I tried logging in to Entrecard this morning and was declined. It said my email address was incorrect. So I shot them off an email before reading the following mail they sent to me. Imagine my surprise when I found out my Entrecard account was deleted.
Your account ‘Come On In The Web Is Fine’ on entrecard.com has been deleted. The administrator gave the following reason:
not a blog
Please contact support@entrecard.com if you have any questions regarding this action.
Not a blog?? Not a blog????? People is this not a blog? Is this not a set of posts that’s been going on since 2005? Do you not have the ability to post comments and sign up for a membership? Is it not based on Wordpress blogging software???
I’m sure this is just a snafu, but in the mean time I’ve taken down my Entrecard badge. I really don’t understand why they would have deleted my account. I’m on the site every day and drop cards all the time.
Again I’m sure this is some kind of mistake. Maybe a problem behind the scenes. Dunno. Has this happened to anyone else?
In Michigan, since October 2003, there’s been a diabolical little law in place called the, Michigan Driver’s Responsibility Law. This devious program was put into effect to supposedly tax unsafe drivers for negligent or dangerous driving conduct. Sounds like a good idea in theory, but I’m seeing it more as a grab for cash in a state that really can’t afford it. I’m currently struggling through bureaucracy and red tape to get my license reinstated due to this, “what I consider”, unfair law.
My Story
In early 2006 I was stopped for running a red light. I would like to argue, but my bad and I took the ticket. This was a problem for someone like me at the time. I was barely making enough money to exist. I had been laid off from my job as a web designer and had been on unemployment for the better part of 4 months when this happened.
As luck would have it my insurance lapsed by 1 sorry week when I was popped. Luckily about a month later I landed a new job and was able to catch up on bills. Well since my insurance lapsed I was hit with the Driver’s Responsibility Law. I was charged $200 which I paid and figured I had made up for my negligence.
I should have read the fine print. The act states that the offender will be charged $200 for 2 years = $400 owed. I’ve since moved about 4 blocks from where I used to live when I was ticketed. I put in a change of address form and had no problems getting bills from my insurance company, for my car payment, for utilities and income tax documents, yet I never once received a letter from the Department of Treasury or Secretary of State stating I owed any more money or that my license was even suspended. By the way I didn’t even know who I owed this money to until I went into the Secretary of State.
The Secretary Of State Doesn’t Have to Tell You When Your License is Suspended
My license was suspended for the better part of 2007. I had no idea and wasn’t contacted by anyone, including the Secretary of State saying my license was suspended. To my knowledge, and I’ve looked, there’s no place online to find this out and no one but the cops will tell you when, and if you are in violation.
I Was Supposed to Be Arrested
On February 21, 2008 I was pulled over again for running a red light. I know I’m a dumb ass. I was lost and not paying enough attention to the traffic lights. Again my bad, but imagine my surprise when the officer came up to my car window and told me my license was suspended and that they should by all rights take me into jail. I asked why and how long it was suspended and they didn’t have any info to provide me.
I’m Not the Only One Effected by This
When I went to court there were at least 8 other people that were there for a pre-trial for the same offense as me. We were all processed and given arraignment dates. When I went to the lobby I asked the clerk if there was any temporary license I could get as I have to drive to work everyday. She told me I had to be tried before anything like that would be issued.
When I came back a month later I was the last person called up as I didn’t have an attorney. All they wanted was my money so I figured why spend more. In retrospect I wish I would have at least gotten a phone consultation as an attorney would have told me I could pay my fine at any time. Imagine my frustration when i found this out. Grrrr.
About the Last Trip I Took to the Secretary Of State
I went in last week to pay to have my license reinstated. The Ogor behind the counter told me I couldn’t pay the reinstatement fee until I paid the Department of Treasury. She gave me a sheet of paper that had 3 offices I could visit to pay for Michigan Driver’s Responsibility farce. The closest one being in Detroit. Mind you I am now 2 days in the hole at work for fixing this ticket. That’s 2 days of vacation time I had to take off in order to get right with the state. She also told me it would take up to 5 weeks if I paid by phone not to come back until June 2 as the funds would not be cleared until then.
