SoulCollage (R) Cards

As promised, here are the SoulCollage(R) cards I have made so far.

I Am the One Who...has a playful, goofy side that often remains hidden. I am learning to let it out.



I Am the One Who...takes a bite of the apple, takes a bite out of Life. I am your Playful Inner Child. I bring you joy in rainbows and chocolate. I Am One Who...gives you permission to Play.



I Am the One Who...is your Inner Flower Child. I was born a few years too late to be a real Hippie and play the tambourine. I am the One who lets you know that your Inner Flower Child is alive and kickin'.

I am One Who...can crack under pressure so I learned how to cope.

I Am One Who...was emotionally abandoned as a child, yet I realized after months of meditating on this card, that I was the one who abandoned my own Inner child at one point.



















I Am One Who...attempted to tame the Anger inside and learned to embrace its power.

I Am the One Who...is Proper and Reserved. I am frustrated by my seeking acceptance through social conformity. I Am the One Who hides the interesting person that I know I am.

I Am the One Who is...Indecisive. I am unsure of myself. I am afraid to make the wrong choice, so I make the choice to not make a choice. I Am the One Who...wants to embrace the Freedom of Choices.



My Soul card...my essence.



Moat of these are in the Committee Suit. There are four suits to begin with. Sometimes there is a need to add more suits. The cards are made on 5x8 mat board and can be done digitally, and even made into playing card size and laminated! High end magazines make for the best images found. Readings are done with your cards. Only you really understand the meaning of each card.

That's it for today!

Unbelievable Stupidity and Walmart management

Today, I had to go to WalMart on 75th street for a few things. When I parked my car I noticed a Nissan Altima with its lights on in the parking lot. It happened to be a very cloudy and rainy day. I took down the plate number. It was an out-of-state plate too, from Kansas. I went in and reported that a silver Nissan Altima with Kansas plates had its lights on in the lot. I gave her the plate number which she wrote down. The lady said she'd take care of it.

I was feeling all warm and fuzzy for doing a Random Act of Kindness. A smile on my face. Just a secure and contented feeling.

After a couple minutes, I heard a very faint "something being said" over the store's speaker system, but there was music playing and I faintly heard the words "Kansas" and part of the plate number. I couldn't believe that it wasn't loud enough for shoppers to hear!

I expected a BOOMING "Attention shoppers! There is a silver Nissan Altima in the lot with their lights on! The Kansas plate number is bla-bla."

But all I got was a damn whisper. Barely audible. And they (Walmart) obviously thought this was just fine. Just fine way to treat one of their customers. It ticked me off.

I left the store after a half hour, and the car was still there...with its lights on.

I couldn't just leave it! So I grabbed my receipt and used my cell to call the Manager's number on it. I told the lady who answered that I was inside the store today and reported that a car had its lights on in the lot and the car is still here with its lights on. She said, "Yes, we announced it."

Okay, I'm VERY ready for battle with a total idiot.

Me:  "I barely heard the announcement and it was not loud enough."

Manager's office: "They had the volume turned down today."

Me: "And you think that is good enough?" 

She didn't respond.

Me: "The car is still out here with its lights on and there was no AUDIBLE announcement made. Can you announce it again or should I come into the store again?"

Manager's office: "I don't have the plate number."

(As if that is a good excuse to NOT do it?) O.M.G. Stupid people. Ready to strangle the bitch. Through my phone.

Me:  "I'm parked right here by the car and I can give you the plate number."

Manager's office: "Okay what is it?"

I again said it was "a silver Nissan Altima with Kansas plate number bla-bla. And make sure the announcement is loud enough for shoppers to hear this time!"

Now, I have no idea if the second announcement was loud enough for shoppers to hear. I hope that it was, so the folks from Kansas didn't have a dead battery to contend with when they left the store.

I did the right thing. I did what I could. I did more than most. I didn't want a "thank you" or any sort of recognition. I just wanted people to do their fucking job. I just wanted someone else to give a damn.

All I can do is hope it worked out this time.

Mary

ALERT: Fed Ex Phishing E-mail

I received this email, allegedly from Federal Express. I know it is a fake because Fed Ex does not have the email address it was sent to. Additionally, there were several people who were BCC.

Most importantly, there is a .ZIP file attachment that you SHOULD NOT CLICK as it most likely contains a virus. Delete this email if you get it. Pass this blogpost on to others you care about please.

