Friday, August 08, 2003
WINDOWS UPDATE SPYWARE
Go re-read the last part of my FROM RUSSIA WITH LUST August 6th post about the mysterious hotfixes. I swear I'm not paranoid--I'm just very smart (I say). Now I find that business people, researchers and technology people are beginning to say the same thing: Is Microsoft using Windows Updates to suck up information about users and what do they plan to do with it?
Look at this 2003 And Beyond that Anne over at Semi Compos Mentis was nice enough to share with me so I could learn that the Longhorn will take over, and Windows will soon become obsolete. But that's for another post.
This 61-page paper is a listing of "Technology trends that will affect your business and how you do business. Warning: very little of the following is speculation. Most of it has already been announced and is being implemented." Then use control f to go to security and in "Home and Entertainment" you will find this little shocker:
"Of course, Microsoft will be selling plenty of information about you and your family to advertisers, market researchers and probably Homeland Security. They've already contracted for profiling software for their current TV set top boxes." The money making stuff is a given and isn't what gets me as much as the government invading my privacy. Brian Livingston writes in Info World that Microsoft is collecting various product information, hardware, software so they can turn around and then sell you updates. I wouldn't put it passed them but I am not up in arms about it as some people will be. I am more concerned about my personal information being taken, leaked, passed and stored, disseminated--just yuuck.
So maybe you're thinking, okay, a few people are paranoid. So what?
Now hear from a German scientist in Inside Windows Update Unfortunately we can only read the first few contributions. After that the information becomes password protected. But do read basic observations, a black box approach, and don't pass up the communication protocol. Then drop me a line and tell me who's paranoid.
And the Chinese believe, and supposedly this includes people in the Chinese government, according to this article Paranoia that Microsoft software contains secretely embedded code that the U.S. government can manipulate at will. Who needs bombs when you can topple an infrastructure bloodlessly?
Maybe that's why my Microsoft caseworker, Jimmy Fung, was so sensitive about my spying charges that he won't write me back. Well, I still want some answers and I don't have Bill Gates' e-mail address. I do have an e-mail from him to his staff about the theme of 2003 being Microsoft as truthworthy. (It's in the 61 pages.) I'm sorry, but it reminds me of compassionate conservatism. I don't trust them. I don't trust big business period, especially one that comes in and puts its tentacles in my computer and does and takes God knows what without a word to me.
Word is the Chinese plan to go with Linux. They now see themselves as "operating system agnostic." I can definitely dig it. I just got my Windows XP but Linux doesn't belong to anyone and doesn't represent any government or political group. It's a very appealing thought right now. I am new to computers, and the only thing I know enough to think is that I am going to have to reinstall the whole thing to get rid of all the spyware Microsoft has put in here. And even then will I be sure? Will there be more? It just goes on.
Wonder what will happen to my computer and software once this post hits google?
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Go re-read the last part of my FROM RUSSIA WITH LUST August 6th post about the mysterious hotfixes. I swear I'm not paranoid--I'm just very smart (I say). Now I find that business people, researchers and technology people are beginning to say the same thing: Is Microsoft using Windows Updates to suck up information about users and what do they plan to do with it?
Look at this 2003 And Beyond that Anne over at Semi Compos Mentis was nice enough to share with me so I could learn that the Longhorn will take over, and Windows will soon become obsolete. But that's for another post.
This 61-page paper is a listing of "Technology trends that will affect your business and how you do business. Warning: very little of the following is speculation. Most of it has already been announced and is being implemented." Then use control f to go to security and in "Home and Entertainment" you will find this little shocker:
"Of course, Microsoft will be selling plenty of information about you and your family to advertisers, market researchers and probably Homeland Security. They've already contracted for profiling software for their current TV set top boxes." The money making stuff is a given and isn't what gets me as much as the government invading my privacy. Brian Livingston writes in Info World that Microsoft is collecting various product information, hardware, software so they can turn around and then sell you updates. I wouldn't put it passed them but I am not up in arms about it as some people will be. I am more concerned about my personal information being taken, leaked, passed and stored, disseminated--just yuuck.
So maybe you're thinking, okay, a few people are paranoid. So what?
Now hear from a German scientist in Inside Windows Update Unfortunately we can only read the first few contributions. After that the information becomes password protected. But do read basic observations, a black box approach, and don't pass up the communication protocol. Then drop me a line and tell me who's paranoid.
And the Chinese believe, and supposedly this includes people in the Chinese government, according to this article Paranoia that Microsoft software contains secretely embedded code that the U.S. government can manipulate at will. Who needs bombs when you can topple an infrastructure bloodlessly?
Maybe that's why my Microsoft caseworker, Jimmy Fung, was so sensitive about my spying charges that he won't write me back. Well, I still want some answers and I don't have Bill Gates' e-mail address. I do have an e-mail from him to his staff about the theme of 2003 being Microsoft as truthworthy. (It's in the 61 pages.) I'm sorry, but it reminds me of compassionate conservatism. I don't trust them. I don't trust big business period, especially one that comes in and puts its tentacles in my computer and does and takes God knows what without a word to me.
Word is the Chinese plan to go with Linux. They now see themselves as "operating system agnostic." I can definitely dig it. I just got my Windows XP but Linux doesn't belong to anyone and doesn't represent any government or political group. It's a very appealing thought right now. I am new to computers, and the only thing I know enough to think is that I am going to have to reinstall the whole thing to get rid of all the spyware Microsoft has put in here. And even then will I be sure? Will there be more? It just goes on.
Wonder what will happen to my computer and software once this post hits google?
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I changed the text color from FF66FF to FFCCFF. Someone told me she was having trouble reading it. It looks clearer to me, but you have to let me know. I may be getting carried away with my new-found HTML color-power. So please people--if you have trouble reading this don't click away, drop me a line.
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I ADMIT IT. I'M CERTIFIABLE AND I HAVE THE PAPERS TO PROVE IT.
It's almost 6:00 a.m. now and I'm still not asleep. Know what I've been doing? Making myself crazy, that's what. I really do march to the beat of my own kazoo, that's for damn sure.
After we last spoke at 4:45 or whatever, I moseyed over to Blog Patrol as is my daily routine, to catch the latest searches. There it was, my crazy-maker: Verizon commercial That intrigued me much more than the person who clicked through to my blog by searching for naked hippies (?).
So I went to Google.com laughing to myself, remembering how I'd written that they finally had gotten rid of the "Can you hear me now?" guy before we had to kill him. I assumed I was one of a long list of commentators to make this statement. I hated him so much. His voice would grate on me like sandpaper and rough wood. I'd see his portly body stuffed in that jail jump suit with those ridiculously large glasses, saying over and over, "Can you hear me now?" and I'd want to scream. And everytime I'd think it's okay it's over now, he'd say it again. I'd think "Please God let that be the last time he says it." And he would say it again. I didn't need to be Elvis to think about shooting my tv.
