tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27697009.post3192498364686702905..comments2024-02-29T03:21:35.007-08:00Comments on The Great Depression of 2006 : Who Pays the Bills?Jim in San Marcoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09435296419912935381noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27697009.post-50664726093234045362008-04-10T15:40:00.000-07:002008-04-10T15:40:00.000-07:00Hi Original FrankYou are right,I was thinking back...Hi Original Frank<BR/><BR/>You are right,I was thinking back to what I wrote March 8th "Our Future, Written Today for Tomorrow." A lot of California teachers have their pink slip for next year. It is a poorly written sentence and reflects my frustration over our present lack of funds for next years school budget.<BR/><BR/>Thank you for your commentsJim in San Marcoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09435296419912935381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27697009.post-82852894768211760192008-04-10T10:56:00.000-07:002008-04-10T10:56:00.000-07:00Good post, except I take issue with this: "We didn...Good post, except I take issue with this: "We didn’t spend it on anything that we really needed, like teacher’s salaries."<BR/><BR/>At least where I live, the county taxes increased right along with the housing bubble (since they did not lower the property tax rate). That means that the county splurged on all kinds of things during the bubble, including supporting fast-growing teacher's salaries and reduced class sizes (i.e., more new teachers).<BR/><BR/>So I think it is more fair to say that we spent money on all KINDS of things, especially on wasteful home "investments" but also on unsustainable government spending too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27697009.post-22331948150734130532008-04-08T19:15:00.000-07:002008-04-08T19:15:00.000-07:00Hi Kibitzer Don't click on those adds too many tim...Hi Kibitzer <BR/><BR/>Don't click on those adds too many times. I just got a warning letter from Google about erroneous clicks (can you believe that!) thanks for the effort it is appreciated. As for the cent sign, you can still generate it. If you hold down the ALT Key and key in on the numeric keyboard 0162 you get a ¢ sign. 0163 is the £ sign. You have to use the numeric key board if you have a lap top, you are SOL<BR/><BR/>Take CareJim in San Marcoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09435296419912935381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27697009.post-34783292777828538382008-04-07T00:39:00.000-07:002008-04-07T00:39:00.000-07:00Jim--I just sent you another $0.02 - $0.25, but th...Jim--<BR/><BR/>I just sent you another $0.02 - $0.25, but thanks for the warning. I'll be sure not to click the add more than another 27 times :). BTW, remember when typewriters had a "cents" symbol (a "c" with a slash through it)? What ever happened to that? And why did it come after the numbers rather than before?<BR/><BR/>--KibitzerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27697009.post-58320240980876689562008-04-05T20:15:00.000-07:002008-04-05T20:15:00.000-07:00Hi KibitzerI took a look at mailinator. Looks lik...Hi Kibitzer<BR/><BR/>I took a look at mailinator. Looks like a good idea. I typed in a few well known Anglo-Saxon vulgarisms and they look well used as email addresses:>)<BR/><BR/>As for the ad on my blog, I have no real control over content. I mentioned ex-lax and Viagra in one article and the ads were real weird. I guess the google Bot scans the blog for key words and then links an advertiser to it.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for clicking on the ad. Believe it or not, I get anywhere from 2 cents to 25 cents a click. One day I'll have 9 clicks and get 16 cents and another day have 4 clicks and get $2.00, no real rhyme or reason.<BR/><BR/>The one thing you have to remember about advertising is "The 3% Lead Pipe Cinch Rule." 100 hits gets you 3 customers guaranteed. So be careful (tongue in cheek) when you click on an ad.<BR/><BR/>I'm glad you like the blog. An ataboy always makes my day!<BR/><BR/>Thank you for your comments,Jim in San Marcoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09435296419912935381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27697009.post-6116873731993601292008-04-05T17:47:00.000-07:002008-04-05T17:47:00.000-07:00First, I want to tell you how much I enjoy your bl...First, I want to tell you how much I enjoy your blog. I check it nearly every day and am always pleased when I find an update.<BR/><BR/>Second, there is a marvelous irony in the advertisement at the top: The “27% Bank Account” Secret “Bank Account” Makes 27% a Year for the Last 13 Years<BR/> www.DailyWealth.com/Income_Report<BR/><BR/>Out of morbid curiosity, I actually checked it out and entered a mailinator.com email address for updates. (If you haven't used mailinator.com you should try it. They'll accept any email to any username and keep it for at least a few hours. You can use it for things that you wouldn't want coming anywhere near any of your real email addresses.)<BR/><BR/>Within seconds I got my first “investment report”. It's way too bizarre to try to describe, but here's a sample:<BR/><BR/>"P.S. I thought you might be interested in another one of our favorite ideas right now. As you'll see, it's a lot like 401k investing, only better. In fact, you could realistically make two... three... even four times what a typical 401k plan generates -- and in just a fraction of the time. [WTF does that mean :)?] But what's most surprising is that the government actually restricts the advertising of this opportunity (which is why you may have never heard of it), even though it's perfectly legal and supported by America's biggest corporations. If you're interested in learning more, click here."<BR/><BR/>Gee, I wonder why even this government might restrict the advertising of such "opportunities" :).<BR/><BR/>For more hilarity, see:<BR/><BR/>http://www.dailywealth.com/report/SDW_27percent_report.asp<BR/><BR/>--KibitzerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com