Does anyone remember...

when reality television was called the 6 o'clock news? And we avoided it as it wasn't entertainment.

Reality television is why people are so rude today. They see people on television who ordinarily wouldn't be there (as they are no-talent hacks) getting famous (for about 15 minutes) by being "themselves" (usually involving being a a$$hole/b!tch behind peoples back) and having "personality" (which means being absolutely clueless and rude, and then acting all upset when someone calls them out on it.) Look at Octomom, she's famous for NOTHING except being a rude person, and maybe for having 300 babies. I think she alone is responsible (and the dad of course) for the world's population explosion. That should say it right there.

I blame Drunken Bill at the local redneck karaoke bars. American Idol starts there. You have all these people who can't sing doing a song at karaoke (which have automatic "tune-matchers" to make sure the singer never goes out of tune), and when Drunken Bill says "Hey you're good you should sing professionally", it goes to their heads. Therefore, when Simon tells them they suck, they get mad. How Stewie was right on the money when he was rejected on Family Guy.

Enough about reality TV. Except that Mythbusters rocks. Blowing things up is cool. Oh and 1000 ways to Die is also good.

Let the good times roll...

I can't believe that the Bluesfest has a day with the Moody Blues and the B-52s as co-headliners. That is a brilliant stroke of marketing. You'll have the pothead, artiste crowd mixed with the speed using dance fanatics. I want to go to this show. Also, Rush is playing on another day, which is a good time, having seen them back in 1997 at the Corel Centre (I don't care what people say, I will always call it the Corel Centre).

I really like Radio Rivendell. It is an internet station that plays classical fantasy music, like the soundtrack to the LOTR movie (which is playing as I type this actually). It's like having a background soundtrack for your life, which I think everybody needs.

More ramblings....

I think that after Paul McCartney, George Harrison had the best solo stuff after the Beatles.

Thanks to the small amount of rain we had last week, I did not have to clean the ketchup stain my wife left on the outside deck table, the rain took it.

Did you know that there have been six people who have been on Buffy that have been on How I Met Your Mother now, after the guy who played the Mayor was on last week. Unfortunately, I can not name them all yet. (I read this factoid on Wikipedia; isn't Wikipedia awesome? The guy who does the Irregular Webcomic strip contributes a lot of information to Wikipedia if you believe his liner notes.)

I wish McDonald's delivered. I could use a Happy Meal right now....

C6H12O6 3.141592....is just a fancy way of writing "sugar pie."

Thank you, and good night.