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Professionals built the Titanic.
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HOUSNITCH is available to speak to your group....send us an e-mail if you wish to add us to your Civic or Political group agenda......
For the intellectuals......break from those naughty jokes! These are
quite interesting!
*The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time television were Fred and Wilma Flintstone.
*Coca Cola was originally green
*Every day more money is printed for Monopoly than the US Treasury
*Hawaiian alphabet has 12 letters
*Men can read smaller print than women; women can hear better
City with the most Rolls Royce's per capita: Hong Kong
*State with the highest percentage of people who walk to work: Alaska
*Percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28%
*Percentage of North America that is wilderness: 38%
*Cost of raising a medium size dog to the age of eleven $6,400
*Average number of people airborne over the US any given hour: 61,000
Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair
The world's youngest parents were 8 and 9 and lived in China in 1910
*The youngest pope was 11 years old
*First novel ever written on a typewriter: Tom Sawyer
*The San Francisco Cable cars are the only mobile National Monuments
*Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history: Spades - King David
Clubs - Alexander the Great Hearts - Charlemagne and Diamonds - Julius Ceasar
*111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321
*If a statue in the park of a person on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle; if the horse has one front leg in
the air, the person died as a result of wounds received in battle; if the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural
causes.
*Only two people signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4th, John Hancock and Charles Thomson, Most of the rest signed on August 2,
but the last signature wasn't added until 5 years later
*The term "the whole 9 yards" came from WWII fighter pilots in the South Pacific. When arming their airplanes on the ground, the .50 caliber
machine gun ammo belts measured exactly 27 feet, before being loaded into the fuselage. If the pilots fired all their ammo at a target, it
got "the whole 9 yards."
*Hershey's Kisses are called that because the machine that makes them looks like it's kissing the conveyor belt
*The phrase "Rule of Thumb" is derived from an old English law which stated that you couldn't beat your wife with anything wider than your
thumb
*The Eisenhower interstate system requires that one mile in every five must be straight. These straight sections are usable as airstrips in
times of war or other emergencies
*The name Jeep came from the abbreviation used in the army for the "General Purpose" vehicle or G.P.
*The cruise liner, Queen Elizabeth II, moves only six inches for each gallon of diesel that it burns.
*No NFL team which plays its home games in a domed stadium has ever won a Superbowl
*The only two days of the year in which there are no professional sports games (MLB, NBA, NHL, or NFL) are the day before and after the Major
League all-stars Game.
*How about this... The nursery rhyme Ring Around The Rosey is a rhyme about the plague. Infected people with the plague would get red circular
sores (Ring Around the Rosey) . These sores would smell very badly so common folk would put flowers on their bodies somewhere
(inconspicuously), so that it would cover the smell of the sores (a pocket full of poseys...) People who died from
the plague would be burned so as to reduce the possible spread of the disease (ashes, ashes, we all fall down)
*What occurs more often in December than any other month? Conception
*What separates "60 Minutes" on CBS from every other TV show? No theme song
*Half of all Americans live within 50 miles of what? Their birthplace
*Most boat owners name their boats. What is the most popular boat name requested? Obsession
*If you were to spell out numbers, how far would you have to go until you would find the letter "A"? One Thousand
*What do bullet proof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers and laser printers all have in common? All were invented by women
*The only food that doesn't spoil? Honey
*There are more collect calls on this day than any other day of the year? Father's Day
*What trivia fact about Mel Blanc (voice of Bugs Bunny) is the most ironic? He was allergic to carrots.
