August 30, 201311 yr Lol, Dear Penthouse Letters dot dot dot dash dash dot dash dotdotodotdotdotdotDOTDOTDOT.....dash
August 30, 201311 yr Nobody ever tried to claim that Morse code and smoke signals were an equivalent substitute for a real-life conversation. I do remember reading stories about a guy who worked in a relay shack for the telegraph company using Morse code to try and meet women that were using the telegraph system. I think he even got laid a time or two, but he also wound up with a lot of guys showing up that claimed to be women in their telegraph communication. He eventually got fired. It's a lot tougher to say "I never said that!" when someone has the text, e-mail, or screen capture. It's also tougher to say different (and contradictory) things to different people. These things were most important vis a vis business communications at first. It's carried over to the personal world. Times change. Some people don't. The non-changers are way quicker to think there's something wrong with the changers that requires "action" than vice versa.
August 31, 201311 yr "We want to get them out of the virtual world and to encourage them to have real communication with other children and adults," he said. Pet peeve of mine: this idea that it isn't "real communication" if electronics is involved. Much of what people are doing on their smartphones is communication (texting, facebook, whatever) and bemoaning it is sort of like complaining that no one knows morse code or smoke signals anymore.... i dont think they meant that at all because the article is primarily about addiction concerns, not differences in communication styles. i think they meant they want the addicted kids to practice having more real (meaning physical) face to face communication with other people, rather than so much electronic communication.
August 31, 201311 yr Lol, Dear Penthouse Letters dot dot dot dash dash dot dash dotdotodotdotdotdotDOTDOTDOT.....dash It only takes one hand to operate a telegraph. Hey!
September 2, 201311 yr Speaking of the history of different communication outlets...it dawned on me while I was taking a p!ss in a public restroom the other day that bathroom stalls are essentially nothing more than unmoderated, primitive message boards.
September 2, 201311 yr This is too f*cked up.... http://www.weirduniverse.net/blog/comments/the_village_seal_of_whitesboro/ "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
September 3, 201311 yr It should be of the guy pushing the 'Injun' while another colonist is on his hands and knees right behind him.
September 3, 201311 yr Speaking of the history of different communication outlets...it dawned on me while I was taking a p!ss in a public restroom the other day that bathroom stalls are essentially nothing more than unmoderated, primitive message boards. I'd beg to differ on the "unmoderated" part. Nothing lasts more than a day or two on ours.
September 4, 201311 yr http://crazyhyena.com/camels-having-fun-in-the-desert-pic You'll never see the Geico commercial the same way again....
September 8, 201311 yr ^ it does - thats hilarious! speaking of hilarious - the junkyard jellystone? http://nypost.com/2013/09/08/brooklyn-artist-rents-out-grungy-trailers-to-tourists/ ^ it would be silly and fun to try this at some eastside cleveland warehouse, too.
September 11, 201311 yr Always do a little research before naming your event: http://www.cleveland.com/dining/index.ssf/2013/09/ohio_sausage_fest_chef_dante_t.html
September 11, 201311 yr Always do a little research before naming your event: http://www.cleveland.com/dining/index.ssf/2013/09/ohio_sausage_fest_chef_dante_t.html LOL
September 13, 201311 yr NFL reporter Jason La Canfora just tweeted this..... Jason La Canfora @JasonLaCanfora 1m Anyone who can help with info on this creep who ran over my wife, I will get you autographed NFL stuff, whatever: http://touch.baltimoresun.com/#section/-1/article/p2p-77391869/ "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
September 13, 201311 yr Frog blasts off with NASA rocket By David K. Li September 12, 2013 | 12:47pm This frog obviously mistook a launch pad for its lily pad. NASA cameras captured the amazing image of an amphibian blasting off last week at the Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. The unlucky frog found itself parked next to the Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer spacecraft. http://nypost.com/2013/09/12/nasa-captures-greatest-leap-of-frogkind/
September 29, 201311 yr anybody see this?? meteor explodes over hiram: http://io9.com/watch-the-fireball-that-exploded-over-ohio-last-night-1418328178
September 29, 201311 yr ^wow, saw a headline in the Springfield paper about a bright light in the sky & just figured they were talking about the sun. Bright light in the sky prompts questions http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/news/local/bright-light-sky-prompts-questions/nZ9WZ/
September 30, 201311 yr That is a hoax. It is often believed as a real ad because of the ridiculous things that companies used to claim in advertizing, but it is not an authentic ad. Really funny commentary on our society in the early half of the 20th Century, though.
October 18, 201311 yr I don't know if this was posted anywhere yet, but this is a video of Team Fastrax skydivers parachuting into the Cincinnati vs. Temple football game recently. Some very cool video and city shots at night!
