Poets, priests and politicians
Have words to thank for their positions …
Televangelist Pat Robertson Blames Haiti For Earthquake
Chris Roslan, Spokesman, posted a response.
It’s not the first time Pat Robertson has said something controversial.
Why Consumers Get Screwed, and How You Can Always Get a Fair Deal
I heard an interview with the author Bob Sullivan who has good advice for us. Especially regarding our mobile phones, banks, credit cards, insurance and vehicles.
… evade the financial traps big businesses set for unwary consumers—and shows you how to get the best possible deals every single time.
Today’s marketplace is full of hidden fees, fine print, and other booby traps designed to trip you up and take your money. You may be losing big even when you think you’re getting a steal! But with Sullivan’s keen guidance and sensible advice, you can save money and regain control of your financial life.
Clearly and concisely, Sullivan reveals
• why American consumers make such easy targets for corporate America (you’ll be stunned, for example, at how poor our math skills are)
• how Wall Street will skim off one third of your retirement money (avoid this trap with Sullivan’s new “Pitfall-Proof Pyramid”)
• the myths behind credit-card reward programs and “the 21st-Century Bank Account”
• the real numbers to focus on when buying a new car
• why you should spend more time shopping for your mortgage than your home
• the key questions you must ask before buying life insurance
• the secrets to saving for college and paying off student loans the right way
• the best deals on cell phones and pay-TV service
Stop Getting Ripped Off – Amazon
Masons got Rosetta Stone software for Christmas. We’ve been learning French every day since.
Here’s one of their TV commercials.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
Rosetta Stone is interactive language learning software that teaches a new language by immersion, rather than translation and memorization drills. Learn more …
It works. It’s painless. Easy. Almost fun.
But it’s not cheap. Over $200 just to get started. Almost $500 for the complete French kit.
Warren sent me a link to this important video posted by new media guru Dr. Michael Wesch.
Assistant Professor of Cultural Anthropology and Digital Ethnography
2008 U.S. Professor of the Year
Kansas State University
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
If you like that, check out his famous 55min presentation called An anthropological introduction to YouTube. Brilliant.
his blog – Digital Ethnography
Guys like Rockin’ are always touting the importance of interaction with the great unwashed via the internet.
For every good comment I see online, there are nine ignorant ones.
I’m all for freedom of speech …. But also for freedom from speech.
On Sunday, January 10th, 60 Minutes did an interview with John McCain’s campaign strategist Steve Schmidt:
Sarah Palin comes off very, very badly.
Schmidt says it would be a disaster to elect her President in 2012.
Click PLAY or watch her Greatest Hits on YouTube.
Happily, Dana just let me know that Palin’s gone to work for Fox News TV, the bastion of those who actually still believe anything she says.
How appropriate.
Some old dinosaurs are so out of the music scene that they’ve never even heard of Duffy.
… Rockferry was the best selling album in the United Kingdom in 2008. “Mercy” was the third best selling single for the year …
Music video – Duffy performing Mercy.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
Click PLAY or watch Gary Brolsma on YouTube.
34 million views
A few months ago he led the half-time show at a Michigan State football game. 75,000 people loved it.
Click through to see that video.
It doesn’t have to be great. But I need to drive it to Mexico.
Leave a comment if you know of something that might suit me.
I stay in a lot of different hotels. At least half the time there is some confusion on check-in.
Have they finally figured out how to do it?
From David Pogue of the NY Times:
The other day, I checked into a hotel for a TV shoot (the Omni in San Diego). I was astonished when the check-in desk attendant said: “Good evening, Mr. Pogue. Here’s your key. Have a great stay.”
Do you see what happened there!? There was no tappy-tapping on the keyboard for five minutes. No “May I have your credit card for incidentals?” No speech about the spa hours. No disappearing into the back room for a while. No interrogation of any kind. They just had my key already waiting, and just handed it over. …
Why isn’t that just the way hotel check-ins work everywhere?
Click through to see how they do it at the Omni.
Rick McCharles 