Living in Contra Costa County

Morons want to change Calendar!

Morons want to change Calendar!

The Calendar we us now has rarely been changed. Our modern Calendar was instituted by Julius Caesar in 43 BC. In 1582 The Calendar went through some minor changes to make it more accurate in regards to actual solar years.

The Gregorian Calendar is generally accepted world wide for most international and commercial dealings. Although many cultures also use their own Calendar for religious and social events. I know in ancient times the Romans had an 8 day week.

I will refer to this Calendar as the Moron Calendar and you can see the article for yourself. The main purpose seems to regulate the length of the months and to make sure holidays always fall on the same day. Each Day of the month would be on the same calendar day each year.

They claim this would make life easier. One of the examples I read was we could then easily coordinate summer vacations.

Well here is my 2 cents – these jackasses need a better job and I can see right now a place to cuts some spending. I don't want my Birthday, Christmas, or other holidays to fall on the same day of the week every year. Change is good. For some Christmas on Sunday is great – for others a pain in the neck. Keep it moving.

The other thing is it sounds like top down management of our life and our economy. We have a system that seems to be working fine. I don't want a jerk at the UN or some government functionary to be debating what day Christmas should fall on.

Interesting note on Calendar Facts: The turn of the century is not normally a leap year, however, the year 2000 was because the turn of the century is a leap year every 400 years.  

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More Trunk Monkey!

There used to be a funny series of commercials featuring the Trunk Monkey.  Well I thought it was one funny idea that had come and gone.  But apparently the Trunk Monkey has his own web site and a very funny series of adventures in cars.

Take a look and enjoy.

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Home Point Real Estate is Located in the East Contra Costa County community of Brentwood we also provide service to Discovery Bay, Antioch, Oakley, and Pittsburg. Click on the Community to see Homes For Sale Now.

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R Rated Patriots

This Fourth of July weekend I am sure someone somewhere will be watching the classic Mel Gibson movie The Patriot.  It is one of the few films I have bothered to buy and keep on DVD.

Although fictionalized and obviously made for commercial success it is a great film with a good depiction of the American Revolution.  It stresses American Values and the American Struggles.

This film garnered an R rating based on the scene embedded here.  My kids see a lot of crap I would prefer them not to see that is given a PG13, PG or even G rating.  This scene is painful and in the movie traumatizes the kids, but I would not hide it from my sons, even the young ones. 

If this had been a movie about some "sensitive" issue that went against the values I try to share with my kids, no matter how explicit I am sure they would have found a way to give it a PG13 rating.  In our civilized society we have often sheltered our children from the hard realities our forefathers faced.  I do not think this scene will lead to school shootings or violence by children.

When I was a kid growing up in the 60's and 70's many of the more progressive parents tried to keep their kids from playing with "War Toys."  Guess which kids liked playing with Guns the most!  If you do not give boys toy guns they will make them out of sticks.

Now when my dad was a boy he often took his gun to school so he could go shooting after school.  When I was a kid we could still take our pocket knifes and we could take toy guns to school.  Now kids get suspended for taking toy soldiers that are holding guns, even when part of a history project.

Now when do you think there was more gun violence in schools, when my dad was kid or now?

But I digress.  I think the Rating system is trying to hide our history from us, by making anything that reflects our real history and values unacceptable, but that which they view as "progressive" is OK.  This is very similar to the fact you can rarely find footage of the 9/11 attacks on TV (as they might inflame hatred) but often see pictures and negative stories about our troops (many of them false).

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Home Point Real Estate is Located in the East Contra Costa County community of Brentwood we also provide service to Discovery Bay, Antioch, Oakley, and Pittsburg. Click on the Community to see Homes For Sale Now.

Does Home Point Real Estate Handle Bank Owned Homes?

Yes! Go Here to: Get the Free Bank Owned Homes Buying Guide and Get a Free List of Bank Owned Homes.

What if I am in Foreclosure, having Mortgage Trouble, or Want to Short Sale my Home?

Home Point Real Estate is the company for you! Contact Home Point Real Estate and request a Free Consultation with a certifies SFR (Short Sale and Foreclosure Resource) to see if there is a way to save your Home or to do a Short Sale and help Save Your Credit. Get the Free Short Sale information Report for Buyers and Sellers too. Click Now for Short Sale Information and Free SFR Consultation.

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