Mr. Pea Picker

 In a nursing home there is a man in a wheelchair who talks way too much. he talks and talk and he in never iight and he is racist, He still thinks  the United States is still at war with Germany and Japan.

He will say that chocolate milk is good fot the heart, it is NOT actually true , nor saying 1% milk is the same as 2% milk; How stupid is that?!

One friend stop talking to me which I believe someone is lying about me and putting words in my mouth, but I was cleared and became friends again.

He likes purposely sitting wrong in a wheel Chair and complain the chair was not made right,

Not to mention when he is in the shower room, he likes to order the CNAs around .

People can talk about any subject but Mr Pea picker will turn the subject just to him. Does he love his girl friend or is she another part of his property.

Is this person telling the truth, if yes heshe will look directly at you, if they are looking somewhere else then not very likely.

That Sunday;That Spring

 Usually, when I fall down, on the floor, I can sometimes roll to my side, and lift myself up; But not this time, I had to use my life alert ,I kept falling , and felled three times that Sunday. and  I had to go to the hospital.

I am now in a nursing home.It is all for the     best, because I have been living alone, if I died hardly anyone would  know about it, but at the nursing home, people can check 0n me

I am 75 years old, a man's lifespan is 76 years. So if I stop writing blogs, You know what  had happen.

Supper or Dinner what is the difference. ?

So, you are having supper of are you having dinner. Someone can say dinner is before sunset, and supper is after sunset. 

The truth is that dinner can be applied to any meal, even breakfast, even though that dinner is applied either to lunch or last meal of the day. 

Yes, to keep it simple supper simply means the last meal of the day, and maybe snack-time after dinner. :) (end).

Phil The Groundhog

  

Phil The Groundhog, 

when Phil sees his shadow. it means six more weeks of winter. 

Groundhog Day is on February 2, but spring this year begins on March 19., 

If  we subtract those two calendar dates, we will find out it is 50 days divide that by 7 (days of the week)  and we find out there is still 7 weeks of winter, since spring begins at March 19 this year.

So it does not matter ifPhil sees his shadow or not, there is still 7 weeks of winter. From February 2 to March (19,20,21,22) NO matter what year it is !

Odds of Bingo

 Did you ever wonder what are the odds of  Bingo ? First off how many Bingo combinations are there? That is easy to figure out since each row of B,I,N,G,,O have a set of 15 numbers, using 15 in the 5th power (15^5)  or 15x15x15x15x15) we get 759,375 combinations..  

However, we do not use the number combinations to determine the odds of any one certain player, It depends how many cards a person is playing ,and how many cards the other people are playing. The more people playing against you then the higher yours and their odds.

So look arounds see how many cards are playing against you, if   9 players have 2 cards (18 altogether) and you are playing two the oddsa are 2 out of 20 or 1 out of 20 or 10% so every person has a 10% chance of winning.And most likely 90% of losing.

Meaning if you want to lower your odds on paid Bingo games,-go  during the week nights. Weekends will have more people playing increasing your odds  against winning.Or just visit free Bingo gatherings and just enjoy the game.

Technically, using math one bingo card are 1 out of 759,375; Or 5 bingo cards are played then the odds mathematically  are 759,375 / 5 or 1 out of 151,875. which gives us 20% of winning and the most likely 80% of losing. :)  Note: This post uses the American  Bingo  game 1-75 .End 

i am what I am not--updated.

 I am what I am not, I am NOT a white extremist not for me.

I am NOT a misogynist. 

I am NOT anti-gay or anti-LBGQia 

I am NOT super-religious, to me, no church is righter than the other. I will  NEVER be;  I am  BROTHER BETTER THAN YOU!. 

I WILL NEVER INSULT OTHERS. IF I SEE A HEAVY-SET PERSON EATING, FOR EXAMPLE, A BIG BANNANA SPLIT, i WILL NOT SAY ANY THING. I WOULD LET THAT PERSON ENJOYTHE BANNANA SPLIT. WHO KNOWS? THAT PERSON MAY WANT TO TRY IT AS A ONE-TIME FLING.  

