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I have some important things to say.
Today is June 30, 2009 ...I know this month I have seemed distant. I have had a lot of distractions pulling me away from my studio.
My adult son and his girlfriend moved in. Unfortunately I had to ask her to leave, and he went with her.
I am a stickler for walking a walk if you talk a talk...and she isn't.
...and that's not my problem, because he is an adult capable of making his own decisions.
I will be back to painting soon. I need it.
enjoy...
Today is May 22, 2009...and I am uploading new art images today, it has been a very busy week.
I believe in the Importance of Our Constitution, For and As a People.
I believe in the Rights my Founding Father's Gave My People, as a Citizen of The USA.
...I also believe that if we now own stock in these corporations, we also now own votes in these corporations...and those votes give US All a voice.
We have the Right to Expect Fair Treatment...we are paying to clean this mess up.
As a United People of The USA and a Citizen who pays taxes, that is your Right. And your votes by those who represent You
on Capitol Hill are how they determine what is taken care of.
Our Federal Government is giving out grants to companies and programs that are building our infrastructure and Future Energy Policy.
Personally I believe in supporting programs that are working toward clean energy...such as wind farms, and the development of solar energies, and movement away from fossil fuels that are hurting our common environment, and world by the wars fought in it's reality.
I also believe that we can farm salt from the oceans, an it the process reclaim water that can be used in area's of drought.
It makes sense, and is Supportive of my People.
Now, I also understand the impact of that on the Oceanic Environment, so it would be a limited process, and only used in times of great drought like when our local farmers need more than prayer to water their plants, or it could be used to put out wildfires, so that instead of just scooping up a bunch of water and everything else from the ocean, and impacting it that way...we need to be responsible for what we have.
I drive a Toyota that was made in Connecticut. I drive that car because it gives my family the flexibility it needs and is good on gas mileage.
I completely support the movements by Ford and GM to move more into the hybrid market.
The technology has been developed and tested for a long time...and we can stop funding the Very Terrorists who are hurting Our People, and have disrupted Our Common Lives, by the need for Our Nation to be involved in two wars, while the perpetrator of 9/11 still remains at large.
I believe in green construction for all new construction, because it is far easier to put it in to begin with than it is to refit it.
Everyone of us deserves a home that is affordable, safe, and healthy for our families, we also deserve products that are healthy and safe for our families, that are affordable...as long as we are working, we have that right.
I am tired of these property owners who make the rents so high that so many families are stuck in a survival mentality...that is not living People.
We deserve the Right to a salary that supports our families needs, and we deserve the Right to Education that supports Our ability to obtain that.
Every one of us who is working, deserves the right to Fair Medical Treatment and Care without the worry of bankrupting our Family if there is anything we need to be treated for, and to push people into social security so they become medical experiments by the Health and Legal community is wrong and is DOING HARM.
Making Prescription medicines financially unattainable is also DOING HARM.
Doctors take an OATH TO DO NO HARM.
Because a person has a handicap Does Not make them less of a Human Being, nor does it make it OK to hurt them by making it impossible for those people who have handicaps to obtain insurance for themselves or their families. We all have the Right to an insurance system that supports Our choice in how we are cared for, and that also supports Our common health.
By that I am including healthy food sources that support OUR Health, not just OUR sickness...however if we do get sick, we have the right to choose how we are cared for and by whom. We have the right to experimental treatments if that is what we choose...or NOT.
Someone needs to speak up...so I did. It's all common sense People.
We have The Right to Fair Treatment in Health Care.
We have The Right to Fair Treatment at Work.
We have The Right to Fair Treatment at Home.
We have the Right to Fair Treatment within our society by protection of services, such as Police, Fire/Emergency, and Protection of Our Common Borders
I am just so tired of the corruption...the mudslinging, and the ignorance.
Education is important, because Our Children deserve that...and anyone of you who is a parent get's that....so affordable after school programs/and early education that encourage creativity and play, are absolutely neccessary to our Society on a Whole. ...and every Citizen's Family deserves that.
You are All worthy of fair and honest wages, coupled with benefits that support you and your family in a comfortable and attainable lifestyle according to the work you do...if you choose not to work, than of course you don't get paid, which means you can't support your life.
It is not my responsibility or the responsibility of Our Government to take care of you.
As my work begins to sell I am committed to also support programs that are supporting my People who are working to manage their lives because of all that has been deliberately perpetrated against them by those who don't/refuse see the reality around them, and yet wield money and power, but deserve to be in JAIL.
The support I commit is by the works of my hands as I walk my Path and my art is sold, I am grateful for the 1st amendment...
...because in Other Nation's on this World...I would be killed for merely opening my mouth, and uttering most of the statements I make.
I make these statements because I know them to be true to my heart, through my Understanding of God, and my understanding of my Rights as a Citizen of The USA.
I have the Right to say, as a small business owner who is supported by her Families love, while I build my business, that I know if you invest in something, as an investor get a vote in how the company is run.
