TaiMelWillHaden.com: June 2009

Best Card Ever

June 29, 2009

Haden gave me a cool card. That kid is crazy.

Make sure you turn on the sound for this video:

Translation:
"You do not have the force to bring me down. From: Haden To: Daddy"

| Posted in » Darth Vader, Fathers Day, haden, Star Wars, video

All in Together Now

June 28, 2009

| Posted in » 2009 beach trip

Chillin Like Villains

| Posted in » 2009 beach trip, JOSH, MEL, tai

Watch Out!

Looks like Melissa just saw a shark

| Posted in » 2009 beach trip, ASHLEY, CASSIE, KAITLIN, KAYLA, KRISTEN, MAI, MEL, Samantha

Karaoke

You can't see us!

| Posted in » 2009 beach trip, CASSIE, JASON, karaoke, Samantha, tai, will

Guys and Girls

| Posted in » 2009 beach trip, ASHLEY, CASSIE, CHAD, Haley, JASON, JONATHON, JORDAN, KAYLA, KRISTEN, LANH, MEL, Samantha, tai, will

Marvin Gaye

| Posted in » 2009 beach trip, Garden City South Carolina, MEL, tai

Beach

| Posted in » 2009 beach trip, Garden City South Carolina, JOSH, MAI

Beach Lunch

| Posted in » 2009 beach trip, CASSIE, CHAD, JONATHON, Samantha

Beach Miniature

| Posted in » 2009 beach trip, Garden City South Carolina, haden, photography, TERESA

The Fam

June 27, 2009

| Posted in » 2009 beach trip, Garden City South Carolina, haden, MEL, tai, will

Kite

Haden flying his kite

| Posted in » 2009 beach trip, haden

Mel and the Boys

| Posted in » 2009 beach trip, haden, MEL, will

Beach

| Posted in » 2009 beach trip, Garden City South Carolina, haden, JORDAN, will

Robert Wadlow

A model of Robert Wadlow, the tallest person ever in recorded history (8'11")(also a Mason like me), in the Ripley's museum in Myrtle Beach.

| Posted in » 2009 beach trip, 2009 VACATION, CHAD, haden, JASON, JONATHON, JORDAN, KRISTEN, MEL, Myrtle Beach, will

Macarena

| Posted in » 2009 beach trip, KAYLA, KRISTEN, Macarena, MEL, SUSAN, TAMMY, TERESA, will

What's Going on Here?

| Posted in » 2009 beach trip, 2009 VACATION, kent, LANH

Will Skimboarding

| Posted in » 2009 beach trip, 2009 VACATION, Skimboarding, video, will

Jason and Jonathon Are Not Gonna Take It. Any More

| Posted in » 2009 beach trip, 2009 VACATION, JASON, JONATHON, karaoke, video

Fishing at the Garden City Pier

| Posted in » 2009 beach trip, Garden City South Carolina, haden, JORDAN, kent, MEL, Nathanael, PHIL, will

Cookin' Breakfast

| Posted in » 2009 beach trip, ASHLEY, bacon, Breakfast, food, Garden City South Carolina, granny, sausage, SUSAN, TAMMY

Beach House

Tammy triplets

| Posted in » 2009 beach trip, 2009 VACATION, DEBBIE, Garden City South Carolina, granny, haden, JORDAN, JOSH, LANH, MAI, Mary, MEL, TAMMY, will

CrackBerry

June 24, 2009

Well, I finally got myself a Blackberry.

| Posted in » BlackBerry

Schedule for the Festival of Discovery

June 18, 2009

Here's a schedule for the Festival of Discovery. Looking forward to it!

BBQ, FESTIVAL OF DISCOVERY, greenwood SC

| Posted in » BBQ, FESTIVAL OF DISCOVERY, greenwood SC

For the past half year or so, Ocwen Loan Servicing has been harassing me about hazard insurance on one of my rental properties. Today, I filed complaints against Ocwen with the Federal Trade Commission and the Better Business Bureau of Dayton. I figured I'd get my complaint onto the Internet because Ocwen seems to have a reputation for harassing their customers.

