Another Test Blog/Podcast Post
Posted in Testing on January 15th, 2012 by Karl JonesDon’t you guys just love these blog posts that I make under the guise of “testing”?
Well, it’s just something about me… I have to post things live and try them out. So if you’re still following along, this post has a podcast attached, which not surprisingly, is also a test. I think it’s about a film school or something; I just grab some ad copy and recorded something to upload.
I’ll get it all together soon enough.
Happy National Grammar Day
Posted in Uncategorized on March 4th, 2010 by Karl Jones
Looks just like my 8th grade English teacher, Mrs. Howard… red marker and all.
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Looking Forward to Retirement… What’s That?
Posted in Uncategorized on February 6th, 2010 by Karl Jones
I understand this fellow is seventy years old. Having spoken to him casually, he’s very personable as well as hard working as we can see (and noted by the fact that he actually has a second part-time job he holds a few days a week). I wondered: if he’s there for fun? A way to pass idle time? Are there no more enjoyable diversions for one who certainly has earned their time in life to take it easy and relax? Is this a hint at my retirement years?
It doesn’t seem as though it’s been thirty years ago, this job and others like it were rarely performed by someone over the age of twenty-one. I’d never imagine a senior citizen asking me “if I needed help to my car with the groceries?” I know they can do it, I’m not suggesting they can’t. And if they want to, it would be far from me to deny them. So maybe the question should be, where are the kids? Seems the usual answer is “they don’t want to work.”
Indeed. Todays high schooler probably is more concerned with being the next LeBron James or Paris Hilton. Heaven forbid working a part-time job, saving money for a car, or buying their own clothes. Just hit mom and dad up for the money, buy this super outfit so I can’t look cute when I’m discovered, or buy these $100 sneakers and a basketball and swagger sway around until that scout for the Lakers comes by. Either way, hardly work the time thinking about it.
Will there be a time someone says “retirement… what’s that?
Pink Was Red-Hot at the 2010 Grammy Awards
Posted in Entertainment, Grammys on February 1st, 2010 by Karl Jones
Pink put on a show that was worthy of a true showman at Sundays Grammy Award show in Los Angeles. Not just singing a song, or performing with dozens of choreographed human props (that’s so “Rhythm Nation” old), but an actual performance. And she did it beautifully. The music, the actual singing live instead of lip-syncing, and the surreal tone she set with beautiful and graceful flowing moves was spellbinding. That live performance should be nominated for an Emmy. Wait and see.
Tom Bihn TriStar Carry On
Posted in Uncategorized on August 28th, 2009 by Karl JonesTom Bihn TriStar Carry On
Misquoted Movie Lines
Posted in Entertainment on July 19th, 2009 by Karl JonesDarth Vader owns the No. 1 misquoted movie line.
Poor Darth Vader. It’s bad enough that he lost his wife in childbirth, fought with his son, and embraced the Dark Side of the Force. Now it turns out that we botch his most famous line. Fans mess up The Empire Strikes Back quote—“No, I am your father”—more than any other, according to a recent lovefilm.com survey. (We wrongly say, “Luke, I am your father.”) At least Vader’s in good company. We also misquote cinematic icons like Dirty Harry and Hannibal Lecter, too:
Top Misquoted Movie Lines…
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Wrong: “Mirror, Mirror on the wall, who is the fairest of them all?”
Right: “Magic Mirror on the wall…”
Dirty Harry
Wrong: “Do you feel lucky, punk?”
Right: “You’ve got to ask yourself one question: ‘Do I feel lucky?’ Well, do ya, punk?”
Casablanca
Wrong: “Play it again, Sam.”
Right: “Play it, Sam.”
Silence of the Lambs
Wrong: “Hello, Clarice.”
Right: “Good evening, Clarice.”
Star Trek Franchise
Wrong: “Beam me up, Scotty!”
Right: “Never used in film or TV series.
Gone With the Wind
Wrong: “Frankly, Scarlett, I don’t give a damn.”
Right: “Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn.”
Field of Dreams
Wrong: “If you build it, they will come.”
Right: “If you build it, he will come.”
The Wizard of Oz
Wrong: “I don’t think we’re in Kansas any more, Toto.”
Right: “Toto, I’ve a feeling we’re not in Kansas any more.”
The Graduate
Wrong: “Mrs. Robinson, are you trying to seduce me?”
Right: “Mrs. Robinson, you’re trying to seduce me.”
Startup Disk on the New MacBook Pro: SD
Posted in Apple, Computers on July 6th, 2009 by Karl JonesMacworld is forever showing us how to smooth the Mac road we travel on. Now it’s creating startup disks from the SD card reader on new MacBookPro notebooks from Apple.
Thanks as always, Macworld!
The iPhone Re-Visited or Re-Born?
Posted in Apple, iPhone, Wireless on June 24th, 2009 by Karl JonesWell, Apple has done it again by releasing its latest iPhone the iPhone 3G S. Powered by the iPhone OS 3.0 operating system, I guess this is supposed to be closer to what the iPhone was intended to be. I have the iPhone 3G, which has served me very well since I bought it as a Christmas Present for myself last year (also because I get no love from Apple or AT&T towards upgrading to the new one until March 2010). But I was glad to get the OS 3.0 upgrade. I mean, come on… upgrades are fun, right?
I guess it depends on who you ask because many folks seem to be losing patience with AT&T and their foot-dragging when it comes to implementing MMS and tethering. The phone can do it, but AT&T allegedly needs to perform a little magic on each individual account. Oh well… I’ll just have to wait I guess.
If you want to read more, check out Wired’s Gadget Lab piece by Brian X. Chen.