HOUSNITCH has received notice that the ETHICS COMMITTEE will be REVIEWING our complaint against Hilda Garza Scott on December 6th, 9:00 am...now we were told that it is to be in the Council Chambers in the City Hall Annex....BUT we were told that the last time & they met in the Mayor's conference room instead, behind the vending machines on public level guys....could be you may have to look for us...ALSO THE COMMITTEE WILL BE ACTUALLY HEARING THE COMPLAINT AGAINST THE MAYOR AT THIS TIME soooooo, SHOULD BE INTERESTING TO SEE HOW THEY RULE....and HOW THE MAYOR'S ATTORNEYS DEFEND HIM. (is it legal for the city attorneys to defend the Mayor's campaign contributions?...AND sit as advisor to the ETHICS COMMITTEE? or will the Mayor have his own attorneys?) >>>>THE CITY DEFENDING & INVESTIGATING , NOW ,THAT WOULD SEEM TO BE A CONFLICT<<<<
There are lots of Rumors running around 611 Walker....and until we have confirmation we're not going to report on them.....But the 14th floor did have a visit from Her Loyal Highness Hilda Garza Scott.....the rumor that we may actually receive a copy machine is one that we hope is true.....
Talk is cheap because supply always exceeds demand.
TWO ETHICAL QUESTIONS
Q1: If you knew a woman who was pregnant, who had 8
kids already, three who were deaf, two who were blind,
one mentally retarded, and she had syphilis; would you
recommend that she have an abortion?
Q2: It is time to elect the world leader, and your
vote counts. Here are the facts about the three
leading candidates:
Candidate A Associates with crooked politicians, and
consults with astrologers. He's had two mistresses.
He also chain smokes and drinks 8 to 10 martinis a
day.
Candidate B was kicked out of office twice, sleeps
until noon, used opium in college and drinks a quart
of whisky every evening.
Candidate C is a decorated war hero. He's a
vegetarian, doesn't smoke, drinks an occasional beer
and hasn't had any extramarital affairs.
Which of these candidates would be your choice?
Decide first, no peeking, then SEE BOTTOM OF PAGE for the
answer.
We're gonna let the reader's do the talking today...
COURSE WE'RE GONNA ANSWER BACK.......>:>)~
Subj: hilda scott
Date: 11/21/99 11:53:40 AM Central Standard Time
From:
To: HOUSNITCH
My friend, was wondering whether you had any confirmation of Hilda's suspension. Is it an indefinite suspension, or suspension with pay pending investigation. The rumors are rampant and no one seems willing or able to tell him what the real scoop is. Would appreciate your input.
&*)%$# has some meetings this week doesn't want to attend blind, so to speak. Told
&*(^%$ I'd do what I could. Talk to you later. Thanks.
Subj: Re: hilda scott
Date: 11/21/99 1:31:50 PM Central Standard Time
From: HOUSNITCH
To:
CITY says she has not been suspended....OIG is still investigating....Hilda still on job.....hearing for Ethics is
Dec 6th---9 am...we shall see what we shall see..( what seems so cut & dried
for the public seems to take forever for the CITY...common sense doesn't go hand
in hand with this administration...hell ANY kind of sense doesn't seem to be
employed by this administration at all!)
HOUSNITCH
Subj: story
Date: 11/19/99 10:59:49 AM Central Standard Time
From: eperlman@Governing.com (Ellen Perlman)
To: housnitch@aol.com ('housnitch@aol.com')
Hi, my name is Ellen Perlman and I'm with Governing Magazine. I'm doing a story on web sites that public officials can use to air their gripes.
I saw the story in the Chronicle about housnitch.com and another one on a cop site and I was wondering if you know of any others I can look
into. I can't really make a national story out of two examples.
You can reach me at 202-*^@-!$$)
I'd love to talk to you (anonymously, of course) about how the site got started and how active it is and what types of people contribute, etc.
Thanks for your help.
Ellen
Subj: Re: story
Date: 11/19/99
To: eperlman@Governing.com
I don't mind chatting with you....and it doesn't have to be anonymously. Anyone who does an internic search knows who I am. My name is Brenda Flynn Flores...and you will have to call
me.....We don't have long distance service/access-----713-&@@_(@%*or IF busy (and it usually is)
713-$^$_*#(^ ....And Darlin......IF you read our site...YOU CAN make a whole story out of it.....we've just
begun.....our e-mail would scare you...and in fact...we're not public officials.....though
I suspect some of my snitches are.....
I'm looking forward to speaking with you.
