Beware of XM Radio!
By · CommentsJust passing along another XM Satellite Radio horror story. These people are just plain terrible and I hope that nobody finds themselves in this situation. I am lucky that I do not need the money right now, but if I did it would be more than an inconvenience. I also figured that they would promptly take care of their mistake.
On to my story.
I had decided to cancel my subscription to XM because of the way they bill. They do not bill every month, but rather bill you every two to three months. To me, this was not acceptable. I gave them a call and told them I would be canceling my service and they told me the outstanding balance was $30.29. No problem, I just paid over the phone and was happy to be done with it. Or so I thought!
Here’s where things get interesting.
Perez Hilton. A pathetic human being
By · CommentsIt shows how far the Miss America pageant has sunk when someone of the stature of Perez Hilton is selected as one of the judges. Even worse is when he gets to ask a question of one of the contestants. We all knew what he was going to ask. He had to get up on his pedestal and ask the question that most people could care less about. He had to further his political agenda that the majority of the people in his state and the country believe is wrong. Or maybe it is just celebrities in California have some very serious issues. Not sure, but this guy is a complete joke. Just take a look at his twitter page. The background speaks volumes.
How does someone like THAT get to be a judge for Miss America. It is pretty sad that we live in a world where a guy with a little blog gets to this level. He is a nothing and he proven it once again! Then again, he has now become incredibly famous for something other than his little blog. That may have been the whole idea. He has created quite a stire and in the long run it probably won’t hurt him. Then again, it is hard for him to go any lower than he is at this moment.
Do something like he did, as shameful as it was and you are set. Doesn’t matter if people agree or disagree with you, you are instantly famous beyond your wildest dreams. Hell, it seemed to work. I am blogging about this mental midget right now. Of course, in 10 years the only way Perez will be remembered is through this one gaffe of his and how, at that one moment, the Miss America pageant had reached the lowest of possible lows.
Back to the point and task at hand.
FlexxTheme is missing an important feature
By · CommentsFor all of us that maintain blogs, the most difficult thing to do is to pick out a theme. There are so many questions that need to be answered and the list of available themes is simply overwhelming. If you are anything like me, then you can dismiss 95% of them immediately. I had a very nice theme on here for a while, but got tired of it and was looking for a cleaner look. I looked around and decided that I would actually buy the current theme I am using. It is the FlexxTheme from the folks over at iThemes and I must say that there are a lot of great features in it. These features along with the look of the theme are what drew me to it in the first place. That being said, I found one HUGE problem with this theme from my perspective that I want to let potential purchasers know about even though it may be no big deal to most.
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Bringing the jobs back home where they belong!
By · CommentsI got some great news thanks to a tweet by @wbaustin today. Simply the greatest news that I could have received actually as I am a huge proponent of US Citizens being the only ones allowed to be hired by US companies for products or services ending up back in the US. Well, this joyous news was that Sallie Mae is getting rid of it’s offshore call centers and “other” operations. One can only hope that means getting rid of the technology off-shoring also and bringing them back to this country as they should be.
I applaud Sallie Mae for stepping forward and realizing, as I have, the true problem that is causing this country and the world such pain. US companies should be required to only hire US Citizens for their job openings for a product or service sold in the US. That is the bottom line. We can eliminate all the call and data entry centers and all the higher paying technology jobs and take them out of places like India and let the people that deserve these jobs have them. People from other countries have far less entitlement than the people of the US when it comes to filling jobs for US Companies.
Earth Hour - What a joke!
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All I heard the few days leading up to this Earth Hour thing was “don’t forget to turn your lights out for an hour…it will save the planet”. What a pile of dog crud that is. The idea behind this Earth Hour thing is that if everyone turns their lights off for an hour a year, then the planet shall be saved from global warming. Uh, are you serious?! Only the human race would be so naive to believe that it can control something that not only it did not create, but has been happening cyclically for as long as the Earth has existed. It is not a phenomenon created by man in any way, shape or form. Let’s just make there very clear right off the bat. That’s a big problem, but is not my biggest issue with this Earth Hour scheme.
