Archive for the ‘News’ Category

Movie Watchers Upset With Netflix Price Increase

Sunday, July 24th, 2011

First thing that showed up on my laptop this morning was a big story about the angry Netflix customers that are busy speaking up against the raise in the price that Netflix just announced for their movie rentals. The story indicates that the price is going up 60% which sounds likes a massive increase, which has prompted numerous Netflix customers to cancel their subscription.

I’ve been been into the whole Netflix scene, but it seems to me that $10 a month for unlimited movies was a very low price, so the jump to $16 a month isn’t all that major if you ask me. That is still a very cheap price considering how easy it is to use and how many movies you get to watch in a months time.

No Sunday Newspaper

Sunday, May 22nd, 2011

The one day of the week that I actually have the time and desire to sit down and read the newspaper is Sunday. I get the daily paper delivered every day. But to be honest, there are days when I toss the paper on the side table and don’t even read it for a couple of days. Some days I am too busy trying to get to an appointment, and other days I just can’t deal with any more bad news.

When I went out to the end of the driveway this morning to get the paper, it wasn’t there. I don’t know if the delivery person messed and and skipped my driveway or if someone stole it? I wish they would bring the paper up to the house and leave it closer to the door. On the porch would be even nicer. But when I asked for that, they told me its not something they can do any more because it takes too much of there time.

I guess I’m lucky they are willing to drive by my house and throw the newspaper out of their car window as they drive by. But either they didn’t do that this morning or someone decided to help themselves to my paper before I could get there to pick it up.

Usually Useful Lists on Yahoo

Monday, March 28th, 2011

The Internet is full of lists of tips for any subject you could think of. My home page is Yahoo.com, so first thing I see are the day’s big news stories, celebrety headlines along with a few sport stories with some filler here and there with interesting tips on a variety of subjects that I check into from time to time.

Today the one that caught my eye was The When-to-Wash-It Handbook, which is now placed some where in the Shopping category with countless other interesting and some times wacky articles that hopefully with enlighten, educate and entertain you. I didn’t necessarily agree with the time frames that they provided the readers as to when to wash some of their clothing items, but for the most part I guess I’m doing correctly, as far as this list goes.

I want one of these!

Wednesday, March 16th, 2011

I don’t quite understand how you can avoid washing dishes using this machine, maybe at least rinse them off? Or scrape off any solids? The narrator (inventor?) says you just put the dirty plate on the machine. What do you think?

Anyway, I think this is an awesome invention: I’d love to have one!

Disturbing Earthquake Photos

Friday, March 11th, 2011

Here are a couple of the photos that are being posted online from this horrible natural disaster that just hit Japan, with their 8.9 on the Richter scale, earthquake that just hit with a horrendous tsunami that followed.

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This is going to take a very long time to fix, clean up and get over for millions and millions of people. This makes Katrina look like a walk in the park.