The recent season finale of Rock of Love with Bret Michaels had me rolling, hurling and thinking. Now, that last reaction had me shocked, as this show is designed to kill souls, dreams and brain power. It’s not designed to encourage any sort of deep, philosophical contemplation. Oh, but it did.
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The executives in charge of today’s media outlets don’t fully grasp how newer media can help them. Rather, they can only imagine how they can be hurt by this “Internet”. In a sense, I can’t blame them, it is how their world was created
What troubled times are these when the focus of outrage and injustice that is aimed at a nation falls on the shoulders of someone a half a world away who does not represent that nation, but rather a life-long dream?
Anyone who truly knows me knows that while I don’t steam over petty matters, I do tend to burn when I’m angry. Now, by burn, I mean blubber, burst into tears, quickly check the corners of my eyes for eyeliner, take some deep breaths and retreat to my happy place.
While organizing files on an old backup drive, I found the “liner notes” for a mix that I made for a good friend of mine close to two years ago. You know, those songs with the fast tempo that make your legs move faster than you thought possible?
I was saddened by the news today that Charlton Heston had passed away at age 84. While his politics have been at times controversial, and in later years he’s been lampooned for his part in the gun lobby as president of the NRA, it’s hard to deny this great man’s contributions to the world of film.
I was actually shocked yesterday when I mentioned to someone that I was going to play Wiffle Ball at night and they had no idea what I was talking about. I tried to explain to them what it was in a few short moments before I left, but then I decided I put more value on getting home to eat dinner in time for Wiffle Ball than to stay and try to explain it to this person.
That’s right, I am finally at the level of people on other tech sites that I have envied for so long. You know, the guys who are always getting their pre-releases, and demo gear.
Here in the US, we are sometimes challenged with the fact that there are no truly American foods. Put it this way, a list of the most “All-American” cuisine we can think of sounds more like a European Union roll call.
