Justice for All Lady

Now I know this saying is meant to affirm that anything is possible if you really want it. I think that's a fine sentiment although I can't say it's 100 percent true 100 percent of the time. I think it certainly helps to have the will to do something in order to see it come to fruition. There isn't much in this life that comes to us if we don't work at it and procrastination is one reason of the main reasons we fail to accomplish our goals.
Procrastination brings me to the real point of this blo… Continue

Go to http:\\www.youtube.com/watch?v-HeGZ_4UdYsE and check out the video.
This You Tube video is funny but child identity theft is not. An estimated half-million children have their identities stolen and misused each year in the United States. In most cases, no one thinks to check the credit of a minor as no one thinks they can have a credit history. The truth is that institutions have no way of quickly and easily checking on the year of birth based on a social security number they are pr… Continue

Identity theft is a growing problem and it's not just adults who are being targeted. Many minors are having their identities stolen when someone uses their social security number to get a job or apply for credit. The minors whose identities are compromised will not find out until they're old enough to get jobs and apply for credit themselves. By that time, a great deal of damage may have already been done and trying to untangle the mess and restore their credit and good name will be a daunting t… Continue

If you've been keeping up with the news lately you'll have seen this story and, if you missed it, check out http://www.newsweek.com/id/213696. If the Federal Reserve Chairman can have his identity stolen then it can happen to anybody. Identity theft is growing daily and it's not just financial identity theft. There was also a recent article in the N&O about a person who gave a false name and racked up $45,000 in charges at Wake Med. While this person gave a fake name, there are others who ar… Continue

Ok - Apologies to Bob Dylan. I understand the meaning of this song has to do with staying young at heart and not being on a first name basis with your plastic surgeon. Nevertheless, I'm using this as a segway in to my next blog discussion on culture in the United States. One of the more unfortunate aspects of our cultural view is our attitude towards age. Because we emphasis achievements and "doing" age is not highly valued in our culture. The feeling, right or wrong, is that the older you are t… Continue