Middle America's Worldview

Some highlights included acquiring a new application LifeTopix, while also finding Buffer. I was able to go to church to get some spiritual nutrition. I was also able to catch up on my shows with the family, in addition to getting certain tasks done.

Perhaps a duh moment, but I have come to the conclusion for the need to schedule specific work time, in addition to my "conference calls" within my work calendar. My calendar is now literally filled up, but hopefully it will allow me actual time, without interruption to complete these support tickets that have been dogging me.

Every so often, I get tired of my current GTD applications and desire something more efficient. Generally, this occurs when I feel overwhelm and need to change. I have currently been using Astrid for my todo’s and grocerery listings. I have been using Informant for my calendar. My work calendar and Gmail calendar drops into my Informant, allowing me to see both work and personal meetings, scheduled visits and events. I came across LifeTopix and it looks promising. LifeTopix allows you to sync your calendars, Dropbox, Evernote, Facebook, Pinterest, and Twitter accounts into LifeTopix. Fortunately, I have most of these and can utilize them in the LifeTopix application.

Both my personal and work Calendars automatically updated the LifeTopix application. Within the application the task list works as a means to have grocery list or Todo’s. I like it keeps a list of items to choose from. If the item is not valued, you can easily add the value and it will keep it for the next time you need it. This reduces the need to retype items over and over again. You can be as detailed as you want on these list. The site and tutorials I have seen, convey the user to start small and slowly integrated all 12 topix into using the applications.




You also have the option to remove the Topix view.




The application is very versatile, allowing the user to change it to the users need. Admittedly, I am still playing with this application, but thus far it has allowed me to combine many of my separate applications into one platform. There is also a Hotlist, providing a way to add those items you refer to the most often. Currently, I have my task and grocery list added.


Overall I like the application. It allows me to pull in my separate apps, while not losing my current stuff on them. What I do not currently like is the restriction this is on my Iphone only. I would love the ability to work on the application via website, similar to Toodledo or Dropbox. I type faster on a computer keyboard, rather than on my Iphone.

  After police lost a rape suspect, many in the area armed themselves during the manhunt. The suspected rapist emerged from the woods, eluding police in Sparrowbush and was shot by a 42-year old father of three. The father of three is now behind bars on murder charge. The 42-year, David Carlson, admitted to killing Norris Acosta-Sanchez with his shotgun when he emerged from the woods near his home. The 35 year old suspected rapist was hiding in a vacant cabin near Carlson’s home on Old Plank Road. Police had found the cabin, surrounded it and broke the door down trying to make an arrest. However, Acosta-Sanchez wasn’t in the cabin at the time. Police, with heavily armed teams, searched the woods all day not finding him. “We were really frightened staying there that night because the guy’s on the loose,” said Amy Mann. “The police lost him.” One witness Carmine Ferrera did spot Acosta-Sanchez, when Carlson had his gun on him. Ferrara is scheduled to testify before the grand jury and declined to provide specifics about what he saw. He did state, “I didn’t see a murder happen. That’s as far as I’m going to go. “I can tell you the community was in fear. I can tell you Dave wasn’t the only one who armed himself.” Carlson is charged with second-degree murder. He’s being held in jail on $250,000 bail. The Orange County District Attorney Fran Phillips conveyed this incident as “a tragedy all the way around”. Phillips is still prosecuting Carlson.

On Sunday the Obama administration stated the “best and brightest” will be called to fix the Obamacare website. Resources will be pulled in from both the public and private sector in order to fix the issues causing so much frustration on the American people. The Health and Human Services stated, “We’re kind of thinking of it as a tech surge.” Call it what you will, but issues seem to be plaguing this site. The administration did convey the essential component – the federal data hub – is working as hoped. “The hub is critical. It links federal agencies to determine an applicant’s eligibility for Obamacare coverage and subsidies.” The hub also provides the necessary data transfer for states to acquire for their own exchanges. Yet, with this essential data hub working .... Continued Reading

