Cathy Classics by Cathy Guisewite for January 22, 2012

Panel 1: I wouldn’t touch that with a 10-foot pole. I have done most of the rest except the chat room bit. That’s reserved for here. Nice bag Cathy. It fits—you might start a new fashion trend.

lightenup I thought about you today. I hope by the end of the day that all will be well, one way or another. No MOM! today either. Hi MOM! anyway. :-) Hi Susan if you arrive today. Suprisingly no comment from KFG overnight on my costume story. lindz.coop you never come late—we just all come early. :-D Hi gmforde and rgcviper maybe later. Time to sleep. It was a cold and busy night.

Online privacy is certainly getting less private.

get used to it. its the “brave new world”. there is no privacy anymore period. a police officer friend of mine told me that anyone that knows what they are doing can find out anything about you that they want. that includes social security numbers. and he was not talking about hackers. just anybody that knows where to look .

As long as you use your head and post anonymously (when you can), you shouldn’t have too many problems. Better safe than sorry, though..Happy Sunday, fellow “Cathy” nuts.

I have done some of these, but not all. I mostly do online shopping on reputable sites (and will only shop on ebay if I’m not worried about losing my money, although I’ve always had a good experience). I never give my password out (why, Cathy?), although most of my passwords would be fairly easy to hack. I used to work for a credit bureau and have been background checked extensively as I had access to thousands, if not millions of SSNs, so we were constantly trained on security. So, I’m not sure why I’m not more vigilant with my personal passwords. Good morning, JanuAaronry! Thank you (and others) for thinking of me. I’ve been nervous all day about tonight. My meeting is at 7pm so I’ll post after it’s over. Hello to Susan, gmforde, Billy, rgcviper, GsMom (tomorrow), KFG and all the other Cathy nuts rolling around here today!

Not everyone, but I have no trouble believeing every word of the tv show “Person of Interest.”

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I’d hate to see what would happen if she was on facebook. The internet is not private in that somebody somewhere can get your information somehow, especially on social networking sites like facebook. The companies lightenup mentions are called “data mining” companies, which then sell the information to marketers. This process is also used by our government to find terrorists. Love her bag look! :-)

Here I am, finally here after a 2 hour meeting. I’ll start out by saying that I am secretary of the board, so I was nervous about documenting what has been happening. But I took the high road and used words that would not cause further conflict while still being accurate. Nothing was said about the minutes, however I will include all email correspondence in the binder so that future boards can read why the decision was made about the gate lock and how each board member reacted.As expected, the big issue at the meeting was the budget and what company we would hire for landscaping. My neighbor John went overboard in stumping for “his” company to the point where I felt like I couldn’t get a word in edgewise although I tried. He even accused me of cutting him off, although I only did because I had no chance to speak. It got to the point where I raised my hand like a schoolgirl waiting my turn. Fortunately, 2 others agreed with me that “my” company was the best choice (the same 2 who voted with me before) and the other one agreed that we could give them a chance and change companies later if they didn’t go a good job. John was not happy.There were several other issues that John did the same with, where he kept pushing his opinion to the point of repeating himself and being rude. The good thing is that it seems that others are seeing his true nature and will stand up to him to a point.So, long story short, it seems that I am sticking with the board for at least a little while longer and I’ll have to stand up to John in a roundabout way. I am not a good speaker (a much better writer) and he is, so he presents himself better than I do. My strategy will have to be to outsmart him, outwork him and let him show his true colors, and others will hopefully vote logically rather than be swayed by his pressure.THANK YOU to everyone who has listened, expressed support and is just there to let me release some stress. I really, truly appreciate your kindness and understanding!!(To everyone else, I’m so sorry for my long posts… all future long posts will be dedicated to Cathy, the mayor of Nutsville ;-))

Hi to all Cathynuts!! Glad your meeting went well lightenup, and sounds like your points are getting across just fine!! A few more supporters and maybe this guy will just stay home from the meetings. Thanx JanuAaronry for the vote of confidence.