The Storm

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2013-01-17T16:54:00.000-08:00

We all agree that the Newtown tragedy was just that "Tragic". We also agree that there needs to be something in place to help minimize the instances of these types of things from happening again! Notice that I did not say "prevent these things from happening". You cannot prevent these things from happening, as evil people will always be evil. There are some seriously sick people out there, and it's not Nintendos fault, or Smith and Wesson either, it's mental health. Massachusetts (D) governor Deval Patrick is joining ranks with the White House in what I am calling, "Gun Grab 2013". This is the beginning of the 2nd American Revolution, coincidentally enough over the 2nd amendment. See slowly they chip, chip, chip away at the stone, until it changes to fit the new mold! A lawyer friend of mine said that the Constitution is a living , breathing document, and I must say I could not disagree more! The Constitution is dying right before our eyes, and we are allowing this dysfunctional Government to act as the Hand that pulls the plug on life support! Disarm the lawful, and then bankrupt them , or is it the other way around, we'll excuse the USA for not knowing the protocol for enslaving it's citizens....It has not done this before! I want to hug my kids, and say I am sorry, but they will not understand! I am sorry, because had I known the direction this country was headed when We had them, we may have reconsidered? I was poor as a child, and my wife and I have worked hard to get ahead, and start to build a great little reserve, and you know what? At the rate this Government spends my money, and your money, there should be something in it for us, and for our kids futures...right now there is not! If you will not tolerate a undercooked steak at a restaurant, or a car that breaks down right after you buy it, why in the World should we tolerate a Government that works for us, working against us? It is unfortunately time to stand up, and say enough is enough! Guns do not kill innocent people! Guns do not kill children! Mr President, if you really want to earn the Nobel Peace Prize that you won, stop ordering drone attacks overseas, that have killed scores of innocent people (children too) . One last point..... Spending money that you do not have is against the law! Stop stealing from my family, and friends, to pay for stuff we do not need, and can no longer afford. Since the start of the year I have watched our combined take home pay drop by a significant amount, but as the lier and chief stated, I will not raise taxes......horse$hit! The Government lies, they are disarming you, and bankrupting you, and soon they will be __________________ you! Fill in the blank!

What's your debt ceiling?

2013-01-02T04:47:00.000-08:00

So the fiscal cliff kind of reminds me of the movie speed, the part where the bus with the bomb on it needs to jump a gap in the road in order to keep going. Well in all reality, our country is on that same road, but the problem is the road we are on is a shovel ready one, and it's not as shovel ready as we thought. OOOOPSIE! What is your debt ceiling? See we avoided one crisis temporarily, and I stress temporarily because it will be coming back soon. On Monday January 7 we will hit the debt ceiling! What is the debt ceiling? The debt ceiling is a moving target, that the Federal Government cannot avoid, because they all have a spending habit! They are chronic spenders, and the problem with that is they are spending your money! Imagine having just won the lottery, and you have all of this wealth at your fingertips. Are you going to hesitate to buy that new Porshe, or house? Probably not, because you can pay for it. Now imagine that years of that luxury, that lifestyle become normal, because you conditioned yourself to living that way, and all of a sudden you realize that you have spent all of that money, and are now in a hole that you cannot get out of! That is the life story of our now bankrupt Government! We cannot pay back our debt, and at this point our government is not even trying to figure out a solution, they have simply just given up! Growing up, my father (God rest his soul) was in fact an alcoholic, and after years of living in that lifestyle my mother (God rest her soul as well) quit trying to make my dad stop drinking, and just accepted and loved him for what he was. That's how we are as a country with our many times over elected officials. We have done exactly what my mother did, but on a much larger scale. We are as much to blame as the politicians, because we have given them access to our checkbooks, and pretty soon, your account will be worthless! My debt ceiling is one that actually allows me to responsibly pay back the money I borrow, and still have money to put away for savings etc... What am I saving for? A rainy day, and guess what, we are suddenly becoming a tropical rain forest, during it's rainy season! I really wanted to start the year off on a happy note, and not be Dr. Doom as my wife calls me, however,Honesty is not just a Billy Joel song, and because it's hardly ever heard from our government anymore, I figured I would be honest and tell you that it is indeed time to "Panic". The sky is not falling, but the ceiling will come crashing down soon, get out of the house before you get crushed!

Happy Same Year!

2013-01-01T11:32:00.000-08:00

2012 was another one for the record books. From unprecedented spending, to unprecedented disasters, we have now set a new precedent! As the ball dropped in Times Square, another ball was dropped on Capital Hill. The illusion that the government was hard at work for us on New Years Eve, fixes nothing! We are headed for the fiscal cliff, make no doubt about that, it just might not happen now util next month! I am labeling this year the year of the dragging! Dragging us down into the abyss! The low interest rates right now will do nobody any good when your money is not worth the paper it is printed on. Let's put it this way.....how long could you and your family survive just using credit cards? When your income is let's say $100,000. and your take home is $70,000., but your yearly expenses are $100,000. Eventually the banks will cut you off, because you cannot make the monthly payments, and then it's all down hill, or off the fiscal cliff! I do not want to be all depressing, but does anyone think that this charade can keep going for infinity? My recommendation is that you educate yourself on the coming crisis, and start reading the government docs, and budgets/bills as they are made public. If you read these documents carefully, so will see that I am not paranoid, you will see it in black and white for yourself that we are in fact fiscally doomed! Happy New Year!

Trayvon Martin vs George Zimmerman and Russia?

2012-03-27T16:10:00.005-07:00

And the mainstream media.