Congratulations Congress and White House! Debt has now breached 17 trillion dollars, according to the Treasury Department on Friday, October 11, 2013. The jump of $328 billion dollars pushed it over the $17 trillion mark. The $328 billion dollar increase was also a record, from the $238 billion dollar jump two years ago. The increase was due to a “replenishing” of its stock for “extraordinary measures”. This replenishing occurs as soon as there is a new debt space provided. Thanks for raising that debt ceiling Congress! Generally, Congress would set a cap for the borrowing limit, or a debt ceiling. However, this is the first time in history a cap was not provided. Congress with President Obama set a deadline, instead of a.... Continue Reading

The social network Facebook was down globally on Monday, October 21, 2013. This was unusual since widespread global downtime is rare. The outage occurred so long that a new official hashtag, #FacebookDown, in multiple languages from multiple countries was created. Reports of the outage reportedly lasted for hours. However, the social network only reported the outage as a mere “brief period of time.” Users were prevented from posting, liking, or placing comments, or receiving birthday message updates. Officially the downtime was due to performance of some “network maintenance.” The week prior, the network’s public stock reached $54 dollars per share. The Facebook social network was created by.... Continue Reading

Discussions and new information on Obamacare continue. We can see some additional details from the 1000 page tax law. One of those details appears to be a $175 dollar premium for a healthy student. Remember, Obamacare is forcing every American citizen to have insurance, regardless of health. Promises made by Obama and his party, among other things, were for the insurance premiums to go down. However, we are finding that insurance premiums are on the rise. With the exception of Nancy Pelosi, on her comment “We Have to Pass the Bill So That You Can See What Is In It”, one wonders if everyone within the Democratic Party also chose to vote first, read later. Young, healthy college student Chad Henderson was... Continued Reading

Obamacare may kill the non-profit hospitals due to new legislations in place, requiring new standards for tax-exempt hospitals. The new provision under Section 501 of the Internal Revenue Code sets new standards of review and installs new financial penalties for the tax-exempt charitable hospitals. The penalties could be as high as $50,000 in fines. Currently, approximately 60 percent of American hospitals are non-profit. John Kartch, spokesman for Americans for Tax Reform speaks out on Obamacare overseeing IRS bureaucrats. “It requires... Continue Reading

On September 25th, Obama spoke to the United Nations General Assembly. As most know, his speeches are read off the monitor, to ensure accuracy in what he is trying to convey. What he reads is scrutinized to be clear and precise. His famous “let me be clear”, indicates this. During the United Nations General Assembly Obama discussed intolerance, and true democratic spirit. However, during his speech Obama says the future must not be to those that slander the prophet of Islam. Below is the full paragraph of the speech. The future must not belong.... Continue Reading

While more truths are coming out on the horrid tax (Thanks John Roberts) called Obamacare, even the poster boy is a lie. The interview with the father of the 21-year old self-confessed supporter of President Obama stated his son never actually purchased an Obamacare plan. Chad Henderson was the 21-year old publicizing he signed up for Obamacare the first day it was available. Media pushed it out as a champion for the healthcare plan. It only took three hours to go through the website for the $175 dollar bronze plan. Yet, it was later found out, he never did purchase the plan. Did he want five minutes of fame? Henderson definitely enjoyed the coverage, as his Facebook post shows. “I’ve now been interviewed by..... Continue Reading

Navigators were informed to not leave paperwork on fax machines due to sensitive information on American citizens. Obviously this is done to deter identify theft, and sharing of private information. My prior article discussed how Navigators are paid via a Federal Grant. However, what if the Navigator was actually an illegal alien, getting paid by the Federal Government to handle American citizens’ sensitive information? This is exactly what occurred in New York. Maria Marroquin, a.... Continue Reading

One Nebraska school official took the government shutdown to an extreme: he stopped the Pledge of Allegiance. These issues affect us all, even our children. Rather than leaving it to the parents for discussion, Principle Pat Jones was worried that some of his students didn’t know the federal government had been shut down. Rather than educating the children with knowledge, he decided to stop the normal recitation of the pledge. Yeah, that’s teaching them Pat. Take away their ability to say the Pledge of Allegiance to show how wrong the government really is. This occured at Alliance High School in...Continue Reading

Was the car chase in which the black woman, Miriam Carey, was shot to death involved in Operation Capitol Shield? Initially, the report had three individuals in the car; the black woman driving, the baby in the back seat, and one other taken in custody. Yet later, the report only indicated the woman driver and child. Here is an eyewitness video of the incident:.... Continue Reading

