Travis In Austin

"The world as we have created it is a process of our thinking. It cannot be changed without changing our thinking." - Albert Einstein

Another one, anout overreacting.

I appologize for not wording my thoughts very carefully above. I wasn't intending to direct them to "you" personally, although that is clearly the way it sounds when I used "you" throughout. I meant the collective "you" as in "us". I should have said "when a person" instead of you. Noise to me is a completely seperate issue. There are most certainly annoying and distracting sounds that common courtesy can eliminate. Cell phones in a theater, texting in a theater are a couple of the most egregious examples. I do know that law libraries are designed to have the break areas away from the inside of the actual library, with seperate air handlers. They have specific quiet areas designed in them. Some people obviously put time and effort into that design. I never understood how anyone could concentrate in a cubicle atmosphere to begin with. Phones ringing, people popping in and out, walking by, conversations right next door, and on and on. There must be resources available on how to minimize the distractions, but none come to mind right off hand.

Another one from Rich Carlson: “One of the mistakes many of us make is that we feel sorry for ourselves, or for others, thinking that life should be fair, or that someday it will be. It’s not and it won’t. When we make this mistake we tend to spend a lot of time wallowing and/or complaining about what’s wrong with life. “It’s not fair,” we complain, not realizing that, perhaps, it was never intended to be fair."

I know this is an older post, but I just picked up Don't Sweat the Small Stuff... and it's all Small Stuff, this summer. Great perspective, I didn't realize he had died - WAY too young! Thanks for sharing, that's really cool that you knew him. I'm sure he's inspired and helped a lot of people. What a gift. He was a really great guy, we had a lot of laughs. His father was a very successful real estate/businessman but I never thought his heart was going into the family business. The interesting thing is he wrote a few nooks prior to his best seller that didn't sell well at all. He never gave up.

Glad it worked out for you, that is great news.

Microwave popcorn, coffee, baked apple pie from next door, the smell of fresh cut grass. I guess any of these could be offensive to anyone. It they are, too bad. You have no right to an odor free environment. You have the right to change jobs, even move to Utah where the consumption of coffee is much less. The only time you can shut down odors is if, as previously mentioned, they are considered toxic, or constitute a legal "nusiance" and fresh brewed coffee doesn't qualify. If you you think you have it rough at work because of occasional odors I would suggest you go to Hope next year, go to the Klipsch plant when it is downwind from the Tyson plant, you will never complain about the smell of fresh coffee again.

Well he is completely off base about Ray Guy. I have personally seen him kick 60+ net punts. I don't know if he invented the coffin corner, but he perfected it. Not very many people realized that he was always listed at the Raiders' 3rd string quarterback. We would arrive early at the games because you could see him throwing the ball long, and the crowd would really get into it. He could out throw all of them, Stabler, Plunkett, etc., by a wide margin. He was incredible to watch.

This is the news today. A girl is at home asleep and police come in unannounced, no warrant, saying they got a call from her roomate's family and they were there to check on her welfare. After they search house for roomate and see she is not there, they begin to interrogate her for information, she says please leave and they don't leave. I was interviewed for this story and on the news today, Fox News, so it must be true. EDIT: New link http://www.fox7austin.com/news/local-news/6985574-story Travis

Thanks for posting that, I had not heard anything about it. "Why with the time do I not glance aside To new-found methods, and to compounds strange? Why write I still all one, ever the same, And keep invention in a noted weed..."

Tony, Thank you for the great news. Thinking of you DD. Travis

In most states it is theft by check, which is much easier to prove than theft. You do not need to prove intent or the state of mind of the check writer. In most states it is not theft of goods, which is much more difficult to prove. It most states if you call to report a stolen vehicle you will be asked if the item was taken without your knowledge or permission, and as soon as the check comes up, in most states, they will tell you it cannot be listed as stolen. You either have the right to repossession with the proper documents or a theft by check case. If it has to go so far as criminal court they can file it both under theft by check, and plain old theft, but they typically do not because with theft by check there is a statute that says they only have to prove that a check was returned, that they gave notice to make it good, and they didn't make it good. There are many more elements to prove on just "theft" such as intent and state of mind. So they typically do not charge theft, but every state is different and they can certainly charge it as a theft. In this particular case it is made more complicated by the fact that the ultimate possessor/buyer is different from the check writer/parents. There could be a theft charge against the parents, but more probably it is really conspiracy to commit theft. There for sure is a theft by check, or whatever it is called in Kentucky. Travis

Basically what happened is that a guy bought a couple of trailers from me, one for him and one for his dad. He gave a card for a deposit and was supposed to be sending his parents down with cash for the rest. There seemed to be lots of miscommunication on the buyers part because suddenly I've got two older, ticked off, and confused parents on my hands who don't have cash nor straps to secure them. They tried to go to a bank to get the rest but it wasn't their bank and they could only use the ATM, and came up with $1,200. Rather than send them home, I let them write a check for the rest, they said they'd just cover it for now and get their son to pay them back. At this point this circus of a transaction really isn't that far out of the norm, some people just can't follow instructions so I try to help them out rather than be a butthole. A competitor of mine who happened to be around even drove to a different city to buy them straps.So, lo and behold, that check bounced. Here's the thing though. The original buyer is unresponsive, the girl who runs their family trucking business and was going to talk to these people is now unresponsive, there's no way the parents don't know about this and they haven't contacted me, the business that one of the trailers is made out to on the paperwork angrily denies they even know any of these people even though the corporate officers listed online says differently plus it's their address on the title which they didn't seem to care about, there is no phone number for the older people and their bank won't give it to me, I can't report them as stolen at this point since technically they wrote a check, which means I can't block them at the DMV from registering them. I tried to run the original card he gave me just to find out it was a prepaid debit card and only had a small amount left on it. So basically there's two trailers of mine out there and I don't know where they're at or anything. I don't know if they are being used at this business, or they were sold to an unsuspecting buyer, or what. In the meantime I'm out $2,650 and I don't know if that is permanent or not. On Friday I got this "I'll make them famous" attitude due to the noncooperation and temporarily posted a picture of the check until an admin saw it. The check bounced, the item purchased with said check is now theft, call the police and report it as such in their state as well as your own. It is theft, but a specific theft, such as "theft by check" or "theft of service". In most states it gets you quick access to criminal courts on check charge, but not theft of underlying item. They won't enter it as a stolen vehicle in other words.

