<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:blogger='http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20680914</id><updated>2024-09-02T01:17:52.262-07:00</updated><category term="Liberty"/><category term="Health"/><category term="Tower 7"/><category term="vacation"/><category term="Economy"/><category term="Firepower"/><category term="Hunt"/><category term="Improve"/><category term="Personal development"/><category term="Pharma"/><category term="Police"/><category term="Quantam"/><category term="Silver"/><category term="Snow"/><category term="Trading"/><category term="Trail Runner"/><category term="WTC"/><category term="gems"/><category term="herkimer"/><category term="marathon"/><category term="medicine"/><category term="running"/><category term="service"/><title type='text'>You May Not Have Heard</title><subtitle type='html'>What&#39;s Going Here?</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://elviraf.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20680914/posts/default?redirect=false'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://elviraf.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><link rel='next' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20680914/posts/default?start-index=26&amp;max-results=25&amp;redirect=false'/><author><name>Tim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15719406145623310770</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>80</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20680914.post-508348585015670052</id><published>2013-09-21T20:21:00.003-07:00</published><updated>2013-09-21T20:21:52.874-07:00</updated><title type='text'>It&#39;s Not Optional</title><summary type="text">From ATT aka NSA

If you have a WEA capable device, you are automatically enrolled to receive Wireless Emergency Alerts. Based on FEMA guidelines, you may opt out of the following types of alerts:

Alerts involving imminent threats to life or property issued by the National Weather Service or other authorized emergency management agency 
Amber Alerts (missing child alerts)

You cannot opt out of </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://elviraf.blogspot.com/feeds/508348585015670052/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/20680914/508348585015670052' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20680914/posts/default/508348585015670052'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20680914/posts/default/508348585015670052'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://elviraf.blogspot.com/2013/09/its-not-optional.html' title='It&#39;s Not Optional'/><author><name>Tim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15719406145623310770</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20680914.post-4965589876218653216</id><published>2013-09-21T10:18:00.003-07:00</published><updated>2013-09-21T10:18:40.430-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Red Alert! Be Afraid! Submit!</title><summary type="text">I’m getting a lot of communication from big state nanny these days and it’s more and more an assault on my time an attention.  It keeps getting worse and I can only image what might be next.
I don’t want to know how many people died on the highway this year in Texas.  When I drive by the big signs every morning along the interstate with these “public service messages” my thoughts lean to how much</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://elviraf.blogspot.com/feeds/4965589876218653216/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/20680914/4965589876218653216' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20680914/posts/default/4965589876218653216'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20680914/posts/default/4965589876218653216'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://elviraf.blogspot.com/2013/09/red-alert-be-afraid-submit.html' title='Red Alert! Be Afraid! Submit!'/><author><name>Tim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15719406145623310770</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20680914.post-2501965633224195085</id><published>2012-02-26T06:28:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2012-02-26T06:28:33.824-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Evening Commute</title><summary type="text">Beautiful Sunset Friday night coming home from Greenway Plaza around 7:00pm.  





The days are getting a little bit longer so we might be able to see the sun before turning into the driveway.  At least on the way home.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://elviraf.blogspot.com/feeds/2501965633224195085/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/20680914/2501965633224195085' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20680914/posts/default/2501965633224195085'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20680914/posts/default/2501965633224195085'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://elviraf.blogspot.com/2012/02/evening-commute.html' title='Evening Commute'/><author><name>Tim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15719406145623310770</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcL2XC94MhXSDhYzGzDoBbJQ1KMika4Ubapf5XQzxTOAZ9v7hNQiz5l6WK4OkGgJlyJ_AGxDuW2RUp3u7PvxIGXSOubydyVBEWOxm4nzmIUgVkDA-ZQ4_tQNWfN1ihplHRI8c3Nw/s72-c/Commute.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20680914.post-8462614151110859626</id><published>2012-02-18T12:15:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2012-02-18T12:15:10.730-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Underwear Bombing Boogeyman</title><summary type="text">Kurt Haskell was on the flight with the underwear bomber and has an interesting story to tell. In Michigan crime victims are permitted to make a 5 minute victim impact statement.  Mr. Haskell explains how he saw the underwear bomber escorted through security and onto the plane without a boarding pass.  Hmmm, something a little strange here and might be worth reading more about. 


