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This broadcast is a blockbuster.. The webmaster exposes the Scam called "Heightboard". Totally fake accounts are being set up to scam the rest of the legitimate posters . They use these fake accounts to enhance their message boards , to convey the false impression that lots of people are posting there to attract members, and also to "gang-up" on posters they don't like, especially short men who get "out of place". Then they fabricate so-called 'legitimate reasons' to ban posters that get out of line with their agenda. We expose their shenanigans and the typical hypocrisy of these types wanting to protect their turf .
October 25, 2018
I believe we've discovered the identity of the person who started the famous www.heightboard.com, the self-proclaimed "#1 height forum" and who was fabricating many accounts and posting under those fake accounts in an attempt to attract members to his forum and increase its size and thereby enhance it, and also to gang-up on anyone viewed as a threat by portraying a fake image of many people attacking one or two people, thereby chasing them away. My source has discovered the identity of this guy. His online name is "Paul Ruggiero', which may or may not be his real name (something we're still looking into). He has been a poster on reddit. His page where you can see his posts is:
I've looked over a good number of his posts and am now convinced that this is Mr. heightboard himself, the scammer who viciously attacked not only myself, but several other people under the guise of multiple posters. I now believe this because in reviewing his posting history I've found several similarities to posts at heightboard. This Paul Ruggiero has a habit of calling people "dumbass", which is a word used to describe myself on heightboard when I was posting there. Here's a comment of his on reddit:
"You sound like a dumbass American."
Here's the link
Here's another one:
"Europe is not a country, dumbass. And the US isn't paying for anything. I suggest you stop getting your news from Alex Jones."
Here's the link
On heightboard there are also uses of the word "dumbass" ---
Here's another use of the word "dumbass" on heightboard by lambo33:
Here's a post by the famous "Austin" using the same "dumbass" when referring to me:
The following is the title of a thread started by someone describing themselves as "Mardiore":
You'll notice the use of the word "dumbass" yet again. Harking back to the post Paul Ruggiero made on reddit:
"Europe is not a country, dumbass. And the US isn't paying for anything. I suggest you stop getting your news from Alex Jones."
You'll notice Paul Ruggiero's reference to Alex Jones. Now here's "Springfield" accusing me of being an "Alex Jones fan".
There is no doubt in my mind now that "Paul Ruggiero" is our heightboard man. By the way, on reddit.com/r/beholdthemasterrace he posted this:
"He looks very small. I bet he's no taller than 5'4". Have you guys noticed how a lot of these White Supremacists are much shorter than average?
How coincidental! A reference to short men being "White Supremacists". Imagine that?! He also likes to name-call a lot; as a matter of fact, many or most of his posts are nothing but name-calling. This guy typically calls anyone who disagrees with him a "redneck", "White trash", "trailer trash", "Magtard", "bitch", "Cletus" and other choice names. Another "proof of the pudding" is the fact that "Paul Ruggiero" made his last post on reddit about a month ago, right about the time that his forum "heightboard" was no longer accepting posts. Apparently "Paul Ruggiero" (if that's his real name) had decided to fold his hand and cash in his chips, not only on heightboard but also on reddit. I believe that this guy was scared out of his wits that I was going to find out who he was. Well, he was right. Once again we've proved ourselves worthy, in our judgements of two-bit scam artists like this guy. This is the Scumbag that accused me of being "paranoid" on his famous message board. Well, I think we see now, that this guy was what I pegged him to be all along.
October 16, 2018
The scam artist who started the website www.heightboard.com has had this notice on his messageboards since October 1st:
"The forum is locked. You can read the threads but posting is prohibited for all users at the moment."
Yeah right! Just ask yourself a simple question: Why would a message board suddenly suspend posting? I've been on the Internet for 20 years and I've never seen this happen before. Why would the admin('s) not give any reason for it? Well, we think we know why. The scammer over there has gone on vacation and he has no one to monitor the posts there. What's that you say? He's got multiple admin's and mods. No he doesn't. He's fabricated the other admins and mods. He's either gone on vacation, has had a hospital stay and he can't monitor his message board, or he's listened to our August 22nd broadcast and is afraid that we know his identity and is running scared. We like the way he says, " posting is prohibited for all users at the moment". Yeah right! Some "moment". A two-and-a-half week moment at the present time. If and when this "heightboard" scammer reinstates posting, this guy is probably going to say something like,
"We've reinstated posting for members. Sorry for the inconvenience, but we had to add new software to make your experience a more enjoyable one". Or perhaps something like: "Now we have new rules for members and we've added several new features that will enhance your experience here." Or some such BULLSHIT like this.
Hey punk, we've been around too long to be fooled by two-bit petty con-artists like you. What's that you say? You say, "I'll bet you can't find out my name?" ---- Bet me . . .
heightboard.com a Scam
Back in 2017 the webmaster became a poster on heightboard.com, which was an online forum touting itself as "The #1 height forum". I had made a few posts there, and suddenly found myself getting attacked by several posters, some of which were fake accounts set up by one person posting in multiple guises which was unknown to me at the time. After a several threads of this I ceased posting there. Because more than one poster posted in a similar fashion I came to the suspicion that one or possibly two people were posting under more than one identity to create the illusion of multiple people. I eventually got my proof that I was correct. My August 22, 2018 broadcast deals with this topic. See below:
Heightboard.com AND "Paul Ruggiero" account on reddit disappear at the same time!!!
December 23, 2018
I guess I should say, "I told you so". We might have known this would happen. Just type in www.heightboard.com in the address bar of your browser and you will see the message:
SORRY! If you are the owner of this website, please contact your hosting provider: firstname.lastname@example.com
If you type in your address bar - reddit.com/user/paulruggiero/comments - you will get:
This user has deleted their account
This two-bit fraud, member of a political troll-army, ANTIFA member, Shadow moderator in the employ of reddit.com, and one or two other things, thought he could fool a little shrimp. He thought he could put one over on the webmaster. Now his precious heightboard.com is nothing but a memory. All the fake identities that he fabricated to enhance his message board in the hope of making advertising revenue AND put little shrimps in their place, is now part of history. All the fake identities this guy thought up, like "Paulus", "Springfield", "Austin", "MrBumble", "TheDoc", "RickyG Super Moderator", etc., all of that are now gone and will fade into the dim mists of time. One of his online identities - "Paul Ruggiero" - is now also part of history. Both heightboard.com and the "PaulRuggiero" reddit account disappeared at almost exactly the same time. This dirtbag realized that we were getting dangerously close to discovering his real identity, so he cashed in his chips and went south for the winter.