I don't see how this aspect is any different than any other four wheeler or dirt bike that has suspension and is of a similar size. We have a little Honda 50 and I don't see how it wouldn't do the exact same thing that you say. The 3-wheeler may be taller which could contribute but I don't see how the suspension would fix this issue. The suspension was a major issue because there were internal memos (all in the public record now) where a consulting engineer said it needed 3 things to be safer, active suspension instead of balloon tires, a rear differential, better foot pegs, and rear wheel protection so if your foot slipped off foot peg it would not end up in the rear wheels. The other issue was memos about the warnings in the owners manual about going up hills, weight shifting, etc. Of course there was a memo from Honda saying that the changes would be too expensive, and the warnings would hurt the image they were seeking to portray to the public. In defending these cases we were faced with a lot of twists and turns as more memos began to surface. The bigger problem was the 110, I believe that was the model, much more torque, much faster, and parents were putting kids on them like they were tricycles. On a flat surface, no turning they are absolutely fine. It required a lot more training and supervision of kids than most parents were aware of. For 99 percent of people they were just fine, but like I said before, they were very unforgiving. Travis

Can't wait, looking forward to it. Wish I was out at Rodney's for that. Travis

It looks better than new, what a fantastic job. As far as Little Max riding one, I would keep him as far away from that as possible. He is much better off on the mower. On of the first things I worked on after graduating from law school were cases defending Honda for 3 wheeler accidents. With no active suspension or rear differential, they can be deceptively difficult to ride, and they are not forgiving. There is a reason they are no longer made. https://youtu.be/H1I5DweHlnQ Travis

Well this doesn't do you any good now, but never give an MOC before the check clears, it is only way they can title it in most states. I wasn't suggesting you fight it out in Ohio courts. But if you can cloud the title, or prevent the registration of the trailers with a phone call to Ohio DMV you should explore that riute, it might get you paid the quickest.

What is the Gross Weight of the, over 4,000 lbs? Have you given them an MOC or Bill of sale? You may have better remedies with the DMV of the home state of the buyer. What is the home state of the buyer?

My thoughts and prayers are with you.

Could be, but I think that particular song, like many of his tunes, was based on an old folk/traditional/americana tune. Not completly sure.In any event, given all the propaganda the other side throws out way, a little psychological persuasion form our side wouldn't hurt. After all, hound dogs have to howl from time-to-time. Big Mama Thorton would agree with you entirely. You ain't nothing but a hound dog Been snoopin' 'round the door You ain't nothing but a hound dog Been snoopin' 'round my door You can wag your tail But I ain't gonna feed you no more You told me you was high class But I could see through that Yes, you told me you was high class But I could see through that And daddy I know You ain't no real cool cat You ain't nothing but a hound dog Been snoopin' 'round the door You're just an old hound dog Been snoopin' 'round my door You can wag your tail But I ain't gonna feed you no more You made me feel so blue You made me weep and moan You made me feel so blue Well you made me weep and moan 'Cause I'm looking for a woman All your lookin' for is a home You ain't nothing but a hound dog Been snoopin' 'round the door You ain't nothing but a hound dog Been snoopin' 'round my door You can wag your tail But I ain't gonna feed you no more Read more at http://www.songlyrics.com/big-mama-thornton/hound-dog-lyrics/#5mdMZGUkvuBFYXEh.99

You wouldn't ask that question if you owned Jubilees. It is like being in a cave and seeing shadows dancing on the wall and having an "ah ha" moment. I think the more relevant question is, "is the system" real, or is our perception of reality incapable of "seeing" what is real there.

Happy happy birthday

My father (c#m) told me, lying (g#m7) on his bed of (c#m) death, "boy," he says, "woman she's gonna make it, don't fool your (g#7) self 'cause she's got (c#m) something to make a man (f#7) lay that money, uh, right in her hand And the very (e) thing that makes her ( rich will make you (c#m) poor (f#7) The very thing that makes her (g#7) rich will make you (c#m) poor" That's right! Well, i put you behind the wheel of a deuce and a quarter, yes i did Had you living like a rich man's daughter, yes i did, i sure did While you were living high on the hog You had me down here scuffling like a dog Well, the very thing that makes you rich makes me poor The very thing that makes you rich makes me poor Don't you never ever make such a bad mistake You know i'd rather climb into bed with a rattlesnake Then to work hard every day bringing that woman all my pay The very thing that makes you rich makes me poor, Makes me so damn poor The thing that makes her rich makes me poor The very thing that makes you rich make me poor Very thing that makes you rich makes me poor Makes me so damned poor Money won't change it, no no... More Ry Cooder lyrics

Ry Cooder has it down. but Marty I think that song was his wishful thinking. I think henwas singing more about reality when he sang: "How come that thing that thing that makes you so rich makes me so poor?"

I wish I had know that