I wish to thank</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://elviraf.blogspot.com/feeds/8462614151110859626/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/20680914/8462614151110859626' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20680914/posts/default/8462614151110859626'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20680914/posts/default/8462614151110859626'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://elviraf.blogspot.com/2012/02/underwear-bombing-boogeyman.html' title='Underwear Bombing Boogeyman'/><author><name>Tim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15719406145623310770</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20680914.post-5679125651952818287</id><published>2012-02-11T06:24:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2012-02-11T06:24:28.799-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Police"/><title type='text'>When Seconds Count...</title><summary type="text">Used to be that the police were minutes away. &amp;nbsp;Now we&#39;re out to hours and in some cases days. 



911 IS A JOKE

Detroit citizens no longer rely on police as self-defense killings skyrocket





PHOTO:&amp;nbsp;James Fassinger for The Daily

Dale Brown, the owner of Threat Management Group, says the private security business is booming in Detroit.


From The Daily

The people of Detroit are </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://elviraf.blogspot.com/feeds/5679125651952818287/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/20680914/5679125651952818287' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20680914/posts/default/5679125651952818287'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20680914/posts/default/5679125651952818287'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://elviraf.blogspot.com/2012/02/when-seconds-count.html' title='When Seconds Count...'/><author><name>Tim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15719406145623310770</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20680914.post-1863880037941548499</id><published>2012-02-11T05:41:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2012-02-11T05:41:04.073-08:00</updated><title type='text'>MSM = Time Magazine</title><summary type="text">Check out William Banzaii7
http://williambanzai7.blogspot.com/2012/02/time-need-to-know.html


He has a post showing the cover of Time Magazine in the US vs. the covers in the rest of the world. &amp;nbsp;The US cover is significantly dumbed down and irrelevant like the rest of the &quot;news&quot;.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://elviraf.blogspot.com/feeds/1863880037941548499/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/20680914/1863880037941548499' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20680914/posts/default/1863880037941548499'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20680914/posts/default/1863880037941548499'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://elviraf.blogspot.com/2012/02/msm-time-magazine.html' title='MSM = Time Magazine'/><author><name>Tim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15719406145623310770</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20680914.post-1083115525849245718</id><published>2012-01-22T07:56:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2012-01-22T08:54:06.949-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Duck Hunt</title><summary type="text">Had a nice duck hunt this morning with Michael and Mark. &amp;nbsp;We hunted Stienke South and it was slow. &amp;nbsp;Before shooting hour the ducks were all over the place but mysteriously disappeared once the time came. &amp;nbsp;I shot one spoonbill but that was it.






We hunt in the brush under an old oak tree. &amp;nbsp;The geese were sqwauking and landing in the field next to us but we didn&#39;t get a shot.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://elviraf.blogspot.com/feeds/1083115525849245718/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/20680914/1083115525849245718' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20680914/posts/default/1083115525849245718'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20680914/posts/default/1083115525849245718'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://elviraf.blogspot.com/2012/01/duck-hunt.html' title='Duck Hunt'/><author><name>Tim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15719406145623310770</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSRTB6UIg6T-mdJhJsP266Htt4ELRGy7hsR1Lzbo3VtroP3gq4-cq3ZzB3HnpIdnYXCI3LHSDeF7w388j__Zvk1X3Vio_R3C0h8LreX6fbQ-ec1GYZuhB9D91EtDVRRQ_EYYLWiw/s72-c/Duck+Pond.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20680914.post-7870009271417547799</id><published>2012-01-14T07:16:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2012-01-14T07:17:13.647-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Money Powers the Media</title><summary type="text">Well, money and power at least. An article of interest in this area from the American Dream&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;details the ownership by Bain Capital, Mitt Romney&#39;s company, of a large piece of Clear Channel Corporation. &amp;nbsp;Clear Channel went private in 2006 and a large percentage was purchased by Bain Capital. 



One of the subsidiaries of Clear Channel is Premiere Radio Networks.

