i got a text message on my phone early this morning, saying:
Fr: zpwtbtgbicsqsy@bestbuycashcard.net,
Thanks for being a member of Best Buy. You have been chosen for a Complimentary Gift Card! Your Code is: t357 http://www.bestbuycashcard.net Dec 4, 4:44 am
it looks professional ... however, the last time i was at best buy was two years ago ... and i am suspicious about everything ...
so i searched best buy cash card ... and google suggested best buy cash card scam ... and i found a discussion board ...
one individual said: "Just got a scam text from 4253813590 saying to go to some site and enter code 6655 to get my $1000 best buy gift card. I'm on the DNC [do not call] registry as well." ...
another said: "it's a definite scam to steal personal info....don't be a schmuck lol." ...
how many people go to the url in the text message rather than running a search?
i knew [a friend of a friend] three years ago who fell victim to the “Fake Check” scam described in the link below ... it took me 20 seconds to run the search and find this link but it was too late ... she had already gone to her bank, withdrawn the money, and lost $5000.
http://info.pch.com/consumer-information/fraud-protection
the scary thing is ... one day the scam will be too good and fool everybody ... like dylan says ... steal a little and they throw you in jail .. steal a lot and they make you king.
i am thinking about the federal reserve, a fiat currency, fees for checking ... a digital wallet ...
and i have concluded ...
that they are not on your side ...
any of them.
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Monday, December 3, 2012
first time water hauling
my water hauling days have begun ... today i hauled three loads of water to the ranch ... about 1500 gallons total ... it takes about one hour round-trip per load ... or three hours total, today ... and that should last us 5 days ... say, until saturday or sunday.
i think this was my first time towing a trailer too ... jeez, so many firsts.
here's how it works ... you have two hoses ... one hose goes from the water source to the pump and the other hose goes from the pump to the tank on the trailer ... the pump sucks from the bottom and pushes from the top ... so when you are filling the tank on the trailer, the order is: water source to hose to bottom of pump (sucking) and then hose from the top (pushing) into the tank on the trailer ... when you get to your destination and want to unload the water from the tank on the trailer to the tank at the property, the order is (reversed): tank to hose to bottom of pump (sucking) and then hose from top (pushing) into the storage tank at the property ... each time you suck or push you have to switch the two hoses around so that you are either filling the tank on the trailer or unloading it ... its only two connections, no big deal ... (you do have to close the valve to the tank on the trailer when it is full before you disconnect or switch the hoses.)
oh, and you have to make sure that you prime the pump with water before sucking ... just fill it with water from the top before connecting the hose ... and be sure to drain the pump after you are done (drain plug underneath) so that water does not freeze inside the pump and break it.
there are people who make a living hauling water for retail sale in this state.
i think this was my first time towing a trailer too ... jeez, so many firsts.
here's how it works ... you have two hoses ... one hose goes from the water source to the pump and the other hose goes from the pump to the tank on the trailer ... the pump sucks from the bottom and pushes from the top ... so when you are filling the tank on the trailer, the order is: water source to hose to bottom of pump (sucking) and then hose from the top (pushing) into the tank on the trailer ... when you get to your destination and want to unload the water from the tank on the trailer to the tank at the property, the order is (reversed): tank to hose to bottom of pump (sucking) and then hose from top (pushing) into the storage tank at the property ... each time you suck or push you have to switch the two hoses around so that you are either filling the tank on the trailer or unloading it ... its only two connections, no big deal ... (you do have to close the valve to the tank on the trailer when it is full before you disconnect or switch the hoses.)
oh, and you have to make sure that you prime the pump with water before sucking ... just fill it with water from the top before connecting the hose ... and be sure to drain the pump after you are done (drain plug underneath) so that water does not freeze inside the pump and break it.
there are people who make a living hauling water for retail sale in this state.
the dying television
i think the television just died ... the first tv that was out here used to take about 3 hours to warm up ... so i'd turn it on at 3am and by 6am i could watch the news ... that got old fast, and cost a lot of electricity ... so [the rancher's wife] gave me another tv to bring out here ... but then something happened to the digital receiver ... and i could only get one channel ...
i found that if i dropped the receiver box a bunch of times and let it kind of rattle around that the tv would first display a "weak signal" message and then flick on ... but you still couldn't change the channel ...
well, now this morning, the installation guide is displayed on the screen and the ok button will not work on the remote ... so, i am stuck with no way to click next page to progress the installation ... hahahha ...
the dying television.