October 30, 201311 yr Has anyone noticed this building in Camp Washington, Cincinnati before? http://goo.gl/maps/v4QXA
October 30, 201311 yr "Rock & Roll attained perfection in 1974, it's a scientific fact."- Homer Simpson “Pitting the Top 10 of 1974 against what’s being listened to at the moment gives 2011 little, except blatant language, to be ashamed of. “The Way We Were” is a scientific experiment to test whether saccharin causes cancer. Worse, it causes a Barbra Streisand/Robert Redford movie. “Seasons in the Sun” by Terry Jacks is the world’s worst popular song. Although 1974’s No. 1 hit, Paul Anka’s “(You’re) Having My Baby” could mitigate that rating. “Dancing Machine” does more to tarnish the memory of the Jackson 5 than Michael did. “Bennie and the Jets” is the most annoying song ever written by Elton John, though not for lack of trying. Exempli gratia baby boomers Grand Funk Railroad, in their cover of “The Loco-Motion,” subtracted what modest charm there was from Little Eva’s 1962 original. I confess to a sentimental fondness for “Love’s Theme” by Barry White and the Love Unlimited Orchestra, but that’s because it was playing on the stereo 37 years ago while I was doing something I shouldn’t have been. And then there’s “The Streak” by Ray Stevens, a rare example of a popular tune that provokes the opposite of nostalgia—notstalgia. Goodbye 1974, and don’t let the door hit you in the butt on your way out.” -P. J. O'Rourke
October 30, 201311 yr ^he forgot "Playground in my Mind" by Clint Holmes. Oh never mind, that was 1972. Actually R&R attained perfection around 1967-1968, the last time any of it was worth listening to. http://www.mainstreetpainesville.org/
October 31, 201311 yr You're both wrong. Rock achieved perfection in 1987 www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrGk6cMqTgg
October 31, 201311 yr ^Your tag line is ignoring some of the most successful non-human civilizations on the planet, such as bee hives, ant colonies, schools of fish. Then there is wildlife herds and packs. Nature agrees with the idea of strength in numbers.
October 31, 201311 yr Top Ten Most Popular Brands Among Democrats Google Amazon.com Craftsman Dawn Clorox Johnson & Johnson PBS Cheerios Home Depot Dove Top Ten Most Popular Brands Among Republicans Craftsman Lowe's Johnson & Johnson Dawn Amazon.com History Channel Cheerios Welch's Clorox Home Depot http://www.brandindex.com/article/google-and-craftsman-top-years-red-and-blue-rankings
October 31, 201311 yr "Rock & Roll attained perfection in 1974, it's a scientific fact."- Homer Simpson “Pitting the Top 10 of 1974 against what’s being listened to at the moment gives 2011 little, except blatant language, to be ashamed of. “The Way We Were” is a scientific experiment to test whether saccharin causes cancer. Worse, it causes a Barbra Streisand/Robert Redford movie. “Seasons in the Sun” by Terry Jacks is the world’s worst popular song. Although 1974’s No. 1 hit, Paul Anka’s “(You’re) Having My Baby” could mitigate that rating. “Dancing Machine” does more to tarnish the memory of the Jackson 5 than Michael did. “Bennie and the Jets” is the most annoying song ever written by Elton John, though not for lack of trying. Exempli gratia baby boomers Grand Funk Railroad, in their cover of “The Loco-Motion,” subtracted what modest charm there was from Little Eva’s 1962 original. I confess to a sentimental fondness for “Love’s Theme” by Barry White and the Love Unlimited Orchestra, but that’s because it was playing on the stereo 37 years ago while I was doing something I shouldn’t have been. And then there’s “The Streak” by Ray Stevens, a rare example of a popular tune that provokes the opposite of nostalgia—notstalgia. Goodbye 1974, and don’t let the door hit you in the butt on your way out.” -P. J. O'Rourke Classic Rock stations of the '80s, '90s and early-mid 2000s (we might still have a lot of rock stations here in Ohio/Pittsburgh/Detroit/Indy but most other places don't anymore) paint a horribly inaccurate picture of what was really big in the '70s on the radio and the charts. If you believe Classic Rock radio, the '70s were a majestic Zeppelin-led odyssey through meadows populated by other mystical, cloaked acts such as Rush, Jimi Hendrix, Deep Purple, Jethro Tull, Pink Floyd, Clapton's bands, Black Sabbath and The Who, with a final stop for some sibling-like horseplay with Aerosmith and The Stones. BZZZZZZZZZZZZTTTTT. Go back and look at the charts, radio playlists and the bulk of the vinyl you see in the racks of record stores that don't reject 75% of the vinyl people bring in. The real '70s party was full of Bread, Anne Murray, Gordon Lightfoot, The Carpenters, Stevie Wonder, Cher, Olivia Newton-John, Barbara Streisand the Bee Gees etc. Instead, Classic Rock radio focused on what suburban teens smoked pot to, not what was actually part of the national consciousness. Even I'm old enough to remember when you'd seldom hear any kind of harder Rock on TV shows or in movies and never, ever in commercials. Normal People Stuff was over here and Rock was Over There. Normal People gave up on Rock when the Beatles split.
October 31, 201311 yr ^^ I remember a 70's era conversation between my mother and my aunt talking about how 'that acid rock' was no good. At the age of 5 I didn't know that rock and roll burned. So I got a candle and I lived and I learned. I can attest to thefact that my first two cassettes as a kid were Anne Murray and Barry Manilow. Oh, also the Beach Boys. All greatest hits compliations. I don't think I was buying my own music.
