10-26-2008 - I'm Politically Active!

Got this in the mail tonight, guess I'm going to have to vote early and often with all the campaigns I've signed up for across the country.

Dear Friends,

Thanks to your support, we are a significant, viable force in the U S Senate Race in Minnesota. While the poll numbers of Coleman and Franken fluctuate wildly, our numbers steadily improve, having risen to the 20% range in spite of name recognition of only 60%. We are now on the threshold of the tipping point where voters move beyond “Can he win” to “With my vote, he will win!” I need your help to push us over that tipping point. The simple political fact is that we need to reach voters who have not heard of me yet. In every public appearance I make, I meet many people who did not know I was in the race and are relieved to find someone to vote for. We need to reach these people this week and the only way to do so is on television. My good friend Bill Hillsman who worked with me on the Kinky Friedman campaign is creating a breakthrough television ad campaign for the last week of this election. Many of you will recall that Bill created the famous ads which pushed Paul Wellstone over the top in 1990 and Jesse Ventura in 1998. I need your help to raise $65,000 by 6:00 pm Tuesday to produce and run this ad to a full statewide audience. The good news is that we’ve already raised $25,000 of this, but you are the critical link to help us get the rest of the way there. If you haven’t had the chance to donate yet, now is the time to make a financial contribution. If you are in a position to give more, please do so today (and give just enough that it hurts a little). Most importantly, grab a few of your friends and let them know that they can make the difference in this race. For the first time in two generations, we can send a message to end the partisanship and paralysis of the two-party system in Washington. Please join me now to make this happen!

Sincerely,

Sen. Dean BarkleyBarkley for Senate
11255 Highway 55, Suite 50
Plymouth, MN 55441
senatorbarkley.com
763-417-9972
senatorbarkley@senatorbarkley.com

PS: If you are sick of those nasty ads run by my opponents, rest assured that due to equal access laws, every time my ad runs, we can bump one of theirs off of the air. So with your contribution, you get twice the bang on your hard earned buck!

Paid for by Barkley For Senate

senatorbarkley@senatorbarkley.com Barkley For Senate 2610 Parkview Blvd Robbinsdale MN 55422

10-25-2008 - I'm Hungry For Pizza

Got up this morning, there was a membership notificaiton, and an order notification from Papa Johns. Evidently I got so drunk last night I ordered some pizza in Orlando, Florida...

mailto:fromservice@papajohnsonline.com

date Fri, Oct 24, 2008 at 5:18 PM
subject Your Online Order has been Processed 67459359 / Delivery
mailed-by papajohnsonline.com

Dear Michael Brennan,

Thank you for placing your Papa John's pizza order via our Online Ordering service. Please find below, details of your order:

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Online Order Number: [67459359]Order Type: [Delivery]Delivery Time:

[Approximately 30-40 minutes]
Restaurant: Papa John's Store #9185922 TURKEY LAKE RDORLANDO, FL 32819-4202(407)363-7272

Total including tax = [$31.86] Method of Payment = [Cash]

Thank you for choosing to order online with Papa John's pizza.

If you have any questions regarding your order, please call your local restaurant at (407)363-7272 and reference order number 1024/0085.

In the event that the restaurant has a question about your order, or requires confirmation before your order is prepared, we will attempt to contact you by telephone. If we are unable to reach you by telephone, you will receive an e-mail notification from a Papa John's Online Support Representative.

If you would like to speak with an Online Support Representative please contact us at 1-877-547-7272 and refer to Order #67459359.

Sincerely,Papa John's Online

2007 Papa John's International, Inc. All Rights Reserved.



So, what the hell, I'm game. I went to the Papa John's website and reset the password and logged into the account, here is what I found out about myself:




Ok, so my base info:



Michael Brennan
4760 Olive Branch Road, Apartment 1608
Orlando, Florida 32811-7398


Home Phone 407-373-3799


So, then I logged out, I want to see just how big an idiot this guy has to be to use an e-mail address that is not his when he signs up. Started to create a new account. Look at the screen capture below, you have to input your e-mail address, then enter it again to confirm. This rules out a typo for this idiot.



Finally, I filed a complaint about the order with Papa Johns. Maybe I can get a free pizza or something. I also checked out what he ordered, he got a "White Pizza" (alfredo sauce) with Bacon. Sounds horrible, this must be my gay twin from Florida.

10-22-2008 - Please Stop

After I responded to the mail in the last post, with pretty much the text under their message, I sent one more message to FBLA. Seems I was getting some bouncebacks from their mailing list, including my bad address, they had a 19% error rate. I told them that this was impressive.