So I am smiling all the way to my Google search imagining all the fun I'll have reading all the other hateful comments written by the other hateful viewers who feel like me. Fifty some search pages later I am convinced that I do not belong in the the USA marching band. It looks like I'm the only malcontent for miles. A few people are listed as blog writers who have called their friends' attention to the this funny commercial they just have to see. Gross. Unbelievable. What's wrong with me? Will I ever fit in? I've got to say I sincerely hope not. I like to think I am just not one of the herd. If I were a lamb I'd be eaten by wolves I suppose, but so it goes. It is a horrible commercial. I hate it. It gets on my nerves. My one regret from reading all those Verizons results in Google is that I might have liked to have seen at least once the one where the ferret attacks the man's tongue. Yeah, I would say I can see THAT now. Otherwise, I wouldn't give that guy a drink of water if he were on fire. But, hey, that's just me. And only me.
It's almost 6:00 a.m. now and I'm still not asleep. Know what I've been doing? Making myself crazy, that's what. I really do march to the beat of my own kazoo, that's for damn sure.
After we last spoke at 4:45 or whatever, I moseyed over to Blog Patrol as is my daily routine, to catch the latest searches. There it was, my crazy-maker: Verizon commercial That intrigued me much more than the person who clicked through to my blog by searching for naked hippies (?).
So I went to Google.com laughing to myself, remembering how I'd written that they finally had gotten rid of the "Can you hear me now?" guy before we had to kill him. I assumed I was one of a long list of commentators to make this statement. I hated him so much. His voice would grate on me like sandpaper and rough wood. I'd see his portly body stuffed in that jail jump suit with those ridiculously large glasses, saying over and over, "Can you hear me now?" and I'd want to scream. And everytime I'd think it's okay it's over now, he'd say it again. I'd think "Please God let that be the last time he says it." And he would say it again. I didn't need to be Elvis to think about shooting my tv.
So I am smiling all the way to my Google search imagining all the fun I'll have reading all the other hateful comments written by the other hateful viewers who feel like me. Fifty some search pages later I am convinced that I do not belong in the the USA marching band. It looks like I'm the only malcontent for miles. A few people are listed as blog writers who have called their friends' attention to the this funny commercial they just have to see. Gross. Unbelievable. What's wrong with me? Will I ever fit in? I've got to say I sincerely hope not. I like to think I am just not one of the herd. If I were a lamb I'd be eaten by wolves I suppose, but so it goes. It is a horrible commercial. I hate it. It gets on my nerves. My one regret from reading all those Verizons results in Google is that I might have liked to have seen at least once the one where the ferret attacks the man's tongue. Yeah, I would say I can see THAT now. Otherwise, I wouldn't give that guy a drink of water if he were on fire. But, hey, that's just me. And only me.
BEEN DOWN SO LONG IT LOOKS LIKE UP TO ME
Well, it's 4:16 a.m. and I had planned to catch up on sleep tonight. I went to bed early, midnight. Now here I am wide awake, and not too happy about it. I've read all I have to say about insomnia. I've read the materials I have put together about the subject. For two cents I'll tell you what I can do with them right now too. Who's going to take care of me when I'm a night roamer I ask? I want someone to come over and make me a big steaming hot chocolate with marshmallows, fluff my pillows, perhaps make me a snack and then tiptoe away.
But without expecting anything nice like that, I got up anyhow and found my way to the computer , and there was a very caring e-mail from my good friend Ellen. My God, how could I have left out the BIG reason for sleep trouble: depression. How quickly we forget. But Ellen has taken me to the hospital on several occasions when I could no longer take care of myself because depression had taken over. I couldn't eat, slept too much or not enough, mostly couldn't get out of bed to do anything, and pretty much had lost all interest in living.
Because she knows me and maybe because she remembers, I just found this short meditation called God on the Floor."
I have called to God from various floors, alleys, curbs, and bus stops and God listened. I'm still bipolar, and I suppose I'll always start my days with a handful of pills, but I can get up out of bed, get dressed and go to work or wherever I need to be. I can be a mother to my kids. I care what happens in the world. I spent years not being able to care about much of anything.
I was one of the blessed ones, the lucky ones. It took a few years but I found a doctor who finally listened to me, diagnosed me correctly and stuck with me until she got me on the right medications. Here's a statistic I found in a New Yorks Times article I won't be linking (More Americans Seeking Help For Depression) because it's now available by sale only, " National Comorbidity Study finds that more than half of Americans who suffer from depression now seek treatment, up from one-third ten years ago, but nearly 60 percent of those in treatment do not receive adequate care." I could tell you stories that sound like the old movie Snake Pit, and so could most other recipients of mental health care in this country if they tried services for more than a few weeks without first class insurance.
Anyhow, all of that is another day another post. I just don't know how I could have left out depression and sleep disorders. I felt like I slept for months at a time or else I never slept at all when I was manic. If you think this could be the cause of your insomnia, please see a good doctor. I would say see a psychiatrist. Don't wait to "snap out of it." I won't get started on how much I hate that phrase because then I'll never get back to sleep, but please, don't ever let anyone tell you to "snap out of it." You very well might have a chemical inbalance and those just don't snap. In the meantime, while you're waiting to outgrow your misery or whatever it's destroying your life and the lives of those who love you.
Do something about it tomorrow. Me? I forgot my medication yesterday. I just realized why that's why I'm making the night rounds. Could be worse. Oh, yes, it could be worse. And I found God at the computer tonight. I didn't have to meet Him on the floor today. But still it was good to be reminded so I can be grateful.
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Well, it's 4:16 a.m. and I had planned to catch up on sleep tonight. I went to bed early, midnight. Now here I am wide awake, and not too happy about it. I've read all I have to say about insomnia. I've read the materials I have put together about the subject. For two cents I'll tell you what I can do with them right now too. Who's going to take care of me when I'm a night roamer I ask? I want someone to come over and make me a big steaming hot chocolate with marshmallows, fluff my pillows, perhaps make me a snack and then tiptoe away.
But without expecting anything nice like that, I got up anyhow and found my way to the computer , and there was a very caring e-mail from my good friend Ellen. My God, how could I have left out the BIG reason for sleep trouble: depression. How quickly we forget. But Ellen has taken me to the hospital on several occasions when I could no longer take care of myself because depression had taken over. I couldn't eat, slept too much or not enough, mostly couldn't get out of bed to do anything, and pretty much had lost all interest in living.
Because she knows me and maybe because she remembers, I just found this short meditation called God on the Floor."
I have called to God from various floors, alleys, curbs, and bus stops and God listened. I'm still bipolar, and I suppose I'll always start my days with a handful of pills, but I can get up out of bed, get dressed and go to work or wherever I need to be. I can be a mother to my kids. I care what happens in the world. I spent years not being able to care about much of anything.
