You know what really grinds my gears?
I have been hearing the term "Chamber of Commerce" weather for the past week and I keep hearing it everyday. I hate it when I hear clichés and they remain clichés for the next year.
Ok, how many of you have ever heard the term, "Chamber of Commerce" weather? I haven't heard it since last Friday, and yet whenever I turn on the news, I hear that our weather is Chamber of Commerce weather.
For those of you that don't know, Chamber of Commerce weather is synonymous with the best weather possible in a region. So as Goldilocks would have it, it's not too hot, and it's not too cold, but it's just right. It's the marketable weather that the Chamber of Commerce can utilize for advertisement and increase business in a town or city
So apparently, this upcoming weekend is going to be "Chamber of Commerce" weather, just in time for the Superbowl, but I am sick and tired of hearing it. Why should we name weather by a certain institution? We don't call bad weather, "Federal Reserve" weather. Actually that would be awesome. We (being the two people that read this blog) should start petitioning for a new term for bad weather. It's just an idea, but it could be the new craze that sweeps the nation.
And that is what grinds my gears.
Cameron
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Friday, January 16, 2009
Anatomically Inaccurate
You know what really grinds my gears?
I'm watching Family Guy right now and I just realized that all of the characters have four fingers. I just find that kind of crazy, but also the fact of the matter is that not only do the characters have four fingers, but the characters have five toes!
I would think that one of the most popular cartoon comedies in the nation, perhaps world, would prefer to be anatomically correct, for the sake of its rather observant viewers.
So Seth, if you are reading this (which is improbable) please consider giving the characters in Family Guy five fingers, please? It would make me happy.
And that is what grinds my gears.
Cameron
I'm watching Family Guy right now and I just realized that all of the characters have four fingers. I just find that kind of crazy, but also the fact of the matter is that not only do the characters have four fingers, but the characters have five toes!
I would think that one of the most popular cartoon comedies in the nation, perhaps world, would prefer to be anatomically correct, for the sake of its rather observant viewers.
So Seth, if you are reading this (which is improbable) please consider giving the characters in Family Guy five fingers, please? It would make me happy.
And that is what grinds my gears.
Cameron
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Txt Msg Addiction
You know what really grinds my gears?
I just saw a news report on how a Florida girl is ranked as one of the top texters in the nation.
Really? We took time out of our busy schedule to give accolades to someone for texting a lot.
So she texted 35000 text messages in the last month and she is not phased by this at all, and neither are her parents because they have an unlimited plan. Do they not realize the mental and social implications of this?
Now let me set the record straight that I have nothing against text messaging. I am a frequent text message user, but this situation is just a little too much to bypass.
Imagine sending a text message constantly for 16 straight hours. Not only would your hands be tired, but you would have accomplished nothing. If we average one text message to last 30 seconds from start to finish, and she must have sent somewhere in the ball park of 100 messages per hour (give or take 25 per hour) and you are left with 10 minutes an hour. This does not even count school, when she does not text (COUGH!!).
Are cell phones (text messaging especially) destroying the social aspect of speaking? People don't speak over the phone anymore for the ease of texting.
Really? I find talking a tad easier.
Texting has eliminated speech for most teenagers, sans in school. But speaking has a more profound impact. No one has sent the great American speech over a text message. People like Martin Luther King Jr. and Abraham Lincoln used strong rhetoric to convey their thoughts. Their rhetoric made them the people we remember today. Now not every teenager will become the next Great American Speaker, but the lack of verbal dyadic communication may ruin the social aspect for the future generation.
The girl says she receives A's and B's in school, but I would be interested to see her writing skills after being such a profound texter. I cannot stand chat lingo and text jargon, for the life of me. At most, I will use LOL, but other times, I will use proper English grammar. Why? Mainly so I don't sound like an imbecile.
JK. LOL. ROFL. LMAO. STFU.
I sound like, well I don't know. But it's not an intelligent person.
All I'm saying is to not rely on texting for all form of communication and maybe pick up the phone and call a friend to have a conversation.
And that is what grinds my gears.
And I hope to recontinue the blogs on a daily basis for the two of you that read this. Just to please you all.
Cameron
I just saw a news report on how a Florida girl is ranked as one of the top texters in the nation.
Really? We took time out of our busy schedule to give accolades to someone for texting a lot.
So she texted 35000 text messages in the last month and she is not phased by this at all, and neither are her parents because they have an unlimited plan. Do they not realize the mental and social implications of this?
Now let me set the record straight that I have nothing against text messaging. I am a frequent text message user, but this situation is just a little too much to bypass.
Imagine sending a text message constantly for 16 straight hours. Not only would your hands be tired, but you would have accomplished nothing. If we average one text message to last 30 seconds from start to finish, and she must have sent somewhere in the ball park of 100 messages per hour (give or take 25 per hour) and you are left with 10 minutes an hour. This does not even count school, when she does not text (COUGH!!).
Are cell phones (text messaging especially) destroying the social aspect of speaking? People don't speak over the phone anymore for the ease of texting.
Really? I find talking a tad easier.
Texting has eliminated speech for most teenagers, sans in school. But speaking has a more profound impact. No one has sent the great American speech over a text message. People like Martin Luther King Jr. and Abraham Lincoln used strong rhetoric to convey their thoughts. Their rhetoric made them the people we remember today. Now not every teenager will become the next Great American Speaker, but the lack of verbal dyadic communication may ruin the social aspect for the future generation.
The girl says she receives A's and B's in school, but I would be interested to see her writing skills after being such a profound texter. I cannot stand chat lingo and text jargon, for the life of me. At most, I will use LOL, but other times, I will use proper English grammar. Why? Mainly so I don't sound like an imbecile.
JK. LOL. ROFL. LMAO. STFU.
I sound like, well I don't know. But it's not an intelligent person.
All I'm saying is to not rely on texting for all form of communication and maybe pick up the phone and call a friend to have a conversation.
And that is what grinds my gears.
And I hope to recontinue the blogs on a daily basis for the two of you that read this. Just to please you all.
Cameron
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