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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-05-20

Posted on Sunday May 20th, 2012 by | Comments Off on Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-05-20
  • Atheists' political activity is growing – http://t.co/ANahX9H We need more of this. #
  • History is made on same-sex marriage http://t.co/Sl6W9kP On Senator Reid's position…very interesting #
  • RT@jaketapper: if u missed RT@BeniHoff: Here are all of last night's Obama/Clooney tweets in order 4 the people asking: http://t.co/44LPlzT #
  • Making sure I didn't accidentally unlink my FB from this. #
  • ‘Hug The Monster’: Why So Many Climate Scientists Have Stopped Downplaying the Climate Threat http://t.co/rDLHEPb #
  • RT @jaketapper: I cannot believe i even have to say this, but @BeniHoff's live-tweets from the Clooney fundraiser were fake. He's a comedian #
  • Obama Lets Go Of Fear http://t.co/CpiHAmA #
  • Wizard of Id @GoComics – http://t.co/IdgxG3j #wizardofid #GoComics LOVE IT!! #
  • What Eduardo Saverin owes America. (Hint: Nearly everything.) http://t.co/SksIt3F Makes many good points #
  • Yes, Lions Really Do Want to Eat Your Children http://t.co/cQ8s7bn Duh! They are predators…..ggeezzz #
  • “All Dogs Go To Heaven? Sorry, kids. It's only the dogs who've accepted Christ.”— Stephen Colbert, #
  • @mdcbrat You need to follow http://t.co/zKpsl7N #
  • Can You Call a 9-Year-Old a Psychopath? http://t.co/AIx6Y1c Very long, involved but interesting piece #
  • Florida farm workers tell how drugs, debt bind them in modern slavery http://t.co/bL2dYst =( #
  • Just joined http://t.co/3rnMW2o #
  • Obama is his mother’s son http://t.co/xSdg3xS #
  • Paul Begala: Dick Lugar's Fate Shows GOP Puts Party First http://t.co/Coz3WO5 #
  • Masters of the Uterus http://t.co/pV2LrRI #
  • Just dropped my hubby off at the airport, feels weird already not having him home. #
  • 21 Cat Hats (PHOTOS) http://t.co/oD4auWb via @HuffPostComedy LOL #
  • Trying to figure out how to import my tweet posts into here, since I love using my twitterdeck #
  • 1st day of hubby being gone, been busy, gym, store, watered the plants, rinsed the deck, feed the birds, myself, now on to work #
  • The quote about Romney from @Cher that lit up the Twittersphere. http://t.co/Hj7WWTt I love it! #
  • How Hillary Clinton Proved She's Braver Than Any Man http://t.co/k0RaV3G I LOVED it! #
  • I am nobody's mother and never will be http://t.co/WrQ7ckX For us who are just fine with not ever having kids =) #
  • I do love skype when keeping in touch…..spent 3 hrs online with my hubby =) #
  • What does a feminist look like? http://t.co/TQEB3HA #
  • Gubernatorial Colorado Day of Prayer proclamations unconstitutional – http://t.co/qXof82S http://t.co/3Hyfy5G Awesome!!!! #
  • Just spent the 4th quarter of the Pacer/Heat game texting updates to my hubby….fingers are tired, but GO #PACERS !!!! #
  • Unseen: Trailblazing Military Women Forced To Fight For Recognition, Equal Treatment http://t.co/aNlZOJi Very good report #
  • Hubby in Miami on business, wore his Pacer shirt tonight….one bar went quiet & gave him crappy looks, another one was very cool =) #
  • L.B.J.’s Biden Moment http://t.co/NF2Z8qg #
  • “Our country has been hijacked by a bunch of religious nuts. But how easy it was. That's a little scary.” – Seymour Hersh #
  • Conservatives: Giant Bullies That Abuse the Weak | Tea Party and the Right | AlterNet http://t.co/JIkcdVl #
  • Without a Card to Play, Texas Grandma Sentenced to Life Without Parole for First-Time Drug Offense on ACLU — http://t.co/F8fOBSt WTH?!? #
  • Is the filibuster unconstitutional? http://t.co/2x9SuUk Yes it is! #
  • Intersections South LA | More African-Americans leaving religious faiths: http://t.co/8sQCqMR #
  • After the go-go of Mon & Tues, I just feel totally dead……need to get out of the office #
  • Why Do We Punish Male and Female Teachers Differently for Sexual Abuse? http://t.co/2Wl05Rx #
  • Justice Souter Should Publish His Secret Citizens United Dissent http://t.co/2ku55Ce #
