tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74898996138865081982024-03-12T22:44:28.021-04:00In Purple I'm Stunning 2.0Jinxo56http://www.blogger.com/profile/18220844304279211965noreply@blogger.comBlogger669125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7489899613886508198.post-69789290433612886922012-02-07T14:14:00.002-05:002012-02-07T14:14:27.344-05:00New On DVD.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It was a small week this week. The biggest release of all will be Saturday at midnight when the latest Twilight movie is released. A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas brought in <a href="http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=haroldandkumar3.htm" target="_blank">$35,061,031</a> and is rated as <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1268799/" target="_blank">6.6 on the IMDB.</a><br />
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Anonymous is a political thriller about the true author of Shakespeare's plays. It only brought in <a href="http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=daily&id=anonymous.htm" target="_blank">$4,463,292</a>, but it is rated as <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1521197/" target="_blank">6.9 on the IMDB</a>.<br />
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The biggest release came out in 1955, Disney's Lady And the Tramp. It is rated <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048280/" target="_blank">7.4 on the IMDB</a>. This is only available in combo packs, meaning if you want only the DVD or just the Blu-ray disk, you are out of luck. I haven't checked but if Disney follows form, in four weeks, you will be able to buy just the DVD.Jinxo56http://www.blogger.com/profile/18220844304279211965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7489899613886508198.post-53949048535161098812012-02-06T10:51:00.001-05:002012-02-06T10:51:58.591-05:00Big Books.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Jinxo56http://www.blogger.com/profile/18220844304279211965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7489899613886508198.post-65068317585082124332012-02-05T10:27:00.000-05:002012-02-05T10:28:00.056-05:00Sunday Song.<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/sAWl5peI8HY" width="560"></iframe>Jinxo56http://www.blogger.com/profile/18220844304279211965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7489899613886508198.post-45929135594367904652012-02-01T12:10:00.002-05:002012-02-01T12:10:54.392-05:00Captain Morgan Freeman.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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For the second time in this year I am a little under the weather. The worst of it is that it hits on my days off. I have a fever and a headache so instead of my planned post I hope you enjoy these pictures.<br />
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The premise of In Time reminds me of <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074812/" target="_blank">Logan's Run</a>. Whereas in Logan's run life ended at age 30, In Time life ends at age 26. The movie brought in <a href="http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=now.htm" target="_blank">$37,508,853</a> and is rated <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1637688/" target="_blank">6.6 on the IMDB</a>.<br />
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I am not overly fond of movies that are basically car chases, so I will pass on this one. the movie brought in <a href="http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=drive2011.htm" target="_blank">$35,038,051</a> and is rated <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0780504/" target="_blank">8.0 on the IMDB</a>. With that rating the movie is listed at <a href="http://www.imdb.com/chart/top" target="_blank">number 220</a> on the IMDB's top 250 movies.<br />
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Dream House brought in <a href="http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=dreamhouse.htm" target="_blank">$21,302,340</a> and is rated <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1462041/" target="_blank">5.7 on the IMDB.</a><br />
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This is the third time that The Thing has been made. This one brought in <a href="http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=thing11.htm" target="_blank">$16,928,670</a> and is rated <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0905372/" target="_blank">6.3 on the IMDB.</a><br />
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The Big Year has a great comedy team with Steve Martin, Jack Black, and Owen Wilson as birdwatchers. The movie brought in <a href="http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=bigyear.htm" target="_blank">$7,204,138 </a>at the box office and is rated <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1053810/" target="_blank">5.9 on the IMDB</a>.<br />
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The movie that I think will sell best this week is the latest in Disney's dog buddies series, a direct to DVD movie called <a href="http://disney.go.com/disneyvideos/liveaction/buddies/" target="_blank">Treasure Buddies</a>. Disney has had a lot of success with these movies, and I don't expect anything different from this one.Jinxo56http://www.blogger.com/profile/18220844304279211965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7489899613886508198.post-49476438804946338632012-01-30T10:48:00.003-05:002012-01-30T10:48:53.936-05:00Mini-Vader.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It is amazing how many cards show players signing autographs. This is just a small example of the them.<br />
