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Florida Lotto

  You have to pick six numbers to win the FL Lotto.  I had one ticket for tonight.  My numbers were:  04-27-28-30-50-52 and the winning number was:
                                02-03-06-07-27-45 and as you can see I did not even get one number to match. That shows how hard it is to win.  No one won the jack pot today and now the jackpot is $25 million.  Now I could do a lot of good with $25 million.

  I took my last Avodart tonight.  So I have to get the Rx filled tomorrow.  I think that one cost me $60.00 if I remember correct.

  I am watching Countdown with Keith Olbermann and he is going to discuss Harry Potter nude after the break.  I am not going to watch but I think his comment is going to be how do you explain to your 12 year old that Harry Potter is nude.

Harry Potter Nude II

Harry Potter Nude

I posted the following on July 28th of 2006.  I am posting it again because I saw a news item about it on TV today and I noticed I got a few hits from seach sites looking for Harry Potter Nude.

"Daniel Radcliffe, who plays Harry Potter in the movies, is going to appear nude in a play expected to open in March of 2007.  I do not have a problem with nudity.  I think it is normal and think that other people are messed up, in their mind, because they make such a big deal out of it.
  But I do think it odd that the star of Harry Potter is going to be nude so soon.  I would guess that Harry Potter has a lot of pre-teen girls that think he is "cute."  Then bang all of a sudden this young boy they got a crush on is appearing nude.  Of course it is not in a movie it is in a play in London."

The only thing I would add is I wonder how long it will take for video of him nude to appear on YouTube. 

"Colonial Bank is not a merchant"

  The Colonial Bank did not FAX to my bank on their letter head.  My bank will not release my $402.50 which they are holding in "authorization pending"  unless they get a FAX on their letter head.
  I went over today and talked to the same lady at the bank.

She said that her manager told her that they would not FAX on their letter head because they are not a "merchant." 
I told her when you get time do a search on Google for "Colonial Bank + Dadeland" and I said you will see that I have posted information about your bank and I do not think it is the sort of information you would want posted about your bank.

I called my bank and told them that Colonial Bank will not FAX on their letter head because they say they are not a "merchant."  My bank said well we will just have to hold your money in authorization pending for 30 days.  I told the woman that I was on Social Security and I get about 800.00 a month to live on and my rent was due tomorrow. She said sorry our policy is that we hold it for 30 days.  I asked to speak to a supervisor and they put a supervisor on and she said the same thing.

Up Shit Creek with out a paddle

  I called my bank and they did receive the FAX from Colonial Bank.  However all Colonial Bank did was FAX them the print out that I gave Colonial Bank on to get the pending authorization removed.  They did not give a brief statement, they did not FAX on their letter head and they did not give their phone number and an a signature.
  I had a feeling that what they did.  I just sent an email to the lady at Colonial Bank telling her what they needed to do and begging her to please FAX them what they need.  I told her that was my rent money and I needed to pay my rent no later than tomorrow.

  Let me make it clear my bank is not free from blame in this...  The Colonial Bank ATM did mess up as I reported before.  The first problem was with the Colonial Bank ATM.  Then, I think, an additional problem with the Colonial Bank ATM that it did not send some sort of data to my bank saying ..error..this event did not complete.   
  But then after 76 hours my bank should have gone ahead and put the funds back into my account.  But for some reason my bank will not do it.  (I think because it is over $100.00 they want a written authorization from Colonial.)

  I am between a rock and a hard place.  I have to depend on two banks to do the right thing.. my bank acts like they will take care of things right away as soon as they get the correct FAX.  If they did not get a FAX I wonder how long would they just hold my $400.00 in limbo?

  This is hurting me.  It is not helping the Colonial Bank.  If people do a search for Colonial Bank using Google they find my site talking about the bank before they find the bank listing on Google.  If I were the CEO of Colonial Bank I would not be a happy puppy. I am not sure how much they spend on advertising but I think a bad ATM just sunk their spending.
  If I were the CEO I would make sure that Mr. Howard got the FAX he needed and right now. 

Pirillo on Vista

  I am praying that today my bank will accept the FAX they got from the Colonial Bank.  I am praying they credit that $400.00 to my account so I can pay the rent.  I just don't have any faith that the one bank sent the FAX with the correct information and I don't have faith that my bank will use their head and accept the FAX.  My bank should see that they have held my $400.00 since the 24th.
  If I don't get the rent posted marked no later than tomorrow three things are going to happen.  One the land lord is going to add on all sort of fees.  Two the land lord's wife is going to go fucking nuts and call and yell and scream.  Three Ken is going to be all upset and mad at me and blame me.

  Chris Pirillo has his ten reasons for liking Windows Vista.
  
