Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Goat hops on bus...doesn't have right fare
Goat Reunited With Owner After Boarding Bus
PORTLAND, Ore. -- A pygmy goat boarded a commuter bus in southeast Portland Monday night, leading a bus dispatcher to call 911.You can't ride TriMet without a ticket or a pass, especially, if you're a goat.
Officials said the bus was on layover at Southeast 94th Avenue and Foster Road when the goat wandered through the bus doors.
Concerned of nearby freeway and street traffic, the bus driver alerted TriMet dispatchers."I've got a very strange request," the caller told an emergency dispatcher. "A goat is on our bus. We need him off."
A Portland police officer took the 47-pound pygmy goat to a Multnomah County Animal Services shelter in Troutdale. The officer attached a note to the goat; it read: "Didn't have the correct fare."
Friday, May 30, 2008
Spurs are out...wahhhhhhh!
ABC/ESPN is getting their wet dream, it looks like this...Lakers-Celtics 20 years later.
I worked every night when the Lakers and Spurs played so I watched zero minutes of the series, and that is good because I would be frustrated!
2 of the games with a 20 point lead demolished by Kobe sucks and his crew. Yes Kobe sucks, but I do respect how well he is playing, especially this season and playoffs where he is getting his team involved and not going out each game solo.
Oh well, then again Spurs never had back to back titles. This is the last hurrah for Barry and Horry too.
I worked every night when the Lakers and Spurs played so I watched zero minutes of the series, and that is good because I would be frustrated!
2 of the games with a 20 point lead demolished by Kobe sucks and his crew. Yes Kobe sucks, but I do respect how well he is playing, especially this season and playoffs where he is getting his team involved and not going out each game solo.
Oh well, then again Spurs never had back to back titles. This is the last hurrah for Barry and Horry too.
Harvey Korman, Mel Blanc, & Phil Hartman
Sadly Harvey Korman passed away yesterday at age 81, he survived a ruptured aortic aneurysm in his abdomen four months ago, but subcommed to it after several operations.
Mel Blanc passed away in 1989, he would of been 100 today. In todays Oregonian I learned a couple things about the man of a thousand voices. He was born in San Francisco, but raised in Portland where he attended Lincoln High and did radio announcing on KEX and KGW radio up till 1935 where he moved to Hollywood, and the rest was well....That's All Folks!
It's been 10 years this week now when Phil Hartman was killed by his wife in his prime. Still sad.
Mel Blanc passed away in 1989, he would of been 100 today. In todays Oregonian I learned a couple things about the man of a thousand voices. He was born in San Francisco, but raised in Portland where he attended Lincoln High and did radio announcing on KEX and KGW radio up till 1935 where he moved to Hollywood, and the rest was well....That's All Folks!
It's been 10 years this week now when Phil Hartman was killed by his wife in his prime. Still sad.
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Equal love to all members of Bauhaus
My Last.FM overall artists listening list (as of 5/27) shows I give equal time to both Peter Murphy and Love & Rockets.
That will change though, listening to a bunch of Peter Murphy. He is playing Saturday in Portland. He'll be performing his solo hits and Bauhaus material! This will be my 2nd time seeing him solo, 3rd overall (saw Bauhaus). I don't have tickets, planning to purchase at the door, which is cheaper than the fees Ticketbastard adds.
Saturday, May 17, 2008
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Thursday, May 1, 2008
Ashlee Simpson sucks! (So why blog about her?)
I'll tell you why! I love Flight Of The Conchords and in the new weekly album charts they willed Ashlee into hopeful oblivion! Flight Of The Conchords debuted their first full length comedy/music album at #3 with 54k copies sold, which is 2nd best for a comedy album after Dane Cook's Retaliation hit #2 in 2006.
Ashlee? She is in a downward spiral. Her first craptaciular album sold 398k, her 2nd album 220k, and the new one? 47k...ouch, that's a drop.
Pick up Flight Of The Conchords album today. It comes with a poster inside! All their stand-up songs and ones from the HBO series too.
I'll tell you why! I love Flight Of The Conchords and in the new weekly album charts they willed Ashlee into hopeful oblivion! Flight Of The Conchords debuted their first full length comedy/music album at #3 with 54k copies sold, which is 2nd best for a comedy album after Dane Cook's Retaliation hit #2 in 2006.
Ashlee? She is in a downward spiral. Her first craptaciular album sold 398k, her 2nd album 220k, and the new one? 47k...ouch, that's a drop.
Pick up Flight Of The Conchords album today. It comes with a poster inside! All their stand-up songs and ones from the HBO series too.
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
KATU.com adds pop-ups
In the last week or so when visiting KATU.com there is usually a pop up when entering the site or the first time clicking anywhere on the site. It comes out from the middle of the page and my pop up blocker(s) don't catch it, like it's a stealth ad. I called KATU and a web guy said that they (Fisher Communications) did some tweaking up in Seattle on their web sites. He took my feedback on the issue to forward up there including the comment that my stock in the site has dipped since, where it has been my favorite source for local news while surfing the net.