It's been a long while since my last posting, and I am becoming more and more like the groundhog. I only poke my head out once in a while, yet he has way more followers, anyway, I have a couple of questions: Who is telling the truth? Who is covering up the story, and who thinks that this story is inflaming tensions between whites, blacks, and Hispanics? Al Sharpton and Jessie Jackson are making their usual rounds. This is not about race, it is about letting investigators do their jobs, and figure out what happened. This is not going to have a positive outcome for one group of people. This is a tragedy no doubt, but let's talk about another tragedy in the making, and the Trayvon Martin tragedy is blanketing another major issue, and that is the promise our President made to our Russian counterparts regarding missile defense. Our President is setting the stage for the final nails in the USA's coffin if he is re-elected in November. What was he referring to when it comes to give me some space, I will have more flexibility after my election? Is he making secret deals that could be compromising the security and future of our country? The answer is: Every single day!

This November I will do exactly what I did in 2008, I will vote for someone other than Obama. I will vote for somebody other than Obama for many reasons. Last time I did not know anything about him, this time I know plenty. Last time I did not trust him, because I did not know him. This time I trust him less because I know more about him. The Trayvon Martin thing is not about race, and even though Sharpton, and Jackson would like to make you think it is, it is an unfortunate thing that happened between two people of different backgrounds. The one thing that is really bothering me right now, is a completely different one, and this one may very well just be about race, the beginning of a new arms race.

Ho ho ho, and the last Christmas?

2011-12-21T16:20:00.000-08:00

So 3 ho's is the way to go, if this is to be the last Christmas, so Ho, Ho, Ho! Today is December 21st 2011, and according to the doomsday followers we are 1 year away from the end of all things! If it is true, there is not a thing you can do, but hunker down and hold on for the ride. Please continue to pay your bills, because I do not want to pay your bills. Please occupy your jobs, instead of Wall Street, Main Street, or my Street. Please be kind to your neighbor, because it is the right thing to do, and he may have food and water you will need in the event the end does come.
If December 21,2012 does end up being a bad day globally, do you want to live? I am living everyday in 2012 like I lived everyday in every year of my life....like I am here still. I will love my friends, family, and respect those people that earn my respect. I will stand up for my beliefs, and respect yours! I will not try to convince you I am right, I will let you figure that out by yourself, and I will not tell you, I told you so.

For all we know the end of time could be in 2013 , but I will say this: the world will end at some point, and when it happens you will know. If someone knows before you, there is a reason they did not tell you, so you won't panic.

Enjoy this Christmas, Hanuka, Kwanzaa, and whatever you celebrate...believe in what you believe, and most important of all, believe in yourself.

God, Buddha, Allah, and so on bless you all.....Peace out my peeps!

We made it!!!

2011-11-10T04:27:00.000-08:00

Ok, So Comet Elenin went by a couple of weeks ago, and Asteroid yu55 went by 2 days ago.
We went through Elenins debris trail, survived the Pacific wide tsunami drill, and the first Ever Nation wide test of the Emergency Alert System. Whew! In New England we survived the Trick or Treater Nor Easter, Out in Alaska They are still alive after a crazy Hurricane like Snowstorm (Snowicane), Earthquakes last weekend in the Midwest, Tornado's everywhere, and I now ask what's next?

Seems everywhere you look there is a disaster lately. Occupy Wall street, Occupy the Fed, Occupy the Occupation, Rick Perry forgetting to take Ginko Biloba. Are we really living in the "End Times" or are we manifesting this through our collective consciousness?

Is there really something to the 2012 Hype, or are we just spiralling out of control all by ourselves? I ask this because it seems that everyday there is a new End of the world prediction on the web, or a rapture report, or a date of cosmic connection and so on...

I believe in a higher power, who and where that higher power is I will not know until I am dead, and I do not want to die, so I am deliberately choosing with my Free Will
to live in the now, and not care about something I cannot control.

Tomorrow is 11/11/11, and if you google 11/11/11, you get everything from decimals and mathematics, to bible passages, movies, and so on... Stop the madness!!!!!

If I am going to be whisked away somewhere special by my creator, because I was good in their eyes, then please take everyone I love with me...(now I'm being selfish so I am not worthy). If an Asteroid is going to hit, writing about it will not divert it. If a Earthquake crushes my house, writing about it will not rebuild my house. If people I love die because of an event, writing about it will not bring them back.

For the last few years I have posted numerous blogs about preparing: Preparing for economic disaster, physical disaster, and every other type of disaster imaginable.

So today I am choosing to put an end to that, and start something new! Let's talk about bunnies! They are soo cute, and fuzzy. My daughter has a bunny pillow pet, and it is squishy and fuzzy, I can hug it and squeeze it , and name it ____________!

Bunnies also taste great, and rabbit stew is amazing! Zombie bunnies are what we should be preparing for, because that would be freaky, imagine your lucky rabbits foot coming to life, and kicking the crap out of you? Did you really think I was not going to hop on the 11/11/11 bandwagon? Hop is funny bunny talk....get it?

11/11/11 has happened before! True that it has not been 2011, but every 100 years there has been a 11/11/11 of some sort? 10/10/10 happened last year, and we are all still here. I'm going to blow your mind...ready? Next year 12/12/12! Arghhhhhhh reverse the 12th day to 21 and you have the 12/21/12 fantasy end times date, which has happened already hundreds of times before. If it is going to end, there is nothing you can do about that, but while you are still here, and you need to survive, should you not be prepared as best as you can be? The one constant in my blog over the last few years has been preparation. You may not survive whatever comes your way, but if you have essential emergency supplies, food water, first aid etc... you have a fighting shot. It is only going to get worse from here on out, it has to. The only way for things to get better, is for everyone to leave everyone alone, let us live our lives, govern ourselves, and lose greed, the illusion of power etc. That's probably not going to happen, so have a "plan BE" I said plan BE as in Be yourself, Be aware, Be Prepared, Believe you can make a difference, Be a mentor, Be a friend, Be kind, and Be the change you want to see in the world!
Peace out!

