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iDebt
on 26/04/2007 - like it?

I did it. I took the Dive. I bought a Mac.

After seeing that in a zillion years I could never afford the MacPro with Xeon processors, I settled on a 20 inch iMac with 2 gigs of ram, a 250 gig HD, And a superdrive. That Hd, I plan to partition and load XP on the other half. That’s half the battle.

First, I must take my Pre-SP2 copy of XP-Pro and slipstream service pack 2 on to it. Then burn it to a CD. Then try and install iit with BootCamp.

I feel the weight of the $1600 on me like a rock. I just need to take this new hardware and work some extra jobs.

Question for Mac heads. I did not buy the AppleCare plan.. I have 1 year until the default waranty runts out. Is it really worth it? Should I buy that 3 years that will cost like $300 to cover the hardware and display?

Flood (Continued)
on 16/04/2007 - like it?

Continuing from my previous post this morning, the flood waters are still rising. Hearing that this town was in a state of emergency, I left work early. I didn’t need them to close all the roads and leave me stranded in Salisbury.

So I took some photos along the way. These are all in the Amenia/Wassaic Area.
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Imus gets the Axe
on 13/04/2007 - like it?

Shortly after MSNC announced that they would no longer syndicate a TV feed of Imus In the Morning, CBS radio dropped him like a sack of bricks.

The furry is widespread. See my previous post about how a local radio DJ (and one that I grew up listening to) was fired for making a joke about the comments.

I’d like to turn your attention to an article by a black writer for the Kansas City Star.
Jason Whitlock wrote:

“In the grand scheme, Don Imus is no threat to us in general and no threat to black women in particular. If his words are so powerful and so destructive and must be rebuked so forcefully, then what should we do about the idiot rappers on BET, MTV and every black-owned radio station in the country who use words much more powerful and much more destructive?

I don’t listen or watch Imus’ show regularly. Has he at any point glorified selling crack cocaine to black women? Has he celebrated black men shooting each other randomly? Has he suggested in any way that it’s cool to be a baby-daddy rather than a husband and a parent? Does he tell his listeners that they’re suckers for pursuing education and that they’re selling out their race if they do?

When Imus does any of that, call me and I’ll get upset. Until then, he is what he is — a washed-up shock jock who is very easy to ignore when you’re not looking to be made a victim.”

It’s astonishing that these radio personalities would have so much power, that the use of these mere words [and they are just words. no matter how hateful or horrible] would steal away someone’s hopes and dreams.

The Phrase that gets you fired.
on 11/04/2007 - like it?

Gary In the Morning, a local radio personality in my hometown of Stroudsburg PA was fired from his job today for facetiously using the same phrase that got Imus in so much trouble.

“The Phrase that pays” was a long running on-air game of his. And guess what this weeks phrase was?

Yup. “I’m a Nappy Headed something-or-other.” (I don’t want to get fired)

Gary WAS the voice of the Pocono’s for 17 years and contributed his free time to many local charities. But he’s no Imus. So he gets fired. Incidentally, WSBG’s Sister station WVPO will resume broadcasting the syndicated “Imus in the morning ” show when Imus’ suspension is complete.

Imus is a Douche
on 11/04/2007 - like it?

Imus has found himself in a whole lot of trouble latley for some “racist” remarks he made on his morning show about Rutgers women’s basketball team. Those remarks earned him a two week suspension and got him a guest spot on Al Sharpton’s radio show.

I heard clips of the discussion between the two of them and it was about a comfortable as a root canal.

The only person that I heard on the clips that had any sense of a rational thought was [suprisingly] a call in from Bill Maher.

He talked about how everyone in America deserves one moment of discomfort before the world moves on. Was Imus’ comments discusting? Yes. Was it a poor attempt a humor? Yes. Was it racist? Maybe. He will have two weeks off to live in his own personal hell of what he said. He said he was sorry. Irreversable damage has been done to his image. And the world should move on. If you were offended by his remarks, you now know that you no longer have to listen to him. Turn the dial.

I in no way condone what he said. But hearing Al Sharpton berate Don Imus for an hour, as if he has never done anything wrong in the past is ridiculous. Sharpton called up a long history of comments Imus made on the air that could be taken out of contex as racist, misogynous, or even homophobic. Sharpton has done this with alot of guests that come on the show to kiss his ass. But do any of them call his past into question? Nope. But hey, we all make mistakes.