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Identity theft is a scary reality and even memories of near misses can haunt you, like the time someone almost succeeded in getting my phone number transferred to their phone, or the person who used my debit card number for small amounts to see if it would be noticed (it was, right away, and the card shut down).
I have something called Informed Delivery from the US Postal Service, where they send me an email every morning with photos of what will be in the mail that day.
Monday's email had a picture of a mailpiece from a state health insurance agency and addressed to "May Johnson."
There's no May Johnson here, and my first suspicion is someone is trying to establish our address as theirs, and then logic kicks in and i figure perhaps this person lives on our street and the number is just wrong, so i googled the name and our parish (other states have counties, we have parishes).
Bingo, up pops a May Johnson with the parish school system and that's when my memory kicks in, it's Aunt May (i was never told her last name), my daughter-in-law's aunt who was her legal guardian who is with the school IT department and daughter-in-law is still on her aunt's insurance, so they're sending insurance info to daughter-in-law's address of record but in the name of the main insurance holder.
I passed the mail on to daughter-in-law and stood down for the moment, but when it comes to this topic, always be vigilant.
Linking up with Denise at Girlie On The Edge Blog, where she hosts Six Sentence Stories, and the cue is
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While Good Fences Around the World seems to have gone the way of the dodo bird, i still enjoy looking for and posting interesting fences, so i will!
The fence and beyond.
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It's Angel Sammy's Poetry Day! This week's image and my poem:
Oh, my stars and whiskers!
I'm gonna hide under the bed!
I had no idea my hairdresser
had turned me into a red-head!
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Angel Brian's Family of Brian's Home - Forever hosts the Thankful Thursday Blog Hop. It's time to share something for which i am thankful.
Today i am thankful Tuesdays with my little Annie are going so well. She smiles when she sees me now and sometimes even reaches for me to take her.
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Today is:
ASPCA Day/Humane Day -- anniversary of founding in 1866
Birthday of Cybele -- Ancient Roman Calendar (great mother goddess)
Commodore Perry Day
Dust the Ceiling Fan Day -- before it gets hot outside and you have to turn it on and find out you forgot how dusty it gets up there the hard way
Encourage a Young Writer Day -- can't find out who started this, but it sounds like a great idea
Feast of Bau -- Ancient Babylonian Calendar (date approximate, around the same time of year the Romans honored Cybele)
Feast of Ezekiel the Prophet -- Roman Catholic
Feast of the Rivers and Seas -- Ancient Sumerian Calendar (mother of Ea[Earth]; date approximate, around the same time of year the Romans honored Cybele)
Founder's Day -- Salvation Army (birth anniversary of the founder, William Booth)
Frances Perkins Day -- US (birth anniversary of the first woman appointed to a Presidential Cabinet position)
Golfer's Day -- anniversary of founding of the Professional Golfers' Association of America in 1916
Iroquois Thunder Ceremony -- Iroquois Native Americans (week-long ceremonial thanksgiving for the rain, which brings new growth in spring; date approximate, but most tribes celebrate in mid-April)
Mahavir Jayanti -- Jain (honoring Lord Mahavira on the founder's birth anniversary; local dates may vary)
National Alcohol Screening Day® 2025 -- US (if you or a loved one need help, find a way to get screened)
National Cinnamon Crescent Day
National Farm Animals Day -- US
National Hug Your Dog Day
National Siblings Day -- US http://www.siblingsday.org/
Navpad Oli/ Ayambil Oli -- Jain (nine day religious festival)
Safety Pin Day -- patented this day in 1849 by Walter Hunt
St. Macarius of Antioch's Day (Patron of plague victims; Ghent, Belgium)
Support Teen Literature Day -- US (on the Thursday of National Library Week)
Take Action for Libraries Day -- US (Sponsored by the ALA)
Birthdays Today:
Haley Joel Osment, 1988
Mandy Moore, 1984
Ryan Merriman, 1983
Liz McClarnon, 1981
Shemekia Copeland, 1979
Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds, 1957
Peter MacNicol, 1954
Steven Seagal, 1952
Paul Edward Theroux, 1941
Joe Don Meredith, 1938
John Madden, 1936
Omar Sharif, 1932
Dolores Huerta, 1930
Max Von Sydow, 1929
Chuck Connors, 1921
Robert Burns Woodward, 1917
Harry Morgan, 1915
Frances Perkins, 1880
Joseph Pulitzer, 1847
William Booth, 1829
James Bowie, 1796
Commodore Matthew Perry, 1794
Hugo Grotius, 1583(O.S. date)
Cybele, Roman goddess (traditional, year unknown)
Debuting/Premiering Today:
"The Entertainer"(Play), 1957
House of Wax(Film), 1951 Note: first full color 3D film from a major studio
The Great Gatsby(Publication), 1925
Ein deutsches Requiem, nach Worten der heiligen Schrift/A German Requiem, To Words of the Holy Scriptures, Op. 45(Brahms' Requiem), 1868
Today in History:
Halley's Comet and Earth experienced their closest approach to one another when their separating distance equaled 0.0342 AU (3.2 million miles), 837
the lama Deshin Shekpa visits the Ming Dynasty capital at Nanjing. He is awarded with the title Great Treasure Prince of Dharma, 1407
The Charter of the Virginia Company of London is established by royal charter by James I of England with the purpose of establishing colonial settlements in North America, 1606
The first law regulating copyright is issued in Great Britain, 1710
The Mount Tambora volcano in Indonesia begins its peak eruption period that lasts until July 15, 1815
The 10,500 inhabitants of the Greek town Messolonghi start leaving the town after a year's siege by Turkish forces. Very few of them survive, 1826
