Have you ever had one of those dreams where it felt so real that you could swear it was?? Waking up in the morning feeling like it happened the day before and things were really that way?? I had a dream the other night that Obama had won the election, it was closer than anyone thought it would or could be.. Decided like Bush 2000 with the judges and counting chads and shit (hanging chads, you bastards) and so I felt good.. Then I get this email from Cracked and it has this article of pre election predictions and it is kinda funny to read a few of them.. One was the Redskins (NFL football team in D.C.) that if they win the Sunday before the election then the sitting president will get elected, but if not he will lose and there will be a change of party.. The team they played today were the Carolina Panthers who have this way of sucking.. I thought easy win.. Then they played and LOST*... Oooh boy, well it looks like that one is over.. Hopefully but.. I am looking at the reality and I'm figuring Obama will lose.. On my other site (PNOP) I put these words on Wednesdays entry "Congratulations president Obama on being reelected.. NOW GO FIX IT!!" Guess we'll see if I have to change that..
Back earlier this summer I was in the local Walmart looking for something and came across the streaming players (Roku and the like) and found what I thought was THE streaming player that I wanted.. The Sony streaming player was just what I thought I wanted.. Perfect in that it streamed Netflix, and potentially so many other services as well as Youtube... Then as the summer rolled on I kept looking at it and was so tempted to just pull one off the shelf and get it and justify it by getting rid of digital cable, but then that became my plan.. I would check the rest of the summer and fall and see how much I actually watch the digital part of the cable service.. And in the mean time I went into walmart and checked to see if this player remained there figuring if it got too close I would pull one off early and either lay it away or... And through July I watched the number of this player go from six to three and then the first of August the magical number hit.. And I wasn't there to pull it.. The number hit zero.. None, no more of those and so I thought we'll see how long it takes for them to get this model back.. And August turned to September, to October, and now to November and the holding spot where that player was is gone now.. They WON'T be getting it back ever.. And yet it is available at Target.. But when they aren't available it makes me wonder if there was a problem.. Was there a recall?? no, they are still on several sites and back in early September when we were where a Target store is I looked and there was a Sony player there.. So what gives?? I Saw it at another Walmart in another town so I figure the local walmart is pushing the Blue Ray players with the streaming player as part of the package.. But I don't want blue ray (I have said there really is little difference between the two blue ray and regular dvd).. and think that streaming is the future of everything, although not yet able to replace cable completely..
So in the last few days I started to look for a streaming player on the internet and have found me gravitating to a magnavox model that does everything the sony does except play files on the flash drives, and while that is one of the most attractive things on the Sony player, there was no mention of how well this part of these players works, making me a little leery of their ability to play that stuff.. So the Magnavox moved to the front of the line with all the services I want on it except for the USB 2.0 ability.. Then the other day I played a review that some guy put on Youtube about the Roku player.. And suddenly Roku got a look and serious see.. It has everything on it except Youtube and that was the main factor of me saying no to Roku.. But the guy went through all of these services (channels if you want) and I thought maybe there was enough there to cancel out the youtube desire.. So many other video sites are out there, maybe there are enough to overshadow the lack of youtube being available.. It moves on to the list but remains number three.. If they suddenly offered Youtube I wouldn't hesitate and get one, but I doubt that will happen anytime soon.. It is what sets these apart, kinda like dish network and directv satellite services, if they were identical there wouldn't be a very big difference at all.. they would have the identical services (channels proper) then the only real difference would be the hardware (receivers and the lot) which is nearly no difference right now anyway.. I hope to have an idea by the time we make a trek to do the first X-mas shopping trip.. I'm not looking forward to that, the first christmas shopping trip.. Seems like the trips we made last year the people caught on to what is the best time to shop and that is week days not weekends.. Now I'd rather shop from the computer..
The second thing I have to decide on rather quickly here is weather to reacquire McAfee or to ditch it and get something else.. I've heard nothing but bad things about McAfee since getting it about this time last year.. Also I don't think we need the "total protection" version because I don't see where the majority of the services are needed.. The online protection I can see but all the everything makes me wonder.. Last time the total protection was about to lapse every link I touched sent me to a porn site.. It wasn't a true porn site, it was a fabricated porn site set by McAfee to make me want their services.. I knew it was that way and how I figured it out was when I got the new Total Protection, that stopped right then.. That shouldn't have stopped just that easy.. But now I am shopping for a different service and will have to get one set by the 26th, that is when this program runs out.. It might be easier to just get McAfee and not worry about it.. I will wait and see if they have a great offer like last year, actually last year I negotiated a price that I wanted to pay and they said fine.. Maybe that will happen again this year but I doubt it.. I have seen a few programs I would like to see about.. I'll have to check a few sites.. Just like the streaming player, I will research until I know what I want..