Brenda Flynn Flores
HOUSNITCH
(after speaking with some key snitches....I was given the go ahead to speak with MS. Perlman....Darlins....this could be rather nice...what do ya'll think?) HOUSNITCH
*Governing is a monthly magazine whose primary audience is state and local government officials: governors, legislators, mayors, city managers, council members and other elected, appointed and career officials. They are the men and women who set policy for and manage the day-to-day operations of cities, counties and states, as well as such governmental bodies as school boards and special districts. Besides public officials, its readers include journalists, academics, companies that provide products and services for government, and involved citizens with an interest in the governments closest to them.
(damn.....HOUSTON'S dirty laundry...all over the country...Don't ya'll just love it?...a true example of YOU the citizens fighting the money people....the graft, the kick backs...sloppy government...truly an example OF the people BY the people and FOR the people...HOUSTON... you are paving the way to a new order in government. I'm proud of you SNITCHES....keep up the good work!!! We can't exist without ya'll. Pat yourselves on the back darlins....you really have something to be thankful for this THANKSGIVING.) That'll teach the Mayor to go off and with so much wrong at home... Mama always said...clean your own house before you go traipsing off to somebody else's...
Here's the answer we got from one of our reader's on that subject:
Subj: Re: Check out HOUSNITCH
Date: 11/21/99 7:01:46 AM Central Standard Time
From:
To: HOUSNITCH@aol.com
Dear Housnitch,
Every time you can get free publicity on these issues, do it. It is free and it is powerful. You are obviously very aware of the
need to hide the truth from the public and the prosecutors that these "criminalcrats" and "public tyrants" have. They are like cockroaches in
that they run for the cracks when the "light" is turned on. The publicity will attract dollars and other support for the purposes of
"Housnitch" to demand honest government & service to the people. Keep
us posted. I'll look forward to reading the article and revel in the intense fear and pain it will bring to the "crooks".
Always,
WELL DARLINS....as our "special" legal friend says..."all
PUBLICITY IS POWER and POWER AFFECTS CHANGE"....and that is all
HOUSNITCH wants....... a change for the better
Subj: Schedule a meeting
Date: 11/18/99 10:37:33 PM Central Standard Time
From:
Reply-to:
To: HOUSNITCH @aol.com
Housnitch,
We need to set up a meeting to discuss the best way of getting the B.S. being done by the water and wastewater depts. that are costing the taxpayers
of Houston a bloody fortune. What about We need strong people that will dig and have the
resources to make it happen. The OIG is not going to do anything to rock
leepee's administration. Gary Oradat was hand picked by Fred Perrenot after he was fired/resigned because he helped Fred cover up the EPA scandal at
the 69Th street sludge plant. Oradat was and still is involved in the giving away several thousands
of dollars of city water to friends of our former mayor at two major housing developments. I think we are still giving away the
water. also the construction of a pump station to keep a lake/pond full of water to keep the prices up for sale of homes. all of this with out the
knowledge of the city council. Contracts given to non-qualified vendors for the repair of captive/sole source equipment. Equipment incorrectly repaired
is now costing the city close to a million dollars to have it returned to OEM specifications. The destruction of huge distribution water pumps
because of person in charge of soliciting bids has a history of accepting bribes from non-qualified vendors doing shoddy work and equipment breaking
down again within 3 to 4 months. has been caught in the act of stealing computers, rigging time cards in an overtime scam, his wife processes his
purchase orders. They both work in the same department and location. He still is operating the overtime scam at surface water plants. Roger Hulbert
is to dumb or is getting a kick-back not to stop it. Field Supervisor without a water license of any kind is working a minimum of thirty hours of
overtime a week working as a certified operator. Certified operators with licenses are not being allowed to get any of the overtime because he is one
of Roger Hulbert's picks. Field Supervisor will gross$70,000.00 this year with no license. He lies to customers when he answers complaints.