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The last couple of weeks I have not been the person who puts out the new releases. They have had me working in other departments instead of electronics. Had I been the one putting them out I would've mentioned this on Tuesdays <a href="http://stunningpurple.blogspot.com/2012/01/new-dvd-releases_24.html" target="_blank">post</a> about new releases. Paranormal Activity 3 is available only in a Blu-ray/DVD combo. What they don't tell people is that the DVD by itself will be available on February 10. This is the third time that I have seen that happen. The other two releases were by Disney, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides and the re-release of The Lion King. In both of those cases, the DVD was released about a month after the combo.<br />
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What they are doing is basically shoving Blu-ray down your throat. It is inevitable that DVD will be gone, my estimation is two years. Right now the hangup is the cost of a Blu-ray player, which continues to drop. Once you have an assortment of models under $50, then DVD will be gone. The same thing happened when the format was switched from VHS to DVD. One of the nice things about Blu-ray is that your regular DVDs will play on them. I do not like this tactic, but I think will be seeing a lot more of it in the future. One of the reasons it is happening is that DVD is no longer the cash cow that it once was, and the movie studios are doing everything they can to increase their revenue. I will be keeping an eye on this and any time that I find it is happening in the future I will be mentioning it. It is not a real hindrance to me personally because I rarely buy anything when it comes out. I would much rather wait until the price goes down to about $10. That is what keeps my inner Jack Benny very happy.Jinxo56http://www.blogger.com/profile/18220844304279211965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7489899613886508198.post-34152222138763918832012-01-26T08:12:00.000-05:002012-01-26T08:12:35.892-05:00Topps American Pie, Part 2.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My plan for this set has changed dramatically. Originally I figured I would just select five cards or so, post scans of them here, and move on. Instead, this will be an ongoing project and I'm not exactly sure yet how many parts it will contain. I will not be posting on these daily, but there will be at least two posts a week until I cover them all. Right now, I do not have a full set, but hope to correct that shortly. I remember learning about the Doomsday Clock in grade school. The clock was originally set at seven minutes to midnight. I wasn't sure if they still used the clock. <a href="http://www.thebulletin.org/" target="_blank">It still is being used</a> and the current time is five minutes to midnight. Hopefully, the world leaders can come to some kind of agreement and the clock will no longer be necessary. I'm not holding my breath waiting for that to happen. I really don't look that good in blue.<br />
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In 1948 Polaroid introduced the <a href="http://www.savepolaroid.com/history/" target="_blank">first instant camera</a>. For the first time people could actually take a picture and have it complete in a few minutes. They called it the model 95, named for its price of $95. Polaroid kept improving upon the camera. But, of course, as digital took over the need for instant pictures dramatically dropped. In 2008 Polaroid got out of business altogether. The company has fallen on hard times and has twice filed for bankruptcy in the last 10 years.<br />
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The first credit card came into existence because a businessman forgot his wallet. He was at a restaurant, and his wife bailed him out. He came up with <a href="https://www.dinersclubus.com/home/about/dinersclub/company-history" target="_blank">Diners Club </a>and the rest as they say, is history.<br />
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When <a href="http://inventors.about.com/od/pstartinventions/a/pager.htm" target="_blank">pagers</a> first came out they were only available to doctors. They weren't approved for everyone's use until 1958. While no way near as common as they once were, they still are <a href="http://www.itexaminer.com/pagers-are-almost-history.aspx" target="_blank">used today.</a><br />
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A professor in Turkey ran a computer program and determine that <a href="http://www.theatlanticwire.com/national/2010/11/was-april-11-1954-the-most-boring-day-in-history/18325/" target="_blank">April 11, 1954</a> was the most boring day in the 20th century. The conclusion was achieved because there were no major events that happened on that day.Jinxo56http://www.blogger.com/profile/18220844304279211965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7489899613886508198.post-35642462270460619432012-01-25T14:08:00.002-05:002012-01-25T14:08:15.142-05:00Topps American Pie, Part One.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Topps has issued a new American Pie set. This is the third set that they have done, but the first since 2002. The previous sets were a combination of baseball players and non-sports figures, historical events, and other assorted subjects. This set focuses mainly on history, starting at World War II. I bought a hobby box, which guaranteed me three relic cards. Those cards include autographs, celebrity worn memorabilia, patches, stamps or coins. The first one I got was from <a href="http://www.louieanderson.com/" target="_blank">Louie Anderson</a>. <br />
