I see these commercials all the time for Video Professor where the "chairman" talks about how he gives away his lessons on CD for free. Well, I hate to disillusion anybody but it ain't free.
I ordered my "free" lesson and when it finally came in the mail I saw the fine print. It's free for a certain amount of time. After that specific time is up they automatically charge your credit card $70.
I got the Frontpage lessons because I thought I was getting it for free for the cost of shipping. I saw the warning and immediately called the number and told them I am sending it back the next day as soon as I wake up lol. There is no way I am rich enough to be able to afford $70 for lessons for a program that I've been using since 1997 that I am clearly able to use without any of their lessons. I just thought that they would be able to tell me something I didn't know but every lesson in there was something I am aware of lol.
It would be one thing if they charged $20 plus shipping for a lesson, that's at least reasonable but $70 that's a bit much. Is it false advertising that they say it's free then you find out it's $70? I think it is.
Ok I have to admit something. This happened like 2 years ago lol. I just saw the commercial and it jogged my memory and so I thought I would blog about it lol.
Monday, August 10, 2009
The Bakersfield Californian Tabloid
Bakersfield, CA is going to change their newspaper to the size of the tabloid. It's already only a few pages per section so I guess they are going to just change it completely so it's like a magazine. I guess nothing good goes on in this town that they just don't have anything to report.
That is a quote from their Facebook page. You know they charge .80 cents for their paper and then the store charges you .05 cents on top of that. So we pay .85 cents for the newspaper that takes Chip 10 minutes to read lol. It's kind of a rip off if you ask me. I personally don't ever read the newspaper, why should I when I can just watch the news you know? I don't care about the classifieds, cartoons, obituaries etc.
What I want them to do is put their newspaper on the Kindle because I really want an excuse to get a Kindle lol so maybe if it were kindlized I might buy a Kindle. I already asked them and they said that they have a digital version but in a PC only program.
I bet you anything if they change to tabloid sized newspaper the price will go up again.
The Bakersfield Californian will change to a tabloid-size product on Monday through Friday starting on Monday, Aug. 17. One of its many benefits is a unique new Classifieds section complete with color-coded sections for ease of use.
That is a quote from their Facebook page. You know they charge .80 cents for their paper and then the store charges you .05 cents on top of that. So we pay .85 cents for the newspaper that takes Chip 10 minutes to read lol. It's kind of a rip off if you ask me. I personally don't ever read the newspaper, why should I when I can just watch the news you know? I don't care about the classifieds, cartoons, obituaries etc.
What I want them to do is put their newspaper on the Kindle because I really want an excuse to get a Kindle lol so maybe if it were kindlized I might buy a Kindle. I already asked them and they said that they have a digital version but in a PC only program.
I bet you anything if they change to tabloid sized newspaper the price will go up again.
Sunday, August 09, 2009
Roast of Joan Rivers
I do love those Comedy Central Roasts. They are so funny and dirty. I remember watching them in the 70's and I don't remember them cussing but they were dirty.
The panel or they call it Dais were so so. I think it was about 50/50. One of the people on there I've never heard of, Whitney Cummings. Who the hell is she? I appreciate a good gay joke but come on, this ho bag made a crack about Mario Cantone having AIDS and about him being a child molester. Sorry but it's not funny. And they kept making these fried chicken and watermelon jokes about Robin Quivers. Also not funny.
They filmed this in July 2009 which was around the time that 4 stars passed away, one of them being David Caradine. I think there were about 3 jokes about him which I think was too soon for that. Yes it was funny but still too soon.
Also TV Guide said that Lily Tomlin was going to be in it but she wasn't. That was disappointing because I love her and I would've loved to see her make fun of the panel.
I think the best moment in this show was the beginning when Joan came out onto the stage with 6 children with price tags on them and she said that Brad and Angelina were having a garage sale lol.
The only 2 comedians that I liked on there were Kathy Griffin and Jeffrey Ross. Besides the terrible fried chicken joke to Robin he was pretty good. He was probably the best one out of them all of course besides Kathy Griffin and of course besides Joan Rivers at the very end. She did pretty good too.
The panel or they call it Dais were so so. I think it was about 50/50. One of the people on there I've never heard of, Whitney Cummings. Who the hell is she? I appreciate a good gay joke but come on, this ho bag made a crack about Mario Cantone having AIDS and about him being a child molester. Sorry but it's not funny. And they kept making these fried chicken and watermelon jokes about Robin Quivers. Also not funny.
They filmed this in July 2009 which was around the time that 4 stars passed away, one of them being David Caradine. I think there were about 3 jokes about him which I think was too soon for that. Yes it was funny but still too soon.
Also TV Guide said that Lily Tomlin was going to be in it but she wasn't. That was disappointing because I love her and I would've loved to see her make fun of the panel.
I think the best moment in this show was the beginning when Joan came out onto the stage with 6 children with price tags on them and she said that Brad and Angelina were having a garage sale lol.
The only 2 comedians that I liked on there were Kathy Griffin and Jeffrey Ross. Besides the terrible fried chicken joke to Robin he was pretty good. He was probably the best one out of them all of course besides Kathy Griffin and of course besides Joan Rivers at the very end. She did pretty good too.
Saturday, August 08, 2009
Hart Park Trip Postponed
I was planning on riding my bicycle all the way from China Grade Loop to Hart Park and video tape the trip as part 3 of my BikeCam series. However, due to my shoulder injury I will have to postpone that trip. I am very disappointed but I have to do what's best for my body.
