Brett's Daily

Are you breaking the law right now?

2011-12-15T16:27:00.002-07:00

The U.S. government, state governments, county governments, and local governments now have so many laws on the books that almost anything you do could be construed into law breaking. Consider the following articles as examples:

Anti-Hacking Law Criminalizes Most Computer Users, Former Prosecutor Says

In fact, creating the link to the article above may be breaking the law. Anyway, you are breaking the law everyday. Check out the article below for a few ways you are breaking the law without even knowing about it.

Too Many Laws Turn Innocents into Criminals

Wow! I guess I better just stay in bed, but wait I'm not sure that it's legal . . .

Here's a couple more:

One Nation, Under Too Many Laws

Six Laws You've Broken Without Even Knowing It (watch out for language)

Microsoft Excel-lent Jokes

2011-12-14T20:21:00.000-07:00

Teaching Excel reminded me of some corny Excel jokes. Here's the first:

What is the most memorable day in sports to Excel fans?

If you know the answer, put it in the comments.

Some cells and ranges that you may have heard about:

A1	The steak sauce cell
IM21	The legal drinking age cell
K9	The dog cell
AK47	The assault weapon cell
IV2	The second intravenous solution cell
B9	The malignant cell
HI5	The alternate handshake cell
AH:HA	The discovery range
F16	The fighter jet cell
AM:FM	The radio range
ET2	The Brute' cell
AW42	The root beer for two cell
BU:BU	The erroneous range
BY:BY	The farewell range
IC2	The double-vision cell
IQ100	The average intelligence cell
HO:HO	The Santa Claus range
GO2	The destination cell
FU2	The same to you cell
EX2	The second former spouse cell
CU8	The oil-rich country cell
BU10	The shirt fastener cell
BC49:BD1	The '96 Presidential Election results range
AG1:GB1	The '00 disputed Florida vote range
T42	The old soft-shoe cell
U2	The Irish rock group cell
BI123	The Lotus marketing slogan cell
C4	The explosive cell
V8	The vegetable juice cell
R2:D2	The android range
I1:U1	The tied game cell
AP:ES	The Simian range
H8:U2	The ex-wife range
IN2:CA9	The dog-lover range
AC:DC	The electric range
D84:U2	The double date range
I12:CU2	The "when can we meet" cell

Here's one more:

BY24:U17 The BYU beats Utah range

Reasons Greetings?

2011-12-14T15:25:00.000-07:00

FFRF Christmas Greetings!

Driving on the freeway I noticed a sign kind of like this one, although not as fancy. It was a little puzzling, especially since it is sponsored by the Freedom from Religion Foundation. My daughter, who also noticed, asked; "what is that about?"

Come to find out that the FFRF is an atheist group trying to promote their view of the world. That's fine by me, but let's call a spade a spade. The FFRF is, in my opinion, is just another religious group. What?

My definition of religion is the group of beliefs or values by which I live my life.

No one can scientifically prove everything about the universe, especially when it comes to it's origin (that's why it is call the Big Bang "Theory") , or the other vital questions of life namely; Where did we come from? Why are we here? or Is there life after death?

Why are we asking these questions in the first place?

These and many other questions are left for us to ponder, study, and think about. Science has provided clues and some evidence, but no conclusive evidence yet. And, although our reasoning abilities are enormous, somewhere along the line we must decide if there is indeed a higher power or not.

We must form our own beliefs.

Personally, I have made the decision to believe that man is not the greatest being in the universe. I believe in God.

In the end we each have a different view of the world, a different religion.

Here's the U.S. News view.

I Just Got Paid, What Should I Buy?

2011-12-13T16:51:00.001-07:00

2012 Chevy Silverado 3500HD

This is the question I've been asking myself my entire life. Unfortunately, I have been buying the wrong things over and over again. Click on the link below and watch the video. Let me know what you think.

What should I buy with my paycheck?

Why not buy everything online?

2011-12-13T14:37:00.000-07:00

Today I spent about 1 and 1/2 hours running around trying to find Christmas presents only to return home and purchase them online.

Why not buy everything online?

First, I want to make sure I can secure the item before Christmas.

The second reason I don't buy online is because of fraud. I have personally had my credit/debit cards hacked three different times and the thieves have spent over $5000 out of the accounts. Thankfully the money was refunded on each occasion, but I've learned a very valuable lesson.

DON'T USE DEBIT CARDS TO MAKE PURCHASES ON THE INTERNET!

Why, because debit cards don't carry the same protection as credit cards. If a credit card is hacked the credit card company must replace the money within 24 hours, not so with debit cards. The bank has 7 to 10 days to conduct an investigation before unfreezing your account and returning the money!

If you only have a debit card then PayPal is a great alternative if the company you are buying from accepts it. You can purchase without exposing any of your credit card information.

Third, not all sellers on the Internet are trustworthy. I've had some sellers take up to three weeks to get me the goods!

Notwithstanding these problems I usually like to shop online much more than going to the store.

One of the stores didn't have what I wanted so I ended up coming home and purchasing the item on Amazon.com. I am a member of Amazon Prime and will receive the item on Thursday with free delivery!

Ethan's Bike Almost Goes Off A Cliff

2011-12-07T18:13:00.000-07:00

Look out!!!

Remember Pearl Harbor

2011-12-07T18:06:00.000-07:00

Dec 7, 1941 was a day my father in law remembers well. He was a 13 year old boy living in Florida and it moved him to join the war as soon as he could. As it turns out he forged a birth certificate and entered the war at age 15. He is one of the youngest living WWII veterans.

Pearl Harbor Images

Did you know the U. S. Exports Gasoline?

2011-12-07T17:38:00.000-07:00

With the high price of gasoline in this country and the millions of barrels of oil we import every day we are net exporters of refined gasoline! What?!

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/12/05/us-on-pace-to-become-net-fuel-exporter/

This is outrageous! Keep it here and lower the prices.

What is our fate?

2011-12-05T15:20:00.001-07:00

"I don't believe in a fate that will fall on us no matter what we do. I do believe in a fate that will fall on us if we do nothing."-- Ronald Reagan, 40th U.S. president

"A leader, once convinced a particular course of action is the right one, must have the determination to stick with it and be undaunted when the going gets rough. "

-- Ronald Reagan, 40th U.S. president