Picoftheweek

Picoftheweek
Waaaaaaaay too many to count...

My Statement

"Let me emphatically say that I am not anti-Facebook (Fleecebook), anti-smart phone, anti-Microsoft, anti-Apple, anti-Google or anti-Internet. I do believe, though, that the consumer is being ripped off of his privacy, identity and purchase history. We are being herded into a Facebook corner where what we "Like" and where we go physically and on the net will be scrutinized and sold numerous times to actually corrode and erode our culture while tempting us only with convenience, high tech and flashing video screens. The unsuspecting consumers need to be aware..." - Gary Lapman

Quote of Note

“If you can't dazzle them with brilliance, baffle them with bullshit.”-W.C. Fields

"For the strength of the Wolf is in the Pack, and the strength of the Pack is in the Wolf." - Rudyard Kipling

"Common sense is not so common. " -Voltaire

“Fame is vapor, popularity an accident, riches take wing, but only character endures.” - Matthew McConaughey

"In order to keep a true perspective of one's importance, everyone should have a dog that will worship him and a cat that will ignore him"

"Sometimes the road less traveled is less traveled for a reason" - Jerry Seinfeld

"Fleecebook is free, you (and your identity) is the product!" - Gary Lapman


"Christmas is a necessity. There has to be at least one day of the year to remind us that we're here for something else besides ourselves." - Eric Sevareid

"'Smart' phones are only smart for the cell phone providers!" - Gary Lapman

"On two occasions, I have been asked [by members of Parliament], 'Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able to rightly apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question." -- Charles Babbage (1791-1871)

“Put your hand on a hot stove for a minute, and it seems like an hour. Sit with a pretty girl for an hour, and it seems like a minute. THAT'S relativity.” -Albert Einstein

"Technology creates the illusion of companionship without the intimacy of friendship." - unknown

"No worry, there's an app for that..." - Gary Lapman

Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Buying Gas? LOL...

Much flack is coming down on Obama for not doing something in Libya.  I asked myself what was the best action that I could come up with.  If he orders that a no-fly zone be created over Libya, he will have to strategically bomb their radars.  This would be looked at as a US action, not NATO and would be "frowned" upon by the other Arab states.  Libya might declare war on us...  When there is a NATO action to take place, why doesn't one of the other members carry it out ?  I certainly would be easier for France or UK or even Italy to carry out a mission than us.  We are already stretched thin (no thanks to them).  Wouldn't it be easier to take out Qaddafi? Perhaps, but we would still be considered "interfering".  One of is sons or adjutants (just as bad) would probably assume the lead, anyway.  It would have to be a total regime change.  Consequently, in spite of the people of Libya suffering (and dying at Qaddafi's hands); it is still probably best to do nothing, currently (sadly).  One would have hoped that another Arab state would have stepped up by now, but they have such a low regard for the common people....

It is now reported that Facebook is getting into the movie streaming business.  Zuckerberg has was too much information on each of the Facebook members.  Now he will also know what movies they like and what ones to recommend.  Also, all your friends will know what you like.  Warner Brothers (their partners) will also have the opportunity to use that information to sell you souvenir crap to go with the movie rental.  Next they will determine that I need a pizza and beer to go with it and just have them delivered!  We won't have to LIVE our lives anymore and make our own decisions; Facebook will do it for us.  Of course, they will have to collect fees for this service, which means they will get their hands on our charge card numbers, too!  WAY TOO MUCH DATA IN ONE PLACE!  I'll stick with PayPal for my online transactions.
Nuff said....



A firefighter was working on the engine outside the Station, when he noticed a little girl nearby in a little red wagon with little ladders hung off the sides and a garden hose tightly coiled in the middle.

The girl was wearing a firefighters helmet. The wagon was being pulled by her dog and her cat.

The firefighter walked over to take a closer look. 'That sure is a nice fire truck,' the firefighter said with admiration.

'Thanks,' the girl replied. The firefighter looked a little closer. The girl had tied the wagon to her dog's collar and to the cat's testicles.

'Little partner,' the firefighter said, 'I don't want to tell you how to run your rig, but if you were to tie that rope around the cat's collar, I think you could go faster. '

The little girl replied thoughtfully, 'You're probably right, but then I wouldn't have a siren.'




Life Reflections
· If you're too open minded, your brains will fall out.

· Age is a very high price to pay for maturity.

· Before you criticize someone, walk a mile in his shoes. That way, if he gets angry, he'll be a mile away - and barefoot.

· Going to church doesn't make you a Christian any more than going to a garage makes you a mechanic.

· Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity.

· A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory.

· A closed mouth gathers no feet.

· If you must choose between two evils, pick the one you've never tried before.

· My idea of housework is to sweep the room with a glance.

· I have found at my age going bra-less pulls all the wrinkles out of my face.

· If you look like your passport picture, you probably need the trip.

· Always yield to temptation, because it may not pass your way again.

· Bills travel through the mail at twice the speed of checks.

· A conscience is what hurts when all your other parts feel so good.

· Eat well, stay fit, die anyway.

· Men are from earth. Women are from earth. Deal with it.

· No husband has ever been shot while doing the dishes.



Baby Airplanes:
A mother and her very young son were flying Southwest Airlines from Houston to Little Rock. The little boy (who had been looking out his window) turned to his mother and asked, "If big dogs have baby dogs, and big cats have baby cats, why don't big airplanes have baby airplanes?"

The mother (who couldn't think of an answer) told her son to ask the flight attendant. So the boy went down the aisle and asked the flight attendant the same question.

The flight attendant, who was very busy at the time, smiled and said, "Did your mom tell you to ask me?"
The boy said, "Yes she did."

"Well then, you go and tell your mother that there are no baby airplanes because Southwest always pulls out on time. Have your mom explain that to you."