  • RT @WhereHellAreWe: The Start of Researching Fulltiming http://t.co/rSIg1uh #
  • Battered Indian Tribal Women Caught in Legal Limbo – http://t.co/kjAcP0l #GOP does not give a damn about women, especial of color! #VAWA #
  • House moving abortion ban in #DC refused DC’s Rep Eleanor Holmes Norton to testify. Tell House to oppose this bill! http://t.co/XCTI0Xz #
  • Rankin Paynter, Kentucky Man, Buys Out Entire Kmart Store, Donates It All To Charity http://t.co/v869nD2 This is awesome!!! #
  • Jon Stewart vs. Fox News Pundits On 'The Daily Show' (VIDEO) http://t.co/dmXeb1u #
  • Senate Takes Significant Step With Domestic Partnership Benefits Bill http://t.co/YnTVn1N This would be AWESOME if it gets anywhere. #
  • A Generation Hobbled by the Soaring Cost of College http://t.co/I8c0tS2 So glad I graduated when I did. #
  • Global warming threatens pine forests, forcing federal officials to shift strategy http://t.co/oV7Gdzl But global warming is fiction..geez #
  • A Judge’s Plea for Pot http://t.co/s6hpZVf #
  • Ninth Circuit Presses Government Lawyer on Watch Lists: “What Would You Do?” on ACLU — http://t.co/lLyKUSE via @aclu #
  • From Circumcision To Molestation, How the Ultra-Orthodox Place Children At Risk http://t.co/tCD98xN =( #
  • President Obama Is Ending Black America's 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Policy – The Atlantic http://t.co/hOb4jzu #
  • The Republican Party Doesn’t Think Women Can Be Trusted http://t.co/u1aMQO8 via @slate #
  • Wells Fargo Has Blood on Its Hands: Desperate Man Commits Suicide After Shocking Foreclosure Mistr.. http://t.co/q53CSbB Messed up! #
  • Hubby : Loved being in South Beach watching the #Pacers destroy the #Heat !! #
  • What Happened to the Generation Gap? http://t.co/YCp88ZA Very interesting commentary on music….cool #
  • Muslims On No-Fly List Now Suing FBI, Pressured To Be Informants (VIDEO) http://t.co/rRXNMGn I hope they win it. #
  • http://t.co/BaDA0rG Generic Claritin (Loratadine) #
  • Leading Psychiatrist Apologizes for Study Supporting Gay ‘Cure’ http://t.co/KWCLRiP Good #
  • Just trying to get my work done so maybe I'll to a project I've been needing to attack. =) #
  • I actually was able to make a very good dent into my project of attacking the bedroom closet, this was just the 1st pass through. #
  • Sending a bunch of stuff to my sister & nieces……need to make another pass later this week, a lot left, but still a good start. #
  • Been on skype with hubby while working on the closet, now chilling and watching LOTR : The Two Towers #
  • Michael Tomasky on Mitt Romney’s Character Assassination Game http://t.co/rFhRot3 #
  • Town and Country: http://t.co/20J8Yk3 via @theprospect #
  • Town and Country: http://t.co/65ZtXBd via @theprospect #
  • Why Chen fights, and why U.S. abortion rights supporters should care http://t.co/uPi9GVA #
  • House GOP Kills Proposal to Block Indefinite Detention of US Citizens http://t.co/xYp0m0p #
  • I'll be leaving in about 30 to pick up hubby, an hour later then it should've been….but his connecting flight was delayed in Houston. #
  • We spent a bit of time on skype when he had it this week, so that was a big help, but can't wait for him to be home in person. =) #
  • Why Joe Biden Needs to Stay – The Atlantic http://t.co/EHSFXfJ So true! #
  • The Battle Raging Within Saudi Arabia Over Women's Rights – The Atlantic http://t.co/NxNdv4L #
  • BREAKING: NAACP Endorses Marriage Equality http://t.co/bjUVuYT AWESOME!!! #
  • Meet Joe Ricketts: Billionaire Has Millions To Smear Obama, Demands Massive Taxpayer Subsidy For Baseball Stadium http://t.co/qJoMWfF #
  • Rush Limbaugh Ad Boycott Still Rolling Along http://t.co/p5eK8F5 Good #
  • WOW!!!!!! #I #039;llHaveAnother wins….comes from the 4th place!! At a 100yds left, didn't think he had it….awesome! #Preakness #
  • Hubby : GREATEST RACE I HAVE EVER SEEN! Congrats to I'll Have Another! #Preakness #
  • I'll be IN for the #Belmont …going to be odd not yelling at the TV with hubby……lol #
  • RUDE BOYS: Stop Slut Shaming Rihanna http://t.co/IYnKu82 #

