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Thursday, November 30, 2006
Wednesday, November 29, 2006
Decor of Christmas
Hello Santa's secret elves
Well it is just about December. Then just about Christmas...in about 3 weeks. However, the need to decorate has hit everyone. From floors to doors as far as the eye can see it is wreaths, ribbons, and fake trees. Why does everyone want to decorate so early? Is it something to do besides work and get credit for it? I can see if you get out of work or whatever around mid December, but most people do not. I guess Christmas decorations are those things which are fun to put up...for most people.
Perhaps I just do not like to decorate, but I do not understand the purpose of Christmas decroations. It is something to drag out. Some are pretty, but they just appear too early. However, it is up to what you and what you want to put up or across.
Well keep shining or blinking. Lights, camera, action!
Well it is just about December. Then just about Christmas...in about 3 weeks. However, the need to decorate has hit everyone. From floors to doors as far as the eye can see it is wreaths, ribbons, and fake trees. Why does everyone want to decorate so early? Is it something to do besides work and get credit for it? I can see if you get out of work or whatever around mid December, but most people do not. I guess Christmas decorations are those things which are fun to put up...for most people.
Perhaps I just do not like to decorate, but I do not understand the purpose of Christmas decroations. It is something to drag out. Some are pretty, but they just appear too early. However, it is up to what you and what you want to put up or across.
Well keep shining or blinking. Lights, camera, action!
Monday, November 27, 2006
Vacating the premises
I am glad that this day is nearly over. It has felt like the longest day. Next to the day when I had that 10 foot watch. I guess it was coming back from the holiday and it was hard to get into the groove of going back to work. I looked at the clock this morning several times thinking it was later than it was. To my shock time had not passed quickly. My example is that I looked at the clock between 7:30 and 8 am about 10 times. However, it kept only being one minute passing every time I looked. Finally the work day was over once I got passed the start of the day.
Well at least I will have a few more days to practice passing the time.
Well at least I will have a few more days to practice passing the time.
Sunday, November 26, 2006
Full of it
Well I hope that everyone made it back safe and sound. Is everyone also ready to go back to work? I know that I am not. It always seems that when you have a couple of days off from school or work, it is the hardest to go back the next day.
I had a pretty good Thanksgiving. The weather almost threw a kink in our plans, but it cleared up. We had a holiday of hoofing it. We had to go from home to home. We went to Wendy's parents, my aunt, back to Wendy's parents, my parents, my other aunt, back to Wendy's parents, to an uncle of Wendy's, and then finally back home.
I cannot believe that I ate so much. I had so many meals and each plate was full. Then I also went back for dessert. I will actually look forward to having to scrounge for food, rather than have so much food available. I did miss my leftover turkey sandwich this year, but most of my meals were leftovers.
The most I had were casseroles. Casseroles are very good, you never truly know what one consists of. Most often they are either vegetable or meat. I prefer the meat casseroles personally. However, it is a good way to get every food group into one serving. Okay, okay, two servings.
I went to a meal with family that almost had more desserts than main food dishes. If you count the random cookie dish then that was definitely true. All of it was good.
I am not sure if I will be able to eat again until the new year, but I sure will give it a try.
I had a pretty good Thanksgiving. The weather almost threw a kink in our plans, but it cleared up. We had a holiday of hoofing it. We had to go from home to home. We went to Wendy's parents, my aunt, back to Wendy's parents, my parents, my other aunt, back to Wendy's parents, to an uncle of Wendy's, and then finally back home.
I cannot believe that I ate so much. I had so many meals and each plate was full. Then I also went back for dessert. I will actually look forward to having to scrounge for food, rather than have so much food available. I did miss my leftover turkey sandwich this year, but most of my meals were leftovers.
The most I had were casseroles. Casseroles are very good, you never truly know what one consists of. Most often they are either vegetable or meat. I prefer the meat casseroles personally. However, it is a good way to get every food group into one serving. Okay, okay, two servings.
I went to a meal with family that almost had more desserts than main food dishes. If you count the random cookie dish then that was definitely true. All of it was good.