The ultimate "What if"

2011-11-01T04:46:00.000-07:00

November 9 2011 is just another late autumn day in the northeast, it could be sunny, it could be snowy, or it could be a terrorizing event.

In the movie 2012 The governments around the world decided not to let the population know that the end of their lives was coming, and billions of people perished so a selected few could survive. They even went as far as to kill off anyone that tried to warn the public.

In the movie Deep Impact A black President told the masses that an Asteroid was on a collision course with Earth, and to prepare, but that the Government was working on a plan to save humanity. The same goes for Armageddon which is basically the same movie, with different actors, and way too much comedy (Steve Bushemi).

The question I have is this: The Ultimate what if.....What if the governments around the world knew of our impending doom, and had a choice of Tell or don't tell? What do you think they would do?

Between November 8th and 10th 2011, Earth will be passing through the debris tail of Comet Elenin , and in conjunction; Asteroid YU55 will be making it's closest approach to earth of 200,000 miles (Really far out, and out of our gravitational pull), But put both of these things together, and you may have potential for collisions in space that could be a problem for earth.
Recently, there have been numerous satellites crashing to earth, thankfully they have been crashing into the ocean and not posing a threat to land, so no big deal.

What if Something from the debris tail of Comet Elenin (E.L.E. Deep Impact) smacks into YU55 and throws it toward Earth? If it hits land, massive deaths and destruction. What if it hits Water? If this 1,300 foot long rock hits the ocean, it would create a super tsunami much bigger than the ones we have seen in Japan, and Sumatra etc... This would lead to much bigger destruction and death.

Here is where it all gets really quite interesting. Besides the markets which have swung violently in the last few months, let's do some research on a few things here.

From Wikipedia: Leonids, a yearly prolific meteor shower associated with the comet Tempel-Tuttle.
Leonoid ...First name of Russian Astronomer Leonoid Elenin (the person credited with finding Comet Elenin.

Elenin reversed is Nine Ele... Nine Eleven? Nine ELE. E.L.E. = Extinction level event . (Deep Impact) Elenin has the same number of letters as Eleven, and conveniently and coincidentally enough is that FEMA, NOAA and other world Governments are holding A Tsunami preparedness drill on 11/9/11.

Also for the first time in History The United States will be performing a 3 minute test of the Emergency Alert System Coast to Coast. This test is mandatory, and will be performed on all communication channels, tv cable satellite internet radio, satellite radio and so on.....

I'm not saying anything will happen on 11/9/11. But you must admit, it makes for an interesting discussion does it not? By the way Tea (Leo)ni was in Deep Impact. Deep impact was her ninth film. The first name of the kid that discovered the asteroid in Deep impact was "Leo" The guy that discovered Elenin (Leo)noid (Ele)nin.
In Deep Impact and 2012 the president was black ......I'm just saying a few canned goods and some t.p. could go a long way.

The calm before the inflationary storm?

2011-10-25T05:23:00.000-07:00

Todays posting is a little more like the normal Norman rant......I cannot help but notice all of the "Deliberates", not "Mistakes" our government keeps making with the economy.

Give mortgages to people that cannot afford them, or will not pay them back, and what do you get? Housing Bubble, Foreclosure nightmare, and economic crisis 2008.

Spend more money than you have as a country, and what do you get? Greece, Spain, Iceland, and the downgrade of the USA's Credit rating.

If these things are not enough to make you stop and say we are on the wrong path, then let's take it a bit further.....

Let's inject the Government into the mortgage markets, and here is a brilliant idea: Let's take peoples mortgages that they are underwater on, and allow them to refinance to get them paying what their home is really worth. Does that not sound great? What happens to all of that money that gets shaved off, or, why stop with just underwater buyers? What about me? I sold my house that I knew I was not going to be able to afford if I lost my job, back in 2006. I was responsible, and bought something I could afford. I did not qualify for a 1st time buyers credit, because I was a second time buyer. I did not get all of the government kickbacks for remodeling my house and making it energy efficient, because that program was not in full swing until after I bought my second home.

It seems I am always a day late and a dollar short on qualifying for hand outs, yet Myself, and millions more like me, are ahead of the curve with being responsible.
How is that fair? How is it fair, that without my permission, the government, can simply hand out money that they do not have, and expect me to pay for it? That's almost like me going to the supermarket, and filling up my cart, standing in line, and saying to the cashier "The guy behind me is picking up the tab"!

Speaking of supermarket, The inflationary storm is starting, and the super market will soon be the Super Markup!

Stock up.

