After viewing some of the Black Friday videos on YouTube, i just have to say.... Really?
Look, I understand that people can not resist prices so low, it's insane but really? Fights? Stampedes? Pepper spraying? What the hell is wrong with people when a two dollar towel is more important than you just broke someones nose while you were throwing bow's to get to the box! I get that times are tough, money is tight and all that but really? You just pepper sprayed a crowd of people so you could get to the front of the line?
And retailers are not any better. You perpetuate the mob mentality by corralling people in front of the store and then pulling open your gates like you're releasing a damn herd of longhorns. Has no one heard that people have DIED because of this nonsense!?
I'm sorry, im not wealthy by any means but i will gladly pay $40 for a game on Sunday than be crushed to death in the early morning hours of Black Friday trying to get it for $25. Better yet, shop online on cyber Monday from the safety of your home and even in your drawers.
My life is worth a lot more than that 60% discount.
On a lighter note, I went to PC Richards at around 10am on Black Friday. I didnt get trampled or stepped on or crushed against a store front. What I did get was a fantastic deal on 3D LED flat screen TV. No fuss, no muss and no one died.
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
What? Where'd they....? What? They coming back? Who said they can't?
Zuccotti Park, NYC:
In a bold move reminiscent of the Oakland removal of loafers back in... ummmm... a day or two ago; NYPD moved and moved out the mindless semi-organized, minimally motivated loafers, i mean occupy Wall Street protestors. Then in an even bolder move, some judge said HOLD ON! These... um ... people have a right to occupy this park. Cmon back loafers!
But wait!!! Now the story takes another huge and exciting twist!! NOW they are clarifying the law. NOW they are saying yea sure you can COME to the park but you can not STAY in the park.
So let me get this straight, we loafers can go to the park, rally, give speeches and all that but we cant sleep over in the park. So we can keep rotating people in shifts and as long as we dont set up any tents and such we can be there as long as we damn well please.
My first thought is that they (Mr Mike and the NYPD and the drove of lawyers i know they both have) should have done this on day 2 instead of 3 months later. If that's the law then it cant be that it was just written 4 days ago. Someone did not do their homework and thus should be punished by having to go down and clean up the damn park.
Second, I don't like to knock other peoples hustle but.... seriously people, whats the point? What is your agenda? Do you have a clear mission 'cause to me it just seems like an excuse for a modern day, better groomed but purposeless Woodstock with sex (assaults) and weed smoking that is going on the taxpayers tab! Get out. Go home. Find a real and meaningful cause to champion and then just join the organization that I'm sure already exists.
In a bold move reminiscent of the Oakland removal of loafers back in... ummmm... a day or two ago; NYPD moved and moved out the mindless semi-organized, minimally motivated loafers, i mean occupy Wall Street protestors. Then in an even bolder move, some judge said HOLD ON! These... um ... people have a right to occupy this park. Cmon back loafers!
But wait!!! Now the story takes another huge and exciting twist!! NOW they are clarifying the law. NOW they are saying yea sure you can COME to the park but you can not STAY in the park.
So let me get this straight, we loafers can go to the park, rally, give speeches and all that but we cant sleep over in the park. So we can keep rotating people in shifts and as long as we dont set up any tents and such we can be there as long as we damn well please.
My first thought is that they (Mr Mike and the NYPD and the drove of lawyers i know they both have) should have done this on day 2 instead of 3 months later. If that's the law then it cant be that it was just written 4 days ago. Someone did not do their homework and thus should be punished by having to go down and clean up the damn park.
Second, I don't like to knock other peoples hustle but.... seriously people, whats the point? What is your agenda? Do you have a clear mission 'cause to me it just seems like an excuse for a modern day, better groomed but purposeless Woodstock with sex (assaults) and weed smoking that is going on the taxpayers tab! Get out. Go home. Find a real and meaningful cause to champion and then just join the organization that I'm sure already exists.
Monday, November 14, 2011
“One does not burn a blanket to get rid of a flea.”
“One does not burn a blanket to get rid of a flea.”
I had a whole rant prepared but after seeing this quote I decided to use it as my theme for this blog instead.
