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Archive for January, 2009

Grab those coins quick!

According to Bloomberg, White House lawyers are going to put a stop to the commercialization of Obama’s image, including his kids.
All the ads out there that has a picture of him included, as well as the trinkets, may cease to exist soon.
Find an ad, 3 coins for $20.oo & get them while you can.
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aY4JojiQVy4c

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Chris came down, he wanted to know what the weather is going to be today. He has hopes of taking his motorcycle out for a ride. I stayed on the local ABC affiliate site to see what the headlines are. That’s when I got my bit of education for the day. From left field (no, [...]

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It’s only a minute & 3 seconds long. If this doesn’t warm the cockles of a person’s heart, then something is wrong with that organ.

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Even as they are begging at the public trough for money to bail themselves out, they are paying themselves bonuses like they did in 2004. For that matter, Citi had to be told not to buy a jet, a purchase they had in the works. 50 million for a jet right now? What sense does [...]

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“WASHINGTON – House Democrats are likely to jettison family planning funds for the low-income from an $825 billion economic stimulus bill, officials said late Monday, following a personal appeal from President Barack Obama at a time the administration is courting Republican critics of the legislation”
I do believe I’ve heard it all now. They want to [...]

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The economy has hit broadcast television. In a bad way, if a person has brains.
According to WaPo, “direct-response” (for $19.99 + shipping & handling we’ll send you not one, not two, but 3!) advertising is becoming more prominate on prime time telsvision during the golden hours of 8:00 PM to 11:00 PM. Time slots that [...]

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Stupid, incoming hot!

Today was a good day to pick up the carpet runners we have on the linoleum & get the floor swept. Joe was here to help both pick the runners up as I followed with the broom, & help with keeping the dogs contained. We couldn’t just put them in the back yard because the [...]

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Sci-Fi Sunday

Raptor (Patrick Swazey was in this one)
It Waits (I liked the African Gray parrot)
Basilisk (parts of it were hysterical, it was so cheesy)
Sound of Thunder (this was just a dumb remake)
Every one of them a “B” grade movie, all chopped for content & language, but every one of them I could do what I needed [...]

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Sometimes they are handy

http://www.newsweek.com/id/181418/page/1
Sometimes it pays to be a plumber. At least that’s what one woman thought.
I bet she gets that ring sized
Soon

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This morning an emergency call came in from a major hotel that we service when their people can’t. Since Chris wasn’t available, it was up to Joe. He was not a happy camper, but he went.
He just called me. He had the problem handled, but to do it, they had to shut the water to [...]

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