tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post1984156527898149106..comments2023-09-29T05:32:04.308-07:00Comments on StrangePegs: The Problem of PeopleAndrew Leonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-18171316529128403552011-12-09T13:46:57.755-08:002011-12-09T13:46:57.755-08:00Jennifer: I'm not that impressed with blu-ray,...Jennifer: I'm not that impressed with blu-ray, either, except that they're offering a lot more in features with it. There is one thing, though: if you're watching a movie on blu-ray, and you take it out before you finish, when you put it back in, it will ask you if you want to start where you left off and go to that place. That, in particular, is pretty nice.<br /><br />Nancy: No hooded cloak. Just an older Asian woman with a white bag slung over her shoulder filled with sticks.<br /><br />bru: You know it's hard to say. She didn't look homeless, though, even considering the sticks. With older people, though, odd behaviors may not mean something's wrong. My mom used to go out and gather all sorts of things for craft projects, and I imagine people thought that more than a bit odd, too.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-57443350362324318372011-12-08T06:46:13.526-08:002011-12-08T06:46:13.526-08:00...yeah, I'm with Nancy there, my first though......yeah, I'm with Nancy there, my first thought was to wonder if the old woman had dementia or was otherwise mentally ill. <br /><br />I wonder if her family knew she was out gathering sticks :( as someone with a close family member who is showing signs of such odd behavior (and with the ability to do nothing about that person being allowed to wander off on their own) it worries me. I hope that someone realizes there's a problem there.<br /><br />I'm gonna worry about her now even though I don't know who she is...February Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01078037856070486022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-60579046393247363452011-12-07T19:37:36.146-08:002011-12-07T19:37:36.146-08:00I can't get past the woman with the sticks on ...I can't get past the woman with the sticks on her back. Was she wearing a hooded cloak? Because that is how I see her. Although my next thought is to wonder if she has Alzheimers because that is a wierd thing to do.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12269660745591215804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-51351774642792289062011-12-07T15:54:08.018-08:002011-12-07T15:54:08.018-08:00We are also huge Star Wars fans here in this house...We are also huge Star Wars fans here in this house! I am not that impressed with Blu-ray so I think I will stick to my DVD and even my occasional VHS for those that need to be viewed in that format. That sounds like an awesome blogfest!Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16232979489927013323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-3221114991569920562011-12-07T10:45:23.749-08:002011-12-07T10:45:23.749-08:00Michael: Yeah, I also believe the post office is i...Michael: Yeah, I also believe the post office is important. It's more than just a business; it's a symbol. We've forgotten a lot of those kinds of things in the last couple of decades, though.<br /><br />You know, I never played the RPG. I do own many of the miniatures, though.<br /><br />Dr. Grumpy: I understand the downward spiral thing, but that happens because people refuse to look beyond the spiral, which is what they're doing now. (And what the publishing industry is doing as well) I know it's easy to say, but they need to look from outside of what's going on to see what's working elsewhere and what's not being provided anywhere. That's always the key to business success: filling a need that's not being met.<br /><br />Sarah Mc: You know, I didn't even think of that. Of course, I didn't have a lunch to offer her other than my kids' lunches for school, and I couldn't have brought myself to offer her those. I think I should get a wish just for stopping my car, though! I did, after all, have the right of way.<br /><br />Sarah P: Hmm... Now, I'm all curious as to the MMO you're talking about. Is it the new Star Wars one?<br /><br />Rusty: I'm only comparing USPS to the other two in package delivery, not everything else. Theoretically, the USPS should be offering the -best- service for, well, everything, because they've always had the best infrastructure for it. But they were complacent and allowed UPS to come in and just do it better. Way better. Not to mention that UPS and FedEx will come to your house and pick packages up. The USPS needs to make some changes, but they're making the wrong ones.<br /><br />What? You don't want a 3D TV? Actually, I don't. Yet. But I will one day, I'm sure. They're still too new, though.<br /><br />M.J: No, the dark side onle -says- they have cookies. To lure people in. But it's a lie. Ask my son; he can tell you all about it.<br /><br />We only have a blu-ray player because someone gave one to us. A friend of mine had an extra one just laying around, so, when I mentioned to him my dilemma over wanting to see the blu-ray Star Wars stuff, he gave me his extra player.