It seems to me that The American People are speaking and asking for some Rights...
I believe our Government needs to see that, and How It Is Right in the Eyes Of The World....given what we preach as Soldiers, Doctors, Artists, or any other level of Professionalism we are proclaiming.
...and I also believe these Truths The Right In The Eyes Of God, or Non-God, Many Gods, created by One, whatever works for you.
This needs to be fixed People...we now finally have a voice...because the amount of zero's behind the top number to cover this plan is insane...
You have let them give away your jobs...someone has to buckle down and fix this mess, and make it Fair to YOU, because You are paying for it...You better start working for it too.
...and in my opinion they want to beat us some more, because the Talk of Division is The Hot News, give me a break, Wake UP...and take a good hard look around you...
The lack of Respect for that all that we have in Rights alone while young men and women die for my right to say this...Take stock in your Nation, and Respect what it stands for...because if you don't it will be gone.
Our Constitution is more important than any other document, because it guarantees citizens of the USA these Rights....
Amendment 1 - Freedom of Religion, Press, Expression
Amendment 2 - Right to Bear Arms
Amendment 3 - Quartering of Soldiers
Amendment 4 - Search and Seizure
Amendment 5 - Trial and Punishment, Compensation for Takings
Amendment 6 - Right to Speedy Trial, Confrontation of Witnesses
Amendment 7 - Trial by Jury in Civil Cases
Amendment 8 - Cruel and Unusual Punishment
Amendment 9 - Construction of Constitution
Amendment 10 - Powers of the States and People
Amendment 11 - Judicial Limits
Amendment 12 - Choosing the President, Vice President
Amendment 13 - Slavery Abolished
Amendment 14 - Citizenship Rights
Amendment 15 - Race No Bar to Vote
Amendment 16 - Status of Income Tax Clarified
Amendment 17 - Senators Elected by Popular Vote
Amendment 18 - Liquor Abolished
Amendment 19 - Women's Suffrage
Amendment 20 - Presidential, Congressional Terms
Amendment 21 - Amendment 18 Repealed
Amendment 22 - Presidential Term Limits
Amendment 23 - Presidential Vote for District of Columbia
Amendment 24 - Poll Taxes Barred
Amendment 25 - Presidential Disability and Succession
Amendment 26 - Voting Age Set to 18 Years
Amendment 27 - Limiting Congressional Pay Increases
In my opinion, we need an Amendment to oversee this bailout since several generations will be paying for it.
So Do You Understand Me Now?
If someone has or is trying to change the Foundation of Our Constitution, then they need to go to JAIL...and no passing Go and collecting $200...and that includes all of the Executive Bonuses paid out to the morons who put US All in this mess.
We now for real hold stock in this Nation that our forefather's blessed us with, and this is how we respect that, those of you who put us in this place...Karma is an amazing thing.
Thank you for having interest in hearing me, by reading this blog.
Sincerely,
Amy Stewart Hale
PennDragon Studios
Today is May 28, 2009…
I wanted to write this blog last night, and was so exhausted…that I made the decision it could wait.
We had two of my daughter’s friends over for a slumber party…we watched Nanny McPhee, and played with bubbles in the back yard, and painted lots of paintings, washable Crayola water colors Rock :)
…an enjoyable evening was had by all.
After entertaining and keeping productively occupied three little girls for the evening …many of you can understand why I waited until this morning to work.
I have been dealing with insurance this week.
Of course the car insurance was due…so I had to call Travelers to take care of that business.
I like Travelers Insurance Company, they are North American based and so far have and/are providing excellent service. I was looking over my policy, as I do from time to time, prior to making the call, and had several questions I needed to verify with a professional service agent.
Speaking with Miss Jamie, I immediately recognized she was very knowledgeable and patient in listening to my concerns…and she helped me adjust my policy to suit the needs of our family.
Thank you Miss Jamie, and Traveler’s Insurance Company for correctly training your customer service professionals.
I am also researching medical insurance coverage, (why I do this, I don’t know…because I continue to get the same answers time and time again, but WTF… because Susi Orman says it’s important and responsible for me to have insurance for my family)
In 2000 I was deemed uninsurable due a correctable heart defect that was triggered by the legitimate medicine I was taking for my Osteo Arthritis that I have from the level of ladder and scaffold work an interior design artist or in the entertainment industry a "charge" artist does. The difference is that my work is permanent until the next time it is painted in my client’s homes, unlike a charge artist’s work which is changed every time the set is changed, and would not be considered permanent.
…since 2000, I have hit every marker for a diagonosis of M.S. or Cancer or Parkinson’s, so my husband and I are saving for a series of MRI’s to confirm the reality of what I am actually facing, and since I am getting sicker everyday it is becoming urgent for my family to have this knowledge.
…M.S. being the least of the three evils, I pray that is what I have.
