I've decided my hair needs to be cut again. Since most of the sheen and lustrous body bailed several years ago my hair does what it pleases. The sides are very short while the top is a tad too long. My head now resembles a pineapple with large ears. Don't get me wrong, it's a good haircut. It just needs some work.
Years ago I went to a new barber who had a strange technique. He would cut a little hair and feel my head, cut a little more and feel my head. He was feeling my head so often I thought he may be a phrenologist. When he finished, gave me a hand mirror, and turned me around, I realized why he was touching my head so much. He was feeling for braille.
Over the week end we ran across a new and different television show. If you have any doubt our entertainment choices are stretched too thin. If you think you've seen everything, here is "Killer Karaoke" on TruTV. I don't know what bothers me more, the premise, the show, or the audience. Come on, enough with the guilty pleasures already. As if "Honey Boo-Boo" and "Duck Dynasty" aren't enough.
"Killer Karaoke"....."A singing competition that asks people to sing their favorite songs under extreme and outrageous circumstances." Here's a few examples. A female sings while sandwiched between two very large and very sweaty Sumo wrestlers as they rub their backsides all over her. A singer performs while wearing an electric shock dog collar. This is based on a British game show called, "Sing If You Can."
No offense meant but do the people in England have a sense of humor? Typical isn't it? In the effort to Americanize the program, the name change from Sing If You Can, to Killer Karaoke. Please avoid this program like the plague.
My friend Garry sent me this article.
Police in Maine say a man called them to complain a prostitute hadn't given him his money's worth -- so they arrested him.
The 34-year-old New Hampshire resident was arrested and charged with engaging a prostitute.....keep reading, you'll notice it was a short engagement.
Police say he called them to complain a woman he'd hired "shorted him by 10 minutes."
The investigation also led to the arrests of two women believed to be prostitutes contacted through a website......See, it's not just E-Bay and Amazon, you can get lots of things on-line.
Wanda and I were watching the football game last night. One of our local teams, the San Francisco 49ers were in Massachusetts playing the new England Patriots. These two teams are very good and will both make the playoffs.
My enjoyment of the game is starting to wane. I now spend too much time yelling "shut the Hell up and go do your job" at the TV screen. I'm tired of watching players mug for the camera. I'm tired of various renditions of the 'sack dance' the 'touchdown dance' and recently, the 'first down dance'. I'm tired of watching members of the defense wave their hands around as if to say no he didn't make the catch while the offense signals he did. I'm tired of watching every other incomplete pass reception accompanied by the 'throw the flag' gesture, as if to say, "I was fouled."
Then again, maybe I'm just getting old and thinking about the days when ball players just did their job? If I want to watch and enjoy football, or most sports, I better get used to these displays. They start with Little League baseball and Pop Warner football, they're not going away.
With the proliferation of 'look at me' comes 'listen to this'. There are so many sports related programs the announcers need things to discuss. Along with Fantasy Football (I'm still not sure what this is) comes the ever growing list of statistics. This is what I learned last night:
The New England Patriots have the #1 offense in the league. The San Francisco 49ers have the #1 defense in the league. This is only the 7th time since 1970 the #1 teams in both have played each other in week 12 or later.
Who cares? Not me, I just want to watch a football game.
Our television service is provided by Comcast/Xfinity. So is our Internet and phone service. We have the 'Xfinity Triple Play'. Because we spend almost enough each month to pay for college tuition we are considered 'special' or 'Insiders'.
Last week I received an e mail. "Charles, Get Rewarded For Being An A-list Customer." With baited breath, I clicked on the e mail wondering what special treats were waiting.
Congratulations. You're In.
Welcome to Xfinity Insider, an exclusive program that rewards only our best customers with special benefits, discounts, freebies, info on sweepstakes and more.
Then, I was directed to a 'special web site' to 'get started'....xfinityinsider.
It wouldn't load!
That's how special I am.
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