This character joined the 'heightismhub' recently as "lloydrogers" and put the webmaster's name and photo into at least one blog in an apparent attempt to impugn his name, and also registered at the heightismhub as "shortguytom", in a vain and pathetic attempt to put the webmaster on the psychological defensive. Both attempts failed at their intended objective. Now Mr. heightboard.com has been forced to take his forum down, and has deleted his reddit account under the name "Paul Ruggiero" since the webmaster's last two broadcasts. We don't expect heightboard.com to return to the Internet. We also don't expect "Paul Ruggiero" to return to reddit.com anytime soon in the original "Paul Ruggiero" identity. We do expect this low life to continue his political agenda under other guises and covers. We do expect the troll army that he is a member of to continue their political war. We do expect members of his "group" to continue THEIR Internet war. However, this guy is now through degrading short men. He and his "heightboard" are now finished in this regard, and if he ever returns, we'll be waiting for him.
The above are just a few of the many fake identities set up by the Administrator at heightboard.com
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It's come around again, that time of the year when people start thinking about the changes they want to make to become a better version of themselves. We're busy people with busy lives and as a sort of default due to the time we have off over Christmas, we tend to reflect on our year and start thinking about the changes we want to make to improve aspects or areas of our lives. We've all fallen into that trap, haven't we?
We've set our 'New Years Resolutions' only to let them fall by the way side a few months or even a few days into the year. And they're always quite self serving, aren't they, these 'Resolutions'… Lose weight, exercise more, read more, save more money… Always quite me, me, me.
"I'm going to exercise more;" check. I've done that one. "I'm going to eat healthy;" check, done that one too. Some have stuck, some haven't.Once, I decided I was eating too much KFC so resolved to quit for a year. About 20 days later I was at a KFC in Brisbane devouring my Wicked Wings. Fail. Another year I has decided I was reading too many news items on the Kardashians and resolved to not click on a single news article about them. Oddly enough I was successful at this one. Will power – go figure.
But this year I started my 'resolution' early. Why? Because it isn't a resolution for me, and it's something that's so important it cannot wait another day. It's that being busy and our need for convience that's got us in this mess to begin with. It's also something I emplore you to educate yourself on, think about, and take action over. Because each person who takes action, together, will make a difference for our earth and our future generations. So, what am I talking about?
It's everywhere. It has become such a prominent material in our lives we don't even realise we are buying it.
Out in town on a hot day and thirsty? Buy a water. Plastic bottle.
Go out for a drink in town? Plastic straw.
A bag of carrots. Plastic bag.
Order something online. Plastic courier bag.
A take away coffee? Yep – plastic. "But it's a paper cup!" I hear you say. The exterior of it, yes. The lining on the inside of the cup – plastic. Even many of the compostable cups are only compostable on an industrial scale, not the home composts we have sitting in the back yard, and not all refuse stations have industrial composts, so if you live semi-rural like me they go straight to landfill.
We can't escape the stuff.
Or can we?
Last year I started to educate myself on the amount of plastic we are using and it's effects on our health an environment. And the effects are astounding.
Obviously there's the fact that a large percentage of our landfill waste ends up in the ocean. You've heard about 'garbage island', the gyre of rubbish in the South Pacific. Did you know there are actually at least four other gyres of an equal scale?
Being in New Zealand means we have a gyre to the north and one to north-east. Think about that… That much of the ocean surrounding us is filled with plastic. Plastic that our sealife and kaimoana are eating, and we in turn, are eating them. But how does that work? How are they eating plastic?
Have you ever seen a plastic bag break down? It doesn't acutally degrade, it simply breaks down into smaller pieces, called micro plastics. These microplastics more often than not end up in the ocean where sea creatures think it's food. The thought of filter feeders such as Whales, Whale Sharks and Basking Sharks consuming these micro plastics is heart breaking. Such beautiful, majestic, entrancing creatures and our consumer culture is literally killing them. If you watch any documentary this year, let it be 'A Plastic Ocean'. Put your phone down and really watch it and think about the implications of the way we consume and how it impacts on our earth, the ocean, animals and your family and friends.
Plastic also contains harmful chemicals. Now days we see items being labelled "BPA Free", as if that makes it o.k… It's still plastic. And if BPA is harmful and we didn't orginally know about it, what else is in our plastic that is harming us that we don't know about? BPA and other chemicals in plastic have been proven to have signifcant health effects. Fertility issues in women, heart disease, breast cancer, prostate cancer, erectile dysfunction, puberty problems, fetal brain development. These are all serious issues, but as we heat our leftovers up in the microwave in a plastic container, we don't think about the chemicals leeching into our food and affecting our reprodcutive organs, do we? I know I didn't.
On top of this, another problem with the plastic we are handling on a daily basis is that only a small percentage is truely recyclable. Recycle.co.nz states that it is most likely that only 50% of what we think is being recycled is actually recycled properly. So in actual fact, as we put our recyclables in our bins, put them out each week and feel good about doing our part the save the planet, half of what we've put out will still end up in landfill. And often, the energy used to recycle these plastics for the end product is not worth it. In truth, hard plastic can only be recycled five to seven times before it loses its' molecular properties and is rendered useless.
These are not all the reasons why plastic is bad for us, but three very, very good reasons.
So, what can we do to quit plastic?
In short, it's near impossible to live a plastic free life.
But there are steps we can take to reduce the amount of plastics we use.
Think about the three 'R's'.
We've heard it time and time again, but do we actually follow it? The three R's are listed in order of importance – step one is to reduce your plastic consumption. This is where you can make the most difference. I've heard it being called "precycling" recently – the simple fact of not buying items that are packaged in plastic. Resfusing plastic, leaving it behind in the store, finding alternatives in alternative packaging such as glass and cardboard, shopping somewhere different and asking for non packaged alternatives are all options you can take to reduce your plastic useage.
Failing the refusal of plastic, because as I mentioned, it's near impossible to live without it, Reuse. Reuse the plastics you have bought home. In fact, resuse everything. Reuse plastic, reuse glass, reuse paper. Reuse as much as you can before the last step.
Recycling. This should be your last step, not your first. We've become trapped in the mindset that if we recycle, we're doing something good.
This mind map is fantastic at making me think more critically about my consuming, along with this room-by-room guide to reducing your waste. Through concsiously thinking about what I'm consuming and how I'm using products, I reduced my waste last year. Some of the steps I took in 2017 include;
- Reusable shopping bags and produce bags (I now no longer need to buy bags of potatoes as I use a mesh bag at the shop and home to keep them in.)
- Buying food in glass containers instead of plastics – e.g. olives, peanut butter, jam etc
- Purchasing tinned food instead of plastic packaged to reduce waste – corn, beans, peas etc.
- Composting – everything that can go in the compost, does! Coffee grinds, food waste, paper waste, vaccum cleaner bag contents, paper towels
- Bamboo toothbrushes with compostable handles; the average person will use around 350 toothbrushes in their lifetime. 350 toothbrushes that will endup in landfill.
