Published at 8/31/2005
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Does anyone really care that Hollywood had to delay their productions and rent a charter flight to fly their stars and production crews out of the areas impacted by Hurrican Katrina?
I mean give me a break? Is this really the news that’s worth printing at this point. Granted it was listed in the entertainment section of E! Online news, not exactly known for their focus on important causes.
I’m not surprised that studios have insurance policies to protect themselves from delays in production or unforeseen circumstances. But honestly, I don’t really care about their losses on delay in scheduling as compared with the other more important issues or stories at hand, like these:
A guard and his family is held hostage in a prison engulfed in rioting
Refugees seeking shelter in storm living in filth
Man’s wife ripped from his hands by surging water
Policeman shot in the head by looters
Give me a break Hollywood, can you give up the spotlight for one second and focus on the humanity and real world around you just a little more often?
Published at 8/31/2005
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A doctor in New Hampshire, Dr. Terry Bennett has been reprimanded by the New Hampshire state attorney general because he told a patient she was fat.
This is absolutely ridiculous. Considering the fact that the population in every state in the US is getting fatter, except Oregon, we should probably have more doctors telling us we’re fat don’t you think?
On a somewhat related note, if you’re like me, and think Dr. Bennett was right to be blunt with his patient, then you’ll love the series House, on Fox. Oooh, and when I was going to grab the link for the show, I just saw that you can purchase Season 1 on DVD on August 30th. Feel free to add that to my wishlist for anyone who’s in the generous mood!
Why has it taken this long for a toy like this to appear. Just saw this feed from the Uncrate website about this toy. I love it, if I had the money I can see myself ordering a boatload of these things and having them setup on my desk as my own little cube farm. Now, how about we get a new version of “The Sims” to manage our own little cube-topia!
Recreate your own boring corporate work life with these clever toys. In each Cubes set ($13) you get a plastic figure and all the parts needed to build your cube — four walls, desk, chair, file cabinet, in/out box, phone, and computer. The set even comes with stickers of graphs, charts and more. Wonder if there’s a tiny TPS report too?
Find out more here.
Published at 8/29/2005
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The MN Headhunter just had a post on his site about this article.
Seems the California Highway Patrol (CHiP’s for anyone that remembers Ponch and Jon) has issues with the paint scheme on the Geek Squad’s cars, a.k.a. Geekmobiles. Story is they’re concerned that unsuspecting motorists may see the cars and mistake them for a police officer’s cruiser and wrecklessly change lanes to get out of the way, causing potentially dangerous citizen driving challenges.
Leave it to California to come up with a new problem that didn’t need to be a problem. Don’t they have enough problems of their own without making up new ones? And for anyone that may get confused and think an unmarked VW “Bug” with no-lights is a police cruiser, often a large sedan like a Crown Victoria, you probably deserve to be pulled over questioned by some of the Golden State’s finest.
Just read this little article in my email that was sent from the AllProDad’s website as their “Play of the Day”.
A wonderful woman named Edith Schaeffer had to care for four children, two of whom had major health problems. She writes, “Sometimes when difficult times are being lived through it seems as though the difficulties are simply too mundane to be the least bit worthwhile. Martyrs being tortured or persecuted for their faith at least sounds dramatic. Having to cook, serve meals to two sittings at times without ever sitting down to eat in between yourself, having constantly to clean up spilled and broken things, to empty mounds of garbage, and to scrub a stove that things have boiled over on, or an oven in which things have spilled over and baked to a black crust is neither dramatic nor glamorous.” But there is nothing more glorious than being a great mother. Remember that our culture does not put much value on what mothers sacrifice for us on a daily basis. Make sure everyday you tell your wife how much you appreciate her, don’t leave all the household chores for her and make sure your kids express their gratitude. You simply can’t thank her enough. Pick up the phone right now to call her and tell her how much you love her.
That’s right! Guess I need to do more than I have been to let my wife know how much I appreciate her. Even had two people at work comment on her beauty this morning. I agree with that too, even if I don’t say it as much as I should. Thanks honey, I love all that you do for me and our family.
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