SOCIAL SECURITY ON LINE SERVICES

Want to find out what your beneifts will be... change your direct deposite- request a statement? Here is the on-line link.

STEALING LINCOLN'S BODY HISTORY CHANNEL DVD

Here's a DVD about what happened after Lincoln was murdered... A band of Chicago money counterfeiters decided to steal the dead President's body and hold it for ransom. But their plot didn't work out. And for years this favorite President, his wife, and children, did not have a final resting place. One to check out!

"Mexican" CATHOLIC SAINTLY VOTIVE CANDLES MADE IN THE USA

Surprise!

BRIGHT GLOW CANDLE COMPANY sells MADE IN THE USA glass votive candles flying the American Flag. Here in California we see these sold at FOOD FOR LESS, which is a Kroger Company store quite reasonably priced. The candles are about an inch and a half diameter, and each features a saint picture, and a devotional prayer, in Spanish and in English. Need San Miguel (the Demon Slayer) or the Sacred Heart of Jesus ?

1-800-587-4002 gets you to the company...

AMERICAN RECOVERY and REINVESTMENT ACT CAN PUT YOU BACK IN SCHOOL

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 by President Obama is explained at this Department of Education link... Can you qualify for $1000 towards tuition and a couple thousand in tax deductions?

BIG SUR

MARGARET MEAD ON CITIZENRY

"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed it is the only thing that ever has."

-Margaret Mead

DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE

CALIFORNIA DRAGS OUT DEPRESSION AS NATION STALLS IN RECOVERY-

Reading the news lately, it seems that California is remaining in a Depression, with an official unemployment rate of 12.9 % BUT HONESTLY most people I talked to seem to think that it's more like 20% or more.



UNEMPLOYMENT FIGURES ARE BASED ON THOSE WHO ARE ACTUALLY (STILL) COLLECTING UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS. Those who ran out of benefits are not counted, though they may be more terminally out of work than most! All over there are apartments for (too high) rent, and foreclosures on homes are in the thousands every month, meaning that families are loosing homes and having to go live in apartments.


The rest of the nation is stalled out, meaning that the economic conditions are not much better and not much worse. There hasn't been signs of a growing economy that would make impact to our overall plight in a while, but even small improvements in the statistics mean a lot to a lot of people.

JOSEPH FARMS CALIFORNIA CHEEZE by the GALLO's

Today we enjoyed the Pepperjack Cheese ... and we noticed the package.

JOSEPH FARMS
CALIFORNIA NATURAL CHEESE
Joseph E. Gallo
NO ARTIFICIAL HORMONES GOLD MEDAL CHEESE GRADE A MILK

OUR GUARANTEE
OUR COWS ARE NOT TREATED WITH ANY ARTIFICIAL HORMONES
We raise the cows, grow the feed, milk our heard, and make the cheese !

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JOSEPH GALLO FARMS
PO BOX 775 Atwater, California 95301

We like the bio of Joseph Gallo and the Environmental Responsibility Statement. We do notice that the company is expanding in North America and Mexico so we aren't 100% sure if we should flag this one or not. But the cheese is great!

FDIC BROKE CONTROVERSY

Link here to one of many articles on the net and in newspapers and the media which suggest that the FDIC, which insures bank deposites is broke. Of course, if the FDIC is broke this means our country is at it's weakest. BANKING IS GETTING TOO EXPENSIVE AS IS, but we are pretty much stuck with it. That is, unless you can barter and make and use cash, and want to defend your safe with your own rifle! Because of the pressure to automatic deposite and do on-line banking, as well as purchase on line, and the whole CREDIT REPORT threat, and IDENTITY THEFT FRAUD problem - well CONSPIRACY THEORIES EXIST !

WHAT CAN YOU DO?

Think about this. What if you start using CHECK CASHING PLACES instead of BANKS? Will your fees for cashing your paycheck and getting money orders really be a lot more than you are paying your bank, and will it make your transactions more PRIVATE?

What if you use PREPAID CHARGE CARD services to stash your cash instead of BANKS?

ANY IDEAS?