I'm taking a moment to address something that is affecting me personally and that i know is going on elsewhere for many people. I know this simply because this kind of thing happens all the time between us so-called civilized, mature and sensible people.
Relationships. Friendships, siblings, family.
Human interactions are one of the most difficult things in this world to understand. So many factors, influences, personalities and feelings. Relationships are a lot of work to maintain. We don't always get it right but sometimes we do and those are the ones that should be considered a blanket.
If you don't "get" the quote its message is quite simple... Even if something has some issues, why discard something useful when you can take steps to make it useful once again?
Do you get that? Can you rationalize and personally interpret that message to apply to your life? Is there not some blanket out there that rather than burning it and being done with it, is worth keeping by just working to wash the fleas away?
Maybe it takes changing or adjusting your view. Maybe it takes accepting another's view even if you dont agree with it. Maybe it takes just letting go of things that dont matter. Maybe it takes putting your needs aside to help one who's needs are greater. Maybe it takes accepting responsibility for your own actions. Maybe it takes just saying i'm sorry. I could go on but i think you get the picture.
I have my own blankets that need mending, we all do. Part of being a mature, rational and responsible adult means being able to sort out the blankets and recognize which ones are worth keeping, which ones need some work and which are beyond repair and need to be let go of.
The blanket my brother and I have shared is just about tattered to shreds. I am sad about that, this is my brother but I recognize that its not just MY blanket, its OURS and as much as i have tried, i cant stitch it if he's not holding the other end.
Of course not every situation is the same, not all circumstances are the same, no two blankets are alike. Sometimes both sides truly value the blanket, all it takes is for one side to lay down the first stitch.
We need to let go of negativity, let go of hate, let go of harmful pride, let go of self-importance, let go of everything and anything that keeps you from being able to grab that needle and thread and start that first stitch. Look at what great blankets you have, maintain them, treasure them, mend them. Those are ones you keep close when the world is cold.
“The real test of a mans maturity is his ability to make wise adjustments to painful realities.”
I had a whole rant prepared but after seeing this quote I decided to use it as my theme for this blog instead.
I'm taking a moment to address something that is affecting me personally and that i know is going on elsewhere for many people. I know this simply because this kind of thing happens all the time between us so-called civilized, mature and sensible people.
Relationships. Friendships, siblings, family.
Human interactions are one of the most difficult things in this world to understand. So many factors, influences, personalities and feelings. Relationships are a lot of work to maintain. We don't always get it right but sometimes we do and those are the ones that should be considered a blanket.
If you don't "get" the quote its message is quite simple... Even if something has some issues, why discard something useful when you can take steps to make it useful once again?
Do you get that? Can you rationalize and personally interpret that message to apply to your life? Is there not some blanket out there that rather than burning it and being done with it, is worth keeping by just working to wash the fleas away?
Maybe it takes changing or adjusting your view. Maybe it takes accepting another's view even if you dont agree with it. Maybe it takes just letting go of things that dont matter. Maybe it takes putting your needs aside to help one who's needs are greater. Maybe it takes accepting responsibility for your own actions. Maybe it takes just saying i'm sorry. I could go on but i think you get the picture.
I have my own blankets that need mending, we all do. Part of being a mature, rational and responsible adult means being able to sort out the blankets and recognize which ones are worth keeping, which ones need some work and which are beyond repair and need to be let go of.
The blanket my brother and I have shared is just about tattered to shreds. I am sad about that, this is my brother but I recognize that its not just MY blanket, its OURS and as much as i have tried, i cant stitch it if he's not holding the other end.
Of course not every situation is the same, not all circumstances are the same, no two blankets are alike. Sometimes both sides truly value the blanket, all it takes is for one side to lay down the first stitch.
We need to let go of negativity, let go of hate, let go of harmful pride, let go of self-importance, let go of everything and anything that keeps you from being able to grab that needle and thread and start that first stitch. Look at what great blankets you have, maintain them, treasure them, mend them. Those are ones you keep close when the world is cold.
“The real test of a mans maturity is his ability to make wise adjustments to painful realities.”
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