Random Rants

[Gonfalon]

That's promise land if I remeber correctly.  I enjoy Chuck Berry.  I've got Johnny B. Goode on my driving playlist

Yes, Promised Land. I'm a huge Chuck Berry fan and have listened to that track hundreds of times, yet I still can't catch one phrase. The beginning of the line that ends 'bought me a silk suit'. All the (unreliable) lyric websites give it as 'Sure as you're born', but I think Chuck slips a 'me' in at the end. I've heard several covers by other artists, and they all seem to have the same problem. Dave Edmunds sings it as 'Sure as you bought me' and Juicy Lucy just mumble.

And now back to your scheduled random-rant programming...

[Update] I can't leave well alone. I listened to three live versions of Promised Land, back to back, and in each Chuck definitely sings. "Sure as you're born".

Cut your engines and cool your wings, Lavinia.

[purpleshoes]

Now a text message:

Toe, important notification for your USPS delivery 3I65R1 from 05/01/2020. Click: m5mz.info/RXQdaJfv

There are two I get repeatedly, one asking me to verify my Netflix account info and one asking the same for my Chase Bank account.

I've never had a Netflix account. I've never had a Chase Bank account.

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[Shiela_M]

Thanks for the fun facts Jerry

  

[watcher1]

Thanks for the fun facts Jerry

  

WOO. Good old Det. John McClane.  Can always take a licking and comes back good as new. 

[watcher1]

Ah, another old-timer! I don't know if music fans these days listen to Chuck Berry, but if they do, I wonder what they make of

"Los Angeles, give me Norfolk Virginia, Tidewater 41009."

I have seen him in person a couple of times when he would join the Oldies Tours with other singers from that era.  Who could forget his Ding a Ling song?

Hmm, and then mama took me to grammar school
But I stopped off in the vestibule
Every time that bell would ring
Catch me playing with my ding-a-ling-a-ling, oh

[_priapism]

There are two I get repeatedly, one asking me to verify my Netflix account info and one asking the same for my Chase Bank account.

I've never had a Netflix account. I've never had a Chase Bank account.

I get them almost daily from “GoDaddy,” and I have a GoDaddy mail account.  You would think one of the largest web hosting services in the world could put in a spam filter to identify emails claiming to be from them, and directed to their own customers.

I’ve been with GoDaddy for twenty years, and I have to say they are absolutely HORRIBLE.  They over bill, they spam you, customer service is an oxymoron.  The only thing worse than GoDaddy is the time an expense that would be involved in moving my online presence somewhere else.

[Shiela_M]

I have heard nothing good about godaddy.  Any of my friends that use it all say the same thing.  And no matter how often it gets "fixed" the same problems continue.

[purpleshoes]

There are two I get repeatedly, one asking me to verify my Netflix account info and one asking the same for my Chase Bank account.

I've never had a Netflix account. I've never had a Chase Bank account.

I get them almost daily from “GoDaddy,” and I have a GoDaddy mail account.  You would think one of the largest web hosting services in the world could put in a spam filter to identify emails claiming to be from them, and directed to their own customers.

I’ve been with GoDaddy for twenty years, and I have to say they are absolutely HORRIBLE.  They over bill, they spam you, customer service is an oxymoron.  The only thing worse than GoDaddy is the time an expense that would be involved in moving my online presence somewhere else.

Unfortunately many people do the same thing, staying with a company because it's too much hassle to change. I don't mean that as a criticism just an observation. Large companies count on that when they cut back or eliminate customer service, regarding the relative few who do leave them as just a cost of doing business.

I mostly solved the problem of spam email by using my own domain name. For less than a dollar a month, I have an unlimited number of email addresses, all of which are forwarded to my ISP address. I've never given my ISP address to anyone, not even family members.

I once bought printer cartridges from an online company, giving my email address as inkcompany@mydomain.com. Within 2 days I was getting dozens of spam emails to that address. On the third day, those started being forwarded to the president of the ink company instead of my ISP address. For all I know he's still getting shit every day.

I could have just deleted the address, but they pissed me off and I wanted a little payback. I've heard a rumor that karma is a bitch.

[Shiela_M]

Sick and tired of all this online riddles.  This 34 people in the bedroom is the latest in ridiculous stupidity.  These are not riddles because there is no right answer.

If you havent heard it this is the riddle.

You walk into a bedroom and find 34 people.  You kill 30 how many people are in the room.

I said 5 because 30 are dead and therefore by my opinion no longer people.  I was told that I was wrong and I told this "riddle master" to kiss my ass.  Those are remains of people not people.  I should have never answered it.  So then I said ok fine 30, because the other four fled and I'm not sticking around my murder scene.  Oh wait, 47, because 30 dead, and then the police show up and forensics, detectives, news....

