ROKU/NETFLIX Review

We got rid of cable TV for various reasons and are very happy with the cost of the ROKU and Netflix. For $99 it is a good value. If I had had an XBox or now on Playstation, I could have had Netflix for free, but since I'm not interested in TV games, it was much cheaper just to go with ROKU. They are updating the box with new channels, which makes things even better! Have had so much fun seeing all those old series from the 60s and movies that I would never bother buying on DVD, so the value is quite good.
The only issue is a very inconsistent quality... it quite often starts with "4 dots", but then within a few minutes decreases to "2 dots" in quality and stays that way the rest of the night. Looks very pixilated. Not sure if it has to do with the WiFi connection or not.
The HDMI connection failed once, but then started again the next day... not sure why. I emailed ROKU and got a response with corrections to try very quickly, but since it started working again, didn't need to try them out.
Overall, good value, but needs some tweaking!

steampunk

For no reason I can fathom, I have become enchanted with the look of steampunk fashion. Not sure why really, you have to admit it is rather bizzare, but maybe it stems from my early readings of Moorcock's "Warlord of the Air"... sigh, I miss those reinvented days!

Tank Man...

Sung to the tune of "Suffragette City" (with apologies to David Bowie)

Tank man… just leave us alone, you know
Tank man… We say get off the road, I gotta
Tank man… I gotta straighten my gun
This young and brave man just showed the world we're no fun

Tank man… we block the internet
Tank man… no view but the governments
Tank man… we'll just shoot you blam blam
You said you have to free me but we… and then we…

Oh don't lean on me man, cause you can't afford the sentence
In a prison cell, darkly
Oh don't lean on me man, cause you ain't got time to check out
Our prison cells, darkly

You're outta sight… and that's alright

Tank man… oh we say no democracy, go away
Tank man… We will break you, you see, okay
Tank man… hey your fame is worldwide
But not in our town and not on our side, here we come

Oh don't lean on me man, cause you can't afford the sentence
In a prison cell, darkly
Oh don't lean on me man, cause you ain't got time to check out
Our prison cells, darkly

You're outta sight… and that's alright

In a prison cell, darkly
Our prison cells, darkly
In a prison cell, darkly
Our prison cells, darkly
In a prison cell, darkly
Our prison cells, darkly

AHHHHHH.... WHAM BAM THANK YOU MAN!


Take a moment... and wish for things that could have been.

Twit

I'm on Twitter now... does that make me a twit?
Probably so...

New President

Took this with my iPhone while at the airport...

The End of an Error!

Just landed at the airport, walking towards the exit, when I noticed a television on in a small vending area. I noticed it was the inauguration, so had to sit down and watch it. After a while, I looked back and noticed a whole crowd of people that were doing the same!

Then the moment came... "Congratulations Mr. President"! Everyone near that television began to cheer, began to clap, and even began to cry. What a moment... a new President, a peaceful transition of power, and a renewed hope for the future. In the end, it doesn't matter what party you belong to... this is a GREAT country!