(grooving to dylan ... street legal ... new pony)
i found that if i dropped the receiver box a bunch of times and let it kind of rattle around that the tv would first display a "weak signal" message and then flick on ... but you still couldn't change the channel ...
well, now this morning, the installation guide is displayed on the screen and the ok button will not work on the remote ... so, i am stuck with no way to click next page to progress the installation ... hahahha ...
the dying television.
(grooving to dylan ... street legal ... new pony)
Sunday, December 2, 2012
little horse (native phrase)
in college i drank natural light ... kegs and cases at parties ... then i went to europe and drank skunk beer like heineken and grolsch ... later in life i discovered micro-brews ... and finally i returned to the occasional domestic ... specifically little horse.
alamo navajo say:
budweiser: big horse
bud light: little horse
though i doubt budweiser wants to use that in any marketing campaign since alcohol is illegal on the reservation.
alamo navajo say:
budweiser: big horse
bud light: little horse
though i doubt budweiser wants to use that in any marketing campaign since alcohol is illegal on the reservation.
Saturday, December 1, 2012
animal control - no valid id (chip)
animal control patrol (pets.tv hd nbc)
seaaca (southeast area animal control authority; south east los angeles)
[animal control officer]
young girl cop ... badge, belt, uniform
scans animal for id chip
"to protect and serve for the animals"
law enforcement
"proof of current vet care or citation"
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seaaca (southeast area animal control authority)
http://www.seaaca.org/
"... to improve the service level rendered by private and public animal welfare agencies."
http://www.seaaca.org/about-us/history-of-seaaca
"•Enforcement of city and state laws pertaining to the proper care and treatment of animals."
http://www.seaaca.org/about-us/city-licensing
Is seaaca a public-private partnership? It sure looks like it.
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santa fe county animal control
having a valid pet license …
… will reduce fines if your pet is picked up.
license fees:
altered animal - $8 per year
un-altered animal - $100 per year
http://www.sfhumanesociety.org/detail.cfm?PageID=40
http://www.santafecountynm.gov/sheriff/animal_control
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another ppp?
american fascism.
privatizing your enslavement.
one database at a time.
seaaca (southeast area animal control authority; south east los angeles)
[animal control officer]
young girl cop ... badge, belt, uniform
scans animal for id chip
"to protect and serve for the animals"
law enforcement
"proof of current vet care or citation"
----------------------------------------
seaaca (southeast area animal control authority)
http://www.seaaca.org/
"... to improve the service level rendered by private and public animal welfare agencies."
http://www.seaaca.org/about-us/history-of-seaaca
"•Enforcement of city and state laws pertaining to the proper care and treatment of animals."
http://www.seaaca.org/about-us/city-licensing
Is seaaca a public-private partnership? It sure looks like it.
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santa fe county animal control
having a valid pet license …
… will reduce fines if your pet is picked up.
license fees:
altered animal - $8 per year
un-altered animal - $100 per year
http://www.sfhumanesociety.org/detail.cfm?PageID=40
http://www.santafecountynm.gov/sheriff/animal_control
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1."to protect and serve for the animals" [animal control officer (ppp?) ]
2. no license on record for animal (state)
3. [informant program (partnership)] to report any animal violations please call ...
4. warrantless entry (violation of fourth amendment)
5. scans animal for id chip
- valid id (chip) - proof of license (taxes paid)
- no valid id (chip) - no proof of license - citation
another ppp?
american fascism.
privatizing your enslavement.
one database at a time.
jbi (just be it)
"don't dream it, be it" (dr. frank-n-furter; rocky horror picture show)
you want to be the best artist, analyst, creator, liberator? ... just be it.
you want to do whatever the best, be the best whatever ... just be it.
don't fake it, just be yourself ... without fear... forget everybody else ...
know your peers ... know the subject ... speak clearly and boldly.
they may still not understand you ... that is not in your control ...
the pressure is off ...
