Posts Tagged ‘Television’

Feb 23
2009

Abusing My Television

by in Everyday Nonsense | 2,744 views | Reading Time 3:02

It’s not what you think… I don’t watch too much television. Sure, I watch my fair share of it, but for the most part, I’m watching movies or have it on for background noise. I’ll pop on a sporting event and let it run just in case something exciting happens. Other times, I have it […]

Dec 6
2008

Campaign Dollars Spent

by in Political Beefs | 5,867 views | Reading Time 2:58

Since the Presidential campaign ended with a decisive Electoral College vote in favor of Barack Obama, information has been leaked from both campaigns detailing how thousands and in some cases, millions, of dollars were spent trying to win the election. We all know about the television advertising and online ads purchased by both campaigns, nothing […]

Oct 20
2008

Headline News

by in Everyday Nonsense | 2,769 views | Reading Time 3:11

What do you consider headline news? Personally, I think headline news is reserved for stories or live reports from events which have direct and immediate impact in our lives. The rest is news yes, but headline news? Today, while catching up on the latest world news, I hopped on CNN’s website and I was treated […]

Oct 16
2008

The Today Nonsense

by in Television Ramblings | 2,391 views | Reading Time 2:48

I admit I regularly watch “The Today Show” on NBC each morning because when compared to its competition, it is a better avenue for “entertainment news.” Quite a while back, I wrote a story explaining my loathsome view of their additional “fourth hour” which included bringing back Kathie Lee Gifford to the television screen on […]

Oct 13
2008

Alarmist Reporting

by in Everyday Nonsense | 2,815 views | Reading Time 2:41

While experiencing our current economic downturn, a rising tide of alarmist reporting has been unleashed upon our society. While I have written several articles describing a potentially dreary and disastrous outcome if our society and government did not act rationally and quickly to avert an even greater crisis, I have intentionally not written about the […]

Oct 10
2008

Fear & Volatility

by in Everyday Nonsense | 2,605 views | Reading Time 3:15

Over the last month, our financial markets have been crumbling before our eyes. Stock market losses have decimated retirement accounts, bank failures have completely seized our credit markets, and our housing decline has incinerated the equity of millions of American families. The adjectives used to describe these occurrences – crumbling, decimated, seized, incinerated – pale […]

Sep 15
2008

Trend Setting

by in Television Ramblings | 2,278 views | Reading Time 3:15

Fashion trends are in a state of continual flux. How do you know if your wardrobe or hair style is amongst the currently accepted “cool” fashions? The majority of us don’t buy fashion magazines with the intent on keeping up with the latest styles. Personally, I’ve never put much faith in the trendy styles our […]

Aug 27
2008

Informed Society

by in Political Beefs | 2,596 views | Reading Time 4:06

Today’s world revolves around information. How often have you heard the phrase “Information is king?” We are taught from a very young age that knowledge is power and information is the key to success. Our current generation has grown up with pathways to information no generation before it had ever dreamed of. We have the […]

Aug 19
2008

Mind Control

by in Everyday Nonsense | 2,666 views | Reading Time 4:33

I’m in control of my mind, aren’t you? After discussing body language the other day, maybe we aren’t exactly in such complete control as we like to think. I’ve ran across an interesting study who’s findings show that reading books have similar effects on the mind as watching television. We all know of the perceived […]

Aug 4
2008

Peterman Philosophy

by in Book Reviews | 2,430 views | Reading Time 4:18

Recently, I ran across the book “Seinfeld and Philosophy” by William Irwin and being such a huge Seinfeld fan, I happily placed the book on the store counter and forked over $20 so I could enlighten myself. The book contains 14 essays written by several professional philosophers about different subjects throughout the 9 year television […]