While some kids may act like animals, should we put them in cages? In parts of New Mexico “kid cages” are provided and kids are made to wait for their school bus inside them. This action is a result of the Endangered Species Act. The United States Fish and Wildlife Service has placed wolves in populated areas, causing issue with small business owners, property rights, and placed fear in the hearts of those having to deal with the wolves in their area. It is illegal to kill any.... Continue Reading

If you thought the ordeal of the Obama birth certificate is over, think again. While corporate media has forgotten the questioning of Obama’s legitimacy and fake birth certificates, a civil case moves forward. Unlike past cases, this will be the first civil case having Joe Arpaio’s Cold Case Posse involved, and the first time it will be before a Constitutionalist Judge. The new case before the Alabama Supreme Court, case Mcinnish/Goode v. Beth Chapman, is being handled by attorney Larry Klayman. Chief investigator, Arpaio Mike Zullo, wrote a 200 point affidavit to the court and has agreed to testify in person. Zullo will show the court that the famous long birth certificate “picture” is a 100 percent digital fake. Videos have been provided on.... Continue Reading

The Obamacare websites have come online in both English and Spanish. The hope is for most to trudge through the site, and sign up as individual or family coverage. Yet, if you still need help, Navigators are there to help. These Navigators have been warned to not leave tax returns on the fax machines. Navigators are trained to sit with people and help them “navigate” the exchange software to register, define options and sign up for coverage. They work out of community-based agencies and are paid through a federal grant. Within the education manual.. Continue Reading

We hear it all the time. If it’s an emergency, call 911. Even a child received a reward for calling 911 that saved his mother’s life. A woman in WayCross, Georgia called 911 for an ambulance to assist her fiance, and it brought the cops …who killed her fiance. Jack Lamar Roberson was shot and killed by the police in his own home after his fiancé called 911. The call was made regarding fear of Jack’s reaction to his diabetes medication. Jack’s mother and fiancé witnessed the shooting in the house while his 8-year old daughter was also in the home. The police claimed Roberson was brandishing two weapons and came against the police “aggressively armed.” The weapons were not identified by the police. Later, the mayor indicated knives. The mother states..... Continue Reading

This Saturday, October 12, 2013, The EBT system went down for 17 states. Across the 17 states panic and mayhem occurred as those on the EBT card system were unable to buy food. Karen Arena a spokeswoman for Xerox, the company that runs the EBT card system confirmed Saturday afternoon that some Electronic Benefit Transfer systems are experiencing temporary connectivity systems. “Xerox spokeswoman Karen Arena confirmed via email Saturday afternoon that some Electronic Benefits Transfer systems are experiencing temporary connectivity issues. She said technical staff is addressing the issue and expects the system to be restored soon. U.S. Department of Agriculture spokeswoman Courtney Rowe underscored that the outage is not related to the government shutdown. Xerox runs EBT card systems for 17 states and all were affected by the outage” States affected.... Continue Reading

National Park Service (NPS) posting signs indicating certain portions of the mall are closed “except for 1st Amendment activities” has violated the Constitution. While the government shutdown is taking place, the one million bikers were denied a permit. However, the immigration rally was allowed by NPS, granted by their “First Amendment rights.” Susana Flores, a spokesperson for Camino Americano, a group that organized the rally, told the Washington Examiner that the “NPS allowed the event to take place under the group’s rights granted by the First Amendment.” While .....Continue Reading

While Uncle Sam’s Misguided Children, a popular veteran’s page,was taken down due to “Facebook policies,” videos showing real beheadings are now allowed. While the video was temporarily banned in May, Facebook has reconsidered and allowed it to be viewed. “The US firm that confirmed it, now believes its users should be free to watch and condemn such videos.” The article added it was considering adding warnings.” They are considering it? Continue Reading

Corporate owned news stations are not enough to provide bias views, The California Endowment has granted $500,000 to promote Obamacare on major TV shows air time. The $500,000 grant was provided to “help TV writers tell better stories about the new health insurance law.” The Endowment is interested in expanding insurance coverage to low income earners, including immigrants. Labor Secretary Thomas Perez was consulted between 2001 and 2009. Why try to get your public.... Continue Reading