JUST  BECAUSE WE WERE HURT BY INSULTS, DOES NOT GIVE US THE RIGHT TO HURT OTHERS. BE BETTER THAN THEM. STOP THE HATE

signed mouseballus/stanleyinparis

                                   

                                     

I am  not gay myself, but still I have no problem waving the pride flag (end)

So When Was Jesus' Actual Birthday..

 Five planets recently aligned, that's what happened in Bethlehem long time ago, three planets had aligned: Venus, Mars,  and Jupiter; It looked like one big giant star ,in the skies; That is what the wise men  had being actually following. Three wise men? actually the Bible does not actually  say how many wise men they were.

 Going from the recent alignment to the one in early B.C ,it is easy to use math to determined Jesus' actual birthday, and by using a Hebrew calendar it translates to our calendar as March 20, 6 B.C.  

Jesus was NOT born on December 25; They chose that date ,to combine it with the Pegan holidays. 

When Jesus was on earth, the year was change to the year of 0000. That is why this is the 21st Century and not the 20th. Have no idea why they did not start that year as 0001.

Jesus was executed on a Friday the 13th* during a full moon. In fact, Easter always is on the first full moon after the beginning of Spring. that is why Easter sometimes in March, other times April,

 This Easter Sunday, look outside and you will notice the full moon. 

The moon makes a complete circle around the earth every 28 1/2 days, which means it stays in a astrological sign for about 2 1/2 days. The word month did come from the word moon.

*Depends on what calendar a person is using, some say it was Wednesday the 11th.

Preventing Overly Cooked Chicken

 

At a department store, I stop at their deli and purchase pieces of chicken, except the chicken pieces were over cooked, my guess is that, they probably forgot about it.When meat is cooked at high temperature like 400 degrees Fahrenheit (204 Celsius) the outside of meat is cooked more then the inside. In other words, it will not cook evenly.

The best temperature to use is 325 Fahrenheit (163 Celsius).. When a chicken is cooked at 400 degrees it takes about 1 hour ;at 325 degrees it takes about 1 hour and 15 minutes+

I had purchased the chicken legs and thighs yesterday, and since I have diabetes 2, I should not be eating anything greasy. So below is a recipe for bake chicken legs and thighs.

When the pieces are thawed out at room temperature, I DRY-BRINE (without water) . by seasoning them with: Lemon-pepper salt, garlic powder and onion powder, of course you can use your own seasons, then I rubbed all the spices in then I let it sit for a while about 2 hours or more in the refrigerator, before I start my cooking,

 NOTE:  Wet Brine is when one seasons the water with spices, then adds the pieces and letting that be stored in the fridge, Be sure to dry them off before baking , by using a paper towel.

I use an roaster oven to cook my chicken ,set at 325 degrees Fahrenheit (163 Celsius).. Not only that I use a foil pan and place a rack on top of it, so when the chicken cooks, the grease will drip inside the foil pan, preventing clean up.

Of course the above method requires trial and error. So the chicken has to be check on, from time from time, the chicken is done when the skin is golden brown and the inside is pure white. Let it cool before eating. (end)

Also see Indirect/direct variations: 

                 click here for indirect/ direct variations

Getting Along Without A VCR

 

One Thursday I was planning to watch B Positive, but they change the times on me, it came on at 8:30 PM instead of 8PM. Yes, I could have gone to the network site the next day, and watch it there, except they cut more scenes from it, to show more commercials. I took care of that by going to iTunes the next day and downloading the episode for a $1.99.

So, what is a VCR? A VCR is a television receiver without a picture tube. The VCR has its own tv turner and a two-way splitter built into the machine. One for the input of the tv, the other for the VCR itself, that is how you can watch one program while recording another, or still record the program with the tv off, the tv only acts like a monitor.

A VCR has a least two heads about the size of 1/2 a dime, one for each half of the picture. What you see, when you open the machine is the head drum where the heads are connected. The video is always recorded diagonally. The soundtrack(s) and the speed track are recorded lineally. 

Yes, the speed is recorded on the tape meaning if you have a VCR that only records SP and EP speeds, The LP speed can still be played, but not recorded.

I had lot of VHS tapes, that I have recorded, that's when the networks did not have "bugs" telling what station a person is watching, I had them stored in three cabinets, then I purchased a DVD recorder. after which I can store my whole collection on one shelf, I had destroyed the VHS  tapes, since they were on DVDs.VHS tapes only last for 15 years.