I've held a mortgage with Ocwen since 1999. I have never made a late payment on this mortgage, hazard insurance on the property has NEVER lapsed, and my credit is excellent. In November 2008, Ocwen sent me a letter stating, "we did not have current hazard insurance information for your account". The letter included a website where I could submit my insurance information (www.mycoverageinfo.com), a fax number, mailing address, and email address where I could submit my information. After the first letter, I submitted my insurance information to the website within a week (11 NOV 2008). I also requested confirmation from updateinsuranceinfo@ocwen.com that the information I submitted was sufficient; Nobody ever responded.

The following month, I received another letter stating the same thing, as if I didn't submit my information. Ocwen threatened to place insurance (superfluously) at a cost to me, and threatened to recover administrative costs in doing so. So, I had my insurance agent fax my insurance policy to the fax number on 9 DEC 2008. After my agent faxed proof of insurance, I emailed updateinsuranceinfo@ocwen no less than 25 times requesting confirmation that they received my information. On 19 DEC 2008, I received a letter from Rijip Rajan in the Research Department in Orlando, FL acknowledging Ocwen received my insurance information.

In early January 2009, I received another threatening letter falsely claiming that I had not submitted my insurance information. On 23 JAN 2009, I notified the Ocwen Ombudsman of this problem. On 27 JAN 2009, I received a letter from Ronald Faris, president of Ocwen, apologizing and acknowledging that the requests for proof of insurance should not have occurred. He further stated that he took the steps to correct the error and assured me it would not happen again. On 4 FEB 2009, Jason Jastrzemski, Sr. Manager over the escrow area at Ocwen emailed me to apologize and acknowledge that the requests for proof of insurance should not have occurred.

In late May 2009, I received another letter requesting proof of insurance all over again. I emailed Jason Jastrzemski about it and he said he would "look into it immediately". I also personally faxed my proof of insurance to Ocwen's hazard insurance processing center on 1 JUN 2009 at 2:01 pm. On 10 JUN 2009, I received another letter requesting proof of insurance. I want Ocwen to stop harassing me and (more importantly) stop wasting my time.

We'll see what happens

| Posted in » Federal Trade Commission, Most Popular Posts, Ocwen, Ocwen harassment, Ocwen sucks

Construction at Greenwood High School

Following up on the construction at Greenwood High School... the wall is gone now.

| Posted in » Greenwood High School, greenwood SC

South Carolina CWP shooter acquitted

June 13, 2009

13 JUNE 2009

I went through the Concealed Weapon Permit training recently and I like to read about legal cases involving CWPs so I can be as informed as possible (carrying a gun being a huge responsibility and all that). This case is particularly more interesting since it happened in Garden City, SC, where I will be in a few days.

I'm going to try not to make any hard judgments about the case since I was not at the trial and don't know all the evidence. From what I know after reading the article, a store owner in Garden City and a customer had an argument about the customer's kids playing in the store. The customer bumped the store owner and shoved him. This was recorded on video, so it's sturdy evidence.

Eliyahu (store owner) said Pope confronted him, "shoulder bumped" him and then put his hand on Eliyahu's neck and shoved him before the group left the store. That incident was caught on the store's security system.

Now, it's important to note that at this point, the customer became guilty of a crime (assault and battery).

Eliyahu said he immediately called 911 dispatch and followed the family outside to get their license plate number.

Eliyahu said Pope threatened him in the parking lot and charged at him, prompting Eliyahu to pull his gun from his pants and he shouted at Pope to leave the property. Eliyahu said Pope charged at him and he shot Pope.

Eliyahu had a permit to carry a concealed weapon and testified he'd carried the gun for about a year for protection before the incident.

I don't know how big these two guys were compared to each other, but generally speaking, I would probably not brandish a gun at one person charging at me without a weapon -- I'd just find some other way to disable him. On the other hand, if I had just shoved a guy and he pulled a gun on me, the last thing I would do is charge at him.