Update (5/4/08): Since posting I haven't encountered a pop-up. Nice!
Update (5/5/08): Great now it's back and worse than ever!
In the last week or so when visiting KATU.com there is usually a pop up when entering the site or the first time clicking anywhere on the site. It comes out from the middle of the page and my pop up blocker(s) don't catch it, like it's a stealth ad. I called KATU and a web guy said that they (Fisher Communications) did some tweaking up in Seattle on their web sites. He took my feedback on the issue to forward up there including the comment that my stock in the site has dipped since, where it has been my favorite source for local news while surfing the net.
Update (5/4/08): Since posting I haven't encountered a pop-up. Nice!
Update (5/5/08): Great now it's back and worse than ever!
LifeLock whom protects you from identity thieves has a class action filed against them
A class action has been filed against LifeLock, the identity protection company whose CEO is so confident in the credit report fraud alerts it places that CEO Richard "Todd" Davis puts his Social Security Number in the company advertisements) The suit says that Lifelock misrepresents the level of security that the company provides, and its "$1 million guarantee" in case of identity theft is a bunch of hooey. In addition, it says the CEO's personal information is currently being misused by at least 20 different identity thieves. Not surprising coming from a company that was founded based on an idea one of the co-founders had while sitting in a jail cell for an unpaid $16,000 gambling debt.
Found on The Consumerist.
A class action has been filed against LifeLock, the identity protection company whose CEO is so confident in the credit report fraud alerts it places that CEO Richard "Todd" Davis puts his Social Security Number in the company advertisements) The suit says that Lifelock misrepresents the level of security that the company provides, and its "$1 million guarantee" in case of identity theft is a bunch of hooey. In addition, it says the CEO's personal information is currently being misused by at least 20 different identity thieves. Not surprising coming from a company that was founded based on an idea one of the co-founders had while sitting in a jail cell for an unpaid $16,000 gambling debt.
Found on The Consumerist.
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Tiger Direct.com & rebates and CrapUSA (CompUSA)
I got a video card from Tiger Direct.com that included a $20 mail-in rebate. Well the company that deals with the rebates, worldwiderebates.com also deals with CrapUSA and CrapUSA.com in which I hear that people that get merchandise that comes with rebates at CrapUSA get shafted, so i'll see what happens.
My craptacular rebate expereince usually comes from the rebate processing center in El Paso that deals with Trans World Enterprises otherwise known as you local F.Y.E. music chain. I have gotten numerous postcards saying lame stuff like "Invalad UPC" which is weird since it's the one from the package. I think they do it to yank my crank or they hope that i'm gullabule and don't print copes of everything I submit. Same goes with Staples "Easy Rebates"...yeah right! It was anything but "Easy", I did get all those rebates anyways. Though I think they intentionally run a bad customer service ethic hoping customers forget after the 8-10 weeks of processing.
I get other rebates like from Di$ney and TDK that came back in 4 weeks and am pleased with that.
The CrapUSA's in the Portland area are still empty abandoned buildings...good riddance! You were decent in the 90's but sucked since. The one at 82nd and Johnson Creek wasn't even open 2 years before closing.
I got a video card from Tiger Direct.com that included a $20 mail-in rebate. Well the company that deals with the rebates, worldwiderebates.com also deals with CrapUSA and CrapUSA.com in which I hear that people that get merchandise that comes with rebates at CrapUSA get shafted, so i'll see what happens.
My craptacular rebate expereince usually comes from the rebate processing center in El Paso that deals with Trans World Enterprises otherwise known as you local F.Y.E. music chain. I have gotten numerous postcards saying lame stuff like "Invalad UPC" which is weird since it's the one from the package. I think they do it to yank my crank or they hope that i'm gullabule and don't print copes of everything I submit. Same goes with Staples "Easy Rebates"...yeah right! It was anything but "Easy", I did get all those rebates anyways. Though I think they intentionally run a bad customer service ethic hoping customers forget after the 8-10 weeks of processing.
I get other rebates like from Di$ney and TDK that came back in 4 weeks and am pleased with that.
The CrapUSA's in the Portland area are still empty abandoned buildings...good riddance! You were decent in the 90's but sucked since. The one at 82nd and Johnson Creek wasn't even open 2 years before closing.
Thursday, April 17, 2008
2008 NBA Playoffs
The playoffs are about to start and I am psyched for the next 40+ days!
Here is my First Round predictions:
Eastern:
(8) Atlanta Hawks vs. (1) Boston Celtics
Easy one...Though I like this Atlanta team with the addition of playoff experienced Bibby, Boston is a powerhouse.
Boston in 4 games. (Got it wrong)
(7) Philadelphia 76ers vs. (2) Detroit Pistons
Mo Cheeks has his team on a roll since the All-Star Break coming into the playoffs, but Detroit is the playoff team in the east, the bread and butter, and they will humiliate Philly.
