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Our Modern
World "Talk"
By Mona Lease
Hi, all!! I spoke to a woman who had gotten a letter. In it the writer
spelled out how she had believed the woman's son-in-law really loved
her. She believed he was not married. In the "afterglow" of one of
their "trysts"...she questioned him. She found out that he is
married...finds out that he has no intention of getting divorced.
Nothing like a "woman scorned."
Knowing that playing with a married man is wrong...they rarely leave
their wife for you...I'll move to: Bill Cosby (Just to interject some
truth here) and all of the women who came out of the woodwork to accuse
him of "date-rape" , etc. The very name "Playboy Club" should have
implied to the girls that ...this is a place to "play." There are no
cars here or sports...with what else would these men play?
And if you're going to Bill's motel room for him to give you "tips" to
further your acting career...it's a motel room with a big bed as the
focal point. The above author of the letter should have known, too. The
son-in-law was from out of town working in her town. Colonel Mustard
says: "Get a clue."
The woman that I spoke with that received the letter is older - 78. She
does not understand how the woman got her name and address. I only
understand the rudiments. I understand how video and sound travel
across a telephone wire...and to my laptop. What I do not understand is
how I can send a picture to my sister from my laptop and it gets put
together on her computer...cell phone (smartphone)...without having an
ear where the nose should be placed.
Back to how the woman's name and address were obtained. There are a few
sites...peoplesearch.com for one. You type in a name. Your computer
"talks" to another computer somewhere that has the ability to search
public records...court records, birth certificates, death certificates,
addresses, etc - nationwide!
These sites will even give you a list of possible relatives...and every
married name you've ever used. This is how "exes" who have welched out
on bills have been found. The investigator types in a name, gets the
possibles, phone numbers, and starts calling. This is "shaking the
tree." Maybe they will encounter a disgruntled family member and get a
"hit."So the scorned woman would have done the above and written a
letter.
Our whole world is now"computer-driven." When you go to WalMart and
write a check...they hand you back the check...then and there. You
write the check and hand it to the cashier...who slides it in the
appropriate space. Somehow the register's computer reads the numbers on
your check. Whiz, whirr, click...this is #1410. In account #041810, do
you have $18.73? Click, whirr, whiz...yes, we have it....we accept the
check. Whir, click, whiz...ok...thanks. All of this in the space of 60
seconds or less!
With the computer you can get into land records...who owns what
property...what it's value is, etc. There's really not much that's
private anymore.
With the old GoogleEarth application downloaded and "ran" (activated)
to my laptop...I "walked" down the streets of Belfast, Ireland! Pretty
cool! Our technology is so advanced..it's truly remarkable. I was to
the Eiffel Tower...moved the camera in under the tower and looked up
through the top of the tower.
It's hard to understand or believe such knowledge exists. A "regular
person"...not a policeman or lawyer...can do a background check on a
prospective tenant or employee.
Try this. You can get a list of crimes someone has committed at our
local Court House....complete with all court appearances, fines, etc.
And this is all done with computers "talking" to each other!!
It reminds me of an old "All In The Family" episode. Edith gets a
letter from Social Security telling her that her husband Archie is
deceased. They go down to the Social Security Office. The man there
says it's bad. Archie is the victim of a slipped digit. Instead of 1843
it was 1842. A Mr. Binker had died...not Archie.
Archie said: "Ain't that something. I'm waiting for someone to tell me
I'm alive and Mr. Binker is waiting for someone to tell him he's
dead."
Remember the kiddies and our service people. Take good care of the
furry and feathered ones out there. Be safe and healthy. See ya next
time. Ever Toodles!! MONA
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