I am not sure if I will be able to eat again until the new year, but I sure will give it a try.
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
Recipe for Thanksgiving
Well this will be my latest post for a couple of days. I will be out and about during the next few days visiting family.
Here is a little recipe you can put in your cookbook of life.
Preheat at 350 degrees.
One turkey, preferably the bird.
One bowl of stuffing.
One bowl of cranberry sauce.
One dish of ham.
Fifteen full plates, temporarily.
Three pies.
Ten loud talking family members.
One lipstick smudged cheek.
Three hours in a car.
Cooking times may vary.
Add seasons to taste.
Have a happy and safe Thanksgiving.
Here is a little recipe you can put in your cookbook of life.
Preheat at 350 degrees.
One turkey, preferably the bird.
One bowl of stuffing.
One bowl of cranberry sauce.
One dish of ham.
Fifteen full plates, temporarily.
Three pies.
Ten loud talking family members.
One lipstick smudged cheek.
Three hours in a car.
Cooking times may vary.
Add seasons to taste.
Have a happy and safe Thanksgiving.
Monday, November 20, 2006
Phony matters
Greetings wheelers and dealers
I recently talked with my cell phone provider, yeah, the one that tries to say everything. I have been having problems with my phone charger. The past couple of months I have had to maneuver my cord around and it would beep to the charge. However, this week I am not getting any kind of charge whatsoever. Also recently I have the opportunity to use a cell phone that my work is offering me. This is good, but my contract does not end until two more months.
So today I go to one of the outlets in the mall and see what my options are...Apparently not many. The person at the counter type me if I stopped the account I would have to pay the termination fee. Her recommendation was for me to wait it out. I called on the phone and talked with a service representative to work out something. I shortened the amount of my minutes because I have access to the other phone. I do not want to pay another $20 more a month.
Well anyway, back to the charger. I went to another store of the sell phone provider to see what they could do about the charger. The representative told me that the chargers only have a year warranty. So they was nothing I could do but spend $30 on a new charger. Needless to say I am not paying more for a charger than I will be paying for my cell service.
The thing that bugs me is that I have only two more months on my contract and if I broke it then it would be $200. I mean why cannot they prorate or whatever it is they do to make the termination fee less. Sure, they get people to cancel on them sooner. However, I pay my bill on time and have been for over a year. I think that the year mark should be when they start the lessening of the termination fee. For example, since I have two months left the termination fee would be the two months bill. Oh well I know that is wishful thinking and that I am not in charge of the world. Apparently, I am like my charger without any power.
Well, I had better pull the plug on this--
I recently talked with my cell phone provider, yeah, the one that tries to say everything. I have been having problems with my phone charger. The past couple of months I have had to maneuver my cord around and it would beep to the charge. However, this week I am not getting any kind of charge whatsoever. Also recently I have the opportunity to use a cell phone that my work is offering me. This is good, but my contract does not end until two more months.
So today I go to one of the outlets in the mall and see what my options are...Apparently not many. The person at the counter type me if I stopped the account I would have to pay the termination fee. Her recommendation was for me to wait it out. I called on the phone and talked with a service representative to work out something. I shortened the amount of my minutes because I have access to the other phone. I do not want to pay another $20 more a month.
Well anyway, back to the charger. I went to another store of the sell phone provider to see what they could do about the charger. The representative told me that the chargers only have a year warranty. So they was nothing I could do but spend $30 on a new charger. Needless to say I am not paying more for a charger than I will be paying for my cell service.
The thing that bugs me is that I have only two more months on my contract and if I broke it then it would be $200. I mean why cannot they prorate or whatever it is they do to make the termination fee less. Sure, they get people to cancel on them sooner. However, I pay my bill on time and have been for over a year. I think that the year mark should be when they start the lessening of the termination fee. For example, since I have two months left the termination fee would be the two months bill. Oh well I know that is wishful thinking and that I am not in charge of the world. Apparently, I am like my charger without any power.
Well, I had better pull the plug on this--
Sunday, November 19, 2006
Another walk for memory lane
Dear spectators,
Yesterday, my fiancee (Wendy) and I went to the Raleigh Christmas parade. Sure it is before Thanksgiving, but we had nothing better to do. Plus it was an excuse to stand out in the cold for awhile.
