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A Freezing Cold Night In Maryland 41 Years Ago
by ohomen171 on 5 Feb 2014   1 comment, latest 12 years ago
I was reading a report from a Facebook friend in Colorado that the wind chill factor had dropped down to -23 Fahrenheit. I joked to her that it was ...

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A Wonderful Final Visit With Our Grand Daughter Before She Leaves For Brasil
by ohomen171 on 2 Feb 2014   Posted 12 years ago
Yesterday our grand daughter Bianca came over to see us. We had a delightful lunch and Elena took she and her mother (along with the dogs) for a walk ...

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Relying On Your Instincts
by ohomen171 on 28 Jan 2014   5 comments, latest 12 years ago
Please rely on your instincts. Yesterday I was rushing to get to a food store. I was going at high speed and the light turned yellow. Many times I ...

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Get Ready For Rough Times In The Emerging Markets-Especially Argentina
by ohomen171 on 24 Jan 2014   1 comment, latest 12 years ago
Emerging Market Contagion Spreads; Argentina, Venezuela, Turkey Roundup; 50% Tax on Internet Purchases Argentina Institutes 50% Tax on Internet Purchases; Emerging Market Contagion Spreads; Argentina, Venezuela, Turkey Roundup Yesterday, ...

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My Incredible Wife Elena Has A Birthday Today!!!
by ohomen171 on 23 Jan 2014   Posted 12 years ago
My incredible wife Elena has her birthday today. It is a celebration of an incredible life with outstanding accomplishments. Elena and I have something in common. We both a ...

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Ten Years In Our Home
by ohomen171 on 20 Jan 2014   Posted 12 years ago
Ten years ago today Elena went to a title company late on a cold evening to sign all the papers to buy this house. We have spent a lot ...

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The Comfort Law Firm-World Class Financial Negotiators
by ohomen171 on 8 Feb 2013   1 comment, latest 12 years ago
To make a long story short, the Comfort law firm literally saved our lives financially. They were able to negotiate debt settlements with major creditors totaling some $135,000. They ...

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Some Surprising Facts About China's Massive Economic Power
by ohomen171 on 13 Jan 2014   11 comments, latest 12 years ago
This article, though aimed at a US audience, gives a scary insight into China 's growing economic power. In future China will employ millions of American workers and dominate ...

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Preparing To Celebrate Elena's Birthday
by ohomen171 on 8 Jan 2014   Posted 12 years ago
On January 21 we will have been in this house that Elena bought for ten years. We have developed some traditions in this household including one that a bottle ...

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Elena Fears For The Life Of Dennis Rodman While In North Korea
by ohomen171 on 6 Jan 2014   2 comments, latest 12 years ago
Jack Waldbewohner Elena took note of the fact that former US basketball great Dennis Rodman is always going to North Korea to visit the president Kim Jong Un. She ...

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Memories Of Watching A San Francisco 49'ers Game In An African Village 20 Years
by ohomen171 on 5 Jan 2014   1 comment, latest 12 years ago
As some of my dear friends know, in 1993 I spent 8 months in a Xhosa village in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. I was the only ...

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2013-A Close Call With Armageddon
by ohomen171 on 30 Dec 2013   1 comment, latest 12 years ago
2013 has been a hard year for many of us. We have seen friends lost, dogs lost, and some deep personal crisis. We have also seen some very great ...

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Who Turned Off the Lights In Buenos Aires?
by ohomen171 on 29 Dec 2013   Posted 12 years ago
My dear friends those of us in civilized countries tend to take our electricity for granted. We can only experience power outages when there are unusual storms or other ...

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The Classic 1946 Film:
by ohomen171 on 28 Dec 2013   1 comment, latest 12 years ago
An important part of each Christmas season is the opportunity to watch the classic 1946 film; "It's A Wonderful Life." It was filmed in 1946 right after the end ...

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My Wonderful Christmas Gift
by ohomen171 on 26 Dec 2013   Posted 12 years ago
I got back in the pool today after a long absence due to flu. After my 1.5 hour swim I ran into a dear friend who is very lucky ...

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A Dear Friend Leaves Us Much Too Soon
by ohomen171 on 23 Dec 2013   Posted 12 years ago
Like many harried Christmas shoppers I was standing outside waiting for UPS to come with packages for my wife and I as well as our daughter in law and ...

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Some Unintended Consequences Of A Massive Increase In The Minimum Wage
by ohomen171 on 4 Dec 2013   6 comments, latest 12 years ago
Jack Waldbewohner I hear a lot of talk about raising the minimum wage up to $15.00 an hour. I have a lot of empathy for low-wage workers. I was ...

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Israel's First Nuclear Bomb Made With Material From US Reactor
by ohomen171 on 26 Nov 2013   Posted 12 years ago
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My Son Found Some Fascinating New Information On The Kennedy Assasination
by ohomen171 on 24 Nov 2013   Posted 12 years ago
I read this off a website http://www.infowars.com/netany Interesting how JFK insisted that Israel "absolutely" not have nuclear weapons and demanded inspections of their Dimona nuclear facilities just 50 years ...

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JFK Saved Us From A Nuclear War And The Horrors of Vietnam
by ohomen171 on 21 Nov 2013   7 comments, latest 12 years ago
This is a sad morning for me. We lost John F. Kennedy 50 years ago today. We lost his humanity, intelligence, compassion, and decency (Please forgive him for his ...

