Seriously?
WTF, as if kids don't spend enough time, not interacting with other people face-to-face to develop social skills and generally become adapted to dealing with people and communicating without being able to hide behind the "wall of Internet?"
I'm not talking about just taking one of two classes or taking online stuff to get your GED, I'm talking about full-time online high school for high school aged kids.
This just sounds like a bad idea to me.
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Monday, July 27, 2009
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Saturday, July 25, 2009
Ellen DeGeneres, a most unlikely super model
Cover Girl makeup has decided to use Ellen DeGeneres as it's spokesperson for it's makeup line.
I'm not sure how I feel about this?
I guess it doesn't bother, it's just that most supermodels exist only to make men want to have sex with them . . . Whereas, when you mention Ellen DeGeneres' name to most men, sex is the farthest thing from their minds.
I don't have anything against Ellen, I think her talk show is funny and entertaining, it's just that I always associate makeup with sexy woman and Ellen is not sexy at all to me.
What do you think?
I'm not sure how I feel about this?
I guess it doesn't bother, it's just that most supermodels exist only to make men want to have sex with them . . . Whereas, when you mention Ellen DeGeneres' name to most men, sex is the farthest thing from their minds.
I don't have anything against Ellen, I think her talk show is funny and entertaining, it's just that I always associate makeup with sexy woman and Ellen is not sexy at all to me.
What do you think?
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
You and the Internet, a comprehensive guide
There are these things on the Internet called "Internet forums" where people post questions and other people post answers.
Most forums are dedicated to some common group, like cat lovers, or people with red hats, anyway on this one forum dedicated to stock photography this guy posted about how his long term relationship ended, and I felt compelled to respond. Here is my response:
No offense to the original poster, but I wonder about a few things here?
OK, so a long-time relationship ended - that is sad, I'm sorry, it sucks, etc. . .
What kind of a world do we live in where your first thought is to post about it on an Internet forum?
Maybe if it was a forum dedicated to relationships or couples or support groups or something, but an Internet forum for stock photographers?
Sure, there are a few people that know you here(as far as someone who has never met you and can make complete random judgments about you and your life based only on what you typed into some stock photo forum can "get to know you") So I am again scratching my head in wonder.
I'm not saying that there is anything wrong with what you have done (posting about your relationship ending), just that I don't fully understand the mindset of what you did.
At some point you will get people who will come in here and flame you and flame-bait other people, that is just what they (flame people) do. I'm guessing you would expect that, I mean after all this IS an Internet forum, which means you get all the differences of people from all over the world who will ALL have different opinions as to what you should do, or what you should have not done.
I would guess you would have some sort of "local" support system, friends, family or some people you could talk to about your situation? It would seem to me something like that would be your first choice.
For all I know maybe you did that first and you just posted here because you wanted some random strangers to feel sorry for you, or maybe you really do think of these people as "your family."
If you do consider these people here, whom you have never met in person, "your family" I wonder about a world or society where our "families" are random strangers we have never actually met.
How do we define friends, or family for that mater? Do you form a bond with someone you met for a few hours at a photo workshop, and because you share a common interest you are now "friends?"
So, if that is the case, now that weird guy next to me in line at the store who is missing his two front teeth and smells like he lives under the freeway share a common interest, we both like the same kind of beer or feed our cats the same food (except I don't think he has a cat), anyway does that mean he is my "friend" now?
Dang, this whole "Internet" "facebook" "social networking" thing just confuses me!
Most forums are dedicated to some common group, like cat lovers, or people with red hats, anyway on this one forum dedicated to stock photography this guy posted about how his long term relationship ended, and I felt compelled to respond. Here is my response:
No offense to the original poster, but I wonder about a few things here?
OK, so a long-time relationship ended - that is sad, I'm sorry, it sucks, etc. . .
What kind of a world do we live in where your first thought is to post about it on an Internet forum?
Maybe if it was a forum dedicated to relationships or couples or support groups or something, but an Internet forum for stock photographers?
Sure, there are a few people that know you here(as far as someone who has never met you and can make complete random judgments about you and your life based only on what you typed into some stock photo forum can "get to know you") So I am again scratching my head in wonder.
I'm not saying that there is anything wrong with what you have done (posting about your relationship ending), just that I don't fully understand the mindset of what you did.
At some point you will get people who will come in here and flame you and flame-bait other people, that is just what they (flame people) do. I'm guessing you would expect that, I mean after all this IS an Internet forum, which means you get all the differences of people from all over the world who will ALL have different opinions as to what you should do, or what you should have not done.
I would guess you would have some sort of "local" support system, friends, family or some people you could talk to about your situation? It would seem to me something like that would be your first choice.
For all I know maybe you did that first and you just posted here because you wanted some random strangers to feel sorry for you, or maybe you really do think of these people as "your family."
If you do consider these people here, whom you have never met in person, "your family" I wonder about a world or society where our "families" are random strangers we have never actually met.
How do we define friends, or family for that mater? Do you form a bond with someone you met for a few hours at a photo workshop, and because you share a common interest you are now "friends?"
So, if that is the case, now that weird guy next to me in line at the store who is missing his two front teeth and smells like he lives under the freeway share a common interest, we both like the same kind of beer or feed our cats the same food (except I don't think he has a cat), anyway does that mean he is my "friend" now?
