Robert Blake on Piers Morgan

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Being defensive is never a good strategy.  The first question people will ask is what do you have to hide?  Of course, all people get defensive from time to time–especially when we aren’t being believed and think we should be.  The difference, however, is honest people will eventually try to talk and explain themselves.  Dishonest people shut down and don’t, generally speaking (there are always exceptions to the rule, however).

Here are my thoughts on Robert Blake.

If your A/C goes out, will you get an honest repairman?

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Check out this Rossen Report!  Next time you call your repairman, you’ll think twice to double-checking his efforts.  

How do you do that?  There are several things you can do:

  1. Get three estimates!!!!  Always.  I’ve learned the hard way just because someone recommends someone, it doesn’t mean the person they recommend is honest.
  2. Follow the repairman to the unit, watch him do everything!   Don’t turn your back on him.  This makes it harder to pull shenanigans at times. It also puts pressure on him or her that you are not trusting.  A good guy won’t care.  A shyster will.
  3. Be courteous, but keep your mouth shut.  The more you talk, the more you will reveal what you do and don’t know–a repairman’s dream!
  4. When the repairman says what he thinks is wrong, have him write it down and then go read about it online.  There are many forums that will teach you what is going on! 
  5. Once you have a basic understanding about your problem from reading online, talk to the repairman about the repairs. Ask him educated questions.  See if he answers knowledgeably, patiently and professionally.  You don’t know how many times I find out what the repairman says versus what I read online do not jive!  It catches a lot of liars! 
  6. If the repairman is arrogant or put off by your behavior–he’s not your guy.
  7. Always ask for the parts you had replaced back once they are removed.   I do this for several reasons.  First, its my part, I own it.  Second, its proof that I have a defective part, if it is defective.  If I find out its not defective later, I can always sell it instead of the repairman. Why give him the extra money?  Just be sure you don’t ask for the part up front or he could switch your part for a junk piece if it has value.

Raven Aboroa Trial Date Set

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Raven Aboroa came home one evening after soccer game in April 2005 to find his pregnant wife stabbed to death, yet their 6 month old son was sleeping in the next room unharmed.

When I listened to Raven tell his story in September 2009, it was littered with red flags.  You can read my assessment here. 

Raven has plead not guilty and a trial date has been set for this October.


Thanks, Chris, for the story update!

The Chilling Story of Addie Hall and Zachery Bowen

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Last night I watched the new series on ABC called Final Witness.  Have you seen it?  I love the show on many fronts. It details true crime stories where they interview actual people involved, but the twist is they tell the story from the victim’s point of view.

I am endlessly fascinated with human behavior, and crime is an element of that. I am also fascinated to watch real people tell real story because the truth never compares to fiction.  Furthermore, ABC did an awesome job finding actors to portray the real people they represented.  It was notably superb which made the story so much more realistic for me as they acted it out.

The episode I watched last night was titled Graveyard Love. It was the story of Addie Hall and Zachery Bowen, pictured above in the French Quarter after Hurricane Katrina.  They rode out Hurricane Katrina and when they emerged, they found few people around, but decided to live in a city abandoned.  They liked it and the media captured them in photographs.

The story is simply fascinating.  You just have to watch it, if you haven’t, but be prepared its macabre. I haven’t been able get these two people out of my mind since seeing it.  I think its because mental illness doesn’t show itself on our faces unless its severe, and no one could have ever predicted what Zachery did.

You can find many actual photos of Addie and Zachery online if you look, and there are lots of google entries about them.  I read this one after watching the show and found it interesting.

Zachery Bowen’s behavior is truly bizarre and fascinating for me.  I seek to want to full understand what happened with him and why… It’s the puzzle of life that drives my existence.

P.S.  After you watch the story, you have to come back and read the latest development. It’s simply mind-blowing.