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Saturday, March 31, 2018
Friday, March 23, 2018
Remember Sandy? Artsy Pic for Today
Coming up on 6 years ago, the 2012 October/November Hurricane Sandy hit the eastern seaboard and even touched the Great Lakes as well. My "artsy" pic for today shows the waves whipped up on Lake Huron near Sarnia. It's good to be standing on land but I thought I had better add a boat making a run for home... just to add to the drama. As I composed this pic I enjoyed remembering some of the storms we endured in the old Phoenix 38, wishing we were tied up in the marina. Great memories. Click on it to enlarge it. Hope you enjoy!
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Thursday, March 22, 2018
Do You Know All Your Money Can Be Seized?
A Little-Known Rule Lets the Government and Banks Steal Money from People Who Haven't Been Convicted - or Even Accused - of a Crime!
How can you avoid this criminal theft and keep your money safe? You have options.
Gold, bitcoin, land or other physical property may be all that you have left if the banks decide to freeze or confiscate all your paper money and securities.
For many years we have been gradually losing all our rights. The freedoms our fathers and grandfathers fought wars to maintain are disappearing daily. If you have savings or investments in securities you must take measures to preserve them or the government may soon seize them from you.
READ THIS from the Dollar Vigilante.
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A few years ago the Canadian (Harper) government gave the green light to banks to seize cash from bank accounts under certain conditions. Aside from its abuse of civil liberties, this bail-in scheme is another weapon in the government's arsenal of capital controls meant to reward banks and to separate people from the money they worked hard for.
We've long been familiar with capital controls, such as daily limits on bank withdrawals. Add that to seven years of microscopic interest rates cannibalizing retirement savings combined with planned inflation, which some prefer to call theft. But unlike the drip-drip we're used to, the bail-in will come upon you quickly, harshly, and with finality.
The US financial system is predominantly comprised of digital money. Actual physical Dollars bills and coins only amount to $1.36 trillion. This is only a little over 10% of the $10 trillion sitting in bank accounts. And it’s a tiny fraction of the $20 trillion in stocks, $38 trillion in bonds and $58 trillion in credit instruments floating around the system.
If a large percentage of people actually moved their funds into something physical and tangible, it could very quickly become a systemic problem.
In 2008 during the crash, in a hushed-up move by the Canadian government, several Canadian banks needed to be supported by tax-payers' money in order to continue in business. In the future, in order to shift the burden away from the tax coffers a new plan was put in place that would allow banks to take money directly from their customers instead.
Many banks in the US faced a complete financial meltdown due to nearly 24% of the assets in Money Market funds were liquidated in the course of four weeks. The ensuing liquidity crush nearly imploded the system, Congress ponied up fresh taxpayer money – $800 billion and trillions since – to bail-out favored banks and industries.
That tactic took on a new name: the bail-in. The easy part – the laws they needed had been in place for decades. But for added cover, they passed a specific act in 2010, a 1930's-styled, bank heist blueprint with a feel-good name. In the last 24 months, Canada, Cyprus, New Zealand, the UK, and now Germany have all implemented legislation that would allow them to first FREEZE and then SEIZE bank assets during the next crisis.
People with little savings or cash and not much to lose, were perhaps rightly concerned that governments were bailing out the fat cat banks with their hard-earned tax dollars. Government responded by shifting the burden directly to the so-called "rich" people with their life savings in the bank; including their investment and retirement accounts.
Unlike the 1930's, there will be no point standing in long lines with hat in hand to ask for your money. By the time you hear the news, your money in the bank will already be gone. All to ensure your bank is allowed to remain open and fully operational. Such a measure is in line with international efforts to address the potential risks to the financial system and broader economy of institutions perceived as "too-big-to-fail".
(The above warning was edited by me and contains wording from HERE and HERE )We've long been familiar with capital controls, such as daily limits on bank withdrawals. Add that to seven years of microscopic interest rates cannibalizing retirement savings combined with planned inflation, which some prefer to call theft. But unlike the drip-drip we're used to, the bail-in will come upon you quickly, harshly, and with finality.
The US financial system is predominantly comprised of digital money. Actual physical Dollars bills and coins only amount to $1.36 trillion. This is only a little over 10% of the $10 trillion sitting in bank accounts. And it’s a tiny fraction of the $20 trillion in stocks, $38 trillion in bonds and $58 trillion in credit instruments floating around the system.
If a large percentage of people actually moved their funds into something physical and tangible, it could very quickly become a systemic problem.
In 2008 during the crash, in a hushed-up move by the Canadian government, several Canadian banks needed to be supported by tax-payers' money in order to continue in business. In the future, in order to shift the burden away from the tax coffers a new plan was put in place that would allow banks to take money directly from their customers instead.
