Daily Dose of BS March 18 want it now

We are in a want it now society, I am just as guilty of it as the next guy.  I saw it in full force over the weekend.  My youngest son wants to get a remote control car because his buddy has one.  He did the research and started on the sales job to him Mom and me.  I tend to stand firm and do as my Dad always used to do, take a piece of paper and write down the positives and the negatives and you have to have at least one negative.  He did the work, did the sales and has the money.   What I don’t know is why these machines are so expensive and why would you need to have a remote control car that goes 60 mph?  I am proud of the fact that I got him to think about the purchase and the fact that he saved his money for this.  How many times have you had your eye caught by something and stopped and made the impulse buy?  From the grocery store to the convenience store to the department store, jewelry store and my downfall the electronics store.  We are a want it now society but we should also know that if we work hard that we can succeed at the purchase of what we want, either buy used, save up or go into debt.  Where do you fall?

Daily Dose of BS March 15 tsa knifes on a plane

I always thought you just needed the tip of a knife to kill someone.  About an inch and a half, but you know what I am ok with the new rules that will allow a pocket knife of up to 2 ½ inches that doesn’t lock.  I thought that that was always a dumb rule anyway, I don’t think that now-a-days you would get too far with a short knife.  I also thought the banning of fingernail clippers was ridiculous how are you supposed to  take over a plane with those?  Stop and let me into the cockpit or I will throw my dirty fingernails at you.  Speaking of fingernails, I find that when people cut their nails in public are rude, I was at church about 10 years ago when the person in front of me started cutting their nails, at church, what is wrong with people?  I guess I should be glad that they didn’t flip off their shoes and start on the little piggies.  

Daily Dose of BS March 14 smart products

Things are supposed to be getting easier but in some ways they are getting harder, take my new phone for example, the first phone I had well, was attached to a wall, but my first cell was the same shape as my new phone and it had one function, to make calls, then came the flip phone that, made calls, I then got a couple BlackBerrys now my new phone is way more than a phone.  Same goes for refrigerators they used to keep stuff cold now they do way more than that, I think the new ones have video screens on them.  They keep your food cold for crying out loud.  Are our household appliances getting too complicated? What are some of the hi-tech features you’ve never used (or maybe don’t even understand) on your dishwasher, refrigerator, clothes dryer, washing machine. What pretentious settings have you seen? (‘Reduced Grease’, ‘Allergy’, ‘Hand Wash’, etc).  How about this on, off buzz when finished.  

Daily Dose of BS March 13 things my parents said

At this moment right now, you are the youngest that you will ever be, and at the exact same time you are the oldest you ever were.  You don’t know and you don’t even know that you don’t know.  Use your head for something other than to hold your glasses a place to put your hat.  What are some of the things that your parents used to say to you that you looked at them with that blank stare?   My parents had a ton of them like you can't make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear.  Wants are unlimited and resources are scarce.  It seemed that there was always a saying to go with whatever it was that I was getting in to or doing.  Like when I was a kid I walked 10 miles to school uphill both ways in the snow, I guess I now know why I am the way I am the way I am, I was always told to quit or I will go blind and don’t make that face or it will stay that way.  I guess I should have listened better.  

Daily Dose of BS March 12 killer dog

A 14-month-old Wisconsin boy has died after a brutal attack by a pair of pit bulls last week.  This is the first fatal dog attack in Wisconsin in a decade.  If anyone is killed by a dog it is too many.  I thought that dogs were supposed to be man’s best friend.  I have a springer spaniel and I bet that he would either lick, wag his tail or love you to death.   I am not sure why people train their dogs to be killers, unless you are up to no good.  I can see having a dog as a guard, and if there is a threat to the homeowner but to train a dog to go viciously after a child, that is a line that should never be crossed.  

Daily Dose of BS March 8 cell phone

Cell phones are a huge part of our lives, yesterday I upgraded my life, ok I upgraded my phone.  I went from a Blackberry which is the type of phone I have been using for the past 4 years, it was easy for me to type since it had buttons for texting.  Yesterday I entered the unknown when I switched over to the Galaxy 3 and so far so good.  I have had a chance to play with my kids tablet and this is a lot like that.  I have successfully answered it when it rang, I have made a call and texted on it, so, so far so good.  I downloaded a few games and apps yesterday as well.   I have no idea what kind of apps are out there and how these apps can help to simplify my life, so if you know of any gotta have apps please let me know, also is there a better than the supplied facebook app that is out there please let me know.  Now I got to remember my ring tone, and how to answer it without asking my kids what do I do now?

Daily Dose of BS March 7 tipping

I know I have talked about tipping more than once in the past, but I just saw a national story about where a guy ordered 85 pizzas and only tipped 10 bucks.  Wow.  I must say that I ordered 8 pizzas for my twins’ birthday party and I tipped 10 bucks.  You are hearing more and more of people stiffing the wait staff, and this bugs me, not that we need to tip everything out there because we don’t but we should toss a bit to the people who go above and beyond.  If someone brings you food you should tip them, and I am not just talking about at a restaurant.  If someone brings you food to your table at home, you should not take them for granted.  If you work at a job that is not a service related industry you may not get tips, but I bet you make more than the below minimum wage that the server at Lenny’s gets, and if you have this big job, I bet that you get compensated for what you do and I bet that you get a bonus of some sorts, either vacation, or sick days or insurance or a 401k or cash or a combo of all or most.  Think about the person waiting tables or bringing you food, chances are they are not getting the perks you are and the extra pay that you have been taking for granted.  Reach deep and tip right.