DVD Problems, Cheap Old Fart, and Victim
by Barry Bauer
I recently bought a copy of “Bourne Identity” that said it was in both Blu-Ray and DVD versions. I put the disc in and the machine didn’t recognize it so nothing happened. I thought, holy crap, I just bought another bum product.
A week or so later and for whatever reason during one of my thinking moments (rare), I wondered if the DVD version of the movie was on the other side of the disc so I flipped it over and there it was! I’m a genius, I thought! I finally figured out something all by myself.
In my defense there are DVDs out there that are called “Dual-Layer” and “Double-Sided.” Nobody ever told me about that! The dual-layer DVDs are recorded and played on one side only and requires a special DVD burner while the double-sided DVDs are recordable on both sides with a regular burner.
On the other hand if I had just read what it said around the hole in the center of the disc I would have known to flip it over for the DVD version. It said as much. So much for reading information or instructions.
Well, it was not a lost experience because I learned something and anytime you can learn something, you are better off for it.
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Ladies, if you think your husband is a cheap old fart, you should be married to me! That would really make you appreciate him.
I get a haircut twice a year. Once in the spring and once in the fall. Monday to be exact, four days before fall. I went to Bill’s Barber Shop where Tina cuts my hair. She doesn’t know me from Adam but she always gives me that same great haircut. All I have to tell her is that I won’t be back for six months and she knows what to do. I did note that she spent more time cutting hair in my ears than on my head.
It’s not that I have a lot of hair but what does grow keeps getting longer and longer. Let’s just say it doesn’t hang in my eyes anymore.
See ya next spring, Tina!
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Sports fans in Michigan are very fortunate right now. The Tigers won their division, The Lions appear to have come out of their long wandering slump, U of M seems to have found their winning ways, and then there’s the Spartans. Boy did they look flat in the game against Notre Dame. When the Irish moved right down the field and scored at the start of the game I thought, oh crap, here we go. You could just feel it coming on.
The Spartans will recover, but they may not be as good as last year’s team.
We’ll see but I’ll still root for them.
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There was a young lady in the news this week who claims she’s a victim because she sent nude pictures of herself on the internet to her boyfriend. Before she knew it others had picked up her pictures and posted them on porn sites.
I think she’s a victim of her own stupidity and should stop blaming others for it.
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A few thoughts:
Why does Obama think cutting spending begins with raising taxes? He’s avoiding the real problem, too much spending. Typical dumb politician.
It seems like our government is in a constant election mode and they don’t have time to fix what ails America.
I think what’s good for the President is also good for Congress. I would limit them to two four-year terms. No more two year terms, no more six year terms. After that they become entrenched in their jobs and hard to remove from office. Their ideas become stagnant and they become part of the “good old boys club” and part of the problem. FIRE THEM AMERICA, this isn’t good enough for us!
All together now, let’s say Solyndra! Over $500 billion wasted on “our behalf.” It’s sad to say but our government has gone nuts!
Until the next time . . .