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Until I read the card, I did not know who <a href="http://www.justinwillman.com/" target="_blank">Justin Willman</a> was. Until I lost cable a few months ago Food Network was one of my favorite channels and I had never heard of Willman. Then I found out he was on some of the shows that I never cared to watch, <a href="http://www.foodnetwork.com/cupcake-wars/index.html" target="_blank">Cupcake Wars</a>, <a href="http://www.foodnetwork.com/last-cake-standing/index.html" target="_blank">Last Cake Standing</a>, and <a href="http://www.foodnetwork.com/shows/halloween-wars/pictures/index.html" target="_blank">Halloween Wars</a>.<br />
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I saved my favorite card for last. What you see is actual dirt from the <a href="http://lewisandclarktrail.com/" target="_blank">Lewis and Clark trail</a>. I like offbeat stuff like that. Tomorrow I'll talk about the basic set.Jinxo56http://www.blogger.com/profile/18220844304279211965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7489899613886508198.post-85652939481623908662012-01-24T12:36:00.002-05:002012-01-24T12:36:33.987-05:00New DVD Releases.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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When the first Paranormal Activity came out in 2007 it was a surprising hit. Made on a budget of $15,000 it grossed over $193 million worldwide. The budgets have gotten bigger, but people still flock to see the movies. The third chapter in the series brought in <a href="http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=paranormalactivity3.htm">$104,028,807</a> in the United States and almost that much overseas. It's not my kind of movie, but it does have its audience. It is rated a <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1778304/">6.2</a> on the IMDB.<br />
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When I first heard about the movie Real Steel, I joked that it would turn out to be <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joDjwtjIQS8" target="_blank">Rock 'em Sock 'em Robots, the movi</a>e. The movie did very well at the box office where it brought in <a href="http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=realsteel.htm" target="_blank">$85,255,428</a>. It was a huge hit overseas, bringing in $210 million. I haven't decided yet if I'm going to watch it, but I have enjoyed most of Hugh Jackman's movies. The <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0433035/" target="_blank">IMDB</a> rates the movie a 7.3.<br />
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50/50 is a comedy about cancer. It was inspired by a true story about a young man diagnosed with cancer and his subsequent battle with the disease. The young man was screenwriter <a href="http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/movies/2016300200_reiser26.html">Will Reiser</a>. After a six-year struggle he was declared cancer free. The movie brought in <a href="http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=50fifty.htm" target="_blank">$35,014,192</a> and is rated an <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1306980/">8.0</a> on the IMDB.Jinxo56http://www.blogger.com/profile/18220844304279211965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7489899613886508198.post-77448215671180172622012-01-23T10:22:00.001-05:002012-01-23T10:22:39.237-05:00Smile, It's Monday.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Jinxo56http://www.blogger.com/profile/18220844304279211965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7489899613886508198.post-1975917075500742642012-01-22T12:38:00.000-05:002012-01-22T12:38:14.260-05:00Sunday Song.<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/GY7vj5PlSec" width="420"></iframe>Jinxo56http://www.blogger.com/profile/18220844304279211965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7489899613886508198.post-45168032540465756572012-01-21T10:00:00.000-05:002012-01-21T10:00:32.302-05:00Baseball Cameramen.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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An elementary teacher for the Gwinnett County, Georgia school district <a href="http://www.ajc.com/news/gwinnett/gwinnett-teacher-who-resigned-1309205.html" target="_blank">has resigned</a> due to some poorly worded math problems that were assigned to some students. The questions attempted to teach a little history as well as math. His question about Frederick Douglass was in poor taste. The question asked "If Frederick got to beatings per day, how many beatings did he get in a week? In two weeks?" Why he thought that was a good idea, he has not explained. He did say his intentions were good, and when the controversy came out, he turned in his resignation before it was asked for. I really don't think he should of had to resign, but some kind of punishment was called for. A suspension without pay could have covered that. Of course, since he did resign it is a moot point. That is not the overreaction that I was referring to with the subject of this post. The overreaction is mentioned in the story where some parents are now requesting that counseling be made available to the students who received these questions. It is ridiculous to believe that simply reading that question would emotionally scar a child. It would not surprise me for a lawsuit to end up being filed over this. It is an unfortunate happening, but life really will go on.<br />