October 31, 201311 yr ^I a little bit younger, my first two cassettes were Thriller and Culture Club! Although I did have a 45 of Queen's "Another One Bites the Dust" Bon Jovi's "Slippery When Wet" was my foray into rock. My mom is a big classic rock person, she used to quiz me. As for the brands, what I took from it is that Everybody needs to clean and fix things. I guessing the Lowes/Home Depot split has more to do with store saturation in particular states.
October 31, 201311 yr Sadly my mom was not so hep to the jive. Or maybe she was, and that was the problem. I had no positive external influences for music, so I absorbed what was home. Which brings me to another awkward childhood memory. Picture it, Staten Island, 1981. the PS30 5th grade class was compiling a list of everyone's favorite song. The overwhelming favorite was Joan Jett's "I Love Rock n' Roll". What did I choose? If you guessed 'Red Neckin' Love Makin' night' by Conway Twitty you would be correct. Thanks, Mom.
October 31, 201311 yr Yea I bet that went over great. About as good as the proposed NASCAR track there.
October 31, 201311 yr Sadly my mom was not so hep to the jive. Or maybe she was, and that was the problem. I had no positive external influences for music, so I absorbed what was home. Which brings me to another awkward childhood memory. Picture it, Staten Island, 1981. the PS30 5th grade class was compiling a list of everyone's favorite song. The overwhelming favorite was Joan Jett's "I Love Rock n' Roll". What did I choose? If you guessed 'Red Neckin' Love Makin' night' by Conway Twitty you would be correct. Thanks, Mom. That's awesome in so many ways.... It amazes me the cultural divide in people that graduated HS in the early 60's to those that graduated post- 1967. I had friends parents that were really only 5 or so years older than mine and it was completely different set of music/attitude.
October 31, 201311 yr My parents were raised on jazz in the 30s & 40s. They really liked the acid rock for the improvisation. They really liked The Grateful dead & The Pink Floyds. This really messed with the rebel in me. They even liked The Who. PTL I finally found the MC5.
October 31, 201311 yr My parents banned any music from our house that wasn't religious when i was a kid. I guess that backfired as I became an atheist, but sadly have no knowledge or experience with good music.
October 31, 201311 yr Sadly my mom was not so hep to the jive. Or maybe she was, and that was the problem. I had no positive external influences for music, so I absorbed what was home. Which brings me to another awkward childhood memory. Picture it, Staten Island, 1981. the PS30 5th grade class was compiling a list of everyone's favorite song. The overwhelming favorite was Joan Jett's "I Love Rock n' Roll". What did I choose? If you guessed 'Red Neckin' Love Makin' night' by Conway Twitty you would be correct. Thanks, Mom. nobody picked Staten Island's own David Johansen/Buster Poindexter? :| http://www.mainstreetpainesville.org/
November 1, 201311 yr I think the NY Dolls was a little too edgy for this particular group of 10 year olds.
November 1, 201311 yr My parents banned any music from our house that wasn't religious when i was a kid. I guess that backfired as I became an atheist, but sadly have no knowledge or experience with good music. Well, considering that mom was a peace activist and feminist, you could be right. (Dad was kind of liberal too, until he had to deal with Carter’s regulators). To be fair, mom encouraged me to read Goldwater, Simon, Buckley et al when my leanings became clear.
November 1, 201311 yr I think the NY Dolls was a little too edgy for this particular group of 10 year olds. Or not even The Ramones?
November 6, 201311 yr Some of these are too good to be true..... http://www.buzzfeed.com/daves4/the-dumbest-things-that-have-ever-happened
November 7, 201311 yr Sadly my mom was not so hep to the jive. Or maybe she was, and that was the problem. I had no positive external influences for music, so I absorbed what was home. Which brings me to another awkward childhood memory. Picture it, Staten Island, 1981. the PS30 5th grade class was compiling a list of everyone's favorite song. The overwhelming favorite was Joan Jett's "I Love Rock n' Roll". What did I choose? If you guessed 'Red Neckin' Love Makin' night' by Conway Twitty you would be correct. Thanks, Mom. That's awesome in so many ways.... It amazes me the cultural divide in people that graduated HS in the early 60's to those that graduated post- 1967. I had friends parents that were really only 5 or so years older than mine and it was completely different set of music/attitude. Hell, 1958's top hits are probably closer to today's than they are to 1953s. When there's an effort to hold a culture stagnant, changes happen quickly.
November 7, 201311 yr ^Your tag line is ignoring some of the most successful non-human civilizations on the planet, such as bee hives, ant colonies, schools of fish. Then there is wildlife herds and packs. Nature agrees with the idea of strength in numbers. Leaving aside whether or not those should be called “civilizations”, all of those lack the degree of intelligence required for self-awareness. Which almost by definition is a requirement for any sense of individual identity. Your analogy comes closer to making my point than it does to refuting it.
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