Haines His Way
Haines His Way => Daily Discussions => Topic started by: bk on February 16, 2023, 12:28:07 AM
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Well, you've read the notes, the notes had a rant, and now it is time for you to post until the the ranting cows come home.
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And the word of the day is: LYRICAL!
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Notes absorbed. Rant recorded.
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It’s just the state of the current internet, innit? Deception, misdirection, anything for a click. And please like and subscribe.
You’ll be on a news page now and there will be these unrelated headlines to click on: “The Tragic End of (some perfectly still-alive actor).” Or “Why Hollywood Will Never Work With Judith Light Again.” And it’s all such obvious clickbait.
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I'll confess that I've watched his videos, but he didn't used to be that bad. Also, when I first started watching, they were only 4-6 minutes long. Now, they're 12+ minutes long and his titles have gotten so much worse.
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Listen, he's on the right side of things, but what he's doing with those headlines is wrong and hurts what he's actually trying to say. And half of any vid he posts now is clips from other places.
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Misinformation and telling lies to get attention are part of this brave new world.
Deepfake videos using artificial intelligence are on the rise, and will make things much worse than they already are.
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YouTube is a huge source of misinformation, as is Facebook.
Read what and who you feel are legitimate sources of information, and ignore the rest.
Just my opinion, of course.
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This guy, Chris, writes headlines to get your attention, similar to tabloids like the New York Post. Our media is built on this now.
Infotainment.
His videos seem to be amalgamations of current news events and interviews, taken and compiled from sources such as MSNBC and CNN. This is appealing to people who want to get a quick summary of what’s happening without spending too much time and effort. He figured out a way to monetize it.
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Good morning, all!
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Last night I slept quite well, one of the best nights in a long time. Absolutely no complaints.
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Access-a-Ride is picking me up early for my ride to my pharmacy. I have a longer wait there than I would like for my ride to Staples, where I must scan 34 pages of orchestra score.
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Good morning, friends.
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I found on eBay an unused, boxed printer like my recently deceased HP at a very reasonable price. So, I sent the seller a message "I will buy this if you can guarantee me a delivery by Friday." That began a flurry of messages. UPS said it would cost $50 to ship it, but the US postal service was charging $27.20. So, I have a new printer arriving tomorrow.
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After that transaction, I spent the day going through all my Amazon purchases and writing down the prices of all relevant ones.
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Congratulations on the printer replacement, DR elmore3003.
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My Amazon delivery that was due at 10PM last night did not arrive. It is now showing as "delayed." I am glad I didn't try to wait up.
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Listening to "Up, Up, and Away" by The Fifth Dimension.
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Not sure why, exactly.
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But it popped into my head.
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And it's kind of groovy.
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If you know what I mean.
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I don't know from the videos of this guy mentioned in today's notes.
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I kind of don't want to search for him, as then his videos will forever show up in my suggested feed.
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But I get the gist.
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Oh yes, I get the gist.
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The gist is gotten.
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And I have just one word:
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FOLDEROL.
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Be that as it may.
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TWO.
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Good morning, all.
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And the word of the day is: LYRICAL!
You don’t suppose thst it’s satirical?
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Wordle and Phoodle in 3.
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Baking a leaning tower-shaped dessert may sound difficult, but it's really a Pisa cake.
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TOD:
I remember the spread of lies on Jan. 6 that the failed coup attempt was caused by antifa and I remember screaming at the TV that no, it was caused by Republicans. Since then I have no patience with talking heads who just lie because it’s what their listeners want to hear and what they want to be true versus what is true.
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Baking a leaning tower-shaped dessert may sound difficult, but it's really a Pisa cake.
What was that bit about no groaning at HHW?
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Baking a leaning tower-shaped dessert may sound difficult, but it's really a Pisa cake.
