How Stupid Can You Get

Have to do an early one tonight, not feeling very well at all.  The news isn't over but I got one that a "friend" pointed out on Google+.  I put friend in quotes because I have never met him but we seem to have a lot in common and communicate regularly on posts.  So what was it that he pointed out?  Another stupid person doing something stupid.  This time it was in a very public way though.

Fixing Skin Blemishes

Watched a little recorded television today (you may remember the whole issue with no new shows a few days back) and there was a repeated theme in the commercials.  I record some of the shows we watch late at night when we are in bed and that should give you a hint at the type of commercial.  That's right, ways in which to make your skin perfect.

Bogus Choices

Another day without much television viewing and not much personal experience beyond spending time with the family.  But I did get an idea based on something that has been bouncing around Google+ all day.  It has to do with consolidation of brands.

USDA Inspection

Ok I'm a day or two late on this but I can't help the fact that I forget things until after I've already done my post for the night.  Anyway!  So obviously I have an issue with the whole mad cow news coming out of California.  And as you can guess from my past posts, it probably isn't what you think it might be.

Immigration Law in Arizona

I found a story while browsing today that I believe I heard a little about on last nights news.  As soon as I started reading it I had a couple of thoughts, first was that I recalled wanting to complain about it but I didn't catch enough of the story to do a good one.  Second was why are these people complaining about a state making a stronger law than the federal law?  It happens all the time!

Lack of Creativity

I was actually kind of short on material tonight.  Just have the TV on for background noise and caught something that has been cropping up a lot lately.  It isn't the typical rant that I have but it is something that really is annoying.

Conversations in Public

Had to do some grocery shopping tonight and got really annoyed with a few people.  It is utterly amazing how important people seem to think they are and how much they think I want to hear their conversations.  Here's a clue, everyone has a cell phone now, you aren't the cool one!

Wireless Greed

Tonight I am going to complain about the way in which wireless carriers are getting greedy.  I don't think there is much more of a lead in than that.

Custom Tools

I haven't watched much TV over the last couple of days but I had a decent one yesterday and came across another today.  This one is something that annoys me every time that I have to do this particular job.

We Will Tell You Next Time

As some of you know from previous posts, someone close to me went in for major surgery.  That surgery happened to be a triple bypass.  Today we stopped to visit and it was the first time that I have been able to really talk to him.  I really don't understand why they sent him home with so little information about his diet.

The F150 MPG

Been a light night for television viewing tonight so it was a little tough to find something but there is one thing that has bothered me a few times over the last few weeks.  It has to do with playing numbers and what should really be false advertising.

Dick Clark

Really sad news in the entertainment industry today.  Dick Clark passed away today.  So you may be asking how that deserves a rant, right?  Well as I believe I have stated before, I can probably complain about anything and usually do!

Opinion Poles

Anyone else hate the opinion poles?  I can't stand them and with the political season cranking up since the Republicans have now virtually settled we are going to start seeing them dominate news all over.

Separation of Church and State

The Romneys were on the news tonight to talk a little about the whole Hilary Rosen statement.  And I think that most agree it was a stupid statement.  There are millions of women who have never, or barely, worked a day in their life.  What's the big deal?  There are numerous reasons for it.  But that only lead to the thing that I had a problem with tonight.  Yep, you guessed it, Dianne Sawyer had to mention religion.

Nothing to See Here

It was a fairly warm weekend here in CNY but a wet one today so I was stuck inside.  I only really watch two sports, college basketball and the NFL, neither of which are in season.  That left me with finding something on one of the other stations, and there are a lot of them.  But there is a problem with the concept.

In a Hurry

Just a quick one tonight.  Very nice day out and I needed to clean the pool.  These may get difficult as the weather gets better.  But I did have to go to the store so I was able to get something from experience rather than TV.

How to Wreck a Life

Today's big headline that caught my attention was the announcement by Zach Tomaselli.  There is nothing like ruining someone's life just to get your 15 minutes of fame.  And don't get  me wrong, he isn't the only one to blame here!

High Definition

Just some thoughts based on a local breaking story from tonight's news.  I just can't understand what the insurance industry is thinking.  They should be requiring higher definition cameras in banks and convenience stores.  Yep, the story was about a robbery.

Generic Drugs and Phone Locking

I managed to catch a couple of stories in the news tonight and I can't pass on either of them because they are that good.  And since the political season is probably going to start taking off (now that there is a clear leader in the Republican camp) I am thinking that I may have to do some doubles.

More Idiots on Animals

Oh my, one stupid story brings on another!  Caught the local news again tonight and all I could think of was that this was another bunch of Hippocrates.  They were complaining about more wildlife in their yards.

Free PC Access

I can't believe I almost forgot about this one!  And since I have it in my mind and the ham is now in the oven giving me nothing much to do in the meantime.  I was in the hospital waiting room, as I mentioned last night, and decided to use the free PC's to check my Google+ account.  I ran into a couple of problems that have really got me annoyed.

Stupid Tricks to Save Money

So there was an unfortunate event in the family yesterday.  Not tragic but put someone in the hospital.  I'm not going to go into who it was or what it was.  I will say that it landed this person in the hospital and they will be there for a few days with major surgery today.  So I spent a bunch of time there last night and a lot there today and that has brought me to tonight's rant.  This kind of piggybacks off my rant from the other night about parking in the city (City Parking).

Me First

Just what I think is going to be a quick one tonight but we all know how that works out.  I think the last "quick one" was one of the longer ones I've done.  Tonight has more to do with driving habits of people and how it effects the next generation of drivers.  Just some observations of course!

Another Stupid Person Sighting

Caught the local news tonight and boy did they give me a really good one.  This time the stupid person pointed out some of the problems that are going to continue to grow as society continues to change their ways.  But remember, hunting is a supposedly a bad thing.

Hands Free Device

I had this whole thing about the fragmentation thing with Android but realized it wasn't really a rant, more along the lines of a statement than anything else.  So I am going to draw on something that is really bugging me that I saw a couple of times today.

Foreign Aid

You know I may have talked about this once before but I think it is an important topic.  It was mentioned on the news just the other night (that was the post I forgot and it was overridden by the stupid statements last night) and I really have a strong opinion on the whole idea of helping others because it is in our best interest.  The story stated that the United States has promised an additional $12 million to the rebels in Syria.  That is correct, additional.  I believe the story stated that we have given $22 million prior to this.

Double Whammy

I caught the ABC World News tonight and had to rewind it for two reasons.  The first was that the kids have big mouths (but I love them anyway).  The second was to be sure that I heard the President correctly.  I almost had to do it a final time to catch what former President Clinton said, but I heard knew I heard it correctly based on the rest of the statement.  Probably the stupidest statements I've heard from a politician in a long time, really!

Bogus Apps

I had a really good one earlier but completely forgot what it was.  I will probably remember about halfway through but what can you do.  I do have one that kind of bugged me yesterday.  I has to do with the way in which some companies are funneling you to their site just for the ad revenue.