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The second overreaction took place at a Subway in South Carolina. A 19-year-old employee there made sandwiches for his friends and <a href="http://www.thesmokinggun.com/buster/subway-sandwich-artist-busted-651239" target="_blank">charged them $1.50</a>. It's not clear how many friends were involved but instead of firing the young man, the manager had him arrested. I agree that the young man was in the wrong, but having him arrested is going a little too far. I can only assume that this was done as a warning to the other employees, but unless he had 50 friends in there being fired should have covered everything. The way the story reads it was a one time occurrence. Why the harshness in dealing with it only the manager can explain.Jinxo56http://www.blogger.com/profile/18220844304279211965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7489899613886508198.post-42334151439561975132012-01-19T09:15:00.004-05:002012-01-19T09:15:53.955-05:00Active Toys.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I was going to blog about this game for Christmas, but since I basically took the month of December off, it didn't happen. The object of <a href="http://www.doggiedoogame.com/" target="_blank">Doggie Doo</a> is to go around behind this dog and clean up after him. I'm not sure exactly how popular this game is since I don't work in toys very often, but I do assume that it sells fairly well. After all, it's disgusting enough that kids would have fun with it.<br />
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<a href="http://www.hasbro.com/babyalive/en_US/" target="_blank">Baby Alive</a> is billed as the real surprise baby. You give the doll something to eat and drink and she does what real babies do. Fortunately, one of the accessories that you can purchase is disposable diapers. I think that's taking realism a little too far, but at least I don't have to clean it up. You can buy <a href="http://www.hasbro.com/babyalive/en_us/shop/browse/Baby-Alive/Parts-Refills/_/N-1rZ2nZgtZch/Ne-8u?Items=50" target="_blank">food packets, drink packets, and diapers</a> to go along with this doll.<br />
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I like finding weird stuff like this. This will probably become the Thursday theme. I'm going to limit this to items that you can purchase in, as they call it online, the brick-and-mortar stores. It's more of a challenge that way than just simply going online, because there is so much weird stuff that you can purchase online only.<br />
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I don't buy as many comic books as I used to. The biggest reason is I am not a fan of the direction that they're using for superheroes today. Someday soon I will talk about the titles that I do buy, but one title that I have been getting just came to the end of the tale. Marvel Comics has finished a 31 issue adaptation of Stephen King's The Stand. I will do a full review of it at a later date after I have reread it. This adaptation was very well done and I have enjoyed revisiting the story.<br />
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I was first introduced to The Stand by She Who Left in the Middle of the Night. My introduction was the <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108941/?licb=0.5299582334428637" target="_blank">TV miniseries</a>. After watching that I bought the revised edition of the book that King put out, the one where he added 400 pages. I'm a big of Stephen King and this is my favorite of all his works. A few years ago, when I heard that Marvel was going to adapt the book, it immediately went on to my pull list. For those of you who are not familiar with that term, each month, the comic book store that I go to, <a href="http://www.fantasyfactory.com/" target="_blank">Fantasy Factory</a> in Dalton, saves for me the books that I want. That is call my pull list. Now that The Stand has ended the only Marvel title that I am buying is an adaptation of <a href="http://www.stephenking.com/DarkTower/" target="_blank">Stephen Kings Dark Tower</a>. There is talk that the next adaptation will be Salem's Lot. If they follow through with that I'll be getting those.<br />
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The thing that I am not enjoying about today's superhero titles is too many titles are being tied into one major story, or in the case of DC comics, <a href="http://dcu.blog.dccomics.com/the-new-52/" target="_blank">they have restarted everything</a>. I don't have a problem with characters being refreshed, but I have read too many restarts and really don't want to go there again., Heroes have also gotten darker which just isn't my cup of tea. A lot of my friends of been enjoying what's going on and I'm glad that they are, but I'm going back and rereading the tales from the time that I like best. One great thing about fictional characters is that you can pick and choose the tales that you prefer. If you don't like a certain story, you can simply ignore it.<br />