I was one of the blessed ones, the lucky ones. It took a few years but I found a doctor who finally listened to me, diagnosed me correctly and stuck with me until she got me on the right medications. Here's a statistic I found in a New Yorks Times article I won't be linking (More Americans Seeking Help For Depression) because it's now available by sale only, " National Comorbidity Study finds that more than half of Americans who suffer from depression now seek treatment, up from one-third ten years ago, but nearly 60 percent of those in treatment do not receive adequate care." I could tell you stories that sound like the old movie Snake Pit, and so could most other recipients of mental health care in this country if they tried services for more than a few weeks without first class insurance.
Anyhow, all of that is another day another post. I just don't know how I could have left out depression and sleep disorders. I felt like I slept for months at a time or else I never slept at all when I was manic. If you think this could be the cause of your insomnia, please see a good doctor. I would say see a psychiatrist. Don't wait to "snap out of it." I won't get started on how much I hate that phrase because then I'll never get back to sleep, but please, don't ever let anyone tell you to "snap out of it." You very well might have a chemical inbalance and those just don't snap. In the meantime, while you're waiting to outgrow your misery or whatever it's destroying your life and the lives of those who love you.
Do something about it tomorrow. Me? I forgot my medication yesterday. I just realized why that's why I'm making the night rounds. Could be worse. Oh, yes, it could be worse. And I found God at the computer tonight. I didn't have to meet Him on the floor today. But still it was good to be reminded so I can be grateful.
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Thursday, August 07, 2003
AL GORE FOR PRESIDENT
I VOTED FOR HIM BEFORE AND I'M READY TO AGAIN
IF ONLY HE WOULD RUN
I HAVE FOUND MY CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT. HE IS A TRUE STATESMAN. HE IS NOT AFRAID TO TELL THE TRUTH; THE WHOLE TRUTH. HE PULLS NO PUNCHES AND HAS NO HIDDEN AGENDAS. THE COURAGE HE SHOWS IN TAKING A STAND MAKES THE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES LOOK LIKE THEY HAVE WEAK TEA RUNNING THROUGH THEIR VEINS. HE IS SMART AND HE UNDERSTANDS THE ISSUES. HE CAN CALL A SPADE A SPADE AND PRESIDENT BUSH A LIAR.
HERE'S A BLURB BUT YOU COULD SIMPLY SAY "AL GORE TELLS IT ALL."
Gore Delivers Iraq Speech to MoveOn Members
Today at New York University at 11am EDT, former Vice President Al Gore gave a major policy address to over 500 MoveOn members. Here's an excerpt:
"Americans have always believed that we the people have a right to know the truth and that the truth will set us free. The very idea of self-government depends upon honest and open debate as the preferred method for pursuing the truth -- and a shared respect for the Rule of Reason as the best way to establish the truth."
"The Bush Administration routinely shows disrespect for that whole basic process, and I think it's partly because they feel as if they already know the truth and aren't very curious to learn about any facts that might contradict it. They and the members of groups that belong to their ideological coalition are true believers in each other's agenda.
BUT WATCH AND WONDER FOR YOURSELF. I THOUGHT I'D HEARD SOME HONESTY ABOUT THE PRESENT REGIME FROM A COUPLE OF THE CANDIDATES, BUT I THINK NOW THAT I WAS ONLY STARVED FOR ANYTHING RESEMBLING THE TRUTH. AL GORE TELLS IT BARE ASS NAKED. HE ISN'T RUNNING FOR OFFICE. HE'S GOT NOTHING TO LOSE. HIS WORDS UNPOPPED THE CORKS IN MY EARS SO LONG CLOSED TO THE DAILY LIES.
YOU CAN SKIP THE INTROS IF YOU LIKE, NOTHING SPECIAL THERE IF YOU ASK ME. START AT 5:30.
HERE'S THE HEADLINES OF SOME OTHER GOOD NEWS:
MEMBERS OF CONGRESS ARE READING MOVEON COMMENTS ON THE HOUSE FLOOR
These remarks are from the petition to establish an independent commission on Iraq intelligence.
112 MEMBERS OF CONGRESS ON BOARD
Already the number of Representatives who have pledged their support of an independent commission to investigate the evidence Bush used to make the case for war is gaining momentum. One Hundred and twelve Members of Congress are now co-sponsors on Rep. Henry Waxman's (D-CA) legislation to establish a commission and this only began a few weeks ago.
THERE ARE NOW 414,000 SIGNERS ON "DISTORTION OF EVIDENCE" PETITION
THE SIGNERS COME FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND ACROSS THE POLITICAL SPECTRUM.
NATIONAL NEWS COVERAGE
THE CAMPAIGN TO DEMAND THE TRUTH ON IRAQ HAS GATHERED WIDESPREAD ATTENTION IN THE NATIONAL NEWS MEDIA. ARTICLES ON THE PETITION HAVE APPEARED IN THE WASHINGTON POST, AP, REUTERS, THE BOSTON GLOBE AND HUNDREDS OF OTHER PAPERS AROUND THE COUNTRY AND AROUND THE WORLD.
ALL OF THIS IS FROM AN E-MAIL I GOT FROM MOVEON.ORG. IF YOU DON'T SUBSCRIBE, DO IT. THEN YOU CAN GET THIS NEWS FIRSTHAND.
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I VOTED FOR HIM BEFORE AND I'M READY TO AGAIN
IF ONLY HE WOULD RUN
I HAVE FOUND MY CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT. HE IS A TRUE STATESMAN. HE IS NOT AFRAID TO TELL THE TRUTH; THE WHOLE TRUTH. HE PULLS NO PUNCHES AND HAS NO HIDDEN AGENDAS. THE COURAGE HE SHOWS IN TAKING A STAND MAKES THE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES LOOK LIKE THEY HAVE WEAK TEA RUNNING THROUGH THEIR VEINS. HE IS SMART AND HE UNDERSTANDS THE ISSUES. HE CAN CALL A SPADE A SPADE AND PRESIDENT BUSH A LIAR.
HERE'S A BLURB BUT YOU COULD SIMPLY SAY "AL GORE TELLS IT ALL."
Gore Delivers Iraq Speech to MoveOn Members
Today at New York University at 11am EDT, former Vice President Al Gore gave a major policy address to over 500 MoveOn members. Here's an excerpt:
"Americans have always believed that we the people have a right to know the truth and that the truth will set us free. The very idea of self-government depends upon honest and open debate as the preferred method for pursuing the truth -- and a shared respect for the Rule of Reason as the best way to establish the truth."
"The Bush Administration routinely shows disrespect for that whole basic process, and I think it's partly because they feel as if they already know the truth and aren't very curious to learn about any facts that might contradict it. They and the members of groups that belong to their ideological coalition are true believers in each other's agenda.
