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Last Day of March

  I am not going to pull an April fool's day joke on you tomorrow.  Trust me.
I just wanted to tell you that because tomorrow I am going to make a few changes to Howard's Notebook. 
  One thing I am going to do each day is pick one interesting web site or blog and tell you about it and maybe review it and give you the link.
  I plan to also do one video each day.  Think of it as the video blog for that day.

  I am also going to look back 4 years and tell you what was on HNB four years ago.  That will be in effect what was I doing four 4 years ago.
  I am going to try a few other things.  I may not get them all started tomorrow.
  But no joking this year.  No April fools pranks.  Trust me.

OK you guys did not get me a Aptera for my birthday. 
  You guys need to start thinking about Christmas.  If I put a Mini Cooper S Clubman on my wish list will I get one for Christmas? 
  Oh you say Bush and his gang leaving Washington in January is my Christmas gift.  That will be a gift and a God send for the United States and the world.

Outside the window

  This is what I see outside the patio door.  I can sit at my computer and see it.  I moved the plants so that I could see them. 

  I love plants.  I should have been a farmer.  Here you can grow plants outside all year. 
If your eyes are sharp in the upper right of the photo you will see a lizard.

 

Hedwig and the Angry Inch

  I just made an attempt to watch "Hedwig and the Angry Inch."  I made it about half way.  I was expecting it to be a very bad movie.  It was not so bad.  It just was not my sort of movie.

  If you create a video and put it on Revver and people watch the video they will pay you money.  I only have three video on their site.  The videos are not any good but I have made $1.13 so far.  I want to try and make some good videos and see what happens.
  I have some ideas for videos.  I can use my Logitech Pro 9000 usb camera.  It makes good videos.  It is attached to the computer by the usb cable.  My Casio Exilim takes pretty good videos.  I would like to have a digital camcorder. 
  My next camera is going to be the Kodak Easyshare Z8121S digital camera.  It makes pretty good videos.  The thing about the Kodak camera is the optical zoom.  It is an optical zoom lens of 36-432 mm.  I saw some videos on YouTube with the zoom lens and they were super.  The one thing I am not sure about is how good the audio is on the camera.
 
How many cannibals could my body feed? 

 
 

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Volumetrics diet

  I got an email from Dick, long time reader and supporter of HNB, and he said I should check out the Volumetrics diet.
  Diets In Review -  WebMD Review

"...Don't confuse Volumetrics with a diet - it's a lifestyle change cleverly disguised as a commonsense eating plan. Dr. Rolls is a widely respected expert in weight loss and her book and plan come with high praise. Volumetrics will not remove entire categories of food or overwhelm with rules, counting and guidelines. Volumetrics comes with a wealth of tools including meal planners, sidebars outlining health food selections and more than 120 delightful recipes- that are as easy and smart as they are tasty and nutritious. Best of all, they are all low calorie and will leave you filling full and satisfied..."
  I will get the paperback book when I can afford it.  I will check it out and see if I can follow the lifestyle.

  You know what I need?   I need a good woman.  One that would make my meals and take care of me.  I could sit at the computer and she could bring me the correct foods for me to eat.
  Problem is that she has to be a woman that likes a fat, old, bald, poor man.  Then the new problem is I could not stand a woman that would want to be with a fat, old, bald and poor man.  I think I am sort of fucked.
  If I had money I could just have one of those services that bring food to your home bring me the correct foods.  If I had money however I would be going out to eat and I would be ordering in pizza and other foods.
  I am at 215 pounds right now.  I would love to be 160 pounds but that is not going to happen.  I guess I could be happy right at 190 pounds.

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Seniors Wanted for Pembroke Pines

The Miami Heard web site has an excellent article.  It is about a publicly owned high-rise looking for people 55 or owner who want to rent.  If you read the entire article it gives you a good view of what is going on down here in FL right now. Three years ago there was great demand here for "low cost" rental.  Pembroke Pines had a waiting list with 800 names on it. So they built 210 one-bedroom apartments.  People 55 and older can rent one for $710.00 a month.  Today 170 of the 210 apartments remain vacant.
 
  The story tells you more about what is going on here and I am sure around the United States.  You and I are spending 57 percent of our money on necessities.
  Nearly 7,500 homes were foreclosed on in this area in February and that is a 150 percent increase from the same month in 2007.
  In Miami-Dade there are 447,317 people who are 60 and older and of that number 191,224 live at or near the poverty level ($10,210.00 or less a year) and I am one of them.
 
  I am living with my son and grandson and I pay $650.00 a month on rent and it is hard to come up with that each month.  So I know I could not afford $710.00 a month.
  Living with family is a safety net for me.  I do not need to own a car and they help out.  I do not have to worry about not having food to eat.  I can always steal some of their food.  Smile
 

  The American people are hurting.  I do not think the people in Washington are aware of it.  I know they say they care and they are going to do something but I do not think they have a clue.

Florida Michigan ReVOTE Site - warning

  Someone posted two comments here on Howard's Notebook.  I did not approve the comments.  The comments said go to the Florida Michigan Revote site and donate money.  That there was a grass roots movement and the people of the two states were going to pay for a re-vote election.

