Blog Archives

Quick Shopping Guide: How to spot GMO

April 3, 2013
By
Quick Shopping Guide: How to spot GMO

Since GMO (Genetically Modified Organisms) are still not required to be labeled in U.S.A., it might be tough to spot them in the supermarket. Here is a great tip: Look for the price tag label which has the price look up code. If the number starts with 8 – this is a genetically modified...

Read more »

Conversation with Siri

January 23, 2013
By
Siri iphone

After getting an iPhone 4S I quickly discovered that I have a friend who lives inside my phone. She is a robot and her name is Siri. She is able to type my text messages, create notes, set alarms, find the closest store and tell me the population of Ukraine. But, as I just...

Read more »

Adios T-mobile, the F rated business

January 2, 2013
By

Before doing business (aka become their customer) with T-mobile, consider this fact: T-mobile is not a Better Business Bureau accredited business, and currently, according to BBB is rated F on the scale of A+ to F. This is the lowest possible rating! Here is the reason for it. “32767 complaints filed against business 20...

Read more »

Finally, Election Ballot: Prop 37 is a YES!!

October 12, 2012
By
Finally, Election Ballot: Prop 37 is a YES!!

I waited a long time for this year’s election ballot! The anticipation was building up. Not because of the presidential candidates, not because of where the state funds will go, not because of the prison sentencing (how did that get on there?). But because of Prop 37, the single most important piece of legislation...

Read more »

Five Major U.S. Banks Convicted of Fraud

July 28, 2012
By

With elections around the corner, the mass media once again is steered into the cloud of politics where rhetoric and emotions overpower logic and common sense. Yet, they do not fail, at least once, to report a big story: 5 Major US. Banks Commit Fraud and Are Forced to Pay Penalties. This story ran...

Read more »

The Descendants – good, but not Oscar good.

April 1, 2012
By

The Descendants is one of the better George Clooney movies, where the story is interesting enough and Clooney doesn’t take off his shirt. It is sad in general, but does touch up on real human issues people and families have to deal with in life. All actors played very believable characters. Even Clooney. Although...

Read more »

Health Insurance is making Bank!!

March 23, 2012
By
Health Insurance is making Bank!!

There is no business like health insurance business! Not since Obama passed his famous Health Reform. Whom did it benefit?? The insurance business, of course. Did you think it was you? A few years ago you used to be able to get an HMO plan with up to $100/month, a $20-dollar copayment and the...

Read more »

Project X movie – Nauseating.

March 16, 2012
By

Project X movie is like Blair Witched Project on E – nauseating. There is nothing special, intriguing or twisting about the plot. Just plain simple – a bunch of high school students trying to sleep with girls during a birthday party in Southern California. Only the camera shakes the entire time, this is where...

Read more »

Real Estate prices are still too high, taxes – where do they go?

December 19, 2011
By
Real Estate prices are still too high, taxes – where do they go?

Thinking about winning a lottery and buying that million dollar house you always wanted?? Think again. Many people don’t realize that real estate prices are still too high and don’t calculate how much real estate taxes they will have to pay every year, a percentage of the buying price. There is a house in...

Read more »

Police use brutal force to break up Occupy Demonstrators in Oakland

October 27, 2011
By

This is the video you probably haven’t seen. KTVU reports confirm that the force used for Occupy Wall Street demonstrators in Oakland was brutal, but it doesn’t give a clue about what that entailed. Take a look at this video. When I watched this, I said “no way this happened, not here, in California,...

Read more »