerful" -- they won't usually be dramatic. And yes, they almost always have a rational basis and can play the long statistical odds -- because our "early warning systems" are natural phenomena, they express using natural methods.
Take for example the stories you hear about someone who has a "bad feeling" about someone and does something practical to protect themselves, only to find out later that this person was a criminal looking for another victim. Was that person psychic? Did they receive a subconscious clue? Does it matter which (or does only the outcome matter?) to the person who made the right connection and saved themselves?
Or the person who had a "weird feeling" or had a string of very unlikely events happen that kept them from getting on a plane that crashed. Again, statistically, people probably have these things happen more often when no crash occurs, but does that matter to the person who didn't die?
So block out the loud self-serving braggarts and charlatans, but leave the door open to your own still, small voice within. Don't let them fool you, but also don't over-react and let your skepticism rob a valuable resource from yourself.
I usually only spring for travel insurance when I am traveling internationally. The Medical Evacuation it the big one that can seriously put a financial hurting on you (like the poster above mentioned).
Most of the times when I am traveling within the country, issues like a flight delay or lost luggage are manageable (but still no fun).
Like Nora, I've generally had pretty good luck with InsureMyTrip. I like the fact that you can compare the different policies side by side so if you are looking for some specific things, you can see which one suits you best.
Sucess of European Single Currency. How about Amero (Single North American Currency) and Asian Single Currency. We are still no sure about Amero. Weather each country have their own coins and currencies that demoninated in Amero or Unifed design? I personally I favor all 3 Nations have different design on coins and currencies. Today I want to design Asian Single Currency that still does not have official name. I wish I get patented for designing Euro or Amero like Single Currency for Asia!
Just to clear up something, the homicide rate in the US is DOWN from what it was in 1919 and 1929, so if you want to walk, you're LESS likely to get murdered now than you were back when people walked everywhere. TV alters our perceptions of our safety.
I live in L.A. and it is very expensive to live here. There is no way you could find an a room to rent for $200, let alone a whole apartment. The housing boom has priced most of us out of the real estate market and the rental market. The answer is to just get up and move away from the city? Really, the answer is to leave family, friends and everything you've worked for to find a home out of the city? Are there the same work opportunities out of the city? I think it is flippant to say "just move," it reminds me of the response one hears at times to critical debate of U.S. politics, which is, if you don't like it, then just move. Anyway, I am sincerely happy that things are so affordable and crime free in KY, I am sure it is a wonderful place to live and have grown up. I will; however, take my over priced, crime ridden Los Angeles and struggle to make a life here near those I love.
I was a kid in the 1950's. We had a car, running water, indoor plumbing, a TV etc. My mother worked after we kids were in school. It wasn't The Flintstones. What I don't remember having is health insurance. I know for sure that there wasn't any Medicare or Medicaid, because I remember how opposed the doctors were to the idea of "socialized medicine."(Not to mention the Republicans and conservative Democrats) People didn't take much medicine, to my knowledge, and very seldom went to the doctor. If you broke your arm or something you did, but that was about it. When that happened, you paid the doctor and hospital over time--they didn't demand immediate payment. Hardly anyone was fat--look at crowd scenes from that era--so hardly anyone had diabetes, heart disease, etc. and hardly anyone took those multitudes of drugs that the drug companies push in the media now and which provide a great source of ongoing profit. There were few people taking drugs for emotional illnesses--the motto would have been to suck it up and don't bother people with it, everybody has troubles. I'm not at all saying it was better, just a very different culture. People weren't afraid of not having health insurance then, and maybe we ought to start thinking about whether we need to be so terrified of it now. I'm not one for conspiracy theories, but the fear of not having health insurance is keeping a whole lot of people working ten and twelve hour days and six or seven day weeks for fear of getting fired and losing it.
I quit caring what others think about how I live a long time ago (in my 20's..I'm now 50). I saved my money and worked hard. It probably helped that my Parents didn't give a Rats A*s about what others thought either.
I have the quiet satisfaction of knowing that of the twelve families on my street I'm the most "Well Off" but THEY don't know it.
You can believe if they did I'd be the recipient of more "Could You Lend Me's" than I care to think of.
Two years ago I retired at 48 and after 4 months of going "Stir Crazy" I'm back at work but at a job with Zero Stress and the knowledge that I work because I WANT to...not because I HAVE to.
