Whoopi Goldberg accepts apologies for being left out of Oscars montage
Oh, please, give me a break.
It's good to know, isn't it, what with the U.S. economy tanking, people losing their homes and jobs, the war stumbling on in Iraq with U.S. troops and Iraqi civilians suffering and dying, and with the world generally headed downward in the Big Handbasket -- good to know that Whoopi Goldberg has graciously accepted apologies from producers of the Academy Awards show.
It seems they left Whoopi, the first African-American to host the Oscars, out of their broadcast montage of past Oscar hosts. The producers insist it was a big mistake. They called her, she accepted their apologies, and now all can get on with their lives.
I propose we make a rule regarding celebrity/entertainment "news": Once a celebrity/entertainer type makes his/her first $100 million, they cannot be covered in the media ever again.
Simple rule. Easy to enforce, maybe. At the very least, it would free up a lot of media types to cover serious, important stuff.
Yeah, I know, entertainment "news" is big news. We all love to gossip. And when the bright and beautiful or rich and famous provide fodder for our gossip, so much the better.
Ah, well, what do I know? I'm just a guy who reads the papers.
[tags]Oscar coverage, Whoopi Goldberg, entertainment gossip, rich celebrities, just a guy who reads the papers[/tags]
Be Oyster Aware — a good site to help you get the most out of these sea treats
Two oysters walked into a bar ... fortunately, the claim who was with them paid closer attention and ducked.
Groan. Yeah, I know. It was a corny joke. It was meant to sort of crack you up in a goofy way.
All this to introduce a "Useful Website" to end the day -- "Be Oyster Aware," an nifty little educational site if you're a lover of Gulf oysters eaten raw, broiled, grilled, baked, or otherwise. The point of the website is to educate us about some of the risks we run if oysters are handled badly, prepared poorly, and otherwise misused or mis-eaten to put us at risk of a variety of diseases.
So if oysters are your, uh, cup of tea (?), take a close look at this website. Enjoy and happy eating -- and Be Oyster Aware, please.
[tags]Be Oyster Aware, eating oysters, oyster safety, just a guy who reads the papers[/tags]
Seems like a relatively busy news day, wasn’t it?
The day began like many others for residents of South Florida -- until hundreds of thousands of them were plunged into the dark by a power failure. Something to do with an automatic shutdown at a nuclear plant when it detected some technical problems. All as it was supposed to be.
Then Congress went about its usual business of squabbling over the economic costs of the Iraq war, as well as the toll it is taking on our military readiness.
Finally, Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton tangled on policies and campaign promises. Fightin' and feudin' is the name of the presidential game at this point. Who'll win Ohio and Texas? My best guess would be Obama -- in something resembling a landslide.
Ah, well, pretty busy day all in all. Time to call it to an end just about.
[tags]busy news day, Clinton and Obama, power outage in Florida, just a guy who reads the papers[/tags]
Here’s a website that just might turn you into a Gundam 00 fan(atic)
You've heard of Gundam, haven't you? To tell you the truth, I was not familiar with this amazing Japanese anime science fiction series -- but I'm learning. (It took my son's interest to get me started watching Ninja Warrior episodes, now my wife and I both are on the lookout for new episodes.)
The Gundam 00 Episodes website offers you the chance to enjoy all the Gundam 00 episodes online. The site is built around a fan community, too, so you can swap interests and ideas with other Gundam fans.
For those of you still not "in the know," Gundam is a series of Japanese futuristic robots. The term "anime" has become well-used in the English speaking world and simply refers to Japanese graphic animation, available as television cartoons, graphic novels, and on sites throughout the Internet. Put the two together, and you've got a fascinating form of science fiction cartoons. I've even heard the Gundam series itself likened in worldwide popularity to the classic American Star Trek series.
Take a look at the site and the Gundam 00 episodes there. You could become a real fan(atic) yourself!
[tags]Gundam 00 Episodes, anime series, Japanese cartoons, science fiction anime, useful website, just a guy who reads the papers[/tags]
Is it possible Clinton and Obama may physically duke it out for nomination??
Boy, Hillary Clinton was really angry over the weekend regarding some Barack Obama campaign mailings, wasn't she? And that came just a few days after the two appeared to be happy friends with a simple good-natured rivalry over the nomination in that televised debate.
And to top the weekend campaign scramble off -- Sir Ralph, the White Knight of the Common People, has entered the presidential fray.
I confess, I used to be one of those Democrats who blamed the Bush II presidency mainly on Ralph Nader's presence spoiling the vote for Al Gore in Florida in 2000. I used to be.
Then I listened to Nader's comments a few years back in a televised interview. He pointed out that, had Gore won his home state, Tennessee, the Florida debacle never would have taken place. We never would have heard of a hanging chad or any other sort of chad, and I personally believe the country would have been better off under a Gore presidency.
But, that's past. What the present presidential race may hold with Nader involved is uncertain. Perhaps his presence will cause Obama and Clinton to squabble less and show a united, intelligent front for the Democratic Party.
Yeah, right.
Ah, well, what do I know? I'm just a guy who reads the papers.
[tags]Obama, Clinton, Nader, Democratic primaries, presidential race, just a guy who reads the papers[/tags]
If you’re in IT and work with configuration management, here’s a website for you
If you're an IT person in charge of your company's Configuration Management, I have just the "Useful Website" you've been looking for -- the company is "Uplogix," and they're a great place for remote computer network management solutions.