Absolutely no chlorine residual and he tells customers everything is okay. But that is
all right, we are trained to lie to the citizens by former head of water quality
J.G. I guess Oradat & King drink only bottle water and live outside of Houston where good water is processed. Don't believe me
....check their
offices and coolers, bottle water, not the crap the city bottles. They could not give that stuff away at zoo when celebrating water conservation
day. I am so sick and tired of the blatant theft, bribes, and waste and then the lies told to justify it. What is so terrible about it is: The leader is
a former cop. The old saying is that if you where a piss poor cop, you would be an excellent crook. I would settle for; too lazy to work and to
dumb to steal
Stupidity got us into this mess -- why can't it get us out?
WELL, WELL, WELL...ALRIGHT ALL YOU COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO LOG ON TO THIS SITE.....WHICH ONE'S OF YOU HAVE THE "CAJONES" (OR FURTHER POLITICAL ASPIRATIONS).....TO LOOK INTO TO THIS COMPLAINT????? (just in case there isn't one,....WE recommend this person go to channel 13 Wayne Dolecifino certainly has the "CAJONES"...and he doesn't mind showing em either)
HOUSNITCH
Subj: I forgot to tell you....
Date: 11/18/99 7:58:41 PM Central Standard Time
From:
To: HOUSNITCH
This week the Admin assist (who is worth her weight in gold) asked me if my computer were Y2K compliant. Since I just got this beautiful little machine, I said yes...She told me to double check and we went into control panel-regional settings. It was still on '99/double digit (not 1999/4 digit) date setting-I felt kind of sick. I thought it had been taken care of at set up. This was just after we got a newsletter from our CEO saying the organization and, by logical extension, it's networked contractors were "Y2K ready." That afternoon I called some of my cohort, both organization employees and contractor employees-most didn't know the first thing about resetting the date mode on their individual machines and everyone is networked. The few people I spoke with who understood what I was asking said the Sys Admin had taken care of it, but were shocked to find out it wasn't so. Brenda, this is scary stuff. Our consortium ports into every system in the United States because of activity relating to the military and Veterans records, the Comptroller, the OAG, the welfare reform debacle and employer information reporting-like tax and wage records. Oh yeah- I forgot to mention the I-9's, child support records, TDCJ and vital statistics. The PC's are networked to mainframe, which is an ancient mungo IBM system with roots that people have forgotten how to access. I queried an outside expert who said if problems come up, the ailing node is shut down until the fault can be patched with an acceptable date, but how quickly can the problem be found on a system like this if it's just one humble little p.c. sitting in a rural office whose staff is on annual leave over the holidays? I got to thinking about this week's Snitch which I reread for the third time just now. Are the individual PC's in the water department and the City/County/State links with those machines-which would include utilities, finance,etc- insured Y2K compliant? Ours sure as hell aren't! I can visualize doing without standard power sources (which the PC's need unless they have back-up generator systems) or a delay in payroll or benefit payments, but if the water supply is computer controlled and the water network isn't fully compliant and protected with a back-up power system, this is one scary thought. Even the petrochem plants are rumored to be nervous and planning simply to shut off for a couple of days at the turn of the century. Somehow after meeting Snitch I don't think the City (and County and State) administrators are as smart as Plant Boys. Do you think the Snitches would know about this? If a problem, we need to save our milk jugs and fill 'em up with water just as we do in hurricane
season. Ask your people and let your faithful readers know if we should be making contingency plans for water sources.
Damn! you write a mean column. I can't wait to see the next one. The updates are good ideas. Keeps people checking and reinforces the information made available. This group will send something toward the incorporation on the 1st: you know how it is with peons---that's the only time there's cash available, even then it's spent before it hits the bank. Thanks for keeping us clued in on how that tax cut from our paychecks is being spent!
Even if you are on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there.
THIS LETTER WAS FROM A STATE WORKER: MAKES US WONDER.....OK...EVERY CITY WORKER WHO READS THIS>>>>>>>CHECK YOUR COMPUTER SETTINGS.....AND LET HOUSNITCH KNOW IF YOU'RE Y2K COMPLIANT...JUST A SHORT E-MAIL...LETTING US KNOW WHICH DEPARTMENT YOU WORK IN.....AND IF YOU ARE OR AREN'T...OK?