Many banks in the US faced a complete financial meltdown due to nearly 24% of the assets in Money Market funds were liquidated in the course of four weeks. The ensuing liquidity crush nearly imploded the system, Congress ponied up fresh taxpayer money – $800 billion and trillions since – to bail-out favored banks and industries.
That tactic took on a new name: the bail-in. The easy part – the laws they needed had been in place for decades. But for added cover, they passed a specific act in 2010, a 1930's-styled, bank heist blueprint with a feel-good name. In the last 24 months, Canada, Cyprus, New Zealand, the UK, and now Germany have all implemented legislation that would allow them to first FREEZE and then SEIZE bank assets during the next crisis.
People with little savings or cash and not much to lose, were perhaps rightly concerned that governments were bailing out the fat cat banks with their hard-earned tax dollars. Government responded by shifting the burden directly to the so-called "rich" people with their life savings in the bank; including their investment and retirement accounts.
Unlike the 1930's, there will be no point standing in long lines with hat in hand to ask for your money. By the time you hear the news, your money in the bank will already be gone. All to ensure your bank is allowed to remain open and fully operational. Such a measure is in line with international efforts to address the potential risks to the financial system and broader economy of institutions perceived as "too-big-to-fail".
How can you avoid this criminal theft and keep your money safe? You have options.
Gold, bitcoin, land or other physical property may be all that you have left if the banks decide to freeze or confiscate all your paper money and securities.
For many years we have been gradually losing all our rights. The freedoms our fathers and grandfathers fought wars to maintain are disappearing daily. If you have savings or investments in securities you must take measures to preserve them or the government may soon seize them from you.
READ THIS from the Dollar Vigilante.
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Sunday, March 18, 2018
Saturday, March 17, 2018
Happy St. Patrick's Day 2018.
Feast day of Saint Patrick, Ireland's patron saint, in commemoration of the arrival of Christianity in Ireland.
Word of the Day:
CRAIK
[krak]
noun
1. fun and entertainment, especially good conversation and company (often preceded by the): Come for the beer, lads, and stay for the craic!
2. mischievous fun; laughs: We did it just for the craic.
Craic is an Irish Gaelic spelling that represents the English pronunciation of English crack and was then taken back into English. English crack was apparently introduced from Scots into Irish English via Northern Ireland (Ulster) in the mid-20th century and was thereafter adopted into Irish Gaelic and Irish English. In Scottish English and in northern English dialect, crack has the sense “chat, gossip,” which may be the source of craic. Alternatively, craic may be a shortening of crack “witty remark, wisecrack.” Craic entered English in the 20th century.
CLICK HERE To read more.
Now some Irish Stories:
Murphy says to Paddy,
"What ya talkin into an envelope for?"
"I'm sending a voicemail ya fool!"
19 Paddies go to the cinema, the ticket lady asks "Why so many of you?"
Mick replies, "The film said 18 or over."
I went to the cemetery yesterday to lay some flowers on a grave.
As I was standing there I noticed 4 grave diggers walking about with a coffin.
3 hours later and they're still walking about with it.
I thought to myself, they've lost the plot!!
My daughter asked me for a pet spider for her birthday, so I went to our local pet shop and they were €70!!!
Blow this, I thought, I can get one cheaper off the web.
Statistically, 6 out of 7 dwarfs are not Happy.
My neighbour knocked on my door at 2:30am this morning, can you believe that 2:30am?!
Luckily for him, I was still up playing my Bagpipes.
The wife has been missing a week now.
Police said to prepare for the worst.
So I have been to the charity shop to get all her clothes back.
Sat opposite an Indian lady on the train today,
she shut her eyes and stopped breathing.
I thought she was dead, until I saw the red spot on her forehead and realised she was just on standby.
When I was in the pub, I heard a couple of plonkers saying that they wouldn't feel safe on an aircraft if they knew the pilot was a woman.
What a pair of sexists.
I mean, it's not as if she'd have to reverse the bloody thing!
Local Police hunting the 'knitting needle nutter', who has stabbed six people in the rear in the last 48 hours, believe the attacker could be following some kind of pattern.
Just got back from my mate's funeral.
He died after being hit on the head with a tennis ball.
It was a lovely service.
Paddy says "Mick, I'm thinking of buying a Labrador.
"Bugger that" says Mick, have you seen how many of their owners go blind?"
"What ya talkin into an envelope for?"
"I'm sending a voicemail ya fool!"
19 Paddies go to the cinema, the ticket lady asks "Why so many of you?"
Mick replies, "The film said 18 or over."
I went to the cemetery yesterday to lay some flowers on a grave.
As I was standing there I noticed 4 grave diggers walking about with a coffin.
