Breed: Maltese
DOB: 9-21-07
November 26, 2007
November 19, 2007
Kindle
I'm dazzled by launch of Amazon's Kindle. The new e-reader which is the book equivalent of an iPod. Sony has a model out but it's bulky and hasn't gotten the same hype--besides it's not fueled by GOOGLE!
Once the price drops from $399, I fully plan to avail myself of this "service".
I find it appalling that anything termed a "service" requires the purchase of a product TO service. I mean the cable box is FREE and installed for free--the service of getting cable COSTS money--see, that's how it should be! Just as phones are free when you sign up for a new contract. I realize you pay for the jazzy phones, but that's your problem and not mine--I go for the free phone. Except for that sad time when my phone suffered water damage and I had not phone insurance. I since subscribe to the monthly $5 required to be insured.
However TiVo, DVR in general, set a poor precedent by charging for the box and then for the service itself. I would blame laptops for starting the trend since you need a laptop before you avail yourself of connecting to the internet but one could use a laptop as a word processor and a mere vessel for the storage of digital media--thus un-availing oneself for WiFi connectivity or even something as arcane as dial-up. So see, I blame TiVo.
No, I don't whine that I pay an electric bill to keep all my appliances running and I realize full well that said appliances would be useless sans electric power...but that somehow doesn't FEEL like a rip-off. Alright, so my point is arbitrary and I'm just bitter that I once again crave technological advance in the name of luxury and leisure in my post-industrialist existence.
Once the price drops from $399, I fully plan to avail myself of this "service".
I find it appalling that anything termed a "service" requires the purchase of a product TO service. I mean the cable box is FREE and installed for free--the service of getting cable COSTS money--see, that's how it should be! Just as phones are free when you sign up for a new contract. I realize you pay for the jazzy phones, but that's your problem and not mine--I go for the free phone. Except for that sad time when my phone suffered water damage and I had not phone insurance. I since subscribe to the monthly $5 required to be insured.
However TiVo, DVR in general, set a poor precedent by charging for the box and then for the service itself. I would blame laptops for starting the trend since you need a laptop before you avail yourself of connecting to the internet but one could use a laptop as a word processor and a mere vessel for the storage of digital media--thus un-availing oneself for WiFi connectivity or even something as arcane as dial-up. So see, I blame TiVo.
No, I don't whine that I pay an electric bill to keep all my appliances running and I realize full well that said appliances would be useless sans electric power...but that somehow doesn't FEEL like a rip-off. Alright, so my point is arbitrary and I'm just bitter that I once again crave technological advance in the name of luxury and leisure in my post-industrialist existence.
Jerry aka Vegas
Jerry aka Vegas is the dog of D'Souza and my dreams. We spotted him on the Furbaby Rescue site and have been smitten ever since--much to Luckey's chagrin.
Clearly, he is a doppleganger of ours truly (Luckey!) but Jerry is only 1 while Luckey is 2. Jerry will be renamed Vegas. Not because we already have a dog named Luckey but because D'Souza's mother's maiden name was Vegas and it would be an AWESOME name to have.
So, yeah. We're hoping for a new fella to add to our brood. I suppose one dog isn't a brood, but if this rate keeps up we may very well end up with a brood.
Clearly, he is a doppleganger of ours truly (Luckey!) but Jerry is only 1 while Luckey is 2. Jerry will be renamed Vegas. Not because we already have a dog named Luckey but because D'Souza's mother's maiden name was Vegas and it would be an AWESOME name to have.
So, yeah. We're hoping for a new fella to add to our brood. I suppose one dog isn't a brood, but if this rate keeps up we may very well end up with a brood.
November 8, 2007
So it begins...
I will not claim that Starbucks is the front runner in proclaiming the dawn of another holiday season; however, today is the first day they have handed out red paper cups with the words, "Pass the cheer!" in neat cursive scribed on their sides. Even their cup sleeves have that logo. Baristas in red t-shirts proclaiming the same abound.
I can only imagine the mayhem to follow. Holiday decorations used to pop up right after Thanksgiving but people get antsy after Halloween. Thanksgiving cornucopias no longer carry the weight they once did--besides all the fun in cornucopia is saying "cornucopia"--so folks need a transition between Halloween and Holiday cheer. A transition Thanksgiving is no longer providing...someone needs to create an innovative campaign re-envisioning the Big Mama of family times--Thanksgiving needs a facelift to bring the kids and a tummy tuck to keep them coming back.
I can only imagine the mayhem to follow. Holiday decorations used to pop up right after Thanksgiving but people get antsy after Halloween. Thanksgiving cornucopias no longer carry the weight they once did--besides all the fun in cornucopia is saying "cornucopia"--so folks need a transition between Halloween and Holiday cheer. A transition Thanksgiving is no longer providing...someone needs to create an innovative campaign re-envisioning the Big Mama of family times--Thanksgiving needs a facelift to bring the kids and a tummy tuck to keep them coming back.
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