My Favorite Thing About Christmas

My favorite thing about this time of the year is when people start getting all indignant about other folks wanting to say Happy Holidays instead of Merry Christmas. Get over it.

“Oh my God goodness! What will happen to Christmas if is not sanctioned in the way I wish to celebrate it by society as a whole! Oh my God goodness, my culture and heritage is oppressed! Whoa is me and Christianity! However will we overcome? Soon the government will be throwing us to the lions! Oh the state of the true religion religion of the majority in this country! The damn political correctness crowd will be the downfall of the American Way!”

Here in Atlanta, people actually make it on the news complaining about “Happy Holidays.” There was a news story on last night about someone who took out a billboard that read:

To hell with the “holidays”; keep Christ in your Christmas

I can understand complaining about “Xmas.” “Keep Christ in Christmas” seems legitimate to me. (of course, I do find it funny that the cross is the symbol of Christianity, yet folks don’t like Xmas).

I’m not even going to mention the irony of swearing in your religious statement.

Vegas

Dave is no longer allowed anywhere near Las Vegas…

System Would Let Gamblers Bet and Bet and Bet on Game
By PETER SANDERS

LAS VEGAS — Gamblers watching an Indianapolis Colts game here may have a hunch that, on the next play, star quarterback Peyton Manning will throw a long bomb to receiver Marvin Harrison for a touchdown. But right now there is nothing they can do about it — casino sports books don’t accept bets on individual plays.

That may be about to change. Boosted by improved technology that makes it easier to take bets on every play in a sporting event — rather than just the outcome — gambling-technology companies are on the brink of launching new products they hope will entice gamblers at casinos to keep wagering throughout hours-long games.

A Christmas Gory

Around the holiday season, I always feel the need to try and return balance to the universe by being a bit of a grinch. People love this about me, and really appreciate what I’m trying to accomplish when I remind them that feeling guilty, spending money on things you can’t afford, accepting gifts that other people can’t afford, and loving the baby Jesus Almighty Dollar is what Christmas is all about.

To counter whichever TV station that will play A Christmas Story repeatedly for a week, thus sucking the joy out of an otherwise fine film, I offer this trailer:

A Christmas Gory

Enjoy!

Top 10 Reasons Why Paul and Dave Are Single for the Holidays

10. Just because our grandmas say we should be with someone of the opposite sex doesn’t mean we have to be.
9. Still holding out for Tierney’s sister and brother.
8. “I’m not nodding off, baby … you just startled me.”
7. Dave’s fat.
6. Paul’s gay.
5. Hosting Christmas party with reenactment of the Nativity Scene featuring babe in swaddling clothes burning in recently tested fireplace.
4. Koster’s got all the 22-year-olds.
3. Rich Joey won’t buy us significant Asian others? Or will he …
2. Have you ever hung out with Kent and Leslie?
1. Because Brent Joseph is!

Merry Christmas from Paul and Dave.

Ebaying baby toys

I just put a load more toys that the kids have outgrown up on Ebay.

Baby puzzles and toddler electronic toys that a 6 year old and her 4 year old sister don’t play with anymore.

I feel sad. I always laughed at people who said that the time goes too quick and to enjoy it – but they knew what they were talking about.

Oh, and Chloe proclaimed yesterday, completely out of the blue, that she “wants to go and see Buzz”. So if an enterprising 6 year old turns up in Atlanta, give me a call yeah? You made such an impression on her Buzz!

BellSouth punishes the NOPD for New Orleans’ free wireless

Angry BellSouth Withdrew Donation, New Orleans Says
Hours after New Orleans officials announced Tuesday that they would deploy a city-owned, wireless Internet network in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, regional phone giant BellSouth Corp. withdrew an offer to donate one of its damaged buildings that would have housed new police headquarters, city officials said yesterday.

Way to go BellSouth. While I’m not sold on the idea that free wireless internet in the CBD and French Quarter is going to immediately boost the economy of New Orleans, I do think it’s a good idea, and it will help in a year or two, as more basic services become more reliable. Now if NOLA extended it across the entire city, as well as Jefferson Parish, that would be something.

BellSouth can go sit with Tom Benson and the city of San Antonio and the rest of them ready to take advantage of the Gulf Coast’s misfortune for their own personal gain.

Phishing emails

I don’t know about you, but I have been getting alot of phishing emails. Phishing is the goofy name for a spam email that attempts to collect personal information about you by using a legitimate-looking email. It’s a little more sophisticated than the “Hi I am Mr. Rochard Mbotatu and I am needing your help to recover my 10 million dollars bank account stolen from my mother who was Princess of Zaire when our government was overthrown” emails that everyone’s heard of by now.

The emails I was getting awhile back are a phish scam. Recently, I’ve been getting them from folks claiming to be eBay, the IRS, and my favorite, the CIA. The CIA one was cute. It said that my IP address was logged viewing 20 illegal websites in the past month and that I should open up the zip file attached to the email to reveiw their logs. I’m not exactly sure what an illegal website is, but I’m sure if the CIA has a definition for an illegal website, that I’ve looked at a lot more than 20 in the past month….

Here’s a link I saw today about how to stop phish emails, and a little quiz to test your ability to spot them.

Link: http://survey.mailfrontier.com/survey/quiztest.html via Lifehacker