Premiere Radio </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://elviraf.blogspot.com/feeds/7870009271417547799/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/20680914/7870009271417547799' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20680914/posts/default/7870009271417547799'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20680914/posts/default/7870009271417547799'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://elviraf.blogspot.com/2012/01/money-powers-media.html' title='Money Powers the Media'/><author><name>Tim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15719406145623310770</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20680914.post-4208594944139187485</id><published>2012-01-08T19:27:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2012-01-08T19:27:30.747-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Mainstream Media</title><summary type="text">

from George Washington blog:

Most Americans believe the lie that the mainstream media is &quot;fair and balanced&quot; and is looking out for the interests of average Americans.&amp;nbsp; Well, that simply is not true.&amp;nbsp; Those in the mainstream media serve those that are providing them with paychecks.&amp;nbsp; The reality is that just&amp;nbsp;6 gigantic corporationscollectively own most of the major </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://elviraf.blogspot.com/feeds/4208594944139187485/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/20680914/4208594944139187485' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20680914/posts/default/4208594944139187485'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20680914/posts/default/4208594944139187485'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://elviraf.blogspot.com/2012/01/mainstream-media.html' title='Mainstream Media'/><author><name>Tim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15719406145623310770</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20680914.post-90168241249803048</id><published>2011-11-28T18:39:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-11-28T18:39:07.227-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Police State at the Space Center</title><summary type="text">
Security check at the entrance to space center Houston.&amp;nbsp; As I&#39;m leading my three year old niece to the entrance. &quot;Do you have any weapons, pepper spray or mace?&quot;

Metal detectors at the tram ride with armed security goons.

Inspirational sales pitch at the Kraft mission control center by some junior space man in shorts. 
&quot;And yes it cost a lot of money but that doesn&#39;t really exist so I </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://elviraf.blogspot.com/feeds/90168241249803048/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/20680914/90168241249803048' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20680914/posts/default/90168241249803048'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20680914/posts/default/90168241249803048'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://elviraf.blogspot.com/2011/11/police-state-at-space-center.html' title='Police State at the Space Center'/><author><name>Tim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15719406145623310770</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20680914.post-7381310843787755957</id><published>2011-11-22T08:26:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-11-22T08:26:58.703-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Kyle Bass on BBC</title><summary type="text">Another interview where the interviewer is beaten up by the logical answers to their own condescending questions.  Kyle Bass talks about Greece, Europe, Japan, Credit Default Swaps.  He come across as credible and sensible in the face of the establishment MSM stooge.  

MSM is going to have to stop having sensible people on their programs.  The obviously credibility gaps between the government </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://elviraf.blogspot.com/feeds/7381310843787755957/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/20680914/7381310843787755957' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20680914/posts/default/7381310843787755957'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20680914/posts/default/7381310843787755957'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://elviraf.blogspot.com/2011/11/kyle-bass-on-bbc.html' title='Kyle Bass on BBC'/><author><name>Tim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15719406145623310770</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://img.youtube.com/vi/K-F_QF1XTXI/default.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20680914.post-4203217442347816905</id><published>2011-11-22T07:29:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-11-22T07:29:45.114-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Texas Duck Hunt</title><summary type="text">Shot ten ducks between the three of us at the #5 blind at blockers. Had a great time with Dylan and Beaumont.






</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://elviraf.blogspot.com/feeds/4203217442347816905/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/20680914/4203217442347816905' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20680914/posts/default/4203217442347816905'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20680914/posts/default/4203217442347816905'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://elviraf.blogspot.com/2011/11/texas-duck-hunt.html' title='Texas Duck Hunt'/><author><name>Tim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15719406145623310770</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgIcHFFKbzO_HULOrFZ42ifmbI5qfkIzAYO5-p5BgLLQDxhCgw2JW_syDinqcO3hQelXmFdCvUn6GElrWcfDj8piv4MmqeWrNiERBOw-RadrRPI-6lHw5nzv9Ub1-eTxEOv-logA/s72-c/IMG010.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20680914.post-2196679506384992340</id><published>2011-11-21T15:28:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-11-22T08:43:15.301-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Ron Paul Owns Schieffer on Face the Nation</title><summary type="text">In an obvious hit interview Bob Schieffer, (establishment stooge) gets more than he bargained for and cut the interview short by 10 minutes.