All is not lost

2011-10-24T06:58:00.000-07:00

This Saturday October 29th is the 1 year anniversary of the last time I saw and spoke to my brother John before his unfortunate suicide on November 4th, 2010.
Why is this date more significant to me than the anniversary of his death? It's more significant because, to me it was the last day He was still here mentally. He checked out of this world somewhere between Friday October 29th 2010, and the time he went missing Tuesday November 2nd, 2010. What still plauges my mind is what could have happened, been said or done to him, or what did he know about his future, that would have caused him to choose death over life? The last time I saw him, he was preparing for a test on docking and air brakes. He was in a tractor trailer driving training program, and he had just obtained his DOT Permit. He was excited about the permit, but he was nervous about the coming test, saying what if I fail? I remember saying what if you pass? I told him not to worry about failing, because then you will make yourself fail, instead just pass! He was worried what people would think of him driving a truck, instead of being in construction, and I simply said, who pays your bills? Certainly not the people you worry will judge you on trying to support your family. I told him that I was proud of him for trying something new, and I loved him. I sent him a good luck text on Monday morning the day of his test. I do not know if he ever took it, but I know he would have passed if he did.
As the one year anniversary approaches, I look back, on a year that went by too fast. I have struggled in many areas of my day to day life. I now need to take an anxiety pill in order to make it through a day at work. I worry that I have had too many fun times throughout the course of the year, I worry that I have not supported his family in the way he would have wanted. I find I use the word Careful too fruequently with my kids, and I am always waiting for something bad to happen. I think of him everyday, I miss him everyday, and he has only been in one dream of mine in a year. When you have spoken to someone almost everyday for most of your life, and you do not speak to them anymore there is an emptiness there.
There is a void that can never be filled in all of us. There are questions that can never be answered, and there's a loss that can never be overcome. Whoever coined the phrase "What doesn'nt kill us makes us stronger" clearly did not lose a sibling to suicide, because even though I'm not dead, I am clearly a lot weaker in many areas, than I was a year ago.
I'm not sure if I will ever be close to the way I was before he died, I am trying so hard it hurts, but I am trying. God Bless you my friend.....I miss you, and love you!
Norm

Something new and refreshing

2011-10-05T04:45:00.000-07:00

There are many things that feel good in life, and without taking that comment in an inappropriate direction I will refrain, and stay on the path! When you choose to make a change for the better in your life, it feels great. Sometimes we all get caught up in the routine, and become victims of the situations we could control if we only made a choice. Whether you are in a bad relationship, a bad job, or a bad financial situation, you have the power to choose the direction you go, and sometimes you just need to believe in yourself. Too often people choose the routine over the options, because of fear. Fear of "what if", instead of saying "Why not".
Choose for you, choose for your family and your happiness, and empower yourself to take control of who you are and what you can become.
This take control attitude applies to what we will accept from our elected leaders, and the not elected (under the radar not accountable to anyone) federal reserve.
Right now our country is in dire straights, and those of you who choose to believe we are fine are the people that either do not see it yet, or have made a choice of believing what the mainstream media is telling you.
I am asking you to take a minute, and think about how many people you know that are currently unemployed, currently in a financial mess, or currently living paycheck to paycheck. If you do not know anyone like this then you are currently ok. If you know a person or 2 like what I described, then it makes you think. If you are one of those people I described, then it might be time to choose. We are in a position of power in this country, yet we feel powerless, because our mentality is I can't do anything about this. Wrong! It is "We the People" remember? If you are looking at the markets, and see what I have been describing about the roller coaster ride we are on, we are being robbed. Right now Bank of America is under attack, and they will not admit it! In one keystroke, your financial world will come crashing down, and there is "Nothing" you can do about that, unless you pull your money out of the banks! Pay your bills, but limit your exposure to financial Armageddon. It is coming I promise you ....Gut feeling hardcore on this, and our media has been warning us all along, that we are vulnerable to attacks.
Choose.......To be awake!

Do more with less

2011-10-04T04:17:00.000-07:00

So it is Tuesday morning, and my posting from the other day said watch the markets. Did you watch them yesterday? They went way down, and what was the reason for this drop? Fear! I'm not a stock market guru, but I do observe things, and one of the things I have observed is a slowdown in many areas. Prices are going up on certain goods, while consumption of those goods goes down. The less you sell, the more you either raise your prices or reduce your expenses to offset the loss of revenue.
Companies are hoarding cash like never before, and the employees are being asked to do more with less. I am one of those employees! How much can one person do, and how much should they be compensated for the increased productivity? Is there consideration for the increase in errors that will occur now that 1 person is doing the job of 2 people?
Yesterday I asked why would our government finance protests against our economic system, and my answer is this: A financial Mega Power Grab like we have never seen before.
Get two groups or even more fighting with each other, about hot button issues, and when they are fighting over this and that, you consolidate power while nobody is looking. The end game here is a single currency, a single government, and a single centralized power center to rule our financial world.
How did I go from Do more with less to banks and power grabs? It's because they are all related. Banks are laying off employees, and then proposing new fees for account holders etc... Since banks do not produce tangible goods, they can just make stuff up, and keep going. Kind of like our Federal Reserve. They just print money, and throw it out there to pay for stuff, and devalue our currency. The banks do less with more, while we are all stuck doing more for less, and spending more for less.
Keep your eyes on the markets, because the "Fall of 2011" has begun, and I'm not talking about the season!

Yes I'm back!

2011-10-03T05:35:00.001-07:00

It has been a while since my last post, but I feel that today was the day I needed to break my silence on some things happening right now. A couple of weeks ago I watched a friend of mine become the most recent addition to the unemployment numbers. It is always a sad day when someones life goes through that change, but what if this is going to start a cycle?
We never really came out of the last recession, the main stream media just led you to believe we were recovering.
So where are we now?
It is October 2nd 2011, and as of right now here is where we stand.
- the official (doctored) unemployment #'s are 9.2 %.
-Unofficial #'s are more like 15%, and if you consider people that are off the grid, or took jobs way below their standard income well then it's 22.5%
- Consumer spending is down.
- Markets are on a roller coaster ride like never before.
- The layoff season is kicking into high gear.
- Gas prices, and home heating oil, prices are just chilling at the new not so comfortable comfort zone.
- The company I work for is gearing up for a gear down.
I know by posting this, that I potentially am putting myself in the position of becoming another percentage point on the unemployment numbers, but I'll take the risk after all how many people will read it anyway?