:D
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Good morning
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I don’t watch those kind of YouTube videos
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I hate that clickbait stuff
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I must Wordle and run
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Wordle 607 4/6
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The Fabelmans has come into the library. Will fetch Saturday probably.
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Good morning, all.
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I "fought" YouTube for the longest time, in my ignorance, trying to get its opening screen of "suggestions" tailored to show only the types of things I'd have an interest in. I'd keep clicking or tapping on the "no interest" option in hopes of it learning what I want to see - as some applications can do, more or less. I finally realized that YouTube had absolutely no interest in being customized by me, and now I don't even look at the first page. I usually go to my subscriptions to see what might be new with any of those before getting down to any other business. And I don't click on anything political - on almost any site, but definitely YouTube and Facebook.
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And more to the point in regard to BK's experience, I've pretty much given up trying to correct or challenge anyone I don't know on just about anything online.
An exception would be those times on Facebook when someone is posting wrong information about movies and theaters, or wrong info about LA (or any other place I know), which, if I were coming upon it for the first time myself, I'd be very interested in learning only what's correct. People in these situations can be aggravating, but sometimes not, and that kind of thing most often stays fun and interesting anyway. But politics? Impossible.
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FOURTEEN PAGES!
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It was most excellent reading all of the posts last night about this and that....DR GEORGE and DR RODZINSKI and DR IRIS.
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I enjoyed MR BK's rant.
I couldn't agree more - as some say.
And earlier comments are right on the money.
I stay far away and I feel sad for those who get caught up in this flurry of misinformation.....it should be illegal. And it should be stopped. But everyone is making too much money from it.
As soon as someone can figure out how to NOT make it pay, it will go away. But I do not think that will happen.
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So anyway.
Back at the beginning of the 20th Century a man was driving his horse wagon down a street in NYC. He was hollering: "Ice! Get your ice! Ice!"
A lady called down and asked for ice. He stopped his horse and headed up the steps with it.
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Another man was walking by. And as he did he heard the horse say: "What a life!"
He was very surprised and stopped and asked the horse: "What did you say?"
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The horse replied: "I said, what a life!"
The man asked: "Why do you say that?"
The horse replied: "Six days a week I am tied to this heavy wagon. We drive all over the city from sun up to sundown. And then on Sunday this guy takes me to the park and give rides to kids all day. That's why I say 'what a life'."
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The man says: "Does he know you can talk?"
The horse replies: "No. And don't you tell him - otherwise I'll have to holler 'ICE!"."
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The End.
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New Printer vibes for DR ELMORE.
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Ha!
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For some reason, this morning’s ear worm is If Ever Married I’m, a song dropped from Kiss Me, Kate. Or perhaps written but never used.
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It’s infectious.
If ever married I’m
Will I gravitate in grandeur
Or in grime?
Will the honeymoon be humdrum
Or will I quick to the heavens climb?
If ever married I’m
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Waiting for a blood test.
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Three!
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Well, Access-a-Ride was late, very late, around 47 minutes late. I was fit to be tied. However, the driver was wonderful. I can't blame him' it's the damned dispatchers. So, I got to my pharmacy. then taxi'd to Staples, where Fatima, my favorite print section lady, taught me how to scan my orchestra score with a credit card. So, as Shakespeare the Bird of Avon, once wrote, All's Well That Ends Well.
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Good morning, all.
I slept well. Had pleasant dreams, all of which have drifted into obscurity.
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The overture looks wonderful so far, DR Elmore. More, please! (You can't, I'm sure. Understood!)
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Well, Access-a-Ride was late, very late, around 47 minutes late. I was fit to be tied. However, the driver was wonderful. I can't blame him' it's the damned dispatchers. So, I got to my pharmacy. then taxi'd to Staples, where Fatima, my favorite print section lady, taught me how to scan my orchestra score with a credit card. So, as Shakespeare the Bird of Avon, once wrote, All's Well That Ends Well.
A little known fact: he tweeted that one in lieu of utilizing his favorite pen and paper.
