Some Random Thoughts

 

It’s one of those times when there are just too many subjects on my mind to pick one. So, Here are some of my thoughts at large:

•Just when I was feeling more and more sorry for the people that are the outdoor human signs, I noticed that there are now automated signs taking their place. Now I feel sorry for those folks that are being replaced by the robots.

•I know that Billy Fucillo gets mixed reviews. He’s done a great deal for the community while making annoying Kia TV commercials. My only complaint with him really is that he needs to learn how to pronounce Florida. It’s spelled with an O Billy. It’s not Flarida.

•Do you notice that there are some restaurant locations that are just jinxed it seems? I’m thinking of one on 47^th Terrace that has had at least 5 incarnations and is now repainted readying for another. It makes me very sad.

• I know that I watch too much television, so I shouldn’t complain about the commercials. Here’s the thing. Would the stations even be able to stay on the air without the trade school and college commercials? Sometimes there are 3 different ones back to back. Is there anyone out there who doesn’t know about Heritage Institute?

•I hear jokes everywhere about “mom jeans,” but I have no idea what they are. How can I be sure I don’t buy any?

•Is it just me, or do other boomers hate having attractive women labeled “hot?” It just sounds so sleazy to me. I would have never found that a compliment.

•I’ve seen most of the Oscar nominated movies, and can’t wait for the show. There were so many good performances this year, that it’s been hard for me to fill out my ballot. I will say that if you haven’t seen “Beasts of the Southern Wild,” do rent it. The two lead actors are superb and they have no previous acting experience. It’s a most unusually, wonderful movie.

• I was really encouraged when I read in USA Today that the hottest demographic in movie-going was “mature women,” – defined as women ages 30 and older. I want to believe it, but the local cinema offerings sure don’t reflect that. This mature woman doesn’t go for the supernatural.

•So the iron has been replaced by a cat in the Monopoly game. I was happy to hear that people still play board games and care about such high-touch vs high-tech items.

•I love the name for all those ads that come in the snail mail on Monday: paper spam!

• Note to newscasters: The word “absolutely” has been beaten into the ground. It’s second only to “basically.”

•One of my readers wrote to complain about the female sportscasters who he feels are hired as “eye candy.” He finds many of them totally unqualified.

• I’m not qualified to comment on the sportscasters, but as long as we’re continuing the riff on broadcasters, my complaint is with the cocktail wear, plunging necklines, and jewelry that the newswomen feel compelled to wear. I applaud Candy Crowley of CNN for her professionalism and ability to eschew all of that.

•To end on a nostalgic note, one of my readers wrote of her sadness that her grandchildren won’t know the joy she felt of going to the neighborhood roller rink. I suppose they have gone the way of the drive-in movies. She remembers the organ music, the pom poms on her skates and the friends she would make from other schools. Before the consumer craziness of the malls, the roller rink was a place away from the parents and into a parquet world of our own.

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