If you really want to call Earth Hour anything, it is a scheme to save energy. Simple as that. The problem with this scheme is that it has the same logic as telling people not to buy gas on a Tuesday and then gas prices will go down or not driving one day out of the year. This is not enough to make a difference. If you truly want to do something, then you have to make a concerted effort towards a lifestyle change with the goal being to reduce the amount of energy you consume and not saving the world.
Jeff Foxworthy on Upstate New York
By · CommentsSince I am originally from Upstate New York, this is pretty funny stuff. Others from that area will get a kick out of these. Jeff Foxworthy explains it all.
Jeff Foxworthy on Upstate New York
If you consider it a sport to gather your food by drilling through 36 inches of ice and sitting there all day hoping that the food will swim by, you might live in Upstate New York.
If you’re proud that your region makes the national news 96 nights a year because Saranac Lake is the coldest spot in the nation, and Syracuse gets more snow than any other major city in the US, you might live in Upstate, NY.
If your local Dairy Queen is closed from October through May, you might live in Upstate New York.
If you get 131 inches of snow in a week and you comment that ‘winter’s finally here’, you might live near Oswego in Upstate New York.
If you instinctively walk like a penguin for six months out of the year, you might live, bundled up, in Upstate New York.
If someone in a Home Depot store offers you assistance, and they don’t work there, you might live in Upstate NY.
If you have worn shorts and a parka on the same day, you might live in Upstate New York.
If you have had a lengthy phone conversation with someone who dialed a wrong number, you might live in Upstate New York.
YOU KNOW YOU ARE A TRUE UPSTATE NEW YORKER WHEN:
“Vacation” means going South past Saratoga for the weekend.
You measure distance in hours.
You know several people who have hit a deer more than once.
You often switch from “heat” to “A/C” in the same day and back again.
You can drive 65 mph through 2 feet of snow during a raging blizzard, without flinching.
You install security lights on your house and garage and leave both unlocked.
You carry jumper cables in your car and your girlfriend/wife knows how to use them.
You design your kid’s Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit.
Driving is better in the winter because the potholes are filled with snow.
You know all 4 seasons: almost winter, winter, still winter, and road construction.
You can identify a southern or eastern accent.
Down South to you means ALBANY .
Your neighbor throws a party to celebrate his new shed.
You go out for a fish fry every Friday.
Your 4th of July picnic was moved indoors due to frost.
You have more miles on your snow blower than your car.
You find 10 degrees “a little chilly.” and 55 is shorts weather.
You actually understand these jokes, and you forward them to all your Upstate New York friends and to those who used to live here and left. — (chickens).
Pelosi doesn’t understand illegal immigration
By · CommentsI’ve always said that Nancy Pelosi is actually the most dangerous person in our capital. It appears that she has once again proven herself extremely dangerous to the wellness of our country.She has also shown ill-regard to the true, law abiding citizens of this country. What did she do this time? No, she did not have any more plastic surgery. She is still slightly behind Joan Rivers in that department. Instead, she has decided that upholding the laws of the United States are simply not important with the comment that work sites raids to rid this country of illegal immigration are “un-American”. You can read the article here.
If this was not so sad, I would be rolling all over the floor busting a gut. For some reason, she feels that the lives of illegals are more important than those of the real citizens of this country! She says that she can’t fathom taking a parent away from a child in the middle of the night in one of these raids. Uh, Ms Speaker?! How about the families that these illegals destroy because they take a job from someone that is legally allowed to work in this country! In these economic times, the old saying that these are jobs that Americans are above does not apply. I am sure we could find some real Americans that would be more than happy to work in those places to help put some food on the tables of their families.
Keep in mind, Ms Speaker. Illegals have broken laws and are simple criminals and in many cases felons! These people must be dealt with swiftly and harshly! This is not a time to be concerned about the families of people that should not be here in the first place. Instead of taking a parent away, we should round up the entire family and deport them.That way we would not be concerned with taking a parent away from their families, but that makes too much sense for someone more concerned about finding rerplacement parts for her body than helping out the American people!
Also, by taking these actions, Pelosi is clearly sending the message that the laws that are created by Congress, do not need to be followed. That her job does not matter. That she is simply useless. Well, she may be right on that last part! Keep in mind, that her job is to create the laws and not to enforce them. The people performing these raids are simply upholding the laws created by the Congress of the United States of behalf of the real Citizens of the country. She is not in a position to say that the raids should not be taking place. Actually, by saying this she is saying that we should break our own laws and become criminals just like these illegals are.
