In the big picture, does it really matter?

Just a little auction update before The O'Reilly Factor comes on.  I've got a bid on the beer sign, the rose pitcher sale ended today, the Trixie Belden books are sitting dormant as well as my much beloved tale of Tammy's adventure in Hollywood.  Scott took more pictures today, so I'll be listing a few more items probably tomorrow.  And before I sign off, did you happen to catch Michael Jackson's latest antic today?  What's with this guy?  He puts a hankie over the child's face and dangles him over a balcony rail?  Madness.  Sheer madness.  I'm gonna watch Smallville tonight.  Now that's entertainment!  But please, answer one question for me....how the hell did Clark Kent manage to find a hot air balloon in Smallville in that last episode?  It was parked outside the hospital where his BEST friend (who we'd never heard of before) lay dying?  I'm sure it'll all be explained in time.  Yeah right....

Cheers, all.

7:11:18 PM     

Spam and eggs

One-third of the 30 billion e-mails sent worldwide each day are spam. That's 10 billion daily pitches for herbal Viagra, Nigerian scams, and genital-enlarging creams piling up in our inboxes. Neither legislation nor litigation against spammers has stemmed the tide, and they're not going to have much of an effect in the future, either. It's time to give up: Despite the best efforts of legislators, lawyers, and computer programmers, spam has won. Spam is killing e-mail.

Or at least it's about to destroy the e-mail we're used to: the tool that lets a stranger respond to something you posted on your Web site or that lets a potential client contact you after reading an article you wrote. E-mail is pervasive because it's simple to use, remarkably flexible, and it reaches everyone. The trouble is that e-mail is too good at that third task. Because e-mail inboxes are open to anyone, longtime Internet users now receive hundreds of spams per day, making e-mail virtually unusable without countermeasures.

[Privacy Digest]

We FRY Spam in the South, slap it between a couple of pieces of white bread, slather lots of mayo on both sides and call it supper  ::wink::  Seriously, electronic spam should be outlawed.  I say hang 'em and hang 'em high.

6:53:45 PM     

Nude Women Protesters Story (with pic)

6:17:51 PM     

Groups Protest Victoria's Secret Show

From the AP earlier this evening....

NEW YORK (AP) - Two women's groups and a media watchdog organization on Tuesday asked CBS not to air the Victoria's Secret fashion show, calling it a "soft-core porn infomercial."

CBS said it was moving ahead with the broadcast of supermodels in lingerie on Wednesday night.

Concerned Women for America, the National Organization for Women (news - web sites) and the Parents Television Council were among several groups protesting the televised fashion show, which was taped in New York City last week.      Full story here.

Sorry, I just don't get it. I happen to think the female form is lovely. Soft porn? I don't expect we'll be seeing these models performing sexual acts, just walking/sauntering down a runway. I like Victoria's Secret. I own things from Victoria's Secret. Frankly I think the fashion shows are in much better taste than "The Bachelor" and "Survivor". I'm all for women's rights, but honestly, why do these women protesting feel degraded? It's fashion for heaven's sake. Remember mini-skirts, tube tops, fishnet stockings and go-go boots? I've seen much more degrading things than lingerie on MTV, and lately on VH1. Glorifying murderers by promoting their jailhouse rock bands on television is degrading. Get a grip, people.

5:42:20 PM