I have not been to many parades. The only parades I have been to are the small town ones where people are standing around. Of course they have been the Campbell University Homecoming parades which last only 15 minutes.
The parade starts at 9:30 in the am, but we were told it is best to get into place around 8. We make our way downtown a little before 8 and already see a row of cars. Fortunately, we find a place to park not far from the parade route. Actually we are near the starting point. So we are sitting on the curb waiting for the parade to begin.
The parade begins at 9:30. Wendy squeals with excitement. I am sitting there hoping no one spills hot chocolate on me. The parade has a parade's usual bands, floats of local businesses, dance teams, and characters from Star Wars...yeap, you read right. I guess Raleigh has a local chapter of some kind of Imperial legion. This year in the parade was the first time Raleigh has ever had balloon floats. It was only two, but hey that is an accomplishment. There was an oversized motor shopping cart. I guess that comes in handy in the store when you only have to load/unload once.
The parade was pretty fun. Plus, I did not hear of anyone getting run over by al loose float. However, I had to use the restroom at one point. So the last 30 minutes my eyes were swimming. Thankfully, Santa Claus drove by with his nine reindeer to conclude the parade. Then I was able to get my Christmas wish of finding a place to use the restroom. Yes, Virginia, there was a port-a-potty.
Will Wendy and I take our future children to parades? Like so many of the parents pulling and pushing their offspring. Only time and sponsors will answer that question. I am holding out for the float with a couple of former presidents.
Yesterday, my fiancee (Wendy) and I went to the Raleigh Christmas parade. Sure it is before Thanksgiving, but we had nothing better to do. Plus it was an excuse to stand out in the cold for awhile.
I have not been to many parades. The only parades I have been to are the small town ones where people are standing around. Of course they have been the Campbell University Homecoming parades which last only 15 minutes.
The parade starts at 9:30 in the am, but we were told it is best to get into place around 8. We make our way downtown a little before 8 and already see a row of cars. Fortunately, we find a place to park not far from the parade route. Actually we are near the starting point. So we are sitting on the curb waiting for the parade to begin.
The parade begins at 9:30. Wendy squeals with excitement. I am sitting there hoping no one spills hot chocolate on me. The parade has a parade's usual bands, floats of local businesses, dance teams, and characters from Star Wars...yeap, you read right. I guess Raleigh has a local chapter of some kind of Imperial legion. This year in the parade was the first time Raleigh has ever had balloon floats. It was only two, but hey that is an accomplishment. There was an oversized motor shopping cart. I guess that comes in handy in the store when you only have to load/unload once.
The parade was pretty fun. Plus, I did not hear of anyone getting run over by al loose float. However, I had to use the restroom at one point. So the last 30 minutes my eyes were swimming. Thankfully, Santa Claus drove by with his nine reindeer to conclude the parade. Then I was able to get my Christmas wish of finding a place to use the restroom. Yes, Virginia, there was a port-a-potty.
Will Wendy and I take our future children to parades? Like so many of the parents pulling and pushing their offspring. Only time and sponsors will answer that question. I am holding out for the float with a couple of former presidents.
Saturday, November 18, 2006
stuff
Well my little gobblers
Thanksgiving is less than a week away. Which means time off from work or school. Yipee! Delicious foods coming from the kitchen or various restaurants. Yummee! Sitting in the car or other method of transportation for hours. Yowee!
Yes, with every good thing there is the chance to go wrong. Someone in your family is slaving away preparing a nice warm dinner for you to devour. Some football team is practicing much harder so you have a game to watch. Some turkey is eating that extra turkey feed to be your dinner. For those who do not eat meat, some tofu is being processed for you.
Remember this upcoming Thanksgiving with fondness. For some it is a time to be thankful to visit with family and friends you see only once a year. Well for others it is a time to be thankful you see those family and friends once a year.
