Occupy, Occupiers or Squatters

OK what is the difference...A lot depending on what you are Occupying or trying to Occupy.
On Trains, Planes and Boats there are little Signs too tell you.

I have not Said anything till now, that they are finally throwing OUT the people that have been Occupying the Park... In their Occupy Wall Street in New York City and other places around the Country.

This is NOT OCCUPYING...

This is SQUATTING...

In a Public Park Not on Wall Street...

I have nothing Against Protesting

as long as it is done in an Orderly Manner!!!

In an orderly protest you don't have people getting Shot and Raped or Robbed...

By the people that are supposed to be with you.

If you are having an Orderly Protest you should be able to Control the people that are with you...

It's hard to Believe that this guy is a True Protester...

Looks more like a Homeless Bum...or someone with Mental Problems...

Some of the Protesters were Organized and Controlled at the Start...

Then it seemed to Fall apart as more people joined the Original Protesters...

Even in different parts of the Country it seemed to Start well enough...

Then as it Grew things went Wrong.

People with nothing better to do seemed to join in as a lark...just something to do.

I think they Started Out with this Protest with some Good Ideas...

But they became lost in the Media Coverage and people that were hoping to be seen on the 6 O'clock

News...

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The Continuing Saga of my Heart

As some of you know back in September on the 28th (My Birthday)(64) I ended up in the VA Hosp. here in Miami, Fl. do too a Hart Arrhythmia and GI Bleeding. See Blog for 8 Oct. 11.

I went for a Cardio/Echo Test on Tuesday the 8th of Nov. 11. Well Guess what...

They were able too do do the Test but had too Inject some type of carbonated fluid into my system too enhance the ultrasound picture (contrast)...All I could think of was Club Soda and NO Bourbon....

So they Shipped me up to CCU so they could Monitor me...

This is what occurred do too NOT paying Attention, on my Part too My Medications.

On Friday the 4th of Nov. 11 I was here at the VA Hosp. To see the Heart Doctor from my last Stay here.
It seems that She had other things on her mind...(Personal)..and instead of doing my Medication Refills, she called my Primary Care Doc. to do the refills...so I went to see him...he was only able to see me for about 5min. He did some of the Refills but not the ONES I need for the Heart...of course he did not know and neither did I....I know that I had Run Out that Morning of some of them but I DID NOT KNOW the Important ones that had to be Refilled....So I had gone all weekend without a Very Important One.

This is what had Set my Heart off to do Strange things on Tuesday...

But Now they have CHANGED Diagnosis From Arrhythmia to Tachycardia...

This Tachycardia sounds more like what is going on ( I looked it up ) there are some tests (out-patient) and Blood Tests...

One of the Real Draw Backs is that my Veins have gotten Smaller and tend to roll or move when they are TRYING too Draw Blood...and they end up Jabbing your Arms and Hands or Wrists all over the place.
Looks like you tried to Hug a Porcupine.



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I Want to be Very Clear Here...LOL

Sounds like someone...

When I was a kid growing up in a Catholic grammar school...every year that school Started in September and with in a few weeks....It was time to start taking Orders for the School Christmas Cards, wrapping paper, ribbons and Gifts...

The neighborhood was flooded with Catholic School Kids...selling this stuff...same stuff every year. The Parents and Relatives ALL had to Buy...

I seen also an Ad on the Back Page of a Comic Book that you could Earn Money Selling the Same Stuff...
So I signed up for this and was soon EARNING some Good Money for a Kid 12 or 13 years Old...
One year I did make over $150...Did this till I was about 16...

I think it was about the 6th or 7th Grade that I seen an Ad in the NEW TV Guide for Delivery Boys...I started doing this till I went to High School...

In High School (Freshman Year) 9th Grade, I worked in the Cafeteria Kitchen washing Trays on my Lunch Hour...(Free Lunch all you could Eat)My lunch money my parents gave me was better off in my pocket.

