Author: Joe

Police Go Where The Crime Is

September 1, 2020 /

Are the police friend or foe? Are they necessary to preserve order, or are they unnecessarily intrusive? Do they have society’s best interest in mind, or are they racist and violent? Heather Mac Donald, Senior Fellow at the Manhattan Institute, analyzes the numbers behind these hot-topic questions.

Turn Google voicemail on or off

May 3, 2020 /

If you get voicemails on your mobile, home, and work phones, you can use Google voicemail to check them all at once.

Turn on Google voicemail for a phone

  1. On your computer, open Google Voice.
  2. At the top left, open Menu   Legacy Google Voice. Google Voice will look different, but you’re in the right place.
  3. At the top right, open Settings   Settings.
  4. Click the “Phones” tab.
  5. Under your forwarding phone, click Activate Google voicemail on this phone.
  6. Follow the instructions to turn on Google voicemail.

Switch back to your phone’s voicemail

  1. On your computer, open Google Voice.
  2. At the top left, open Menu   Legacy Google Voice. Google Voice will look different, but you’re in the right place.
  3. At the top right, open Settings    Settings.
  4. Click the “Phones” tab.
  5. Under your forwarding phone, click Deactivate Google voicemail on this phone.
  6. Follow the instructions to turn off Google voicemail.

Note: If you’ve deleted your Google Account and can’t turn off Google voicemail, call your cell phone company. Ask them to remove “conditional call forwarding” from your account.

Keeping Your Mouth Shut

May 3, 2020 /

Don’t open your mouth…

  1. …in the heat of anger
    Proverbs 14:17
  2. …when you don’t have all the facts
    Proverbs 18:13
  3. …when you haven’t verified the story
    Deuteronomy 17:6
  4. …if your words will offend a weaker person
    1 Corinthians 8:11
  5. …if your words will reflect poorly on the Lord or your friends and family
    Peter 2:21-23
  6. …when you are tempted to joke about sin
    Proverbs 14:9
  7. …when you would be ashamed of your words later
    Proverbs 8:8
  8. …when you are tempted to make light of holy things
    Ecclesiastes 5:2
  9. …if your words would convey a wrong impression
    Proverbs 17:27
  10. …if the issue is none of your business
    Proverbs 14:10
  11. …when you are tempted to tell an outright lie
    Proverbs 4:24
  12. …if your words will damage someone’s reputation
    Proverbs 16:27
  13. …if your words will destroy a friendship
    Proverbs 25:28
  14. …when you are feeling critical
    James 3:9
  15. …if you can’t speak without yelling
    Proverbs 25:28
  16. …when it is time to listen
    Proverbs 13:1
  17. …if you may have to eat your words later
    Proverbs 18:21
  18. …if you have already said it more than once (it becomes nagging)
    Proverbs 19:13
  19. …when you are tempted to flatter a wicked person
    Proverbs 24:24
  20. …when you are supposed to be working instead
    Proverbs 14:23

Minestra tal Nannu (Hashish)

January 8, 2020 /

INGREDIENTS

  • 1 medium onion
  • 1/4 small cauliflower
  • 1/4 cabbage
  • 2 cups pumpkin or squash
  • 3 or more carrots
  • 3 large potatoes
  • 4 stalks celery
  • 1/2 cup fresh or frozen peas
  • 2 chicken cubes
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • salt & pepper
  • 1/2″  diameter group of vermicelli or 1 cup of some other pasta
  • 1 tablespoon tomato paste
  •  Freshly grated Parmesan cheese

PREPARATION:

  1. Boil water ahead of time to speed things up
  2. Chop all the vegetables roughly and not too small.
  3. Put chopped vegetables in a large pot (not the peas)
  4. Pour on boiling water to completely cover the vegetables
  5. Add chicken cubes & olive oil
  6. Add salt & pepper
  7. Add the tomato paste
  8. Cover and cook on high heat for for 45 minutes – stir every 10 minutes
  9. When vegetables are soft (not mushy), add pasta and peas
  10. Cook another 10-15 minutes until the pasta is done
  11. Add freshly grated Parmesan when serving.