So take a litle time to be thankful this year for what you have. It could be worse. You could be a turkey. "What u talkin bout, jive turkey?" Anyway, the time you take can be after the meal you just ate. Besides you cannot move for the next 15 minutes anyway. I hear being thankful helps with digestion. Hey, it has to be somewhere on the internet. Ah yes, here it is.
Well, there goes the oven. Remember, we'll always have the cranberry sauce.
Thanksgiving is less than a week away. Which means time off from work or school. Yipee! Delicious foods coming from the kitchen or various restaurants. Yummee! Sitting in the car or other method of transportation for hours. Yowee!
Yes, with every good thing there is the chance to go wrong. Someone in your family is slaving away preparing a nice warm dinner for you to devour. Some football team is practicing much harder so you have a game to watch. Some turkey is eating that extra turkey feed to be your dinner. For those who do not eat meat, some tofu is being processed for you.
Remember this upcoming Thanksgiving with fondness. For some it is a time to be thankful to visit with family and friends you see only once a year. Well for others it is a time to be thankful you see those family and friends once a year.
So take a litle time to be thankful this year for what you have. It could be worse. You could be a turkey. "What u talkin bout, jive turkey?" Anyway, the time you take can be after the meal you just ate. Besides you cannot move for the next 15 minutes anyway. I hear being thankful helps with digestion. Hey, it has to be somewhere on the internet. Ah yes, here it is.
Well, there goes the oven. Remember, we'll always have the cranberry sauce.
Thursday, November 16, 2006
hanging around
Hotel homeys
I recently stayed in a hotel, as I have mentioned previously, that was pretty nice. It was a step down of the Sheraton. A positive is that it came with a complimentary, if you count the price of the room, hot breakfast. The breakfast was pretty good the first day, but it was the same thing everyday. Which is not a problem, if you are only at the hotel one day. However, if you are the same hotel for three days, then it is hard to decide what to eat. It was pretty good for a small buffet.
Anyway, now onto something I was wondering. In the bathroom of the hotel were three towels, hand towels, and washclothes. I am wondering about that number. In the room there were two queen size beds. Would that not mean that two to four people would be in the room? So why are there three towels? So who gets two or who does not get one? I guess in a bind someone could use the bath mat.
These are just a few things. What can one say about hotels, when it is paid for by someone else? Oh yeah, thank you. Oh and can I have another towel?
I recently stayed in a hotel, as I have mentioned previously, that was pretty nice. It was a step down of the Sheraton. A positive is that it came with a complimentary, if you count the price of the room, hot breakfast. The breakfast was pretty good the first day, but it was the same thing everyday. Which is not a problem, if you are only at the hotel one day. However, if you are the same hotel for three days, then it is hard to decide what to eat. It was pretty good for a small buffet.
Anyway, now onto something I was wondering. In the bathroom of the hotel were three towels, hand towels, and washclothes. I am wondering about that number. In the room there were two queen size beds. Would that not mean that two to four people would be in the room? So why are there three towels? So who gets two or who does not get one? I guess in a bind someone could use the bath mat.
These are just a few things. What can one say about hotels, when it is paid for by someone else? Oh yeah, thank you. Oh and can I have another towel?
Wednesday, November 15, 2006
weight for it
Here is something to lift your spirits. I have realized and it has been proven that I am total wimp. I figured this for a long time, but the tests results are finally in. I recently stayed in a hotel with a health/fitness club. It had a couple of machines and weights.
I tried a little bit of the weights. And I mean a little bit. A coworker was in there also and he was lifting a great deal. I could not enough budge the weights. I had to move the pin much higher. Still it was tough.
I guess we found out who the dumbbell is.
I tried a little bit of the weights. And I mean a little bit. A coworker was in there also and he was lifting a great deal. I could not enough budge the weights. I had to move the pin much higher. Still it was tough.
I guess we found out who the dumbbell is.
Sunday, November 12, 2006
Suited up
Good whenever you are reading this...
I was just wandering why today I never see anybody wearing suits anymore. I mean sure you have your business people wondering around in their formal wear, but plain ole everybody else. Society today dresses down. I guess it is because in the medieval days the knights were suits, but they were armor. Pretty handy to protect you in battle, but pretty heavy! Today we have the business casual. Does anyone know what that means?
