Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Ramdom Thoughts

I know I said I would be doing more of these blogs but I was going to do it and I kept putting it off and putting it off. Now, just to get back in the groove, here are some random nuggets or thoughts about what else, what honks me off.


* Now I have mentioned before but I hate darkness. There is no way that in the winter time, it should get dark at 4pm in the afternoon. Why does that have to be? Do you know how much we would save if it was lighter later? I mean its not like the roads are lit like Broadway. I think it should be lighter later. I mean is it ever sunny in the winter considering how early the sun sets in the evening and how dark it is in the morning?


* I know there are a lot of sports nuts like me that like this time of year with March Madness. There are people out there(Phil Mushnick) that look at the negative or seedy aspect of March Madness. You know, the gambling and the tv rights being so high etc. You know what. I dont want to hear it. I think March Madness is fun. If you look at the kids that win there conference tourneys, they treat that like they won the NCAA Championship. They know that they will probably get bounced in the first or second round but for them that one moment when they win there conference tourney, it means EVERYTHING to them and it shouldn't be tainted or tarnished by the likes of Phil Mushnick or anybody else. Sometimes, people just want to have fun or watch a game without thinking of all the negative stuff about it.

* I would like to know one thing or maybe more than one thing. When the hell is it going to get better? Let me clairify. Look at how much gas is. What about food. What about the bills in general? How can the bills be so high? Are they ever going to get lower and will there be ANY relief in sight? I mean this has to stop. I have never seen anything get lower in years. The gas has gotten higher, groceries have gotten higher and the bills (cable, electric etc.) have gone sky high. i don't think its fair. Cable Bill, for example. I will not tell you how much the bill is but its high. I go through all the channels and I have channels that I would never watch, yet we have to pay for them. What I would do, is pick the channels you want and pay for that, which I think is ala carte, which has been mentioned. I think that would be the best thing. As far as the electric, gas bills etc. I think they should be lowered ASAP. This might sound crazy but I would put EVERYONE on a budget, which I think people have but I'm not sure. For ex., in these bad economic times if your water bill is 200.00 dollars, let's say, I think you should be put on a budget to pay a little every month. Instead of paying 200, pay 50 or 75 dollars and the difference will be added to your next month's bill. Sometimes you may have more money one month than the other. Overall, there has to be some relief in sight, right?

* Something else that has been somewhat alarming is the fact that print media is disappearing. Newspapers are going out of business and so are bookstores. I think that's a shame. What about the people who don't have or know how to use a kindle, or an app, like yours truly. What about the people, like myself, that maybe can't afford kindles and apps etc. I don't see how something that's been around forever like newspapers or bookstores can just disappear. Do you know how many people lose there jobs because of that? How is that fair? You wouldn't even mind if a newspaper goes out of business as long as there are others you can get a job with. The thing is, ALL newspapers are becoming extinct. ALL bookstores are becoming extinct. I just dont understand why this is happening. A lot of people don't want tablets and kindles and stuff. They feel its too expensive and hard to understand. I dont blame them one bit either. People like simple things like reading a newspaper instead of looking for it on an app or tablet. To a certain degree, I couldn't agree more.