Great options for deaf folks at the movies

By Valerie | November 3, 2016
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I’ve shied away from going to the movies for the most part for quite some time because I can’t hear well enough and hate to miss the dialogue in a movie. Action flicks aren’t so bad, but dramas? Without the dialogue it’s a horrible experience. A few months ago Mike and I were going to…

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Learn About Sendy

By Valerie | February 23, 2016

I’m exploring a new email processing system called Sendy. It uses the Amazon email servers via their SES service. Sendy costs $59, a one-time fee. It is self-hosted and the mail is processed by Amazon, so you pay based on usage. If you’d like to get a link to the video walk-thru I’m doing about…

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How Tax Cuts Work

By Valerie | November 15, 2015
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A simple lesson in How Tax Cuts Work Sometimes politicians, journalists and others exclaim; “It’s just a tax cut for the rich!” and it is just accepted to be fact. But what does that really mean? Just in case you are not completely clear on this issue, I hope the following will help. Please read…

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Only in America (the Canadian version)

By Valerie | October 25, 2015

This is so sad; from a proud, strong country to the laughing stock of the world. I have *not* fact-checked the numbers. I might, if I find I have spare time, but most of it doesn’t need checking, it’s common knowledge. I received this via an email. It is not my own work-product. Canadians’ Version…

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Skewed values from Washington

By Valerie | September 1, 2014

Received in an email today: Two-star Major General Harold Greene was killed in Afghanistan on August 8, 2014 while serving his country with pride for 34 years. He was the highest ranking officer in the military killed in action since the Vietnam war, since 1972. President Obama has not mentioned anything publicly regarding this highly-decorated…

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Socialism

By Valerie | October 31, 2012

Socialism in general has a record of failure so blatant that only an intellectual could ignore or evade it.

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Fairness

By Valerie | October 31, 2012

Since this is an era when many people are concerned about ‘fairness’ and ‘social justice,’ what is your ‘fair share’ of what someone else has worked for?

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Understanding Politics

By Valerie | October 31, 2012

No one will really understand politics until they understand that politicians are not trying to solve our problems. They are trying to solve their own problems – of which getting elected and re-elected are number one and number two. Whatever is number three is far behind.

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On Congress

By Valerie | October 31, 2012

It is hard to imagine a more stupid way of making decisions than by putting those decisions in the hands of people who pay no price for being wrong.

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On Greed

By Valerie | October 31, 2012

I have never understood why it is ‘greed’ to want to keep the money you’ve earned, but not greed to want to take someone else’s money.

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Illegal Status, Please

By Valerie | June 29, 2012

I don’t know if this was ever really sent, but it’s pretty darned funny, IMO. The Honorable Wydon 731 Hart Senate Office Building Phone (202) 224 3254 Washington DC , 20510 Dear Senator Wydon, As a native Oregonian and excellent customer of the Internal Revenue Service, I am writing to ask for your assistance. I…

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