What we should really do is take back the money from AIG and use it to rid this country of ALL illegals and give jobs to the hard working people of this country. Not people that infiltrate this country simply to screw a legal US Citizen out of a job that could save their families. Again, I am not concerned what happens with these illegals and their lives. I am concerned with the people of the United States that could use these jobs to get back on their feet financially. So, the next time you open that mouth of yours, Ms Pelosi, it best well be in the form of an apology to the citizens of this country that elected you. Keep in mind, those illegals have no say as to whether you keep your job!
Don’t worry folks! I will keep guard! I have turned in a few people that I have suspected to be illegals or running a human trafficking operation and will continue to do so. We can all do this. Simply contact the authorities in your area and explain what is going on and they will take it from there. One of the greatest moments I have had is seeing a family taken out of the house next to me in handcuffs because they were illegals and assisting bringing illegals into this country. I did my part, now do yours! We can rid this country of this, but it seems like it is up to individuals if the government won’t actively pursue the enforcement of these laws.
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BoA releases her first US album
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Not only is today St Patrick’s day, but it is a big day for a Korean mega-star. BoA has released her first US album! This is a big step for the Korean singer, which has mainly been concentrating her efforts in Japan over the last several years. Her music is the typical pop princess type of music. Great for execising if you are older and want something upbeat to keep you moving. She will also be a huge draw to the younger audience as her music is typically on par if not better than people like Britney Spears. I have not had a chance to listen to this album yet, but am looking forward to receving it. I’m one of those people that prefer having the physical disc and loading it into ITunes instead of purchasing it from ITunes. I guess I am just old fashioned.
I have listened to the clips on ITunes though and it does seem like a very upbeat album. No ballads though, which BoA has done very well with on past albums, but she and her management is definitely trying to fit into the hip hop/dance music that the young folks here in the US are into these days. Listening to the clips, I find this album very similar to Britney’s Circus album minus the personal trainwreck. Like I said, it is great for people like me too that go out and exercise and need something to keep us going. Pick up your copy today and enjoy.
Fall of the so called financial gurus
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With Jon Stewart ripping apart Jim Cramer on The Daily Show, he has finally put a nail in the coffin of these hosts of financial programs that feel that they are financial experts and hopefully shown the people that watch these shows that they simply provide entertainment as opposed to useful financial advice. As I have said before, the news media put a lot of the nation in fear which has now led to this global financial crisis.
People like Jim Cramer and Suze Orman have simply continued to drive people into fear and away from investing in the future. They have both also provided some of the worst investment ideas I have ever seen! Both these people are nothing but hacks! Complete morons when it comes to giving financial advice. When the market was skyrocketing, I could have been a financial expert. It does not take much brain power to get things right. As they say, anybody can seem like a brilliant leader when things are going well, but you find who the true leaders are when things are bad. These two people are certainly not leaders in their industry.
These people are simply entertainers. They are not at least concerned with your financial success. They are in business to create their own brand and make themselves rich through their television programs. They have become larger than life in the good times, but their lack of financial brains has come out now in the tough times. The funny thing is that there are lots of companies that are doing very well right now, but these two clowns have yet to mention anything.
Green Sex Products Part 1 - Lubricants
By · CommentsOK. So my last post was about bashing the idea of a green sex life. My thought is that I should just be happy that I have one, so I am not going to be overly concerned about the environment. Naturally, everybody in the world does not see things in the same way that I do and I can respect that. That being said, I decided to do some research on the idea of having a green sex life, starting with some of the items that I mentioned in my previous post and figured I would share some of what I have learned. I plan to make this a series which will hopefully bring some useful information for those looking to go green in the bedroom.
I was laughing like crazy at the idea of a green sex life until I started looking into the reasons for making that decision. It turns out that it goes well beyond saving the environment. Like I said, I consider my safety (and my partner’s too) before the environment and if you really look into what is in some of the products that we all use, it could scare you. Same idea as opting for Organic produce. I buy those because they are not treated with something that would become a toxin in my system. In the first part of this series, we will be discussing lubricants.
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