Subj: News
Date: 11/17/99 8:03:43 PM Central Standard Time
From:
To: HOUSNITCH
Thought you might want to know. I know you probably have bigger fish to fry,
there has been called a major meeting on Mon. 11/22/99. The meeting will be with Ali (supposed to be a good guy), Steve Buckman ( definitely a bad guy, District Manager of Almeda Sims sludge plant), Marvin Allison (electrical supervisor), & Bob Henneke (electrical superintendent).
I'm so sick & tired of the "Business as usual" attitude. My question is do you have anything on the radiation detected at Almeda Sims WTP? I would like some info on this because this would be a good time to slap their silly face clean on the floor. I'm very prepared for this meeting (lynching). Please let
me have something!
WE DID>>>>WE'RE WATCHING>>>>WE'RE WAITING and we've
asked our council members to look at this...NONE of them that we spoke to were
even aware that there was/is a radiation problem... council
members...don't ya'll ever read the HoustonPress?
WE LOVE GETTING MAIL FROM THIS NEXT WRITER...SHE'S SO GOOD TO US!!!
Subj:
Date: 11/17/99 8:00:21 AM Central Standard Time
From:
Reply-to:
To: HOUSNITCH@aol.com (HOUSNITCH (E-mail))
Hi Guy's
I just wanted to let you know that I was extremely excited to go vote and write in HOUSNITCH. But to my dismay....I could not vote for
HOUSNITCH, I did not have the option for the mayoral vote. I asked my husband about this
and he explained that we were outside of the city limits and our area, along with many other area's, do not get to vote for the mayor. I say "pishaw" to
this. If I have to pay city taxes.....then damn it I should get to vote for the idiots who spend my money. Don't you think???? I have lived in Houston
for 18 years and have always lived with-in the city limits so I did not know about this "law" or ......what ever it is. But it sucks, and I'll bet the
people of The Woodlands and Kingwood think so too. I am getting madder by the minute and when HOUSNITCH goes and tramples the Mayor's office.....I
will be on the front line with you :)
PS
I am sending you a check and if I get to choose for what purpose it goes to, I
choose the incorporation papers, so that my next check will be tax deductible :) I wish it could be deducted from City tax!!!
As they say on South park "those bastards" :)
Until next time,
The incorporation papers are the very first thing Snitch has plans
for.....litigation is second......AND while we're at it....Thank you to those
people who have sent a contribution...we are still a long way off from our
goal...we guess we can't expect any big time contributions from those contractors
that do business with the city...huh?...It amazes us that the bad guys will
donate millions to see a corrupt administration continue....but the good guys
don't have it to get them out........BUT we have to to tell you...our very
FIRST contribution to HOUSNITCH was from a PUBLIC ENGINEER!!!!! And HISPANIC at
that.....too cool! And all he asked was we add him to our mailing list....It's
done Sir.....
We received this response from council member Sanchez about the letter we sent to several of them concerning a caustic soda spill & 8 oz of mercury being dumped into our water supply.....
Subj: Re: Please advise....
Date: 11/16/99 4:13:55 PM Central Standard Time
From: osanchez@cnl.ci.houston.tx.us (orlando sanchez)
To: HOUSNITCH@aol.com
November 16, 1999
Dear Ms. Flores:
Thank you for your recent correspondence. I have sent a copy of your letter to Jerry King requesting a response. My office will follow your case until there is
a satisfactory resolution.
Please don't hesitate to contact my office.
Sincerely,
Orlando Sanchez
Council Member, At-Large Position 3
HMMMM....."My office will follow your case until there is a satisfactory resolution."...don't you only have 2 years left Orlando?.....We do appreciate your effort...and we're glad we have ya'll asking questions....but we wouldn't believe Jerry King if he said 611 Walker was on fire, and the floor was hot to the touch........Housnitch
We wonder what prompted this next letter from a public official.....But...we'll print it and the response anyway....maybe it's just a rat on a sinking ship....making noise.....look at what blithered out of her mouth, down the front of her blouse & into our mailbox.....
