Fun Day...

The Brink...

Is France on the brink of a political revolution? Already, four established candidates for the presidency, two former presidents and two former prime ministers,  have backed out or been rejected by the voters, and another, François Fillon, is on the ropes. 

The campaign is being taken over by outsiders, principally the Front National’s Marine Le Pen and a youthful former banker, Emmanuel Macron, while the Socialists have chosen an eccentric radical, Benoît Hamon. 

Should we welcome a shake-up in the cradle of European revolutions? What kind of shake-up might it be  socialist (the least likely), liberal with Macron or nationalist with Le Pen? Or can the outsiders still be beaten by an electoral system designed to keep them out of power?

What is happening in the world. The current political path of globalization, openness, lack of border security, and the National Identity. Expect the un-imaginable.  Just a thought.

FistFight...

     


When Kameelah Davis-Spears's son came home after nine months in juvenile detention for getting into a fistfight with a neighbor at school, she thought the worst was over.

Then, about a year later, she was told she owed $12,000 as child support for her son's time in detention.

Charging parents for their kids' incarceration is common in 19 states identified by a new Marshall Project investigation published in partnership with the Washington Post.

No freebies?

Security...

Nothing To Fear...

Pilates...

Temporary...

CornerStone...

Peace with Russia is the corner-stone for stability of the world particularly Europe and the Middle East. Just a thought.

Roach Motel...?

Spoof...*

Pervasive Telephone Scams.
The IRS has reported an increase in phone scams across the country, with callers pretending to be from the agents or other IRS representatives in hopes of stealing money or identities from victims. There are a number of variations on a theme ranging from instances from where callers say the victims owe money or are entitled to a huge refund to calls which threaten arrest.  The IRS has noted a few patterns in these calls such as:

• Scammers use fake names and IRS badge numbers. They generally use common names and surnames to identify themselves.
• Scammers may be able to recite the last four digits of a victim’s Social Security Number.
• Scammers “spoof” or imitate the IRS toll-free number on caller ID.
• Scammers sometimes send bogus IRS emails to some victims to support their bogus calls.
• Victims hear background noise of other calls being conducted to mimic a call site.
• After threatening victims with jail time or a driver’s license revocation, scammers hang up and others soon call back pretending to be from the local police or DMV, and the caller ID supports their claim