Video Matt Dusk Please Please Me

Matt Dusk video for the song “Please Please Me”

Finding old friends

Well, it happens a lot.  You’re online and you type your own name into a search engine wondering what you’ll find.  That being said, there are some people that for one reason or another I’ve lost contact with.  I miss them.  And I would like to say hello. 

I posted back in December wishing everyone a great Christmas and mentioned a few names.  One of them, Jami Baber, responded back.  It was so nice.  I hope I can get more people to drop me a line.

Please say hello….

Have you seen?….

Lance Mullins (or his recent mug in a national periodical???)(He looks like he hasn’t aged a bit.)

Heather Ericson (or seen her book on a shelf at Barnes and Nobles)(I read it.)(Heather, I see Lydia from time to time… She wants contact with you!)

Jami Baber (remember her dog? or climbing on the roof of her house to get back in after we locked the door behind us.  Going in through the atrium in the center of the house?)

Lori Carpenter Davis (I talk to people from her home town all the time.  Her family is famous there.)

Monica Alexander (I should find out from Ginger where those two are.)

Carrie Beth Daughday (She was a number…)

Arthur Rogers (Is he walking aimlessly around? Just leaving the room without an explanation?)

Claire Sale (I’m in St. Charles quite a bit.  But I don’t see her.)

If you are one of these people, I just want to say “hello”… College was so long ago it seems and those memories are incredibly precious.  I think of each of you at least once a week if not more.  And I can never say “I’m sorry” enough if my actions our senior year hurt any of you.  I can tell you I never stopped considering you the closest of friends and still pray that you’re happy and well.  I would love nothing more than to hear from you. 

Hoping and waiting….

 

 

ABC’s “Brothers & Sisters” an amazing hit!

Well, I finally found the time to watch Sunday’s episode of ABC’s hit show “Brothers & Sisters“.  It was incredible.  I was worried when they started introducing the storyline that would undue the show as we know it: Rebecca isn’t a Walker.  I was more than concerned; I was on the verge of never watching the show again.

I can say the storeyline and the writing and the acting are so superior to other shows.  Without a doubt, I will continue to be an avid watcher.  It is my favorite show on television.

A quick synopsis (without giving away anything really)… the gay brother gets married, the political wife decides to adopt, the obessive sister decides she accepts Rebecca (who’s the baby in the photo???) and the youngest brother decides the once Walker sister is in fact a hottie.

The show’s writing is incredible.  The way they handle so many hot button issues is incredible.

 Sally Field and Rachel Griffiths are amazing.

Ryan…. What’s he gonna be about???

One of the best moments was when Nora was talking to Rebecca and tells her that being a family isn’t about DNA. 

I love this show.

Video - “No Air” Jordin Sparks Chris Brown American Idol

 

I just really like this song.  No other reason really.

Bill Gates Last Day at Microsoft Video

Priceless and hillarious!  I think I smell a Bill Gates reality show.  He can afford it.

Chrysler announces plan to cap gas prices at $2.99/gallon

Chrysler LLC Chairman and Executive Bob Nardelli said Monday the company proposed a way of capping the price of a gallon of gas at $2.99 for customers who purchase or lease a new Chrysler vehicle.  The proposed cap would be in effect for 3 years and be based on an average of 12,000 driving miles per year.  The consumer would receive a gas card linked to their own credit card which would bill the customer the initial $2.99/gallon while Chrysler would pay the rest.  (The current average for a gallon of gas is $3.61.  Although I’m certain while I was writing this, the price went up.)

Chrysler is doing everything it can in a market that does not favor the automaker.  Amid challenging financials, Chrysler announced in November their plan to cut 11,000 jobs.  While Nardelli said they are on track to hit those goals, the propposed gas cap is certainly beneficial to increasing revenue.  In a time where consumers are making dramatic decisions based solely on the price of gasoline, any attempt to ease this strain is certain to be well received.

Thinking about buying a Chrysler?  Check them out here. http://www.chrysler.com/en/

Bill Gates Windows Media Center Blooper with Conan O’Brien

I know very little about Windows, Bill Gates, Windows Media Center or Conan O’Brien, but this video makes me laugh.  Stay tuned, about 1:10 in the video Conan says “Who’s in charge of Microsoft anyway?”… The look on Bill Gates’ face is priceless.  I wonder if they ever got it working?

Also great are billions of debates you find on line between the followers of the Mac god and the Window worshippers… Reminds me of an Obama vs. Hillary debate: both sides have some way of twisting reality to make the statement “Hands down, at the end of the day, my system is better!”  They can’t both be the best.

Latte Art.

This is not what I learned in St. Louis. 

Walmart announces expanded $10/90 day prescriptions

Walmart 90 day perscriptions $10

In an extension of its $4 Prescriptions Program, Walmart included new drugs and introduced a 90 day prescription for $10. 

In a day and age where many Americans (my parents included) find it increasingly difficult to pay for doctors’ bills, prescription medications, and medical tests, the program from Walmat comes at very critical time.  Many Americans avoid going to the doctor for fear that a prescribed medication will be out of their price range.  We live in a country where movies like Iron Man gross over $200 million dollars, where video games and game consoles bring us out at 1 AM to wait in line for a CHANCE to buy, and where we spend more on tech gadgets for our preteens than we spend on taking care of veterans and senior citizens.

We should be ashamed.

To those who say “Well, those senior citizens had every chance to set themselves up for retirement!” or “They aren’t my family, I need to feed my own!”  I say… “Shut up!”  We do not need to have a debate or national discussion about what is the right thing to do.  If you want to talk about right things to do, then simply take a few minutes and learn how our senators waste millions of dollars a year funding who-knows-what pork barrel spending.  Send your senator a letter letting them know you actually care about what we’re doing to fund healthcare for everyone. 

Honestly, be concerned.  If you don’t know how to make a difference in 5 minutes, please let me know.  I’ll be happy to type the letter to your senator, you just have to send it!  We cannot continue on the path we’re on.  We are not a land of equal opportunity.  We must realize that.  We are a land where sometimes, some of us have more opportunity than others. 

It’s a reality. 

 It’s what we do with those times of increased opportunity that make us the best nation in the world.  Let’s take this opportunity to ensure we remain the best nation!

The Chronicles of Narnia Prince Caspian Trailer

The Chronicles of Narnia continue with Prince Caspian.  I am a huge fan of these books!