BUT WATCH AND WONDER FOR YOURSELF. I THOUGHT I'D HEARD SOME HONESTY ABOUT THE PRESENT REGIME FROM A COUPLE OF THE CANDIDATES, BUT I THINK NOW THAT I WAS ONLY STARVED FOR ANYTHING RESEMBLING THE TRUTH. AL GORE TELLS IT BARE ASS NAKED. HE ISN'T RUNNING FOR OFFICE. HE'S GOT NOTHING TO LOSE. HIS WORDS UNPOPPED THE CORKS IN MY EARS SO LONG CLOSED TO THE DAILY LIES.
YOU CAN SKIP THE INTROS IF YOU LIKE, NOTHING SPECIAL THERE IF YOU ASK ME. START AT 5:30.
HERE'S THE HEADLINES OF SOME OTHER GOOD NEWS:
MEMBERS OF CONGRESS ARE READING MOVEON COMMENTS ON THE HOUSE FLOOR
These remarks are from the petition to establish an independent commission on Iraq intelligence.
112 MEMBERS OF CONGRESS ON BOARD
Already the number of Representatives who have pledged their support of an independent commission to investigate the evidence Bush used to make the case for war is gaining momentum. One Hundred and twelve Members of Congress are now co-sponsors on Rep. Henry Waxman's (D-CA) legislation to establish a commission and this only began a few weeks ago.
THERE ARE NOW 414,000 SIGNERS ON "DISTORTION OF EVIDENCE" PETITION
THE SIGNERS COME FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND ACROSS THE POLITICAL SPECTRUM.
NATIONAL NEWS COVERAGE
THE CAMPAIGN TO DEMAND THE TRUTH ON IRAQ HAS GATHERED WIDESPREAD ATTENTION IN THE NATIONAL NEWS MEDIA. ARTICLES ON THE PETITION HAVE APPEARED IN THE WASHINGTON POST, AP, REUTERS, THE BOSTON GLOBE AND HUNDREDS OF OTHER PAPERS AROUND THE COUNTRY AND AROUND THE WORLD.
ALL OF THIS IS FROM AN E-MAIL I GOT FROM MOVEON.ORG. IF YOU DON'T SUBSCRIBE, DO IT. THEN YOU CAN GET THIS NEWS FIRSTHAND.
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Wednesday, August 06, 2003
NIGHT OWLS' POST
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Pssst. Hey you. Night-roamer. I didn't forget about you. See how I toned down the lights in the place. Not so bright now on your squinting eyes. Easier to nod off to maybe.
I brought you some more sleep stuff. I hope it's not as corny as last time. And I apologize about the music being too loud (and bad) in that one piece. But at least you know someone is thinking about you and yours. Because I got the messages that your kids and teenagers can't sleep either.
Let's start off with an old ditty from Alice Cooper just to prove there's no boogeymen under the bed, and you just think "Can't Sleep, Clowns Will Eat Me." Now pretend Mr. Rogers is still around. He would be asking you if you really thought that clowns could eat you. Well, could they? Picture Mr. Ronald McDonald. He might eat a burger, but you? Not even with plenty of pickles and mustard. Circus clowns are way too silly to think of such a thing. They are busy falling out of cars and blowing horns. There's a couple of bad applies in every profession, but that doesn't mean clowns are out to eat you. No siree.
Mr. Rogers is the answer to so many of our nightmares and daymares. You can still imagine his kind words and soothing voice. Just as he could teach children that they would "never go down the drain" in the bathtub, a very important lesson, he was great at calming adult fears as well. If you don't believe me, ask a harried parent who used to watch with her kids (or his) just to hear that she was special just she was , and that basically things were okay, even though he didn't come right out and say that. He just exuded peace. From the time that he changed into the cardigan that his mother knit for him, I started taking full breaths. It was going to be okay. I could make it another crazy day. And so can you. And clowns will not eat you. And the worries that keep you awake tonight will not even be memories in a month.
Do this little experiment. Put down all the stuff you're worrying about that's keeping you awake in your special worry notebook. Don't get too big of a notebook--something that will fit in your pocket is fine. You know the details. Why get writer's cramp? Jot down the worries enough to jog your memory later and relieve your mind now. It's in the book. You can let go now. And when will you worry about these things? During your special worry sessions. I suggest you schedule these every other Tuesday at ten o'clock till ten fifteen. That should do it. And when you take out the old worry notebook what do you think you'll find? A bunch of crap you forgot and don't give two hoots about anymore. I bet you're glad that you decided to get a good night's sleep instead of worrying about such nonsense that worked itself out anyhow in the end. It always does. So many things are simply out of our hands whether we like it or not. That's the hard part: acceptance. But if you can find it in you to accept things as they are, and put the rest in the worry notebook, you may end up snoozing before you finish writing.
Okay. Here's more I Can't Sleep stuff. Here's an odd little potpourri called Get Sleep. It's fairly electic and some of the links are sort of weird. It isn't all selling stuff. Maybe there's something for you. Perhaps the stuff about getting babies to sleep is there for you.
I've got something cool just for you. It's Night Writer Magazine. But it's not just for night workers. Here's how the description reads: "for night owls, insomniacs, and other denizens of the night. Possibly the first magazine to be published by night people for night people. Issues of interest to insomniacs, workers on the graveyard shift, and other night owls." It's got ABC news, something called the "Snooze Paper," a section called "Kindred Spirits," which I'm sure a lot of you can use since you probably feel all alone every night, movie links, something called "the late sleeper's bill of rights" beaucoup links and lots more. I'm proud of myself for finding you this one. Let me know if you enjoy it.
Well, night owls, it's 12:00 a.m. exactly, as I officially join your ranks. It's still early for me. I have laundry to get out of the dryer, fold, hang up and put away. I haven't eaten yet today and I think it's time to do something about that. Call it scrunch, call it just plain munch if you want, but give me something to eat. I started cleaning but lost interest, and now is as good as time as any. I don't like to use my peak hours for cleaning--what a waste of good energy I say. I downloaded my "free trial" of AOL's music net. It may take me all night to figure out how to get the damn thing to record a couple of CD's for my daughter, if it even does that. Maybe that's copyright infringement, in which case I ask "What's the point?" And I have to be at work at 9:00 a.m. which to me means the usual 10:30 a.m. that I stroll in every day. They are so silly to keep putting 9 on my schedule. I never go in that early. I barely make it at 10:30. My best sleep is around 5 a.m. to 8. I think I better go read that Bill of Rights for Late Sleepers. Maybe it's something I need to photocopy and distribute at work. I hate when they glare at me and give me the silent treatment. What a lot of passive aggressives in one place. It's much nicer when my friendlier co-workers say, "You are just in time for breakfast." Now that's how it should be every day.
Sweet dreams and keep those sheep jumping.
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REGULAR POST BELOW
Pssst. Hey you. Night-roamer. I didn't forget about you. See how I toned down the lights in the place. Not so bright now on your squinting eyes. Easier to nod off to maybe.