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That was a good one, DR Jrand72.
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Forgot to say: I don't even know how monetizing works.
Is it when an uploader gets so many followers and views that YouTube is able to attract advertisers to that page, so that they're, in effect, sharing the advertising wealth with you? Am I even close?
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Forgot to say: I don't even know how monetizing works.
Is it when an uploader gets so many followers and views that YouTube is able to attract advertisers to that page, so that they're, in effect, sharing the advertising wealth with you? Am I even close?
That’s about it.
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Waiting for a blood test.
That is a required step for the marriage license.
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My dear friend Kim Criswell made her cabaret debut in London:
https://musicaltheatrereview.com/takin-stock-kim-criswell-50-years-upon-the-wicked-stage-crazy-coqs/?fbclid=IwAR0Xa95vaHHD-mqED34_f7fkelKpTB1ll-hCKD_xEEeiFj4i_e-X8zAm-Yc
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Waiting for a blood test.
That is a required step for the marriage license.
Duly noted. And if ever married I’m
Will he bore me till I brain him
And make the cover of Life and Time?
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I do not know that song DR JOHN G.....most entertaining.
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Good news DR ELMORE.....
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I am reading a NOVEL about the life and death of actor Dick Kallman....one chapter is about the investigation of his death....then a chapter about his life.....and so on and so on etc etc etc.
It's interesting with appearances by a lot of folks whose names I know.....if you are interested in Broadway/tv/movies of the 50's and 60's you might enjoy it....possible.
Up With the Sun by Thomas Mallon
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That is I HAVE read....I finished it.
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From DR George:
My sister works from home, so it would've been more convenient to just send them there. No, my niece asked if I would get them for her birthday, even though it's not until April. ::)
Got it. I thought someone was usually at her house.
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From DR Rodzinski:
The trouble I’m having is with my propane delivery service. They won’t deliver to me. Their customer service dept has gone rogue. This evening I had a lady pretending she couldn’t hear me and telling me to call back in 2 minutes, by which time they’d closed.
:o
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DR Rodzinski how long have you lived in this house?
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I've been up since seven-fifteen - allergy issues - read the play and now maybe I'll go try for a couple more hours of sleep as I've only had four.
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From George:
I also got to eat chocolate cake at the end of A Murder is Announced.
Yum :)
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I think I might need to specify in any future auditions that I won't accept a role unless I get to eat on stage! :D
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Be careful what you wish for, you could end up eating something super disgusting ;)
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A few weeks back I decided to check on Ann Jillian to see if she had done anything I might like to watch, and was also curious how she was doing.
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It’s just the state of the current internet, innit? Deception, misdirection, anything for a click. And please like and subscribe.
You’ll be on a news page now and there will be these unrelated headlines to click on: “The Tragic End of (some perfectly still-alive actor).” Or “Why Hollywood Will Never Work With Judith Light Again.” And it’s all such obvious clickbait.
Judith Light recently did an episode of Poker Face.
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When Judith Light was preparing for her role in WIT, a woman with ovarian cancer, she talked to my cousin for a better understanding of it.
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LOL DR Jrand.
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Propane vibes for DR RODZINSKI.
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It’s just the state of the current internet, innit? Deception, misdirection, anything for a click. And please like and subscribe.
You’ll be on a news page now and there will be these unrelated headlines to click on: “The Tragic End of (some perfectly still-alive actor).” Or “Why Hollywood Will Never Work With Judith Light Again.” And it’s all such obvious clickbait.
Judith Light recently did an episode of Poker Face.
She was great in The Menu.
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Propane vibes for DR RODZINSKI.
Ditto. Stay warm vibes for DR Jeanne and him both.
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I found on eBay an unused, boxed printer like my recently deceased HP at a very reasonable price. So, I sent the seller a message "I will buy this if you can guarantee me a delivery by Friday." That began a flurry of messages. UPS said it would cost $50 to ship it, but the US postal service was charging $27.20. So, I have a new printer arriving tomorrow.
