tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19078641.post2621787485939938007..comments2024-02-10T03:22:49.303-05:00Comments on Potpourri for $500: Facebook And My Private War Against CableDave S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12642181505614685541noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19078641.post-66683229538111296282009-01-28T12:40:00.000-05:002009-01-28T12:40:00.000-05:00Like JJV (shudder) my mother refused to get cable ...Like JJV (shudder) my mother refused to get cable ("You watch enough television already!") until some years after I graduated from college (which really pissed my sister, brother and I off). I lived cable free, never feeling left out, until my marriage. Wonderful Husband having dragged me out of NYC to South Jersey, I insisted on retaining full cable, even purchasing special sports packages, so that I could watch the St. John's basketball games aired for free in NYC (channel 11, woo hoo!). The infection has gone deeper though -- I now have TIVO also, helping me pull the best of cable offerings out for myself.<BR/><BR/>BTW, currently reading Obama's Dreams of My Father book. Turns out in junior high/high school, his daily after school routine involved watching cartoons/sitcom reruns until dinner, watching prime time after dinner with his grandfather, and then watching Carson (which aired at 10 in Hawaii) on his bedroom TV. So, as I say to my TV-hating boss, "And he became President!"<BR/><BR/>MLR (can't remember my google password!!!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19078641.post-64861331754776338672009-01-26T00:16:00.000-05:002009-01-26T00:16:00.000-05:00bah - i tried to guess how to code that so the lin...bah - i tried to guess how to code that so the link worked = epic fail. I'm out of my element. Dave, enlighten me!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19078641.post-55236980962987984252009-01-26T00:03:00.000-05:002009-01-26T00:03:00.000-05:00It seems the Pope has similar misgivings as JJV re...It seems the Pope has similar misgivings as JJV re: facebook:<BR/><BR/><A>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/01/23/pope-warns-against-obsess_n_160283.html</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19078641.post-91679227746247545672009-01-22T07:15:00.000-05:002009-01-22T07:15:00.000-05:00Thanks Anonymous. I think. I tried swinging a live...Thanks Anonymous. I think. I tried swinging a live cat once. Wasn't pretty. Hey, as long as the Photoshopper made me look good and gave me breasts, I'm (somewhat) OK with it. ; ) Just curious who would waste his time...J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10888193975667450910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19078641.post-76999392802456755532009-01-21T23:12:00.000-05:002009-01-21T23:12:00.000-05:00Lest J be alarmed by the reference to semi-nude ph...Lest J be alarmed by the reference to semi-nude photos, I will jump into the gutter from JJV's moral high ground. (It wasn't very far to drop). I assume that JJV is referring to the common understanding that there are two kinds of people: those who appear semi-nude on the internet and those who will. As reference, I cite "passim." Alternatively, you can swing a virtual dead cat and see what turns up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19078641.post-7696293135180509252009-01-21T19:00:00.000-05:002009-01-21T19:00:00.000-05:00By grateful, I only mean that I'm grateful to have...By grateful, I only mean that I'm grateful to have expanded my musical likes and for no longer having the big hair of my youth. As the future Junior Senator from NY, I did not mean to insult my Upstate people.EMMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08268824004162940395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19078641.post-59834405785789552342009-01-21T18:20:00.000-05:002009-01-21T18:20:00.000-05:00I'm not 100% sold on my life being enhanced by bei...I'm not 100% sold on my life being enhanced by being on Facebook.<BR/><BR/>I lived for 10 years in my apartment w/out cable and I never felt left out. We did not get cable growing up until I was a sophmore in high school. <BR/><BR/>If it weren't for cable/MTV, I'd still be a heavy metal girl with big hair...probably never would have left upstate NY. For that I'm grateful.EMMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08268824004162940395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19078641.post-58228016819363207642009-01-21T14:14:00.000-05:002009-01-21T14:14:00.000-05:00As a strict Cinema Catholic, I believe that only t...As a strict Cinema Catholic, I believe that only the intercession of Barry Fitzgerald or Bing Crosby may remove the occasion of sin.Dave S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12642181505614685541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19078641.post-67445065047839051802009-01-21T14:07:00.000-05:002009-01-21T14:07:00.000-05:00Ah, but with the help of Jimmy Stewart and others ...Ah, but with the help of Jimmy Stewart and others colorization was stopped in large part, removing the occassion of sin.jjvhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04223110296462634454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19078641.post-10323660893894776522009-01-21T14:04:00.000-05:002009-01-21T14:04:00.000-05:00Sorry, JJV, Turner's going straight to Hell for co...Sorry, JJV, Turner's going straight to Hell for colorization. (I'm sure you'll overcome your disappointment.) I tried to figure out <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divine_Comedy#The_Circles_of_Hell" REL="nofollow">which circle he belongs in</A> but there are several possibilities.Dave S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12642181505614685541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19078641.post-18500387553599549342009-01-21T13:06:00.000-05:002009-01-21T13:06:00.000-05:00I knew "Wilson/Vaughn" sounded familiar. Funny.As ...I knew "Wilson/Vaughn" sounded familiar. Funny.<BR/><BR/>As to the second point, wouldn't it have a less steep learning curve if lots of people are using it? <BR/><BR/>Will await the web list from JJV...J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10888193975667450910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19078641.post-21489742663330928952009-01-21T12:48:00.000-05:002009-01-21T12:48:00.000-05:00Not so much inside baseball as Wedding Crashers. R...Not so much inside baseball as <A HREF="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0396269/" REL="nofollow"><I>Wedding Crashers</I></A>. Re the second topic, all I can say is that Photoshop has a steeper learning curve than I first thought.Dave S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12642181505614685541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19078641.post-36045980536263543482009-01-21T12:30:00.000-05:002009-01-21T12:30:00.000-05:00Wilson/Vaughn? Inside baseball, gents?And I so kno...Wilson/Vaughn? Inside baseball, gents?<BR/><BR/>And I so know I am going to regret this but, What are you talking about, JJV? The "semi-nude" comment was a JOKE. If there is some website out there with a "semi-nude" picture of me on it, the pic is a fake and the site must be incredibly lame.J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10888193975667450910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19078641.post-82761716306728568742009-01-21T09:03:00.000-05:002009-01-21T09:03:00.000-05:00I will go on record to say that JJV's extraordinar...I will go on record to say that JJV's extraordinary network of social contacts renders Facebook usage superfluous to him. Back when we were in the "marrying demographic" there was scarcely a weekend when he was not attending some wedding or another, and not in the Wilson/Vaughn manner either.<BR/><BR/>For the rest of us, however, it's pretty useful.Dave S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12642181505614685541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19078641.post-55418241019045724972009-01-21T08:25:00.000-05:002009-01-21T08:25:00.000-05:00Yes, TCM late night blogging error. And if you th...Yes, TCM late night blogging error. And if you think that's the only place with semi-nude photos of you on the web you are shockingly misinformed.jjvhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04223110296462634454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19078641.post-65908870701087601132009-01-21T07:43:00.000-05:002009-01-21T07:43:00.000-05:00I bet you would look hot with a piercing and tatto...I bet you would look hot with a piercing and tattoo (or two), JJV. Maybe a heart with "Reagan" or "Newt"... Sex-ay. <BR/><BR/>As for Facebook, I resisted, too, for a while, feeling I was too old. Then got lured by a friend who would only post pictures on Facebook. Now I only post my semi-nude photos on Facebook. <BR/><BR/>Btw, I think you mean TCM = Turner Classic Movies, which I am a big fan of, too, though I think Robert Osborne can be pompous/fatuous.J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10888193975667450910noreply@blogger.com