When your 15 in Highs School Summer the only Jobs around are Cutting Grass...Sooo...

But when I turned 16..Real Money...I started working a REAL Job...PAYING TAXIES and EVERY THING...

Let me Interject a NOTE of Wisdom from my Father here...He Said:
"If your going to do a Job, do It well enough that you have NO Fear of putting your Name on IT."
These are words that I have tried to Live By...

So now at 64, I have been on SSI for 9 years do to Damage to my Elbows and other parts of my Body...

The longest I had ever been Unemployed was about a Month and a Half...Just before I went into the Navy for a Second Time...

I have worked in a few Different Fields and Job Titles...Have been a Union Member and Boss...I am an Engineer...

I have Enjoyed my Work/Learning Experience and have been Proud to PUT My Name on Many Pieces of Work...






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OhGod/OhGod/OhGod Part #2...Or Taser me Bro...

Or Taser me Bro...

On September 28th, my 64th Birthday went in to see my Primary Care Doctor @ the VA Hosp.
When the Nurse checked my Vital Signs BP-Pulse-Temp. and listened to my Heart...

It seems that my BP-Pulse was well below Normal also my Temp. and she said my Heart sounded like a Cheep Coffee Grinder...

Wile I had been Waiting I was Hungry, so I had a Large Chocolate Candy Bar...At a little after 11AM...   (this is Important)...

I was RUSHED too the Emergency Room...

It seems that I was in the Middle of Heart Arrhythmia...brought on by the Loss of Blood from the GI Bleeding...the build up of Fluids in my Legs and Stomach area...

This was at about 12:30-1:00 PM, Lunch time...they Wanted to Jump Start my Heart then but the Guys from Cardio said not to...the only thing I had in my Stomach was (drum roll) the Large Chocolate Candy Bar...they had already shaved part of my Chest and had something plastered there and some thing on my back...had a Hart Monitor on, EKG hook-ups, IV's...So they sent me up to CCU to be monitored till the Chocolate was out of my System...Seems the  Chocolate has an Effect on the Hart. So a little after 11PM on the Night of my Birthday...I was Jump STARTED not that bad of a Jolt...I've been Hit with Higher Volts.

So the next few days were spent being Monitored for the Heart...and they started to Figure out what was causing my Rectal Bleeding, Stomach and Leg Swelling...Low Blood Volume and Low Potassium...

It seems that I am suffering from  Lower Colon Syndrome...Extreme Inflammation...All this ties together with the Heart...The Low Blood Vol. knocks the Heart out of  Synchronization also causes the Fluids to Build up to replace the shrinking of the Blood Vessels...and this can be linked back too the Diverticulitis and the Hematoma...

And Boys and Girls How did we Find out about this...? Can we Say "COLONOSCOPY" they only did a partial this time 'I will go in for a FULL one SOON'....

I am on the mend...feeling Stronger everyday and Thanking GOD Everyday....



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OhGod/OhGod/OhGod....adinfonitum

OhGod/OhGod/OhGod....adinfonitum...

This is all I remember going through my Head/Hearing on the Night of  Monday 29 August 2011.

And some crazed Doctor yelling in my ear...Live or Die...something about my Kidneys Shutting Down...
He wanted permission to put a Stint in my Neck to Clean my Blood (Dialysis)...I finally said 'YES'...I wanted too LIVE...
Needless to say I was one Sick Boy...

I have vague memories of the next few days...In and out of whatever...not real sleep. As soon as some one came near me or in my room my eyes would open. As near as I can Figure about the 4th of Sept. (6 days) I started to recognize people Doctors and Nurses...Good and Bad. And think, speak and answer questions.

It seems that at the time I had a Very Large Blood/Puss Absess moving around my Left Stomach Area.
I had this Drain in my Left Side...a Foley Catheter for Urine and a Balloon up inside me for Poop.

