Yes, I said Mothman. He is a favorite conversational piece amongst our friends. Today though I thought I would add a little something new to the mix. What if there is no Mothman, but instead, MothMEN. Many more than one, perhaps. Seems odd but let me continue.
We all know very well about Point Pleasant WV and the Mothman stories. Odd movie as well. But other than the occasional pan in something like the Weekly World News, we hear little about him. Still, we know from some account he is the harbinger of doom. Sometimes they just make an appearance beforehand, others a flat out warning. Now consider the following: http://english.pravda.ru/fun/2002/05/23/29200.html Yes, I know it is Pravda, but over time I have learned there seems to be a little truth in every lie. And boy does Pravda know about lying!
Okay, hopefully you can see my point. There are reports of similar phenomenon in Russia and the adjoining states. What other Mothmen are out there? What other names are they known by? What is their agenda? I do have to wonder if H.P.Lovecraft saw something of this ilk that inspired him to write all the stories about the Elder Gods. Perhaps they were not just figments of an excellent imagination. Who knows? "Not I" said Briar Rabbit. Still oddness like this does seem to catch my attention now and then. I am not sure why but there it is nonetheless.
Okay, well on to other things I think.
Till next time,
Be mindful and awake
PS Christina:
I am not mad at you, but if you feel guilty you could always send me some nice sweet butter cookies from Denmark :)
PSS Everyone: Look! I added comments to the blog! Feel free to comment away :)
Wednesday, August 25, 2004
Tuesday, August 10, 2004
Stupid Headlines
Two dead as explosions hit Turkey hotels
Um, er. Does anyone else see the problems with this? Turkey hotels? Is that something you could find in Georgia about 80 miles from the nearest interstate right next to Bubos Tire, Lube, and Hound Dog Castrating Emporium? I think it would have been better to rearrange the words to something more like Two dead as explosions hit hotels in Turkey. Wait, that sounds just as bad. Who would build a hotel in a Turkey? Not much room and the lighting would be horrid. Oh well, could have been worse I guess: Two Turkeys dead, hit by hotel explosions. I just dont think there is any good way to say it. How about Two Turks dead in Hotel explosion. No, makes it sound like the art district blew up. Where am I going with all this? Simple, they just as easily could have said Shit Happens. That would cover about every news story I could think of.
Consider a newsreader sitting in front of the camera:
Good Evening, Im Flake Plastihair and this is the evening news. Today Shit Happened. Thank you for watching, have a pleasant evening.
At that rate, imagine how much people would be interested in reading or researching things on his or her own. The latest episode of Friends would no longer be the talk at the office. Personally, I have nothing against the actors in Friends. I dont even know them, but their show sucks. Yea, Im one of like 5 people on the planet who doesnt like the canned puerile recycled stuff they try to pass off as entertainment. A good bit of the problems we face are, as I see it, from the Use your indoor voice crowd. I would never have done or said some of the things I see kids doing today. As for kids I am referring to the 17 and under crowd. If you are old enough to go die for your country, youre an adult. Have a beer, grab a porno and enjoy life. 21 does not instill some mystical wisdom as the calendar changes over. I know people in the 50s who have less of a clue than some I know in the 20s. One example is when recently I got a phone call at work from a University admin, who I will not name. Seems this person could not get their printer to work. After the usual questions and answers we started to get to the root of the problem. The simple solution was power the printer off then back on. Problem is they did not know where the power button was nor could they find it. This started to panic them. Seems no one ever told them about the concept of unplugging it and plugging it back in. I mean the average printer has between 2 and 4 buttons, one of which is the power button. Geesh, R.T.F.D. people.
On the subject of technical support, I have a few words. I am part owner of a computer company. This is how I pay my bills. For some reason people seem to forget this. I get phone calls at home all hours of the day and night for people needing help who are not business clients. Now, do not get me wrong, I do like helping people, but there is a limit. I go to the grocery store and I get stopped by people who know what I do and asked questions about how to fix their computer. Judi and I go out to dinner and people come up and ask me questions while we are eating. Ive even had people follow me into the mens room before for advice. Give me a break people! With my friends I am a little more forgiving, Ill help them for free, but if I do not hang with you in a social setting you have no extra privilege as to getting my help. Many times I help and they are happy to not need my help for months at a time. Great, fantastic, good on you for trying to learn, but when you are a serial abuser you get to be a pain in the ass real bad. Why are you a pain? Simple, youre cheap. You want my help and undivided attention? Show me the cash. If not, well then understand if I am less than overflowing with free information. I have the feeling they will be a few people who read this and wonder whats the big deal? Try it for a while from my point of view and you will understand the big deal. There will be some who will read this and immediately get all uptight wondering if I am talking about them. Good, I hope you do stress for a moment. Then think about it, you all that read this know me. If I had a problem with your asking me for help I would in no uncertain terms let you know. Still feeling guilty? If you need to soothe your conscience, you all know I like surprise presents.
There, sorry. I just had to vent for a little while. Please forgive the outburst. Anyway, this will do for an update for now.
Till next time,
Be mindful and awake.
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