Why is 11,000 such an important # for the stock market? In the last month I have watched the markets go up and down in wild swings. Is this happening as a clearing of the real money in the market? I have a feeling that there is a controlled demolition happening right now in the markets, and if I am right, than my prediction back in the beginning of the year is coming true.

When the markets drop, the MSM tells you it is because of fear of the possibility of Greece defaulting. When the markets go up it's because of better than expected earnings. Then the markets drop based on fears of a double dip recession? Fear, Hope, Fear. It's a pattern, but is it real? I do not react to fear, or hope. I do not sell my house because I fear losing it in a recession, I do not abandon my children and wife, because I fear some tragedy could strike and I would lose them. I do not hope to live better than my parents did, after all (Hope is not a method to achieve things AF:-). There are protests on Wall street, and these protests are spreading. Are these protests for real? The only way to know if they are real is to see if they keep going long term. If these continue for more than a few weeks, then they are financed by our own government, because people need to work, and keep their jobs, take care of their families etc...Why would our government want to protest against Wall Street? Tune in tomorrow!

This week in the news

2011-03-19T04:40:00.000-07:00

So I'm back to work, and I have spent significantly less time focusing on the doom and gloom in the world this week. My new place in the opinion biased blogosphere will now be limited to the weekends. This limited edition will have benny's to it!
#1. It's only once a week, so I'm not constantly bombarding you with my Facebook posts.
#2. Refer to number 1.

So I go back to work, and now the United States is getting ready for war #3...... Anyone that thinks we are not taking the lead here is sorely mistaken. The media will say we are not the lead, but who will be advising the "French"? Yes I said the French...France I guess is taking the lead here, and this will be fun! Wi wi in their pants if the US was not right behind them, is what the French would do...sorry France, but it is true!

The United States is broke, we have no more money! Our government borrows $5,000,000,000 a day to operate, and if we are in full on battle mode in 3 countries that will add more money to our already overworked over stressed economic system. It also puts more brave men and women in harms way, and do not forget about innocent men women and children in the wrong place at the wrong time which right now is ( Afghanistan, Iraq, and now Lybia).

On to situation # 2 Japan! Japan is dying right now.... Millions of people are dying right now, and they do not even know it. The earthquake, tsunami and now "Meltdown" are the immediate dangers, but the "radiation" is the real problem here. Not just the radiation in Japan, but the fact that it is circling the globe in the jet stream. If you believe Fox and Cnn ABC etc...when they say there is nothing to worry about , then hit the snooze button in your brain, and go back to sleep. The real gauge of the radiation will be visible in nature. When there is a unexplained die off of animals, that will be phase 1. Phase 2 will be the human toll. Pray to God ( even if you do not believe in God) that this meltdown is controlled and soon. By the way, there will be a significant earthquake today tomorrow or Monday.

What could possibly be next

2011-03-15T09:29:00.000-07:00

As I head back to work for the first time in 2 years, I can't help but wonder what will happen next? Over the last two years I have read alot, become involved in the news. Been a teacher of my kids, and been a student of reality!
Nothing I did ever in the 36 years prior to my layoff, could have prepared me for what happened in years 37 and 38.
I learned a whole lot about parenting, I learned a whole lot about the mental highs and lows of being unemployed. I learned a whole lot about the world, from politics to the economy. I learned how to deal with the death of one of my heros, and I learned alot about myself.

As I start this next chapter in my life, I am extremely skeptical regarding the length of this chapter. Instead of a chapter, I wonder if it is more like sentence, or paragraph I will be experiencing. I say that because as I walked into those interviews, I had no expectations either way, and as I start my employment tomorrow the same remains true. I went from being a know it all egomaniac in my teens and 20's, to a eager learner, and overacheiver in my late 20's, early 30's, to a realist in my late 30's.

I say I am a realist now, because I believe that some things just happen, some things are designed to happen, and some things are not meant to happen.

I woke up one day a few years ago, and I cannot go back to sleep. It's like the Matrix. Once you see it for yourself, you can't unsee it.

Our world is a wonderful diverse planet, filled with beauty and pain...the ying and the yang if you will. Which one are you?

As the scene in Japan continues to unfold, and the unrest in the middleeast continues, our fragile (extremely broken) economic system is starting to show inflation....the big dog on the block remains the price of fuel, and I'm watching that carefully! Every industry relies on oil and gas, and if fuel keeps going up, while housing prices remain stagnant...I will find myself home again, this time with some extra cash in the bank. Just because I am returning to the land of paying more taxes, and Obama's wicked funny definition of wealthy does not mean I'm still not going to be blogging in my brain, it's just now you won't have to see what I think about everything.

The end of the world happens everyday

2011-03-01T07:32:00.000-08:00

It's not 1984 nor is it Y2K...it's not 2010 space Odyssey, nor will it be 2012! The end of the world happens everyday, everywhere in the world.
Everyday as technology increases and changes (ends) how you lived or did something yesterday your world has ended. As religions around the world preach and teach peace and tolerance, the extreme wing of all religions seek to end the way the peaceful live. As governments that started with the best intentions for their people get bought off and become extreme our world ends!