Now there are DVRs that store your videos on the cloud. My cable company allows me up to 200 hours. To record a show, all one has to do is look at  the cables tv guide, and just simply click the red circle, it will prompt "recording set" , I did not have to set the day or time, I can also program multiple events, meaning you can record more than one program; And of course, the recordings can also be deleted.

So if you miss your programs there are always ways around it. (end)

Do Not Block The Vents!

 

Sometime ago I bought a refrigerator from a friend for $50. It was made in the 1950s, they made stuff to last back then. Every Wednesday a home maker, after taking me to buy groceries, puts some in the freezer but she blocks the vents, Over time it cause frost and ice build-up, even though it is auto-defrost. Those packages must be moved to the front,a little bit, to let the air to circulate.

The only way to fix it is to defrost it the old way, by unplugging the refrigerator., but I could not reach the plug. 

I had gone to the circuit breaker box and shut off one of the 20-amp switches. I had used a rope to keep the freezer door open and put my groceries in the bottom part of the refrigerator, and kept the door close. 

After 12+ hours, after using a wet-dry vac on it, I had turned the circuit breaker switch back on, and now everything is working well. Note: loose doors or bad gaskets may also cause frost buildup. Air must circulate.

New refrigerators are expensive now a days. If one is bought and it seems it keeps running and running that's normal. It will still turn off 4 times a day on its defrost cycle.

One can get around by buying expensive refrigerators ,just by buying a deep freezer for about $250 then an apartment size refrigerator for about $350.Of course, they do not have to be bought at the same time, or you can simply buy can goods, powered potatoes, powered milk etc.

When a deep freezer Justs arrived at your home:  Do not plug it in right away, let it settle for about 3-5 hours. later when it is plugged in, wait for another 24 hours before introducing food.

Remember meat will last 4 months in a freezer; After six months, the meat will still be good, except it may not have any of their original flavors. (end)

Barbra Streisand

 

 In the 1990's, Barbra Streisand, had a concert, but the ticket costs were in the thousands, which I could not afford, but I did see her full concert. How? 

Well, in 1993 the concert was issued on VHS tapes for about $25, and later the same concert was on a DVD. It was Christmas, when I had watched the VHS then later on the DVD. I love her movies, and recordings, as well.

I have no problems with Jewish people, as well as other races, my other Jewish favorites are, Gal Gadot, Shira Haas, Chen Amsalem and Noam Lugasy.

In the unlikely event, I am able to see them in person. I would hug them, kiss them,love them, then hug them , kiss them, and love them; Whoa, hold on! -without their permissions ,that would be an assault, except for the latter, NEVER MIND! :)

My God! Leave A Message

 

One Sunday I was watching television, but during the day, my phone rang at least 15 times, my caller I.D. said it was the funeral home, but they did not leave a message on my answering machine, so I just thought it was a "spoof" number. 

Finally, they decided to leave a message on my answering machine, and told me that my brother's wife died, because of the delays, it was too late for me to make plans, to go to the funeral. they probably called me during the week, but I always let my answering machine pick up first, before I decide to pick up  via phone or not.

Most people got caller I. D's anymore, so I do not see why telemarketers even bother. No matter how many times they call, if I do not recognize the number, I will never pick up. 

Sometimes I get calls supposedly from the local hospital, if they do not leave a message, I just assume it is just another "spoof" number. I do not answer 'unknown calls' or 'unknown number' or calls without numbers.

Fortunately, I have a Patient Portal on my computer, tied to the local clinic and hospital, and it will list all my appointments. I can even make appointments on it, if I need to see the doctor, I just use the drop-down menus, first you choose your doctor, and see what days and time they are available via another drop-down menu, choose them and click on 'submit' I can even request prescriptions' refills. Saves a lot of time by not having to use the phone.

I do pick up the phone, if I recognize the voice while the answering machine is recording.

*I did have a phone, long time ago, that lets you assign different rings to different numbers for example: All my friends will have one ring tone, family a different ring tone, business (like hospitals) yet a different ring. When I did not hear any of the above three rings, I do not answer. (end)

Easier Way To Solve Math Problems.

