Monday, June 29, 2009

GM to abandon taxpayers it hurt with defective products

Urgent Action Alert — Contact the White House THIS AFTERNOON to Protect Catastrophically Injured Victims of Defective GM Cars

Unless we act TODAY, the White House will allow General Motors to abandon over 300 consumers seriously hurt by defects in GM vehicles by extinguishing the company's responsibility for these victims. This is a cruel, immoral and un-American result because GM decided last Friday to take responsibility for injuries caused by vehicles in the future. But the company is washing their hands of consumers they have already hurt. PLEASE CALL OR FAX THE WHITE HOUSE TO STOP THIS TRAVESTY: PHONE: 202-456-1414. FAX: 202-456-2461.

What kind of company would abandon a catastrophically injured child, a woman paralyzed from the neck down, and hundreds of others who have been injured by defective GM cars?  How can our government leave these consumers with no protection -- especially when these are the same consumers who bailed out GM in the first place?  And who would want to buy a car from a company that treats consumers this way?
 
Time is running out.  On Tuesday, General Motors will attempt to officially leave these injured families behind in the bankruptcy process.  We must take action today to make sure that GM is responsible for the cars they have put on the road  -- as well as cars they build in the future.

The Obama Administration's "Auto Task-Force," which is lead by the Treasury Department, is directly responsible for this decision.  There are only a limited number of hours left in the bankruptcy process.  Contact them THIS AFTERNOON to make sure that they know Americans will not stand for leaving hundreds of injured families behind in the GM bankruptcy process.   Tell them we will not buy their cars until these families are protected.  And we will not stop speaking up until GM takes full responsibility for injuries caused by all GM cars.  PLEASE CALL OR FAX THE WHITE HOUSE TO STOP THIS TRAVESTY: PHONE: 202-456-1414. FAX: 202-456-2461.

Thank you,


Les Weisbrod
AAJ President

Sunday, June 28, 2009

$500 offer on personal injury case???

"A $500.00 OFFER?"

I  received a thank you note from a client.  I have to tell you, that is a real perk of my job.

I am blessed to receive thank you notes, cards, homemade pies and even old fishing baits (that I collect) from clients.

This letter recounted how an adjuster tried to get this injured man to sign a release soon after his car accident, offering to pay him just $500.00, before he ever hired me. 

He shared, "I settled for $24,500.00... You did an outstanding job handling my case..."

I was happy that he was pleased with the results. I know that, in the end, my successful cases conclude with a check for more than people can get on their own.

But, I was honestly much more touched by another part of the letter. He concluded, "I've talked to other lawyers in the past... They made me feel like a number... But you made me feel very comfortable." With all the lawyer jokes and so forth, it is reassuring to receive these type of compliments.

The moral of the story is this: The insurance company has no incentive to pay you a fair settlement without an attorney in the case of a serious injury.

When you hire a lawyer, you are starting a relationship. Interview your prospective attorney with that in mind.

If you feel uncomfortable with the first visit, you may wish to reconsider.

In the end, your lawyer is only paid if you are.

Friday, June 26, 2009

writing a book is HARD

I amazed when I stand at Barnes and Noble that everyone of those authors worked as hard on a book as they must have. I have been at it for over a year, sometimes do not touch it for a while and other times really lose myself in the whole novel writing thing. 

Just finishing it will be rewarding and all the more so if it ever gets published, and if i could dream here for a moment, made into a movie.  

As I just started the blog, I will try to update my adventure in the literary wilderness from time to time.  At least now I am working on the ending.  Whew!

Friday, June 19, 2009

Dinosaurs mentioned in the bible

Dinosaurs Mentioned in the Bible

Here are some references from the Bible, most of which refer to dinosaurs. The word "Dinosaur" was invented in 1841, so we won't find it in the Bible, any more than we would find new scientific words like "low pressure system" to describe a coming storm in Scripture.

Dragons, Dragon and Behemoth all refer to dinosaurs. Note the very specific description of Behemoth and Leviathan.

    References to Dragons (Dinosaurs).

Deuteronomy 32:33 their wine is the poison of dragons, and the cruel venom of asps.

Job 30:29 I am a brother to dragons, and a companion to owls.

Psalms 44:19 Though thou hast sore broken us in the place of dragons, and covered us with the shadow of death.

Psalms 74:13 Thou didst divide the sea by thy strength: thou brakest the heads of the dragons in the waters.

Psalms 91:13 Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet.

Psalms 148:7 ¶ Praise the LORD from the earth, ye dragons, and all deeps:

Isaiah 13:22 And the wild beasts of the islands shall cry in their desolate houses, and dragons in their pleasant palaces: and her time is near to come, and her days shall not be prolonged.

Isaiah 27:1 ¶ In that day the LORD with his sore and great and strong sword shall punish leviathan the piercing serpent, even leviathan that crooked serpent; and he shall slay the dragon that is in the sea.

