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

Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Thankful For What?

As I sit here the day before Thanksgiving, I can easily reflect on those things that I am thankful for.  I have a great family with lots of love and support for all the members.  I am married to a wonderful woman (for thirty-one years) whose heart and soul are gigantic. I have a job that (most of the time) I enjoy going to.  I have a great classic car that I always wanted to own. I have a well behaved little Chihuahua that we rescued and he is the family's best friend. We live in Santa Barbara, which can clearly be described as a paradise on the California coast. I have lots of friends that accept me for me, which is just what I want.
Sometimes I wonder what people really want out of life.  There are things that I wanted to do that I haven't yet- and may not ever get to, but there are many rewards for what I have done.  I have some regrets, but none that I cannot live with.  I hope that that is the case for all of you...

This is hilarious:  You already know what I think of Newt, and what his chances are to win, considering how many skeletons he has in his closet.  Now I find out that he may have the "inside track" to get Palin's endorsement!  I imagine that that couldn't make his candidacy worse, but I wouldn't even hazard a guess as to whether it would do him any good or not.  IMHO Palin is a non-entity, even to her followers.  Unfortunately, even those waiting for Palin's endorsement, are still going to vote- even if they don't get one...



Lorem ipsum vim ut utroque mandamus intellegebat, ut eam omittam ancillae sadipscing, per et eius soluta veritus.  [If you feel the need for Greeking.]




An elderly couple had been dating for some time and decided it
was finally time to marry. Before the wedding they embarked on a
long conversation regarding how their marriage might work. They
discussed finances, living arrangements and so on.

Finally the old man decided it was time to broach the subject of
their connubial relationship:

"How do you feel about sex?" he asked, rather hopefully.

"Oh, I like to have it infrequently," she responded.

The old guy thought for a moment, then asked,

"Was that one word or two?"






Bank Robber In Minnesota!
A hooded robber burst into a Minnesota bank and forced the tellers to load a sack full of cash.

On his way out the door, a brave Minnesota customer grabbed the hood and pulled it off, revealing the robbers face. The robber shot the customer without a moments hesitation.

He then looked around the bank and noticed one of the tellers looking straight at him. The robber instantly shot him also. Everyone in the bank, by now very scared, looked intently down at the floor in silence.

The robber yelled, "Well, did anyone else see my face?"

There are a few moments of utter silence in which everyone was plainly to afraid to speak

Then, one old Norwegian named Ole from Minnesota tentatively raised his hand and said, "My wife got a pretty good look at you."