The contentious CRA convention began today with a visit from the Sacramento Police Department. Apparently fisticuffs broke-out when some folks that were not credentialed tried to force their way into the delegate meeting’s morning session. About 125 people were not seated by the Credentials Committee. After many false starts, the Committee met last night to…
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Review: Palermo Restaurant
Palermo has been around for forever in my hometown. I never think about it when it comes to Italian food, even though I have been there 3 times prior. It is a family-owned restaurant that clams to make Italian food from scratch. Let’s get to the review! Blogger Note: on this trip we were in…
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I told my girl that I wanted a burger and a beer. I’m not much of a drinker but it just sounded good. We hopped in the car and drove for about 20 minutes to somewhere I’d never been before. We parked next to a McDonald’s—not a good omen—and then went for a walk. We…
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I’m about ten days into this trip. Here are a few observations thus far. Getting a visa extension to stay here was easy. The hardest part was the demand that payment be made in cash. The cost was just north of 4,000 pesos ($66). I needed to complete a form, pay a fee, and then…
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I was minding my own business today and decided to read my email. Typically, Sunday is a slow day for news but wow! What my friend sent me was a bombshell. After reading it, all I could think of was the line from Forest Gump, “Stupid is as stupid does.” What the email contained was…
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Is the dust-up about the release of personal information in the rearview mirror now that the file is off the Internet blog site? Unfortunately, “No.” As far as I know: • CRA has yet to report this incident to the authorities. • CRA has not informed the five people directly affected that their information was…
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Once upon a time, a “third rate burglary” –a crime of little importance—brought down a US President and his closest advisors. Why? It wasn’t the crime but the cover-up that created the legal difficulties that eventually send many to prison and forced Richard M. Nixon to resign. Is history about to repeat itself because some…
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Aaron Park just removed the Ventura RA personal data from his website. File Ventura-RA-Documents.pdf is gone thanks, Aaron
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Its official, we have just past the seven day mark for Aaron posting the Ventura RA members checks on the Internet. They went up on Friday, April 17th at 12:33 I just verified that they are still posted for all to see.
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Ronald Reagan used to say “When your neighbor is out of work it’s a recession, when you’re out of work it’s a depression.” Well now I guess we can say, “When Aaron Park posts someone else’s bank account information on the Internet it’s too bad, when your information is posted it’s a nightmare.” Or at…