Isaiah 34:13 And thorns shall come up in her palaces, nettles and brambles in the fortresses thereof: and it shall be an habitation of dragons, and a court for owls.

Isaiah 35:7 And the parched ground shall become a pool, and the thirsty land springs of water: in the habitation of dragons, where each lay, shall be grass with reeds and rushes.

Isaiah 43:20 The beast of the field shall honour me, the dragons and the owls: because I give waters in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert, to give drink to my people, my chosen.

Isaiah 51:9 ¶ Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD; awake, as in the ancient days, in the generations of old. Art thou not it that hath cut Rahab, and wounded the dragon?

Jeremiah 9:11 And I will make Jerusalem heaps, and a den of dragons; and I will make the cities of Judah desolate, without an inhabitant.

Jeremiah 10:22 Behold, the noise of the bruit is come, and a great commotion out of the north country, to make the cities of Judah desolate, and a den of dragons.

Jeremiah 14:6 And the wild did stand in the high places, they snuffed up the wind like dragons; their eyes did fail, because there was no grass.

Jeremiah 49:33 And Hazor shall be a dwelling for dragons, and a desolation for ever: there shall no man abide there, nor any son of man dwell in it.

Jeremiah 51:34 Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon hath devoured me, he hath crushed me, he hath made me an empty vessel, he hath swallowed me up like a dragon, he hath filled his belly with my delicates, he hath cast me out.

Jeremiah 51:37 And Babylon shall become heaps, a dwellingplace for dragons, an astonishment, and an hissing, without an inhabitant.

Nehemiah 2:13 And I went out by night by the gate of the valley, even before the dragon well, and to the dung port, and viewed the walls of Jerusalem, which were broken down, and the gates thereof were consumed with fire.

Micah 1:8 ¶ Therefore I will wail and howl, I will go stripped and : I will make a wailing like the dragons, and mourning as the owls.

Malachi 1:3 And I hated Esau, and laid his mountains and his heritage waste for the dragons of the wilderness.

(I have excluded all the references in the Revelation since it refers Satan.)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

References to Behemoth (a four legged Dinosaur)

Job 40:15-24 Behold now behemoth, which I made with thee; he eateth grass as an ox. Lo now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the navel of his belly. He moveth his tail like a cedar: the sinews of his stones are wrapped together. His bones are as strong pieces of brass; his bones are like bars of iron. He is the chief of the ways of God: he that made him can make his sword to approach unto him. Surely the mountains bring him forth food, where all the beasts of the field play. He lieth under the shady trees, in the covert of the reed, and fens. The shady trees cover him with their shadow; the willows of the brook compass him about. Behold, he drinketh up a river, and hasteth not: he trusteth that he can draw up Jordan into his mouth. He taketh it with his eyes: his nose pierceth through snares. (or Will any take him in his sight, or, bore his nose with a gin?}

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

References to Leviathan. (Leviathan is probably an extinct sea creature such as a KRONOSAURUS or LIOPLEURODON.)


Job 41:1-10 Canst thou draw out leviathan with an hook? or his tongue with a cord which thou lettest down? Canst thou put an hook into his nose? or bore his jaw through with a thorn? Will he make many supplications unto thee? will he speak soft words unto thee? Will he make a covenant with thee? wilt thou take him for a servant for ever? Wilt thou play with him as with a bird? or wilt thou bind him for thy maidens? Shall the companions make a banquet of him? shall they part him among the merchants? Canst thou fill his skin with barbed irons? or his head with fish spears? Lay thine hand upon him, remember the battle, do no more. Behold, the hope of him is in vain: shall not one be cast down even at the sight of him? None is so fierce that dare stir him up: who then is able to stand before me?

Psalms 74:14 Thou brakest the heads of leviathan in pieces, and gavest him to be meat to the people inhabiting the wilderness.

Psalms 104:26 There go the ships: there is that leviathan, whom thou hast made to play therein.

Isaiah 27:1 In that day the LORD with his sore and great and strong sword shall punish leviathan the piercing serpent, even leviathan that crooked serpent; and he shall slay the dragon that is in the sea.  

Why were the dragons above always described as being in a desolate place, far away from people? If my high school science book was wrong indeed, and people co-existed with these large fellows, would you want to live in their areas?  

For more information,  see  www.sixdaycreation.com and www.answersingenesis.org

Thursday, June 18, 2009

DRIVING A RACE CAR FOR THE FIRST TIME

For my 40th birthday, I received an opportunity to drive a real race car with the Race On driving people. 

It was different than  thought it would be.  First off, you are alone in the car. Secondly you are NOT alone on the Track!! That means passing and so forth. 

You do have to follow an instructor.  You are supposed to follow 1-2 car lengths but i found that very hard to do at first. 

I do recommend this as a great gift or experience for you. 