- Menstrual cup – a life saver, ladies!!
- I have begun to store my food items in glass jars and use reusable produce bags to get my bulk buy items in, I simply write the number down and tell the check out lady at the counter – no problem
- A Keep Cup – reusable coffee mug which I now take everywhere. I love it.
- Concious consuming – attempting to buy all natural products, including and especially clothing! Each time you wash your arcylic clothing you are depositing microplastics directly into the waster system!
And I still have a long, long way to go, but every little helps. Collecting or going through your rubbish is a great way to see where you need to start reducing your waste. I know personally most of my soft plastic waste is from cracker and bread packaging. When it comes to shopping, in the grand scheme of things, my personal feeling is that if something is going to cost me a little bit more, be of a higher quality and be better for me and the environment, it's a no brainer – save a few dollars, or save the planet? I'll pick the planet every time.
Steps I'm going to take this year are simply building upon last years efforts. I won't be doing all at once. I want to create a sustainable lifestyle for myself, so I am taking this journey one step at a time, with the aim of creating long term change. This year I aim to;
- Create beeswax wraps as alternative to plastic food wrap
- Switch my appliances off at the wall when I'm not using them
- Ditch the papertowels and use rags and washable cloths
- Crochet myself reusable, washable cotton face wipes
- When I run out of toothpaste I'm going to try making a toothpowder
- Start talking to businesses about plastic free options – the more we ask, the more we will be heard and change can and will happen
- Start cooking and baking from scratch – something I'm not good at, and will be my hardest change. I aim on making my bread and crackers when they are needed to reduce the waste I was producing. The other positive to this is that I will know exactly what is going into the food I am eating, benefiting not only the environment, but myself
- Saving vegetable scraps to make my own soup stock, avoiding tetra packs
- Pick up rubbish in my environment, e.g. when out walking the dog. Setting an example to others can help induce change and is another way to get people thinking about the amount of rubbish around
- Replace my cleaning products with natural options as they run out
- Use natural beauty products; I have already bought a moisturising body bar, which came in cardboard, and Rosehip Oil which came with a dropper in a glass bottle
There's so many things I want to say and share on this topic, with so little time.
Please know that any little step you take to reduce your plastic waste will benefit your health and the planet. So what steps will you take to reduce your waste this year? Something as simple as reusing a container, shifting from plastic to glass contained peanut butter, using reusable shopping bags and always carrying a reusable water bottle…
If each person takes a little step, lots of little steps together make a big difference. So lets do this together, and let's do it now.


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(Pocket-lint) - The HP R837 is HP's latest digital camera. Announced at PMA in Las Vegas the company has opted to focus on usability rather than megapixel count. But does the point and shoot live up to its claim? We took the camera out to the Grand Canyon to find out.
Small and compact, HP has opted for a design similar to the Sony's Cyber-shot T range and the digital camera comes with a front slider that slides downwards to reveal the lens capable of 3x optical zoom without protruding out of the front of the camera.
It's here we encountered two problems. Firstly that you had to use two hands to bring the slider down without getting jammed and that, as helpfully pointed out by a HP representative, that if you don't do it carefully you can smudge the lens with your thumb.
At the rear of the camera is a large 3-inch display and this pretty much dominates the back of the model. To the side there are the usual array of buttons to access menus and images, and the camera has opted for a three way switch to toggle between still, moving capture and playback.
On the whole, bar the front slider, the camera is easy to use, comfortable in the hand and not too bulky in the pocket, although that sliding lens cover doesn't help in that department either.
When it comes to taking pictures the R837 is responsive. Start up time was too a minimum and its ability to cope with different light sources and focusing good. We took a range of pictures at and above the Grand Canyon.
Unfortunately is was an cloudy day and so our images do look a little flat and some of the images did feature a lot of noise. Overall we think the R837 coped well with the plethora of browns and when it came to detail the results were okay but not excellent.
HP has also included an anti-shake feature that promises to help prevent blurred photos in lower light, this didn't really work as well as we had hoped.
Other specs worth noting are the camera's 32MB internal memory and a VGA video option with audio shoots at 24 frames per second.
We do however like the camera's ability to be charged via a USB socket on a laptop or desktop computer meaning its one less cable in the bag if you travel with both.
Where the camera excels however is not in its photography skills, we would rate it about average rather than exceptional, but in its ability to do stuff once you've taken your image.
New to this model is something HP are calling Pet Fix, an option to remove red eye from your dog, cat, snake, guinea pig or elephant and most animals between. Also new is the ability to touch-up (no not that kind) your friends and relatives with the cameras in-built software. While you can't remove someone from the frame completely is it possible to remove the odd spot or blemish allowing you to print directly to a printer (be it at home, online or in store) without having to worry about getting to a computer to remove that unsightly zit.
While we wouldn't recommend this camera to those looking for great pictures no matter what the setting, we would recommend it for first time buyers looking for a very consumer friendly model to get them started in the world of digital photography.
HP has focused this camera to usability and for the most part it succeeds, the menus are easy to understand, the picture taking on-board help helpful and the ability to tag images on the fly for easy storage later (including creating your own tags to import back from a PC) really useful.
However an average design and average picture quality let this model down.


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History shows not all presidential inaugurations are the same but 'each one is unforgettable'
But history shows each presidential inauguration is unique
At noon Friday when Donald J. Trump swears to uphold the oath of office of the president of the United States, he will be taking part in one of the country's most lasting and essential traditions: the peaceful transition of power.
It's a tradition that dates back 228 years, when George Washington became the first president of the United States on the balcony of Federal Hall in New York City. Since then, 43 other men — all but one of them white — have sworn to faithfully execute the office of the president and preserve, protect and defend the Constitution.
To attend an inauguration is to witness history.
"The ceremony is really about America, and is not so much about politics," said U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., who will attend Trump's inaugural. "It really brings the country together."
"The inauguration is such a splendid event," said former U.S. Rep. Lawrence DeNardis. "It will subsume any discord that we are hearing about. It's such an outstanding, remarkable event. There may be protest groups half a mile away, but nothing untoward will mar the actual event."
"As a ceremony, it is very moving and inspiring," said Blumenthal, who attended the inaugurations of Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton and Barack Obama. "I'm sure there will be a big crowd. The transition of power is very inspiring. I remember at Obama's inauguration looking out at a sea of people of different races celebrating democracy. And that's what it really is — celebrating democracy."
This year, dozens of congressional Democrats have announced they won't be attending Trump's inauguration. Some disagree with his politics, others for different reasons — U.S. Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., told NBC he won't attend because "I don't see this president-elect as a legitimate president."