I brought you some more sleep stuff. I hope it's not as corny as last time. And I apologize about the music being too loud (and bad) in that one piece. But at least you know someone is thinking about you and yours. Because I got the messages that your kids and teenagers can't sleep either.
Let's start off with an old ditty from Alice Cooper just to prove there's no boogeymen under the bed, and you just think "Can't Sleep, Clowns Will Eat Me." Now pretend Mr. Rogers is still around. He would be asking you if you really thought that clowns could eat you. Well, could they? Picture Mr. Ronald McDonald. He might eat a burger, but you? Not even with plenty of pickles and mustard. Circus clowns are way too silly to think of such a thing. They are busy falling out of cars and blowing horns. There's a couple of bad applies in every profession, but that doesn't mean clowns are out to eat you. No siree.
Mr. Rogers is the answer to so many of our nightmares and daymares. You can still imagine his kind words and soothing voice. Just as he could teach children that they would "never go down the drain" in the bathtub, a very important lesson, he was great at calming adult fears as well. If you don't believe me, ask a harried parent who used to watch with her kids (or his) just to hear that she was special just she was , and that basically things were okay, even though he didn't come right out and say that. He just exuded peace. From the time that he changed into the cardigan that his mother knit for him, I started taking full breaths. It was going to be okay. I could make it another crazy day. And so can you. And clowns will not eat you. And the worries that keep you awake tonight will not even be memories in a month.
Do this little experiment. Put down all the stuff you're worrying about that's keeping you awake in your special worry notebook. Don't get too big of a notebook--something that will fit in your pocket is fine. You know the details. Why get writer's cramp? Jot down the worries enough to jog your memory later and relieve your mind now. It's in the book. You can let go now. And when will you worry about these things? During your special worry sessions. I suggest you schedule these every other Tuesday at ten o'clock till ten fifteen. That should do it. And when you take out the old worry notebook what do you think you'll find? A bunch of crap you forgot and don't give two hoots about anymore. I bet you're glad that you decided to get a good night's sleep instead of worrying about such nonsense that worked itself out anyhow in the end. It always does. So many things are simply out of our hands whether we like it or not. That's the hard part: acceptance. But if you can find it in you to accept things as they are, and put the rest in the worry notebook, you may end up snoozing before you finish writing.
Okay. Here's more I Can't Sleep stuff. Here's an odd little potpourri called Get Sleep. It's fairly electic and some of the links are sort of weird. It isn't all selling stuff. Maybe there's something for you. Perhaps the stuff about getting babies to sleep is there for you.
I've got something cool just for you. It's Night Writer Magazine. But it's not just for night workers. Here's how the description reads: "for night owls, insomniacs, and other denizens of the night. Possibly the first magazine to be published by night people for night people. Issues of interest to insomniacs, workers on the graveyard shift, and other night owls." It's got ABC news, something called the "Snooze Paper," a section called "Kindred Spirits," which I'm sure a lot of you can use since you probably feel all alone every night, movie links, something called "the late sleeper's bill of rights" beaucoup links and lots more. I'm proud of myself for finding you this one. Let me know if you enjoy it.
Well, night owls, it's 12:00 a.m. exactly, as I officially join your ranks. It's still early for me. I have laundry to get out of the dryer, fold, hang up and put away. I haven't eaten yet today and I think it's time to do something about that. Call it scrunch, call it just plain munch if you want, but give me something to eat. I started cleaning but lost interest, and now is as good as time as any. I don't like to use my peak hours for cleaning--what a waste of good energy I say. I downloaded my "free trial" of AOL's music net. It may take me all night to figure out how to get the damn thing to record a couple of CD's for my daughter, if it even does that. Maybe that's copyright infringement, in which case I ask "What's the point?" And I have to be at work at 9:00 a.m. which to me means the usual 10:30 a.m. that I stroll in every day. They are so silly to keep putting 9 on my schedule. I never go in that early. I barely make it at 10:30. My best sleep is around 5 a.m. to 8. I think I better go read that Bill of Rights for Late Sleepers. Maybe it's something I need to photocopy and distribute at work. I hate when they glare at me and give me the silent treatment. What a lot of passive aggressives in one place. It's much nicer when my friendlier co-workers say, "You are just in time for breakfast." Now that's how it should be every day.
Sweet dreams and keep those sheep jumping.
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FROM RUSSIA WITH LUST
Truth be told, I understand so little about hacking and computer espionage, I'm a paranoid danger to myself. For the last several weeks I haven't said anything to anyone, but I was convinced that my blog and my computer were somehow selected by the Russians for use in their complicated stealth program that hijacks home pc's to send porn ads or uses your computer to view porn sites but only for ten minutes. Don't just say I'm crazy if you didn't click on the link and read the article.
This is from the same location as the PayPal scheme of a few weeks ago , and is probably the same group of Russians. In that one, bogus e-mails were sent to people asking that they report to fake PayPal sites and divulge confidential banking or credit card information.
Aside from the fact that sometimes paranoids are right, how do I know I am one of the 2,000, and counting, victims? Here are the Nancy Drew clues that led me to this conclusion.
Clue One, The Warning: For as far back as the event viewer log goes and before that, my system has been screaming yellow triangle warnings, up to eight a day, that "Your computer has configured the IP address for the network card with network address such and such. The IP being used is blankedty blank." I ignored it because I had no idea what it could mean, and it seemed harmless enough. I couldn't imagine why it was a "warning."
Clue Two: Bookworm Bitches keep showing up in my blog statistics of keywords that bring readers to I Don't Sleep At Night. I was very curious. Bookworm that I am, I even got excited. I thought "Wow, now this is a book group that doesn't play. They must rip a disliked book to shreds. Well alright. " So I naively clicked on Bookworm Bitches. I think there might even have been a picture of a young woman with a book and horned-rimmed glasses, but that was all she was wearing. It appeared to be naked college girls themed. I swear to you that was the only time this computer has ever clicked on pornography. I detest all manner of sleaze, whether in porn or main-stream publications or media which objectifies women. So why am I getting these click-throughs for Bookworm Bitches?
I finally went back to Yahoo today. I typed in "Bookworm Bitches in I Don't Sleep At Night". It might be the Russians re-directing to porn. Or possibly the attraction is the insane Yahoo gibberish combining two posts to read below the title of this blog, "in the Book of Revelation, a hillbilly bookworm on speed, a... ex or two have and the bitches they rode ... a name-dropping rag about people you don't really care about."
Actually, one of the quotes is from May 22nd is, "A coked out prophet in the Book of Revalations, a hillbilly on speed, a psychopath with an arsenal of high-powered weapons, a paranoid gun junkie, a womaniser, a drunk and worse." Question for today: What famous writer is Paul Theroux writing about here? Three guesses and the first two don't count.