Dang, this whole "Internet" "facebook" "social networking" thing just confuses me!
Monday, July 13, 2009
The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation
The other day my wife and I went to do a tour of the Taliesin West facility, a group of buildings built by Frank Lloyd Wright, a famous architect known for such buildings as "falling Water" and The Guggenheim Museum in New York city.
The Taliesin West facility is run by the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation and the tours are divided up into different lengths with costs that range from $35 per person for adults for a 1hour tour and prices go up from there.
What exactly is the purpose of the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation?
This is what the web site says: The foundation established by Wright himself at Taliesin West in Arizona aims to advance the principles of organic architecture and preserve Wright's ...
It seems to me the purpose of the foundation is to separate you from your money and collect a large pile of the oh mighty American dollar. Mr. Wright believed in organic architecture and as such built the roof panels out of canvas over a frame that would tilt and let in the afternoon breezes (notice the white panels in the photo).
I guess the only time Mr. Wright would visit Arizona was during the winter time because right now it's like 114 degrees here in Arizona and none of his buildings are air conditioned.
So, $70 for two adults to walk around and look at a bunch of non-air conditioned buildings for one hour seems a bit excessive to me.
Another one of those things that cost lots of money when it should not!
The Taliesin West facility is run by the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation and the tours are divided up into different lengths with costs that range from $35 per person for adults for a 1hour tour and prices go up from there.
What exactly is the purpose of the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation?
This is what the web site says: The foundation established by Wright himself at Taliesin West in Arizona aims to advance the principles of organic architecture and preserve Wright's ...
It seems to me the purpose of the foundation is to separate you from your money and collect a large pile of the oh mighty American dollar. Mr. Wright believed in organic architecture and as such built the roof panels out of canvas over a frame that would tilt and let in the afternoon breezes (notice the white panels in the photo).
I guess the only time Mr. Wright would visit Arizona was during the winter time because right now it's like 114 degrees here in Arizona and none of his buildings are air conditioned.
So, $70 for two adults to walk around and look at a bunch of non-air conditioned buildings for one hour seems a bit excessive to me.
Another one of those things that cost lots of money when it should not!
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Google AdSense is a scam full of crap!!!
I sent an email to Google AdSense about logging into my account in April, and got a response two days ago!!!
Holly crap is that fucking slow or what! I hope they flag my post and send it to the CEO of fucken google!
These people are complete morons with the brains of knats! (which is really an insult to knats)
Get your fuckin' ads off my page you suck-ass dumbshits!
Holly crap is that fucking slow or what! I hope they flag my post and send it to the CEO of fucken google!
These people are complete morons with the brains of knats! (which is really an insult to knats)
Get your fuckin' ads off my page you suck-ass dumbshits!
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
The world where we live
It seems to me that there are lots of people and business owners that don't seem to understand that our economy is, how shall I put this, in the crapper!
Over the last decade lots and lots of artificial wealth was created. All these business and people had created what, on paper, appeared to be massive wealth. One day all this massive wealth came crashing down and people and business owners realized they really didn't have anything, just fake, on paper wealth and none of it could be turned into real cash. Remember the old saying "Cash is King," well that is so very true.
So now most (there are still a few cash rich folks out there, but most are not) let me say it again, MOST people are living pay-check to pay-check and don't have a lot of "discretionary income" to be spending on things that are expensive for no reason whatsoever.
There are business and events that charge very high prices for things, not because they cost a great deal to make available to the general public, but because they want to line their pockets!
Now you might be saying to yourself right about now, "hey there Mr. Disenfranchised, what are you talking about?"
What I'm talking about is stuff that cost way, way more that is should or what it seems to be worth, that $45 steak at that fancy restaurant, the $48 admission price to the zoo, the $65 seats to the concert for a performer that hasn't put out a decent song or album in more than 10 years?
WTF, do these people (promoters, restaurants, performers, and business owners) think we are still made of money?
Profit and greed will drag this country down as long as people continue to believe that people will pay way, way more for things than they are worth.
Over the last decade lots and lots of artificial wealth was created. All these business and people had created what, on paper, appeared to be massive wealth. One day all this massive wealth came crashing down and people and business owners realized they really didn't have anything, just fake, on paper wealth and none of it could be turned into real cash. Remember the old saying "Cash is King," well that is so very true.
So now most (there are still a few cash rich folks out there, but most are not) let me say it again, MOST people are living pay-check to pay-check and don't have a lot of "discretionary income" to be spending on things that are expensive for no reason whatsoever.
There are business and events that charge very high prices for things, not because they cost a great deal to make available to the general public, but because they want to line their pockets!
Now you might be saying to yourself right about now, "hey there Mr. Disenfranchised, what are you talking about?"
What I'm talking about is stuff that cost way, way more that is should or what it seems to be worth, that $45 steak at that fancy restaurant, the $48 admission price to the zoo, the $65 seats to the concert for a performer that hasn't put out a decent song or album in more than 10 years?
WTF, do these people (promoters, restaurants, performers, and business owners) think we are still made of money?
Profit and greed will drag this country down as long as people continue to believe that people will pay way, way more for things than they are worth.
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