Let's jump back a few Blog Pages....  http://theoldreprobate.blogspot.com/2011/08/i-have-returned.html and myalterego-glenn.blogspot.com/2011/04/diverticulitis-or-severe-lower-stomach

It seems that I still had the diverticulitis going on and the Hematoma took off on it's own....

They let me come home this past Monday Night...12 Sept. 2011...I still have swelling of my Stomach Area...and some swelling of my legs these are going down It's all Fluid...

I seem to be getting better...no real pain...at a slow pace...But I guess It's GOD's Time...that I am still HERE.

GOD HAS GIVEN ME ANOTHER DAY...


Just an Addendum to this it is Two weeks that I am home...26 Sept. 2011...I still have swelling of my Stomach Area...and also Leakage from where the Drain was in my side...It is Clear/Sticky...The Leg swelling has not gotten any better...as long as my legs are raised the swelling in my feet goes down...I put my feet on the floor and 10min. later they are swollen. I go to see my Primary Care on Wednesday the 28th my BD. Hopefully we can get this straighten out...







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Thank You All

Just a Little Thank You To All the People from around the World...That have STOPED by...

According to the World Map Tracking (upper right on page) 1502 Views in less than a Year...Starting on Sept. 11, 2010...

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I have Returned...

Yes I am back from my Recent trip to the VA Hosp.

Last Friday Evening Aug. 11th. I was having some Extreme Stabbing Pain in the Lower Left Side of my Abdomen Area...I was also having some Colon Problems...

Similar to what occurred back at the End of March. myalterego-glenn.blogspot.com/2011/04/diverticulitis-or-severe-lower-stomach.html .

As I said it was Similar but not the Same...Now an Area on the Left side Felt Warm, Hard and Distended...Very painful to Touch...

Well Friday Night they Ran some Tests and X-Rays and Admitted me...On Saturday they did A CT Scan...
That Showed that the Pain was NOT part of my Colon....

What they Believe is that somehow I Broke a Blood Vessel in the FAT/Mussel Area next to the Abdomen Wall that put Pressure on the Colon...Think Blood Bruise or Hematoma...Large about the Size of a Child's Fist...

So now I'm Home...With Orders to Rest, Take Pain Pills, Rest...

It could have been Worse, but Life Goes On...I'm Thankful to GOD and the Doctors and Nurses at the VA Hosp.



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Independence Day 4th. of July 2011

We here in America celebrate the Forth of July as our Independence Day...From England...

A Smart Ass Friend (a Liberal/Democrat) says to me the other day that, "The Only reason Americans fought the Revolution was that a group of Fat, Rich, White Guys did not want to Pay their Fair Share Tax's"...And wanted to Keep all the Money here in America and Not Help the Poor Farmers....

I almost Hit this Guy...I have found that there is 'NO Arguing' with this kind of Logic...just let the Fool Run on...I did ask him WHY he Celebrated the Day...

Oh Yes there were Tax's involved...But they were called Act's...The Stamp Act...there were quite a few...almost everything that came into this Country had an Act or Tax on it...But when the Colonists wanted a say in what was going on in the English Parliament or Had to Live by the Kings Rule with no way of Addressing these Laws...

King George III

And it was not so much of the Rich Guy's but the Average guy in the Town and the Farmers that were against the Tax's...

A small group of Colonists Disguised as Indians Raided a Few Ships in Boston Harbor and Dumped a Few Cases of Tea into the Harbor....This was the Boston Tea Party...This more or less Started the Whole Revolution and It Escalated from there...

It Encompassed the Eastern Sea Boards 13 Colonies....The Rest they say is History...

I do Not Believe It was Started By a Bunch of

Fat, Rich, White Guys...

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Flag Day 2011

Just something I put together for Flag Day 2011...Hope you Enjoy....





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Memorial Day 2011 USA

Just something I put together...Too Remember Americas Service Men n Women...Past n Present...And Future...



