Tag: News

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Scrolling Typos

A lot of the TV channels have adopted the scrolling text at the bottom of the screen to make viewers aware of breaking news and alerts.

Years ago, viewers would have to endure complete interruption of their preferred show for a talking head to read the script of breaking news on camera. But now, a lot of the breaking news is just a few words scrolling across the bottom of the screen.

It must be stressful programming in just the right words to scroll across the screen. It’s like having to write headlines as a teaser to get your attention but also to add just enough vital information to give viewers a snapshot of the situation.

At its worst, the scrolling words contain a typo, which broadcasts to the entire world that someone is not smart enough to spell the name correctly or never got enough education to recognize the difference in the meaning of words, such as “sum” versus “some.”

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Dinner and a movie

So happy. Last night we went out for dinner and a movie. We ate at one of my favorite places called Joes Crab Shack. I love seafood and this place has the absolute best there is in town. I had the Samuel Adams Steampot and boy was it delicious ! We hadn’t been there in so long, I was overjoyed when we pulled in. I didn’t know where we were going until we got there. My honey is so sweet. He knew exactly what I was going to love and made sure we go it. Our movie was really good as well, and we came home to curl up on the couch for a little while before bed. Probably shouldn’t have watched the news though.

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9/11

I’ve been watching some of the coverage that had not been shown until now, about the tragedy of 9/11. It was so sad I had to turn off the television. I remember exactly where I was and what I was doing on that date. I feel for all the family’s of the people who died. Even after ten years, it has to be so hard for them.

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Storms brewing

We here,  like most people are enduring or trying to endure sweltering hot weather the best we can. I must say though that people’s tempers are short and there are so many warnings about staying inside. I had to go to the store and noticed that the frozen food section was even unusually crowded, which lead me to believe that folks were hanging out just to keep cool, not to shop. Pretty sad. The weather report however is calling for some severe storms to start moving in. Hopefully it will cool things off. The only thing I’m a concerned about, as unpredictable as the weather has been, the storms will bring with it, tornadoes.

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RIP Betty Ford

I thought this great woman was not only super courageous, but had so much class and honesty about her that she was and indeed shall always be a mega icon! Rest in Peace, Mrs. Ford.

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The Casey Anthony case

I have been following the “fall out” on this case and the only thing I can say now, is that it seems that something is terribly wrong with the justice system. Granted a person has to be proven guilty within a shadow of a doubt, but in my personal opinion, there is just something, some sort of minor or even major evidence missing in this case, to have this woman get off on the charge of murder. Once again in my opinion, it all will come down to Karma. What goes around comes around…three fold. People don’t take kindly to child murderers, abusers or people like this woman who actually, despite of the other charges against her, will keep her in jail for awhile. From sources who know, she may not last long on the streets or in jail. One can only help feel, that on down the line, true justice will prevail. Enough said.

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End of the world?

I highly doubt it, but people are really going a bit nuts about this. Okay, a bit is rather an understatement. It’s crazy. I woke up this morning and turned on the news while I was drinking my coffee and all the channels kept giving news coverage on the Rapture. To be honest, I stopped watching a lot of news quite some time ago, because it depresses the living he** out of me. No pun intended nor would I ever get snip about stuff like that, since I am a believer in God, Angels and Saints. Still…come on people. NO ONE can predict when the end is going to come. Not down to the very last minute like it’s being said. Pardon me for being skeptical, but I am! I’m going to 4:30 mass like I usually do on Saturdays, and then come home, grab a glass of wine and my only cigarette of the day, kick back and watch the world go by. (Pun intended here) I figure when the Big Guy wants us, then it’ll be on HIS time. Not on someone else’s predictions.

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A Grand Wedding!

I suppose everyone is blogging about the Royal Wedding. I know people who actually set their alarm clock to get up at 5:30 or earlier to watch it. I myself, got up at about 7:00 like normal, and missed it. Course there are lots of replays, but I have to say that due to the fact that I have been known to love hats, that is what I was looking at. LOL! Okay, I was watching most of the wedding on a replay, and had to love ole Katie’s on ABC,’s  input on the whole thing. Her comments had me in stitches a lot of the time. The wedding though, was indeed classy but not over done, and Kate looked beautiful, and not gaudy, as I don’t think she ever could in anything she wore. I wish them both well.

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Disaster

With all the recent tornadoes all over the South, I want to do something, especially for the people of Alabama. I feel all of these families who have lost their loved ones, homes and belongings. I have been trying to contact our local Red Cross here, with no luck what so ever. I had even thought about going down there to try and help any way that I could, and if it hadn’t been for my various jobs I have, I would. I’ve been getting clothes together here, and collecting some clothes from other, hence trying to get a hold of the Red Cross, as sad to say, I don’t trust the Good Will here. I’ll figure out something though. It’s so darn sad and devastating.

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Surprise, surprise…

I didn’t read the whole article, but gee…what a surprise, (sarcasm added) Lindsay Lohan is already out of jail after being sentenced to a mere 120 days, last week. This is justice? Pfffttt!!!