Subj: Housnitch 15
Date: 11/16/99 3:49:35 PM Central Standard Time
From: blink@pwe.ci.houston.tx.us (Beatrice L. Link)
Reply-to: blink@pwe.ci.houston.tx.us (blink@pwe.ci.houston.tx.us)
To: Housnitch@aol.com ('Housnitch@aol.com')
Your most recent blurb in Housnitch concerning my filing an ethics complaint and the referral of the complaint back to the OIG is deliberately
untrue. I can only conclude that facts and accuracy is not one of Housnitch's strong points.
I strongly suggest that before you use my name in Housnitch spend time on getting your facts straight.
Bea Link
Subj: Re: Housnitch 15
Date: 11/16/99
To: blink@pwe.ci.houston.tx.us
WE were there at the meeting.....you weren't........WE HAVE the facts. WE were accompanied by
attorneys....all took notes....also (*^%$#@! was there....DO YOU NEED MORE??????? THE COMMITTEE DISMISSED....REFERRED BACK TO OIG...AFTER OIG VERBALLY WITHDREW THE COMPLAINT. THROUGH CIITY ATTORNEY TRACEY CALABRESE.....WOULD YOU LIKE
US TO
VISIT THIS AGAIN IN HOUSNITCH 18????
HOUSNITCH
MS. LINK...YOU are a cesspool of misinformation-- (isn't that a nice way of saying she's full of SH*T?)
WE LOVE IT WHEN THESE GUYS TRY TO SOUND VERY AUTHORITATIVE....SHEESH...ONE
LINE...ALMOST 3 WEEKS AGO....(but, then again...that is a quick response for a
city official). MAYBE WE NEED TO GIVE MS. LINK MORE PRESS
TIME...ANY SNITCHES OUT THERE WITH INFORMATION & DOCUMENTS TO BACK IT UP ON
BEA LINK?....WAIT A MINUTE>>>DIDN'T WE READ RECENTLY HOW THE 1st
DISTRICT COURT OF APPEALS RE-INSTATED CHARGES AGAINST HER AND A FORMER COUNCIL MEMBER FOR ABUSING THEIR
POWER IN REGARDS TO THE C.U.R.B. ORDINANCE?) HEYYYYY...WE DO HAVE A DOCUMENT ON
THAT ONE!!!!!!!
Hey Dragon Lady....let's
talk about this one.....it's way too long to put here on the web site...some 55
pages....but basically the decision rendered by Justices Cohen, Hedges, &
Nuchia (yes the same Nuchia who was police chief of Houston) says that, and we
quote : "We
cannot consider Link's statements regarding her actions were done in accordance
with her duties & scope of her employment, in good faith, with honesty,
without malice or fraudulent intent, and with lawful purpose..........no
reasonable official in Link's position could have believed that (1) knowingly
preparing inaccurate reports for City Council and (2) causing baseless
inspections or ordering ones for retaliatory reasons was justified or in good
faith"........
"We have already held that (1) Link did not conclusively show her entitlement to official immunity and (2) material fact exist on the veracity of the facts in Link's affidavit"......
CONCLUSION:>>>
"#3.....We reverse summary judgments in favor of Link &
Huey and REMAND for determination of the claims against them".....
MY, my,
my....let that be a lesson from HOUSNITCH...to YOU or any other official out
there who questions OUR VERACITY.....our snitches run deep....and we
always check what we print.......WE'VE JUST BEGUN LADY........We have documents
that would/do fill a room.....(damn...that one was kinda fun!) Oh
yeah...IF a neighborhood protection inspector SHOULD just HAPPEN to show up on my
property....guess who I'm going to blame?????? AND GUESS WHERE .....I'm going to
blame you!...FIRST AMENDMENT BEA>>>>FIRST AMENDMENT!
Politicians/Public Officials
and diapers have one thing in common.