Dr. Paul has become more skilled in defending himself, going on the offense and stating his message. &amp;nbsp;People no longer believe the MSM mouthpieces and as they wake up to the world they&#39;re looking for cogent answers. &amp;nbsp;The MSM silence on Ron </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://elviraf.blogspot.com/feeds/2196679506384992340/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/20680914/2196679506384992340' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20680914/posts/default/2196679506384992340'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20680914/posts/default/2196679506384992340'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://elviraf.blogspot.com/2011/11/ron-paul-owns-schieffer-on-face-nation.html' title='Ron Paul Owns Schieffer on Face the Nation'/><author><name>Tim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15719406145623310770</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://img.youtube.com/vi/-pf5eJlDupo/default.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20680914.post-724281656130776792</id><published>2011-11-05T07:51:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-11-05T07:51:10.229-07:00</updated><title type='text'>The Issue with Liars</title><summary type="text">They&#39;re annoying because they think that they&#39;re getting away with it. &amp;nbsp;In most cases the liar and the person being lied to are complicit because someone has to choose to believe the lie. &amp;nbsp;When someone lies to us we know something is not right. &amp;nbsp;Either it is evident at the time or shortly thereafter we realize that everyone just doesn&#39;t connect. &amp;nbsp;We want to believe that people</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://elviraf.blogspot.com/feeds/724281656130776792/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/20680914/724281656130776792' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20680914/posts/default/724281656130776792'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20680914/posts/default/724281656130776792'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://elviraf.blogspot.com/2011/11/issue-with-liars.html' title='The Issue with Liars'/><author><name>Tim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15719406145623310770</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20680914.post-4930510308055225387</id><published>2011-10-28T20:17:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2011-10-28T20:17:42.700-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Bankers Explained</title><summary type="text">

This is fun and puts the current situation in historical perspective.  Enjoy!</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://elviraf.blogspot.com/feeds/4930510308055225387/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/20680914/4930510308055225387' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20680914/posts/default/4930510308055225387'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20680914/posts/default/4930510308055225387'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://elviraf.blogspot.com/2011/10/bankers-explained.html' title='Bankers Explained'/><author><name>Tim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15719406145623310770</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://img.youtube.com/vi/mII9NZ8MMVM/default.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20680914.post-122656001010047071</id><published>2011-10-16T21:01:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-10-16T21:05:31.782-07:00</updated><title type='text'>New York&#39;s Finest</title><summary type="text">New York City cops are on the banksters payroll so it&#39;s no big surprise. &amp;nbsp;Not looking good out there.


</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://elviraf.blogspot.com/feeds/122656001010047071/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/20680914/122656001010047071' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20680914/posts/default/122656001010047071'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20680914/posts/default/122656001010047071'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://elviraf.blogspot.com/2011/10/new-yorks-finest.html' title='New York&#39;s Finest'/><author><name>Tim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15719406145623310770</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://img.youtube.com/vi/vxZ8_JdKm0Q/default.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20680914.post-3496677323180482244</id><published>2011-10-09T17:04:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-10-09T17:05:34.072-07:00</updated><title type='text'>99% Houston Demonstration</title><summary type="text">Occupy Wall Street protesters were out in a force of about 100, maybe 120 people on Allen Parkway for the Friday commute. &amp;nbsp;There were five mounted police on horseback side to side to the East presumable blocking the protesters from going downtown. &amp;nbsp;It looked like a lot of Moms and some kids as well as a younger crowd. &amp;nbsp;What I didn&#39;t understand was if the protesters were marching </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://elviraf.blogspot.com/feeds/3496677323180482244/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/20680914/3496677323180482244' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20680914/posts/default/3496677323180482244'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20680914/posts/default/3496677323180482244'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://elviraf.blogspot.com/2011/10/99-houston-demonstration.html' title='99% Houston Demonstration'/><author><name>Tim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15719406145623310770</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4vfmt_HQU-xxKDsrHVp-kjlrJxt-cONJBX4c1GxA7XACUoiNJCp8K79qT0hMPlmsZiSN-olJ7nGer3JEKBxYzkIplmEbC5esxTmWWFva3TXHLTJDUIRJ6iUr0Q-lai2j6R3fl0g/s72-c/FedReserveHouston.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20680914.post-5910975943796363583</id><published>2011-10-01T09:28:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-10-01T09:28:24.847-07:00</updated><title type='text'>US Dollar Democracy</title><summary type="text">This from Doug Casey should not be missed. &amp;nbsp;Those with the most votes (dollars) make the rules.