I like dressing up...throwing on the tie and jacket. However, when I get home I immediately take it off to put on shorts. My thing is that I worry that it will get dirty and be hard to clean. How about this...one suit for everything that can change colors and clean itself? I know, impossible you say, but what it? I would not mind wearing one thing day after day. I guess however, those are the societies in the movies that end up going crazy and being invaded. Oh well take your choice, look good or be a slave the rest of your life. Well, let's be sloppy and keep our weekend.
Hint....If that one day you want to impress a special someone dust off the old jacket and wear a tie. However, not the one that has the hula girl on it.
I was just wandering why today I never see anybody wearing suits anymore. I mean sure you have your business people wondering around in their formal wear, but plain ole everybody else. Society today dresses down. I guess it is because in the medieval days the knights were suits, but they were armor. Pretty handy to protect you in battle, but pretty heavy! Today we have the business casual. Does anyone know what that means?
I like dressing up...throwing on the tie and jacket. However, when I get home I immediately take it off to put on shorts. My thing is that I worry that it will get dirty and be hard to clean. How about this...one suit for everything that can change colors and clean itself? I know, impossible you say, but what it? I would not mind wearing one thing day after day. I guess however, those are the societies in the movies that end up going crazy and being invaded. Oh well take your choice, look good or be a slave the rest of your life. Well, let's be sloppy and keep our weekend.
Hint....If that one day you want to impress a special someone dust off the old jacket and wear a tie. However, not the one that has the hula girl on it.
Thursday, November 09, 2006
Hair raising
Feliciations follicle friends
My hair always sticks up. I always seem to have a cowlick. It has finally dawned on me why. I think the back of my head is trying to see what is going on. It is tired of hearing about what is going on. Either that or I played I'm a Little Teapot entirely too much.
Well at least I can take heart and know that my hair "sticks up" for me. I suppose one day it will also "have my back."
Remember down in front!
My hair always sticks up. I always seem to have a cowlick. It has finally dawned on me why. I think the back of my head is trying to see what is going on. It is tired of hearing about what is going on. Either that or I played I'm a Little Teapot entirely too much.
Well at least I can take heart and know that my hair "sticks up" for me. I suppose one day it will also "have my back."
Remember down in front!
Tis the Seizein
Well all you good little boys and girls, do you know what time it is? That is right. It is early November so that means Christmas shopping! What you may ask-are we finished with the six months of Halloween. Sure, we have been properly sugar keyed up and are ready for that card swiping, cash carrying, sale hunting, and jingle all the way to the bank.
Some of you may say what happened to Thanksgiving? Ah I say, you have to have it to be thankful. Thanksgiving is only good for people to remember who is in their family. "Oh right, I have a brother...he can get me something." Thanksgiving is also a time to eat so much and build those calories to spend. Thanksgiving is a buildup to Christmas.
I think that salespeople urge you to get gifts so far in advance so you will forget what you got. Think about it, you have a gift six months out and want to hide it. Problem, you hid it too well or forget about it. Then the rush comes and wham you are caught in the sea of shoppers.
I know that Thanksgiving is fast approaching. So you can get in your shopping. For all you novices check out the deals at the grocery store.
Celebrate now and then. Eat, drink, and be Mary. Of course unless your name is something else.
"I'm thankful that my friends like to shop."
Some of you may say what happened to Thanksgiving? Ah I say, you have to have it to be thankful. Thanksgiving is only good for people to remember who is in their family. "Oh right, I have a brother...he can get me something." Thanksgiving is also a time to eat so much and build those calories to spend. Thanksgiving is a buildup to Christmas.
I think that salespeople urge you to get gifts so far in advance so you will forget what you got. Think about it, you have a gift six months out and want to hide it. Problem, you hid it too well or forget about it. Then the rush comes and wham you are caught in the sea of shoppers.
I know that Thanksgiving is fast approaching. So you can get in your shopping. For all you novices check out the deals at the grocery store.
Celebrate now and then. Eat, drink, and be Mary. Of course unless your name is something else.
