Journal Entry #25 - Birthday Month

JOURNAL ENTRY #25

Name: Manley M Collins
Social Security Number: 5 7 9 - * * - 6 5 4 1
Date of Birth: 06/21
Place of Birth: Washington, District of Columbia
Country of Birth: United States of America
Date: June 21, 2018

TOPIC: Birthday Month
DEPARTMENT: United States Department of Health
DEPARTMENT: United States Department of Labor
DEPARTMENT: United States Department of Commerce
DEPARTMENT: United States Department of Education
DEPARTMENT: United States Department of the Treasury
DEPARTMENT: Government of the District of Columbia
DEPARTMENT: State of South Carolina Government
DEPARTMENT: Non-Profits

It has been an eventful past few months.  I guess folks are reading my posts and configuring my internet to show other sides of life I may not see.

I have been filling out paperwork starting with Year 2011 on trying to get Corporate America to give me some of the items taken or lost. Thanks with the help of Better Business Bureau, Federal Trade Commission, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, every state Consumer Protection Agency, and every state Attorney General.

My deepest gratitude go to Washington, DC for helping facilitating the transition to start that long journey onward to 1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW.  It was so much fun campaigning for mayor and it was a challenge I did not expect.  I met some great people including the entire city council.  I am very disappointed that no one told me about ballot access.  Even though, I was totally shut out of most or all forums, then I was able to change and go for open mic to reach a different audience not seen by forums or campaigns.  The Meet the Candidate Tour was successful in scheduling, but very poor turnout as I have learned when there is no support, there is no turnout.  The parades were exciting to do.  The open mic nights explored different talents that I did not know I had, but it helped me become comfortable in front of the mic and on a stage again.  The Office of Campaign Finance scheduled a couple hearings and showed the combination of business and legal type of communication.  Those fines imposed on my campaign committee, I say, "Good luck on collecting because DC Government has yet to give me a job."  Thanks to all the 2,787 voters, who helped me garner 3.81% of the votes and support in DC Democratic Primary 2018 election.

Internal Revenue Service, DC Government, and other parties dependent on my tax return, I do not apologize for always missing the April 15th deadline.  As I told the entire world and those dependent on my tax return, my filing date will always and continue to be October or November of every year unless I am going to get a government clearance or fix my previous DOD Secret clearance.  Running for political office does not change the fact with the exception of being actually on the ballot.  Even though, I am tied up in United States Tax Court about a previous tax return, please do not think I am going to file according to the standard deadline.  I am almost finish catching South Carolina up to the latest.  Stop coming through the psychics on astrology and horoscope readings....I know it is to the general public of Geminis and Cancers, but it seems like you trying make sure I see and read it.

My deepest gratitude goes to the best birthday present in all my years of living goes to American Express.  My company, Collins Incorporated, applied for American Express OPEN Gold card.  The card was decent, required total amount due the following month and membership fee of $175.  After a year and in my birthday month, American Express upgraded me to the highest small-to-medium business charge card, "The American Express Platinum Card".  The Platinum card allows me to charge $50,000 to $1 Million Dollars in one transaction.  The membership fee is $450.00.  How could American Express trust a black, close-to-broke, man with such financial power?  Darn, American Express for making me financially responsible!  Next, the American Express Corporate card.  I need to add employees and play with some more credit card features.  Thanks American Express for also providing the funds to pay for law school, which is $275,000 (JD and LLM).  Thanks also goes to Paul Davenport in the State of Connecticut for showing me how to do credit card, "small or tiny transactions make a big difference."  All other credit and charge cards, I am working to increase their limits to $5,000 a piece, right now, they are between $1,600 to $3,500.  As a business major, these are so much fun to learn and play with, every bank is different on how they implement credit cards.

I had to file forbearance request through the AmeriCorps program to ward off the student loan payments.  I also filled out an Unemployment Deferment and General Forbearance Request.   This should keep EdFinancial/IDAPP a little busy.  I did retake the LSAT for law school for my prayfully 130 score.  My dissertation is currently trapped between Quality Review Methods (QRM) and Institutional Review Board (IRB).  I did all the appropriate revisions requested and my dissertation chair signed off so patiently waiting.  My next University of Phoenix class is not until July 31, 2018.

As I prepare for the gubernatorial race to become South Carolina's first African American governor since I made that promise since May 15, 1998, I am sending and updating all data with South Carolina Department of Transportation, South Carolina Department of Social Services, South Carolina Ethics and Commission Board, and South Carolina Department of Tax and Revenue.  South Carolina Department of Tax and Revenue, I hope you processed my 2012 tax return because I do not see it online.  To make me feel slightly comfortable, I need to see the late processing fee.  My deepest and sincere apologies to South Carolina and its residents for taking this long to get it together, I just had to see what was going on with the United States, my life and the world, but now I am ready.