3 hours later and they're still walking about with it.
I thought to myself, they've lost the plot!!
My daughter asked me for a pet spider for her birthday, so I went to our local pet shop and they were €70!!!
Blow this, I thought, I can get one cheaper off the web.
Statistically, 6 out of 7 dwarfs are not Happy.
My neighbour knocked on my door at 2:30am this morning, can you believe that 2:30am?!
Luckily for him, I was still up playing my Bagpipes.
The wife has been missing a week now.
Police said to prepare for the worst.
So I have been to the charity shop to get all her clothes back.
Sat opposite an Indian lady on the train today,
she shut her eyes and stopped breathing.
I thought she was dead, until I saw the red spot on her forehead and realised she was just on standby.
When I was in the pub, I heard a couple of plonkers saying that they wouldn't feel safe on an aircraft if they knew the pilot was a woman.
What a pair of sexists.
I mean, it's not as if she'd have to reverse the bloody thing!
Local Police hunting the 'knitting needle nutter', who has stabbed six people in the rear in the last 48 hours, believe the attacker could be following some kind of pattern.
Just got back from my mate's funeral.
He died after being hit on the head with a tennis ball.
It was a lovely service.
Paddy says "Mick, I'm thinking of buying a Labrador.
"Bugger that" says Mick, have you seen how many of their owners go blind?"
In the Mood for Paddy's Day
Wendy baked some lovely, delicious, green shortbread shamrock cookies.
Who would have thought I would actually be Irish for Paddy's Day?
Wendy even found some Irish socks for this special day.
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Thursday, March 15, 2018
21 Grand Irish Slang Terms For You to Dekko
Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with these words and phrases straight out of the Emerald Isle.
(from Uncle John's Bathroom Reader)
CLICK HERE to go to John's Bathroom web page
Irish Slang
Cat: Something terrible or annoying. Not that the Irish hate cats; it’s short for cat malojan, a Gaelic corruption of an old English phrase, “cat on a melodeon,” which is a type of organ. (Indeed, cat walking across an organ’s keyboard would be very annoying.)
Work away: The Irish equivalent of “carry on!”
Culchie: What in the United States we would call a country bumpkin.
Pup: A derisive term used by old people to describe over-confident young people.
The Pale: The greater Dublin metropolitan area.
Norn Orn: Northern Ireland.
Rugger hugger: A girl from a nice, upper-crust family who likes to date rough-and-tumble rugby players.
Gurrier: A hooligan or criminal.
Holy Joe: A self-righteous individual.
Dekko: Inspect.
Make a right hames: To ruin something. (To “make a bags of something” means the same thing.)
Waster: Someone who is utterly incompetent.
Grand: In American English, if someone asks how you’re doing or how something was, a generic, bland, proper response is “fine.” Similarly, in Ireland, a lot of people say “grand.”
Leg it: The act of running away very quickly
Bad dose: A very bad illness.
Donkey’s years: A very long period of time.
Earwinging: Eavesdropping.
Gaff: Home.
Black stuff: Guinness.
Jacks: The toilet.
Now you’re sucking diesel!: “Now you understand what I mean!”
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(from Uncle John's Bathroom Reader)
CLICK HERE to go to John's Bathroom web page
Irish Slang
Cat: Something terrible or annoying. Not that the Irish hate cats; it’s short for cat malojan, a Gaelic corruption of an old English phrase, “cat on a melodeon,” which is a type of organ. (Indeed, cat walking across an organ’s keyboard would be very annoying.)
Work away: The Irish equivalent of “carry on!”
Culchie: What in the United States we would call a country bumpkin.
Pup: A derisive term used by old people to describe over-confident young people.
The Pale: The greater Dublin metropolitan area.
Norn Orn: Northern Ireland.
Rugger hugger: A girl from a nice, upper-crust family who likes to date rough-and-tumble rugby players.
Gurrier: A hooligan or criminal.
Holy Joe: A self-righteous individual.
Dekko: Inspect.
Make a right hames: To ruin something. (To “make a bags of something” means the same thing.)
Waster: Someone who is utterly incompetent.
Grand: In American English, if someone asks how you’re doing or how something was, a generic, bland, proper response is “fine.” Similarly, in Ireland, a lot of people say “grand.”
Leg it: The act of running away very quickly
Bad dose: A very bad illness.
Donkey’s years: A very long period of time.
Earwinging: Eavesdropping.
Gaff: Home.
Black stuff: Guinness.
Jacks: The toilet.
Now you’re sucking diesel!: “Now you understand what I mean!”
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Monday, March 12, 2018
An Irish Specialty - Irish Champ.
I never knew it was called Champ, but I always enjoyed this simple dish. With St Patrick's Day coming on Saturday, I thought you might like to join me in making some Irish Champ.
