Rants

Enough already – the swimsuits are nothing new, how many ways are there to make a bikini?

No top with hands over the breasts, done it. Wet T-shirts you can see thru, done it. Back lighting so you can see through translucent cloth, done it. 3-D, done it. No suits and just paint, done it. This year they decided to pose some of the models with ordinary people, not good, as this just shows how skinny and unrealistic “super” models look. They only thing left is total nudity and if they did that how could they call it the Swimsuit Edition?

Tom Brokaw might as well have read that headline on his NBC Evening News show this evening. I can’t tell if this was a statistical anomaly or every night it is like this, but on tonight’s show nearly every commercial was for some wonder drug or over the counter medicine. There were only about 3 non-medicine ads and they were cross promotional spots for MSNBC…

Loved ST:TOS & most of the movies, never watched T.J Hooker, loved those stupid priceline.com ads. I like the way he can make fun of himself. Just saw the TV trailer for Showtime and he is in it, making fun of the T.J Hooker thing….

If he was African-American would he still be working after his last wife drowned in the backyard pool? Or would we be all over him like we were on OJ ?

I started watching the X-Files in the middle of season 1. I watched it nearly every Sunday for 7-1/2 years. I watched the reruns on FX both times when they ran all the episodes in chronological order. I voted in the Thanksgiving marathons. I saw the movie. I bought the action figures. I hooked my friends on the show. I was a bonified fan, not obsessed, but close. Last season was painful, no Mulder and Scully was reduced to the Greek Chorus role. I actually warmed to Dogett, but still the magic was gone.

This year I have pretty much ignored the show. Today at lunch with some of the friends I hooked on the show I was asked if I watched it last week. I had to say no. They wanted an explanation of what was going on and I couldn’t say. So I tuned in tonight and it was painful still. To me the show seems a parody of itself, but I guess I owe it to myself to watch it through until the end. At least I can get a rant out of it for the next couple of months. Tune in next Sunday.

Got this in an email today from support@thathostingcompany.com
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The bolding is mine. What makes them think that I would jump at having another site hosted by these chuckleheads! I will have to see if service improves after this merger before I trust them with such things as valuable as say this blog.

Fairness disclaimer: The shoddy service from these guys is probably because they got in over their heads capacity-wise and this will be the best thing for us and them.

I have been a big fan of Law & Order since the beginning. It is still one of the 4 or 5 prime time TV shows I still watch. But they have branched out and now there are two other Law & Order: XXX’s. I know this because they are constantly plugging these puppies during Law & Order: Classic. I tried to watch the second one, L & O: SVU, a couple times. The plots are mostly like watching a Lifetime channel movie, all battered women and sicko sex stuff. The only redeeming factor was that Mariska Hargitay was easy on the eyes (she comes by that naturally, being Jayne Mansfield’s daughter and all.) I have yet to see L & O: CI, but maybe I should, there is bound to be another rant in there….

Almost 24 hours of dead air…no explanation. I’ve got to find that tech support phone number while they are up so I can call next time and ask, “What’s UP!” next time I lose internet contact.

Bonus Not Serious Rant:
My No Account Parents
If they had worked a little harder I could be independently wealthy. I wouldn’t have to work 9 to 5 for peanuts. I could afford to buy the car I just got to *sit* in for 5 minutes this evening – 2003 Mercedes Benz 500SL. One of the Miata Club members who came to the meeting tonight is the GM at the MB/Mazda dealer in Augusta and they just got this one in. He brought it over for us to ooh and ahh over and we didn’t disappoint him. 100 large! For that you get seats that are heated and air-conditioned, a hard top that folds into the trunk in 16 seconds and a credit card sized gizmo that if you have in your wallet or pocket will allow you to unlock the car and start it without the use of a key….