As usual, I didn't get the memo...

It happens all the time.
Something important is decided and I don't get notified.

Son of a bitch!

For example: At some point during the past couple of years it was decided that things no longer have a price, they have a price point. Have you noticed?
It is impossible to tune in a conversation on any of the TV business channels and not hear references to Apple's price point, the price point of chicken giblets, or the price point of toilet paper. What gives??!! Why the extra word? My POINT is what the hell is the word point doing that is so damned important to THE PRICE of something?

ATTENTION CNBC! Knock it off!!!!

Perhaps I have been watching too much financial television....
I can't help it. I trade stocks every day and seem to be unable to stop. It is not unlike going to the track. I'll admit that I'm hopelessly hooked, although MY bookies wear ties.

Here's something else I don't get: Maybe it's just a California thing. Lately I've noticed that often cars approaching an intersection will stop a car length or two short of the crosswalk. What is that all about??? Again, was there a memo telling all drivers that they should allow plenty of leeway for getting rear-ended at stoplights? My guess is that there was no such memo. Most likely this situation manifests itself because people are so busy talking on the phone that they are merely guessing the whereabouts of the intersection.

Then... there is that stupid TV ad for one of those special pills for guys who have trouble getting their "best friend" to uhh..stand up for them. I don't know the name of the product, but it starts with a C and it features a couple sitting in separate bathtubs admiring the sunset at the end of the commercial. Now, if this thing actually works and is literally the equivalent of having the Acme Crane company at your service in pill form, then what the hell are the happy couple doing in separate tubs??!!

Finally...
Linda and I haven't been OUT to see a movie in over two years. This weekend we saw a good one, "Gone Baby Gone". It was well acted and the adaptation from the book was superb. We had both read the book and enjoyed it. But here's the rub: Even using our "senior" status to secure a discounted ticket, the tab for the movie, popcorn and two medium drinks was $30.
No wonder only kids go to the movies. Kids are the only ones with that kind of "whip out".
We'll be catching all of our movies on DVD and HBO for the foreseeable future.



Gone Baby Gone...

Good flick! Wait for the DVD.



Personal note:
Last week I began doing an Internet radio show with Clark Anthony on the website of the San Diego Union-Tribune. I'm not sure if it's any good...yet, but it sure is FUN. If you're at all interested, it is on from 11am-1pm Pacific time. All you need to do is go to: signonsandiego.com and click on signonradio. It should be in the right-hand corner of the home page. Well, it'll be there until they tell us to "get out!".