Alex plays Blue Moon

2/27/09 update: No idea why I put this here. Must have been a mistake. Makes me happy not angry or bitter...... Wait, I made a mistake. I am angry that I did this. Do you know how much time it takes to upload a video? That just pisses me off!!!!

Spam is a Four Letter Word

Spam You! Oh Spammitt, Don't Spam with me, Go Spam Yourself. These are my new cuss words.

I've complained before in this blog a few months back but things are even worse now!
August 16, 2007 Spam, Not Just for Lunch
Get ready to cue the Monty Python Spam Song
http://www.mailmsg.com/SPAM_python.htm

It's bad enough that the spam content of my inbox has jumped from dozens to hundreds. Now my blog is getting hit with " Spam-ments". Spam-ments is what I am calling Spam in the form of comments on blogs.

For example, recently Kenny Surtani left a message on Sign-in Saturday. He starts out by saying "Have you ever realized that when you buy readymade suits you get a choice of only a few colors & styles, also finding the perfect fit are quite difficult? Wouldn’t it be better to choose from over 2000 different British & Italian fabrics and get a tailor made suit at a similar price that you pay for readymade suits?" This spam-fo-mercial goes on for 5 paragraphs with a link to his website. I did not approve this "shout-out" so you will not see it on my blog. I rather look like a loser with no comments than ones like these.

I also noticed on most blog groups there are recent "members" that blatently join just to promote their businesses. The first clue is that their "bio" is primarily about their enterprise and the link to their blog is a website for goods or services.

I would hope most people are smart enough to see through these comments and self-promotions. I wonder if spam-ments ever work. How many people would buy a suit from Kenny by finding him in the comment section on a blog? Would you do your shopping this way?

If so, I know where you can get the latest diet and ED drugs, erase your credit card debt and get great replica watches!!! Spamwich anyone?

Primary Politics

I am more amused than bitter but on the off-chance of offending I felt this was a better place for political ramblings.
It seems like the primaries are providing the best of both worlds and interesting tidbits can be found in both the news and on celebrity gossip sites.

Republicans

Mitt Romney, John McCain and Mike Huckabee are the top three Republican candidates.
Huckabee has tried to make sure that Romney's religion is continually pointed out. After all, we can't have a Mormon president! Huckabee, a Baptist minister, makes an "innocent" remark to a reporter "Don't Mormons believe that Jesus and the devil are brothers?"
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2007/12/12/huckabee-apologizes-for-m_n_76542.html

Romney runs ads that attack Huckabee as being soft on crime and immigration. Huckabee cries foul and Romney defends his ads as merely pointing out differences in policy. McCain gets into the fray and also is a "victim" of Romney attack ads. Huckabee then partners up with McCain against Romney. Kind of like a Pro-Wrestling match!
http://poligazette.com/2008/01/04/huckabee-attack-ad-runs/
http://www.observer.com/2007/one-final-chance-stop-romney

Onto Michigan: With the economy in dire straights, Romney injects optimism in his campaign with promises to work to revive the ailing domestic auto industry. McCain takes the opposite approach with his " Straight Talk" and says "Those jobs aren't coming back". Romney wins in Michigan, any wonder why???

http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2008/01/17


Democrats

I do not recommend sending political emails to business acquaintances; especially when we are talking conspiracy theory. I recently received a mass email about Barack Obama being a Muslim with several terrorist ties. I would have suspected a hijacked address book but the woman who sent it is a bit of a "loose cannon".
http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/muslim.asp

Celebrity gossip blogs have been suggesting that Hillary Clinton is having a lesbian affair with her Muslim top aide. I'm having a hard time believing that Hil is having sex of any kind.
http://bigheaddc.com/2007/08/08/michael-musto-intimates-hillary-had-affair-w-female-aide/

http://www.crazydaysandnights.net/search?q=Hillary+Clinton


Trailing behind is John Edwards, also rumored to be having an affair with a woman. In his favor, no Muslim or terrorist ties have been mentioned.
http://www.nationalenquirer.com/john_edwards_cheating_scandal/celebrity/64271



I can't wait to see the "stories" as we get closer to November!