Think About Your Choice for Office

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July 23, 2008

Thoughtful point of view

The Democrat Party has become the Lawyers' Party.

Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are lawyers.

Bill Clinton and Michelle Obama are lawyers.

John Edwards, the other former Democrat candidate for president, is a lawyer, and so is his wife, Elizabeth.

Every Democrat nominee since 1984 went to law school (although Gore did not graduate).

Every Democrat vice presidential nominee since 1976, except for Lloyd Bentsen, went to law school.

Look at the Democrat Party in Congress: the Majority Leader in each house is a lawyer.

The Republican Party is different.

President Bush and Vice President Cheney were not lawyers, but businessmen.

The leaders of the Republican Revolution were not lawyers.

Newt Gingrich was a history professor;

Tom Delay was an exterminator;

Dick Armey was an economist.

House Minority Leader Boehner was a plastic manufacturer, not a lawyer. The former Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist is a heart surgeon.

Who was the last Republican president who was a lawyer? Gerald Ford, who left office 31 years ago and who barely won the Republican nomination as a sitting president, running against Ronald Reagan in 1976.

The Republican Party is made up of real people doing real work.

The Democrat Party is made up of lawyers.

Democrats mock and scorn men who create wealth, like Bush and Cheney, or who heal the sick, like Frist, or who immerse themselves in history, like Gingrich.

The Lawyers' Party sees these sorts of people, who provide goods and services that people want, as the enemies of America.

We have seen the procession of official enemies, in the eyes of the Lawyers' Party grow.

Against whom do Hillary and Obama rail?

Pharmaceutical companies, oil companies, hospitals, manufacturers, fast food restaurant chains, large retail businesses, bankers, and anyone producing anything of value in our nation.

This is the natural consequence of viewing everything through the eyes of lawyers.

Lawyers solve problems by successfully representing their clients, in this case the American people.

Lawyers seek to have new laws passed, they seek to win lawsuits, they press appellate courts to overturn precedent, and lawyers always phrase language to favor their side.

Confined to the narrow practice of law, that is fine.

But it is an awful way to govern a great nation.

When politicians as lawyers begin to view some Americans as clients and other Americans as opposing parties, then the role of the legal system in our life becomes all-consuming.

Some Americans become "adverse parties" of our very government. We are not all litigants in some vast social class-action suit.

We are citizens of a republic that promises us a great deal of freedom from laws, from courts and from lawyers.

Today, we are drowning in laws; we are contorted by judicial decisions; we are driven to distraction by omnipresent lawyers in all parts of our once private lives.

America has a place for laws and lawyers, but that place is modest and reasonable, not vast and unchecked.

When the most important decision for our next president is who will be appointed to the Supreme Court, the role of lawyers and the law in America is too big.

When lawyers use criminal prosecution as a continuation of politics by other means, as happened in the lynching of Scooter Libby and Tom Delay, then the power of lawyers in Americais too great.

When House Democrats sue America in order to hamstring our efforts to learn what our enemies are planning to do to us, then the role of litigation in America has become crushing.

We cannot expect the Lawyers' Party to provide real change, real reform, or real hope in America.

Most Americans know that a republic in which every major government action must be blessed by nine unelected judges is not what Washington intended in 1789.

Most Americans grasp that we cannot fight a war when ACLU lawsuits snap at the heels of our defenders.

Most Americans intuit that more lawyers and judges will not restore declining moral values or spark the spirit of enterprise in our economy. Perhaps Americans will understand that change cannot be brought to our nation by those lawyers who already largely dictate American society and business.

Perhaps Americans will see that hope does not come from the mouths of lawyers but from personal dreams nourished by hard work.

Perhaps Americans will embrace the truth that more lawyers with more power will only make our problems worse.

The choice is obvious. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

May the warm winds of Heaven blow softly upon your home,

May the Great Spirit bless all who enter there.

May your moccasins make happy tracks in the snows.

May the Rainbow always touch your shoulder.

I want an online proofreading job

Blogs are becoming more and more popular these days. It is amazing the variety of subjects to be found on a blog.

Tonight, this blog is letting all who read it know that I am looking for an online proofreading job.

I love to read. I have owned and read books from all types of authors about psychology, anatomy and physiology, spiritual books, all of Ayn Rand's books, books that date back to the early 1970's and many others. Dog books and cat who books. Books about Medicine Wheels and the Phoenix Rising. The Harry Potter Books.

It is a great passion of mine. So, the other day I asked myself if there wasn't some way to make money reading books. Into a search engine the query went and "Proofreading" came up. I said, "perfect."

