Category: Opine

Well I finally did it. I now feel as if I am up to 21^st Century phone standards as I gave up my antiquated (which means it is at least three years old) boring ol’ cell phone for a new smart phone. I am now the owner of a iPhone 3GS (whatever the hell 3GS means).  I can now text, tweet and access Facebook anytime I want. Good grief, did I just say that?

My old cell phone, an LG Shine, was okay, as long as I did not try to talk, text, or share photos; in other words it was awful! For about a year I hardly used it, never kept it charged and quite frankly quit giving out my number. I half jokingly told my family, it was for emergencies only, though in reality it was never charged, and no good to me.  I thought about giving up my cell plan all together but could not quite bring myself to do it, you know, because of the emergency aspect of the phone. After all, when is the last time you saw a phone both around your town?

On Thursday my beau mentioned to me that AT&T had iPhones on sale so Saturday I found myself at the local AT&T store signing up for two more years. Now I have a phone that so far, sounds clear, is easy to operate and has some entertaining apps to play with. Don’t laugh but my beau and I spent far too much time Saturday night attempting to master the physics behind Angry Birds. Far more time than two grownups should. For those of you, who are unfamiliar with Angry Birds, be glad. It just means you are not pulled into the latest goofy fad.

As far as reading goes, I have yet to find something that pulls me in. I have picked up several books from my TBR pile only to find each dull and not at all what I expected. I tried My Jesus Year by Beyamin Cohen, Life Ascending, ten great inventions of evolution by Nick Lane and one other that I cannot even recall. I managed to finish The invention of air by Steven Johnson but event that one became dull and repetitive.  

 Now you can see why I had no problem going out and buying a new toy.

Tonight I am going to read some blogs, Watch BBC America’s Being Human and look for apps to add to my phone. The two feet of snow we got over the weekend is melting but I am still going to stay in tomorrow, hoping to find a book that grabs me. Wish me luck!

Last night was not a good one. After my beau left I jumped on the computer to get my mind of the idea that things between us are a little strained. He does not seem to get that as a woman there are times when I need attention. Last night was one of those nights. Sigh…So I am on my computer when an e-mail alert caught my eye; MSNBC had let my favorite news commentator go. Keith Olbermann is off the air!

For many of you this may mean nothing but to me this is terrible. I am a news junkie, and like to keep up on politics on an almost hourly basis. Keith was the man I listened to; the voice I respected. He and his guests kept tabs on our elected officials and told it like it was. Keith did not hold back and would even go after the president when necessary. He may have ranted at times, but this I can understand; at least once a month I rant too.

What really bothers me is that he may have been let go because of his liberal views. It is scary to think a voice was silenced because a big corporation did not like what he had to say. It would be different if he had lied or said something horrible; the people who do this should be held accountable but sadly often are not. No, instead he was let go because he may have been just too liberal for his bosses.  I thought MSNBC was supposed to be the flip side of Fox News but with Keith’s firing (or mutual split as it is being called) this may not be so. It upset me enough to boycott the network. Early this morning I called them letting them know I will no longer watch the channel, which is tough because CNN is boring! Now where will I get my news and how long before big businesses shut all liberals up? Who’s next?

If you are bothered by this too please call MSNBC at 212-644-4444 to let them know. If they are going to let their highest rated show slip into the wastelands they should know what it means to viewers and people who want to see both  sides, liberals and conservatives continue to speak to us.