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Pauline’s Daily Tweets

Posted on Saturday May 19th, 2012 by | Comments Off on Pauline’s Daily Tweets
  • Leading Psychiatrist Apologizes for Study Supporting Gay ‘Cure’ http://t.co/KWCLRiP Good #
  • Just trying to get my work done so maybe I'll to a project I've been needing to attack. =) #
  • I actually was able to make a very good dent into my project of attacking the bedroom closet, this was just the 1st pass through. #
  • Sending a bunch of stuff to my sister & nieces……need to make another pass later this week, a lot left, but still a good start. #
  • Been on skype with hubby while working on the closet, now chilling and watching LOTR : The Two Towers #
  • Michael Tomasky on Mitt Romney’s Character Assassination Game http://t.co/rFhRot3 #
  • Town and Country: http://t.co/20J8Yk3 via @theprospect #
  • Town and Country: http://t.co/65ZtXBd via @theprospect #
  • Why Chen fights, and why U.S. abortion rights supporters should care http://t.co/uPi9GVA #
  • House GOP Kills Proposal to Block Indefinite Detention of US Citizens http://t.co/xYp0m0p #

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Posted on Friday May 18th, 2012 by | Comments Off on Pauline’s Daily Tweets
  • Battered Indian Tribal Women Caught in Legal Limbo – http://t.co/kjAcP0l #GOP does not give a damn about women, especial of color! #VAWA #
  • House moving abortion ban in #DC refused DC’s Rep Eleanor Holmes Norton to testify. Tell House to oppose this bill! http://t.co/XCTI0Xz #
  • Rankin Paynter, Kentucky Man, Buys Out Entire Kmart Store, Donates It All To Charity http://t.co/v869nD2 This is awesome!!! #
  • Jon Stewart vs. Fox News Pundits On 'The Daily Show' (VIDEO) http://t.co/dmXeb1u #
  • Senate Takes Significant Step With Domestic Partnership Benefits Bill http://t.co/YnTVn1N This would be AWESOME if it gets anywhere. #
  • A Generation Hobbled by the Soaring Cost of College http://t.co/I8c0tS2 So glad I graduated when I did. #
  • Global warming threatens pine forests, forcing federal officials to shift strategy http://t.co/oV7Gdzl But global warming is fiction..geez #
  • A Judge’s Plea for Pot http://t.co/s6hpZVf #
  • Ninth Circuit Presses Government Lawyer on Watch Lists: “What Would You Do?” on ACLU — http://t.co/lLyKUSE via @aclu #
  • From Circumcision To Molestation, How the Ultra-Orthodox Place Children At Risk http://t.co/tCD98xN =( #
  • President Obama Is Ending Black America's 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Policy – The Atlantic http://t.co/hOb4jzu #
  • The Republican Party Doesn’t Think Women Can Be Trusted http://t.co/u1aMQO8 via @slate #
  • Wells Fargo Has Blood on Its Hands: Desperate Man Commits Suicide After Shocking Foreclosure Mistr.. http://t.co/q53CSbB Messed up! #
  • Hubby : Loved being in South Beach watching the #Pacers destroy the #Heat !! #
  • What Happened to the Generation Gap? http://t.co/YCp88ZA Very interesting commentary on music….cool #
  • Muslims On No-Fly List Now Suing FBI, Pressured To Be Informants (VIDEO) http://t.co/rRXNMGn I hope they win it. #

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Posted on Thursday May 17th, 2012 by | Comments Off on Pauline’s Daily Tweets
  • After the go-go of Mon & Tues, I just feel totally dead……need to get out of the office #
  • Why Do We Punish Male and Female Teachers Differently for Sexual Abuse? http://t.co/2Wl05Rx #
  • Justice Souter Should Publish His Secret Citizens United Dissent http://t.co/2ku55Ce #

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Where do we start? What to research?

