Moving Day for GG Buns

The big moving day has come and gone for GG Buns. The family made the trip from Elmira to Rochester to bring Grandma closer to the family. Everything went smooth except for the abundance of clothes that didn't fit into her closet. Anyways, big day tomorrow. Opening season the Yankees. Looking forward to the games, and why shouldn't I. 107" of high definition, will surround sound. Life is good.... Have a good week everyone...

Congratulations to Amy

Congratulations to my good friend Amy, for completing her course with the Catholic Church's RCIA program. Her path now is clear to marry her heart throb tv star Joe D in the Catholic Church this coming November. For everyone who didn't know, she picked the best sponsor for this leap of faith, a man with an unflappable devotion to is faith, a constant role model to his peers, and of course a man that would be photogenic in all the photos to be taken. No it's not Dougy, it was me, of course. Honestly I think she picked me because she trying to black mail so that the video I am making for the wedding doesn't embarrass her that much, you thought wrong Nasti, you thought wrong....

p.s. Congrats Amy Angela Lynn Prusnasti

Why the internet is more important than any other source of information

My recent bouts with any customer service department has been "awful" to say the least. I'm not sure of who the person I'm talking to, their name or origin. With technology completely running our lives these days, customer service is more important than even. So my question is this, if companies keep producing these high end "state of the art" products, why can't they put together a technical department which speaks the "Kings English". The manual's that are provided in any product this day are more confusing than Lil' Wayne lyrics. How is a single piece of paper, most of which is filled with three different languages, going to explain to me how to install my dvd player. Let's not even mention how miserable some of the service department personal are....

So, how do we get around horrible 800 numbers, and unintelligible operators, the internet. Fifty years ago, television is what everyone got there entertainment, and news from. The family would gather around the boob tube and find out what happened in their world today and watch there favorite show in the evening. Some would read papers, others would turn on their radio. My question is simply this to older generation is this... How did you survive without the internet? I never read the paper anymore (except the Sunday ads), hardly ever watch live TV, and never ever read manuals anymore. I read my news on the internet, watch my tv shows through my tivo, and get all of my information from the search engine from google. Let take this for example. I'm somewhat intelligent, and can fix most things (don't ask my wife). I had to cancel one of my phone lines this week, which of course, was used for my alarm in my house. The fact that I told the installer not to install the security system on the phone line is besides the point, but when I called the 800 number to have someone come out to change the phone line on the security systems I heard this. "We have no record of you asking to have your security system installed on your primary line, so we will have to set up and appointment and charge you for a service call. The next available appointment is one week from today, sometime between the hours of eight and noon, and there will be a starting charge of $85.00". Here is where you heard the operator on the other line, "Hello... anyone there?". I wasn't worried about hanging up on Margaret with her condescending attitude, I had my computer with google and already pulling up the schematics to my telephone interface box. I had it completely rewired in about two hours time. The term "God bless America" should be changed to "God bless America and the internet".

 

Has our democratic process gone in the wrong direction?

Unless your buried beneath a rock, you can't turn a tv on lately without seeing some sort of political coverage. I hate our country's primary selection process. It bothers me that most of the states in our union have open primaries, so Democrats can vote for Republicans and vice versa. So of course, opposite parties (namely Republicans) can affect huge turnout votes in primary state elections such as Texas and Ohio this past week. Most Republicans would love the idea of Hillary Clinton securing the Democratic nomination. The "Swift Boats Adds" will no doubt have a field day on Hillary, making sure to see her crying through most of the general election.  The conservatives would are not excited with the Republican nominee John McCain will rally behind their party just so that there won't be a third term for a Clinton in the White House. Hillary campain would no doubt have to think of another brillantly add campain, because no doubt, the "phone call at 3am" will not work on such a season vetran of both war and politics like Senator McCain. This being said, the odds (and numbers), are not in the Clinton camp. I saw on tv this morning that Hillary would have to win the rest of the primary states 70 to 30 percent against Obama.  Also, there is the case in which the superdeligate's would boost Hillary into the nomination. If this happens, the nation as a whole might just want to forget the general election because the Democratic Party will be catastrophically divided.  On the other hand, I seem somewhat excited about Obama, after all Teddy "error" Kennedy endorsed him. I like the idea of getting out of the senseless war. I can't imagine anyone could give their vote to Senator McCain, "I would keep our troops in Iraq for the next 100 years". Is he out of his mind... This war has cost our country dearly with the brave men and women who serve their nation never to return home again. This war has begun to bankrupt a powerful nation, one which was once a superpower, now begins to stink of mediocrity. If this war continues on any longer I fear for our brave service man and women, and this great country.