Clue Three: They (the Russians) used Windows-based, high speed internet connections. I have Windows XP and a couple of months ago got broadband DSL.
Clue Four: I can't find my verbatim record of it, but twice I had clicks to the blog through "web and AOL e-mail addresses type in here." 'Splain that one Lucy. Of course, I also had "E-mail addresses for crate builders of America." Yes, those came to this blog.
Clue Five: I can feel myself losing readers as, with a long repressed sigh, I continue with number five to let the paranoia out.
My stats place, BlogPatrol, gives me IP addresses for readers. Some of these read "proxy." "Ah ha," I say. (Really I have no idea what that means, but I still say "Ah ha.)
Clue Six: This trojan attack is linked to the Paypal scam just weeks ago, right? THAT IS WHEN I OPENED MY PAYPAL account.
Clue Seven: The "migrating mafia" or "migmat" probably wouldn't have to try too hard to gain access to my computer. Walk right in. Set yourself down. Before I recently wised up, I gave my e-mail and computer password to every empty space on the internet that demanded a password. My reasoning was that this way I wouldn't forget what the password was. Duh. Pretty stupid for a paranoid, huh?
Clue Eight: The hours I keep are perfect for porno sites. I would guess more men are looking for porn at 2:00 a.m. than 7:00 a.m.
And the biggie and another reason I don't sleep at night: I have 16 unexplained programs on my computer that only show up on Add/Remove programs, and no one will tell me exactly what they are. And I spent one whole night in a maze over at Microsoft, let me tell you. Now I grant you that maybe Microsoft is not working with the migmat, but what role did Hong Kong Microsoft play, and why did my computer have to learn traditional Chinese twice? Well? And then only to find out that there was no information available on the Chinese website. So why the ploy to have my computer suck up Chinese? What was it really spilling?
The Hotfixes must remain or take damn near every program with them if I try to remove them. I wrote a simple query to Microsoft asking, "What is this?" As far as I knew it was a Microsoft address in America. I had to get it from google. All the product services addresses at Microsoft are designed only for forms that my question didn't fit. I have no idea why my inquiry went to Hong Kong, was assigned a case number and given the very kind attention of Mr. Jimmy Fung. Mr. Fung was most accommodating in that he would do everything including regularly correspond with me and offered to speak with me on the phone, but he would not tell me exactly what those 16 creepy things on my computer were. He said something about windows updates and security.
Who does that remind you of? Patriot Act? Homeland Security? Color Orange? I already have AOL security. Windows XP security. McAffee Firewalls, Privacy and God knows what else security. And 16 mysterious programs that cannot be opened, removed, searched for or seen in the files. And no one in America will talk to me about them. When I told Mr. Fung I suspected some kind of spyware that had now spread to a Chinese connection, he never wrote to me again. I didn't mind implicating Microsoft if I had to. If the shoe fits. The Russians could just be pikers compared to what Microsoft is capable of. Who knows what those Windows Updates really are. You can't find a satisfactory description of them before or after download--just a few sentences and they're on your computer and they don't come off unless you want to lose your other programs.
Who says I'm paranoid? Who says sometimes paranoids aren't right?
You decide.
But here is the final article for those who don't enjoy paranoia. Apparently, all I need to do is teach my computer Russian which if it learns it as quickly as it did Chinese, the problem is supposedly solved. According to this article, when it encounters a keyboard in Russian, it orders itself to "cease and desist."
Some folks know how to take all the fun out of a good paranoid fantasy. But I'll still be watching and waiting. Don't worry about that. And I've banned all future Windows Updates from my computer. I'm going to make it forget Chinese until I find out some things. And I'm changing passwords again.
Looked at what's on your computer lately?
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Truth be told, I understand so little about hacking and computer espionage, I'm a paranoid danger to myself. For the last several weeks I haven't said anything to anyone, but I was convinced that my blog and my computer were somehow selected by the Russians for use in their complicated stealth program that hijacks home pc's to send porn ads or uses your computer to view porn sites but only for ten minutes. Don't just say I'm crazy if you didn't click on the link and read the article.
This is from the same location as the PayPal scheme of a few weeks ago , and is probably the same group of Russians. In that one, bogus e-mails were sent to people asking that they report to fake PayPal sites and divulge confidential banking or credit card information.
Aside from the fact that sometimes paranoids are right, how do I know I am one of the 2,000, and counting, victims? Here are the Nancy Drew clues that led me to this conclusion.
Clue One, The Warning: For as far back as the event viewer log goes and before that, my system has been screaming yellow triangle warnings, up to eight a day, that "Your computer has configured the IP address for the network card with network address such and such. The IP being used is blankedty blank." I ignored it because I had no idea what it could mean, and it seemed harmless enough. I couldn't imagine why it was a "warning."
Clue Two: Bookworm Bitches keep showing up in my blog statistics of keywords that bring readers to I Don't Sleep At Night. I was very curious. Bookworm that I am, I even got excited. I thought "Wow, now this is a book group that doesn't play. They must rip a disliked book to shreds. Well alright. " So I naively clicked on Bookworm Bitches. I think there might even have been a picture of a young woman with a book and horned-rimmed glasses, but that was all she was wearing. It appeared to be naked college girls themed. I swear to you that was the only time this computer has ever clicked on pornography. I detest all manner of sleaze, whether in porn or main-stream publications or media which objectifies women. So why am I getting these click-throughs for Bookworm Bitches?
I finally went back to Yahoo today. I typed in "Bookworm Bitches in I Don't Sleep At Night". It might be the Russians re-directing to porn. Or possibly the attraction is the insane Yahoo gibberish combining two posts to read below the title of this blog, "in the Book of Revelation, a hillbilly bookworm on speed, a... ex or two have and the bitches they rode ... a name-dropping rag about people you don't really care about."
Actually, one of the quotes is from May 22nd is, "A coked out prophet in the Book of Revalations, a hillbilly on speed, a psychopath with an arsenal of high-powered weapons, a paranoid gun junkie, a womaniser, a drunk and worse." Question for today: What famous writer is Paul Theroux writing about here? Three guesses and the first two don't count.
Clue Three: They (the Russians) used Windows-based, high speed internet connections. I have Windows XP and a couple of months ago got broadband DSL.
Clue Four: I can't find my verbatim record of it, but twice I had clicks to the blog through "web and AOL e-mail addresses type in here." 'Splain that one Lucy. Of course, I also had "E-mail addresses for crate builders of America." Yes, those came to this blog.
Clue Five: I can feel myself losing readers as, with a long repressed sigh, I continue with number five to let the paranoia out.
My stats place, BlogPatrol, gives me IP addresses for readers. Some of these read "proxy." "Ah ha," I say. (Really I have no idea what that means, but I still say "Ah ha.)
Clue Six: This trojan attack is linked to the Paypal scam just weeks ago, right? THAT IS WHEN I OPENED MY PAYPAL account.