Great news, Larry!
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Baking a leaning tower-shaped dessert may sound difficult, but it's really a Pisa cake.
::)
;D
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My dear friend Kim Criswell made her cabaret debut in London:
https://musicaltheatrereview.com/takin-stock-kim-criswell-50-years-upon-the-wicked-stage-crazy-coqs/?fbclid=IwAR0Xa95vaHHD-mqED34_f7fkelKpTB1ll-hCKD_xEEeiFj4i_e-X8zAm-Yc
Congrats to Kim!
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Oh, look! It's Page Four!! :D
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That could have been TWO posts, DR George.
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;D
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I think I might need to specify in any future auditions that I won't accept a role unless I get to eat on stage! :D
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Be careful what you wish for, you could end up eating something super disgusting ;)
I'll have it in my contract that I get to approve all consumable foodstuffs.
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When Judith Light was preparing for her role in WIT, a woman with ovarian cancer, she talked to my cousin for a better understanding of it.
Wow.
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It’s just the state of the current internet, innit? Deception, misdirection, anything for a click. And please like and subscribe.
You’ll be on a news page now and there will be these unrelated headlines to click on: “The Tragic End of (some perfectly still-alive actor).” Or “Why Hollywood Will Never Work With Judith Light Again.” And it’s all such obvious clickbait.
Judith Light recently did an episode of Poker Face.
She was great in The Menu.
I don't think I saw it.
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I think I might need to specify in any future auditions that I won't accept a role unless I get to eat on stage! :D
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Be careful what you wish for, you could end up eating something super disgusting ;)
I'll have it in my contract that I get to approve all consumable foodstuffs.
:D
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When Judith Light was preparing for her role in WIT, a woman with ovarian cancer, she talked to my cousin for a better understanding of it.
Wow.
I know.
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One YouTube channel that I really like is The Meidas Touch (https://www.youtube.com/@MeidasTouch). It was founded by three brothers (https://www.meidastouch.com/about), one of whom (Ben) is a practicing attorney.
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They really know what they're talking about...they're not just talking out of their asses. ;)
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Gratuitous Post #101!!
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DR Rodzinski how long have you lived in this house?
Since August. So we had one tank fill in November I had to beg for. This time even begging wasn't working, so I quit that company last night, and the more mom 'n' pop local company showed up this morning and filled our tank.
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When Judith Light was preparing for her role in WIT, a woman with ovarian cancer, she talked to my cousin for a better understanding of it.
She's so nice. I chose her as my clickbait article example for that reason.
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DR Rodzinski how long have you lived in this house?
Since August. So we had one tank fill in November I had to beg for. This time even begging wasn't working, so I quit that company last night, and the more mom 'n' pop local company showed up this morning and filled our tank.
Was there much of a price difference between the two companies, or did they charge similar prices?
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DR George, the company I had sold the gas for cheaper, they also serviced this house before I moved in, so I went with them. The new company the gas is more, but they don't have a lot of extra charges the other one did. And they have a human who picks up the phone when you call!
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BK rants deliver results! The YouTube CEO is stepping down.
https://www.cnbc.com/2023/02/16/youtube-ceo-susan-wojcicki-says-shes-stepping-down.html
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DR George, the company I had sold the gas for cheaper, they also serviced this house before I moved in, so I went with them. The new company the gas is more, but they don't have a lot of extra charges the other one did. And they have a human who picks up the phone when you call!
That's definitely a benefit.
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Glad you got it sorted, DR Rodzinski!
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~~~STAYING WARM VIBES~~~ for both you and DR Jeanne!!!
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I follow that YouTube Channel as well, DR George. Good stuff.
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DR Rodzinski how long have you lived in this house?
Since August. So we had one tank fill in November I had to beg for. This time even begging wasn't working, so I quit that company last night, and the more mom 'n' pop local company showed up this morning and filled our tank.