South Carolina, I have formal request from any resident to remind me 120 days before July 15th gubernatorial primary so I can obtain the 10,000 signatures to do nominating by petition.  I am highly dependent on Berkeley County, Charleston County, Orangeburg County, and Dorchester County to meet my 10,000 signature requirement.  I am talking to the Republican and the Democratic parties for the nomination by party for the best strategy to win.  As of 2018, I already have the $4875 filing fee.

Corporate America, I have formal request for the South Carolina gubernatorial race. All brands I have been loyal to since 1994, 1999, and 2000, I need all the corporate rules to play out regarding political candidates for me to understand what you can and cannot do, and also I need all available properties to host fundraisers and other community events through the entire state and preferably each county.
Another California company/employer coming into the mix, Instacart. I can not believe I can possibly be paid for grocery shopping for other folks.  I am thrilled and excited.  I am excited on how crazy and mixed up my employers are.  I am looking forward to the Americorps Habitat for Humanity project for 10 months.  Could AmeriCorps lead to reestablishing shelter independence onward to another brand new home?  This will be my 3rd brand new home experience and hopefully I keep this one.

Thanks goes to SunTrust and Bank of America for pre-approving me for $375,000 mortgage for a home in Washington, DC.  Thanks goes to Fidelity Capital Mortgage for pre-approving me for a $350,000 mortgage for a home in South Carolina.  Citibank and Chase, I am saving you for New York and New England homes.  New York, California, and Conde Nast keep sending me Architectural Digest YouTube videos of homes.  In New York, I watched one Architectural Digest video and you can do stuff with, renovate, or combine apartments in ways I did not know.

Bills, I do recognize all of you that are out there including the ones not on credit report and from all active addresses he has.  I received all of your information and just waiting for the universe and stars align for my new primary line of work to bring in the income to pay them.  Information technology is no longer the single focus of the next line of work.  Business is still the core line of work.  Since I continuing to detach from a particular state (start with I and ends with S), I let my PERC license expire on purpose.  State of New York, you issued a tax warrant on April 15, 2018 or around that date for $3900 in state taxes.  Since I do not know what the modern day tax warrant does except I got the information that you can double tax any New York income when I work in your state again, and have a hold on my federal tax refund.  Because of that I will be staying in Washington, DC for my birthday and letting go or letting expire my State of Connecticut driver's license and temporarily disconnect with my Connecticut primary physician.  I wonder if start playing the US Department of Education lottery again, could I win something with all this chaos?  I have AmeriCorps resume aligning with a retail resume so it will be interesting what the new position maybe.  I will not apply for state government positions, county government positions, or city government positions again until I am in South Carolina.  Federal government, I am continuously applying to you and I must have been truly out of touch for trying score high on the application, I will research and check bookstores for the latest ways to score higher on applications.

Prepping for my very first marriage, I am going back on the dating scene for more practice. In the 1990s, I did the in person pick up, talk to females, and expressed how I felt immediately.  In the 2000s, I did Yahoo Dating and Blackplanet in Atlanta, Georgia and found plenty of female freaks. In 2004-2005, I did 'It's Just Lunch' program in Washington, DC, and they did present some very good female dating candidates. I tried eHarmony and the site at that time only presented one or two female match ups.  I tried the nightclubs and bars to pick up women, and not good results or my pick up game was whack.  In 2013-2015, I did NY Minute Dating, Match dating programs, OnSpeedDating, and plenty of meetups in New York City and Hartford, Connecticut, and they did present some good female dating candidates according to the theme.  In 2018, I am wondering what female dating scene I am going try, such as S.W.A.N.I.T.C and swingers parties, Professional in the City, and Match events in Washington, DC, Atlanta, Philadelphia, and New York City.  I answered all 100+ eHarmony questions and eliteSingles and Zoosk, and those sites are presenting plenty of females.  Freaking, flirting and messing around never gets boring.  Please note in any of my serious relationships, I never cheated once and my partner is utilized as the sole vessel from Sex and Love 101 to Sex and Love 1,000,001 ways to do it.

Change Element and DNA Activation: I am learning the French language informally and formally, which is associated with my Ancestry DNA connection to Cameroon and Republic of Congo in Africa.  To keep it active, I have joined Washington, DC French Meetup and former member of New York French Meetup Groups.

Rule #1 in Business 101 or Finance 101: Never pay debt with debt!