The NY "Tribune" begins publishing under editor Horace Greeley, 1841
The safety pin is patented by Walter Hunt of NYC, who sells the rights for only $100, 1849
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) is founded in New York City by Henry Bergh, 1866
The first Arbor Day is celebrated in Nebraska, 1874
The Titanic leaves Southampton, England, 1912
Mexican Revolution leader Emiliano Zapata is ambushed and shot dead by government forces in Morelos, 1919
Warner Brothers debuts the first 3-D movie, "House of Wax," 1953
Adolf Eichmann is put on trial as a war criminal in Israel, 1961
In an attempt to thaw relations with the United States, the People's Republic of China hosts the U.S. table tennis team for a weeklong visit, 1971
A 7.0 earthquake kills 1/5 of population of Iranian province of Fars, 1972
H J Heinz, Van Camp Seafood & Bumble Bee Seafood say they would not buy tuna caught in nets that also trap dolphins, 1989
A rare tropical storm develops in the Southern Hemisphere near Angola; the first to be documented by satellites, 1991
President of Fiji Ratu Josefa Iloilo announces he will suspend the constitution and assume all governance in the country, creating a constitutional crisis, 2009
Apple, Inc., claims a value of $600 billion making it the largest company by market capitalization in the world, 2012
The Council of Europe suspends Russia's right to vote, 2014
The Hong Kong pro-democracy political party Demosistō is established by activists Nathan Law, Joshua Wong, and Agnes Chow, 2016
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg begins testifying before US Congress about data use and security, 2018
Scientists announce they have the first photo of a black hole ever taken; it is in galaxy M87, 55 million light-years away, and is 6.5 billion times the mass of Earth, 2019
The first drone home delivery service in Canberra, Australia is begun by Wing, part of Google's Alphabet company, 2019
The area around Lake Elsinore in Southern California experiences a superbloom of poppies after an unusually wet winter, 2023
Grinning at your poem.
ReplyDeleteAnd yes, identity theft is serious. And sadly too common.
Aha ... a fence at last.
ReplyDeleteGod bless.
Oh, the fence store is open, maybe to the secret garden. I know you can never be too careful anymore about your mail and your bank accounts etc. Love the poem.
ReplyDeleteThat cat in the mirror is hilarious! Mom worries about computer hacking and all the identity theft opportunities. It is a shame one has to always be on guard in the current world.
ReplyDeletedamn! but the suspense (aka twisting stomach) of the process, though it sounds like you have the solid ground at hand to avoid un-necessary stress
ReplyDelete(not for nothin' sounds like a Grat Item to me lol)
I am always cautious when it comes to possible fraud. We try to make an effort to return mail to people when it is misdelivered.
ReplyDeleteI agree. Always important to be vigilant.
ReplyDeleteBut that little cat... funny and sweet!
I've had credit card info stolen several times so I check everything each and every day as a part of my morning routine. That was a fun poem and such a sweet thankful with wee Annie. Thanks for joining Angel Brian's Thankful Thursday Blog Hop!
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed your poem. Maybe that's what happened t my mom! She always been a redhead. I have that same Informed Delivery. They can see thru the mail it seems as many times when it comes here, I can make out what's inside the envelope.
ReplyDeleteFun kitty photo and reaction ~ Wonderful thankful ~ hugs,
ReplyDeleteWishing you good health, laughter and love in your days,
A ShutterBug Explores ~ clm
aka (A Creative Harbor)
You nailed that cat's thoughts ;) Thanks for the smiles. Nice that you sleuthed out the true identity of that mystery letter.
ReplyDeletethecontemplativecat here. we have also had to replace credit cards for that same reason. We also had wood plank fences. they didn't age or last long well.
ReplyDeleteI am so glad that you didn't have to go through the bother of dealing with identity theft. It must be very frightening to know someone is pretending to be you (figuratively speaking). Glad all worked out okay.
ReplyDeleteI used to joke that whoever steals my identity is gonna be sorry they put in the effort, but in reality, it is a big deal, and way too prevalent in this world.
ReplyDeleteWe have informed delivery too- I love it. My hubby had his identity stolen once and it was a nightmare to deal with. Cute poem and wonderful thankful. XO
ReplyDeleteMOL...such a funny poem, Mimi😹Granny's passport was stolen once too, so scary🙀 Double Pawkisses for a Happy Weekend🐾😽💞
ReplyDeleteThat kitty is a handsome guy!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely love your poem! Our mom’s mom and grandmother both had red hair, so she died her head read for about 15 years. She liked it, but it was just too much work to keep up. XOCK, angels Lily Olivia, Mauricio, Misty May, Giulietta & Fiona, Astrid, Lisbeth, Calista Jo, Cooper Murphy, Sawyer, Kizmet, Audrey & Raleigh
ReplyDeletehah! the cat poem and picture! THANK YOU :)
ReplyDeleteIdentity theft can be very scary and devastating if not caught. Our peeps try to be very vigilant but it is so easy to be deceived.
ReplyDeleteWoos - Misty and Timber
Tee Hee!!! Surprise! A redhead isn't so bad though - I've been one for 9 years now!!! Love the poem - Mom and I both do!
ReplyDeleteHuggies, Teddy
Informed delivery, I don't think we have anything like that here.
ReplyDeleteLove the poem and picture!
Lulu: "Our Dada uses that Informed Delivery here, too! He says it is kind of like getting psychic glimpses into the future! Which is all good until he sees that there's a letter coming from the HOA ..."
ReplyDeleteThat's some pretty impressive detective work!
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