For a change here's a mixed bag of random thoughts. The next post will return to profound, mind stretching information.
- With 4 weeks to go before midterm elections, TNB is still waiting for the first non-negative (i.e., positive) commercial for a candidate. Is it conceivable that everybody's opponent is untrustworthy, irresponsible, immoral and in general a total sleaze? (OMG, maybe it's so). No wonder voters have such a low opinion of politicians.
- Why do certain "friends" constantly bombard you with forwarded E-Mails hammering home the same old, tired views, sort of "preaching to the choir"? The ability to easily forward crap of all kinds is one of the great abuses of modern technology. Don't you sometimes wish you could send a little computer virus (nothing too serious--like the common cold, say) to these folks?
- BTW, while on the subject of E-Mails, why can't everybody forwarding E-Mails (obnoxious or otherwise) just simply delete the string of previous E-mail addresses so that everyone receiving the missive isn't privy to unnecessary information which could be used for spam, etc.? It's so easy to do (and good etiquette) that even TNB, no computer whiz, has mastered it (see the distribution of this blog, for example).
- Make sure you see the brilliant new film The Social Network. Although there are some (such as this blogger) who haven't been seduced by Facebook and its ilk, it's extremely informative to learn how this phenomenom has occurred. The writing, directing, acting, photography--all Oscar worthy. Of course, being of a (very) certain age, TNB does worry that someday, there will no longer be much live person-to -person contact. But if you think about it, the same fears were probably expressed when telephone, radio, television, computers and every other development became popular. People will likely never return to smoke signals for communication.
- Are you as disgusted as TNB (a life long intense sports fan) at the "behavior" exhibited by many overpaid athletes? If it's not DUI (they can afford to hire drivers) it's sexual harrassment (come to think of it, they can afford to hire hookers!) or drugs or beating up wives/girlfriends. What great role models for the young. These jerks should be rated lower than politicians.
2 comments:
TNB, I totally agree with your review of The Social Network. So interesting. I'm curious about how you feel about Mr. Emanuel's run for Mayor of Chicago...?
Here's a random thought:
With all due respect to the courageous miners in Chile who were just rescued, I find it offensive to hear them or their relatives say things like: "Our prayers to god were answered."
So where was god yesterday, when two Ecuadorian miners were killed and twenty Chinese miners were killed? Do the Ecuadorians and Chinese not pray as good as the Chileans? Or was god asleep at the wheel?
Folks, if praying gives you comfort, go for it. But please, do not be so diluted to think that praying can play a role in the outcome of ANYTHING, from who wins the Super Bowl to which miners will survive a disaster.
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