I’ve decided to try and bring you some good news today. So let’s see what the front page says.
The health insurance industry came out and said that the health care reform bill would increase premiums an average of $1,700 per family by 2013. Well that’s not good! The White House accused them of being self-serving. Hmmm!
A 6 year old, excited about becoming a cub scout, brought his camping utensils to school. He was suspended and sent to a 45 day reform school for bringing a weapon to school. What? That’s not good, in fact that’s stupid.
North Korea test fired five more missiles. Darn, the sanctions didn’t work again, just like the last 50 times. Are we really surprised by this?
OK! So it’s the same stuff over and over. I guess there is no good news. It just seems that the same old bad news drags on and on. So let’s talk about car sound systems.
Today you can get a sound system in your vehicle that goes way beyond just the sound. With 12 speakers, AM/FM, CD changers that hold 12 disc’s, satellite radio and rear seat DVD players, why do you need to ever leave your car? Well it’s not so exciting for the driver, but the passengers are having a ball.
When I purchased my first car, a ’62 Chevy Impala, it came with an AM radio. I purchased an 8 track player and received an FM converter for my birthday. I was the coolest guy in the neighborhood. Later AM/FM radio’s were standard and after that AM/FM/Cassettes. Now there is almost no limit to what you can get to be cool. Bluetooth systems allow us to receive and make calls without holding the phone. Even the navigation systems can be voice activated. There are built in systems for getting help when something is wrong with you or the vehicle or if you just get lost, guys. I’m just upset because I’m always the driver when we go out and I’ve never had the opportunity to watch a movie in my own truck.
There are so many advances in automobile entertainment and information systems (it just doesn’t seem right to call them sound systems), that I can’t possibly cover it all here. So go visit my site www.Auto-Sound.TellMeAboutThat.com and see how much you can spend with the $1,700 you’ll save when the health care reform bill doesn’t go through.
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I think I need help. I’m having trouble keeping up with technology. Let’s narrow that down a little, I don’t think I understand where television is or where it’s going.
I was watching TV ( what did you think I was going to say) when they mentioned not only HDTV but something called SDTV and some terms I never heard of before. I mean how am I expected to have the latest stuff when they keep changing the standard.
It’s been hard for me and nobody seems to care. Years ago my wife started collecting “Disney Classics”. That’s OK, I like Disney, but just when she had just about everything they made on VHS, along came DVD. So, did she just pick up where she left off. NO!! Now we had to start over and get everything in DVD format. Not only that but I had to have a VCR/DVD player hooked to every television in the house. Now we are moving to Blu-Ray. Here we go again. It’s not just the cost involved, but I’m running out of space.
Same thing with television. Color, digital, HDTV and SDTV, flat panel, plasma, where does it end. Can we just take a break in innovation for about three years while I catch up? Please?
Let’s go back to a simpler time when my Great Uncle John bought his first TV. It was a black and white by Magnavox. He was the first of his family and friends to have one and he suddenly became very popular. OH!! I forgot to mention that it was advertised as a “Giant Screen”. Yep, the screen was a full nine inches. AH!! The good old days.
Anyway, if you’d like to know more about the available TV technology, go to www.tv.TellMeAboutThat.com.
I suppose that everyone has their own idea as to what makes someone famous. I know people who are all but obsessed with one famous personality or another. For some people it’s sports figures making millions of dollars a year, while for others it’s a movie and/or TV star. I’ve seen friends cry because something bad happened to a star they liked. I mean, when something bad happens to people you naturally feel for them. However, I have a problem with people who would get emotional about a football player who gets seriously hurt in a car accident but has no reaction if the same thing happens to a friend or family member.
I’m not much of a sports buff, except for the WWE, that’s World Wrestling Entertainment, for the non-fans. I certainly don’t hold them in high esteem or allow my emotional state to change because one of them gets married or gets a divorce. I did have a favorite, a few years ago, named Bill Goldberg or “Goldberg”, as he was known in the ring. However, it wasn’t that I thought he was some kind of hero or god, it was his attitude that I liked. When Goldberg came to the ring you knew that it wasn’t just a bunch of theatrics. He was the same in the ring as out, he had the attitude that said he was going to get it done and then move on. His exit line was “Who’s next”, thereby showing he was done here and ready for the next challenge. Outside the ring he was a giver. He loved to visit the children in hospitals and help others less fortunate. He didn’t make a big deal out of who he was or try to pretend he was better than everyone else. He left the ring years ago and although I was disappointed I didn’t cry about it or have a bad day.
There have been others I’ve “liked” for basically the same reasons. It’s about an attitude and being real. It’s about being someone that kids can really look up to. I don’t understand getting gaga over some sports figure just because he does his job. I think you have to look at the whole person on the job and off. On the job, whether that be acting or playing sports or whatever, do they perform better than their peers? How do they treat their peers on and off the job? Are they good parents, siblings and friends? Do they break the law or think they are above the law?
All I’m saying is that before we make someone famous, by means of our adoration, we should be sure it’s deserved. There are plenty of people whether famous or not, who deserve our attention and many of us can start by looking at our parents.
There is a guy named John Cena, another wrestler, who I now like. Besides being a great wrestler, he is a great admirer and supporter of our troops. He has made several trips to Iraq and Afghanistan to perform for the troops and also takes time to visit them in veterans hospitals. It seems that everyone who knows him, or has known him, describes him as “real”. He is a truly nice guy who loves his family, friends and fans. These are the kind of famous people I can respect and encourage my grandchildren to look up to.
If you’d like to find out how to find the people you admire, be they family, friends or strangers, then go to www.people.TellMeAboutThat.com.