If you're not an IT person, or if you aren't charged with anything related to your company's technology problems and solutions, that's all right, too. I happen to know some of my more techie friends read this blog from time to time, so this will most likely be a useful website for them.
Take a look around Uplogix. If you've got the least interest in high-tech business solutions and network management, you'll find some interesting information and videos there telling you about their products and how they might be useful in your business.
[tags]Content Management, remote networking solutions, useful website, just a guy who reads the papers[/tags]
Is McCain hypocritical about torture — or just kissing up to Neo-Cons?
I was sure I read an AP news brief a day or two ago saying that Sen. John McCain, former P.O.W. who was tortured in captivity by the Vietnamese, who has long spoken out loudly against torture -- has now urged the President to veto a bill which would limit the CIA's ability to use torturous techniques, i.e., "waterboarding."
I was right. In the sound and fury that the media idiots and Right Whine -- I mean Right Wing! -- dopes paraded around regarding the New York Times' story about McCain and the sexy lobbyist, most people failed to recognize McCain's dramatic hypocrisy. Yes, I called it hypocrisy.
If you don't believe McCain's reversal was real, I invite you to read Arianna Huffington's discussion of the whole issue.
On a related note, I call your attention to a column written in our local newspaper. It was written by a local veteran who served as an officer in Vietnam at the height of the war there. He says in his column that certainly waterboarding was torture, certainly he and other officers were trained to torture Vietnamese prisoners, and anyone who tries to pass the technique off as permissible is abandoning all that America stands for and is way off base.
Wake up, America. Stop listening to the politicians. Start paying attention and making the media pay attention to all that's going on behind the sensationalistic headlines.
Ah, well, what do I know? I'm just a guy who reads the papers.
[tags]McCain hypocrisy about torture, John McCain, presidential campaign, just a guy who reads the papers[/tags]
Want to protect your electronic ‘gadgets’? Look at invisibleSHIELD
If you're like me, you really want something that will protect all those handheld "gadgets" you have, but without bundling them up in awkward or inconvenient cases, clip-ons, etc. Here's a "Useful Website" that might have just what we're both looking for -- "invisibleSHIELD.com."
Before you watch the video I've linked to below, let me explain what you're going to see. The product is "invisibleSHIELD," a special polyurethane product (i.e., super plastic stuff). According to information at the invisibleSHIELD.com website, it was originally designed by the military to protect the leading edge of helicopter blades. Pretty good stuff, eh? The product has been shaped to fit lightweight, invisible protection around more than 2,000 handheld electronic devices -- and they're even willing to custom make something for your needs.
Take a look for yourself at this invisibleSHIELD video.
Pretty amazing stuff, isn't it? Go to their website and check it out.
[tags]invisibleSHIELD.com, protect handheld electronic devices, useful website, just a guy who reads the papers[/tags]
Nice shooting — missle blows up broken spy satellite on the first shot
Well, whether you support the long-running, multi-trillion dollar "Star Wars Missile Defense Project," or whatever the recent name is for it, you've got to admit that satellite "kill" was some mighty good shooting, as my Western writer friends might say.
Friends and foes alike are saying it lends credibility to the much maligned incredibly expensive project from the 1980s. But critics point out there would be a major difference between the carefully planned and executed missile shot which brought down the satellite and the sudden appearance of an in-coming real-time missile tipped with a nuclear warhead.
Still, I'm impressed with the success of this adventure. The cost was extremely high (something around $60 million from what I was able to find), and critics suggest the "danger" of that toxic fuel upon normal reentry into the atmosphere was negligible. Made for some good footage, though.
Of course, Defense Department footage of the shoot-down was all we have. Are we really sure they didn't use the old "Wag the Dog" green-screen trick? (Did the U.S. REALLY land people on the Moon back in the 1960s-1970s, or ... ?)
[tags]satellite shot down, missile defense system, Defense Department, just a guy who reads the papers[/tags]
Personal rant: Clock radio technology has passed me by
Okay, that's it: I'm going to sound like a truly grumpy old curmudgeon here -- I should not have to spend most of a day of my life driving from store to store in a metro area of 200,000+ people just to find an affordable clock radio with a built-in CD player.
When you can go to any Wal-Mart, Best Buy, Circuit City, or Radio Shack and find selection of electronic parts and accessories ranging from iPods, home theaters, flat screen televisions, even a beautiful tv lift cabinet -- you should NOT have to run all around looking for that CD player/clock radio. It's just not right.
Nevertheless, that's what happened to me. I found multiple clock radios. I found 'em with multiple alarms, dimmer displays, and even with docking facilities for iPods and other MP3 players.
But it took me most of one day to FINALLY locate two CD player/clock radios at a Target store. Let's hear a round of applause for Target this time. Hooray, Target!
I've concluded that technology in clock radios simply has passed me by. I do not own an iPod, nor do I own any portable MP3 player. But I guess clock radio manufacturers think I do.
Ah, well, what do I know? I'm just a guy who reads the papers.
[tags]clock radios, MP3 players, CD players in clock radios, shopping news, just a guy who reads the papers[/tags]
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