Democracy is just mob rule, dressed up in a coat and tie.&amp;nbsp;It is too bad people confuse democracy, which is mob rule, with liberty and freedom. Democracy in most of the world is everybody voting for the person that promises him or&amp;nbsp;her the&amp;nbsp;most stolen goods from other people. </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://elviraf.blogspot.com/feeds/5910975943796363583/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/20680914/5910975943796363583' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20680914/posts/default/5910975943796363583'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20680914/posts/default/5910975943796363583'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://elviraf.blogspot.com/2011/10/us-dollar-democracy.html' title='US Dollar Democracy'/><author><name>Tim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15719406145623310770</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20680914.post-2676469058727860377</id><published>2011-09-24T15:28:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-09-24T15:46:06.803-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Trading"/><title type='text'>Rogue Trader!</title><summary type="text">









Whenever a big bank or large trading operation loses a large chunk of change we immediately hear about the lone wolf, the young gun caught up in a glamorous trade, biting his nails, considering suicide, waiting for his position to come back. &amp;nbsp;He&#39;s the ROGUE TRADER! &amp;nbsp;Like dawn of the dead when they find out you&#39;re not one of them you&#39;re a rogue trader!&amp;nbsp; Typically this </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://elviraf.blogspot.com/feeds/2676469058727860377/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/20680914/2676469058727860377' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20680914/posts/default/2676469058727860377'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20680914/posts/default/2676469058727860377'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://elviraf.blogspot.com/2011/09/rogue-trader.html' title='Rogue Trader!'/><author><name>Tim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15719406145623310770</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtgRSxIyhG4tKBmHZwBXI_d3JdBP2k829xLExCeZPgIcVQ-SW6-lfBAHRmvFzr09c557I7Oefv123R73gXJt7H-UwDC7kAHYZsccmUdjV7UiiRypZFEN_e4wDC29xpeu-Q_hWI3A/s72-c/Dawn+of+the+Dead1.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20680914.post-2100718582458563499</id><published>2011-09-14T04:22:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-09-16T19:24:56.738-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="WTC"/><title type='text'>More Evidence of the Big Lie</title><summary type="text">Can you believe your own eyes? &amp;nbsp;How does the woman stand in the entry hole in WTC if it is hot enough to melt steel? 





This is a great video logically explaining how things are not as we were told.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://elviraf.blogspot.com/feeds/2100718582458563499/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/20680914/2100718582458563499' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20680914/posts/default/2100718582458563499'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20680914/posts/default/2100718582458563499'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://elviraf.blogspot.com/2011/09/more-evidence-of-big-lie.html' title='More Evidence of the Big Lie'/><author><name>Tim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15719406145623310770</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20680914.post-1758243932969733326</id><published>2011-09-11T07:10:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-09-11T07:10:56.486-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Think for Yourself</title><summary type="text">

This article on the daily capitalist features this article from&amp;nbsp;William Edelen, a&amp;nbsp;Christian&amp;nbsp;minister, an intellectual, a thinker, and very definitely an iconoclast. He wrote the following piece right after 9-11 on one of his favorite themes.&amp;nbsp;

The Torpid, Mindless Mass

By William EdelenOctober 7, 2001

The question for today is at the heart of the problem we face as a </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://elviraf.blogspot.com/feeds/1758243932969733326/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/20680914/1758243932969733326' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20680914/posts/default/1758243932969733326'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20680914/posts/default/1758243932969733326'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://elviraf.blogspot.com/2011/09/think-for-yourself.html' title='Think for Yourself'/><author><name>Tim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15719406145623310770</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20680914.post-5870822537479027269</id><published>2011-09-10T19:42:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-09-18T18:14:07.642-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Teal Opener Sept 10th</title><summary type="text">Had a great morning in Bay City today out in the duck blind. &amp;nbsp;We had a nice group of hunters and knocked down 16 between 7 of us. &amp;nbsp;Brought a limit of 4 home and discovered a nice band on one of them.












