Here’s a little lesson in logic. Just suppose a person walks up to you with a mask and a gun and says, “I’m not a robber and you should never give your wallet to anybody; but give me your wallet.”  Would you believe them?

Well… the phishers expect you to believe them when they tell you that they aren’t thieves and you should never listen to phishers.

Here’s an email I received this morning.

Dear business/corporate customer
of Citizens Bank,

Caution: we continue to be informed
that customers and non-customers are receiving fraudulent phishing emails
requesting confidential information and credentials. As a reminder, the bank
will NOT send customers unsecured email or other correspondence requesting that
they confirm or provide Customer ID’s User ID’s, card numbers, social security
number or PINs and passwords. As always, if you receive any unsolicited e-mails,
phone calls, faxes or other suspicious attempts to gain personal or confidential
information, please e-mail us at fraudprevention@cfgcustomers.com or call Cash
Management Client Services at 1-877-550-5933, Monday to Friday, 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.
ET. For Additional information please see the events page

For security measures, we require
you to confirm your challenge questions:

(URL to Phishing site was here)

Sincerely,
Citizens Bank Online
Billing Services Team

It’s almost funny.  The bad part is: some people will fall for this and go put their information in the phishing site.

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… here I am at nearly 2 o’clock…. tired, but not feeling like sleep.  Yuck.  I need to take care of business in the morning and I have quite a few things to do….. but just can’t get the brain to shut down. I suppose I would have a better chance if I put my body in bed and tried to sleep.  I need the sleep.  So, I think I’m going to try it.

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Ugh.  Blast.  Grrr!

More to come later.  >:-<

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I am getting in an increasingly agitated and foul mood.

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I had a nice chat with G.G. tonight.  I actually enjoyed it more than playing CoD4.  I wasn’t feeling really into the game tonight and wasn’t doing too good at it. About the time I was going to quit, she wanted to chat; about social truths and political truths. I think we talked longer than I even played the game.

Last night, when I was looking at the classmates site, I looked at an entry from a friend from high school that I lost touch with.  About 5 years ago, I found her contact information and we corresponded briefly. I had been wanting to call her and visit with her and her husband when I was in their city, which is about 60 or more miles away. I work there periodically.  But, I discovered that the phone number I had for her was not the right number. When I looked at the profile last night, there was a feature that lets the person know that you have looked at it. This morning, there was a phone call, but no message, on my business line.  I looked at the caller I.D. and it was from the same last name as her married name.  I think it was the same first name as her husband, too. But, I’m not sure. I wonder if it was her….. If not, the timing is really strange. I called back the number and left a message; just saying that I saw where they had called and was returning the call.

When I took the bike out today, it had just barely started to sprinkle when I returned home.  It has rained a good portion of the evening.  So, the timing worked out quite well.  It is likely the last time I’ll be riding until spring. But, one never knows for sure.

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I took the motorcycle out for about an hour today.  It was around 70 degrees today.  So, after I got back home from working and running errands, I took the bike to go to the bank and to get some SeaFoam to put in the gas for the winter. It was a nice short ride; probably the last one of the year.

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I happened across Sharyn’s profile at Classmates.com tonight and it reminded me of some things.  One of the pictures there was taken at her daughter’s graduation party which Sharyn begged me to come to. That reminded me that it was the first time that I had tried to “back off” from her because my feelings were starting to grow.  Perhaps if I had listened to myself then…. 

But, they say we are who we are because of the whole of our experiences.

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The NYT take on the DC ban consideration. I find it interesting that people will claim there is no bias in the media.  This is a perfect example of liberal bias.

Justices Will Decide if Handgun Kept at Home Is Individual Right – New York Times

I find the following quote to be quite interesting:

“Whether the handgun ban has reduced crime in a city surrounded by less
restrictive jurisdictions is a matter of heated dispute. Crime in the
District of Columbia has mirrored trends in the rest of the country,
dropping quite sharply during the 1990s but now experiencing some
increase.”

It is almost hilarious.  The DC crime rate has been near the top of the list for decades.  And, it’s much higher when compared to those other “less restrictive” jurisdictions.  Its murder rate is so much higher, that the numbers for there (in conjunction with a couple of other gun-ban jurisdictions) distort the overall murder rate.  Wouldn’t it make more sense that the surrounding “less restrictive” jurisdictions would be as high or higher than the DC rates?

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The Washington, DC Gun Ban is finally going before the Supreme Court.  I’m glad. But, I don’t hold out much hope for it make a real difference.

My Way News – High Court to Weigh Ban on Gun Ownership

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I once thought that love could solve all problems or potential problems between two people.  I no longer believe that. Sometimes, even true love isn’t enough. 

And, if it’s an unrequited love, it’s even worse.

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