"I will be going out of respect for the peaceful transition of power, which is a hallmark of our democracy," said Blumenthal. "I have great respect for people who make a different decision, but I just feel that I want to show my respect for the democratic process. I'll go with respect, but I also defend the protests against some of the likely Trump policies.
"It really is overwhelming, with so many people," Blumenthal said. "All the ones I've been to have had a feel of real unity and a joy of being an American. Each one is unforgettable."
DeNardis remembers sitting behind Ronald Reagan as he was sworn in for the first time in 1980. DeNardis, a Republican, had just been sworn in to represent the 3rd District in the House of Representatives.
"I had just days before been sworn in as congressman from the Greater New Haven area, so it was a pretty remarkable time," he said. "It was one of the most memorable days of my life.
"There I sat with members of Congress in the rows behind the president-elect and vice president-elect and their spouses and witnessed the swearing-in on that vista from the west all the way down to the Washington Memorial. It was an absolutely magnificent vista. It was a rather remarkable day for me."
"The hallmark of the inauguration, its most important aspect, is the peaceful transfer of power from one leader to another," said Quinnipiac University history professor Philip Goduti. It also provides the president with the opportunity to make one of, if not the most important, speeches of his administration, Goduti said. "Inaugural speeches play a huge role in shaping the presidency of the individual," he said. "It is probably one of the most important speeches they will give in a presidency and sets the tone for their administration."
Presidents have used the opportunity to unite the country in times of conflict.
"With malice toward none; with charity for all; with firmness in the right, as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in," Abraham Lincoln said during his second inaugural address, given just as the Civil War was ending, "to bind up the nation's wounds; to care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan — to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace among ourselves, and with all nations."
"In my opinion, Lincoln's second address was one of the greatest inaugural addresses," Goduti said. "It talks about bringing the country back together and was almost poetic," he said of the speech that Lincoln himself wrote, before the time of speechwriters.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the only president to be elected to four terms, also used the speech to soothe a country at war and fighting the Depression.
Famously, John F. Kennedy used his inaugural speech to urge a spirit of community service. "Ask not what your country can do for you — ask what you can do for your country," he implored.
"JFK set the tone for a new generation of Americans," Goduti said. His predecessor, Dwight D. Eisenhower, was at the time the nation's oldest president, and Kennedy was its youngest and the first born in the 20th century. "It was a passing of the torch to a new generation of Americans," Goduti said, "and asking them to commit to public service.
"Those addresses really set the tone for where those administrations were headed," he said. But for one president, the speech may have proved fatal.
"When William Henry Harrison was elected, he gave the longest inaugural speech ever," Goduti said. When he then caught pneumonia and died 32 days later, "a lot people attributed it to the weather and (his) long inaugural speech," he said.
Not all inaugurations are the same. George Washington's first inauguration was held on April 30, 1789, in New York City, and his second inauguration was held in 1793 in Philadelphia. In 1797, the date of the inauguration was moved up to March 4, as were all future inaugurations through 1933, when Congress passed the 20th Amendment to the Constitution, which redefined presidential terms. The starting date of the presidential term moved from March 4 to Jan. 20 and set Jan. 3 as the date of the swearing-in of the new Congress.
John Adams, the nation's second president, also took the oath of office in Philadelphia, and it wasn't until his successor, Thomas Jefferson, was sworn in on March 4, 1801, that the ceremony moved to Washington, D.C.
When Trump is sworn in, he will place his left hand on two Bibles: the Lincoln Bible and the Bible his mother gave him as a graduation present in 1955. Obama, too, used the Lincoln Bible at both of his inaugurations, as well as the Rev. Martin Luther King's Bible at his second inauguration in 2013. But a president isn't required to use a Bible, Goduti said.
"The Bible isn't necessary," he said. "Most presidents use it, though a couple have not."
Theodore Roosevelt didn't use a Bible when he was sworn in on Sept. 14, 1901, following the assassination of President William McKinley, and Lyndon B. Johnson used a Roman Catholic missal when he was sworn in aboard Air Force One on Nov. 22, 1963, after Kennedy's assassination. Others not using a Bible were John Quincy Adams and Franklin Pierce, who each used a book of laws rather than a Bible.
And while it's traditional for the outgoing president to attend the incoming president's inauguration, not all have.
John Adams skipped Jefferson's inauguration, a reflection of the complex relationship between the two, which ranged from close friends to political enemies. The fact that Jefferson was Adams' vice president and successfully challenged his boss for the job added to the rancor.
Adams' son, John Quincy Adams, also declined to attend his onetime friend Andrew Jackson's inauguration when Jackson beat Adams for the nation's top spot. And when Ulysses S. Grant succeeded Andrew Johnson as president, the animosity between the two kept Johnson from attending Grant's inauguration despite Grant having served in Johnson's Cabinet as the secretary of war.
"Andrew Johnson had a Cabinet meeting while Grant's inauguration was going on," Goduti said. "He was very obstinate."
The inauguration ceremony was traditionally held on the east side of the Capitol until Reagan's inauguration in 1980, when it moved to the West Front.
"Reagan made it part of his inauguration speech," Goduti said, adding a remark about the western vista. And it was Jefferson who unknowingly started the tradition of an inaugural parade when he marched with his advisers down Pennsylvania Avenue from the Capitol to the White House after the ceremony, Goduti said.


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The Co-Chairmen of the bipartisan commission to reduce the deficit released a proposal for the commission members and general public to consider as to what is needed to reduce the national debt. In their comments they bluntly make it clear the reduction can only come with pain to the American people; there is no other way. Of course Americans have never taken kindly to pain when it comes to economics and thus politicians who vote on policies which affect the nation's economy tend also not to make the hard decisions in fear of being voted out of office.
The U.S. Congress is going to take up the issue of making permanent the Bush era tax cuts. This is being done while simultaneously there are calls to shrink the national debt. These are the tax cuts that Mike Kimel and Michael Kanell in PRESIMETRICS characterize in this way:
Consider, for instance, that less than two months after taking office GW laid out a plan to aggressively pay down the debt while simultaneously cutting taxes and boosting military spending. The plan was titled, 'A Blueprint for New Beginnings: A Responsible Budget for America's Priorities.' One can only wonder what an irresponsible budget might have looked like to GW's advisors.
According to what I've read, making the Bush-era tax cuts permanent will add $4 Trillion (that's $4,000,000,000,000.00) to the national debt. One wonders whether any Americans are really fiscally responsible or conservative who can advocate this right now.
Christmas is a time when kids tell Santa what they want and adults pay for it. Deficits are when adults tell government what they want and their kids pay for it. (Richard Lamm)
The push for the tax cuts at this point seem to be the usual American nearsightedness when it comes to fiscal issues: we want immediate gratification and don't want to be troubled by the fact that what we do today will have future repercussions.