When I got up this morning, I had this message in my inbox, guess they finally got the point:

from Bellevue Fbla <bellevuefbla@yahoo.com>
date Tue, Oct 21, 2008 at 11:16 PM
subject Please Stop

Michael,

This is Ben, the president of the BHS FBLA chapter. I would first like to appologize for accidently sending you e-mails that were clearly not meant for you. I misread what someone wrote on the information sheet that I passed around during the first meeting which caused me to end up sending you an e-mail instead of the person who wrote their name and e-mail on the sheet. I would also like to ask you to please stop sending unecessarily rude e-mails to either me, Mrs. Burnard (our teacher advisor), or anyone else in FBLA. You have made your point and I have fixed the problem, so now you should no longer be recieving anymore unwanted e-mails from me or anyone else in FBLA after this e-mail. Thank you very much for understanding.

Sincerely,
Ben

So, while I will cease mailing them, if they have really taken me off the list. However, I'm still concerned that our Future Business Leaders (of America) is being led by someone who spells Mikey M I C H A E L. Not good news for the future.

10-21-2008 - I need a ride...

Ok, somehow I am still involved in the Bellevue High School FLBA. (Future Business Leaders of America)

Evidently I depend on other people for rides, as this e-mail indicates:

from Alex Mennella amennella14@comcast.net

Mikey,

I will be able to give you a ride I live in Spirit Lake, Iowa and your not that far out of the way. I'll pick you up tomorrow morning for thursdays meeting in Bellevue.

-Alex

So, I have to ask what kind of idiot spells Mikey M I C H A E L in their e-mail address? And what kind of brain damage does it take to keep giving it out as his own? And why do I know someone who uses such poor grammar? "your not that far out of the way." How about "you're" instead, Alex?

Future leader of what business?

10-19-2008 - I didn't vote for you...

Got this in the mail. Anyone out there have any idea WTF "FBLA" might be? Females Brushing Lesbian Aerola? Fat Bald Ladies Attacking? I'm at a loss...

From: bellevuefbla@yahoo.com

Hello Everyone,

This is Ben Morgan, your FBLA president this year. I would like to first thank everyone who showed up to elections on Thursday. And with that here are you FBLA officers for this school year:

President: Ben Morgan

Vice President: Yun Chen

Secretary: Lanny Chung

Treasurer: Kate Kang

Parliamentarian: Nikolai Zapertov

Public Relations Officers: Dylan Hatch, Crystal Imankhan, David Lee

Once again, thanks to everyone who showed up. As for our next meeting, that is still to be determined. I will send out an e-mail as soon as we decide when our next meeting is going to be held.

10-18-2008 - I hang out with hippies...

This photo came from James Brennan. He didn't bother to write anything with the photo, so I don't know for sure if this is James, or a friend of James, or what he thinks I look like. Just for fun, I sent him back a random photo of myself.

10-15-2008 - I've hired a tax barrister...

Got this letter in my e-mail today...

M Brennan, Esq My Ref MB
Thornfield House,
Crowsley Road,
Lower Shiplake,
Oxfordshire,
RG9 1UJ. 14th October 2008

Dear Martin,

I have just realised, after finding my note of telephone conversation hidden under a pile of papers, that I have not replied to your phone call of some time ago for which I apologise.

Answering the points raised the answers are as follows:

Personal tax allowances for children

All of a child’s income is chargeable on the child and he or she has full entitlement to personal allowances and reliefs. In most cases only the personal allowances will be available. Returns and claims may be made by a child in respect of income within his control but otherwise these are the responsibility of his parent or guardian who is also liable for payment of any tax in default of payment by the child.

Dependent Relative Relief

Dependent relative relief is not available after 5th April 1988 unless the residence was acquired before that date and the following conditions were met by that date:

the dependant relative must occupy the dwelling house rent free and without any other consideration,

Only one dependent’s dwelling house can qualify at any one time,

A husband and wife can claim for only one such dwelling house between them,

The dwelling house must be the sole residence of the dependent relative, and

The dwelling house must have been acquired before 6th April 1988 and the conditions above fulfilled in relation to a dependent relative before that date.

From the information that you advised to me being that the property was purchased in 1987 and the dependent relative lived in it as their sole residence then the property would qualify for the relief so long as all the other conditions mentioned above were met. If this was the situation then the profit of £200,000 (sale proceeds of £270,000 less purchase price £70,000) would not be taxable and be treated as similar to the position of a principal private residence.

Inheritance tax

The rules on Inheritance tax and the availability to give away assets in ones lifetime are that each individual has a tax free amount of £312,000 before Inheritance tax commences that usually applies at the time of death. However lifetime gifts are allowable and no inheritance tax will be chargeable on those gifts if the donor survives seven years after the gift was made. If the donor dies within the seven years then a percentage of the full charge will be made as follows:

0 – 3 years 100%
3 – 4 years 80%
4 – 5 years 60%
5 – 6 years 40%
6 – 7 years 20%

Once the seven years has elapsed then the overall allowance of £312,000 is reinstated.