 "1. The new Start Menu can help you find things faster
 2. Fast USB sticks can speed up your system instantly
 3. Program-independent volume control will keep your sounds in check
 4. The Windows Explorer exposes tons of file metadata
 5. Parental controls will keep Mom and Dad happy
 6. Checking for updates and problem solutions has never been easier
 7. Guided Help takes interactive learning to the next level
 8. Both wired and wireless network management are smarter
 9. There's an infinitely more stable video driver model in place
10. Hardware-accelerated eye candy on the desktop is awesome"

  As I said before reason number 2 is the big one for me.  I was not aware of number 3 that would be nice.  The fact that they got a 64 bit version would be a big plus for me.
  I still think I will go for Linux.  To go with Windows Vista I would have to spend about $199.00 for the software and  I would need to buy a new video card (about $150.00). 

  An update on some things that have been talked about here.  Milford (NC) had his operation and was off work for a long time.  He then went back to work part time and has now gone back to full time.  Milford has been working for the same hospital for 40 years!  He will be 62 years of age in a few days.
  Dick (KC) did a hell of a job of setting up a Joomla! site.  It is for his old work buddies and the site, after 30 days, is getting almost no traffic and his fellow workers are not supporting the site with messages and information.
  Hillary (my daughter in TX) is married.  I am not sure I posted the information here.
  Darlene's boy friend has some sort of inter ear problem and had to go to the ER.  Darlene has been taking care of him.
  Ken is happy with his job.  Everyone is very nice.   He is making close to $60K a year now.  He says that he is going to turn down the FAA job offer.  Ken almost has all his school loans paid off.  He has been paying on them big time.  Ken has been investing in the stock market.  He is wanting another big boat, like he had before, but I told him that I did not think I could help carry it now.  He said he could get some wheels for it.  The wheels, to move it, cost $200.00 or $300.00 and I hate to see him spent that just for wheels but I think trying to move a boat like that now would put me in the ER or in a grave.
Maybe wheels are a good idea.

Windows Vista

  It seems to me stupid that Windows has five editions of Vista.  I guess there is Ultimate, Home Premium, Home Basic, Business and Enterprise. 

Ultimate:  Windows Vista Ultimate is the choice for those who want to have it all. Easily shift between the worlds of productivity and play with the most complete edition of Windows Vista. Ultimate provides the power, security, and mobility features needed for work, and all the entertainment features that you want for fun.

Home Premium: Windows Vista Home Premium is the preferred edition for home desktop and mobile PCs. It provides a breakthrough design that brings your world into sharper focus while delivering the productivity, entertainment, and security you need from your PC at home or on the go.

Well you get the idea I will not go on with the others. 

  I am still waiting for my bank to credit the $400.00 to my account so I can pay the rent. 

  I have a lottery ticket tomorrow for $19 million.  It would be nice to win.

Trash Truck Fire

On the way to the bank I saw the fire department leaving the area.  I went over in front of the condo office and I found that a trash truck had picked up trash and then there was fire in the back of the truck.  So the driver dumped the trash in front of the condo office.

OK OK.. I had another reason for posting this photo.  I wanted all you people up North in the cold ice and snow to see the green down here. It did get down here to the upper 40s last night.  They had cold warning out on the TV for everyone.  Smile

Colonial Bank, N.A.

  I checked my bank and they are still holding my $400.00 and I can't access it.  I called and they said..oh yes..it has been over 76 hours now.  They said the Colonial Bank will have to FAX us a release.  So I printed out on my printer everything the Colonial Bank would need and went to the bank.  A very nice Customer Sales Officer (Lucia) said she would help me. 
  I had everything.  Showed her the AMT receipt that said I did not get $400.00 and everything and still I got asked if I got the money etc.   I had her call my bank and talk with them. 
  At last she said she would FAX them the information.  I waited and she gave me the receipt from the FAX transfer.  My fear is that she did not use the bank letter head and sign it and do everything that is going to make my bank accept it. 
  This has been a mess.  I need to pay the rent.  Remember this all started on the 24th of this month.  This is the 30th of the month. 
  I say again.. don't use the Colonial Bank ATM.  If you use it and it says network down then buddy your fucked. 

Travel Dream - bus?

  I am not working for the first time in my life.   
  This blog is not very interesting because I lead a pretty dull life. 
  I do want to visit my daughter in Washington DC.  I have always wanted to see Washington DC.  I would like to take some photos and videos with my new camera for the blog. 
  I have had a lot of fans of ShowMeBlog say they would like to meet me.
  I wonder how it would work out if I got a Greyhound 30 day bus pass?  They call it a Discovery Pass.  A 30 days bus pass is $550.00 and that is a lot of money.  I guess I would not want to get it on the way to Washington DC for the visit with my daugher because I plan to spend  one or two weeks and that would eat up half of the pass. I guess get one as I leave Washington DC and just head out across the United States (pass is also good for Canada) and visit friends and fans of ShowMeBlog.  I would not have to be in any certain place at any certain time.  I could visit Milford in NC, Dick in MO, Nick in CA and others.  Some of them could let me spend the night and sleep on a sofa or the floor.  I could write about the visits on my blog and I could take lots of photos.  It sounds interesting.
  I would not want to travel in the winter time.
  What do you think?