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Airwaves robbery

Sunday, April 22nd, 2012

Have you seen the price of cable these days?  First of all, it was very disappointing and unfair  to the general public when they took free television broadcasts from the airwaves.   I never thought I would see the day when we paid for television, but it is here, and what a sad day it was.

I, like everyone else, pay for my cable TV service.  I live in an apartment complex and it is the only option that I have.  Due to the close proximity of the buildings, we cannot get good reception with a satellite dish, so I am stuck.  How I would love to have Direct TV.  The programming packages include a lot of channels that I currently cannot get through my cable provider unless I pay extra for them; and they keep changing the channel lineup.  Channels I used to get, I don’t get anymore.  They do this without notice and it can be very frustrating.

In looking at the packages for Directtv, I see that the introductory price for the premier package is less than what I now pay for my extended basic cable!!  The basic package is about 1/3 of the price I pay for my cable service.  If I had a choice, I would definitely visit dx3 on the web and sign up today!!

Blondes and Bars

Wednesday, March 21st, 2012

I have a friend who always has a good story to tell about the things that went on in his life when he was younger.  The following is one of his stories:

“When I was a young adult, it was difficult to get my folks to go to an establishment where they served alcohol, even if it was to see an entertainer.

A friend of the family opened a bar in our hometown where the Farm and Home store used to be located.  He remodeled it, it was very nice, and very large inside.  He would have different entertainers there, and it had a large dance floor.  One night, Marvin Rainwater (an entertainer from Nashville) was playing at the bar.  This place was very nice, there had never been a fight there.  I finally talked my folks into going.

Well, on that particular night, there were two women, one on each side of the room who, for whatever reason, disagreed about something.  So, before the show even began, these two females met in the middle of the dance floor and began to fight.  The owner tried to get in the middle to break it up, but without success.  He had a habit of carrying a large wad of money in his shirt pocket.  There was blonde hair and money all over the place.

Go figure, the one night I talk my parents into going to a bar, after building it up and telling what a nice place it was, there was a fight on that night.”

Gear Heads

Thursday, March 1st, 2012

My friend, Theresa, has a gear head for a husband.    He actually drag races semi-professionally.  We have had many a great time at the track over a weekend.   He even made it to the semi-finals for his division once and we spent the weekend camping out at the Indy 500 track!!  It is one of my favorite memories.

Theresa called me the other night and said that Terry was having a problem with one of his cars and he needed to look at automotive lifts so he could get his car up off the ground to work on it.  He has a great garage/shop, equipped with just about everything, except for a lift.  She said he was having some problems with the exhaust system.

She said that he has now gotten into motorcycle racing as well and was looking at motorcycle lifts so he could work on the bike more efficiently too.  I asked her where she was going to find the money for these things.  She said probably their income tax refund.   I am so glad that my husband prefers to watch the racing instead of participate in it.   I could not afford him then.

 

Dr. Conrad Murray

Tuesday, November 29th, 2011

Well, they found him guilty.  I knew they would.  But, how many people have taken into consideration the fact that Michael Jackson was a drug addict?  I happen to believe Dr. Murray’s testimony concerning the allegation that Michael had drugs in his system that Dr. Murray denied administering.  Does the world really believe that this man (Michael Jackson) was completely innocent in his own death?

He hired a doctor to administer anesthesia to make him “sleep”.  Any one of us who has had surgery knows that when you are put under anesthesia, you do not awaken feeling rested at all.  It is as if you were never asleep, the passing of time seems instantaneous.  So how could Michael Jackson (or Dr. Murray, being a licensed physician) even believe that such administration of anesthetics would help him to get needed rest?

My belief is that Dr. Murray was yet another victim of Michael Jackson’s strange world.  He was hired to do his bidding, just like all the other people who worked for Michael, and not put up an argument about Michael’s demands.  I am sure he was paid a lot of money too, but was it really all worth it in the end?

Thanksgiving

Thursday, November 17th, 2011

It’s Thanksgiving again, already?  It seems like the year has passed so quickly.  The older I get, the faster they seem to go.  What do you have to be thankful for this year?  Do we really ever think about those things on a day to day basis?  I find myself quite often thinking about the troops and their families and the families that will not have a son or a daughter, mother, sister, etc., coming home for the holidays this year.  I also think about how lucky my family has been in that arena.  I am thankful that I have had a good job for the past year and that it gets a little easier each day to perform that job.

I am thankful for my family and friends, of course.  I am thankful that my father is finally at peace after a life of turmoil. And finally, I am thankful that I have another day to enjoy life.  Happy Thanksgiving to everyone.