Thank goodness you found another company. I hope all goes well from now on.
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We had two houses on the East Coast that required oil deliveries. It was frustrating as neither house had a gage for us to check if we needed oil. Connecticut was fine, but the house in Pennsylvania ran out of oil too often, leaving us very cold. One year I thought the goldfish were going to freeze. Thank goodness they survived.
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When Judith Light was preparing for her role in WIT, a woman with ovarian cancer, she talked to my cousin for a better understanding of it.
She's so nice. I chose her as my clickbait article example for that reason.
My cousin liked her and felt she really listened to what my cousin was going through.
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So if Fetterman can't perform his U.S. Senate duties, does the Democratic Governor of PA get to appoint a successor until the next Special Election?
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I hope so, and it had better be someone who can win the election.
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Good evening!
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Wordle: 3/6
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Hoping that we hear from TCB soon.
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Good evening!
Good evening.
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Wordle: 3/6
Nice.
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Hoping that we hear from TCB soon.
Always.
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Didn't go back to sleep. Did a few things on the computer, picked up a couple of packages, got a Fatburger burger and fries, ate it, and I've been relaxing. Got the final two mixes so those are now with Marshall Harvey and he''ll put them in and I believe we'll be done.
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FedEx says they put the package I ordered into a locker at Craig's apartment building. I now have a case number. Groan.
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Bryan has a duplicate package that is stranded in Chicago.
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These packages contain bread from Zingerman's and were supposed to be delivered in two days.
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In all the years we have ordered from them this has never happened. Before I call Zingerman's I want to make sure Bryan receives his order, and that it is ok.
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Delivery vibes DR Jane!
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Well, I'm off to see the new Ant Man movie with my friend Margo!
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We're going to see the IMAX version, but not in 3-D, which is okay.
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I like IMAX more than 3-D, but I don't mind 3-D.
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After that, we're going to The Rock Spirits and Puzza for a meal.
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I got gift cards from Costco, so it'll be cheaper than the listed prices. :)
Until later!
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Delivery vibes DR Jane!
Thanks.
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Well, I'm off to see the new Ant Man movie with my friend Margo!
I didn't know there was a new one.
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I got gift cards from Costco, so it'll be cheaper than the listed prices. :)
Until later!
That was smart.
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I have a case number from FedEx. They asked if they could text me with with updates. I was surprised to receive a text from them so soon, asking if I wanted to chat.
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It is only an annoying chat with a computer, asking the same questions I answered earlier on my computer. It doesn't accept any of my responses, just gives me the same question option over and over again >:(
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Hoping to hear from TCB soon
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Vibes the packages are delivered, Jane
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They opened a new Lidl down the road from my house
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If you shopped there last week you received a $10 coupon good on orders of $30 or more
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I had two coupons
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I used one today and got some very good deals.
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I made stuffed peppers for dinner with the groceries
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Vibes the packages are delivered, Jane
Thank you.
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They opened a new Lidl down the road from my house
That will be convenient.
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'night
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Well, at least we can get to page six.
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With a little nudge.
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Six!
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We tried a new series tonight, Murder in Provence.
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It was not flashy, but we don't like flashy.
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I almost forgot that we are not working Monday - we get that as a holiday.
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I join with others here in the hope that we will have an update from DR TCB soon.
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I was at this concert in person a few months back. This was a highlight. A beautiful choral arrangement of Dylan's "The Times They Are A-Changin'."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkl_EA9LZXM
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Good night, friends.
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Vixmom, how is WFO?
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Watching a Robert Siodmak film called Farewell. Early talkie in German from Germany. Seems like a family drama. Emeric Pressburger co-wrote the screenplay.
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I don't know what Lidl is......
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FedEX vibes for DR JANE.
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Glad to hear the DR RODZINSKI got his delivery problem under control.