I trust that this answers the questions raised and if you need further clarification do not hesitate in contacting me.

Yours sincerely,

Alan Patmore
MB2801

10-8-2008 - People send me lame jokes...

Yep, still not me, still sending me crap.

from: barbaran4@verizon.net

to: moe bard ,
colleen blake ,
sean brennan
cckelly browne ,
steve cannata ,
nicole choukas ,
lauren devin ,
barry dolan ,
sue sullivan-work ,
moe staz ,
rosie menco ,
patty markham ,
jenny lewis ,
kara leblanc ,
krissy houlker ,
nicole mccann ,
kevin houlker

dateWed, Oct 8, 2008 at 10:02 AM
subjectwhy did the chicken cross the road
mailed-by verizon.net

hide details 10:02 AM (18 minutes ago) Reply



i never send shit out-but this is soo friggin funny

WHY DID THE CHICKEN CROSS THE ROAD

BARACK OBAMA:
The chicken crossed the road because it was time for a CHANGE! The chicken wanted CHANGE!

JOHN MC CAIN:
My friends, that chicken crossed the road because he recognized the need to engage in cooperation and dialogue with all the chickens on the other side of the road.

HILLARY CLINTON:
When I was First Lady, I personally helped that little chicken to cross the road. This experience makes me uniquely qualified to ensure — right from Day One! — that every chicken in this country gets the chance it deserves to cross the road. But then, this really isn’t about me…….

DR. PHIL:
The problem we have here is that this chicken won’t realize that he must first deal with the problem on ‘THIS’ side of the road before it goes after the problem on the ‘OTHER SIDE’ of the road. What we need to do is help him realize how stupid he’s acting by not taking on his ‘CURRENT’ problems before adding ‘NEW’ problems.

OPRAH:
Well, I understand that the chicken is having problems, which is why he wants to cross this road so bad. So instead of having the chicken learn from his mistakes and take falls, which is a part of life, I’m going to give this chicken a car so that he can just drive across the road and not live his life like the rest of the chickens.

GEORGE W. BUSH:
We don’t really care why the chicken crossed the road. We just want to know if the chicken is on our side of the road, or not. The chicken is either against us, or for us. There is no middle ground here.

COLIN POWELL:
Now to the left of the screen, you can clearly see the satellite image of the chicken crossing the road…

ANDERSON COOPER - CNN:
We have reason to believe there is a chicken, but we have not yet been allowed to have access to the other side of the road.

JOHN KERRY:
Although I voted to let the chicken cross the road, I am now against it! It was the wrong road to cross, and I was misled about the chicken’s intentions. I am not for it now, and will remain against it.

NANCY GRACE:
That chicken crossed the road because he’s GUILTY! You can see it in his eyes and the way he walks.

PAT BUCHANAN:
To steal the job of a decent, hardworking American.

MARTHA STEWART:
No one called me to warn me which way that chicken was going. I had a standing order at the Farmer’s Market to sell my eggs when the price dropped to a certain level. No little bird gave me any insider information.

DR SEUSS:
Did the chicken cross the road? Did he cross it with a toad? Yes, the chicken crossed the road, but why it crossed I’ve not been told.

ERNEST HEMINGWAY:
To die in the rain. Alone.

JERRY FALWELL:
Because the chicken was gay! Can’t you people see the plain truth? That’s why they call it the ‘other side.’ Yes, my friends, that chicken is gay. And if you eat that chicken, you will become gay too. I say we boycott all chickens until we sort out this abomination that the liberal media white washes with seemingly harmless phrases like ‘the other side’. That chicken should not be crossing the road. It’s as plain and as simple as that.

GRANDPA:
In my day we didn’t ask why the chicken crossed the road. Somebody told us the chicken crossed the road, and that was good enough.

BARBARA WALTERS:
Isn’t that interesting? In a few moments, we will be listening to the chicken tell, for the first time, the heart warming story of how it experienced a serious case of molting, and went on to accomplish its life long dream of crossing the road.

ARISTOTLE:
It is the nature of chickens to cross the road.

JOHN LENNON:
Imagine all the chickens in the world crossing roads together, in peace.

BILL GATES:
I have just released eChicken2007, which will not only cross roads, but will lay eggs, file your important documents, and balance your check book. Internet Explorer is an integral part of the Chicken. This new platform is much more stable and will never cra…#@&&^(C% ……… reboot.

ALBERT EINSTEIN:
Did the chicken really cross the road, or did the road move beneath the chicken?

BILL CLINTON:
I did not cross the road with THAT chicken. What is your definition of chicken?

AL GORE:
I invented the chicken!

COLONEL SANDERS:
Did I miss one?

DICK CHENEY:
Where’s my gun?

AL SHARPTON:
Why are all the chickens white? We need some black chickens!