They should both be changed regularly and for the same reason.
Subj: Re: Check out HOUSNITCH
Date: 11/16/99 11:04:59 AM Central Standard Time
From:
To: HOUSNITCH
A few modest proposals:
1. Abolish the personnel department:
a. 80% of all placements (a national average) are known by the selecting official before the selection. Most of these are internal promotions and transfers to accommodate people management. This is the "norm."
b. All placements in COH are announced and "competed" for. The is no mechanism for in-grade pay raises.
c. Therefore, 80% of the placements are sham and exist solely to provide work for the people in personnel.
d. The rest can be privatized.
e. Recommendation: In-grade promotions as in Federal Civil Service which include "quality step increases."
2. Abolish the Legal Department:
a. All major law firms in Houston are already on retainer to COH as a reward for campaign contributions.
b. Due to the personnel policies of the "personnel" dept., all hires are at below midpoint of the salary range for any given category of labor. Therefore, COH only hires below grade lawyers.
3. Abolish the Purchasing Dept.
a. As mentioned before, the costs of acquisition exceed the costs of the goods and services acquired.
b. 90% of goods 'n services needed by COH are already on GSA or state contract and requires no competitive bidding.
c. The other 10% is graft anyway, and beyond the effective control of bidding.
4. Abolish Finance and Administration:
a. see 1-3 above
THIS JOB GETS BETTER & BETTER......
It's frustrating when you know all the answers, but nobody bothers to ask you the questions.
You don't stop laughing because you grow old, you grow old because you stopped laughing.
You Might Be A Redneck If...
>You've been married three times and still have the same in-laws.
>Jack Daniels makes your list of "Most Admired People."
>You wonder how service stations keep their restrooms so clean.
>Anyone in your family ever died right after saying,
"Hey, y'all watch this!"
>You've got more than one brother named 'Darryl.'
>You think that Dom Perignon is a Mafia leader.
>Your wife's hairdo was once ruined by a ceiling fan.
>Your Junior/Senior Prom had a Daycare.
>You think the last words to The Star Spangled Banner are,
>"Gentlemen, start your engines."
>The bluebook value of your truck goes up and down,
depending on how much gas it has in it.
>One of your kids was born on a pool table.
>You need one more hole punched in your card
to get a freebie at the House of Tattoos.
>Ya can't get married to yer sweetheart
'cause there's a law against it.
>You dated one of your parents' current spouses in high school.
>You think loading the dishwasher means getting your wife drunk.
>Your school fight song is "Dueling Banjos."
>Your toilet paper has page numbers on it.
Words of Wisdom:
*The problem with the gene pool is that there is no lifeguard.
*Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it.
*A conscience is what hurts when all your other parts feel so good.
*For every action, there is an equal and opposite criticism.
*To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism;
to steal from many.. is research.
*Two wrongs are only the beginning.
*Monday is an awful way to spend 1/7th of your life.
*The sooner you fall behind,
the more time you'll have to catch up.
*A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory.
*If you must choose between two evils,
pick the one you've never tried before.
*Love may be blind, but marriage is a real eye-opener.
*Borrow money from pessimists:
they don't expect it back.
*Half the people you know are below average.
*42.7 percent of all statistics are made up on the spot.
An Angel wrote:
~Many people will walk in and out or your life,
but only true friends will leave footprints in your heart.
~To handle yourself, use your head,
To handle others, use your heart.
~Anger is only one letter short of danger.
~If someone betrays you once, it's his fault.
If he betrays you twice, it's your fault.
~Great minds discuss ideas;
Average minds discuss events;
Small minds discuss people.
~God Gives every bird it's food,
but He does not throw it into it's nest.
~He who loses money, loses much;
He who loses a friend, loses more;
He who loses faith, loses all.
~Beautiful young people are acts of nature,
but beautiful old people are works of art.
~Learn from the mistakes of others.
You can't live long enough to make them all yourself.
~The tongue weighs practically nothing,
but so few people can hold it.