Of course, that search led to many others and tonight I am putting all this in my blog plus my qualifications for this type of job.

My first job at the Sherwood Inn, Tacoma, WA was about bookkeeping which meant proofreading figures and invoices. That was back in the mid 1970's.

Then it was two years at Tacoma Community College getting a Technical Arts Degree in Real Estate. It was a great time and I loved it.

The late 1970's had me working at a local Real Estate Office in University Place, WA (the office has been closed for many years). I was a part-time secretary learning how to put listings and sales in the computer, answering questions from the sales people and other duties as needed. Filing and answering the phones.

That job led me to Citizens Federal Savings and Loan Association in Tacoma, WA getting the position of Broker-Loan Coordinator. I knew nothing about typing up real estate closing documents but I soon learned. I had a wonderful lady boss. The first Deed of Trust I put in the typewriter I tried to put in folded in half. This is a document that was NCR paper and had to be unfolded in the middle to be able to type on. I have never forgotten that episode. It only happened once.

That was a wonderful job. I typed the closing documents for all the escrows that closed outside of our office. I worked with Mortgage Brokers from various offices and their escrow offices.

This job entailed very detailed work. We are talking legal documents that had to be signed and notarized by the appropriate party and recorded. These documents had to be Proofread and correct. The closing statements had to add up and balance out. It was a very specific job. In those days the documents had to be typed, legal descriptions had to be double-checked for accuracy. The closing statements detailing the credits and debits had to be done the old fashioned way; meaning a calculator and knowing the difference between a debit and a credit.

This job led me to opening my own escrow office: Prestige Escrow Co, Inc. Tacoma, WA in 1981 and closing January, 1986.

By then I not only needed an escrow officer license from the state of Washington, I needed a Limited Practice Officer License from the state mandated by the Bar Association as we were practicing law without a license.

My office brought me many different types of escrows plus it fell on my shoulders to do all the administrative work as well. The need for accuracy and detailed proofreading became more intense. I perservered until a personal tragedy changed my lifes direction and the office closed.

I took a break from the workforce between January, 1986 and August, 1989 when I spent ten (10) months in the Peace Corps in Zaire, Africa in the field of Public Health Administration. I was then 50 years old.

Being in Africa made me realize so many things and appreciate life in the US so much more. It was a great experience and one that I would not have missed for the world. I recommend it for everyone.

Upon returning to Washington State in June, 1990, I decided to start Massage School in September. Getting through school and getting my license took about 14 months.

There again, we learned to write chart notes and had to be specific as to the area of the body being worked on; names of the muscles and the modality used. More detailed charting and very careful proofreading as some of those chart notes had to go to the insurance companies if I wanted to get paid.

My massage practice dwindled to a close in 2002 when I went to work for Catholic Community Services, Tacoma, WA doing in-home care. There was no need for proofreading or charting. My duties consisted of taking care of people who had trouble taking care of themselves. It was a very rewarding and fulfilling job. This job lasted about a year and a-half.

At that time I met my husband online and spent my time refinishing his house so it could be sold.

Now we are full-time RV'ers living in a 2000 40' Country Coach with two senior Chinese Pugs and I am ready to put my passion for reading into another career.

This is, basically, the story of my life. I am a stickler for details and can pick out a misspelled word at a glance. I have started letting authors know if there is a missing word/misspelled word in what they have written so it can be corrected. I also let them know I am looking for proofreading jobs.

I plan to take a Proofreading course with UniversalClasses.com as I feel that will really help me get started. There is a great website that has all kinds of grammar help on it along with spelling quizzes.

Anyway, thank you all for stopping by and listening to the synopsis of my life.

Have a great day and stay safe.
Katharine

Who Is Living In Your Neighborhood?

Do you know who your neighbors are? Would you like to know more about them? Most importantly who they are not!!



The National Alert Registry lists all types of perverts; not just people who go after children for their own kicks. Perverts will pick on anyone for no reason. "I was on drugs/alcohol." "I didn't know what I was doing." "I was crazy back then. I am not the same person."



Is this some type of defense? Perverts might like to think so but NEVER HAPPEN. Our neighborhoods are picked because the reputation is that they are safe; a great place to live and raise our children. SO LET US KEEP THEM THAT WAY.



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In these times when so many criminals are plea bargaining down their crimes so they spend very little time behind bars or get out on parole and then skip the area you have no idea where these people will end up. They could be out casing their next neighborhood just waiting for the right moment.



We don't have eyes in the back of our heads; we cannot keep track of our families 24/7 and this includes EVERY member, not just the children. We have lives to lead and don't need the stress of adding one more concern to the pile we already have accumulated.



