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The Collectibles Scam: How Appraisal Companies Profit While Collectors Lose

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 I find collecting to be a scam.  I collected baseball cards, comics, posters, books, etc.  Now that they have aged, I look to sell them.  As I am finding out, the collectable market has put roadblocks in to prevent me from selling some things at a high price.  That is unless I pay some company hundreds of dollars to get rated.  Why should I pay a company to do what a person can clearly do themselves?   Why is it these companies can profit like this?  I think it's so the rich can buy these items off people cheap.  Then, they can get them "evaluated" and resell them at a higher price.  These people know that people that collect are not rich.  They collect as an investment hoping that one day their collectable will be worth something.  If I gave advice on collecting, I would say don't!  Just like the appraisal companies, it's a scam.  These appraisal companies are a joke.  You have to pay them hundreds of doll...
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The Democratic Machine Wasn't Ready for What Happened in Michigan

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 The AIPAC woman lost her election.  I guess she should have explained to voters how she was going to help them versus sending money to another country.  Establishment Democrats don't get it.  They act like progressives are promising the world.  I don't see why our tax dollars should not benefit Americans.  What about free healthcare?  Stop making healthcare a capitalist cash crop.  If companies are given a chance of saving a life or letting a person die, they will say it is cheaper to let us die.  They do not care about people.  They care about bonuses.  Our money could be spent to make life better for Americans.  Instead we spend more than every country in the world on weapons.  That money buys politicians to keep the money flowing.  If you think AI is going to help, in America, companies are using it to save on employing people or just down right firing them.  Look at Disney.  They had one of the biggest ...
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Sony's Spider-Man Problem: Why Blaming the Audience Won't Fix Bad Movies

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 So Sony says they will not continue their alternative Spider-Man movies.  Why?  Because viewers don't really want them.  I would beg to differ.  They would probably want them if they were not so bad.  They are obviously a set up for a bigger movie with Spider-Man.  These are supposed to be villains.  They seemed more like anti villains.  What were they thinking?  All of a sudden, these sort of good guys are going to get together to go after Spider-Man?  I didn't see that.  Luckily, I stayed away because their reputation was so bad.  Sony needs to create better stories and not AI looking crap.   
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Lone Wolf and Cub

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 When I was younger, my brother and I would attend the Boys Club.  It was fun.  We got to do things and it kept us from wandering Oceanside streets while my mom worked.  The would do trips to parks and baseball games.  I even got autographs one time.  Sometimes, they would do a sleepover at the club.  Those were fun.  They'd have food, games and movies.  I got to see some classics.  One movie I remember was called Shogun Assassin.  It was a Samurai exploitation movie.  It had some graphic violence.  What I did not know until later in life was that Shogun Assassin was a mixtape movie.  Some studio had taken this Japanese movie, of which there were multiple, and cut them down to one movie.  That movie series went under Lone Wolf and Cub.  It is the story of a Samurai whose family and master are killed.  He roams the land with his toddler son seeking revenge, while offering his services to people in need....
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Plumbing Fixation

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 My daughter has a plumbing fixation.  She listens to Youtube tutorials on what a plumber does.  I told her she needed a plumbing license for her to mess around with plumbing.  She asks for things like plumbers table and wax seals.  Unfortunately, she learned where the wax seal was located.  So, she kicked over the toilet to get to it.  We had to replace it and make it more secure.  Prior to that, it did not take much to knock it over.  I was thinking about that.  I decided to look up toy plumbing items.  They actually have thinks.  I guess it's for doll houses.  We can buy her mini toilets, sinks, etc.  Then, we can use them as a reward to do other things like taking her meds.  
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Welcome Back to School?

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 School is getting ready to start in America.  The GOP is welcoming kids by taking away their lunches, their free schools, etc.  Today I read that trump wants to do away with Head Start.  Why?   Well, he said it.  He likes stupid people.  For him, they are easier to control.  They believe his lies without question.  An educated person would question him, investigate his many crimes, and not put up with with holding the Epstein files.  The GOP is truly the party of the rich.  They are not the party of families.  They are not the party of fiscal responsibility.  They are the party of endless wars and enriching their rich donors, as wells as themselves!  At this rate, they want to turn the US into a Christian Taliban state guided by the laws of the bible.  Sounds like Christian Sharia!  
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Democrats are Self Imploding

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 At a time where your party should have an easy route to victory, Democrats have found a way to mess it up.  The older wing of the party, most likely controlled by the rich, want status quo.  Why?  Are they saying they are like Republicans, but only slightly better?  They have been so weak and quiet since trump took over and started dismantling our system.  He even openly brags about all the money he is grifting.  Legacy Democrats are silent!  I guess they can't wait to take office to do the same as trump.  Younger Democrats talking about helping people.  Getting better healthcare.  A cleaner environment.  Not funding warmongers.  What do they get in return?  Attacks from Republicans calling them communists.  Even the older wing is distancing themselves.  I bet they screw everything up just to make sure they stay in power.  Another reason there needs to be a limit to serving.  I am tired of those t...
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Congestion

