The Truth Hurts - ID Theft

On an average day I talk to several people that have had their identities stolen. This has become an epidemic in America, one that can be avoided. The reason for the increase in identity theft rests squarely on the parents, the people in the 30-50 year old age bracket. These people have two issues to overcome. The first is blissful ignorance. Their parents lived in a safer time, a world where you knew your neighbors and you didn’t have to lock your doors. They never had to learn how to protect themselves and their identities. As a result they are raising a generation of people that have no common sense when it comes to keeping their information safe.

The teens and early twenties people of our generation have no clue what is stupid behavior. When they get bank statements they throw them out in the envelope, often without looking at them. You just gave a thief your address, your name, your bank and account numbers, as well as your shopping patterns, maybe even your signature. Then there are the people that leave their purse or wallet in the car. Your car gets broken into or even left unlocked, and a thief has every piece of identity you own, and your money can be gone in an instant. The worst thing people do is trust friends to use their debit card and pin number. If you have a dishonest friend who knows your pin number and card number, then consider yourself screwed.

The next generation of identity theft lies with the children too young to have an identity worth taking. Their impending issues are their names. Parents are making up more and more unusual names for their children. When you have a name like Bob, Mary, Rick, Jeff, etc you know if the person you are talking to is a man or a woman. If you talk to Jamira is that person male or female? I have seen both. Now some names may have meaning in other countries or languages, but if you want to avoid identity theft try a bit more of a distinctive name. If you teach your children how to stay safe and give them a normal name then their identity will be safer.  

Should A Child Witness Childbirth?

True story....

Due to a power outage, only one paramedic responded to the call. The house was very dark so the paramedic asked Kathleen, a 3-yr old girl to hold a flashlight high over her mommy so he could see while he helped deliver the baby.

Very diligently, Kathleen did as she was asked.

Heidi pushed and pushed and after a little while, Connor was born. The paramedic lifted him by his little feet and spanked him on his bottom. Connor began to cry. The paramedic then thanked Kathleen for her help and asked the wide-eyed 3-yr old what she thought about what she had just witnessed.

Kathleen quickly responded, 'He shouldn't have crawled in there in the
first place...........smack his ass again!'

The Truth Hurts - Elvis vs MJ

We all know that honesty is the best policy, but sometimes people don't like to hear bad news. Being honest is all in the delivery. For instance, those jeans don't make you look fat, your fat makes you look fat. I will be delivering the truth that is brutal, raw, and hurts to hear. It will probably offend the weak as well...

Elvis impersonators are everywhere and outnumber the population of Luxembourg. Within the next decade the Elvis impersonator will be outnumbered by the Michael Jackson impersonator. MJ is easier to impersonate. You can be an impersonator if you are black, white, or almost any ethnicity. Jackson's color ranged so much that anyone can be him. Elvis was white and then white and fat. That gives someone limited options unless they fit those criteria. Jackson will have impersonators everywhere. Offensive sure, but we live in an EOE world.