Jaycees Rummage

Well, the Jaycees rummage last weekend went well. Everyone (including some from the community) donated many items to sell. In fact, there were so many items that we have a lot left.

The purpose of this sale was to raise funds for Jaden who had surgery recently for a brain tumor, and the Hall family of Walnut Hill who lost everything in a fire this month. After the preliminary tallies were completed it appears we raised about $300/each for them. It’s not what our hearts would like to give, but it is more that will hopefully help both families.

We are kicking around the idea of a $2/bag sale this Saturday to clean out what is left. That way people in need should be able to get clothing, etc. if they need, and we get to clean out what is left (hopefully) quickly.

Please keep the Halls and Jaden in your prayers.

Dan’s Twitter Updates for 2008-01-17

  • Bad accident at the interstate. Again. #

Dan’s Twitter Updates for 2008-01-16

  • Wow, 31 this morning. #
  • Our government is far too over-reaching. The Fed has grown over its original boundaries and does more than it should. #

The cure for Meth is to make criminals of everyone

“If you have a good ID…it would make it much harder for meth labs to function in this country,” – From the cNet article
Apparently RealID will make it harder for criminals to get products necessary to manufacture amphetamines.  At least that’s the flawed conclusion of some people supporting the national tracking card (RealID).

How? These new ID cards will be nothing more than an enhanced driver’s license. A picture ID is already required to purchase these OTC medications, and yet meth is still an issue.

This solution of gathering information on citizens and storing all of this information centrally is a honeypot for anyone looking to steal identities. There are stories repeatedly in the press about how a government official or private company has lost a laptop, disc, or been hacked and their users’ information is now lost, or worse. There is no security that is foolproof. Even if these information stores are encrypted, they can still be cracked eventually.

In my opinion, this method of tracking is illegal in that it is not provided for in the constitution. As we all know, “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people.

I don’t recall any amendments to the constitution about ID cards, do you?

Dan’s Twitter Updates for 2008-01-15

  • So much installing… #
  • Twitter scares me. #
  • Seriously, if I have to install Windows one more time… #
  • It’ll be like any other day. #
  • My wife rocks. #
  • On the road again. #