Monday, April 27, 2009

IMG00065.jpg

In a undisclosed location looking for a bird that can not be named.
Sent on the Now Network� from my Sprint® BlackBerry

Verizon International Voice & Data Service

For all of you who have Verizon Wireless, please find the information below regarding voice & data services while in China, Viet Nam & Hong Kong. If you have the blackberry pearl there is no data service available and voice only in China & Viet Nam. However, the blackberry world and storm editions both have data and voice in China, Viet Nam & Hong Kong; the cost to upgrade to unlimited data is $20 and voice is $1.99 per minute. You can upgrade for one month if you would like, unless your billing cycle ends during the trip, like mine. Verizon told me I can pro-rate June 5-20th and then pay for a full month following. Hopefully none of you have the same problem as me!! Best of luck! HTH!!!

Dragonfly Sushi ~ Waitress Recommendations

When a group of us ate at Dragonfly this past seminar, we discussed our trip to China with our waitress - she had lived in China for a while and wrote us out some notes on a napkin about her travels. I promised I would share with the entire class so here they are:

HONG KONG
My Tokyo Sushi
Cafe O-Bistro
Lai Qui Fung - Bar Street
Kalhun Night Market
Kalhun Light Show

BEIJING
Really good markets.
Any whole in the wall
Famous peking duck restaurant
Know how to say stuff in Mandarin because the menus are in Chinese

SHANGHAI
Dim Sung
Good Clubs
In preparation of our upcoming international trip, it was noted that it may be worthwhile to update any personal documents, wills, heath care surrogate forms, etc. With that in mind, I wanted to let you know about some information and guidance that the Florida Bar provides free to the public regarding these items.

A Living Will is a document that gives instructions or expresses an individual’s desire concerning any aspect of his or her future health care treatment. A Living Will should not be confused with a person’s legal will which disposes of personal property on or after his or her death, and appoints a personal representative or revokes or revises another will. A Health Care Surrogate is a person designated to make health care decisions if the individual becomes unable to do so.

Florida Bar Main Site:
On the Florida Bar Website, you can click Public Information, Consumer Information and then “Living Wills, Health Care Surrogates, and Advanced Directives.” Here is the link to the main site: http://www.floridabar.org/tfb/flabarwe.nsf/840090c16eedaf0085256b61000928dc/b954f12053a410ec85256e28005bd4a0?OpenDocument

Here are links to some FAQS documents:
Do You Have a Will?:
http://www.floridabar.org/tfb/TFBConsum.nsf/48e76203493b82ad852567090070c9b9/a0091ab18d4875d085256b2f006c5b75?OpenDocument
Florida Powers of Attorney: http://www.floridabar.org/tfb/TFBConsum.nsf/840090c16eedaf0085256b61000928dc/ab36277c4562e98885256b2f006c5ad6?OpenDocument
Health Care Advance Directives:
http://www.floridahealthfinder.gov/reports-guides/advance-directives.shtml

Template Forms:
(In order to make these Florida Bar-provided documents valid, they must be signed and witnessed. There is no need to involve a physician or retain a lawyer, unless personally desired.)
Living Will:
http://www.floridabar.org/TFB/TFBResources.nsf/Attachments/5DC5FF47F44CD21C85256E28005D3E7F/$FILE/LivingWill04stat.pdf?OpenElement
Health Care Surrogate:
http://www.floridabar.org/TFB/TFBResources.nsf/Attachments/C2F0FB4E7F56D6EE85256E28006A37BF/$FILE/DesigSurrogFAQ.pdf?OpenElement

You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling...?

Commentary:Obama Turns His Back on the Iowa Farmer


Last week, several of us discussed the topic of how the President is perceived in Iowa now that his administration has proposed pretty drastic cuts in farm program payments.  

I think this opinion piece from a local paper in Iowa pretty much summs it up. LINK

I'm not sure this was the change that was expected from the people we talked to when we were in Iowa.

Wednesday, April 22, 2009

IMG00050.jpg

Sent on the Now Network� from my Sprint® BlackBerry

IMG00055.jpg

Sent on the Now Network� from my Sprint® BlackBerry