"… a president who cuts taxes while at the same time driving up the debt is not really 'cutting taxes.' He is merely transferring taxes from now until some later date." (Mike Kimel & Michael Kanell, PRESIMETRICS)
A president who cuts the national debt, on the other hand, saves you from having to make interest and principal payments on that debt in the future, and therefore reduces you tax bill later. Unfortunately, most people don't seem to make the connection between fiscal irresponsibility today and increased taxes later on. (Mike Kimel & Michael Kanell, PRESIMETRICS)
We would do well to remember how we got into the national fiscal mess we are in and not perpetuate those same mistakes and then magically hope for a different result. We might consider the words of U.S. founding father James Madison
"… war should not only be declared by the authority of the people, whose toils and treasures are to support its burdens, instead of the government which is to reap its fruits: but that each generation should be made to bear the burden of its own wars, instead of carrying them on, at the expense of other generations."
It is we the people, or at least we through our elected political leaders, who got US into the current financial mess. It is the current and past president and the current and past congresses which have made the decisions to bury us in debt.
Somehow, some keep singing the song to reduce taxes, as if that is the panacea for all that ails the American economy. Yet the national debt also ails the economy and we are not going to reduce the national debt by reducing taxes, anymore than someone can reduce their credit card debt by reducing their income. If we are serious about reducing the national debt, we are going to need a different remedy than reducing taxes to pay down the current debt.
I do not know where the idea that reducing taxes is the best way to grow the economy comes from – but if PRESIMETRICS measures the data right, then reducing taxes isn't the panacea needed. Consider the following based on Kimel and Kanell's analysis of the data available from 1952-2008 (Presidents Eisenhower to GWBush):
"in recent decades, higher tax burdens have been associated with faster, not slower, economic growth." (p 120)
"there doesn't seem to be any evidence here for the proposition that lower taxes result in higher incomes … lower taxes- at least by themselves- are not the way to increase economic growth." (pp 124-125)
"The numbers are pretty compelling. Lower average tax burdens do not produce faster economic growth, or more jobs, or bring in more tax revenues. Similarly, tax cuts also do not produce faster economic growth, faster income growth, or more jobs, or bring in more tax revenues. … Unexamined faith in a principle that is demonstrably false is no way to run a country." (pp 129-130)
So, is the idea that tax cuts are beneficial to the economy based upon intuitive assumptions rather than on any statistical analysis? It seems like it should be true that lowering taxes would benefit tax payers in every way, but the data which PRESIMETRICS studies doesn't uphold what is a cornerstone of political beliefs for many.
This may be a case where we need to stop believing what we think, and actually examine the data to see what in fact will bring down the national debt and help the economy. Maybe we actually are going to have to do some of the painful things the bipartisan commission is considering, including both raising taxes and cutting spending. Ouch!
Or maybe we will continue to pretend there is some magical and painless way to reduce the budget deficit and keep doing all the things we currently are doing.
In the Harry Potter books and movies, ultimately it is not magic that saves the day and defeats evil, but rather the courage and persistence of its "all too human" heroes to do the right thing despite their weaknesses, even when it is very painful.
Our politicians need to learn a bit of that magic called courage.


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Days 205 - 210
At last, after spending one night on a bus and two more on a train, I had crossed the continent of Australia, from Melbourne to Perth. The train had stopped; my journey was over. While searching for my backpack, Chris, one of my fellow passengers, introduced me to his parents. Chris had just completed a three-month trip around the continent on his motorcycle. Now that he was home, his family was filled with joy to see him.
I grabbed my backpack from the pile of luggage that had made the cross-continental trip. My plan was to organize my stuff, then make some phone calls to campgrounds in the area. But before I even took my phone out of my pocket, Chris' mom Di invited me to stay with them. I was not expecting this generous offer of hospitality, but I was happy to take her up on it.
We drove north, into the suburbs. When we got to the family's house, many people were waiting to welcome Chris home. Chris was busy – besides sharing stories of his trip, soon he would go back to school. But for now, he was off to play basketball. When I asked about things to do in the area, Chris' dad Terry suggested that I check out Fremantle, a coastal town, south of Perth.
It was a sunny Saturday afternoon, and the streets of Fremantle were packed. I ducked into a market of fruits, vegetables and cheap souvenirs. I also bought a few gifts (one difference from China: no haggling).
Next I went to a shipwreck museum and saw the reconstructed remains of the Batavia, a Dutch ship that ran aground and was destroyed near Fremantle in 1629. The display was huge and impressive; the story of mutiny and murder connected to the Batavia was tragic.
I also checked out the Fremantle prison, which housed prisoners from 1855 till 1991. The conditions looked horrible, though I think they had improved substantially in the twentieth century. But during the mid-nineteenth century, prison life must have been pure hell. No wonder over fifty people attempted to escape, despite the prospect of being executed upon recapture.
I ended my day with a walk along the coast, taking in the salty air of the Indian Ocean. The sun set over the water, finally proving that I had indeed crossed the continent of Australia.
One of the biggest attractions near Perth was Rottnest Island. The island isn't far from the mainland – normally, it's clearly visible on the horizon. But on my second day in Perth, the sky was hazy due to bush fires south of the city, and I could barely see the island. Many people just go to Rottnest for the day, but I wanted to do a bit more exploration, so I decided to bring my camping gear. Terry and Di also loaned me a set of snorkeling gear and an old bicycle, so I could explore the island. The Rottnest Express was big, comfy and fast. The trip took less than an hour.
After landing on the island, I picked up my camping permit and set up my tent. Large groups of people were roaming about the island's main settlement, buying sub sandwiches and ice cream for lunch. A large number of hotels and cottages were in this village, and apparently they were booked solid for the next several weeks. The campground, on the other hand, was nearly empty. I set up my tent in a secluded section, less than 100 meters from the beach, and went exploring.
I rode my borrowed bicycle clockwise, past the main town, to Little Salmon Bay. It was a beautiful and peaceful place, with water in all shades of blue, and a natural rocky protection from the strong waves of the open sea. I donned my snorkel gear and spent the next hour swimming around the bay. A wide array of colorful fish were lurking amidst pink coral and green seaweed. To my surprise, around a dozen TVs were sitting at the bottom of the bay. They acted as underwater tour guides, with information displayed about the area.
A wild quokka on the attack! from Dan Perry on Vimeo.
Dutch Captain Willem de Vlamingh named the island "Rotte Nest" (rat nest) in 1696, when he mistook the native quokkas for rats. On my way back to my bike, I spotted my first quokka, basking in the sunlight. It held its front paws in the air and hopped like a kangaroo, so I could see that it was a marsupial. But with its long tail and pointy ears, I understood why someone would mistake it for a rat.