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50 Years Ago This Morning.....
by ohomen171 on 21 Nov 2013   1 comment, latest 12 years ago
I was 15 years old. I was in the 9th grade at Cullen Junior High School in Houston, Texas. At one in the afternoon I had just returned from ...

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A Great Podcast On Housing Bubbles
by ohomen171 on 17 Nov 2013   Posted 12 years ago
http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2 Please use the comments to demonstrate your own ignorance, unfamiliarity with empirical data and lack of respect for scientific knowledge. Be sure to create straw men and argue ...

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Guilty Until Proven Innocent-The Grabbing Hand Of The Law
by ohomen171 on 3 Nov 2013   Posted 12 years ago
Guilty Until Proven Innocent; Grabbing Hand of the Law In criminal court, you are innocent until proven guilty. It's a different matter altogether in civil forfeiture, where prosecutors can ...

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Despite Glitches In Obamacare, Health Insurance Companies Making Protits
by ohomen171 on 27 Oct 2013   Posted 12 years ago
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Gender Inequality In Wages
by ohomen171 on 25 Oct 2013   3 comments, latest 12 years ago
"Gender imbalances, and their resulting economic consequences, are still startlingly visible everywhere, from the developed world to emerging markets," writes Saadia Zahidi on GPS. "In Brazil, more women attend ...

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The Cuban Missile Crisis Had Johnson or Nixon Been President
by ohomen171 on 25 Oct 2013   1 comment, latest 12 years ago
On October 22 the Discovery Channel aired a fascinating program "What if...1962 Armageddon." The show gave the surprising information that John Kennedy barely missed being assassinated in December of ...

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Some Reflections On Achieving 65 Years of Age
by ohomen171 on 23 Oct 2013   2 comments, latest 12 years ago
To all my friends out there I made it to 65 years of age early this morning. I was born in a hospital in Galveston, Texas at age 7.5 ...

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US Treasury Debt Is No Longer A Rick Free Investment Says The FT of London
by ohomen171 on 21 Oct 2013   2 comments, latest 12 years ago
Treasuries have turned anything but risk-free By John Plender Those who can diversify out of US debt are likely to do so The US debt ceiling imbroglio may not ...

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Some Further Sobering Thoughts On The Coming US Government Default
by ohomen171 on 12 Oct 2013   10 comments, latest 12 years ago
My readers I am sadly watching the debt ceiling drama unfold. I am very pessimistic that an agreement will be reached to increase the US debt limit. Some very ...

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"A Nuclear War Is Winnable"-Some Sobering Thoughts On The Coming US Default
by ohomen171 on 8 Oct 2013   2 comments, latest 12 years ago
In the early 1960's US generals including Curtis LeMay put intense pressure on the late President John F. Kennedy to launch a preemptive nuclear attack on the Soviet Union. ...

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With A Sovereign Default Coming Will Home Equity Loans Surge?
by ohomen171 on 7 Oct 2013   Posted 12 years ago
Surge in Home Equity Loans Coming? With mortgage refinancing activity down 30% between May and September, will homeowners turn to home equity lines for cash? That is a possibility ...

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Get Ready For A Rough Ride
by ohomen171 on 30 Sep 2013   11 comments, latest 12 years ago
My dear readers this government shutdown is just the high winds and rains before a terrible Katrina-like storm that will hit when the US budget deficit is not raised ...

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David Defeats Goliath-A Foreclosure Is Stopped!
by ohomen171 on 1 Oct 2013   2 comments, latest 12 years ago
Yesterday a dear friend of 50 years faced the prospect of his home being sold and his personal property being put on the pavement in front of his house. ...

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America Flirts With Self Destruction-The October 17 Bond Default
by ohomen171 on 1 Oct 2013   Posted 12 years ago
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Me And My Dog Alice Walk Three Miles For Lung Cancer
by ohomen171 on 30 Sep 2013   3 comments, latest 12 years ago
We walked 5 K with the dogs around Lake Merced with my Kaiser colleagues in a fund raising event for lung cancer treatment. I walked with Copernicus in 54 ...

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The Very Real Possibility Of A US Government Default In Mid October, 2013
by ohomen171 on 28 Sep 2013   Posted 12 years ago
My readers the huge danger here is a miscalculation that leads to a default in the US government's debt. Here are some of the terrible possible consequences below thanks ...

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My Daughter Luah Does A Video Of My Life
by ohomen171 on 26 Sep 2013   Posted 12 years ago
http://vimeo.com/75473564

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The Death Toll In The Nairobi Mall Terrorist Attack Rises To 59
by ohomen171 on 22 Sep 2013   9 comments, latest 12 years ago
Last updated: September 22, 2013 10:19 am Kenyan forces work to free hostages at Nairobi mall By Katrina Manson in Nairobi A policeman carries a baby to safety after ...

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One Of My Most Incredible Accomplishments In Life-I Built This House!
by ohomen171 on 15 Sep 2013   Posted 12 years ago
http://ohomen171s-journey-thro 36 years ago I built this house with the help of an off-duty Houston police officer. It's still going strong!!

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15 Years Ago Today I Went To Jail
by ohomen171 on 10 Sep 2013   Posted 12 years ago
15 years ago today I was arrested by a team of 6 US Marshals. I was not charged with a crime. I was charged with civil contempt of court. ...
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