I haven't been on the bicycle in weeks and it really is upsetting to me because I'm gaining weight, most of the weight I worked so hard to get rid of. I went through weeks of plateau and frustration just to undo all of that.
I will eventually get back on the bike and I will get right back to my route and some day get all the way to Hart Park. I just know it.
I haven't been on the bicycle in weeks and it really is upsetting to me because I'm gaining weight, most of the weight I worked so hard to get rid of. I went through weeks of plateau and frustration just to undo all of that.
I will eventually get back on the bike and I will get right back to my route and some day get all the way to Hart Park. I just know it.
Tru Blood Beverage
It's happening. The show True Blood on HBO is coming out with an actual beverage that you can buy. Although it has no actual blood in it but it is an orange soda.
Downside is that it only comes in a 4 pack and the price is outrageous. The asking price for this 4 pack is $16 plus shipping charge of $9. I'm not sure if it's going to be in stores or not but at that price I probably won't buy it. They need to come down just a LOT before I will buy it. I can't see paying $16 for a 4 pack when I can just buy a 2 liter bottle of Fanta and probably get the same exact taste. After all, with TruBlood you are paying for the name, not the flavor.
At that price I would rather it did have blood inside of it.
Downside is that it only comes in a 4 pack and the price is outrageous. The asking price for this 4 pack is $16 plus shipping charge of $9. I'm not sure if it's going to be in stores or not but at that price I probably won't buy it. They need to come down just a LOT before I will buy it. I can't see paying $16 for a 4 pack when I can just buy a 2 liter bottle of Fanta and probably get the same exact taste. After all, with TruBlood you are paying for the name, not the flavor.At that price I would rather it did have blood inside of it.
Snitch On Your Mom
I don't go to the white house website. It's not my number one priority for my daily browsing habits but I guess that if I did I would've seen a blog asking for "American's" to turn in anyone who sends you email or anyone talking in your home about health care. Here is a direct quote from Fox News.
I don't know what they are looking for but I think that it's starting to look like communism. It said in the top paragraph chain emails and casual conversation. So what if I'm sitting in a room talking to my cousin and he starts bashing health care I'm supposed to what, get on my cell phone and start sending an email to the white house? I'm supposed to snitch on my cousin as he's talking then just tell him I'm checking the weather?
Uh, I don't think so. Ain't happenin big bro. That reminds me of the tv series in the 80's called "V" which ABC is remaking and will air in 2010 about these aliens who come to earth and they say they come in peace and all they want is to borrow some of our water but what they really want is food... us. How does that remind me? Because the supporters of the aliens were informants and they were snitching on their mother, father, sisters, brothers, best friends. Anyone who wasn't supportive of the aliens they turned them in. I'm not turning anyone in so the president can eat them.
I mean what are they going to do to the person that I'm asked to snitch on? Are they going to put them in prison and clog up the courts and use more tax dollars to warehouse and feed these people that I snitch on? Yeah, ain't happenin'. First of all I would never snitch on anybody no matter how big of a supporter I am which I'm not but if I did have my nose 3 inches up Obamas ass I still wouldn't snitch on anybody. That's stupid for them to even ask gawd.
I found the blog that Newsmax copied and pasted to their email to me.
The White House is under fire for a blog post asking supporters to send "fishy" information received through rumors, chain e-mails and casual conversations to a White House e-mail address, flag@whitehouse.gov.
Conservatives have pounced on the request, accusing the White House of acting Orwellian.
"If you get an e-mail from your neighbor and it doesn't sound right, send it to the White House?"said Sen. John Barasso, R-Wyo. " People, I think all across America are going to say is this 1984? What is happening here? Is big brother watching?"
Radio host Rush Limbaugh accused the White House of using heavy-handed tactics.
"They're looking for tattletales,"he said. "They're looking for snitches. They're looking for informants."
I don't know what they are looking for but I think that it's starting to look like communism. It said in the top paragraph chain emails and casual conversation. So what if I'm sitting in a room talking to my cousin and he starts bashing health care I'm supposed to what, get on my cell phone and start sending an email to the white house? I'm supposed to snitch on my cousin as he's talking then just tell him I'm checking the weather?
Uh, I don't think so. Ain't happenin big bro. That reminds me of the tv series in the 80's called "V" which ABC is remaking and will air in 2010 about these aliens who come to earth and they say they come in peace and all they want is to borrow some of our water but what they really want is food... us. How does that remind me? Because the supporters of the aliens were informants and they were snitching on their mother, father, sisters, brothers, best friends. Anyone who wasn't supportive of the aliens they turned them in. I'm not turning anyone in so the president can eat them.
I mean what are they going to do to the person that I'm asked to snitch on? Are they going to put them in prison and clog up the courts and use more tax dollars to warehouse and feed these people that I snitch on? Yeah, ain't happenin'. First of all I would never snitch on anybody no matter how big of a supporter I am which I'm not but if I did have my nose 3 inches up Obamas ass I still wouldn't snitch on anybody. That's stupid for them to even ask gawd.
I found the blog that Newsmax copied and pasted to their email to me.
"There is a lot of disinformation about health insurance reform out there, spanning from control of personal finances to end of life care. These rumors often travel just below the surface via chain emails or through casual conversation. Since we can’t keep track of all of them here at the White House, we’re asking for your help. If you get an email or see something on the web about health insurance reform that seems fishy, send it to flag@whitehouse.gov."
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