Phone Calls After Accidents

It is regrettable, but many of my clients receive phone calls after accidents they are involved in. These come from call centers presumable run by doctors and clinics. Lawyers are generally , for good reason, expressly forbidden from directly contacting an injured person (ambulance chasing). 

But, these rules do not apply to doctors and clinics. Some use official sounding terms like "Tennessee Accident Investigation Bureau" offering free therapy. (of course, they refer you to a firm).

If you have an accident where you are not at fault, you may want to turn your phone off for a while, except to call a lawyer you know and trust. 

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

UNINSURED MOTORISTS IN TENN

Longtime readers will know that I always recommend carrying lots of Uninsured Motorists/Underinsured Motorists (UM) Auto insurance coverage. It is a combination coverage, and both are included under the term “UM.”

Why Uninsured?

Because this is the policy that you will turn to in a hit and run, or if you are hit by a fleeing criminal.

Why Underinsured?

Because you have more money available to you in the event of a tragic accident.

Example: Woman Driving drunk plows into you from behind. You have a broken shoulder blade and a punctured lung.

  • Your medical bills: $41,00.00
  • Your lost wages at work: $8,900.00
  • She has $25,000.00 of insurance (normal in Tennessee). If that is all you have, then the most you can receive in this example is $25,000.00

But what if you have $100,000.00 of UM?

  • You would recover all of the$100,00.00 (25K form her, and 75K from your carrier.) That is why UM is so important.

It is not usually too expensive either, especially with older cars. Call your agent and make sure you and your family have plenty of this coverage. Some agents will say it is not important. They do not see what I see everyday. — David Peel

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Evolution Doesn't Add Up


• The Bible has absolutely no hint of ages of evolutionary development. Forcing the "days" of Genesis 1 to mean "ages" can be done, but there is no support for that idea in the rest of Scripture (Psalm 33:6-9, 148:5-6; John 1:1-3; Colossians 1:16; Hebrews 1:3; Revelation 4:11; etc.). Throughout Scripture, when the word days is used, it is clear in the context how it is meant. for instance, one can say Back in the Day, it took me a Day fly across the whole state, but in my father's Day, he could not even do it during the Day... those were the Days.
By context, you know each one. In context, numbering the days indicates 24 hour days. saying morning or evening, or both, certainly indicates 24 hour days. using 7 days together to get a week, indicates 24 hour days. The text indicates a week. 168 hours. it is up to you to accept it or reject it if you wish, and I used to reject, but now I accept it. If you email me, and wish to look at it more closely, i will respond.

• Evolution, precisely macro evolution (species to other species) is not observed at all today. Empirical science is based on observation and verification. Nothing (from bacteria to people) is "evolving" into a "higher order." Period.

• Fossil data does not show any transitional forms. If evolution occurred prior to recorded history, it can only be documented by the fossils embedded in the water-deposited rocks of earth. Those "missing links" are still missing. Actually, we are not missing Links. We are missing the Chain!

• God's stated purpose for creating excludes evolution. The creation reveals the Creator (Romans 1:20, Psalm 19:1-4), gives authority to the message of Jesus Christ (John 1:1-14, Colossians 1:16-18), and is the foundation for the gospel and for worship (Revelation 14:6-7). Creating is what God does at the moment of the new birth (Ephesians 2:8-10). 

If you wish to discuss this civilly, please send me a message. 
Thanks, Dave
(thanks to ICR.org for some content).

Evolution vs. Creation- great video for all of us

GREAT Video for the kids and us 

http://kids4truth.com/watchmaker/watch.html
I think most folks can accept an All-good God; or even an All-powerful God... but not both at one time.. that's where the rub is...
Is He good but ineffective to prevent evil? or is He is powerful enough to stop it, but chooses not to and thus seems less than good? 

This is at the base of many religious questions and problems, in my opinion. The end of Psalms 92 reminds us that "He is upright and there is no wickedness in Him." 

Yet, the psalmist reminds us of his power and knowledge in Psalm 139:7-10

7 Where can I go from your Spirit? 
Where can I flee from your presence?

8 If I go up to the heavens, you are there; 
if I make my bed in the depths, [a] you are there.

9 If I rise on the wings of the dawn, 
if I settle on the far side of the sea,

10 even there your hand will guide me, 
your right hand will hold me fast.


So, we all have a choice. If you choose that God is Not all Good, YOU have become the JUDGE of the Creator God!!! Your version of good does not even always agree with your neighbor or the height to cut your grass or your wife on choice of restaurants. How does one decide what is good? That we do not hurt someone? Shag carpeting meets that definition. Surely we can go deeper. 

God is all Good and all Powerful. He loves you. This world is broken and He will heal it and can heal you. But He will never violate your free will and your choices.   There is hope in none other. Cry out to Jesus and He will show you great and wonderful things. Or, you can try it all your own.... How's that workin' out for ya? Life is short, eternity is LOOOONNNGGGGGG.. choose wisely. see John 3. 
Dave