it is only you now.
you want to be the best artist, analyst, creator, liberator? ... just be it.
you want to do whatever the best, be the best whatever ... just be it.
don't fake it, just be yourself ... without fear... forget everybody else ...
know your peers ... know the subject ... speak clearly and boldly.
they may still not understand you ... that is not in your control ...
the pressure is off ...
it is only you now.
cedar firewood on the front porch
ha-ha ... i've now got cedar firewood on the front porch ...
i went cutting yesterday with [a friend] and his wife and youngest boy ... they led in their truck, i followed in ours (on loan from the rancher's brother) ... i think i heard something about it being [X] miles or so from here ... i didn't think to check the odometer ... i was told the gages didn't work in that old chevy ... and blindly went along with it.
i remembered:
extra 5 gallons of gasoline
extra car battery
jumper cables
i forgot:
truck water
drinking water
(you are always preparing for the worst out here.)
where we were was really in the middle of nowhere ... considering, that the ranch is itself in the middle of nowhere ... it could have well been the 1800's with bandits and marauders hiding behind the nearest rock outcropping ... if there had been, nobody would have been there to help us ... though i am wising up and now carry a pistol nearly all the time.
i think yesterday was the second time in my life using a chainsaw ... the first time was for just one day last year at another local ranch ... i'm sure that i'll get much more practice in the months ahead.
[the friend] taught me that with cedar, you want to do as much cutting as possible with the tree/branch standing ... that way you don't have to work to keep the limb off the ground while you are piecing it ... since hitting the ground/soil/rocks with the chain dulls the chain and is a big no-no ... (it sure makes it a lot more work when you are holding the saw out in-front of you or above your head.)
[the friend] and his wife and kid also scouted for elk ... they showed me the tracks, scat, bedding ... one trail was so warn it looked like a highway ... elk scat looks like large milk duds ... a bunch of them poured on to the ground ... and if it is soft, and smushes between your thumb and index finger, then it is fresh and current.
it's no list, but i can now identify scat from: coyote, elk, cow, horse, goat.
... and i need to learn: deer, antelope, wolf, bear, mountain lion.
[the friend's] wife said that there are also now hybrid coyotes out here ... the result of coyotes breding with domestic dogs ... they are larger than normal coyotes ... more like a wolf ... and i think she said that they are especially aggressive.
i went cutting yesterday with [a friend] and his wife and youngest boy ... they led in their truck, i followed in ours (on loan from the rancher's brother) ... i think i heard something about it being [X] miles or so from here ... i didn't think to check the odometer ... i was told the gages didn't work in that old chevy ... and blindly went along with it.
i remembered:
extra 5 gallons of gasoline
extra car battery
jumper cables
i forgot:
truck water
drinking water
(you are always preparing for the worst out here.)
where we were was really in the middle of nowhere ... considering, that the ranch is itself in the middle of nowhere ... it could have well been the 1800's with bandits and marauders hiding behind the nearest rock outcropping ... if there had been, nobody would have been there to help us ... though i am wising up and now carry a pistol nearly all the time.
i think yesterday was the second time in my life using a chainsaw ... the first time was for just one day last year at another local ranch ... i'm sure that i'll get much more practice in the months ahead.
[the friend] taught me that with cedar, you want to do as much cutting as possible with the tree/branch standing ... that way you don't have to work to keep the limb off the ground while you are piecing it ... since hitting the ground/soil/rocks with the chain dulls the chain and is a big no-no ... (it sure makes it a lot more work when you are holding the saw out in-front of you or above your head.)
[the friend] and his wife and kid also scouted for elk ... they showed me the tracks, scat, bedding ... one trail was so warn it looked like a highway ... elk scat looks like large milk duds ... a bunch of them poured on to the ground ... and if it is soft, and smushes between your thumb and index finger, then it is fresh and current.
it's no list, but i can now identify scat from: coyote, elk, cow, horse, goat.
... and i need to learn: deer, antelope, wolf, bear, mountain lion.
[the friend's] wife said that there are also now hybrid coyotes out here ... the result of coyotes breding with domestic dogs ... they are larger than normal coyotes ... more like a wolf ... and i think she said that they are especially aggressive.
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