Nothin' to See Here

I don't seem to have anything to say, but I'm going to say it anyway.  Just a few random thoughts. Hope you don't mind.

So, now, the basic Kindle costs $79.00.  That's well and good.  However, not even a year ago, I bought mine for $139.00.  A few months later, they dropped the price to $114.00.  I'm feeling a bit ticked off, frankly.  I used to really get mad when I bought something in a department store and the next morning, they put that very item on sale. It seemed a bit sneaky, somehow.  Just as the salesperson it the department store knew that the item I purchased was going to be on sale the next day, Amazon knew the price of the basic Kindle was going to drop dramatically over the next few months. I know! I know! I'm sounding irrational. But, I think Amazon could at least have waited a year before dropping the price - twice, at that.  It makes those of us who just bought our Kindles last January feel like chumps. I'm not going to forget this very soon.

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I haven't been following the trial of the doctor who allegedly killed Michael Jackson too closely.  But, from what I have seen, I have deduced that poor Michael must have been surrounded by nothing but greedy people who were willing to do anything to make sure that he kept working and making Million$.  And, that includes his family, and maybe especially, his family.  Whatever he might have done in his life, he didn't deserve the treatment he received at the end.

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In international news, there's the appeal in Italy of Amanda Knox and her boyfriend, Raffaele Sollecito, who were convicted of murdering Amada's British roommate, Meredith Kercher. Amanda was sentenced to 26 years and the boyfriend was sentenced to 25.  I didn't watch the coverage of the first trial, but I have seen photos of her, and to me, her eyes looked dead, like a shark's eyes. Italian news coverage refers to her family as a "clan," which they seem to resent.  But, then, they don't speak Italian, and I don't either, so who knows what the literal translation is of what they are being called.  I'm pretty sure the translation wouldn't be "Mafia." Anyway, even one year in an Italian prison can't be good.

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Have you noticed that the internet seems to be experiencing an explosion of ads?  They're everywhere! You can't watch a video or play a game or go to many websits without having to endure anywhere from 30 to 90 seconds of advertisements.  I suppose it's the price we pay for a "free" internet.  But, I'd hate to have to watch a 90-second ad for Target while waiting for news of a nuclear attack on New York. 

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If there's anything scarier than Nancy Gracer dancing, it's Nancy Grace having a wardrobe malfunction while dancing. If you were watching Dancing With the Stars Monday Night, you were treated to an image of an audience that had obviously been struck dumb by the sight of Nancy falling out of her dress.  Apparently, there are drawbacks to wearing a push-up bra if you are, er, well-endowed.  Nancy is denying everything, just like the people in the trials she condemns so avidly on her show.  I don't believe her, any more than she believes them.

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And, now we have to be afraid of cantaloupe.  Where will it all end?

Stay tuned.