AI Observation

I told myself I would not comment on American Idol at all this year. And I haven't.

But after watching two of the top 36 elimination rounds, I have to say something.

I can't, for the time I've watched American Idol, remember a time when there were as many people who flat out stunk, especially at this level. Some of it appears to be nerves. I understand what nerves do to your voice, to your presentation. I've sung in front of people before - it's not easy.

Several of the singers have been off key. Not just pitchy, not just hitting a note sharp or flat here and there. I mean totally out of key. And some have been out of rhythm as well.

It's almost as if they can't hear the background music really well.

HERE'S A TOTALLY RANDOM THOUGHT

Why do car dealers say that some of the vehicles they advertise are "Priced to Sell?"

Does that mean that the other cars in the ad are overpriced? That they couldn't be bothered to price them to sell as well?

Oh well, that's all.

Oh This is Just Too Funny

The email scammers have changed their stripes again. First it was the Nigerian-gotta-get-millions-out-of-country scam. Then it was massaged to make it look affiliated with Ocean Bank. Then the UK Lottery winning email, not to mention other forms of lottery announcements. Now it's the Hyundai Automobile International Promotion Program. Here is the one I received:


Edgware Road,
105 West Hendon Broadway,
London NW9 7BN.

24th February 2009,

REF No.: DF-100511

Dear Distinguished Winner,

It is with utmost regard to inform you of our official proclamations made today. You are among the winners of the HYUNDAI AUTOMOBILE INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION PROGRAM. You may have incidentally visited one of our affiliated websites,for you to have received this official notification.

This International Promo Program is to mark the 40 years Anniversary of HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY. You have therefore by this notice, been approved for the payment of the sum of GBP 450,000 (Four Hundred And Fifty Thousand Great Britain Pounds)

Please be informed that your WINNING CHEQUE of the sum of GBP 450,000 is now with the Payee Center. Do proceed by sending the below detailed informations and your Winning Identification #:HYU3114/504660 to our claims representatives

Hyundai Anniversary Promotion Team

Edward Phil

Tel: +447031972981
E-mail: hyundaiagent09@googlemail.com

HYUNDAI PROMO WINNERS BIODATAS

1. Full Names: …………………………
2. Gender:……………………………..
3. Age:………………………………..
4. Contact Address: …………………….
5. Country of Residence:…………………
6. Nationality:…………………………
7. Occupation:………………………….
8.Telephone Mobile #:…………………..

Choose your mode of payment

1. Courier Delivery

2. Bank transfer

Congratulations!!! for this rare and wealthy opportunity.


Sincerely,
Mr. Wilford C. Grant
Officer of Operations
Division of Informations


Remember - there's no such thing as a free lunch and you don't get rich by doing nothing. Stay e-safe out there.

Headlines that Make you Go Hmmmm

Kansas suspending Income Tax Refunds

Will Russian Kremlin bailout Oregon steel plant?

CALIFORNIA ON THE BRINK

Chávez to speed up his Bolivarian Revolution

State Department Congratulates Vote (Chavez winning "vote" in Venezuela)

Indonesian women protest Clinton visit

Households to be charged tax for each flush of toilet in Australia...

NY GOV OFFICE STAFFERS GET SECRET RAISES AMID 'FREEZE'

1900% Beer Tax Hike Proposed in Oregon

A letter to my Senators

This letter was sent to both Senators Snowe and Collins separately.

Dear Senator Snowe,

There was no "March to Socialism" in your topic list, so I chose "Budget" instead.

Our Federal government HAS to stop this unfettered spending now. The 'stimulus' package currently before the Senate continues to pile burden upon burden on the citizens of Maine, the USA and our children. I disagreed with President Bush's push to spend hundreds of billions of dollars, ostensibly to thaw the credit freeze all while nationalizing segments of our financial system, and I disagree with President Obama's continuation of same. We must let economic Darwinism, ie the markets, to resume their normal workings to weed out those who took unnecessary, greedwagon jumping risk to the detriment of their bottom lines.

Failure has always been a part of the strength of the United States, for it is failure where the greatest lessons are learned. Unfortunately, the mindset of those who administer power in this country is that failure is intolerable and unacceptable. This disturbing paternalism is leading us down roads we have no business traversing.

I fear for the direction we are going, and I must rely on my elected representatives to bring some Maine common sense back to the process. Please stand strong against the astronomical amounts of money being proposed in the name of "economic stimulus." It's all a trillion dollar lie.

Thank you,

Jeff Howe

Today's Comedian

They say things that aren't funny
Yet everyone laughs
They do things that aren't funny
Yet everyone laughs
They take pains to be offensive
And everyone laughs

I don't know if the problem is with them
Or everyone who is laughing

Nancy Pelosi said it...

... in a press conference:

"Every month we don't have an economic recovery package, 500 million Americans lose their jobs."

500 million Americans. lol