Another leak by Edward Snowden hits the front page. This time the Washington Post reports that the “black budget” $52.6 billion was set aside for operations in fiscal year 2013. The main chunk of change goes toward “offensive cyber operations”, devoting to decoding encrypted communications. Hack the planet! This is the first time a summary of the black budget has ever been seen outside of a few intelligence eyes. The reported document is 178 pages in length, but only one-tenth of the content is being made available by The Washington Post Continue Reading

A ruling Monday, September 30, 2013 by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) breaks federal law on abortion funding, says conservatives. Under the terms of Obamacare, lawmakers and their aides are required to buy insurance on state-based health care exchanges. The state insurance would provide abortions to the aides and lawmakers. The issue is the lawmakers and aides premiums are paid by their employer. The employer is the taxpayers. Federal law prevents taxpayer money from being... Continue Reading

Who needs a gun, when you have scissors? A bloody assault started near Riverside Park at 64th Street in New York, and didn’t stop for three blocks, ending at 61st street. The incident took nine minutes, and involved slashing and stabbing of five victims, including a toddler, on a popular running and biking path in Manhattan’s Upper West Side. The alleged attacker is 43-year-old suspect, Julius Graham. He is described as a homeless man with psychological problems. The suspect faces five counts of assault with criminal possession of a weapon. But who stopped the stabbing? Continue Reading

The devil is in the details. Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt, may have found the detail to stop Obamacare 26 state attorneys have already proposed lawsuits, with the attempts to show Obamacare is unconstitutional. However, Pruitt’s lawsuit uses the language of the law to challenge the elaborate system of subsidies, tax credits, and individual or employer mandates and fines the Obamacare act has spawned. Unlike Congress, namely Pelosi’s .... Continue Reading

Many fear the decline in the culture and have seen that society has become too secular. A truck driver named Harold Scott has set out on a $750,000 effort to bring Christian messages to those traveling along some of the states’ most frequented highways. The 72 year old is the primary funder of “Kaiser Christian Fund Inc.”, a project that has posted 25 billboards in Wisconsin, and a few outside of the state. The billboards talk.... Continue Reading

While the Government Shutdown continues, news of the government’s problems could affect lives of kids suffering from cancer. Washington AFP reports, “The US government shutdown could block hundreds of cancer patients, including children, from entering last-ditch clinical trials for treatment, a spokesman for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) told AFP Wednesday.” National Institutes of Health (NIH) is the largest Continue Reading

The past seems to haunt many, and Obama’s past continues to plague him as well. Recently, in an exclusive interview with The Globe, “Norma Jean Young, the 76-year old mother of the late Trinity United Church of Christ choir director Donald Young, has spoken out and declared that persons trying to protect Obama murdered her son at the height of the 2007 Democratic presidential primary to protect Obama from embarrassing revelations about his homosexual relationship with her son.” Donald Young was the openly-gay choir-director of the now church of Reverend Wright. The same church Obama attended ...... Continue Reading

Every day parents drop their children off at a day care center with the idea that it’s a safe haven. A parent’s worst nightmare is harm to their child. The nightmare became a reality in Ohio, as a woman was arrested for two counts infant rape. Heather Koon, age 25, took video of herself raping an infant. The sex tape was found on her laptop, after police checked on her fiancé, James Osborne. James Osborne is a registered sex offender on Lorain County’s sex offender website. While Osborne was Continue Reading

Corporate media informs its audience of possible homegrown terrorist groups in the United States. However, some terrorist groups are not being reported. There is a growing number of terrorist gay hate groups, involved in organized attacks against straight men and companies promoting a Christian lifestyle. These terrorists’ cells are known as: Gay Liberation Front (GLF), Riseup Networks, The Lesbian Avengers, ACT UP, Queers Against Assimilation, Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries (STAR), Queer Nation and Bash Back. Continue Reading

Due to fear of a 19th century law, the Antideficiency Act, some leaders are advising their staff to not check their email or cellphones. The law, passed by Congress in 1870 (still in effect after many amendments) prohibits the government from incurring any monetary obligation for which Congress has not appropriated funds. Many memos cite the law as reasons for the minimum staffing taking effect within the government. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew also cited the law for his reason of reduced staffing. Continue Reading

