What if all the powers that be are wannbe scriptwriters and the decisions they are making on what-to-do is based on some coolness factor, not on what would be good or beneficial or useful but, yeah man, I saw this scene in a comic book once and it was so badass, you know, and if we did this thing with whatever we could have that in real life that would be so cool.
I think it could explain at least some of the dumb-shit stuff we see happening.
I don't have a cell phone, I don't use Twitter or Facebook or any other social networking software. I still have a landline, though I have been wondering if a cell phone might be cheaper, but that would mean calling Verizon and that would mean an hour of my day shot to heck dealing with their robo-cop menu system, their plethora of conditions and qualifications, all just to find out how much my landline actually costs. And then there would another call to Verizon Wireless to get hooked on with the cell phone network. Bah. And who knows if it would save me any money. With the way they bundle things, there is no telling how much anything actually costs anymore.
Somewhere along the way I ran into the phrase "Everything you know is wrong" and it happened to hit me just at just the right time and I agreed. Wikipedia attributes the phrase to a Firesign Theater album from 1974, and the time frame is about right. A couple of years later I finally decided my old man was right and I went back to college and got a degree.
I think that phrase is what got me started on trying to figure out how the world works. I think I sort of have it figured out now, and it isn't pretty. So maybe I'm a little more serious/highly stressed than most people. Or maybe I'm just Mr. Cranky.
Got an old Specialized Rockhopper bike at the thrift store for $30. Cleaned it up and put new tires on it (another $35 for those). The handlebars are a bit too low so I think I'll try to sell it. Or maybe invest some more and get riser bars. Still cheaper than a new bike -- or used bike for that matter....
Bob's Rockhopper
Iowa Andy reports:
Heh, that looks like my Rockhopper that was stolen from my Austin garage 1997. Yeah I am sure of it, it was blue.....
Man, can you believe it? What a coincidence!
Update May 2019 replaced Picasa album with Google Drive photos.
Update July 2020 replaced missing image using Google Drive embed code.