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History Lesson on Your Social Security Card

By:
Dick Kantenberger
Gifted Education Writer
Examiner.com


Just in case some of you young whippersnappers (& some older ones) didn't know this.
It's easy to check out, if you don't believe it.  Be sure and show it to your family
and friends. They need a little history lesson on what's what and it doesn't matter
whether you are Democrat or Republican. Facts are Facts.

Social Security Cards up until the 1980s expressly stated the number and
card were not to be used for identification purposes. Since nearly everyone in the
United States now has a number, it became convenient to use it anyway and the
message, NOT FOR IDENTIFICATION, was removed.

An old Social Security card with the "NOT FOR IDENTIFICATION" message.

Our Social Security

Franklin Roosevelt, a Democrat, introduced the Social
Security (FICA) Program. He promised:

1.) That participation in the Program would be
Completely voluntary, 
No longer Voluntary 


2.) That the participants would only have to pay
1% of the first $1,400 of their annual
Incomes into the Program, 
Now 7.65% 
on the first $90,000

3.) That the money the participants elected to put
into the Program would be deductible from
their income for tax purposes each year,

No longer tax deductible 


4.) That the money the participants put into the
independent 'Trust Fund' rather than into the
general operating fund, and therefore, would
only be used to fund the Social Security
Retirement Program, and no other
Government program, and, 
Under Johnson the money was moved to 
The General Fund and Spent 

5.) That the annuity payments to the retirees would never be taxed
as income. 

Under Clinton & Gore 
Up to 85% of your Social Security can be Taxed 

Since many of us have paid into FICA for years and are
now receiving a Social Security check every month --
and then finding that we are getting taxed on 85% of
the money we paid to the Federal government to 'put
away' -- you may be interested in the following:

------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ----

Q: Which Political Party took Social Security from the
independent 'Trust Fund' and put it into the
general fund so that Congress could spend it?

A: It was Lyndon Johnson and the democratically
controlled House and Senate.

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Q: Which Political Party eliminated the income tax
deduction for Social Security (FICA) withholding?
A: The Democratic Party.

------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- -----

Q: Which Political Party started taxing Social
Security annuities?
A: The Democratic Party, with Al Gore casting the
'tie-breaking' deciding vote as President of the
Senate, while he was Vice President of the  US

------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- -

Q: Which Political Party decided to start
giving annuity payments to immigrants?

AND MY FAVORITE:

A: That's right! 

Jimmy Carter and the Democratic Party.  
Immigrants moved into this country, and at age 65,
began to receive Social Security payments! The
Democratic Party gave these payments to them,
even though they never paid a dime into it!

------------ -- ------------ --------- ----- ------------ --------- ---------

Then, after violating the original contract (FICA),
the Democrats turn around and tell you that the Republicans want
to take your Social Security away!
And the worst part about it is uninformed citizens believe it! 
If enough people receive this, maybe a seed of
awareness will be planted and maybe changes will
evolve. But it's worth a try.

How many people can YOU send this to?

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Can Someone Please tell me Who Died and Left Obama in Charge of the World

Somewhere in the World a Village has lost It's IDIOT...

WE have Found Him

This man does not have the Power to go and Bomb another Country with out Congressional Approval...

We do not need the approval of the United Nations or the Arab League...

But this Fool sits and waits for them to say OK...

Humanitarian Reasons they say is why we did the Bombing...

Just a Few Weeks Late

This Guy is Reason enough...We should have Blown Up his Ass 25 years Ago

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Day Light Savings Time vs. Spring Shift and Fall Shift

I think this is one of the Dumbest things I have ever heard of...First off you are NOT saving anything...There will be just as many Hours and Minutes...Tomorrow as there are Today...And we will be Adding Minutes of Daylight maybe one or two more every day till the Summer Solstice...day of the year with the longest period of daylight.

The Earth in It's Day n Night turning, wile it travels around the Sun is Tilted...So that at times the North Pole is leaning closer to the Sun giving us in the Northern Hemisphere Spring n Summer...and the opposite is True when the South Pole is Closer....

