Getting groceries without Britney.
Posted: August 20, 2009 Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: angelina jolie, brad pitt, Britney Spears, celebrities, check out aisle, gossip, gossip magazines, grocery, jennifer aniston, jon and kate, kardashians, madonna, octomom, pez, rants, shopping, thoughts 6 Comments »
Here's the basic idea. Just sell me my blueberries and let me go. We'll both be happier.
Back when I was much younger, a local grocery store took the step of having a few check out aisles where there were not tobacco products for sale. This was seen as a good thing, and I tend to agree. That seems quaint now that that stuff is now over in another section of most stores, but that was a big thing back then.
Around the time my son was born I remember groceries making it a point to have a special check out aisle where there was no candy. I appreciated that. My son was not big on making a big scene in stores, but it was nice not to have to run my shopping cart past a display of temptation for him.
I'm here to fill this with food, not Octomom news.
Now, I am hoping for a new innovation for the grocery industry. Gossip free checkout aisles. Let me modify that. One gossip free check out aisle. Read the rest of this entry »
I don’t care: Harry Potter
Posted: July 14, 2009 Filed under: Foolishness, I don't care | Tags: celebrities, current events, dragons, Francisco Franco, Harry Potter, humor, I don't care, Jessica Simpson, jon and kate, life, media, Michael Jackson, miscellaneous, movie, music video, news, observations, random, rants, sno caps, Uzbekistan, wizards, you tube 11 Comments »
Kids reading. Good. This sort of thing. Not so good.
Today’s paper and electronic news media focus on non news has been all about Harry Potter. Special newspaper sections and breathless teasers on the news telling me that they’ll get me ready for the new Harry Potter film.
I don’t care.
Now, I recognize that for whatever reason, the Potter books have gotten a lot of children to read. A child reading almost any book is a very good thing.
The frenzy surrounding the movies and anything having to do with them, I just don’t get. Read the rest of this entry »
Who cares, and what is a celebrity blogger?
Posted: June 24, 2009 Filed under: I don't care | Tags: 56 stars, argentina, bad choices, bad ideas, Black eyed peas, celebrities, celebrity blogger, cnn, current events, divorce, humor, jon and kate, life, Mark Sanford, media, miscellaneous, news, observations, Perez hilton, politicians, republicans, tattoo, teenager, yahoo 15 Comments »As usual, while things are getting crazy in the world, it is hard to find out about the important things going on without being forced to endure the completely unimportant things going on.
I am a peaceful, tolerant man. I know nothing about this person except that this is a face even a Quaker could punch.
My Yahoo front page could not wait to tell me about Perez Hilton, celebrity blogger, and his suit against the manager of the Black Eyed Peas. Apparently there was some face punching going on.
Who cares?
Posted: May 26, 2009 Filed under: I don't care | Tags: ashton kutcher, celebrities, cnn, current events, entertainment, I don't care, jon and kate, news, observations, rants, twitter 8 Comments »One of the things I still can’t make any sense of is peoples fascination with celebrities. It is hard to watch the news, access the web or buy groceries without getting pounded with news and gossip about these individuals and couples. Read the rest of this entry »
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