Clue Seven: The "migrating mafia" or "migmat" probably wouldn't have to try too hard to gain access to my computer. Walk right in. Set yourself down. Before I recently wised up, I gave my e-mail and computer password to every empty space on the internet that demanded a password. My reasoning was that this way I wouldn't forget what the password was. Duh. Pretty stupid for a paranoid, huh?
Clue Eight: The hours I keep are perfect for porno sites. I would guess more men are looking for porn at 2:00 a.m. than 7:00 a.m.
And the biggie and another reason I don't sleep at night: I have 16 unexplained programs on my computer that only show up on Add/Remove programs, and no one will tell me exactly what they are. And I spent one whole night in a maze over at Microsoft, let me tell you. Now I grant you that maybe Microsoft is not working with the migmat, but what role did Hong Kong Microsoft play, and why did my computer have to learn traditional Chinese twice? Well? And then only to find out that there was no information available on the Chinese website. So why the ploy to have my computer suck up Chinese? What was it really spilling?
The Hotfixes must remain or take damn near every program with them if I try to remove them. I wrote a simple query to Microsoft asking, "What is this?" As far as I knew it was a Microsoft address in America. I had to get it from google. All the product services addresses at Microsoft are designed only for forms that my question didn't fit. I have no idea why my inquiry went to Hong Kong, was assigned a case number and given the very kind attention of Mr. Jimmy Fung. Mr. Fung was most accommodating in that he would do everything including regularly correspond with me and offered to speak with me on the phone, but he would not tell me exactly what those 16 creepy things on my computer were. He said something about windows updates and security.
Who does that remind you of? Patriot Act? Homeland Security? Color Orange? I already have AOL security. Windows XP security. McAffee Firewalls, Privacy and God knows what else security. And 16 mysterious programs that cannot be opened, removed, searched for or seen in the files. And no one in America will talk to me about them. When I told Mr. Fung I suspected some kind of spyware that had now spread to a Chinese connection, he never wrote to me again. I didn't mind implicating Microsoft if I had to. If the shoe fits. The Russians could just be pikers compared to what Microsoft is capable of. Who knows what those Windows Updates really are. You can't find a satisfactory description of them before or after download--just a few sentences and they're on your computer and they don't come off unless you want to lose your other programs.
Who says I'm paranoid? Who says sometimes paranoids aren't right?
You decide.
But here is the final article for those who don't enjoy paranoia. Apparently, all I need to do is teach my computer Russian which if it learns it as quickly as it did Chinese, the problem is supposedly solved. According to this article, when it encounters a keyboard in Russian, it orders itself to "cease and desist."
Some folks know how to take all the fun out of a good paranoid fantasy. But I'll still be watching and waiting. Don't worry about that. And I've banned all future Windows Updates from my computer. I'm going to make it forget Chinese until I find out some things. And I'm changing passwords again.
Looked at what's on your computer lately?
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Okay. Now I'm happy with the new blog look. I've been experimenting with colors, as regular readers may have noticed. It was too bright in here for the people who find this blog, as another one did last night, with a google search of "I haven't slept in years." Now it's more of a club atmosphere, don't you think? Just wait till BloggerPro finally gets the ability to upload photos. Till then there's always my WWJD on the wall over there with the links. Maybe I'll add some others today as long as I'm re-decorating. Maybe I'll even add some substance to this form. But it's pretty and that's what counts. Just kidding.
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THE TRUTH WILL OUT:
An Unprecedented Deception
The President took the nation to war based on his assertion that Iraq posed an imminent threat to our country. Now the evidence that backed that assertion is falling apart. Richard Butler, the chief U.N. weapons inspector in Iraq in the 1990s and a supporter of the war, recently wrote, "Clearly a decision had been taken to pump up the case against Iraq." (1)
If the Bush administration distorted intelligence or knowingly used false data to support the call to war, it would be an unprecedented deception. Even if weapons are now found, it'll be difficult to justify pre-war language that indicated that the exact location of the weapons was known and that they were ready to deploy at a moment's notice. With a crisis of credibility brewing abroad and the integrity of our President and our foreign policy on the line, we need answers now.
Representative Henry Waxman has introduced legislation to create an independent commission to look into the gap between the intelligence and what's been found. Demand the truth now.
Read the full text and latest examples of how the Bush and Blair administrations hyped the Iraq threat. Then do something by signing MoveOn's petition calling for an independent commission to investigate the lies and distortions of the Iraq war.
And "Have a wonderful day," as the lady behind the counter told me after checking out my groceries. "It isn't easy, ma'am. It isn't easy."
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An Unprecedented Deception
The President took the nation to war based on his assertion that Iraq posed an imminent threat to our country. Now the evidence that backed that assertion is falling apart. Richard Butler, the chief U.N. weapons inspector in Iraq in the 1990s and a supporter of the war, recently wrote, "Clearly a decision had been taken to pump up the case against Iraq." (1)
If the Bush administration distorted intelligence or knowingly used false data to support the call to war, it would be an unprecedented deception. Even if weapons are now found, it'll be difficult to justify pre-war language that indicated that the exact location of the weapons was known and that they were ready to deploy at a moment's notice. With a crisis of credibility brewing abroad and the integrity of our President and our foreign policy on the line, we need answers now.
Representative Henry Waxman has introduced legislation to create an independent commission to look into the gap between the intelligence and what's been found. Demand the truth now.
Read the full text and latest examples of how the Bush and Blair administrations hyped the Iraq threat. Then do something by signing MoveOn's petition calling for an independent commission to investigate the lies and distortions of the Iraq war.
And "Have a wonderful day," as the lady behind the counter told me after checking out my groceries. "It isn't easy, ma'am. It isn't easy."
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Tuesday, August 05, 2003
EARS TO YOU/ART NEWS
I'm not just having my belly button pierced. No, I'm having it moved and framed. Then I'm having my little toe attached to my right cheek. I will suffer for my art. I can't draw but now I can be an artist. This is what may be happening soon according to the Guardian. British performance artist Stelarc will grow an ear in a lab and have it grafted to his arm for art. Is it art or just creepy? You decide.
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I'm not just having my belly button pierced. No, I'm having it moved and framed. Then I'm having my little toe attached to my right cheek. I will suffer for my art. I can't draw but now I can be an artist. This is what may be happening soon according to the Guardian. British performance artist Stelarc will grow an ear in a lab and have it grafted to his arm for art. Is it art or just creepy? You decide.
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Monday, August 04, 2003
Again, a big welcome to the roaming insomniacs. You're in the right place. There are various posts with helpful medical information, and some lighter content for your late viewing pleasure. I think you'll find some answers for the whole nocturnal family if you hunt around--especially July 21st. Tonight we will just commiserate a bit even though the name of this blog comes from the fact that I am nocturnal by nature, device and choice. If you are a morning person though, we are here for you:
Let's start with If You Can't Sleep. Be sure to check out the links.
