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Saturday, October 12, 2002
Well it's Saturday again, and those pesky cartoons are on. More and more of those cartoons are from other countries, like Japan. Recently I read that a cartoon critic said that Japanese cartoons are much better than American cartoons. Personally I think that he is full of (use your imagination)... Anyway, I decided to take a look, and see if he knew what he was talking about. After about an hour of watching Japanese cartoons on various channels, I came to the conclusion that he was still full of it. The mouth movements don't match the words, and almost all of the motions are duplicated over and over and over again. I like the type of cartoons where people can see the quality work of animators, and not the crap that passes for the new standard in animation. What happened to Bugs Bunny? I really miss his sarcastic wit, and the classic artwork of yester-year. Unless animators get off of their collective duff, and start doing a good job again, I will avoid any and all cartoons on TV. How looney is that?...
Friday, October 11, 2002
I really get bugged when a pop-up advertisement hits my computer screen. I normally ‘ X’ it out, but there a few ads which seem to refuse to leave. Those are the ones that keep me wondering if they are from hackers, or people who spread viruses. Luckily I have an anti-virus program which works like a charm. I update it daily, and check for viruses at least once each and every week. Yesterday I was on the Internet for over 18 straight hours, as opposed to 18 kinky hours… I have encountered those pesky pop-up ads, averaging once every 15 minutes. Perhaps in the future I can find a program which can block the pop-up ads, but for now I’ll have to do it myself.
Thursday, October 10, 2002
Recently, while watching TV, a story on the news told about how two teenagers hot-wired an SUV (Sports Utility Vehicle), and went on a joy ride. The teens were in a rural area, and traveling in excess of 80-MPH, in a 35-MPH zone. They were on a mountain road, and took a sharp turn too quickly, lost control hitting a large bolder, and rolled down the hill toward several condominiums. The teens were ejected from the SUV, through the front window, having not been wearing seat belts, and were killed when the SUV rolled over them. The SUV, still rolling at high speed, crashed into the corner of one condo, just missing the condo’s propane connection, and caught fire. Residents called the police, and the fire department, and the fire was quickly put out. The SUV was a twisted wreck, and a complete loss. The bodies of the two teenagers were easily located, and later identified.
The parents of these two joy riding punks, are now suing the owner of the SUV, for making it easy to steal! They contend that their teenage sons would probably would not have been able to gain access to the SUV, had there been an anti-theft alarm installed in it. The parents did this to quickly shift the focus of GUILT from their two dead joy riding sons, to an innocent owner of a vehicle, who had little to do with the accident, or the speed of the vehicle.
My personal belief about this situation goes something like this: The parents, and their insurance companies, should pay for the replacement of the vehicle, and for the replacement and-or repair of the condominium. These same parents should also take full responsibility for the upbringing of these two sons (brats), and explain why the focus of blame is shifted from the teenagers, to the person who owned the vehicle. But since the world isn’t perfect, and since lawyers seem to rule the Earth, I suspect that the parents will be able to afford an expensive attorney, and win a judgment against the unsuspecting SUV owner. Isn’t that like adding insult to injury? I think it is.
Wednesday, October 09, 2002
Here are some Filipina women that I found on some Philippine dating sites. If you look at their information, you will notice that the age group that they want for their mate, is normally 20+ years OLDER than they are. Why is this? Simple, in the Philippines children are taught to respect their elders, and to seek them out for marriage. But not just any elders, usually the ones from an English speaking country, like America, England, Canada, or Australia. These countries are not third world countries, and do offer these brides-to-be a secure home environment, and the promise of a good job. Each one is beautiful, and will be very loyal to her future husband. In America, they could be considered as trophy wives. A trophy wife is a woman who is more beautiful than most of the women in a given community, town, or city. In the Philippines, the ratio of women to men is: 4 women to even man. WOW! I might want to retire in the Philippines!!! Anyway, here are those links:
Born 1987, Seeks Husband ages: 30-50
http://ab3.com/cgi-bin/ads.cgi?fn=ad&rf=k344
Born 1986, Seeks Husband ages: 24-45
http://www.roseslifetimepartners.com/newlook/full.asp?Id=151
Born 1985, Seeks Husband ages: 25-70
http://www.pacificcentury.com/qmag/055Q.html
Born 1984, Seeks Husband ages: Over Age 40
http://64.192.97.125/ec_details.asp?ProfID=N188
Born 1983, Seeks Husband ages: 20-70
http://64.192.97.125/ec_details.asp?ProfID=P167
Born 1982, Seeks Husband ages: 30-70
http://ab3.com/cgi-bin/ads.cgi?fn=ad&rf=f1665
Born 1981, Seeks Husband ages: 30-61
http://www.filipinaforever.com/sp-2001/SP-01.html
Born 1980, Seeks Husband ages: 30-70
http://www.je-je.com/Bios/xlg201-300/nina_255.htm
Born 1979, Seeks Husband ages: Any Age!
http://www.pacificinter.com/ladies/cart/index.php?request=All-Filipina.com&page=NonFrames&action=10&code=FLAA-25
Born 1978, Seeks Husband ages: 20-90
http://www.beautifulfilipina.com/Ladies/0302/m01871.htm
Tuesday, October 08, 2002
Do you want to know what depresses me? Well tough, I'm going to tell you anyway. I get depressed during holidays (like XMAS), and I get depressed when I have to watch those STUPID soap operas. I could care less that Biff is Muffy’s secret stepbrother, and that their dog was actually smuggled in from a third world nation. WHO CARES? It is mind numbing stupidity at it’s worst, and it keeps getting dumber as time goes on. Some times I can actually feel my brain-cells dying, as I sit captive in front of the TV. If there is a God in Heaven, then I hope that He causes all of the soap opera stars to become sterile, and loose their voice. Then maybe someone will put an interesting program on TV. By the way, I hope that it also happens to country-western singers, and people would DEMAND that other people sing those flipping XMAS songs. OK, now I'm done.
Monday, October 07, 2002
I have been updating and maintaining my computer systems, on a regular basis. Recently I heard of a computer virus going around the world. Since I have a full time anti-virus program ( Norton), and since I have been updating my computer’s security protocols ( MicroSoft’s website), I am doing my part to protect my computer system, and it’s files. This doesn’t mean that I am completely safe, but it does take me much closer to becoming safer.
Sunday, October 06, 2002
I think I’m loosing my hearing. (Eh?) When I sit and watch TV, or listen to the stereo, with friends or relatives, I find that they turn the sound UP. Here’s an example: The TV set has a volume range of zero to 40 (0-40). I like to listen to it, between 5 and 10, however, almost everybody else wants the sound cranked up to 20-35. I actually have to wear headphones to dampen the massive amount of sound from the speakers, which are aimed in my general direction. When I’m watching TV by myself, I usually have the sound turned down below 10, and when someone walks into the room, they have an annoying habit of ‘ adjusting’ the sound to suit their ears, then they leave the room! I have to get up, walk over to the TV, and lower the sound level. It wouldn’t be so bad, but I keep missing bits and pieces of my TV programs, each time I lower the volume. I probably should have my ears deadened, or sound proofed, to keep myself on their level of hearing. Children always turn UP the sound, and then don’t bother to watch what they are listening to. The only bright side of this is when I’m very old and gray. I’ll be tone deaf, hard of hearing, and I’ll have mumbling down to an art. It would be just my luck that some company would have a hearing device which automatically taps into electronic items, like TV sets, computers, stereos, and related items. It will probably be developed by an advertising agency… Woe is me.
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