"I'm thankful that my friends like to shop."
Tuesday, November 07, 2006
Happy Birthday!
Well, well, well wishes.
It is my fiancee's birthday today. It is one of the big ones. The big 3-0. According to that ratio she has swept her series. I believe that she enjoyed her birthday, which is the point. If you have to work on your birthday, then at least make it through the day.
I had plans to take out my fiancee to a nice restaurant, but we did not go anywhere. We have been eating out a lot recently and she did not want to go anywhere. Well that is another 40 dollars I can put elsewhere, probably a gift for her. Speaking of gifts, I did not forget her birthday. I had flowers delivered to her at work. Fortunately, she like them. It sounds like other people in the office did too.
I wonder why women like to receive flowers and other sentimental gifts. Like this gift of a scrap from the menu that we had our first date. Women like gifts that relate to the relationship. Men on the other hand like gifts that are sentimental to someone else. For example, a jersey by a favorite athlete, not washed of course. I am talking about the jersey for you following along at home.
Gifts are an important part of birthdays. Without them you are just another day older. However, with a gift you are another day older with a bigger tv.
Happy Birthday and blow out those candles before the room gets all smokey.
It is my fiancee's birthday today. It is one of the big ones. The big 3-0. According to that ratio she has swept her series. I believe that she enjoyed her birthday, which is the point. If you have to work on your birthday, then at least make it through the day.
I had plans to take out my fiancee to a nice restaurant, but we did not go anywhere. We have been eating out a lot recently and she did not want to go anywhere. Well that is another 40 dollars I can put elsewhere, probably a gift for her. Speaking of gifts, I did not forget her birthday. I had flowers delivered to her at work. Fortunately, she like them. It sounds like other people in the office did too.
I wonder why women like to receive flowers and other sentimental gifts. Like this gift of a scrap from the menu that we had our first date. Women like gifts that relate to the relationship. Men on the other hand like gifts that are sentimental to someone else. For example, a jersey by a favorite athlete, not washed of course. I am talking about the jersey for you following along at home.
Gifts are an important part of birthdays. Without them you are just another day older. However, with a gift you are another day older with a bigger tv.
Happy Birthday and blow out those candles before the room gets all smokey.
Monday, November 06, 2006
Wondering Women
Ladies and Gentlemen
Not too much is going with me. What a way to start off, I suppose. It is the same ole song and dance. Unfortunately, all I know how to do is the hokey pokey.
This past weekend it was somewhat of a girls night in. I had the opportunity to hang out in college with a multitude of women. Thanks 3-1 ratio. Two of the girls came to the area for dinner and so due to my financee's birthday. So it was me and three women. We went out to eat and then back to my financee's apartment.
Somehow a long conversation was gotten into, which was completely boring to me. However most long conversations are boring to me. Perhaps it is the guy in me, it maybe the only guy thing I have, but it seemed they were talking about the same thing over and over. A point would be made and then reinterated about 15 minutes later. Fortunately, I was not involved in this conversation. Unfortunately, this conversation did not involve bikinis or the slimy substance of your choice. Only kidding, so the censors can put away their markers.
One thing I do not understand is the friend's way of saying "love you." It is similar to southern expression "Bless your heart." Both come before the person is able to say something insulting. Case in point, "You are extremely weird, but I love you." Perhaps this is why guys are so leary of hearing the word love. Guys use other four letter words, while primarily women use that particular one. You know...L-O-V-E. I suppose it is like giving a gift, it is the thought that counts.
Well here is one thought for the one, two, three. I am out of here.
Bless Your Heart! Love you too!
Not too much is going with me. What a way to start off, I suppose. It is the same ole song and dance. Unfortunately, all I know how to do is the hokey pokey.
This past weekend it was somewhat of a girls night in. I had the opportunity to hang out in college with a multitude of women. Thanks 3-1 ratio. Two of the girls came to the area for dinner and so due to my financee's birthday. So it was me and three women. We went out to eat and then back to my financee's apartment.
