Holly wood sure does love to exploit a winner. They take what seems to work someplace and duplicate, twist it or rework it to get every last dime out of a show. Lately L.A. has been raiding British shows and trying to put an American spin on them. some of those shows never make it to the major networks but they are popping up on the cable channels. I need to look into more of these reworks and see what is original and what is a spin off – or a rip off.
After Christmas Clearance Bargains
January 2, 2012 // Posted in Life, Stuff (Tags: christmas, definitely, items, store, willing) | Comments Off
Heading out to the stores this morning. I want to pick up some Christmas clearance items, like wrapping paper and gift tags. If they have any cute Christmas tree decorations, I might get a few of those. Its nice to pay 20 cents on the dollar for things that are definitely going to be put to use. I just have to front the money now and be willing to store the items for 11 months. So, hope the crowds are too bad and I can score some good deals.
May Your Christmas Be Merry and Bright
December 24, 2011 // Posted in Culture, Music (Tags: carols, christmas, happen, singing, words) | Comments Off
Years of hearing Christmas carols and piped in Christmas music while shopping have left me a little numb about music this time of year. I just realized that I don’t even the know the words of most carols well enough to get up with a karaoke microphone and do a decent job of singing any of them. How did that happen? You hear them year after year, but you never really listen to the words and try to sing them on your own. Maybe I should learn at least one or two carols – keep them in my pocket until I need them.
Word Play
December 19, 2011 // Posted in Culture, People, Thinking (Tags: achieve, deceive, goal, language, spin) | Comments Off
Have you noticed that some people are masters of word play? They take every day, common speech, add a few more complicated words, and spin lies. Without going into politics, it is amazing to listen to professionals who have been trained in word play. Spin doctors are really good at this. They take a situation and twist it around or push it out in a different direction. All the while they are using language to deceive you or achieve some goal, such as sell you a product or change your beliefs. I like the Indian reference to this by saying that those men “speak with forked tongue.”
Dept Store Makeup Counter
December 9, 2011 // Posted in Culture, People, Stuff (Tags: lipstick, makeover, mall, stuff, women) | Comments Off
This time when I went to the mall I decided to take a look at the makeup counters in the big Department stores. Most of the time I avoid that whole area, as all these overly made up women are always looking for someone to pounce on and give them a free makeover. I don’t want a makeover but I do want some new lipstick. I’m not sure there is enough difference in the quality of the lipstick at the mall to make it worth $30 when I can buy good stuff at the drug store for only $12. So I took a look and the women were so busy gossiping among themselves that they never even came over to help me. So fuck ‘em. I left.