Posted on Thursday May 17th, 2012 by | Comments Off on Where do we start? What to research?

We are in the researching phase of this part of the adventure.  No matter how much we wish we can be like others and just take a leap, it has never worked for us.  Even though we know that no matter how much we research and plan, it won’t go the way we want or think it will, at least we have basis to work off of.

Since this is going to be our blog about this new lifestyle of ours and will help organize my thoughts, I’m going to share the researching and planning part of it.  It also helps gives a feel of what we have learned, where we are coming from and hopefully help us on our journey.

We really need to make sure we have internet service, everywhere…..since that is how we make a living, but since we want parks and out of spot places, it is much harder to assure connection, unlike urban areas. So far it sounds like hughesnet…..but they go through dealers…it is so annoying to find actual info.  If we can just buy the equipment and then we can get service without contract and turn it on and off when we need it.

Of course, we will have and need other internet back up. I’m now looking at getting a sprint usb card and then we can use a plan from Millenicom.

After searching all the boards that Torn found, he found this awesome blog that really breaks it done in the simplest of terms.  It is a how to on the basic stuff, that when I asked on the boards I got so many different answers using jargon that I wasn’t familiar with that I left frustrated.  This blog has been a huge help for the tech side of it :  http://www.technomadia.com/

Many of the fulltimers that we found on the board seem to “domicile” or claim residence in a handful of states for tax purposes, but we’ve finally found a state that we very pleased and proud to claim and do not want to give up our Oregon residency and total love how we vote through mail.

Ater researching what I could on the state site, I call I found that it is very easy for us to update our driver license, using our current rental as proof of our Oregon residency, and become “Continuous Travelers” and use our PO Box on our DL.

Now I need to figure out the mail forwarding part….the USPS offers weekly forwarding, but changing the address on a weekly basis is not feasible.  So far it looks as if I’m going to have to it forward on weekly basis to another service that will hold it until we request it…..actually wondering if I can have my folks do that to cut down on the expense……but at this time, I’m working to go paperless as much as possible for bills.  And off course, all my magazines will be moved to online subscriptions.

We also have a TON of books.  I’m so totally addicted to history, biographies and politics.  But we got ipads this past holiday so I’ve gone thorough all the books we have that I haven’t read yet and put the ebook versions on my wish list.  I give myself a small budget every month to get a few of them.  Other then our Ansel Adams & bird guide books, I have gotten down to 4-6 books that I want to bring…..all history and Supreme Court stuff…..yes, I am a geek.

We are cat lovers and have had cats for years.  We have cat trees and other supplies that are used, but still good for others.  I called the Multnomah Animal Shelter to see if they can use them.  They can’t sanitize cat trees to use in the shelter, but they can give them to foster parents and other people who need supplies.  I was extremely pleased that they won’t be wasted…….one of our cat trees is HUGE and those are expensive, so that it can help someone else is great.  I hate waste and love helping others.

Now for being a fulltimer you can’t just use regular RV insurance, which is a form of vehicle insurance.  We need RV insurance that is also a homeowner insurance.  Found that State Farm does not offer that type of insurance. So I have to look into that.  I did stop by AAA Insurance today and found out that they do offer that.  I’m also going to check out GEICO and get some estimates.

Now I’ve been with State Farm since I married Torn, 15yrs ago May 31st and Torn has been with them since day one, since that is what his folks used…..so over 24yrs.  And we have had excellent service, when we have had to do a few claims, but we would rather all our insurance be with one company.  So I need to gather all our current insurance and the terms so I can ask for estimates and compare.

Writing this out helps me to clarify my thoughts and our goals….but it now time for bed.

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