~ Roland
DivaJean: My Mom stayed home as well to look after us and I spent a LOT of time with my Grandparents as well (they lived close by). NOTHING could every replace that.
A lot of Mechanics will use Dawn straight from the bottle to wash up after a Very Greasy Job...Works wonders and is cheaper than the commercial hand cleaners.
Make sure you get the emergency/medical kind. I know someone who fell and broke his neck in South America, was paralyzed and had to be flown on a medical flight with a doctor, a nurse and a respiratory therapist. All this to the tune of $110,000, which luckily he had.
Trust me I know people will buy so may things. Ive spent more than my fair share of time being a telephone psychic. People tell you everything you need to know and accept so easily. I sue the same techniques in business and pleasure.
damn, that sucks!
i've been using my prosper money to help bail out people in similar situations
i heard penut butter works. Do u know? plz tell me
I have several medical bills that were not paid by my insurance so I am attempting to pay them off through the hospital. Two of my bills were given over to a collection agency even though I was paying the hospital a small sum each month. The hospital did not deposit my checks and sent me to a collection agency. I am paying them a small sum each month. I was told by family that I should just pay them what I could each month - I sent letters out each time explaining. Now the collection agencies are saying that they need more money and need to do a bank draft. Is there any other action I need to take besides continuing to pay what I can each month?
SEveral kettles of boiling water down the drain will also remove gunk, without chemicals.
I never understood the coverage these hacks get, especially John Edwards, who had a whole show full of crock! His shotgun approach was so obvious that his show was more of a parody of itself than anything else. "John? Anyone? John? He was wearing a shirt... red shirt... maroon? Pink? Beige shirt? Shirtless? He hates shirts! Yeah, that's John... good ole shirtless John."
Sylvia Brown just sounds like a hag who hates the world and uses her platform to abuse people when she feels like it. Montel lost a lot of credibility when he has her on a regular basis.
Personally, I think they are entertaining at times but that's all it is.
I received a traffic ticket for going 50+ over the speed limit and thought my life was overrrr!! I got my license suspended and my vehicle impounded- yes, this actually happens from one simple traffic ticket! I had never received a traffic ticket before, and didn’t know where to start! Until of course I visited www.street-legal.ca! The staff there was so helpful and knew exactly what to do with this traffic ticket! I was relieved that I could just sit back while they took over and did all the work for me, and I didn’t have to worry about it! After they did what they had to do, and went to court for me for my ticket- everything was cleared! I wouldn’t hesitate for a minute to recommend Street Legal to anyone!
Have you heard of librivox.org? It's a site where volunteers record books in the public domain, and then place their recordings in the public domain. There are a lot of great books, and though the recordings aren't professional, they're free. :)
Those that pursue cheap ways to influence or befuddle, particularly to get money or fame, give a bad name to the very useful little inner voice we all have. Don't let their dirty tricks cause you to lose touch with your own inner resources. And no, these "powers" aren't all that "powerful" -- they won't usually be dramatic. And yes, they almost always have a rational basis and can play the long statistical odds -- because our "early warning systems" are natural phenomena, they express using natural methods.
Take for example the stories you hear about someone who has a "bad feeling" about someone and does something practical to protect themselves, only to find out later that this person was a criminal looking for another victim. Was that person psychic? Did they receive a subconscious clue? Does it matter which (or does only the outcome matter?) to the person who made the right connection and saved themselves?
Or the person who had a "weird feeling" or had a string of very unlikely events happen that kept them from getting on a plane that crashed. Again, statistically, people probably have these things happen more often when no crash occurs, but does that matter to the person who didn't die?
So block out the loud self-serving braggarts and charlatans, but leave the door open to your own still, small voice within. Don't let them fool you, but also don't over-react and let your skepticism rob a valuable resource from yourself.
...that you are a repressed psychic who is resisting your strong inner call to your true vocation. Also, you will soon run low on toilet paper.
I usually only spring for travel insurance when I am traveling internationally. The Medical Evacuation it the big one that can seriously put a financial hurting on you (like the poster above mentioned).
Most of the times when I am traveling within the country, issues like a flight delay or lost luggage are manageable (but still no fun).
Like Nora, I've generally had pretty good luck with InsureMyTrip. I like the fact that you can compare the different policies side by side so if you are looking for some specific things, you can see which one suits you best.
