tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973827.comments2024-01-11T07:40:01.736-05:00The Stopped ClockAaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16523334580402022332noreply@blogger.comBlogger3043125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973827.post-74841192416328061462016-11-30T19:56:18.327-05:002016-11-30T19:56:18.327-05:00My advice when you find out your parent designated...My advice when you find out your parent designated you as the successor trustee...say no and RUN! No matter how you try to deal with disgruntled siblings when handling an estate as the trustee, they will never say Thank you and instead continue to turn on you and even try to sue you. Well after the trust has been closed. Even when you followed the trust to the letter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973827.post-73320282567991514622015-10-13T14:40:08.430-04:002015-10-13T14:40:08.430-04:00Associated Community Services (ACS) is a telemarke...Associated Community Services (ACS) is a telemarketing firm based in Southfield, Michigan which reportedly filed for bankruptcy & owes more than $15 million in unpaid taxes to the IRS and more than $1 million in unpaid state tax. ACS is owned & operated by Robert W. Burland, Jr. and Richard T. Cole.<br /> <br />ACS has been cited by the Michigan Atty General as being in violation of numerous laws and ACS retains up to 90% of funds received for telemarketing services on behalf numerous charities, including the Foundation for American Veterans. ACS badgers it’s victims repeatedly at all hours with high pressure tactics.<br /><br />The owners are con artists and should be held account for their activities. I urge you to contact the owners and give them a dose of their own medicine. I’m sure they will be happy to hear from you at any time of the day.:-)<br /><br />Richard T. Cole & Barbara M. Cole<br />1374 Timber Ridge Ct. <br />Milford, MI 48380-3664 <br />tel 248-676-9046 989-428-1005<br /><br />Robert W. Burland, Jr. & Kathrine M Burland<br />20295 Thornwood Ct<br />Southfield, MI 48076-4917 <br />248-357-4168 <br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17345150297928562071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973827.post-12583979661129334272015-08-21T00:21:35.866-04:002015-08-21T00:21:35.866-04:00This happens in K-12 too. Every student walks in w...This happens in K-12 too. Every student walks in with a price tag above their head. If a parent gets pissed for any reason or for no reason and pulls their kids (as they can, thanks to school choice), then that money goes away. I have see the effects, as when a principal was afraid to discipline students lest the parents pull the kid. Parents who didn't like a teacher and requested a new one were accommodated, usually without question. The kids are running the schools, and we all know it.TeacherPattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06224889631717470886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973827.post-7292701356638037032015-07-05T20:30:49.992-04:002015-07-05T20:30:49.992-04:00I read in my Dad's will that I am "Truste...I read in my Dad's will that I am "Trustee" for my brother's inheritance, (cuz he is a drug addict and cannot manage money.) AND, it says he sue me if i am not managing his funds to his drug addict self satisfacion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973827.post-52456731891700859492015-05-20T15:40:02.005-04:002015-05-20T15:40:02.005-04:00Today is 5/20/15 and this Cancer charity and 4 oth...Today is 5/20/15 and this Cancer charity and 4 others are being investigated. Only 3% may go to charities and the remaining 97% go to cars, vacations, college tuition.....you get the drift. It's all over the news. I never give to charities over the phone and I hang up on solicitors.momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00821691423064906887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973827.post-69103151166793562012015-05-19T21:34:33.770-04:002015-05-19T21:34:33.770-04:00It's is in the news,, This is a BIG scam http:...It's is in the news,, This is a BIG scam http://www.theverge.com/2015/5/19/8625467/ftc-cancer-charity-scam-lawsuitAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973827.post-92216975219303486352015-04-24T22:49:41.783-04:002015-04-24T22:49:41.783-04:00I need more info on the civil aspect. In 1988 a y...I need more info on the civil aspect. In 1988 a young girl was raped and murdered the accused was aquitted, my father --in-law was on that jury. forced by the judge to make a decision by 3:00pm that last day. Also there where 2 local lawyers wives on jury four close co-workers of his on jury and many more money-special prosecution and judge please send me info so i can get back with my local prosecutors on this also no DNA was shown to jury NOTHINGAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973827.post-33868673630433107632015-03-04T20:37:23.981-05:002015-03-04T20:37:23.981-05:00Guess what?