ROTFLMBAO (rolling on the floor laughing my back off) at the United States Armed Forces for sending yourselves through my YouTube feeds. It is hilarious. I am glad you guys and gals do have fun sometimes.

Journal Entry #19 - Old Life with some New Life Modifications

JOURNAL ENTRY #19

Name: Manley M Collins
Social Security Number:  5 7 9 - * * - 6 5 4 1
Date of Birth:  06/21
Place of Birth:  Washington, District of Columbia
Country of Birth:  United States of America
Date: December 31, 2016

TOPIC: Old Life with some New Life Modifications

State of Illinois, County of Cook, City of Chicago and City of Harvey, we are done....so done....so done.  You can mail me anything that belongs to me to Washington, District of Columbia.

Washington, DC, I never appreciated my primary home so much...any outside opportunities I will definitely think five (5) times before moving again. You (DC) welcomed me back with all my shenanigans.  A whole of lot of innocent bystanders, but we all know there is a purpose behind every movement through DC, MD, and VA.  The nightlife is back reconnecting to Washington City Paper and Washington Post, and making all advertisements come alive - starting with the Nellie's Sport Bar, 9:30 Club, Karma Nightclub, and Ziegfeld’s/Secrets.  I also saw they built around Aqua and Love Nightclubs.  Archibald's and Fast Eddie's in the same place. Ultrabar and Cobalt pulling same crowds. I spoke to some of the white 9:30 club patrons to find out what bands to see at Black Cat or similar nightclubs. I LOVE ALL MY FRIENDS THAT MADE TIME TO SEE ME OVER THE HOLIDAYS starting with Thanksgiving until present, it felt so good to be loved.  I have been commissioned for Notary Public number 2 for Washington, DC. No, I did not return back to the Nelson or Jones household because 2017 begins MY independent life adventure #2 without doing anymore connected family. Life adventure #2 is only friends, acquaintances, associates, and creating the pseudo-family just like my start mixed with biological connections.  I can drive again, Thank the Lord, and got most of important documents back.  I am only driving two wheels at the moment, but it works. WMATA/Metro, I like the new trains and bus upgrades and keep doing SafeTrack with no pauses. I rode an ART (Arlington Transit) bus for the first time.

Yes, I have worked South Carolina, Georgia, District of Columbia, New York, and Connecticut Senators and Representatives to get me any type of Presidential Inauguration tickets to any event this year.  Thanks to the Senators and Representatives for the responses and working in the background.

Let's see if I can lose 50 pounds to defy biological and natural law of body shape, but 30 pounds is realistic and I am overdue for a photoshoot.  US Department of Defense, if the first hit was 2007, why in the H*LL you decide to waste time to do twice times two (government contractors) hits (workplace violence) again in 2016?  You see I kept the power of telling every time a contract opportunity comes up regarding security clearance until 2023 for incident management.  Thanks for the help or start, I did get my CompTIA A+, Network+, and Security+ renewed for three (3) years. Dissertation Version 3 submitted to my committee after dissertation editor made their comments.

Thanks for the great meals, Central Union Mission, Martha's Table (known affiliation with FBC), Walmart, Safeway, Giant, Whole Foods, and Harris Teeter.  It was a pleasure to meet the new FBC pastor and her entire Pennington-Russell clan at the church and their new home.

Since I am temporarily cashflow broke, but do have credit. Other banks mentioned earlier, I am coming back to get my secured or unsecured credit card.  Right now, I need to create unnecessary bills.

Happy New Year! Goodbye 2016 and all previous years except 1976! Welcome 2017 a brand new CRAZY ME, all my names are being used, and change everything, throw in everything, mix it up!  My structure is still intact with confidence.

Journal Entry #8 - US Dept of Commerce - Talk About the Money

JOURNAL ENTRY #8

Name: Manley M Collins
Social Security Number:  5 7 9 - * * - 6 5 4 1
Date of Birth:  06/21
Place of Birth:  Washington, District of Columbia
Country of Birth:  United States of America
Date: June 28, 2016

Department:  United States Department of Commerce
Topics:  Banks and Money

These are the banks I have coordinated for the JD and LLM degrees if I had my original crystal ball (or at least get some pieces back). Or for next possible mortgage or loan. Or deposit for any potential winnings from the PowerBall or MegaMillions lottery (sponsored by the US Dept of Education).

Bank 1
Bank of America
I have been an employee of your company, but you are offering me opportunities to come to Charlotte after I already did all the other major cities.  I have to consider the amount time to complete everything and I cannot be there for only six (6) months.

I greatly appreciate the opportunity as a contractor and the promotion. I am forever indebted to you for horning on my newly minted project management skill set.  It has been so helpful through plenty of issues or concerns in my life.