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Get one concern off your backs. You don't have the time or the energy to do all this legwork on your own and where would you even start to look?

By going to this website I found out there are 106 sex offenders registered in my area. Put in your zip code and an email & the answer is immediate.

You can learn more about them & keep detailed updates for a nominal fee of $4.95/month. That is a nominal fee considering the information available on a monthly basis no matter where you are located or thinking of relocating.

PLEASE TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY, FOLKS AND SIGN UP TODAY IF YOU ARE NOT ALREADY A MEMBER.

Thank you so much for stopping by and taking the time to read my blog.

Have a Great Safe Day.

Katharine

Mysurvey.com/shamballa39

Yes, this is a commercial. They are necessary from time to time.

MySurvey.com is a survey partner I have been working with for several months. My reward points are now over the point where I could get some cash back but have not called for it.

The surveys are strictly my opinion on a variety of subjects depending on how I answer the first few questions. If my answers are on target the survey continues; if not I am thanked for my time and the survey terminates.

There are several ways to earn Reward Points: doing the surveys, inviting others to join up. Carol lets me know when something new has been added and do I want to participate in it. It is always a choice and they make this very clear so no one feels an obligation.

There is nothing to participate in such as needing to buy something in order to get a sample. It is strictly opinions.

I have found this to be a very satisfactory arrangement for me and hopefully for others who read this.

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Thanks for taking the time to read my blog and have a great day.

On-Air Prayer with Paul Harvey

A Day Hemmed in Prayer is Less Likely to Unravel. IN GOD WE TRUST Paul Harvey's on air prayer 'Heavenly Father, we come before you today to ask your forgiveness and to seek your direction and guidance. We know Your Word says, 'Woe to those who call evil good,' but that is exactly what we have done. We have lost our spiritual equilibrium and reversed our values. We have exploited the poor and called it the lottery. We have rewarded laziness and called it welfare. We have killed our unborn and called it choice. We have shot abortionists and called it justifiable. We have neglected to discipline our children and called it building self esteem. We have abused power and called it politics. We have coveted our neighbor's possessions and called it ambition We have polluted the air with profanity and pornography and called it freedom of expression. We have ridiculed the time-honored values of our forefathers and called it enlightenment. Search us, Oh God, and know our hearts today; cleanse us from every sin and Set us free. Amen!' Commentator Paul Harvey aired this prayer on his radio program, 'The Rest of the Story,' and received a larger response to this program than any other he has ever aired. With the Lord's help, may this prayer sweep over our nation and wholeheartedly become our desire so that we again can be called 'One nation under God.' If possible, please pass this prayer on to your friends. 'If you don't stand for something, you will fall for everything.' One Nation Under God In unity there is strength In diversity there is dissension AMEN BROTHER Thank you all for taking the time to read this. It came in an email to me and I felt compelled to put it in my blog. Katharine

June 14, 2008 My First Blog

Google, Thank you for the opportunity to have my own Blog that I can take my time with and not feel like it is being Judged for this, that, or the other. You have grown very fast and taken the Internet by storm. Good for you. You have very high standards and that is good. I would not want to be affiliated with an internet entity who did not have those high standards and had the fortitude to see it through.

I do not know much about Blogging or publishing anything on the net so this is where I start which, as Julie Andrews said in "The Sound Of Music" is a very good place to start. This was a great movie; one of my all-time favorites. We saw the "VonTrapp Singers" while in Toul, France in the early 1960's but I have not been able to find it here in the states. Julie Andrews played a superb role in the movie. She is my favorite actress.

The name of my website is because we are full-time RV'ers in a 2000 40' Country Coach, living room/galley slide with a Splendide washer and dryer combo. The other two of this troupe are two Chinese Senior pugs: Otis (13) and Ashley (10). We have been on the road since December, 2006; leaving Packwood, WA as winter was getting into full swing.

Being on the road in luxury is a lot of fun; it is trying at times-especially moving days when we pull up stakes, crank up the diesel, hook up the Toyota Tacoma Pickup and head down the road to the next stop. We have met friends from all over the country who are also on the road full-time and who we meet again from time-to-time in different places.

There are many different experiences; many different scenes. Different sunrises and different sunsets.

Looking at the stars at night when Otis and Ashley go out for their bedtime pee call. That is a wonderful time as the air is cooler and it is quiet.

There are many stories prior to all of this which will be posted in due time. I am finding writing this blog to be very therapeutic.

Thank you for taking the time to read my blog and if you have any questions or any subject you would like to discuss please feel free. Tomorrow is moving day so it may be a few days before getting back to this.

Please stay safe and have a Great Day.
Katharine