Technology Rape The Disposable Generations

You want to know why this country is in debt? Well, let me present this theory to you. We have a technologically based disposable culture that is in a feeding frenzy that has put this country and this economy in the dumps. Not to mention the huge increase in landfill pollution something never been experienced before. How ironic for a culture that prides itself on protecting the environment.

Where did we go wrong? First we took the manufacturing base from the economy and gave it to China. Then we were sold a bill of goods. It goes like this... give it to us cheap and new and make us buy the same item over and over again.

So what happens here? Why don't you have any money? You have a good job you make ok money why don't you have a downpayment saved on your house? Why don't you have a savings account?

Let me tell you why. Fifty years ago a family bought a television that lasted around 10 or 15 years. Now let me break this down for you. This is how we purchases items now. The companies that sell techonogy based products look at you as a customer over a lifetime. In this exapmle of where your money is going I am going to be very conservative in my numbers, but you will get the picture.

If you start having purchasing power at 25 years old and continue to 75 that is 50 (FIFTY) years of purchasing power. These days you have to buy at least one television set every three years to keep up with the technology so over the course of FIFTY years you will have bought about 17 television sets. ( Don't forget that most people have two or three sets in their homes) OK, so that's 17 televisions at about $2000.00 each makes a total of $32,000 dollars over your lifetime to purchase televisions. And you know, this is a very conservative number.

You will have thrown out 17 televisions and put out $32,000.00 in buying televisions.

But that's not all lets factor in the cell phone. You've got to replace that thing every 2 years at a cost of say $200.00? So thats 25 cell phones over your lifetime and that's another $5000.00.

So far on just two technological items you have spent about $40,000.00 over your lifetime and I know and you know that is a very, very lowball number.

Now let's take the computer under consideration. . You need a new one of those every 3 (three years). That is 17 (seventeen computers) at $1500.00 each. Thats another $25,500.00.

Then there's the internet at about $40.00 a month for 50 years is $24,000.00.

With only those four items you have spent $85,0000.00 over your lifetime. That's the downpayment for your house. Ripped right out from underneath you.

This is where all our disposable income is going. WE MUST look for ways to stop this frenzy, we must demand that technological items are made to last. Not only for our pocket book but for our landfills. Can you imagine how may teckno gadgets are thrown away? There is no such thing as repairing. When you get a new something please keep in mind that the old something has to go somewhere.

So let's stop the rape. Americans make make good money and work hard we can't let this continue to happen. We can't let corporate America sell us this bills of goods or we are going to literally bury ourselves in technology.

Cat Deely Racist Slur

Did anyone hear what I heard on the show So you Think You can Dance Last Night.

It was brief but to the point. Cat Deely actually refered to a pair of sister dancers as "the other half of the Oreo Cookie". I tjink that Cat Deely should be called out on this obviously racist slur. African american siblings are not Oreo cookies Cat.

Weinergate? Where have all the flashers gone?

Have you ever wondered where all the flashers of late have gone. We don't see them on subways anymore or lurking in the dark waiting for a woman. In fact it has occured to me that we don't see them at all. So where did they go? It is hard to believe that this age old fetish would just disappear from our very visual culture.

Well Weiner has answered this question for me. The flashers have changed their forum. The flashers have flocked to the internet. Weiner is an internet flasher. Merely one amoung hundreds of other flashing folk. In fact I think that maybe the internet has increased the numbers of people who partake in this fetish. I think internet flashers have become the norm.

So, people let's get off this guys back ok. So he flashed his stuff to a girl. Covered stuff I may add which is better than uncovered stuff. Could be he was working his way up to the real thing and just got caught. Let's have a laugh first and then figure out what to do. Enjoy the moment.

Arnold Schwarzenegger and his main Squeeze

I picked up the New York Post today and could not believe what I was reading. Apparently the media is up in arms calling Arnold's girlfriend ugly. What gives anyone the right to label this woman as ugly. What makes a woman beautiful these days? Skinny and sickly and white?

This discrimiation should not be tolerated. Men love women of all types of shapes and sizes and apparently the feeling was mutual ten years later and a baby. Even my main girl Andrea Peyser can't seem to fathom why a big guy would love a thick gal. Maybe she's been handing around too many white folks.

Women in American unite no woman deserves to be labelled as ugly or unattractive because she is not stick thin and white. I cannot believe this name calling is being tolerated. What's more important here is Arnold's behaviour not whether the media thinks his mistress is attractive or not. Obviously she turned his crank so leave the woman alone. She is a beautiful classy and full bodied gal. Here's one for the big gals!!!!!

PS. I predict that he will marry her.

Marlee Matlin Makes Fatal Apprentice Decision

Celebrity Apprentice on Sunday night was WOW! The money raised for the charities was over the top. I sat home with warm and fuzzy feelings, the generosity the giving the true American "can do" spirit was alive and well. Then jnfortunately, the shit hit the fan, my world was erased. All goodwill trashed all faith smashed. And the catalyst of it all? Well Star Jones could be expected to do this diry work but Marlee Matlin made the fatal mistake. When Trump turned to her and asked "You can made the decision if I should fire the men," Marlee riding high on her win and obvious ego rush said unequivically "yes.".I believe her statement was ,"We went through hell so they should to". (Come on Marlee do you know what this message sends to young girls and women and aspiring business people? Well let me tell you it's a really shitty one). Basically Marlee believes that because she went through hell she should pass it on to others. Great message Marlee. That's right...if get shit on I should shit on someone else. And with that disgusting decision you brought anger and chaos and hate and conflict to what could have been a perfect evening. You are no business woman Marlee, heart is what it takes and you have none. And yes while you might be able to earn big bucks for charity there is no charity in your heart. You ruined my evening and thousands of other people who were watching and hoping you'd do the right thing. What was required was to follow the good feeling the sense of charity and of love. YOU DID NOT and this karma is going to come back and bite you in the ass. I personally can't wait.