The shooting was a terrible thing, and it's horrible for the customer's family, but SC law appears to be on the store owner's side in this case, and the jury found him not guilty of murder and manslaughter.

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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT DIVISION (SLED)
USE OF FIREARMS OR OTHER WEAPONS

As a general matter, before using deadly force, even for self-defense, there are situations in which you have no duty to retreat. These include:

in addition to in your home, there is no duty to retreat within your home’s curtilage. State v. Jackson, supra, or beyond the curtilage. State v. Quick, 138 S.C. 147, 135 S.E. 800 (1926).

in your place of business, even if the aggressor also has a right to be there. State v. Kennedy, 143 S.C. 318, 141 S.E. 559 (1928).

Sources
http://www.thestate.com/crime/story/824465.html
http://www.sled.sc.gov/Reciprocity.aspx?MenuID=CWP#1

| Posted in » Concealed Weapons Permit, Garden City South Carolina, Guns

Food Network in Greenwood

June 10, 2009

The Food Network will be in Greenwood at the Festival of Discovery:

Just got word the Food Network will be hosting a 'Food Network Challenge' during Greenwood's Festival of Discovery July 9-11 -- Partnership Alliance

| Posted in » FESTIVAL OF DISCOVERY, greenwood SC, The Food Network

Construction

June 8, 2009

I'm about to do some rearranging on the site's template

Edit: Aw man, it looks like I have to reconstruct the whole thing

Festival of Discovery Article

June 6, 2009

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1809822/the_south_carolina_festival_of_discovery.html?cat=2

The performers scheduled for 2009 include The Nouveaux Honkies from
Port Salerno, FL featuring some great fiddle playing, the Larry Garner
Blues Band from Baton Rouge LA, Rnady McAllister from Texas
playing the drums and harp with his trio and mix of Blues, Rock and
Tex-Mex, Johnny Rawls from Mississippi with a mix of Southern Soul and
Blues dance music, Elliott and the Untouchables from Columbia South
Carolina, Drink Small from South Carolina, Wanda Johnson form South
Carolina, Shrimp City Slim from Charleston, South Carolina
with low country blues, Tad Walters from Raleigh North Carolina,
Hitman, a blues/rock trio from Savannah Georgia, Davis Coen from
Charleston, South Carolina and Lightnin Wells from Fountain, North Carolina with his own twist on classic blues.

| Posted in » FESTIVAL OF DISCOVERY, greenwood SC

Police Searches

A good website

http://www.flexyourrights.com/

| Posted in » Fifth Amendment, Fourth Amendment, Police Searches

Charlie Whitehurst Trivia

June 4, 2009

Charlie Whitehurst, 4th yr., Clemson: Quick trivia. How many career touchdowns does Charlie Whitehurst have in the NFL? If you guessed zero, try again.

Though he has never thrown a pass in an NFL game, Whitehurst did have one 14-yard TD run against Tennessee in Week 2 of his rookie season. One could say that his ratio of snaps to TD’s is pretty good.

http://www.sdnn.com/sandiego/2009-06-04/sports/619-sports-04-draft-class-casts-shadow-over-rivers#ixzz0HW0r25RL&D

| Posted in » Charlie Whitehurst, clemson, football, NFL

Start Times For the First Three Clemson Games

The Tigers will open the season at 6 p.m. on Sept. 5 against Middle Tennessee State.

Clemson will then play at 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 10 at Georgia Tech and will host Boston College at noon on Sept. 19.

The game with Middle Tennessee State will be the first meeting between the schools since 2003 and will be available over the Internet on ESPN 360.
The Thursday night game against Georgia Tech will air on ESPN, while the Boston College game will be televised by Raycom Sports.

So, no TV for the season opener... might have to go catch that one in person. I'm still looking for a Classic Clemson Thursday night meltdown in Atlanta.

http://www.goupstate.com/article/20090604/NEWS/906049949/1088/sports?Title=Start-times-set-for-Clemson-s-first-three-football-games