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I am watching WEST SIDE STORY on TCM.
I certainly liked the new version - but this one has some special moments. I like AMERICA best with all the characters dressed in their dance in the gym costumes dancing on the roof.......and the Anita in the candy store in the new version just seemed so flat compared to Rita Moreno.....
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Good night, all.
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We were without power for almost two hours this evening.....
I heard a loud explosion just before it happened.
I am guessing it was a meth lab exploding or someone's still blew up.
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I was at this concert in person a few months back. This was a highlight. A beautiful choral arrangement of Dylan's "The Times They Are A-Changin'."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkl_EA9LZXM
Very nice. :)
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We were without power for almost two hours this evening.....
I heard a loud explosion just before it happened.
I am guessing it was a meth lab exploding or someone's still blew up.
Yikes!! :o
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Hope everyone's okay, Jrand!
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Well, both Margo and I enjoyed Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania.
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Lots of action, lots of exposition, lots of ants! What's not to like?? :D
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After the movie, we went to The Rock Wood Fired Pizza (https://www.therockwfp.com/).
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I had the ROCK Chicken Sandwich, which was pretty darned good.
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It's "Chicken breast, bacon, Swiss cheese, red onion, tomato, lettuce, pickle, ROCK burger sauce, on a toasted brioche bun."
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The bun was just a bit too big (or maybe the chicken was a bit too small?), but it was quite tasty.
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I think Margo got the Spicy Born on the Bayou Pasta, but I can't remember exactly.
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She did get a kinda-spicy pasta dish, so that is probably it.
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She liked it, but it was just a bit too spicy for her...she has a delicate palate. ;)
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After eating and chatting, I drove her home, then came home myself.
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And now...
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...since we're so close...
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s e v e n ! ! ! ! ! ! !
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No TCB.
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George took a hike.
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Most unseemly.
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Just me and my shadow.
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And certainly not very far on page seven.
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And no posts for thirty minutes.
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None whatsoever.
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Abandoned.
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Ignored.
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No denizens.
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I was sleeping.
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But now I'm not.
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Page eight in flux.
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So I'm posting instead.
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George down some damn rabbit hole.
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I would rather be sleeping.
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Posting is good.
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I'll be in bed by two.
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For sure.
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But posting isn't a bad fallback position.
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Not kidding.
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My posting may, however, cause others to sleep.
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George could join in, but nooooo.
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It's been known to happen.
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I would rather be sleeping.
I was napping. ::)
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I'm out of Pepcid once again. Went to buy some on Amazon but they wouldn't get here until March and that's just stupid.
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It's usually just two days.
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But here, we have mirth.
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I'm out of Pepcid once again. Went to buy some on Amazon but they wouldn't get here until March and that's just stupid.
OMG! That is stupid!
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But things change rapidly on Amazon so I'll see if it's sooner now.
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Page eight.
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And merriment.
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At long last.
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And laughter.
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And legs, of course.
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Couldn't have happened to a nicer page.
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New notes are up.
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Up are new notes.
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Legs. On page Eight. Imagine!
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I've seen them.
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I've read them.
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I wrote them.
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Whew!
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And I don't care who knows it.
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I really don't.
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Good!
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Not one whit.
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Who nose it?
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Not one Whit Bissell.
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Are you going to try for Page Nine??
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I don't give a flying Wallenda.
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Only eight more posts.
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Page nine is not so far away, is it?
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Those Wallendas were a caution.
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I feel it's close.
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Closer than ever.
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Those Wallendas were a caution.
You got that right!
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Coming soon.
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They flew before flying by Foy.
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Closer than ever.
By Maltby and Shire! I love that song! ;D
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To a theater or drive-in near you.
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PAGE NINE DANCE!!
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Good, page nine.
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Nine is fine.
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They flew before flying by Foy.
Not everybody flew, though. ::)
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Boom, crunch?
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The circus trapeze act always scared me as a kid.