Plugged the band number into the interior department website and came up with the following.

INFORMATION YOU ENTERED:&amp;nbsp;
About your Band/Bird&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;Band number: </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://elviraf.blogspot.com/feeds/5870822537479027269/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/20680914/5870822537479027269' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20680914/posts/default/5870822537479027269'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20680914/posts/default/5870822537479027269'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://elviraf.blogspot.com/2011/09/teal-opener-sept-10th.html' title='Teal Opener Sept 10th'/><author><name>Tim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15719406145623310770</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9pIotp3Bx7ghJTVsSZMvcVg6l_y07_tRz7tYnDVyy9_7F1EfPYJTthfsQVo1rc27YpxdN0xwUhAa40OGOdQ3LEVvgSaw63bnBWVsKebEwHCuAuP_XWLsbw5MuKnUQIcbxjnBLNQ/s72-c/Banded+Teal.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20680914.post-9195746527580813827</id><published>2011-09-10T15:47:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-09-10T15:47:56.587-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Texas Wildfire</title><summary type="text">

Texas is experiencing an historic drought and as a consequence many wildfires have cropped up and are burning out of control. &amp;nbsp;On our way back from San Antonio on Labor Day weekend we spotted this one near Columbus. &amp;nbsp;We could see it from a long way away and when we approached it looked to be a few miles from I-10. &amp;nbsp;There was another fire burning near Highway 6 but it was quite </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://elviraf.blogspot.com/feeds/9195746527580813827/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/20680914/9195746527580813827' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20680914/posts/default/9195746527580813827'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20680914/posts/default/9195746527580813827'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://elviraf.blogspot.com/2011/09/texas-wildfire.html' title='Texas Wildfire'/><author><name>Tim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15719406145623310770</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20680914.post-5664423948996602706</id><published>2011-09-09T20:43:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-09-09T20:49:03.233-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Zombies Are Here to Protect You From... Other Zombies???</title><summary type="text">




The warm and fuzzy Napolitano and her warm and caring state security henchmen. &amp;nbsp;Nope sorry my mistake, that&#39;s a salvation army guy not a pornoscanning airport crotch grabber. Sure looks scary though. &amp;nbsp;Which one would you associate these two with?




This Gal?



or this guy?

Take a close look.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://elviraf.blogspot.com/feeds/5664423948996602706/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/20680914/5664423948996602706' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20680914/posts/default/5664423948996602706'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20680914/posts/default/5664423948996602706'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://elviraf.blogspot.com/2011/09/zombies-are-here-to-protect-your-from.html' title='Zombies Are Here to Protect You From... Other Zombies???'/><author><name>Tim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15719406145623310770</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKWlCdTPRjE4x7r7ijvFKKbHGEFN9Ah3AJ-4lSIUyyiAWCcwlacYdlG3td8-mrX1JzEWr1lUBqORsNDokJccDhHsrf8N9KirFQDxDSIColDf7KQtzRymRyzKjLi5j70ehuZ4adpA/s72-c/BBCNapalitano.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20680914.post-6526166817107182807</id><published>2011-09-05T18:46:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-09-05T18:46:58.165-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Bank Robbers, Bankers Robbing</title><summary type="text">
You and I are now constantly being ripped off by bankers and their government sponsors. &amp;nbsp;Bankers have captured the US system of government and have re-directed its resources into their own pockets. &amp;nbsp;Heads we win tails you lose you middle class host to the parasitic oligarchs. &amp;nbsp;Check out this from Nassim Taleb and Mark Spitznagel. 

The great bank robbery

By Nassim Nicholas Taleb </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://elviraf.blogspot.com/feeds/6526166817107182807/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/20680914/6526166817107182807' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20680914/posts/default/6526166817107182807'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20680914/posts/default/6526166817107182807'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://elviraf.blogspot.com/2011/09/bank-robbers-bankers-robbing.html' title='Bank Robbers, Bankers Robbing'/><author><name>Tim</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15719406145623310770</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>