Somehow a long conversation was gotten into, which was completely boring to me. However most long conversations are boring to me. Perhaps it is the guy in me, it maybe the only guy thing I have, but it seemed they were talking about the same thing over and over. A point would be made and then reinterated about 15 minutes later. Fortunately, I was not involved in this conversation. Unfortunately, this conversation did not involve bikinis or the slimy substance of your choice. Only kidding, so the censors can put away their markers.
One thing I do not understand is the friend's way of saying "love you." It is similar to southern expression "Bless your heart." Both come before the person is able to say something insulting. Case in point, "You are extremely weird, but I love you." Perhaps this is why guys are so leary of hearing the word love. Guys use other four letter words, while primarily women use that particular one. You know...L-O-V-E. I suppose it is like giving a gift, it is the thought that counts.
Well here is one thought for the one, two, three. I am out of here.
Bless Your Heart! Love you too!
Saturday, November 04, 2006
To Be TV?
If you are reading this, then like me you have found nothing to watch on television. What has happened to our tv shows? "Are you saying that you don't get enough of 24 hour news (subtracting the same story they repeat), infomercials and paid programs?"
Don't forget the "reality tv shows"? I am not a big fan of these shows. If I wanted to see people do stupid stunts, then I would get on the interstate. I thought the purpose of tv was to escape out of the humdrum of a daily existence.
Hmmm? Maybe that is why people enjoy this "reality shows." These shows are someone's reality and you the viewer can be a part of it. It gives our culture today something to strive for..."I can eat more slugs than this guy. Give me 5ooo dollars." I hear it helps if you put a little ketchup on them.
One show that gets on my nerves is NBC's Deal or No Deal. The premise is one person calls out numbers and beautiful women open a suitcase. The contestants hope to win a million dollars. Apparently the contestant tries to get rid of the small numbers and leave the big numbers. Every so often a shadowed person in a booth offers the contestant money. More often than not, the contestants friends shout random things and the contestant rejects the offer of an obscene amount of money to open more cases. Then the contestant tries for it all and ends up with some meager amount. I guess the thing that bugs me is that these people have all this money for doing nothing, no matter how hard they try to lose it, and yet they reach for more when the odds seem against them. I suppose I should lighten up on them, it would be hard to think with people screaming in your ear. I do know one industry that is benefiting from this show...the briefcase industry.
Well readers, I say go for the gold or slugs (whichever show you prefer). Watch what you want watch, cheer for that bozo without his shirt on, yell at that somebody who lost half a millon dollars. Who knows? You might be on tv yourself and somebody watching you.
I gotta go and watch some former tv star sell a show about newscasters kissing a briefcase full of snapping turtles.
Don't forget the "reality tv shows"? I am not a big fan of these shows. If I wanted to see people do stupid stunts, then I would get on the interstate. I thought the purpose of tv was to escape out of the humdrum of a daily existence.
Hmmm? Maybe that is why people enjoy this "reality shows." These shows are someone's reality and you the viewer can be a part of it. It gives our culture today something to strive for..."I can eat more slugs than this guy. Give me 5ooo dollars." I hear it helps if you put a little ketchup on them.
One show that gets on my nerves is NBC's Deal or No Deal. The premise is one person calls out numbers and beautiful women open a suitcase. The contestants hope to win a million dollars. Apparently the contestant tries to get rid of the small numbers and leave the big numbers. Every so often a shadowed person in a booth offers the contestant money. More often than not, the contestants friends shout random things and the contestant rejects the offer of an obscene amount of money to open more cases. Then the contestant tries for it all and ends up with some meager amount. I guess the thing that bugs me is that these people have all this money for doing nothing, no matter how hard they try to lose it, and yet they reach for more when the odds seem against them. I suppose I should lighten up on them, it would be hard to think with people screaming in your ear. I do know one industry that is benefiting from this show...the briefcase industry.
Well readers, I say go for the gold or slugs (whichever show you prefer). Watch what you want watch, cheer for that bozo without his shirt on, yell at that somebody who lost half a millon dollars. Who knows? You might be on tv yourself and somebody watching you.
I gotta go and watch some former tv star sell a show about newscasters kissing a briefcase full of snapping turtles.
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