I spoke with an awesome Aflac Agent…
Tonya actually came to my home, and thoroughly explained the programs they have and the costs of those programs. Now my husband and I are both exempt by default from most of their programs, as he has diabetes... it’s type 2 and we are working on getting him in a position of managing his health so he will have the least amount of intervention and longterm issues as possible…however the diagnosis alone exempts him from most insurance programs in the USA under the current structure we have.
and with my diagnosis of what is proven wrong with me, I am ineligible for all but one program Aflac offers. That is not Miss Tonya's fault...it just is as it is in my Nation today.
I would love to work with Miss Tonya…and my concern is rightful in that we will be paying for something we won’t ever be able to use…to me it’s been easier to pay the bills directly…because at least there I know I am getting what I am paying for, and I am not paying into a coffer I won't ever be able to gain anything from.
This blog started out as a blog about insurance, and then a situation happened last night and this morning that really upset me…to say I was angry, is an understatement.
We have natural gas service to our home, as many folks do. I live about 45 miles northeast of Atlanta, GA USA. Two days ago I called my gas company, which is a local city government to a city that is 20 miles away from me, and not the city I live in, to pay my gas bill because I knew it was due…
At the time, I could not get on the computer to pay online as I typically would do because my son, who is in college, was taking a test…we have one internet connection…like many families who monitor the internet for their children.
…so I called the City of Buford customer service line and asked to pay my bill.
I was told by the agent that my bill had been paid on the 10th, and I only owed $30 and change due June 10th…I was grateful…it’s been a busy month, and I had paid several bills on/around the 10th…so I thought, well maybe I paid it and forgot…and hung up the phone.
…then got distracted by my kids…and getting supper together, doing all the things that moms do.
We went to get the kids cleaned up and ready for bed last night, (slumber party with three little girls)…and low-and-behold we had no hot water…Now remember, I had called to pay that bill more than 24 hours prior to us being disconnected.
IMO…I was lied to by the City of Buford’s Customer Service agent…because she had verified my account, and knew by the screen she obviously saw…that we would be cut off the next day.
Personally I feel that it was done deliberately to get reconnection fees…with no regard for my family, or our situation.
To me that is corruption…and I’ll tell you why.
When we moved here more than three years ago, and knowing that my state has utility deregulation to protect me from monopolies like The City of Buford…I questioned why they were my only choice aside from putting a propane tank in my back yard, when I live in an area that is built up from a construction perspective.
I live in a fully developed suburb of Atlanta…though my neighborhood has homes on aprox. one acre lots…we have multiple subdivisions all around us that have ¼ acre lots, and are full of homes…and I know the utility services had to be built up to support that level of construction.
I worked in high end construction for the past 20 years…I know what it takes to put in a subdivision. Especially one on the level that is across the street from my neighborhood.
According to the covenants in my neighborhood, I can put in a propane tank…however to run the line to my house, it will have to cross my septic system…and it would be a lot more than my family should face when I already have natural gas lines coming to my home.
All of the neighbors I have discussed this situation with over the last three years, agree that we are being bent over and abused in really uncomfortable way by The City Of Buford for our gas service …because every one of us has had issues with customer service, and they charge 30-50 cents per therm more than any other service aside from propane in the state. Believe me, we (my neighbors and I) have all done our research.
My understanding of the laws that are in place to Protect The People of my Sovereign Nation from this level of abuse, lets me know that what they are doing is technically illegal.
By controlling a monopoly over us and forcing out any competing services, they are breaking the Law.
I will say that as I am typing this they are turning my gas on, I paid them first thing this morning, including a reconnect fee…this entire situation would have been avoided if I would have been allowed to pay this bill when I called it to pay the bill two days ago.
I asked the gentleman turning my gas back on if his family was put in the same situation, would he be upset by it…and he said yes, of course he would have been upset…given that I had attempted to make the payment prior to shut off and was deliberately given misleading information by The City Of Buford’s Customer Service Agent, an Agent that is the face of The City Of Buford.
Customer service is vitally important to maintain customers, without it…you have no business doing business.
Now I am going to contact my local representatives and ask if there is anything they can do to break up this monopoly…because I also asked the gentleman turning my gas back on if the utilities in the area had been built up as suspected by all of the construction growth around me…and he said yes.
I know we, my neighborhood, should be treated fairly and offered a choice of utility services just like everyone around us.
Now I ask you…is what I dealt with in anyway shape or form Fair Treatment?...How would you have dealt with this if it was your family.
Thanks,
Amy Stewart Hale
PennDragon Studios
This is where you can watch my works come to life as I create them...
I have my paintings listed from the most current working painting backwards...in other words, the painting I am currently working on is
"Health Care and Fair Treatment"
and the first painting I showed myself working on this site is
"The Burlesque Girls"
I encourage you to link to my sub pages that show each painting as I create it, if you read what I have to say about the works you will see links placed throughout my writings,
those links are where you can truly explore my process and journey of my works...
Please feel free to contact me with any and all questions you may have about my works and show information.
Thank you for joining me on the journey of my art...
Amy Stewart Hale
PennDragon Studios