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 Heading to work today, my wife calls.  There is an accident where I am heading.  It is a car on fire and it is blocking 3 lanes.  Great!  As I am thinking about where I should get off, red lights caught my attention.  Too late!  I started towards the rightmost lane.  That was the exit for the road they told everyone to go to.  Well, it wasn't moving.  I look to the left and it is the only lane actually moving.  By the time I got to where the accident was, there was nothing there.  They had cleaned it up and disappeared.  Almost like that movie IROBOT.  
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Kids Going Back to School

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 My children are getting ready to go back.  I can't wait.  I know they get bored sitting around the house.  They really don't go out much.  I wish we had a place for them to go during the summer where they could play and do things.  Knowing my children, they would sit in the corner.  One wouldn't even leave the house.  I am hoping she goes back to school this year.  We'll have to wait and see.  Although she is progressing in some areas, she still hates leaving the house.  
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Slightly Cooler

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 We had a slightly cooler weekend.  I know the chickens and rabbits were happy.  I was still humid out there.  I did some work and came back inside drenched.  It was not raining, yet.  We did get a shower or two.  I was minimal.  I am glad of.  I am trying to move dirt that the rain has washed away.  I think I am making progress.  I know I have a drain pipe to repair.  Once things cool down, we are redoing the chickens.  I don't think the Guinea's will like it.  They love their freedom.  
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Strumming Away!

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 My daughter and I are still learning guitar.  I like doing it.  My fingers do not hurt as much.  I feel that I am getting the chords.  Do I hear songs? No!  I sort of hear different notes. It is also interesting watching others play it in videos. When they use chords, I can tell the chords.  They do pick a lot.  That is a difficult process, but fun to try.  It does take practicing everyday.  Some days I am just too tired.  I just wish I could get my daughter to move her fingers.  She wants me to do it.  
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Another Viewing of Blue Thunder

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 I love this movie.  It has a great story, actors and effects.  It does not surprise me.  Dan O’bannon was a writer.  This guy helped create Alien and Return of the Living Dead.  One thing I noticed was this movie is still relevant.  They could easily continue this story. A corrupt president could restart the program.  They could dream up not so futuristic tech to add to the copter.  They could have an actor like Austin Butler play a grown up version of Roy Scheider’s girlfriend’s son.  On top of that, AI could be programmed for surveillance and attacks.  One that is programmed to go after the government’s enemies and people not of the same color of the president.  Practical effects are a must.  Do not have an AI powered copter.  Stealth already did that.  It was lame!  They also need a few modified copters for better dog fights!  
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Cool Signatures!

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 I think one of the coolest signatures I got was from Thomas Harris.  He is the author of Silence of the Lambs.  I wrote him after reading the book.  I asked what Lector would do next.  I even asked for an autograph ed picture.  He said he did not have pictures, but drew a picture of what he looked like.  In addition to that, I wrote John Douglas from the FBI.  He as a consultant to Thomas Harris.  I was inquiring about books on serial killers.  He responded.  He suggested a book and signed the letter.  I also got Jack Nicholson’s autograph.  It took over a year to get.  
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Autograph Seeking

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 When I was younger, I used to write actors, authors, and cartoonists that I like.  Sometimes, I would be successful.  Sometimes, I would get an auto pen signature.  I never payed for them.  I did send a self addressed stamped envelope.  Nowadays, you can attend a convention and pay for that privilege.  In some ways I get it.  You can talk to them directly.  You see them do it. At the prices they charge, what other value does it have?  I could not spend that kind of money for one signature.  I really wouldn’t know what to say that a million others have already said.  I do like that it gives actors that do not always make the big bucks a chance to make money.  It also lets fans see a person that might have been in a bunch of their favorite movies but not the main star.  Those actors are more impressive to me.  They stand out, even if you don’t know their name!  If you had a chance to meet someone like this, w...
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Spidey's Big Weekend!

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 It looks like Spiderman is going to have a great weekend!  Its preview beat out an Avenger's movie for top preview showing.  I want to see it.  I may wait.  I think there will be a lot of people getting out of the heat to see this or the Odyssey.  I'm glad to see the box office looking good, but this is only two movies.  We need more movies being released.  I wouldn't count on Paramount WB to do that.  If they do merge, it will be a massacre on half the employees.  
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Sony Spiderman Movie

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 We lucked out.  We almost had a Sony Spiderman movie.  They wanted to have Spiderman up against their Sinister Six.  We are talking about the failure spiderverse movies Sony tried to make.  Luckily, it was shot down.  Are they really trying to bring down what they have with this incarnation of Spiderman?  Sometimes, it makes me wonder about producers.  All they can see is money, but not the best way to get there.  Anything they come up with is "gold"!  I love movies, but I am glad I do not work in a system like that.  Producers are the worst for going after the golden goose.  When they cut it open, they wonder where the gold is.  If they villains were attracting people, why did their movies fail?  Now they want a Spiderman movie to prompt them up.  What would that lead to?  A Suicide Squad movie with Spiderman villains?  Uh-oh, I might have just given a producer an idea for a movie.  
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Ads are Confusing

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 So, you might have seen ads being added or not.  I can't really tell.  I have been doing this for years and only have $9.  They won't even pay out till you hit $100.  At my rate, I will not hit that before I die. I would ask you as a reader, if you are paying attention, could you click on an ad? I want to see if I am even doing this stuff correctly.  If not, it's okay.  I like doing this.  
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