A lot of Countries use DST...The United States did not really get into it Totally till about 1966...

There are a lot of Pro's n Con's about It...I kind of like It...

So we are left with what I feel is a 'misnomer'...

DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME

I would like to propose that we Start Calling It Spring Shift and Fall Shift

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February 2011

So far this has been a Busy Month for me...But I have Survived and Stayed Sober doing it...LOL

One of the Things that I am kind of Proud of is that on the 6th of February, I had 17 years of Sobriety...

I did not do this Alone...I do have a Higher Power that I Call GOD...

I do Believe that He/She has kept me Alive and Sober for a Reason....

What that reason is I have know Idea...But I don't have too Know...

With everything going on I kind of lost track of my Program, No not like that, just what I am doing and why am I here....Kind of took the Easier Softer Way in a lot of things...using my not feeling well too just sit back and coast along...When making a choice of which path to follow...

The only Point being that as soon as you do go down one Path your Thinking that you should have taken the other one...LOL

But as we all Know Life is Not that Simple...

Very Often we are offered many Paths from which to choose...

This is when we have too Listen too Hear God Talking too us...

I have found that there are Times...That God my Higher Power wants me too Forge Ahead just knowing

that He/She is with me but I must make my own Road....

These are the Times that Test a man...

But I have Faith...and Trust in God.."My God"

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Money

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14 Febuary 2011 or St. Valentine's Day or Cardio Echo Test Day

Such a Fun Day, had to go into the VA Hosp. for this Cardio Echo Test (see below) Not my Heart...
But today's test proved that I have One, that I seen on the Screen that looked like this...
It's not a Bad or Hard Test...But it is Cold and they only cover you with a small towel...I think it's more for the Tech. so they don't come into too much contact with your Naked upper Body...Then the sliding Jell on the instrument that produces the ultrasound is Cold n Wet...




The simple explanation of the Test is they put the little Electrode Pads (3) Three of them. On your body...setting up X/Y Axis (remember your Math Class) They also add (1) more Electrode Pad that is a little different...So we have X/Y/Z Axis's they have Added Height to get the 3D effect. OK here I should Explain that the Little Electrodes are like Microphones and the Instrument that the Tech holds is like a Speaker..Only using Ultrasound...Alright are you with me so far...? That's the Basics, everything after that  is PFM (pure fu**ing Magic) no just kidding...The Computer in the unit takes over and calculates the speed of the  Ultrasound Waves and the reflection off the Heart Tissue and gives you a Graphic Display...

Don't Ask how I know so much...BTDT...

So that was my St. Valentine's Day
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Still Hanging

It's been a Wild Ride, over the Past few Weeks...Blood Pressure and Hart Rate have come down to a Normal Level for me...But I just do not feel as Good as I did a Few Weeks Ago...

I have a Call into my Doc at the VA Today

I had a Very rough Night Last Night...I had the sensation of not getting enough AIR in my Lungs...

Shortness of Breath

This has been going on all Day Yesterday...every time I moved around or did things I had too STOP and Breath for a few Minutes...

I am on Oxygen 24/7....but Normally I can Sleep with NO, O2 just have it near by.

The Doctor had me STOP using one of my Inhalers that has a STEROID in it...

I am just wondering if this is Part or All my Problem...

Well just Waiting too Hear...I Hope he calls Soon...10:45AM

OK it is Now 17:45 (05:45PM)

I heard from my Primary Care Doctor

And he Said to go back on the Inhaler Medication he had me STOP...

Ahhh...I can Breath Again...

With in a few minutes I was feeling a Whole lot Better...

Starting a New Year of Sobriety to Day God Willing.....