Take your mind off your problem with some fun astrology. Why the Signs Can't Sleep
Sing a break up song called, what else, "I Can't Sleep".
Here's a short bedtime story.
Another anonymous person spends their sleepless hours learning how things work. Read his post. All these things were listed under I can't sleep in Yahoo.
On your mark, get set, go: Silence
And, finally for now, forgive me for this: If You Can't Sleep
Sweet dreams.
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Let's start with If You Can't Sleep. Be sure to check out the links.
Take your mind off your problem with some fun astrology. Why the Signs Can't Sleep
Sing a break up song called, what else, "I Can't Sleep".
Here's a short bedtime story.
Another anonymous person spends their sleepless hours learning how things work. Read his post. All these things were listed under I can't sleep in Yahoo.
On your mark, get set, go: Silence
And, finally for now, forgive me for this: If You Can't Sleep
Sweet dreams.
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OH NO -- THE COMMERCIAL IS NOW A MADE FOR TV MINI SERIES
I WONDER IF ANYONE ELSE TRIED TO WATCH "INSTINCT" LAST NIGHT. I THINK IT'S THE LAST TIME I'LL TRY TO WATCH A MOVIE ON CBS. I GUESS I DON'T WATCH MOVIES ON CBS VERY OFTEN OR EVER, BECAUSE I COULD NOT BELIEVE THE NUMBER OF COMMERCIALS, AND THE SLOPPY BREAKS WHERE THEY CUT IN. THEY WERE COMING EVERY 7 MINUTES AT ONE POINT. THE MOVIE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE INTENSE AND SUSPENSEFUL, AND I WOULD GUESS IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN IF IT WASN'T STOPPED EVERY FEW MINUTES WITH CAR COMMERCIALS. THE WORST WAS AT THE CLIMACTIC SCENE YOU KNEW WAS COMING. I KEPT WAITING FOR A COMMERCIAL TO BREAK IN. AS IT WAS, THEY STOPPED THE FILM FIVE MINUTES BEFORE IT ENDED.
NOW NBC HAS AN IDEA ON HOW TO MAKE SURE WE AREN'T FLIPPING THOSE CHANNELS DURING COMMERCIALS OR EVEN TAKING ANY WALKS TO THE KITCHEN. (I TOOK SO MANY WALKS LAST NIGHT I MUST HAVE GAINED FIVE POUNDS.)
THEY ARE GOING TO PRESENT MINI-MOVIES THAT WILL RUN DURING THE COMMERCIAL BREAKS. CHECK IT OUT HERE. Made for tv mini movies to run as commercials with "stars" like Tom Arnold--I don't know about you--but I think I'd be forced to flip no matter how involved I was in the regular show. Maybe they better put some more thought into this plan. A movie is not a draw in itself just because it's called a movie. Some commercials are very entertaining. Hallmark commercials always make me cry. But what's with the new McDonald's commercial where the guy stands up and grabs his crotch? Is that some kind of body language I don't know for "that was one tasty hamburger"? At least they have finally shut the Verizon man up before someone had to kill him.
Sometimes tv is just too much for Ms. Refusnik. She should stick to her computer.
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I WONDER IF ANYONE ELSE TRIED TO WATCH "INSTINCT" LAST NIGHT. I THINK IT'S THE LAST TIME I'LL TRY TO WATCH A MOVIE ON CBS. I GUESS I DON'T WATCH MOVIES ON CBS VERY OFTEN OR EVER, BECAUSE I COULD NOT BELIEVE THE NUMBER OF COMMERCIALS, AND THE SLOPPY BREAKS WHERE THEY CUT IN. THEY WERE COMING EVERY 7 MINUTES AT ONE POINT. THE MOVIE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE INTENSE AND SUSPENSEFUL, AND I WOULD GUESS IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN IF IT WASN'T STOPPED EVERY FEW MINUTES WITH CAR COMMERCIALS. THE WORST WAS AT THE CLIMACTIC SCENE YOU KNEW WAS COMING. I KEPT WAITING FOR A COMMERCIAL TO BREAK IN. AS IT WAS, THEY STOPPED THE FILM FIVE MINUTES BEFORE IT ENDED.
NOW NBC HAS AN IDEA ON HOW TO MAKE SURE WE AREN'T FLIPPING THOSE CHANNELS DURING COMMERCIALS OR EVEN TAKING ANY WALKS TO THE KITCHEN. (I TOOK SO MANY WALKS LAST NIGHT I MUST HAVE GAINED FIVE POUNDS.)
THEY ARE GOING TO PRESENT MINI-MOVIES THAT WILL RUN DURING THE COMMERCIAL BREAKS. CHECK IT OUT HERE. Made for tv mini movies to run as commercials with "stars" like Tom Arnold--I don't know about you--but I think I'd be forced to flip no matter how involved I was in the regular show. Maybe they better put some more thought into this plan. A movie is not a draw in itself just because it's called a movie. Some commercials are very entertaining. Hallmark commercials always make me cry. But what's with the new McDonald's commercial where the guy stands up and grabs his crotch? Is that some kind of body language I don't know for "that was one tasty hamburger"? At least they have finally shut the Verizon man up before someone had to kill him.
Sometimes tv is just too much for Ms. Refusnik. She should stick to her computer.
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"What you can do, or dream you can do, begin it; boldness has genius, power and magic in it."
- Johann von Goethe
- Johann von Goethe
Sunday, August 03, 2003
So the Fuhrer needed a month's retreat out at Camp Yahoo to eat beans, belch, fart and think on what Americans should find sinful. Apparently the supreme ruler of the former democracy called America can ignore separation of church and state, and decide who's naughty and who's nice.
Is he still overcompensating for how much he enjoyed prancing around in that top-gun flight suit? I think that's part of it, don't you? Maureen Dowd came up with some helpful sort of Queer Eye" makeover tips for him. Maybe if he got more comfortable with his own sexuality he'd leave other people alone with their choices.
And BTW, what about the Pope? Where does he get the nerve to make a peep about homosexuality?
Has Canada shut its doors yet to discontented Americans?
Here. Do something to feel better. Sign A BuzzFlash Declaration of Independence for 2003. Seven-thousand signers and growing. I'm happy to be one of them.
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Is he still overcompensating for how much he enjoyed prancing around in that top-gun flight suit? I think that's part of it, don't you? Maureen Dowd came up with some helpful sort of Queer Eye" makeover tips for him. Maybe if he got more comfortable with his own sexuality he'd leave other people alone with their choices.
And BTW, what about the Pope? Where does he get the nerve to make a peep about homosexuality?
Has Canada shut its doors yet to discontented Americans?
Here. Do something to feel better. Sign A BuzzFlash Declaration of Independence for 2003. Seven-thousand signers and growing. I'm happy to be one of them.
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