Sean
Sucess of European Single Currency. How about Amero (Single North American Currency) and Asian Single Currency. We are still no sure about Amero. Weather each country have their own coins and currencies that demoninated in Amero or Unifed design? I personally I favor all 3 Nations have different design on coins and currencies. Today I want to design Asian Single Currency that still does not have official name. I wish I get patented for designing Euro or Amero like Single Currency for Asia!
Anyone knows if there's a player available for Windows Mobile 6 for Smartphone that is able to play the mp3 at accelerated speeds? :)
http://www.getrue.com
Getrue
Just to clear up something, the homicide rate in the US is DOWN from what it was in 1919 and 1929, so if you want to walk, you're LESS likely to get murdered now than you were back when people walked everywhere. TV alters our perceptions of our safety.
My local libraries use a different provider for audiobook downloads called Overdrive.
Also, NetLibrary has eBooks as well as Audiobooks.
I live in L.A. and it is very expensive to live here. There is no way you could find an a room to rent for $200, let alone a whole apartment. The housing boom has priced most of us out of the real estate market and the rental market. The answer is to just get up and move away from the city? Really, the answer is to leave family, friends and everything you've worked for to find a home out of the city? Are there the same work opportunities out of the city? I think it is flippant to say "just move," it reminds me of the response one hears at times to critical debate of U.S. politics, which is, if you don't like it, then just move. Anyway, I am sincerely happy that things are so affordable and crime free in KY, I am sure it is a wonderful place to live and have grown up. I will; however, take my over priced, crime ridden Los Angeles and struggle to make a life here near those I love.
Oh, man. I am SO using the fake psychic bit the next time I'm trapped and bored at a networking event.
-Sally J.
(The Practical Archivist)
Aaargh, I did mean James Van Praagh. That's what happens when you hit the wrong button in spell checker!
I was a kid in the 1950's. We had a car, running water, indoor plumbing, a TV etc. My mother worked after we kids were in school. It wasn't The Flintstones. What I don't remember having is health insurance. I know for sure that there wasn't any Medicare or Medicaid, because I remember how opposed the doctors were to the idea of "socialized medicine."(Not to mention the Republicans and conservative Democrats) People didn't take much medicine, to my knowledge, and very seldom went to the doctor. If you broke your arm or something you did, but that was about it. When that happened, you paid the doctor and hospital over time--they didn't demand immediate payment. Hardly anyone was fat--look at crowd scenes from that era--so hardly anyone had diabetes, heart disease, etc. and hardly anyone took those multitudes of drugs that the drug companies push in the media now and which provide a great source of ongoing profit. There were few people taking drugs for emotional illnesses--the motto would have been to suck it up and don't bother people with it, everybody has troubles. I'm not at all saying it was better, just a very different culture. People weren't afraid of not having health insurance then, and maybe we ought to start thinking about whether we need to be so terrified of it now. I'm not one for conspiracy theories, but the fear of not having health insurance is keeping a whole lot of people working ten and twelve hour days and six or seven day weeks for fear of getting fired and losing it.
James Van Praagh?
I quit caring what others think about how I live a long time ago (in my 20's..I'm now 50). I saved my money and worked hard. It probably helped that my Parents didn't give a Rats A*s about what others thought either.
I have the quiet satisfaction of knowing that of the twelve families on my street I'm the most "Well Off" but THEY don't know it.
You can believe if they did I'd be the recipient of more "Could You Lend Me's" than I care to think of.
Two years ago I retired at 48 and after 4 months of going "Stir Crazy" I'm back at work but at a job with Zero Stress and the knowledge that I work because I WANT to...not because I HAVE to.
~ Roland
DivaJean: My Mom stayed home as well to look after us and I spent a LOT of time with my Grandparents as well (they lived close by). NOTHING could every replace that.
A lot of Mechanics will use Dawn straight from the bottle to wash up after a Very Greasy Job...Works wonders and is cheaper than the commercial hand cleaners.
~ Roland
Make sure you get the emergency/medical kind. I know someone who fell and broke his neck in South America, was paralyzed and had to be flown on a medical flight with a doctor, a nurse and a respiratory therapist. All this to the tune of $110,000, which luckily he had.
i love it. now here's a question: is Dawn so special or are there generic alternatives with the same recipe?
and thank you Guest! I am going to put some ketchup packets in my fridge following my very next fast food meal.