I'm so irritated by these "riddles"  I get it they are supposed to be up for debate, but a true riddle has a correct answer, these do not. 

[msslave]

I feel your pain. I agree, a proper riddle has an answer. Anything like you describe is just masturbating your brain. It may feel good but the results are disappointing.

[watcher1]

I feel your pain. I agree, a proper riddle has an answer. Anything like you describe is just masturbating your brain. It may feel good but the results are disappointing.

Masturbating your brain?     Oh, that brain...

[Jed_]

Yesterday morning I had an early meeting but slept in.  I basically woke right when the meeting was starting.  So I jumped out of bed and ran into my kitchen/ home office and woke the computer.  Standing there in the nude I was about to click on the meeting link and stopped dead.  Now my meetings generally open with the camera off, but it’s not something I want to chance as a Jeffrey Toobin moment.

So I was late by 10 minutes due to getting dressed before starting the meeting.  It came on with camera off as I expected, but I did ponder the dangers of working from home.

[_priapism]

Yesterday morning I had an early meeting but slept in.  I basically woke right when the meeting was starting.  So I jumped out of bed and ran into my kitchen/ home office and woke the computer.  Standing there in the nude I was about to click on the meeting link and stopped dead.  Now my meetings generally open with the camera off, but it’s not something I want to chance as a Jeffrey Toobin moment.

So I was late by 10 minutes due to getting dressed before starting the meeting.  It came on with camera off as I expected, but I did ponder the dangers of working from home.

I have a video studio now in my office, with a green screen, lights, and dedicated camera.  It’s overkill, but that is how we are doing things now.  I do not turn video on, until I am damn well ready to turn it on.  I keep a shirt, pre-tied tie, and a sport coat on a hanger in my home office.  I can be coat and tie ready from the waist up in 60 seconds or less.  And I sit at my desk, so I am never visible from the waist down.  I typically have shorts and driving moccasins on.

I had a client recently give a deposition on Zoom. She was holding a smart phone. Got up from the table, went to the bathroom, and proceeded to take a piss without turning the video or audio off. I swear people, what are you thinking?   We’ve got a little better about client prep for video appearances since then. But I do a lot of docket calls and arrangements, there are dozens of people on the phone, with bad lighting, bad sound, look like they just got up on the wrong side of the bed, and they’re not making a good impression on the court or anybody else.

[_priapism]

I am so ready for 2020 to be over.

I hung in there for a while, doing things more or less normally, but the pandemic drag has slowly taken its toll.

My personal life’s in a bit of a shambles, social media is a disaster, Trump and the GOP are depressing as hell.  I haven’t been to church in almost a year.  I seldom leave the house, except for supplies.  My foster kids can’t visit for the holidays, because the border is closed.

New case calls are down.  Fees are down.  Clients are having a tough go also, and paying the lawyer is pretty far down on their list of priorities.

I find myself retreating into an ever shrinking circle of friends and activities.  Oh, and did I mention everything annoys the fuck out of me?  Even more than usual.

Just a 3:00 am rant, because I can’t sleep.

[MintJulie]

I am so ready for 2020 to be over.

I find myself retreating into an ever shrinking circle of friends and activities.

The whole not meeting up with friends thing is the most bothersome.

It's been so long since we've seen many of our friends.  Seriously, 9 months.  Some since the Superbowl party.

The positives from it is our family.  Dan's daughters have been forced to live with either us or their mom.  The oldest is at our place 90% of the time.  The youngest about 50-50.  So we've made a lot of good memories.

It does suck, but 2021 is just around the corner.  It will be trying also, but hopefully things will steadily improve as the year progress.

Just a 3:00 am rant, because I can’t sleep.

If I was there, I'd give you a very good reason not to sleep.  Perhaps something in line with your November post...  

Happy F*ing Friday everyone.

[msslave]

Add me to the people who are looking forward to 2021.

Republicans will line up behind Biden to heal the country.

Virus will just go away like Trump predicted.

People will be nice to each other.
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What a bright year ahead!

[watcher1]

2021 has to be better then this year...

[Jed_]

[Jed_]

Since when has the Food Network become Guy Fieri TV?  Every time I look to see what’s on, it’s endless episodes of Diners, Drive-ins and Dives or far worse, Guy’s Grocery Games.  It’s become a totally unwatchable channel.  Meanwhile, I’m watching Triple D while my Peruvian prepares Sudado (fish with tomato, onion and yucca).

[watcher1]

There was a time a few years back when I would watch Diners, Drive-ins and Dives and be surprised when he was in the area at one of my favorite places. I haven't watched his show in a while though.