I biked to the top of a hill, then pedaled full speed ahead down the other side. Suddenly, something caught my eye in the road. It was a snake! I barely swerved in time to avoid it, and that was a good thing for both of us – this snake was a venomous dugite. There were no cars and few bicycles, so it wasn't a surprise that the reptile could sunbathe without being turned into expensive boots.
Next I pedaled to the highest part of the island, where there was a lighthouse. It was closed, but even from its base, I could see almost the entire island, including my campsite and the nearby brackish lagoons. Continuing my bike ride, I sped downhill to the westernmost point of Rottnest and watched the sun descend over the Indian Ocean. I completed my circuit by riding past a few fishing villages and resorts. I was back at my campsite with a bit of daylight to spare.
As I cooked dinner and dusk descended upon the island, an army of quokkas came out of the bush. They hopped around and anxiously waited for me to drop any morsels. Of course, there were strict regulations against feeding them, so I left them alone. But their presence at dusk was obvious, and a bit frightening, given how many there were.
The next day's weather was perfect, other than the hazy sky from the distant forest fires. I spent the morning biking around the island and finding good places to snorkel. On one beach in particular there were no other people, just a school of fish and one jellyfish in the water, and a lizard sunning itself on the rocks.
After taking down camp, I caught the afternoon ferry back to the mainland. I sat next to two English ladies who lived in Australia. One of them was a part-time dogsled racer. She showed me a picture of her training – two huskies pulled her in a sled-on-wheels along a remote road during the Australian summer. Another picture showed her in a wintry mountain scene that looked like Alaska, but she swore it was from the mountains of Victoria. Just when you think you've seen it all...
For my last day in Australia, I walked around Kings Park, home of the Gija Jumulu, a giant baobab tree transported 2000 miles from Warmun, in the far north of Western Australia. No tree of its size (36 metric tons) had ever been transported such a distance. I was told that the tree was about 750 years old. This was the first baobab tree I had ever seen, but I swore, this one didn't look a day over 730.
Later I walked through downtown Perth. There was plenty of hustle and bustle, exactly what I had been avoiding since moving to Beijing. But the Fringe Festival was happening, and I had a chance to meet up with Craig, one of my fellow hikers on the Overland Track in Tasmania. It was good to catch up over a few beers. His dad and brother were doing well, back to their old lives, spread around the continent. As for me, I was gearing up for my first trip to a new region: Southeast Asia.
I recorded an interesting podcast interview with Chris, then had one last fantastic meal with the family. I was extremely grateful for their hospitality. Making connections with locals is one of my favorite things to do while traveling, and Australia delivered. In fact, when I analyzed my choices of lodging in Australia, I noticed an interesting trend.
Nights I slept in a...
Tent: 15
Random person's house: 11
Van: 9
Couchsurfing host's house: 7
Hut: 5
Car: 2
Swag: 2
Train: 2
Shed: 1
Bus: 1
Airport: 1
Hotel: 0
Motel: 0
Hostel: 0
Total nights: 56
If you're looking for hotel or hostel recommendations in Australia, sorry, I can't help you. I did find a few spots to camp for free, though. I only flew once, from Hobart to Melbourne (because it was the cheapest option), but I did take three ferry rides. Plus eleven hours on a bus and 42 on a train. In the end, the experience was worth every penny (or lack thereof, in some cases).
I only saw a small part of Australia, but it ranks among my favorite countries. The unique and diverse wildlife, beautiful scenery and friendly people make it a world-class destination. My only regret was that I didn't stay longer. Someday I'd love to come back and "do" Australia right: buy a camper van and drive around the continent for a year. But for now, I have a few other adventures on my list.


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Usually when our customers forward their lines it's because they leave the office and go home for the night. But one or two of our customers actually do things the old fashioned way and by old fashioned I mean they really do still live in the funeral home. So when they forward their lines at night it's because they want to sleep. But there are a couple who, when the phone rings, will hear it, let it ring to us and then call us five minutes later to find out what the call was.
No seriously.
You can set your watch by it. I usually take my time, even waiting up to a minute after finishing the call, to let the director on those specific accounts call us. Most of the time they do. At three in the morning we really only take one type of call and while it saves them from paying for us to call them about it, all I can picture every single time they call in, is this:
I sincerely hope that, however you celebrate it, the holiday season was a good one for you. It was a good one for me! Mostly. I worked all of it. But then I'm easy to please and the post-holiday breakdown didn't happen until the morning of the 26th when EVERYBODY DECIDED THAT SIX AM WAS THE PERFECT TIME TO ASSUME OFFICES ARE OPEN.
People. If the sun hasn't come up yet and nobody is dead: go back to sleep.
Sometime in the last couple months (probably November) I took a call and ever since taking that call it's been preying on my mind, like a brain worm. Since I've been scatterbrained and other things have been popping up hither and yon, I haven't gotten a chance to write about it, but here – let me paraphrase it for you:
Me: Good Morning. This is [FUNERAL CHAPEL HOME PLACE], my name is [REDACTED because Olivia is a pen name yo] how can I help you?
Caller: Hello? Can I speak to [DIRECTOR]?
((It's about 2am, so you know. Eyebrows.))
Me: I'm sorry, s/he is not in at the moment, may I take a message or did you need to speak to someone right away? I have [REDACTED – who was not the director she asked for] on call for emergencies.
Caller: Oh. Oh dear. No, s/he just told me to call when my family member, [REDACTED], passed away. I just wanted to give a head's up.
((I actually do not roll my eyes at this point, because grieving family members get breaks. They just do. I hate it when they call in death calls because they never have any of the info and I feel awful asking them dozens of personal questions, but they're upset and doing what they were told, so it's a get out of jail free card.))
Me: Oh! Alright, well, I can certainly reach someone for you–
Caller: Oh no, please don't bother them. We're not ready or anything, this is just a head's up for …well, for whoever.
Me: ((Patience padawan…)) Alright, well, what usually happens is when the facility is ready they go ahead and give us a call. We have a removal person that we can contact at that point who will come out and pick them up. If you like, I can take what information you have and get a hold of them for you?
Caller: Is that the director?
Me: No, in this case it's a separate in-house removal person that we contact for death calls. I can certainly reach a director if you need to speak to them though. May I have your name please?
Caller: I don't want to give that out just yet. The facility can call when they're ready? We're just getting ready to go up there now, so they should be ready when we get there. So …this is just a head's up, I guess. No need to bother anyone.
((At this point, in case it's not obvious, we're speaking at cross purposes. I really can't help her, and it's sort of drilled into us that we're to take messages all the time, hence all the "no seriously do you want me to reach someone?" questions. See, head's up calls are messages, that will be cleared, provided I have the info.))