As a consumer, I understand your mortgage business that you do not do jumbo loans over $499,999.  I remember the PC Banking days from the diskette and being able to monitor each and every transaction until I moved to Microsoft Money, then the banking copied the Quicken/MS Money software to buy consumer time on their website.  I was very angry in the early days because every time I moved I had to find a local bank including between Maryland and DC borderline.  Yes, I lost all my checking and savings accounts, but removal from my credit report after I paid the bill was fast.

Our history began in Charleston, South Carolina when you were NationsBank in 1994.  I still remember my first checkbook, but still question whether I should return or not to get my update on community banking.

Bank 2
Capital One
Capital One, your credit cards days are still there since you keep approaching me regarding credit when I already know most of my answers.  I know you are out of Virginia and I applied for jobs with you, but I am cautiously watching as I do bank by postal mail.

Bank 3
E*TRADE Securities
I appreciate the opportunity as a contractor in your brand-spanking new East Coast campus in Alpharetta, GA.  It was hard to get into your IT department when I wanted to switch.  I am disappointed that I forgo the opportunity to become a broker and get my Series 7 and Series 63 certifications.  I did not know where I could use it other than your bank in Atlanta.

As a consumer, you know me very well.  I enjoy walking into your financial centers in New York, Chicago, and DC.  I am still disappointed I have not toured the California operations.  Even if the accounts are zero, we are still together since 1999.  Yes, I will continue to complete your surveys when you know potential money is coming.

Bank 5
JP Morgan Chase Manhattan
After learning from Bank of America, I did pick the right account, but did not know how big and crazy the bank was to be #1.  I went through 10 of JPMC project managers to hire for a project, and TataCS & JPMC kept trying to place me in uncomfortable situations.  TataCS & JPMC uncomfortable situations would have been fine, but you did not know what I sent through the postal service.  I think I am finish will using all the services I could get out of you while you are in the process of taking four accounts.  This relationship was short lived, but well worth it since we both know what it takes to be #1.  I did take page out of Chase playbook to begin hoarding all the money and resources (money power) and take all the necessary lumps to remain #1.

I am concerned how you do the megaloans or mortgage loans for Manhattan real estate or any New York real estate.

Bank 6
American Express
Our relationship has been very interesting on and off. I can remember my first American Express card in college in 1996.  I paid off the first balance, but the second time was a bit tough.  I appreciate the new options with the new cards, and yes I will pay that $495 annual fee for that ultimate American Express card.  Even though the cards are zero, we are still together.  I was slightly upset when customer service operations moved from America to India, and then my inquiries increased when I was with TataCS.

I am disappointed I have not explored the American Express Financial Consultant positions further from Atlanta and Virginia; I cannot live on commission alone or minimum wage plus commission when my bills/immediate expenses became larger and there was no work from home option.

Bank 7
Wells Fargo
My mother mentioned this bank, but she never told what she did to/for the company. We, Wells Fargo and I, started our relationship in Atlanta through 401K around 2000. We continued the relationship to a jumbo mortgage loan (understanding you handle loans over $500K), and HSA.  I see you are taking your accounts, too, but I will be back (California). I was anti-Wachovia because it was a Bank of America competitor.

Bank 8
Citibank
Our relationship started in DC, but I was a very new customer to you and you enforce every banking rule there was.  I was angry and frustrated about those rules, and that is the reason I left.

Bank 9
Charles Schwab
I first encountered you through Wall Street Journal and the dedication of the Schwab Residential Center to Stanford University during the time I was applying for my MBA.  You were/are California based.  When I became a customer from Connecticut, I was impressed by the full scale concierge service from initial security to artificial intelligence to printed magazine.  I appreciated the fact of fulfilling the customer request for residence one place, but temporary mail another.  Even though the money power is small, I think we have a good relationship going.  Again, this is not discounting my frustrated moments with E*TRADE, but I look forward to working with you. Thanks for the presentation with my 2nd secretary of state, Gen. Colin Powell, at the United States Institute of Peace. The first secretary of state I met was Madeleine Albright (got the picture) with the University of Phoenix Leadership Series at the United States Institute of Peace in DC.

Bank 10
HSBC and TD Bank
I see you, but I do not know international money other than Barclays working with Bank of America for international trips.  TataCS recommended TD Bank.  Yahoo recommended HSBC.

Bank 11
DiscoverCard
Thanks for continuing to provide me my FICO score. We had our tumultuous times, paying off the first balance, but hard times hit for paying the second balance with the credit limits.  I will eventually come back for the secured credit card with one or two of these banks.