i’ll stand on my head

what’s up with advertisers these days. as technologies evolve, computer generated imagery pushes further and 3dimensional commercials are right around the corner, you’d think so would the viewer’s desire for better. so the 30 second/million dollar question is – how can monkeys driving and a fist pumping beaver (did i say that) still sell products. if that is the case, then bring back howdy doody {oh wait... they did that with eminem}.

i realize the super bowl is an event for the whole family. i am not pushing for more risque ads (the amount of scantly clad hot chicks is just about right). i’m advocating for our children. we owe it to them to develop their wit and set forth a foundation for a bona fide sense of humor. someday we will be watching their advisements. please steer them away from the cal worthington mind set.
(i am probably the last guy to have any say when it comes to selling tires or energy drinks or anything. i stopped watching survivor after we chose richard hatch.)

the points are updated. congrats to c.k. and one for f.g. for making it happen. 

for me – just some sniffling, sneezing, coughing, aching, stuffy head, fever so you can rest medicine and box of nose in need deserves puffs indeed.

off the richter

there have been a lot of earthquakes in so cal lately. if you check out the latest usgs map, you’ll see california looks like a hasbro lightbright board. in fact, there were 24 earthquakes 3.5 or greater in the past thirty days. i may have felt a few or at least i’ve heard about them on the news. they say, “it’s not a matter of if, but when.” dr.lucy from cal tech is always on the news right after any trembler big enough (or on a slow news day) to make the airwaves explaining up thrust or plate slippage. along with a bunch of telephone interviews of random people showing videos of their chandelier swaying or pool sloshing. every one of them exaggerating what they experienced. i am not prepared. no flash light (with batteries), fresh water (other than whatever is left in the last arrowhead case we bought), or transistor radio (do they even make them anymore). we’ve got some canned goods, an extra tank of propane and my camping gear that is just collecting dust in storage. i don’t even know if any of my items are on the preparedness list, but it makes me feel safe.

scientists say they can not predict earthquakes. i’m no scientist, but based on the tectnonic data i’ve complied (in the ten minutes i’ve spent on this post), calculating seismic activity, depths and trajectories. incorporating the median responses from my magic eight ball divisible by the radius of pi and the square root of ouija board answers indivisible with liberty and justice for all… i’m going to go out on a limb and predict the high probability of a large magnitude quake on saturday, may 23rd at 3pm. the epicenter will be at vinny’s pizza on franklin and main.