There are indeed times of clarity, albeit rare, anymore. I am up again at 5 a.m. drinking my coffee, as the after images of my dreams leave me, thoughts of things I can do, and more of what I cannot do enter my brain. At the end of my first cup of coffee, it becomes obvious I can only do what I can with the provided tools I currently have. I cannot worry about those things I have no control over. In our hyper multi-tasking world, I find these mornings to clear the mind beneficial. It allows my mind to wonder, while I sit in solitude, with no distractions. Some would call this a waste of time. I was one of them. I was always the kid that never could sit still, and bored easily. Now, I enjoy the peace and quite, before the mad rush of work and life hits. Am I getting old? I don't know anyone getting any younger. I find myself gauging my age by seeing how fast my kids are growing up. Perhaps, but with age comes wisdom (hopefully). I am reminded the youth is wasted on the young. I look more toward my elders for wisdom, as I approach that niche myself. Time to get another cup of coffee.

Four teenage girls were saved from an alleged human smuggling ring being run by Ali Mohammed Raza. Ali is believed to be running the operation to smuggle illegal immigrants into the United Kingdom. He was arrested at his home in east Hull in the UK. The police officers stopped the van holding the 4 girls, aged from 16 to 18 in the Netherlands. The van was heading to the Port of Rotterdam Continue Reading

Iran lawmakers have recently passed a bill allowing men to marry their adopted daughters. The girl can be as young as 13 years of age. The caretaker of the family (Father) is allowed to marry the adopted daughter if he believes it is in the family’s best interest. Is this legalizing pedophilia? Continue Reading

One man handed out doughnuts outside Tenafly Middle School in Northern New Jersy, while another dressed as Moses posed for pictures with his slick red Lamborghini sports car. The publicity stunt was to promote educational needs for special needs children. Instead it prompted school officials to call the police. One of the men has a 17-year old daughter with autism and wanted to bring attention to her needs. Continue Reading

3,000 of our Military members have perished since the 9-11 tragedy. Not by enemy combatant or during battle, but by suicide. Each year, the suicide numbers are drastically increasing in the military. The trajectory is baffling military leaders, while devastating the families left behind. “It just drives me crazy that we can’t figure (it) out,” says Army Deputy Undersecretary Thomas Hawley. Continue Reading

Congress creates legislation and bills weekly. Although the two sides are not talking currently, many will be surprised by what some members of Congress have come up with in the recently. Last year, a bill was put forth for the ‘Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), to prepare for mass causalities throughout the country. The amendment to the Homeland Security Act of 2002 mandates FEMA to immediately conduct “mass fatality plans,” for any major event or series of events that may kill a large part of the American population. Continue Reading

Reports have been made of Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) , misjudged how much could be held by a tank, allowing 430 liters (113 gallons) of toxic water to be dumped into the ocean. The incident occured in August, yet the report was made by Rueters today. Continue Reading

High school principle says sorry to 16 year old, after the school forced her to remove her NRA shirt last month. School officials made the sophomore change her shirt, or face disciplinary action. Only after parents stepped in with an NRA attorney, did the principle changed her mind and apologized. Continue Reading

An excellent article written by John Glover, titled The GOP and Conservative Talk Radio’s Fuzzy Logic about Liberal Media".

The article goes through the argument a major flaw for the GOP and conservative. The flaw is either the lack  of underestanding, or outright ignoring the power of the liberal media.

There is no doubt the power of media, as most kids eat this up throughout the day. Repetition is a form of brainwashing, and this is definitely being used through the 24 hour platform.

We see a constant barrage against dads through shows, indicating they are dumb and inefficient.

We see a push for gay marriage and acceptance, based on tolerence (while flaming the conservative idea).

We see a redefining of what family is, based on the liberal ideals, downgrading the traditional marriage. What happened to shows like 7th Heaven, providing a stable family unit?

I have always believed individual journalist would rise and change the perception back into the reality. However, those on the 24 hour platform will need to start fighting back as well. Call out the BS, and provide a means for the awaken view to  follow-up for facts and citations.

The NSA acquired massive phone records and internet data in the name of
anti-terrorism efforts. However recently,  the 54 cited  cases presented
in the last hearing were found to be inaccurate and misleading.
Only 13 of the 54 could be found with any connection to terrorist plots.

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to “Where can I get low-cost care I my community?”, removing the free. This was changed sometime from September 16 to September 23.