  I knew it was a scam to get money.  You got to give the guy credit for a good idea.
He may get some big donations and a lot of small donations.  I bet he will be over at Dadeland Mall buying all sorts of stuff for himself.

  Most people are not going to fall for it.  A few may decide to donate and when they see the PayPal account money will go to a [email protected] they will decide not to donate.
  The federal and state law enforcement people can look up registrant information and I am sure they will be out in force with a team to visit Rich Bucci in Deltona FL.

  You know I love the Internet.  I do hate all these scams and all the junk mail.

  Update: 

Swollen Feet and Ankles

  My feet and ankles are swollen.  The left foot is the biggest one.  My left foot looks gross and feels like it is going to explode.
  This is not new.  I have had it for some time.  During the four days I was in the hospital I did not have swollen feet.  So I feel sure that my problem is diet.  I also feel it is salt.
  If I had not had a complete check of my heart, in the hospital, I might think I had CHF (congestive heart failure). 

  This is the first day, in about four or five, that I did not have a Subway sandwich. In fact I have been eating two foot long subs each day.  I have not been paying attention to the nutrition information when I order. 
 
  Next time I go to the store I am going to get fruit and vegetables.  I hate vegetables.  Hell I hate fruit.  I got to lose some weight and I am tired of having my foot look like a foot ball. 

  Ken went to the NASCAR race today.  This is the third year he has gone.  Russell went one year with him.  I have never been.  I have no desire. 
  I saw a horse race one time.  They have a casino at the racing track and I was only interested in the slot machines.  I am not a sports fan. 

  I like to gamble.  I like to go to the beach.  Most of all a nude beach.  I like to eat.  I like to buy things.  I like computers. 
  I would love to live right on a nude  beach.  It would be great if right down the street there was a place I could gamble.  I would love to live someplace that has very high speed Internet access.  It would be great if there were lots of great cheap eating places.
  Living in a clothing optional apartment or condo would be great. 
  I would not mind living on the top floor of a tall building.  I would like to have a ham radio antenna on the roof. 
  I did a search of "clothing optional apartments" and it looks like it turns up gay apartments.  I am not interested in living in some building that is gay or is a party building. 
  I would like to live around young people but not if they are into partying.  I do not want to hear loud music.  I do not want to see people with tattoos or rings in their nose or lips. 
  I do not want to see old people.  I do not want to see them in person or on TV. 
  What is nice about apartments or living places for old folks is that they often have transportation to take them to the store, mall and to gamble. 

People are leaving South Florida

  Florida's population is dipping to a 30-year low.  People are leaving South Florida.  The high cost of living is driving them away.  I think the hurricane season a few years ago also sent many people looking for someplace else.  There are fewer jobs here. 
  I think a lot of English speaking people leave the Miami area because they feel like they are in a third world nation.
  I was born and raised in Kansas City (MO).  I love it here. The weather is great.  The beaches are excellent.  There is always something going on here in Miami. 
  I have a son and grandson here.  We are all sharing a condo.  The cost of renting here is sky high.  Real estate costs are unreal.  I am sure I will stay here as long as my son and grandson can put up with me. 
  My son and I have discussed moving.  My son has a good paying job and he could transfer to TX, NM or VA.  There are other locations that he could transfer to. 
  We might move to Tampa (FL).  Right now we plan to stay here in FL. 
 
  I recommend Miami (FL) as a place to come and visit.  Come down and have a vacation here.  Do not move down here unless you have a good job or a lot of money.  Do not plan on living in Miami unless you speak Spanish.
  If you're young and you want to live and work here in the Miami area you need to speak English and Spanish. 

Barack Obama the Democratic Nominee?

  I do not think that Barack Obama has become the Democratic nominee yet?  I just do not feel good about Barack Obama.  I still want that dream ticket.  I want Hillary Clinton the nominee and Barack Obama running for vice president with her.
  I can understand why Barack Obama would not want that second place slot. 
  If I were Howard Dean, Al Gore and other people in the party I would have gone to Barack Obama and asked him to take the second place slot.  When he said he was going for the top slot I would have told him it is not your time yet.  I would have told him next time we will all put our support behind you.  When Obama said no he wanted to run get the nomination now again I would say this is NOT your time.  Then I would say we are all asking you for the nation and for the party to step back and take the second place slot.
  If we had powerful leaders in the Democratic party we could say next time you will have our support.  If you do not do what is good for the nation now then you will not have our support this time and not next time.

  The problem is the power people in the party have already given their support to Obama. 

  The way the Democratic and Republican parties worked in the past was that someone would start at the bottom and work their way up.  You might be a teenager and you would worked unpaid doing something for the party.  (I did as a teen on election day a long time ago.)
  Then you would work your way up getting elected to office or by speaking and working for the party for years and years. 
  FDR, Harry Truman and even Ronald Reagan started out working for their party for years. 
  In the recent times we have had Republicans with lots of their own money that wanted to take a fast track to the White House but the American people do not like someone buying their way to being the nominee.

  If Barack Obama is the Democratic nominee I will work for his election and I will vote for him.  I think this is the time for Hillary Clinton. 

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