It may be an asteroid or earthquake, or even a super solar storm that extinguishes all life on this planet, but in the meantime can we just leave each other alone?
As the middle east goes through their geopolitical morphing, the extreme elements of Islam are seeking their ascension into power here in America. From calls for Sharia law, to protests for Muslims, with the leader of Nation of Islam Louis Farrakhan calling for President Obama to not fire on protesters and to allow Muslims to march in America. I cannot be the first to say this, so let me be whatever number person I am to get this out there. I respect all beliefs, I might not agree with you on all of them, but I at least respect your decisions of who and how you worship! I respect those that choose not to worship, and I respect those who just exist. Why say that you want the president to not fire on the protesters? Are you planning on something violent, that would lead to police intervention? I do not understand!
I also do not understand how a citizen of the UK ANJEM CHOUDARY can plan to come to America, and stand in front of the White House to lead a demonstration promoting Sharia Law in a country that he is not a citizen of. To make things worse, there is a counter protest being organized against this for the same day. Will this lead to violence?
If people choose to be Muslim good for them, if people choose to be Jewish good for them, if people choose to believe in aliens, and ghosts, and everything else they believe in around the world, then just let them be.
Why are people hell bent on ending my world or your world, just to try and build up their world? We are currently living in this world together, so pretty please with a cherry on top, can we just act like it?

Time to hit reset

2011-02-25T08:11:00.000-08:00

The time has come. It is time to fix the system once and for all, and here is how we do it.
Hit the reset button!

Close the borders! We are bound to be hit by a terrorist attack soon, so before more terrorists come in....close the borders.

Start tapping into our gigantic supply of oil before oil hits $200 a barrel and cripples our economy! Eliminate the multiparty system, and vote for the most qualified person. Have term limits in all branches of government.

Eliminate the Federal Reserve system

Start manufacturing the things we need in America in America.

Make it illegal for Wall Street to rob main street.

Shrink the government

Stop signing treaties with other countries that undo the constitution.

Hold politicians accountable for actually doing what they promise to do.

If I lied to an employer...I would be fired, so let's fire Washington!

Oil is unfortunately the lifes blood of our entire economy, and we have plenty of it in Alaska, and under the Rocky Mountain basin (2trillion barrels I think that's 88trillion gallons of light sweet crude) if we had our own fuel, and made our own gas, and built our own stuff, think about unemployment numbers....they would go way down!

As the cost of living would go down, wages could be adjusted, and you would get more for the dollar! And so on.

None of this will happen, until the dollar dies, the economy dies, people die, and the American dream dies!

After the armageddon scenario of the economy passes in a couple of years and the dust settles, America will slowly start to come back, but it
will no longer be the United States of America, it with Mexico, and Canada will be the North American Union.

Sad....but true, unless we stop it!

Tap tap tap, turn around

2011-02-24T08:16:00.000-08:00

Pssst, hey yeah you. Do you know that right now you are being profiled? Do you yahoo? Are you searching for something on google? Do you have a Facebook? If you are on the internet in any capacity, you are being watched listened to, and an online profile is being created.
The CIA is watching you along with DHS and the FBI. Google is a partner with the NSA, Facebook has ties with the CIA and the mainstream media is delivering the message of the new world order.

Back a couple of years ago when I was considered a conspiracy nutjob for stating the NWO was in fact real, how am I looking now?
When I told you that things were going to get worse.....and so it goes!

Something bad really bad is going to happen here in America, and I am afraid it may be a nuke! I have zero proof, but I have 100% certainty that there is a rouge nuke here in America right now, and I think the trigger will be When the protests hit Saudi Arabia. Why Saudi Arabia?

When the dollar dies, because we are no longer buying oil from other countries, we will get nuked, and it will not be Saudi Arabia that does it. Russia and China are all set with fuel, due to Russia's oil Fields, and the fuel partnership they signed last year. Back in the 70's Henry Kissinger made a secret agreement with foreign countries to finance our spiraling debt, provided we buy foreign oil. That's one of the reasons we went off the gold standard.

Flashforward to today, middle east is imploding and our debt is unsustainable. Once the riots hit Saudi Arabia, there will be a massive disruption in the supply of oil to Europe which will in turn lead to crazy gas prices around the world including here. When this happens it will cripple our economy and then when we think things are as bad as they can get, BOOM we get hit! Why, because at that point the power shift will be complete.

I hope to God Almighty that this does not pan out. Even if we do not get nuked, we will look like we did, because all hell will break loose. You will not be able to afford food, or find food, so get it while you can! We are going 3rd world here, before summer!

This is it!

2011-02-17T05:13:00.000-08:00

With numerous countries around the world questioning their governments ability to exist, and the list growing by the day the Dow Jones has not mirrored Main Street at all.

With incredible debt, and the preposterous suggestions that high speed trains are the answer to our governments free for all spending spree, only for them to spend more non existent money building them has some governors saying absolutely not! When do the states win in a battle with the Federal government? If I decided to spend money I did not have, and purposely ignored the fact that I could not repay it, things would be repossessed, and if severe enough I could go to jail!

When the Federal Government does this it is deemed necessary, or the Government will have to close down.
Let them close down, the only way for them to stop spending money, that "We" the taxpayers have to feel the burden of paying back is for them to not be working.

This is short and sweet today, but the message is clear. It is time to get out.....get out of paper currencies, buy food, water, guns, blankets, masks, plastic, duct tape, camping gear etc...stimulate the economy to prepare for the unexpected, which I now expect. If you think Wisconsin is as far as the protests will go, then do nothing...If you think riots can only happen over seas, do nothing....If you have a gut feeling that something is brewing that will soon come to a head....do something, and do it fast!

Ask not what your country can do for you, but ask yourself what can I do to not be dependent of my country!