Me: If I take a message now I will have to page someone, so if you want to hold off and just want to have the facility call–
Caller: Wait, so you're just an answering machine?
((Congrats random answering service drone, you've been upgraded to a T-1000 answering MACHINE!))
Me: I'm with their after hours service, yes.
Caller: Oh! Oh, how awful.
I wish I could make this one up, but that last line is a direct quote. And yes, if you're reading it in a certain upper crust, prim and proper accent, you're reading it correctly. In fact, it's the only quote I really remember because it bothered me that much. The rest is paraphrased but essentially breaks down to someone not understanding that she actually was jumping the gun. Badly. After that, she muttered some more things and hung up on me. About an hour later we did get the call from the facility, so no business lost, I guess?
If you think I'm taking the comment the wrong way, let me assure you, from tone and context (let's not get into the things she muttered after the awful comment), she was just mortified that she had to talk to a service. I don't know why. I don't pretend to understand, but when she found out I was a lowly worker drone, she just couldn't take it.
Look, up until that point, the caller was extremely nice, if a bit scatterbrained, and also gets the "grieving family get out of jail free" card. But two things here:
1. No, what I do is not awful. What I do makes sure you got to talk to a living, breathing human (now with action punch empathy!) at two o'clock in the morning. Not a voice mail box. Not a calling tree. Do not pass GO. Do not collect $200. Go straight to person. Sometimes people are surprised when that happens, but it's always a pleasant surprise and you know what? I enjoy that part of my job. I'm the filter between slightly scatterbrained family members who called not really knowing what they wanted and the directors.
But you know, filters can get worn out, which is why #2 is so degrading:
2. I am not this:
Or this:
And I am definitely, most assuredly, no seriously please knock it the fuck off, NOT THIS:
I am a human being. Nothing gets you put on my shitlist faster than asking if I am an answering machine. If you can't tell the difference between a person and a machine then Skynet can't wipe out humanity fast enough because frankly, I can't with you anymore. I can't even English. That's how mad that question makes me.
Damn those birds.
So to recap: Please never assume the person you're talking to is a cyborg, unless they introduce themselves as Siri and even then it's probably best to err on the side of them having a fully functioning organic heart, brain, nervous system, and other assorted squishy bits. We'll love you for it! Thanks!
There is no other phrase that I hear while working that makes me cringe quite as much. There are times it's fine, but most of the "heads up!" calls amount to the caller waking someone up at three o'clock in the morning for no good reason. This is especially true if the deceased is at a facility with access to a morgue.
Most of the time when I get "heads up!" calls, it's because the nurses will call before they even arrive at the home of the deceased. They want to save themselves some time because they don't want to wait around for the removal people to show up. They're trying to time it so that the removal people show up about fifteen minutes after the nurse does. To the best of my knowledge this is rarely, if ever, successful and is only really appropriate in the following situation:
That's it, really. In that case, by all means, get the director up and moving. If, however, the director is local, or they're using a local funeral home or removal service, then chances are you're waking them up to say: "Hey I'm going to be calling you later about this one body that hasn't even been pronounced yet."
They can't do anything in that case and, chances are, they're just going to go back to bed, grumbling under their breath and calling you names. Many places I answer for have instructions in place that say if the body isn't ready (and if it hasn't been pronounced, it isn't ready) that we don't even bother calling it out until it is. The only exception to that rule is if the family wants to talk to a director, but if you're not at the home, how do you know if they do or not?
A lot of the time I'll hedge when I get these calls and say something like, "Well, I can take the information now and get it to the director, or we can hold off until you get to the home and everyone is ready…"
Every time. Without fail. The nurse will (obviously not thinking this through) have me wake up the director who will then growl, "Okay," and go back to bed. I'm getting the impression that the nurse thinks the director doesn't go back to bed, but I can assure you, when we get the second, "Okay ready now!" call, I'm waking them up again. I know this because just waking up people have a distinct, groggy tone in their voice and a tendency to go "Mrfff," "Grphf," and "Fffstphk."
Any hospice nurse worth their weight in student loans should know that a body cannot be moved from the place of death until it has been pronounced. In fact, five seconds with Google will tell you the same thing. Guess what can't be done if you're not there to do it? Right.
I also notice that a lot of nurses who do this (call before even getting to the home) will just sort of assume that the body will be ready shortly after being pronounced. Never mind any family members that are coming from a ways away that want to view the body before the funeral home arrives. Never mind any religious or cultural concerns. Never mind a husband or wife who just wants to spend a few more hours with their dearly departed for whatever reason. Never mind actually bothering to ask the family any of that. Just come and get the stiff!
This often ends in several calls back and forth saying the body is ready, then it's not, then it is, then it's not. Trying to jump ahead in the queue often leads to things getting messed up and wires getting crossed. It's unprofessional. It makes the director look unprofessional and it puts a couple extra bucks in our bank account because we charge for every call we take and every one we have to make.
…On second thought, go ahead and make all those calls. Momma needs a new Playstation.
1:04am: "I'm just calling to give you a heads up. The family isn't here so the body isn't ready yet. We'll give you a call when they leave."
1:08am: The director is called and the call is cleared.
1:31am: "Okay! The body is ready for pickup."
1:33am: The director is called and the call is cleared.
1:40am: "Hi, I'm with the donor network/eye bank. We will be approaching the family regarding donation. Please hold off on removal."
1:42am: The director is called and the call is cleared.
2:00am: "Hi, I called almost an hour ago regarding Mr. Doe. Do you have an eta? I'm sorry? Oh. Yes. Well we're ready now."
2:02am: The director is called and the call is cleared.
2:05am: "Hello, I'm with the donor network/eye bank. Just letting you know that the family has declined donation and the body is ready for removal now."
2:06am: The director is called and the call is cleared.
2:45am: "Um hi, yes, um. I called regarding a Mr. John Doe about two hours ago. So it turns out the family gave us the wrong number and will be using a different funeral home. You can disregard the call. Sorry about that."
2:46am: The director is called and has a nervous breakdown.
So this is a thing that happened.
Full disclosure: This is not a funeral home whose phones I have ever answered but the "it's taking too long to get the cremains back!" is a message I've taken many, many, many times for several dozen different places.
Unfortunately where I am I can't watch the video and it doesn't say in the article how long the families were kept waiting. To be honest though, I think anything over a week is too long and I've talked to families who've been kept waiting several weeks. Understandably, they were less than thrilled.
Of course my first instinct is to shield the director because he pays for the service that gives me a paycheck and there are several people in the world who don't understand that the one thing funeral homes don't usually do is pick the body up and immediately chuck it in the fire. I have talked to nurses who make sure I know to tell the director to not cremate the body until the family has had a chance to view it.