The letter sent for o my check is sig...Guess what?<br />The letter sent for o my check is signed James T Reynolds - see early comments for this scammer!<br />NO DOUGH FOR YOU JAMES!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973827.post-31507633968990678662015-02-08T14:01:52.699-05:002015-02-08T14:01:52.699-05:00I receive a call for two different Cancer groups a...I receive a call for two different Cancer groups and two different toll free numbers. I donated by credit card in November and December 2014. I then received a call from the same woman in January 2015 asking for more donations. I told her I already donated in Nov. and Dec. She said it was time to donate again. I said no, but I got a bill in the mail and phone calls ever hour to half hour between 9 am till 9 pm. AT&T will not block 800 numbers. Can't get ant sleep because of all the phone calls. The woman wants me to authorize 100,oo for each cancer group to be taken out of my cred card. 400.00 now for January and February then 200.00 a month each month after. otherwise they will not be able to take my phone number off the call list. I am going to change my phone number, and delete my facebook account, change my bank card number and my bank account number and never answer any more toll free or unknown numbers... . Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973827.post-35891692804885407762015-02-07T18:02:03.181-05:002015-02-07T18:02:03.181-05:00This is still happening, I received a call from th...This is still happening, I received a call from this organization last weekend. I told them I did not have the money to donate anything because I had just paid all of my bills and only had enough to get me through the week. They agreed to take my address and the pledge card came today, they also called just a little bit ago to check on if the pledge card had arrived (they also called a few times this week while I was outside with my dogs and I couldn't get to the phone in time). I am so gullible I almost donated to these people, luckily I have an amazing husband who made me look them up before he would support my donating to them. We will not be donating now, and the pledge card is in the trash. Thank you so much for posting this and keeping it up, I know now to look these things up before making any donations. <br />Erica S.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973827.post-72153997302483756352015-01-16T14:41:07.944-05:002015-01-16T14:41:07.944-05:00The same "professional fundraiser" calls...The same "professional fundraiser" calls me at least once a month soliciting donations for The Breast Cancer Society. She sounds like she's my long-lost best friend. Says I'm "harder to reach than the last pickle in the jar," or a similar folksy line. I told her not to call me again, but my "old friend" keeps calling anyway. Today when she called and said she was mailing my pledge form, I said OK and hung up. Then Googled "Breast Cancer Society," found their contact info and called them to complain - (888) 470-7909. I calmly asked that they remove my name & number from their list. The nice women on the phone assured me that she would take care of it. We'll see... (BTW, I prefer to directly support causes rather than "give" 50% or so to the "professional fundraiser.")Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973827.post-4888875168243410582015-01-07T12:25:07.360-05:002015-01-07T12:25:07.360-05:00I noticed the same thing and changed my preference...I noticed the same thing and changed my preference to Duck Duck Go. Big data can suck it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973827.post-90620041593954805152014-12-11T19:22:10.680-05:002014-12-11T19:22:10.680-05:00I expect that a number of those setting this progr...I expect that a number of those setting this program up didn't expect that to be a problem, because they didn't expect the recipients of torture to ever again walk the earth as free men. Or for that matter, to face a trial where this stuff might come out. Which is why they freaked out so much about, say, the release of <a href="http://ccrjustice.org/newsroom/press-releases/former-gitmo-prisoner-david-hicks-seeks-vacate-conviction" rel="nofollow">David Hicks</a>, and added a bunch of conditions:<br /><br><br />After his release from Guantánamo, Hicks returned to Australia and was placed under a one-year gag order prohibiting him from speaking to the media. As part of his plea agreement, he was also required to withdraw allegations that the U.S. military abused him and agree not to take legal action against the United States.<br />Dave W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02933734333796126524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973827.post-81160600498462660432014-12-03T12:55:02.213-05:002014-12-03T12:55:02.213-05:00I am going to borrow your reply, "Sorry, I no...I am going to borrow your reply, "Sorry, I no longer donate over the phone."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973827.post-43956815281619576312014-12-03T10:42:01.504-05:002014-12-03T10:42:01.504-05:00Racism has changed since the Civil Rights Era: it ...Racism <i>has</i> changed since the Civil Rights Era: it was driven underground and made more subtle and difficult to recognize. But it certainly hasn’t gone away. Like others before him, Brooks pretends that we’re over it, passed it, nothing to see anymore, move along, which is of course horseshit. Redefining and relabeling does nothing to change the basic discrimination still being practiced. Worst of all, though, is that racists are given easy refuge by obfuscation of the sort Brooks offers. Not quite sure why you keep up the Brooks-watch, other than his reliable foolishness giving you something to rant about.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973827.post-86984092799462878192014-12-01T19:36:15.530-05:002014-12-01T19:36:15.530-05:00Most of the comments I see on Ferguson threads sim...Most of the comments I see on Ferguson threads simply depress me.Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16523334580402022332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973827.post-71091931841988580272014-11-27T07:04:50.511-05:002014-11-27T07:04:50.511-05:00A very well written and balanced article - so I as...A very well written and balanced article - so I assume you will get very few or no comments on it.<br /><br />Now, if you would just do an inflammatory piece about Ferguson, MO or mention the WWE you could double your traffic and gain a raft of well thought out comments . . . <br /><br />CWDAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973827.post-78240051602765167272014-11-26T14:57:55.496-05:002014-11-26T14:57:55.496-05:00As you know, that only applies when the President ...As you know, that only applies when the President is a Republican.Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16523334580402022332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973827.post-48908989461571330962014-11-22T21:38:50.873-05:002014-11-22T21:38:50.873-05:00What happened to all that yap about the awesomenes...What happened to all that yap about the awesomeness of the "unitary executive"?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284903745668997235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973827.post-52217966405145123372014-11-10T21:09:18.351-05:002014-11-10T21:09:18.351-05:00I watch and admit to being entertained, but I str...I watch and admit to being entertained, but I struggle quite a lot with Bill Maher’s attitudes and opinions, as well as those of his some of his guests. Because large portions of the show are unscripted, Maher’s writers feeding him prefab lines notwithstanding, it is often a good gauge of the range of opinions out there. His audience also gives immediate feedback in the form of groaning, booing, and applause. But Maher uses the show, at least in part, as a bully pulpit, with frequent bogus assertions of fact, truth, and his own authoritative opinion. Yet his expertise is in comedy, and I simply don’t buy that being a newshound and political junkie confers much authority over his guests.<br /><br />Maher’s statements underlying his current conflict are textbook bigotry, enabled by what you refer to as the spotlight fallacy. Softening that, as Reza Aslan attempts, by saying that Maher doesn’t mean it spitefully, cuts no ice with me. Part of the problem is that adopting the jokey insult as a rhetorical form allows Maher (and other comics) to utter the most odious things imaginable and then take refuge behind the joke. In fact, getting the laugh, even after the groan (shades of Johnny Carson), justifies pretty much anything he might say. That, in turn, makes Maher irresponsible with his influence. Further, lots of earnest people of faith out there don’t respond to nastiness about their beliefs. Maher hasn’t exactly singled out Islam for abuse, but pretty close.<br /><br />The wider issue of whether Maher is a suitable commencement speaker is not very important. He is certainly excellent at comedic line delivery and would entertain the commencement crowd better than the blowhard <i>NYT</i> columnist who spoke at mine years ago. Objectionable opinion (racism, bigotry, misogyny, etc.) doesn’t fully disqualify a speaker except perhaps the most vehement kinds, especially when warhawks who do much more actual damage in the world populate lecture circuits. However, in my experience, student bodies as mobs lack the nuance to entertain actual debate, not that a commencement address is in any fashion a colloquy. So instead they protest to silence uncomfortable or questionable opinion, accomplishing nothing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973827.post-70199375820410852812014-10-26T06:31:17.495-04:002014-10-26T06:31:17.495-04:00I had them send me their informaiion in the mail. ...I had them send me their informaiion in the mail. Once I received it, I am glad that I did my due diligence. Once I went to their website I got a very uncomfortable feeling and the comments here have saved me from a scam that sounded above board. Thank you all. I will give to the Breast Cancer cause, but I will keep it local. Shame on those who seek to gain from the suffering of other.Luthernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973827.post-29308638713522168312014-10-18T13:32:31.666-04:002014-10-18T13:32:31.666-04:00I received solicitation about a week ago and told ...I received solicitation about a week ago and told them to send me something in the mail which I received yesterday. Thanks to this website, I will not send the $20 they said I "promised".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973827.post-87572384397657680632014-10-03T15:48:47.662-04:002014-10-03T15:48:47.662-04:00You say, "I agree with everything that you sa...You say, "I agree with everything that you said (possibly a first)" -- then congratulations -- you've actually thought this issue through.... (possibly a first). ;-)<br /><br />[For the uninitiated, this is how CWD and I kid each other.]Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16523334580402022332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973827.post-34180633431304706942014-10-03T06:49:02.789-04:002014-10-03T06:49:02.789-04:00"Meanwhile, high schools and colleges should ..."Meanwhile, high schools and colleges should get on board with allowing students to take these courses for something akin to universal college credit, at the lowest possible cost. Colleges sponsoring the courses should contemplate how to bring the best added value to a packaged online course . . . " I agree with everything that you said (possibly a first), but I don't think it will ever happen. The economic incentives to "do the right thing" are either not present (at the High School level) or are running in the opposite direction at the University level (lower costs and require professors to "add value" to education . . . that might interfere with profits and publishing . . . )<br /><br />. . . although I suppose you might have a fighting chance at getting a community college onboard with the project.<br /><br />CWDAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973827.post-84982365528748364822014-09-20T15:42:26.081-04:002014-09-20T15:42:26.081-04:00It's a scam. what else is new.It's a scam. what else is new. cetudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03650022244239688094noreply@blogger.com