 Yes, when I was in high school, I was good at math getting most A's and B's. 

For example, if I want to know how much energy my 200-watt electric blanket uses, I use the formula below, assuming I will be using it for 10 hours a day, most electric blankets will automatic turn off after ten hours.

Watts:200 hours:10 ; after multiplication; I get the answer of 2000, but to get to the kilowatt hours I have to divide that result by 1000. Giving the answer of 2,.... then I multiply by , my present recent rate of 5 cents per kilowatt hour giving the result of 10 cents or at the 5 cents kilowatt hour rate 10 cents for 10 hours or a penny an hour, your kilowatt rate may be different than mine either more or less.

Yes, I did buy me an electoral blanket, but I cannot use it because of my diabetes, it somehow affects the nerves, also If a person is pregnant, they should not use it either.

Now let's do math the easy way. How, simple simply ask Google, Seri or any device that searches by voice.

Our social security in the U.S.A had had increased by 8.7 %, instead of figuring your new amount out, just ask Seri , and say "Hey, Seri, what is 8.7 percent times (your previous gross income here) ?,and you will receive the answer right away, then simply add the new amount to your previous gross income.

Now suppose you were cooking, and you have to cook at 400 degrees Fahrenheit, but you have an oven that only uses Celsius, just ask Seri "Seri, what is 400 degrees Fahrenheit to Celsius?" She will give you the answer of 204. Why, do math? Let your voice search devices tell you. For other things that voice searches can do, simply play with it !.

                                  See Also: The -40 Mystery Solve: 

     https://mouseballus.blogspot.com/2014/11/the-negative-40-mystery-solved.html

What? Getting Rid of the U.S.A Constitution?

DISCLAMER: The opinions expressed in this post are strictly my own. 

What? Getting rid of the U.S.A Constitution? The Constitution is not the problem! The problem is that people are taking the Old Testament in the Bible too literally**. Some nut- case demanded to get rid of the constitution, but I demand to get rid of all old testaments in all the Bibles, I demand it--lol, Yes when I say something, people better jump--lol :)

The Old Testament says we're supposed to kill gay people; and/or any member of the now LBGQTia,. The New Testament, however, Jesus told us we're supposed to love them. Yes, we are better off giving them love, respect, and appreciation and to treat them right.They're still human beings.

SO, IF YOU'RE CHOOSING A CHURCH, I WOULD CHOOSE AN ALL-NEW TESTAMENT CHURCH; TOO MUCH VIOLENCE IN THE OLD TESTAMENT.

One thing that confuses me, though, in the Old Testament, is the book of Genesis, where there is a snake talking, without the use of vocal cords; Or was the snake a metaphor for Adam's penis, or did he magically have a talking penis? 

 I wonder how many people, I could have freak out, if my penis suddenly started talking, it would surely clear the room, in a hurry! That organ looks like a tree if it is standing on its end. Yes, Olives are fruits. *

*Yes, olives are fruits: Fruit contain seeds in a flowers' ovaries (, the seeds are inside the flowers,) vegetables do not.

Always be kind to other people and to each other. (end)

**Old Testament: eye for an eye, if your hand steals chop it off, if you look more than  at the once at opposite sex, you're sinning. THE BIBLE SHOULD NOT BE TAKEN LITERALLY. If a church teaches about hate instead of love then you're in a fake church, get out of there! ,and watch your purse or wallet.

The book of Job in the Old-Testament get rid of everything, and you can have everything back doubled. Don't fall for it; It's just a Bible scam to take your money. Of course, you can say your things doubled. 2 times zero is still zero. Help people, if you can, your way with people you actually know. If they say that you will go to hell, because you didn't give money to the church, just give them the finger and walk out.

Can People Control The Weather,?

 Can people control the weather? The answer is no, but they can create weather. One friend two days ago saw a triangular object in the sky ,some will think it was an U.F.O but is it? To me, if there are U.F.Os they will be so advanced and we couldn't even see them, but it can be a military vehicle, could this vehicle be some sort of weather creating device? Which they can use for a weapon? Is this what happen in the past few days?  Leave the laws of nature alone.