EMAIL I RECEIVED

SUBJECT: You need to get a parcel number 7237
Wednesday, November 17, 2010 12:58 PM
From: "FedEx office" support.nr.3136@managerscom
To: eXXXXXXX@yahoo.com
Bcc: mXXXXX@hotmail.com, cXXXXXX@hotmail.com, sXXXXX@yahoo.com, iXXXXX@yahoo.com.my

Message contains attachments

1 File (32KB)

* FedEX_Information_IDS34911.zip

Dear Customer!

The company could not deliver your package to your address.
The package was returned to FedEx office.
Information about your package is attached to the letter.
Look through the information about your package thoroughly.


Thank you.
FedEx Logistics Services.

END OF EMAIL

Stay safe and be smart!

Mary

URGENT! E-mail Account Phishing Scam BEWARE!

I just received the below e-mail and it is a phishing scam to gain access to your e-mail accounts. Your accounts may hold e-mailed information regarding logins to different accounts that you do business with. DO NOT respond to this e-mail if you get it.

Notice how they cover ALL of the major e-mail accounts like Yahoo!, Hotmail, and Gmail. Notice how they sign it Microsoft AND Yahoo. Right! Please do not provide ANY information to these scumbags! Here is the e-mail to watch for:


Dear Account User,

This message is from the yahoo/Microsoft Inc to all our yahoo, hotmail and gmail account users. We are having congestions due to the anonymous registration of yahoo, hotmail and gmail accounts.

In view of the above and in order to give our account users better services, we are carrying out account validation in order to ascertain anonymous email accounts users as well as update current users.

If you are still interested and want to continue using your current email account, you are hereby requested to kindly fill your login information in the space below. Upon the successful filling of the information, your account will be upgraded and continue to function as normal.

* User name: ...............................
* Password: ................................
* Date of Birth: ...........................
* Country or Territory: ....................

Warning!!! If you fail to provide the required information within 72 hours of receipt of this message, we shall have no option than to delete your account permanently as one of the anonymous email accounts users.

We apologize for any inconveniences this might have caused you.

Sincerely,

Microsoft/ Yahoo Account Services
Copyright © 2010 Microsoft/Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved

Be safe out there!

Mary

ALERT: Chase Bank Phishing E-mail

Here is an example below of a "phishing" email I received under the Chase Bank name. If you happen to receive one of these, DO NOT click on any of the links (they are disabled in this post) and do not enter any of your account information!

Forward the email to abuse@chase.com.

NOTE: I have added an Update below.
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Chase Bank : Your Online Banking Profile Has Been Changed

Tuesday, September 7, 2010 9:41 PM

From: "Chase Bank Alert"
Add sender to Contacts
To: undisclosed-recipients

Dear Customer,

Due to the high number of fraud attempts and phishing scams, it has been decided to implement EV SSL Certification on this Internet Banking website.

The use of EV SSL certification works with high security Web browsers to clearly identify whether the site belongs to the company or is another site imitating that company's site.

It has been introduced to protect our clients against phishing and other online fraudulent activities. Since most Internet related crimes rely on false identity, Chase Bank went through a rigorous validation process that meets the Extended Validation guidelines.

Please Update your account to the new EV SSL certification by Please enter your Chase Bank Online ID and then update form."/ font"

(Failure to verify account details correctly will lead to account suspension)

Thank you.
Account Customer Service

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UPDATE: I received a comment from someone who works for Verisign's Extended Validation SSL program. Read his comment below. He basically states that the consumer has to do absolutely nothing to take advantage of EV SSL certification. All you need to do is to make sure that your browser is updated to the latest version.


The EV SSL technology turns the URL bar green (or you see a green padlock) when you are on an encrypted page. It is designed to prevent phishing attacks. So, if the site you are on has the EV SSL and the green URL bar disappears or padlock is not green, it may indicate a fake site or phishing site. Take it as a WARNING and investigate before providing any information to the site.

If any email tells you that you have to click on this or that to verify your information, it is very well a phishing site. Be careful out there!

I received two phishing emails in August that "appeared" to come from Bank of America in reference to a call I made and they had the date of the call! That really gave me the creeps, in addition to the fact that BofA does not have that particular email address of mine and there is no way BofA would have it. Of course, I forwarded those to abuse@bankofamerica.com.

To due dilligence on the net,

Mary