Badge Henry
(P.S. I don't remember there being this much... well BULL SHIT in the last election.. Today, just a little while ago I read a few things and they have Romney hiding some bailout funds (up to over a hundred million dollars) in his wifes savings or checking account to save from getting taxed.. Then there is the voter machines that Romneys sons have bought.. It makes you want to SCREAM!! this election might be Americas last...)
(* And if Obama wins reelection I think you have to credit it with the fact that while the Redskins could predict the election, you have to chalk it up to the fact that Shanahan is just a coach that is quickly coming to be out of his depth as far as coaching now.. )
Back earlier this summer I was in the local Walmart looking for something and came across the streaming players (Roku and the like) and found what I thought was THE streaming player that I wanted.. The Sony streaming player was just what I thought I wanted.. Perfect in that it streamed Netflix, and potentially so many other services as well as Youtube... Then as the summer rolled on I kept looking at it and was so tempted to just pull one off the shelf and get it and justify it by getting rid of digital cable, but then that became my plan.. I would check the rest of the summer and fall and see how much I actually watch the digital part of the cable service.. And in the mean time I went into walmart and checked to see if this player remained there figuring if it got too close I would pull one off early and either lay it away or... And through July I watched the number of this player go from six to three and then the first of August the magical number hit.. And I wasn't there to pull it.. The number hit zero.. None, no more of those and so I thought we'll see how long it takes for them to get this model back.. And August turned to September, to October, and now to November and the holding spot where that player was is gone now.. They WON'T be getting it back ever.. And yet it is available at Target.. But when they aren't available it makes me wonder if there was a problem.. Was there a recall?? no, they are still on several sites and back in early September when we were where a Target store is I looked and there was a Sony player there.. So what gives?? I Saw it at another Walmart in another town so I figure the local walmart is pushing the Blue Ray players with the streaming player as part of the package.. But I don't want blue ray (I have said there really is little difference between the two blue ray and regular dvd).. and think that streaming is the future of everything, although not yet able to replace cable completely..
So in the last few days I started to look for a streaming player on the internet and have found me gravitating to a magnavox model that does everything the sony does except play files on the flash drives, and while that is one of the most attractive things on the Sony player, there was no mention of how well this part of these players works, making me a little leery of their ability to play that stuff.. So the Magnavox moved to the front of the line with all the services I want on it except for the USB 2.0 ability.. Then the other day I played a review that some guy put on Youtube about the Roku player.. And suddenly Roku got a look and serious see.. It has everything on it except Youtube and that was the main factor of me saying no to Roku.. But the guy went through all of these services (channels if you want) and I thought maybe there was enough there to cancel out the youtube desire.. So many other video sites are out there, maybe there are enough to overshadow the lack of youtube being available.. It moves on to the list but remains number three.. If they suddenly offered Youtube I wouldn't hesitate and get one, but I doubt that will happen anytime soon.. It is what sets these apart, kinda like dish network and directv satellite services, if they were identical there wouldn't be a very big difference at all.. they would have the identical services (channels proper) then the only real difference would be the hardware (receivers and the lot) which is nearly no difference right now anyway.. I hope to have an idea by the time we make a trek to do the first X-mas shopping trip.. I'm not looking forward to that, the first christmas shopping trip.. Seems like the trips we made last year the people caught on to what is the best time to shop and that is week days not weekends.. Now I'd rather shop from the computer..
The second thing I have to decide on rather quickly here is weather to reacquire McAfee or to ditch it and get something else.. I've heard nothing but bad things about McAfee since getting it about this time last year.. Also I don't think we need the "total protection" version because I don't see where the majority of the services are needed.. The online protection I can see but all the everything makes me wonder.. Last time the total protection was about to lapse every link I touched sent me to a porn site.. It wasn't a true porn site, it was a fabricated porn site set by McAfee to make me want their services.. I knew it was that way and how I figured it out was when I got the new Total Protection, that stopped right then.. That shouldn't have stopped just that easy.. But now I am shopping for a different service and will have to get one set by the 26th, that is when this program runs out.. It might be easier to just get McAfee and not worry about it.. I will wait and see if they have a great offer like last year, actually last year I negotiated a price that I wanted to pay and they said fine.. Maybe that will happen again this year but I doubt it.. I have seen a few programs I would like to see about.. I'll have to check a few sites.. Just like the streaming player, I will research until I know what I want..
Badge Henry
(P.S. I don't remember there being this much... well BULL SHIT in the last election.. Today, just a little while ago I read a few things and they have Romney hiding some bailout funds (up to over a hundred million dollars) in his wifes savings or checking account to save from getting taxed.. Then there is the voter machines that Romneys sons have bought.. It makes you want to SCREAM!! this election might be Americas last...)
(* And if Obama wins reelection I think you have to credit it with the fact that while the Redskins could predict the election, you have to chalk it up to the fact that Shanahan is just a coach that is quickly coming to be out of his depth as far as coaching now.. )
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