~Friends, you and me ...
you brought another friend. there were 3 ...
we started our group...
Our circle of friends ...
and like the circle ...
where's no beginning ...
there is no end.
The 24 Interludes of Life
1. Don't go for looks, it can deceive; Don't go for
wealth - even that fades away. Go for someone who
makes you smile because only a smile makes a dark day
seem bright. Hope you find that person.
2. There are moments in life when you really miss
someone so much that you want to pick them from your
dreams and hug them for real! Hope you dream of that
someone.
3. Dream what you want to dream; Go where you want to
go; Be what you want to be; because you have only one
life and one chance to do all the things you want in
life.
4. May you have enough happiness to make you sweet,
enough trials to make you strong, enough sorrow to
keep you human, enough hope to make you happy, and
enough money to buy gifts!!
5. When one door of happiness closes, another opens
but often we look so long at the closed door that we
don't see the one which has been opened for us.
6. The best kind of friend is the one you could sit
with on a porch swing, never saying a word, and then
walk away feeling like that was the best conversation
you've ever had.
7. It's true that we don't know what we've got until
we lose it, but it's also true that we don't know what
we've been missing until it arrives.
8. Always put yourself in another's shoes. if you feel
that it hurts you, it probably does hurt that person,
too.
9. A careless word may kindle strife; A cruel word may
wreck a life; A timely word may level stress; A loving
word may heal and bless.
10. The beginning of love is to let those we love be
perfectly themselves, and not twist them with our own
image - otherwise, we love only the reflection of
ourselves we find in them.
11. The happiest of people don't necessarily have the
best of everything; they just make the most of
everything that comes their way.
12. Maybe God wants us to meet a few wrong people
before meeting the right one so that when we finally
do meet the right person, we should know how to be
grateful for that gift.
13. It takes a minute to have a crush on someone, an
hour to like someone and a day to love someone - but
it takes a lifetime to forget someone.
14. Happiness lies for those who cry, those who hurt,
those who have searched and those who have tried. For
only they can appreciate the importance of people who
have touched their lives.
15. Love is when you take away the feeling, the
passion, the romance and you find out you still care
for that person.
16. A sad thing about life is that sometimes you meet
someone who means a lot to you only to find out in the
end that it was never bound to be and you just have to
let go.
17. Love starts with a smile, develops with a kiss and
ends with a tear.
18. Love comes to those who still hope even though
they've been disappointed; to those who still believe
even though they've been betrayed; to those who still
need love even though they've been hurt before.
19. It hurts to love someone and not be loved in
return, but what is the most painful is to love
someone and never finding the courage to let the
person know how you feel.
20. The brightest future will always be based on a
forgotten past, you can't go on well in life until you
let go of your past failures and heartaches.
21. Never say goodbye when you still want to try -
never give up when you still feel you can take it -
never say you don't love that person anymore when you
can't let go.
22. Giving someone all your love is never an assurance
that they'll love you back! Don't expect love in
return, just wait for it to grow in their hearts; but
if it doesn't, be content that it grew in yours.
23. There are things you love to hear but you would
never hear it from the person whom you would like to
hear it from, but don't be deaf to hear it from the
person who says it with his heart.
24. When you were born, you were crying and everyone
around you was smiling - live your life so that when
you die, you're smiling and everyone around you is
crying.
WORKING WITH THE FBI
The phone rings at FBI headquarters.
"Hello?"
"Hello, is this the FBI?"
"Yes, What do you want?"
"I'm calling to report my neighbor Adrian Thibodeaux! He is
hiding marijuana inside his firewood."
"Thank you very much for the call, sir."
The next day, the FBI agents descend on Thibodeaux's house. They search the shed where the firewood is kept. Using axes, they bust open every piece of wood, but find no marijuana. They swear at Thibodeaux and leave.
The phone rings at Thibodeaux's house.
"Hey, Adrian! Did the FBI come?"
"Yeah!"
"Did they chop your firewood?"
"Yep"
"Great, now it's your turn to call. I need my garden plowed."
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