Why would they not tell us they found a weapon of mass destruction in the USA

2011-02-14T13:03:00.000-08:00

I have been waiting for the day when DHS comes on TV and proudly admits that they have found a weapon of mass destruction in the United States. I say I'm waiting for that day because then I might actually see some purpose in DHS if that indeed did take place, problem is, I do not think they want to tell us!
If what I heard today, and read on alternative sites turns out to be true, then why have we not heard anything from the government?

Supposedly a weapon of mass destruction has entered the USA, it entered in San Francisco, and has not been mentioned in the mainstream at all. What if it went off tomorrow, and the DHS knew where it came from, where it was, and when it was going to go off? President Obama is drawing up budgets with cuts to programs needed by poor families, but increased spending for DHS and the Military. Seems like the priorities are way off here, but I am sure this report was just an error, on the part of the Port authority. There are numerous things that could be said incorrectly that rhyme with Weapons of Mass Destruction. Symptoms of my ass dysfunction? Anyway, I am sure that if this story is true, then the FBI DHS and every other 3 letter abbreviation is aware of it. What if there were two that entered? What if they were supposed to find one, and the other just slipped on by?
We will not know that one got through until it goes off, but let me just say.....it could happen tomorrow!

Careful what you wish for Egypt

2011-02-10T11:55:00.000-08:00

So it is likely that Mubarak is set to step down as soon as today, and though the anti-Mubarak crowd seems close to their goal of a complete government overhaul, they are now on the doorstep of a complete lockdown by the Egyptian Military. The Egyptian military whom by the way will be operating under their own guidelines, not the Egyptian Constitution will I am certain impose a curfew shortly after this resignation is official, and those who choose to violate that curfew will be dealt with quickly! With no working Government the streets could get 100x's more violent than anything we saw over the last 3 weeks there. this is an evolving blog post as the story unfolds, stay tuned.
ok part 2 here we go. Mubarak only decided to relinquish some of his duties to the VP he just appointed who just so happens to be the intelligence officer over there. an intelligence officer that got his information the old fashioned way, by kidnapping and beating people til they complied. This situation can only get worse, as it goes on, and unless Mubarak and anyone else under his control steps out of the way, there will be mad violence the likes we have never seen.

This is the first domino in the region, and it is big enough to bring down all the other dominos.

This is not a test this is not a test!

2011-02-08T07:17:00.000-08:00

I understand the philosophy of be prepared, believe me I understand it and I try to live it everyday, but something has me very worried today, and it has to do with our Government preparing for not just one disaster, but many disasters.
Everyday I read and see and hear more and more stories about the United States Government preparing for everything from earthquakes to nuclear war, and being the United States we need to be ready for anything! My question is, can we really ever be prepared for anything? All this time I talk about having food and water etc... What if you cannot get to it? The FCC is rolling out the Presidential alert system, to go in conjunction with the EAS or Emergency Alert System. This system will send phone texts along with voice and digital messages to the TV. That way if you are not near a television, you can get a message through your phone. It makes sense, but what does not quite make sense to me is that there is refreshed talk of Al queda possibly having suitcase nukes or dirty bombs, Egypt is in meltdown mode, along with many other middle eastern countries. The stock market is soaring, the global weather pattern is in a very weird place, we are yet to see a major earthquake this year yet, ufo's over the temple mount and so on..... I have had a feeling many times before, but I think something extreme is on the horizon , and I want to say I am sorry! I am sorry for many things, but most of all I'm sorry that when one of these events take place, I will have been right. I am also sorry that somebody will be hurt or worse, and I'm sorry that all of the talk in the world will not change what is going to happen. I just have an eerie feeling, to be honest I am a bit scared for my friends and family, and at the same time I am thinking just get it over with already. Enough of the hype, enough of the planning, just let it happen, or stop telling us it could happen tomorrow!

Money money everywhere

2011-02-03T08:48:00.000-08:00

Ever find a dollar on the ground or a $5? What's the most you ever found? When I was a kid I found $400. In a dunkin donuts coffee cup on my front lawn, and it must have been stolen or something, but I found it, and was like wow...that's amazing. My parents took that money, gave me $20. (which I spent at funstop arcade) and I'm not sure, but they may have used that money to pay our rent or for food. My point is that finding money was a blessing back then, but at the rate our currency is being devalued, and the amount of debt this country has we may be seeing money everywhere pretty soon. What happens when the money you have means nothing anymore? When it does not buy you anything, it may be used to keep you warm. This crisis in Egypt is not the only one in the world, many other countries are involved in some sort of geopolitical meltdown, and most of it is about money! They are tired of being robbed. As I went to the store today I drove by a BP gas station, and in one week I have seen a 10 cent increase in the price of gasoline. Right now oil is trading at $103. A barrel, which is going up and going up quickly. What does that mean for you? It means that I told you so, and it has begun. Egypt can happen here in America, and you will see it soon when our money no longer buys you what it used to. Why is it that the stock market is still at 12,000? Where is the sell off due to fear of a destabilized Egypt? What are they waiting for? By the way the media is now hyping the Al Queda threat of dirty bombs, and Iran's nuclear ambitions. I do not know the plan of the elite, but they do have one, and the question is are you part of that plan?
Hold on to your cash...you may need toilet paper!

Is the Tunisia violence contagous?