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<br />Jinxo56http://www.blogger.com/profile/18220844304279211965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7489899613886508198.post-2704641754832569392012-01-17T15:02:00.001-05:002012-01-17T15:02:45.893-05:00New DVD Releases.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The Ides of March is a movie about a political campaign. I get enough of that with regular news and really don't care to watch a movie about it. The movie brought in <a href="http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=idesofmarch.htm" target="_blank">$40,962,534</a> and is fairly well thought of by the people on the IMDB where it <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1124035/" target="_blank">ranks a 7.4</a>.<br />
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Courageous is the fourth movie from <a href="http://sherwoodpictures.com/" target="_blank">Sherwood Pictures</a>, which is owned by the Sherwood Baptist Church in Albany, Georgia. This is their most successful movie so far. It brought in <a href="http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=courageous.htm" target="_blank">$34,311,609</a> and is rated a <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1630036/" target="_blank">5.8 on the IMDB. </a><br />
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A lot of people in Hollywood think that <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1210124/" target="_blank">Taylor Lautner</a> will become one of the next big stars. Outside of the Twilight movies he has not been very successful so far. Abduction brought in <a href="http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=abduction11.htm" target="_blank">$28,087,155</a> and is rated a <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1600195/" target="_blank">4.4 on the IMDB.</a><br />
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Speaking of major disappointments, Bucky Larson: Born To Be A Star will go down as one of the worst movies ever made. It had the dubious honor of getting a zero rating at Rottentomatoes.com. If you not familiar with out <a href="http://www.rottentomatoes.com/" target="_blank">Rotten Tomatoes</a> works, they gather all reviews of a movie and rate it according to the number of positive reviews the movie receives. No reviewer liked this movie. It only brought in <a href="http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=borntobeastar.htm" target="_blank">$2,529,395</a> and is rated a <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1411664/" target="_blank">2.5 on the IMDB</a>.Jinxo56http://www.blogger.com/profile/18220844304279211965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7489899613886508198.post-18339049285179850582012-01-16T10:25:00.001-05:002012-01-16T10:26:41.808-05:00Monday Mayhem.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Yesterday my neighbor knocked on my door. When I opened it I looked at and said "Yes?"<br />
She asked me, "Why do you always say yes when I knock?"<br />
I told her, "You never come over unless you are wanting something."<br />
She said, "That's not true. Will you take me somewhere?"<br />
She really did not see the irony there.<br />
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<br />Jinxo56http://www.blogger.com/profile/18220844304279211965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7489899613886508198.post-85349707674217864172012-01-15T10:38:00.000-05:002012-01-15T10:38:09.315-05:00Sunday Song.<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/zU9lv_WqK6k" width="420"></iframe>Jinxo56http://www.blogger.com/profile/18220844304279211965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7489899613886508198.post-74772899855024613852012-01-14T09:58:00.000-05:002012-01-14T09:58:01.115-05:00Multiple Images.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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They don't do the multiple image cards much anymore. I think it's a shame because they do make the cards very interesting.<br />
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Most people agree that the Star-Spangled Banner is a very difficult song to sing. There's been a lot of press about the way certain celebrities have sang it. An <a href="http://www.thepostgame.com/blog/style-points/201201/star-mangled-banner-those-who-take-liberties-our-national-anthem-may-be-fin" target="_blank">Indiana State senator</a> is trying to get a bill passed that would find any performer $25 if they don't meet certain criteria with the way they perform the song. Any place where the anthem is sung would be required to keep recordings of it for two years. The bill is good intentioned, but wrong on so many levels. First of all, who sets the standard as to the way the songs to be sung? Secondly, who then judges whether or not the performance was within the standards? What one person deems as good, another may loathe. I like Barry Manilow, but you won't hear him on my friend Don Colletts' radio station, <a href="http://loudcity.com/stations/project-42/files/show/launch.html" target="_blank">Project 42</a>. The person judging the performance may simply not like the artist and will hit them with a $25 fine just for that reason. I would be greatly surprised if this bill actually becomes law.<br />