CLICK HERE to travel to the blog of an "Irish American Mom" to see the full recipe for this Irish national dish.
Sure, twill be grand!
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Friday, March 9, 2018
Brooks Manufacturing Co. 1911
My "artsy" pic for today is a re-intro of a picture lifted from an old black and white ad in Hampton's Magazine published in 1911.
The copyright has long run out so I feel free to bring it up to date with my own colour interpretation. Printed on rice paper yet! Hope you like it.
Here's the original ad. (above) You can click on it to enlarge it.
A more stylized version.
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The copyright has long run out so I feel free to bring it up to date with my own colour interpretation. Printed on rice paper yet! Hope you like it.
Here's the original ad. (above) You can click on it to enlarge it.
A more stylized version.
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Tuesday, March 6, 2018
Spring Is On The Way!
On Sunday Wendy and I drove down to Port Stanley Ontario. Wendy is still trying to get over her cough and cold so I thought I'd get her out of the house for some fresh air. For me it's any excuse to visit Mackie's on the beach for some fabulous french fries!
Most of the ice is gone from Lake Erie and the sun dancing on the water reminded us that Spring is on the way.
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Most of the ice is gone from Lake Erie and the sun dancing on the water reminded us that Spring is on the way.
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Saturday, March 3, 2018
Barking Like A Dog.
Wendy has had a couple weeks of coughing incessantly. Day and night her unproductive, nagging cough has worn her down and kept everyone awake. Fortunately the rest of the family has been thus far immune to this laborious affliction. I came across this home remedy for a Cough Suppressant and since Wendy cannot take medications that might interfere with her other meds, I thought this natural way might be worth a try:
My Version of a Miracle Cough Suppressant:
1⁄2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1⁄2 teaspoon ground ginger
2 tablespoons honey
2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
1 tablespoon water
Mix ingredients.
Take by the teaspoon as often as needed for cough.
CLICK HERE for the web page I found.
I doubled the original recipe and reduced the amount of water to make it a little thicker so it would line her throat better. To our great amazement the mixture worked like a miracle. She slept all night with a minimum of interruption and the cough seems to be disappearing. Whether it would have gone away by itself is the question, but it seems coincidental that this potion, given after two weeks of constant coughing actually marked the end of her condition.
Try it yourself next time you can't stop coughing.
P.S. It tastes better than Buckley's!
NOTE: Most "honey" purchased in the supermarket is really not honey at all! CLICK HERE to read this disturbing US article about honey, especially honey from China, diluted with inexpensive high fructose corn syrup or 13 other illegal sweeteners or containing illegal antibiotics.
Be sure to buy honey only from a recognized Canadian apiary.
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My Version of a Miracle Cough Suppressant:
1⁄2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1⁄2 teaspoon ground ginger
2 tablespoons honey
2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
1 tablespoon water
Mix ingredients.
Take by the teaspoon as often as needed for cough.
CLICK HERE for the web page I found.
I doubled the original recipe and reduced the amount of water to make it a little thicker so it would line her throat better. To our great amazement the mixture worked like a miracle. She slept all night with a minimum of interruption and the cough seems to be disappearing. Whether it would have gone away by itself is the question, but it seems coincidental that this potion, given after two weeks of constant coughing actually marked the end of her condition.
Try it yourself next time you can't stop coughing.
P.S. It tastes better than Buckley's!
NOTE: Most "honey" purchased in the supermarket is really not honey at all! CLICK HERE to read this disturbing US article about honey, especially honey from China, diluted with inexpensive high fructose corn syrup or 13 other illegal sweeteners or containing illegal antibiotics.
Be sure to buy honey only from a recognized Canadian apiary.
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Tuesday, February 20, 2018
MullBain Winter Fun (and Eats) 2018
Click on the picture for a spectacular view.
Saturday Pete cooked up over 130 delicious chicken wings, medium and honey garlic. I think they were the best I've ever had!
Cooking al fresco.
Several batches kept him busy.
There is never a shortage of great tasting food at MullBain. ...but there's never much left over either.
Sunday I put a pork butt (shoulder) on the rotisserie and finished it off in the oven.
Walking in a winter wonderland.
One cottage on our walk had a very interesting display in the window.
Games later. Good conversation and fun.
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Monday, February 19, 2018
Baby Wyatt Stole The Show at MullBain Lodge.
On our recent visit up to MullBain Lodge, the star of the show was Cheryl and John's little grandson Wyatt. He even gave me the "thumbs up" on my pulled pork.
I composed a couple of drawings that I felt kind of tells the story of two very proud Grandparents.
Two HANDSOME guys!
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Thursday, February 15, 2018
Wednesday, February 14, 2018
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