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Rough Two Weeks

I'm back....About 2 weeks ago my lower Right Side Back was giving me extreme Pain...I could not sleep in bed or when I did lay down had a very rough time getting up n out...kind of had to roll off into a semi standing position...What Sleep I was getting was in my lounge chair....I did have an appointment with my Doc @ the VA...That was on Wed. the 19th...had Blood Lab done and talked to the Doc...He wanted X-Rays...so...Then back to see him later in the day...He gave me some Pills and told me to Rest...Long Day...Did not get home till after 8PM...Anyway pills made me a little Dizzy...Well a little more that Normal...LOL...So on Thur. the 20th they call me from the VA and tell me the Doc wants to see me again on Wed. 26th....Then I have a POWER Interruption...and as I Re-Start my Computer...I have a Power Surge...puter GONE...No GO ---No Re-Start...Fri. Morning sore back still a little Dizzy I take the puter to my Favorite puter repair....(info@nofearcomputer.com) I need a New HD well Used a little cheaper...Got puter back...Went to see Doc on Wed. the 26th...Oh yes the Doc did call and tell me the Reason for the Re-visit I had  an elevated White cell count and wanted me to STOP one of my Meds...OK..and get another Blood Lab before seeing him...Go to see him BP n Plu. is HIGH sends me to have EKG....shows Pulse is a little High...Go back to see him...He means well wants me to have Transportation Home because it's getting late and I still a little Dizzy...LOL...Wateted over an hour n a Half...No transport...Got home by Public transport about 6PM another long day @ the VA...OK kiddy's on Friday the 28th got up back was feeling a lot better....But I was not...felt like I was out of Phase more that Normal (what ever that is) Any way checked my BP n Pulse were elevated....had lunch but was still not feeling normal...checked my Vitals again n they were even Higher...So I called the VA Help (Reg.Nurse) and she told me to get my Butt to the Hosp. Emergency....So I called 911..That was about 5PM  @ VA. ER. I was monitored and told that I was Dehydrated also with the Meds for my back and my Doc Stopping one of my Meds...A little Stress about the BP n Pulse...the Running around...Stress about the puter and Re-Loading Programs and UP-DATES...
They send me Home in a Transportation Ambulance at 11:30PM with a Script. Which I find on Sat. Morning is only half of what I needed...So I called the VA Phar. n was told to come in and pick up the Rest of the Script on Sunday wich I did...Got to Love the VA....

So here we are or I am...Hydrolyzing taking my Meds and trying not to STRESS....That's My Story And I'm Sticking too IT....LOL


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A little Review of the Past few Days....

On Saturday 6 people were Killed in Tucson AZ. with in minutes one political party was Blaming the the other party....All the political rhetoric started...Everything was about the Congresswoman that was shot...
the little girl and the Judge and the other people were treated as secondary...

Finally as the Congresswoman was doing better, we started to hear more about the others....

Also the News Media was Breaking News about the shooter almost every 15 minutes...Half the storys were Wrong and just hearsay....

And this brings us to last night...I am no great fan of obamas, but at least he showed up...Went to the Hospital where the Congresswoman was and then was to give a speech at a memorial event, for the little Girl and the people that were killed....OK points awarded for that...

But At the So Called Memorial Event...It was more of a Pep Rally along with T-Shirts....

I just wonder if there were Coffee Cups with Logos

"TOGETHER WE THRIVE"

All the clapping and Cheering...sounds like...A Political Event, start of a "Campaign for 2012"...

With the Mantra "Together We Thrive"

I guess "Hope and Change" are Old...

One of these Days Americans will get it Right...

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MMXI or 2011

                      

Happy New Year

In this New Year I Wish to thank all the People that have Read or at Least Looked at my Blog and Pages...

According to the Counter Map over 600 people have peeked or looked it over...

The Majority of the people were from the USA...

I was very Surprised that people from Varied places in the World took a look...

As can be seen by the Green Dots most are in the USA it would be a big job too Label all the Towns and Cities...

Even just Labeling a few places on photos of my Display Screen...

But I Hope it gives you a Better Idea of Blogging...

And I want to Thank you All that have left Comments....

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