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In business news, I read where the Hostess company has fallen on hard times and has <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/09/hostess-bankruptcy-2011_n_1195344.html" target="_blank">filed for bankruptcy</a>. They just emerged from bankruptcy in 2009 and things are still not going well for them. Hopefully they will recover this time and continue to produce their tasty treats for a long time. After all, without their help, how would <a href="http://tomheroes.com/Comic%20Ads/hostess%20ads/hostess_ads.htm" target="_blank">superheroes ever defeat super villains?</a><br />
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Whatever happened on Facebook on Wednesday seems to have been corrected. I was able to post a link to this blog on my page yesterday. Things have really quieted down at work, which is a good thing. The next big event will be inventory, which should be in March. Also, I am once again beginning to feel like a human being, having spent the last week with a nasty cold. Next week I am planning on finally starting my other blog, <a href="http://adventure1956.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">The 1956 Adventure</a>. I reserved the title almost 2 years ago and it's now time to get busy on it. My goal is to have two posts a week on it. It will mainly be about the 1956 Topps baseball card set. I will post a picture of the card and talk a little bit about the player. I'll put a link here when I begin.Jinxo56http://www.blogger.com/profile/18220844304279211965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7489899613886508198.post-51932212365656091832012-01-12T10:22:00.002-05:002012-01-12T10:22:07.718-05:00Strange Products.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I have 23 years experience working in retail, which started in 1974. I have seen many strange products in that length of time, so it takes a lot to surprise me. A few nights ago, I got a surprise. We are always finding stray merchandise throughout the store. One product that had magically found its way back to electronics was a bottle of Lady <a href="http://www.antimonkeybutt.com/" target="_blank">Anti-Monkey Butt Powder</a>. My initial response was the laugh, especially since the bottle had the image that you see above. Of course I had to spend the rest of the night pointing this product out to my coworkers. After researching the product a little bit, I found out that they make a product for men, women and babies. For babies the product is used for diaper rash. Its use for adults is to prevent chafing on your backside caused by sweat inside your clothes. I never knew that was that big of a problem, but if you suffer from it here is your solution.<br />
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When I mentioned the powder to a friend of mine who works in that area, she told me about another product that I had to go check out, <a href="http://www.gorillasnot.us/" target="_blank">Gorilla Snot Hair Gel</a>. I looked it up online and found a few reviews for it. Several who use it said once you put it in your hair you have to wash it twice to get it out. I also found out that guitar players like the product because it helps them to keep a hold of their guitar picks. The product has been around for a while, but for obvious reasons I don't spend a lot of time around haircare section. <br />
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I tried the link to my blog on my Facebook page yesterday but they rejected. I'm not sure if it's because of my account being hacked or someone from Blogger has been playing around. Several other people had the same problem. I'm going to try again today and we will see what happens.Jinxo56http://www.blogger.com/profile/18220844304279211965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7489899613886508198.post-64671230357355855502012-01-11T13:52:00.000-05:002012-01-11T13:57:14.905-05:00Hackers at Work.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A couple of months ago my e-mail account was hacked and spam was sent to everyone in my address book. A couple weeks after the first instant it happened again. I wasn't sure exactly how to deal with it, but I figured if my address book was empty, nothing more could be sent out. If I need to send an e-mail I simply type the address in, which works fine because I rarely communicate by e-mail.<br />
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Yesterday somebody got into my mother's e-mail account. I received an e-mail from her that I knew, just from the subject, that she hadn't sent it. A little later in the day she sent out a message telling everybody what it happened. Curiously enough, I had another message waiting for me, this one from Facebook, which informed me that someone had accessed my <a href="http://www.facebook.com/Jinxo56?__user=531132261" target="_blank">Facebook account</a> from a different device than what I normally logged in from. Because of that my account had become frozen. When I responded to that, and confirmed that it was not me, I was shown that the attempt had been made from somewhere in South America. I am fairly certain that I did not travel to South America yesterday. <br />
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Several years ago I had my Yahoo account hijacked. Whoever was doing it was going about it while I was online. I ended up having to cancel the account and start again. It is hard for me to understand that thrill the someone gets from doing something like that. Those that do it think they are the smartest people in the world, but at some point their overconfidence gets them, and they learn what payback really is.Jinxo56http://www.blogger.com/profile/18220844304279211965noreply@blogger.com0