So. Um. Speaking of people who should know better…
Things that I know that I can't actually tell you while I have you on the phone because I'm expected to play a certain degree of dumb: A funeral home cannot (and will not) cremate a body until all the i's are dotted and t's crossed. If they don't wait until that's done, they're either in a place where the laws are really relaxed (not likely) or in big trouble because that is a HUGE no no. Oy.
So I've heard anywhere from 24 hours (if it's prearranged and the family/doctor/coroner has already signed off on it and even then, while close, it's not a pick up-chuck into fire situation) to a week. If it takes anything more than that people start getting irritated because memorial services start getting pushed back. Burials don't happen (yes, people bury urns – my grandfather was cremated and buried in a garbage disposal at his request …that should tell you everything about my sense of humor right there). Stuff like that.
And like I said, my first instinct is to shield the director, but I can't wrap my head around this one. How long did the families wait? The wording on the article is weird and sounds like the bodies were actually just stashed in the shop. If that's the case: dude wtf?!
Also: Y'know. Randomly. I think the comment on the article calling for the directors to be jailed for life is a tad excessive. Perspective, my darlings. The dead don't care if they're left hanging before the barbeque. They ain't goin' anywhere on account of a sudden case of dead.
I feel for the families. I do. Every time I take that sort of message I feel bad, because I am a human being with who still knows what the word empathy means. But the dead have no such feels to give. They weren't killed by the director. They were just left hanging, and there is a massive world of difference between the two.
I also note that nobody's pointed this out:
WTF is a funeral home doing with a second hand store? Think about that for a minute. Do you really want to shop there?
Happy Memorial Day! Since I'm getting 14 hours of holiday pay while you lucky ducks get your barbeques and whatnots, have a fluffy fun lil post and remember why we get to do fun things like barbeques and picnics:
My job is full of fun. Considering how often we deal with death and those left grieving, you wouldn't think so.
But then we get the weird callers. Of course, my first instinct upon getting a weird caller is to make them feel at home by being equally weird:
After suppressing that temporary urge, I'm able to deal with the call in a professional manner but every once in awhile I'll get one that just makes me stop and stare at the computer for several seconds while my brain blue screens.
These are very real things that very real human beings have said to me. Nope, I am not naming the business they were calling and yes, this covers more than just the ones calling funeral homes.
But first, a PSA:
"I just killed my husband/girlfriend/dad/mom/poodle you need to come pick him/her/it up." – is a running "joke" among funeral home prank callers. I've gotten several variations on this over the past couple years. It wasn't funny the first time. It will never be funny.
If you've ever been tempted: Don't.
And now, onto the actual really strange stuff (hopefully funny or at least groan-worthy)! Wording has been slightly changed to protect the not-so-innocent.
"I am a certified, licensed prophet. That's prophet with a 'ph'." – funeral home
"My toilet has gremlins." – plumbing company (no, they were not joking)
"Are you a person?" – every account ever
"My dog is having the butt problem again. …They'll know what I mean." – veterinarian
"Do you sell formaldehyde? I want to preserve this animal embryo I found when I went hunting." – funeral home
"Do I have to be dead before you'll cremate me?" – funeral home
"So I used to be a stripper." – funeral home (an elderly woman told my male co-worker this …at 2am)
"NO WAR IN DETROIT!" – funeral home that is no where near Detroit…
At least no one can say my life isn't interesting.
I mentioned on Monday that I work for ten hours a night answering other people's telephones. This is true. I've been doing this for almost three years now, and working almost exclusively at night for over two. What this means is that when dealing with the funeral home accounts that make up the majority of our business, I've talked to my fair share of nurses.
Let's be blunt. Nursing – especially hospice nursing – is a very difficult, and mostly thankless career and you definitely don't get paid enough for it. About 95% of the nurses I talk to are nice, professional, and know exactly what needs to be done and when. They may not like being called out at 4am to pronounce a patient, but they are wise enough not to shoot the messenger. To these nurses I say: I love you. You are, in every sense of the word, a hero.
To the other 5% I say: How the hell did you graduate from nursing school?
I have spoken to hospice nurses who didn't know what the phrase "next of kin" means. Who didn't understand why I would ask for something as silly as a contact number for the next of kin. Who didn't understand what I was asking for when I asked for the time of death. Yes. Those nurses.
So for the 5% who need a crash course, stick around and I'll try to make it informative. If this all seems like common sense, I agree with you. Go ahead and enjoy the complementary wine and massage by our very own cabana boy, Antonio.
That's it. See? It's not hard. You and I are both professionals. I enjoy my job so help me help you and we can help make a very difficult time for a family just a little easier.
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On the great list of words no tech executive ever wants to hear, "Google has entered your market" ranks right up there with "Microsoft's made a hostile bid for the company" and "Hello, I'm Chris Hansen with 'Dateline NBC: To Catch a Predator'." So local news aggregators like Topix and EveryBlock can be forgiven for blanching a bit when Google announced the addition of geo-local search to Google News this morning.
"Today we're releasing a new feature to find your local news by simply typing in a city name or zip code," Google software engineers Andre Rohe and Rohit Ananthakrishna wrote in a post to the official company blog. "While we're not the first news site to aggregate local news, we're doing it a bit differently–we're able to create a local section for any city, state or country in the world and include thousands of sources. We're not simply looking at the byline or the source, but instead we analyze every word in every story to understand what location the news is about and where the source is located."
Location-based news targeting. Pretty slick. Or it will be, once they get the 90210 bug worked out. Still, as Topix co-founder Rich Skrenta notes, Google's a little late to this particular game. "This was pretty neat stuff when Topix launched in January 2004," Skrenta quips. "Now if Google just added 50,000 vetted local blogs to the mix, and a community with 100K posts/day, they'll have something."


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Rihanna Is Part Of Chris Brown's Support System
HollywoodLife.com spoke with a source close to Chris who told us EXCLUSIVELY how the singer gets himself through hard times — and revealed that Rihanna is part of the group of people who have his back! Read on for the inside scoop.
We Rihanna's upcoming interview with Oprah Winfrey is going to bring up her past with ex-boyfriend Chris Brown, and, as we've told you, Chris wasn't too thrilled about that. Chis has some activities and people to lean during these hard times, including Rihanna herself!
A source close to Chris told HollywoodLife.com exclusively "He [does things] that help him get through the bad times." "For one, [Chris spray paints.] When he gets in a crazy mood or [he's] angry, he [takes] his frustration out on the canvas and paints. [He's] been doing that forever so maybe that's his therapy. People cope with s*** differently, so him painting or even exercising and running and lifting…could be his way of dealing with his s***.
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Are you surprised that Rihanna is a part of Chris' support system, HollywoodLifers?
— Reporting by Eric Mitchell, Written by Billy Nilles
More Chris and Rihanna:
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