It probably be nice to control the weather, but the laws of nature will be mess up; But I would like to create a tornado and control it where Putin is hiding, along with his generals.

The weather for the previous few days were terrible, especially the -40 F temperatures, Cold weather affect things such as a cell phone battery, yes, you can fully charge your cell phone but it reads that your battery level is low, what are you doing outside in this kind of weather anyway.? Keep your cellphone warm.

Extreme cold can affect other electronics, as well, if you got or bought a new computer, do not use it, when you first get it home, you can take it out of its box, yes, but wait at least two hours before using it, let it get use to your room temperature. What is the right room temperature? Well, if you're comfortable, then its comfortable.(end)

Energy Assistance Auto-Enroll?

 Usually when a person enrolls for energy assistance, they have to bring: Their Social Security Card, Recent energy bill and proof of their income(s), either a bank statement, or social security award letter. Now with Auto-Enroll all it takes is a phone call, and that person doesn't even have to go to the energy assistance building.

I started to pay my energy bill via internet some time ago, they wanted me to go to paperless billing, I told them I couldn't because I need that paper bill to apply for my energy assistance, the energy assistance had had called me and ask me "Do you want to try auto-enroll?"  I replied yes, 

I guess they look at my energy bill on the internet, and got their information there, they don't need your password, the computers they're on are government computers. They ask me if I had move, which I haven't, then ask me for my income and if I get food stamps. etc.

Comparing what I said to comparing to their computers; they said everything matches and they sent the money to my energy company within 7 days. They had never asked me for my social security number ,through the phone, which is a good idea. Now I can go to paperless billing and save a few trees. :)

Another good thing about paying bills on-line, it might be 50 below zero  outside,and of course, no one wants to go out in it, a few clicks to a "secured" site "https" make sure that the "s" is there along with a locked padlock icon. Secured sites usually allow a person 20 minutes, between the company and the customer everyone else is block, until you're done. Close your browser for extra safety, the click browser again to continue with your searches. (end)

Use Random Numbers to Play the Powerball Lottery

 

Yes, there are methods of winning the Powerball; However, in the Powerball the odds are really up there, so might as well forget it, and just buy a few tickets, It is best if you can choose your numbers that are in the bell-curve range. If you know math, you'll know what I am talking about. The Powerball numbers are random, so your best chance of winning is playing random numbers.

Yes, it will take a computer program, but what if you do? If you do not have a computer,? or don't want to use one.? Just buy a few decks of  playing cards and use a marker numbering the cards from 1 through 69; then use the spare cards and number those 1 through 29.

Shuffle the cards at least 7 times. The 7-time shuffle will make sure the cards are completely random. Deal 5 cards from the 1-69 pile and then deal one card from the 1-29 pile. Play those for your Powerball numbers, using cards this way, makes sure that there are  1 out of 3 chances, your number will be in the bell-curve range. Yes, you can simply use scraps of paper or index cards, but they will be harder to shuffle.   Bell-Curve range best totals after adding the numbers up 165.5 through 177.5 and on average 172.5  give or take a point.

Figuring the Powerball "Jackpot Odds " for  just one game:

        {(69 x 68 x 67 x 66 x 65)/ (5 x 4 x 3 x 2 x 1)} x 29 

              Or 292,201,338 combinations. 

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mouseballus/stanleyinparis Secrets

 It was the year 2000, the turn of the century, that I was first on the internet, using a web unit, remember those? , back then they were connected to phone lines making WWW worldwide web to worldwide wait. 

It was the web unit that suggested the nick of stanleyinparis. I never did live in France and cannot afford to go there, then why the nick stanleyinparis? In  America there are 26 states that have a town named Paris.

For my mouseballus nick or handle, yahoo suggest that for me, actually it means mouseball in the United States "mouseballus"but you can say mouse-ball -us pronounced it the way you want. I did back then go to yahoo chat rooms 20% of them sounded like the Friday night fights. I did not respond to any insults, I simply left.

                                         My 45 R.P.M exercise routine.

In my early life after Jr. High School, when I got home, I did what I had called my 45 R.P.M exercise routines. I even took one of my mom's magazines that had facial exercises. I had put one 45 on, did one exercise for the length of the song, when the song was over, I put another 45 on the turntable and did a different exercise. I went from head to toe, changing 45s---exercises included push-ups, jumping jacks, touching toes etc. After two hours I was done. I did those exercises, of course, to impress girls.