Name Me One Other Business That Works This Way
So I called the Treasury Department and paid by phone and was told that the funds would be cleared by the following Wedensday. Again I don’t know why all this takes so long to clear. I can pay any other bill by credit card and have it clear immediately, but for some reason I couldn’t pay the bill to have my license reinstated.
This stretches out the amount of time I need to drive with a suspended license. A license I didn’t know was suspended. A suspension that would get me arrested if I was pulled over. A fee I could have taken care of at any possible time over the past year had I’d known it were even on my record!
I have a job… I have the means..??
So Riddle Me This
These questions appear in no specific order, but are something to think about given our current state of affairs.
Why would Michigan keep a law in place like this when our unemployment rate is 7.1% while the national average is around 5.2%?
Why in a state where we’re contemplating extending the unemployment benefits by 6 weeks would anyone think this is a good idea to keep this on the books?
In 2006 there were 750 homes that were foreclosed on in Michigan. This year alone the number has sky rocketed to over a staggering 7500 foreclosures. How many of these people could afford another hit to the wallet?
Why is our government trying to hit us when we’re down? WE’RE IN A RECESSION! People are lucky to be working. Why do I have to feel like a criminal when I get in my car to go by milk? I work…I pay taxes..I contribute to society.
Our founding forefathers are banging and clawing at the lining of their coffins as I type this.
Michigan Politician Responsibility Law
Sign the Petition to Have The Michigan Drivers Responsibility Law Repealed
Sign up here. This law is unjust and unfair. Speak your voice! Make a difference!
Dr. Drew, Billy Corgan & Mike Tyson to name a few.
File this one under weird and creepy. I just heard about this site on an archived Loveline episode.
Anyway, they were talking about Celebrity Skin because they somehow got access to Dr. Drew’s fecal matter and were having an over stock sale. I’m not kidding you can see it on the web site. I can’t even make this stuff up.
At first, I was questioning whether I should even post about this or not, but it’s like the proverbial train crash. You just can’t look away. Much like many I have a morbid sense of curiosity and the site though nasty in it’s inception is intriguing enough for a click-see.
There’s nothing here that isn’t safe for work. Just a list of actors, musicians, writers and other social lights with drop down boxes explaining what bodily bits they offer. Other celebs on this list include, Michael Stipe from REM, Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Jeff Bridges and Jessica Parker to name just a few.
I’m not sure what you are supposed to do when you get your package though. This is the most stalkiest move I think you could do. You can’t exactly press it into an autograph book, it would look horrible on your mantle and what the hell would the celebrity think if you ever approached them for a signature? Mr. Pitt would you sign your poo?
Dear lord help us all…
Who They are
Celebrity Skin was formed in 2003 by an anonymous collective of former Hollywood personal assistants. We are based in Los Angeles, California.
Is This Legal?
Yes. Federal laws simply require that our samples not create an immediate threat of injury or disease propagation. Our fecal matter, urine, saliva, and sweat specimens are hermetically sealed in unbreakable plastic containers to prevent any unwanted personal injury. Bacteria and skin cells are sealed within heavy-duty glass microscope slides.
I just heard this on the Adam Carolla Radio Show and knew there had to be a YouTube video out there and low and behold here it is.
Jane Fonda at 70 years old drops the following line while talking about her role in the Vagina Monologues.
“I live in Georgia ok. I was asked to do a monologue called Cunt. And I said I don’t think so I have enough problems.”
I have to love her candor, but you have to wonder about her sanity at this age. For someone who has spent a majority of her time in the public eye you would think that she would know better than to say cunt on prime time television.
I wish I would have taken a picture yesterday as it was foggy and wet. I just walked out my back door only to get my car stuck in about 7 inches of snow…And It’s still coming.
And a couple crummy plow truck shots from my razr.