Detroit in 5 games. (Got it wrong)
(6) Toronto Raptors vs. (3) Orlando Magic
Raptors have stumbled into the post season with the same record as my Blazers (41-41), and this year they won't be as good as last year, especially against Stan Van Gundy's big three whom have been nearly as great as Boston's big three.
Orlando in 5 games. (Got it right)
(5) Washington Wizards vs. (4) Cleveland Cavaliers
Once again in the first round these two teams meet. The Cavs get home court this time thanks to a late whistle in the game against Philly earlier this week. Question is will the new Cavs lineup step up in the post season? They got the experience with the new players, were they just coasting until now? How about injuries on both side?
Cleveland in 6 games. (Got it right)
Western:
(8) Denver Nuggets vs. (1) Los Angeles Lakers
Oh boy here we go, the wild, wild west where ranking is just a number.
Ready of high scoring, octane fueled excitement? Kobe sucks and Carmello just got a DUI, apart from them the rest of the matchups will be entertaining. I hope Denver can repeat 1994.
LA Lakers in 6 games. (Got it wrong)
(7) Dallas Mavericks vs. (2) New Orleans Hornets
This one will be interesting. They just played last night, and will again this weekend. I think home court will prevail in this series for the most part.
New Orleans in 7 games. (Got it wrong)
(6) Phoenix Suns vs. (3) San Antonio Spurs
Gah! It gets worse! Again this year the Western Conference Finals starts too soon. It bites that one of these teams will be elimanted in the first round. Shaq and Amare are playing big, but this is the World Champions they are playing, and the Spurs play it different in the playoffs.
San Antonio in 7 games. (Got it wrong)
(4) Utah Jazz vs. (5) Houston Rockets
Just like 4 & 5 in the East, these two teams meet again in the first round. For Houston it's a different coach, no Yao, and that 22 game wining streak. Utah has the best home record in the regular season. Poor T Mac needs to advance.
Utah in 6 games. (Got it right)
The playoffs are about to start and I am psyched for the next 40+ days!
Here is my First Round predictions:
Eastern:
(8) Atlanta Hawks vs. (1) Boston Celtics
Easy one...Though I like this Atlanta team with the addition of playoff experienced Bibby, Boston is a powerhouse.
Boston in 4 games. (Got it wrong)
(7) Philadelphia 76ers vs. (2) Detroit Pistons
Mo Cheeks has his team on a roll since the All-Star Break coming into the playoffs, but Detroit is the playoff team in the east, the bread and butter, and they will humiliate Philly.
Detroit in 5 games. (Got it wrong)
(6) Toronto Raptors vs. (3) Orlando Magic
Raptors have stumbled into the post season with the same record as my Blazers (41-41), and this year they won't be as good as last year, especially against Stan Van Gundy's big three whom have been nearly as great as Boston's big three.
Orlando in 5 games. (Got it right)
(5) Washington Wizards vs. (4) Cleveland Cavaliers
Once again in the first round these two teams meet. The Cavs get home court this time thanks to a late whistle in the game against Philly earlier this week. Question is will the new Cavs lineup step up in the post season? They got the experience with the new players, were they just coasting until now? How about injuries on both side?
Cleveland in 6 games. (Got it right)
Western:
(8) Denver Nuggets vs. (1) Los Angeles Lakers
Oh boy here we go, the wild, wild west where ranking is just a number.
Ready of high scoring, octane fueled excitement? Kobe sucks and Carmello just got a DUI, apart from them the rest of the matchups will be entertaining. I hope Denver can repeat 1994.
LA Lakers in 6 games. (Got it wrong)
(7) Dallas Mavericks vs. (2) New Orleans Hornets
This one will be interesting. They just played last night, and will again this weekend. I think home court will prevail in this series for the most part.
New Orleans in 7 games. (Got it wrong)
(6) Phoenix Suns vs. (3) San Antonio Spurs
Gah! It gets worse! Again this year the Western Conference Finals starts too soon. It bites that one of these teams will be elimanted in the first round. Shaq and Amare are playing big, but this is the World Champions they are playing, and the Spurs play it different in the playoffs.
San Antonio in 7 games. (Got it wrong)
(4) Utah Jazz vs. (5) Houston Rockets
Just like 4 & 5 in the East, these two teams meet again in the first round. For Houston it's a different coach, no Yao, and that 22 game wining streak. Utah has the best home record in the regular season. Poor T Mac needs to advance.
Utah in 6 games. (Got it right)
Sunday, April 13, 2008
MESSED UP!
Perverts get your camera phones ready!
An Oklahoma court released a 34 year old man who was caught kneeling behind a 16 year old girl at a store in Tulsa, taking an "upskirt" picture of her, ruling upskirt photography in public places a legal practice.
"Oklahoma's Court of Criminal Appeals ruled that taking pictures up someone's skirt in a public place is not a crime. The court voted 4-1 in favor of 34-year-old Riccardo Ferrante who was arrested for putting his camera up an unsuspecting 16-year-old girl’s skirt in a department store, reports the Associated Press."
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