At that time, no one can knock me down, unless if they're built like a football player, I was always afraid to hug a girl, I was afraid that I would accidentally snap their bones in two, those exercises gave me extra strength and I could have easily could have broken their bones. Good thing that I love girls.

Believe it or not, those exercises made it easy for me, when I was in the Navy. I was asked to do 20 push-ups, I could have easily had done 150. Another secret: First time I had arrived at boot camp my first thought was "I want to go home" 

                              

                        Buying And Reading Teenage Girls' Magazines

In the 1960s My favorite actress back then and now is Hayley Mills, regardless of the genre of the magazine, if Hayley Mills or some other Starlett's picture was on the cover, I always bought the magazine. My older brother said "Stanley? What's up with these girls' magazines, I don't want to increase my breast size" Yes, he was talking about the advert

Now at my old age, I do wear adult diapers (leaky), I do not even hide that I am buying them, people know that I am getting old. Nothing to be ashamed about. click below for the song "Each Ending Is A New Beginning" (end)

   Click Here for Ending Is Beginning song

Wireless Cable advanages/disadvanages

 

My cable company decided to go from wired cable to wireless cable, the reason why is quite obvious, they may reach more costumers that way. As for the custumers they could put their televisions anywhere as long there is an outlet. Not only that the costumers can watch their cable on any devices, P. Cs, iPad, iPod, cellphone etc.

For example:  You're watching a good movie in your living room and suddenly have to go to the bathroom, just take an iPad with you and watch the movie there. The cable app records everything you're watching on a free cloud, so if you're watching TCM and are in the middle of a movie, you will get a prompt saying, "Start from the beginning?" if there is no reply to, it will simply resume.

In my case they have installed Amazon firesticks in back of my televisions, the reason my cable tv is now an app. Yes, I can watch tv anywhere, as long as it's in range of their router (usually 100 feet). Garages are usually 50 feet away from the house, so one can even get cable there.

Now if I connected it to another router, like in a friend's house, some yards away, and try to watch cable, it will display a message saying, "Watch at home" . Yes, they know your location has changed, but other apps on the firestick will still work like for example Pluto TV. Your router and your firestick have codes embedded in it, if the codes do not match then no cable.

The disadvantage of wireless cable is when the internet goes down, the cable goes along with it, unless after the wireless cable was installed, the used old cable wires were switched to an antenna.

Yes, one can buy a router extender that extends the router's 100 feet limit to 200. If there is a park near you less than 200 feet, you can watch cable there on your cellphone, iPad, iPod, computer or simply sit on your porch to watch and enjoy the fresh air, or simply do not bring any device and just enjoy nature's music.

Yes. you can get wireless cable on a satellite. (end)

Cell Phone Start Button Broken or Missing?

*Cell phone button missing or broken? Simply plug it into your battery charger then remove the cable from the cell phone, you will see that the display has lighted up. Of course, one does not want to keep unplugging and plugging all the time.

Even if someone calls you the display will light up. After a few minutes of inactivity, the cell phone goes into what is called a sleep mode and turns off its display. People can call you, but how can you call them back? You will have to see the display when you take it with you.

To fix this, go to settings it is usually at the gear icon, click on "DISPLAY," you see numbers of hours and minutes when you want the display turn off, set it to "NEVER". Now you do not have to worry about the display shutting off. It will always be visible.

In my case I have had set my phone to disconnect from the internet, every time the cell phone goes into sleep mode, or if you are not going to use the internet and blue tooth on the cell phone for a while, just switch them off, then you're left with just a cell phone that connects to the cell tower.

Of course, you can always purchase a new cell phone and transfer the SIMS card to the new cell phone. Never touch the copper parts of the SIMS card.

And remember even if the cell phone has no subscription, it will still dial 911 when called give them the address first, then your report. 

If you're not using the old cell phone anymore, give to a friend, so they can least call 911 for immediate emergencies ONLY!. Yes, it's a federal law in the United States; All phones have to dial 911 regardless of there is a subscription or not. (end)

                                *May not work on all cell phones.