2011-01-30T04:33:00.000-08:00

Who is next in the wildfire, of countries melting down? The protests in the middle east are widespread, and go far beyond the borders of Egypt, Tunisia, Jordan, Libya. In England thousands of student protesters took to the streets to protest the huge increase in the education costs. The amount of people globally that are angry is growing... My question is when does the censored news get even more controlled, so you do not get more educated regarding world affairs!
China blocked the word "Egypt" from the Internet for it's citizens... Imagine a billion screaming Chinese slaves (that's what they are in that dictatorship) waking up to take to the streets? China would fall over night. There are so many countries where the citizens feel like they are being robbed, and looted, and they are right. We are being robbed here in America. The real unemployment #'s are 22.5%not 9.4 as reported on mainstream channels. I am not saying that we need to take to the streets here in America, but I am saying what I have been saying for a long time, and that is stock up with food and water. It has begun. The collapse of the global system has begun. The growing situation in the middle east will lead to increasing fuel, food, water prices here in America. All of the pressure on the oil markets will destroy the dollar, and when that happens good bye calm content citizens of America, you will get angry, and protest when you can no longer support, and feed yourself and families. It is coming, and I am sorry for being so negative here, but I have been warning. The cracks are in the dam, and all the bubble gum they (our Govt) have put in the wall will eventually give way. As the stimulus money dries up, it is becoming more evident that the real crisis in America will dwarf the meltdown of 2008. Prepare while you can still afford to. Now!

Egypt in America

2011-01-29T05:07:00.000-08:00

Unless you live on a remote island with no contact with the rest of the planet, you undoubtedly know of the crisis in Egypt. What you may not know is that this could happen here, and it could happen here in as little as 6 months! Do you remember my Normstradamus posting a couple of weeks ago where I made predictions about $5.00 a gallon gas, and food prices going up? Egypt's crisis just yesterday spiked oil prices $4.00 a barrel. The cabinet of Egypt stepped down due to the protests, but their President did not. The President has been in power for 30 years, and unless he steps down, this situation will not end. What I find interesting is that Tunisia collapsed and the hated dictator that left power there fled with 1.5 tons of gold, not cash....Gold! What do you think the President of Egypt will walk away with when he leaves? He will leave, or you will be witnessing the beginning of WW3. I know everyone thought that WW3 could start with Iran or N. Korea, but oil flows through the Suez Canal, and if things continue to escalate in Egypt that canal will be shut down. Iran has applauded the uprising in Egypt, and the United States is on standby as to intervene militarily to protect their asset in the region...the US dollar.
Considering that the US dollar has been the global currency since the 70's it is time that it meets it's maker, and I believe that time has come. Now that Russia and China have tapped into an endless supply of oil in their region of the world, they no longer need to use middle eastern oil, which in turn puts pressure on the dollar. That is why China has called for an end to the dollar as the world reserve currency. Pressure is already on the dollar all by itself, add in the Egyptian situation, and then the China Russia deal, and you have the perfect storm to end the reign of the mighty US Buck.... Yes I'm calling it, the buck stops here! We are not going to get the full story at CNN, Fox, or any other mainstream media outlet. Why do you think the Egyptian government shut down the internet, and mobile service? To take care of business! People are being slaughtered right now in the streets of Egypt, and it's all because of money. The poor are angry, and starving, and the powerful elitists are robbing them.

Watch this carefully, because I am telling you now, this is like an earthquake, there will be a ripple effect, and an economic tsunami coming to the shores of America soon.

not sure what this means if anything at all

2011-01-28T06:08:00.000-08:00

The Tuscon shooting has created the mainstream debate over 2nd amendment, while also one over the 1st blaming political rhetoric as a possible ignition point of the tragedy. As the story gets old, and the events still tragic get dragged on and on the mainstream has failed to persuade the public into thinking that the shooter was a politically motivated individual. The truth came out that this man had an infatuation with Rep Giffords, and that infatuation plus his clear mental instability led to this unfortunate event. In a last gasp effort by the Washington politicians to seize the moment, the State of the Union mixer with a "why can't we all get along" theme, supports Rahm Emanuels statement "you should never let a good crisis go to waste". With the SOTU out of the way, it is on to bigger and scarier things. Barrack Obama has no chance of a second term in office, so he needs a major event to catapult him into the savior role! DHS which partnered with Wal Mart to display Public Service Announcements at their stores warning people if you see something suspicious say something, is at it again. The newest videos that were rolled out, are at malls, hotels, sporting events, and more. You may be thinking "what is the harm in training employees and ordinary citizens in being aware of things around them? I do not think that being aware is a problem, but this DHS rollout of look out for suspicious activity reminds me of a line from the Pixar movie "The Incredibles" when Syndrome says to Mr Incredible "When everyone is super, no one will be"! When everyone is suspicious, nobody will be suspicious, because we will be a self policing society where nobody trusts anybody! This past week has brought up a few interesting things for me.

The state of the union address had a theme of solidarity by everyone sitting together. The President spoke about immigration reform once and for all. DHS is releasing Public Service Announcements at over 9,000 locations (chances are you will see these soon). DHS announced that they are doing away with the color coded terror threat system, and going to a more specific one that involves all local authorities. Yesterday it was reported that a book praising homicide and suicide bombers was found in the desert in Arizona....It was a book, not a bomb, just a book! Here is my dilemma: if the President wants to secure the borders from terrorists etc... won"t you also need to secure the cities and towns in the country from terrorists now too? After all you found a book in the desert conveniently near the border, and the origin of the book is from "IRAN" the place it was found has no near by cameras, and this was "Breaking News" yesterday. Maybe this person dropped the book by accident, because it fell out of his backpack that was a backpack nuke? I'm kidding about the backpack nuke, but are we waiting for something to happen? I have a bad feeling here, I have a feeling that something really big is coming, I have been warning about it for a while, but it just seems odd that suddenly securing the borders is of importance to the president, and a book praising bombers is found the same week that these DHS videos are rolled out, and the terror threat system is being revamped.

Not sure what any of this means if anything at all, but you now need to be suspicious, of me, you, your neighbors, friends, pets and so on!