<br /><br />We have Firefly on DVD, just the one copy, but we do have multiples of Serenity. Because, you know, they waited till months later to put out the cool collector's edition. >:(Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-21669205492082264672011-12-06T23:06:19.948-08:002011-12-06T23:06:19.948-08:00I hear the dark side has cookies. I like cookies....I hear the dark side has cookies. I like cookies.<br /><br />So this post made me laugh a lot. I loved that in the story about the old lady and the sticks you ended with "sticks all over the street." I just want to say that I speed. A lot. Unless a police officer is reading this. Then I don't. <br /><br />And the Blue Ray discussion is timely because my significant other and I are about to make the leap to Blue Ray and have been having the discussion about whether I need to upgrade everything to BR because how many versions of Firefly do I really need. Answer: all of them.<br /><br />Thanks for the laugh...M.J. Fifieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15626475963328519693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-59146745084201558452011-12-06T20:05:50.221-08:002011-12-06T20:05:50.221-08:00I think the postal service is a bit antiquated. Yo...I think the postal service is a bit antiquated. You're are dead on that sending an email or IM'ing someone is way easier than writing a letter. I don't think there is an easy answer as to what should be done. Right now it's not really fair to compare them to UPS or FedEx though, the USPS provides a service to every American with a postal box every day. I get something from UPS or FedEx a few times a year (maybe more than a few, but still), the volume is way different. <br /><br />It's like when UPS went on strike a decade or so ago, FedEx had to stop taking new customers because they could not meet the demand (UPS is way bigger than FedEx). Lots of people were stuck without the ability to ship their packages. My employer now uses both UPS and FedEx so if something like that happens in the future they won't be stuck like they were last time. It was disastrous.<br /><br />I'd rather see the postal service go to a 3 day a week delivery/pickup schedule and see how that goes. <br /><br />Oh, and don't get me started about the 3D at home stuff.Rusty Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09887821877521181811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-6849432318894548962011-12-06T17:08:37.574-08:002011-12-06T17:08:37.574-08:00We have similar issues with the Royal Mail here in...We have similar issues with the Royal Mail here in England. I think I've had about five postmen this year.<br /><br />Your post just got me all excited about a new MMO that I'm trying to justify subscribing too. Haven't managed yet, but I'm still trying :-)Sarah Tokeleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13273148070092101085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-74310201817685347222011-12-06T13:36:40.936-08:002011-12-06T13:36:40.936-08:00Oh man, an old woman crossing the road with a bund...Oh man, an old woman crossing the road with a bundle of sticks on her back? You totally should have stopped the car and offered her your lunch or something. Then you would have gotten a wish granted or been given an invisibility cloak or other magical artifact. What an opportunity missed!Sarah McCabehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10985261436020635823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-12565416711400745812011-12-06T13:01:43.333-08:002011-12-06T13:01:43.333-08:00The post office's other problem is like the Bi...The post office's other problem is like the Big Three they've been around long enough they've got all these retirees they have to pay for. With declining revenues those costs become more of a concern.<br /><br />They seem to get locked in this downward spiral though of they raise prices on stamps so fewer people use stamps (I'm down to about 2 a month for my bills) so they get less revenue so they have to increase prices and it just keeps going. Plus people keep retiring, gas prices go up, etc.<br /><br />I think in the end the government has to accept the post office is no longer a moneymaking business. If nothing else, the government should pick up the retiree costs, which would allow the post office to be more competitive with UPS and FedEx, much in the same way the Big Three spun off much of their retiree debt into a trust so they could be more competitive with foreign car makers.PT Dillowayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09394481476862013009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-7560321535656176622011-12-06T13:00:25.460-08:002011-12-06T13:00:25.460-08:00The post office does employ 500,000 Americans with...The post office does employ 500,000 Americans with good paying jobs. These layoffs are going to hurt the economy something fierce. I think that the post office is important. There is a debate going on right now about this very thing on NPR that I was listening to and I hope that the solution isn't just to lay people off and shut down offices although that looks very likely.<br /><br />I'm not a fanatic of Star Wars but I did like the movies and loved playing the RPG from West End Games as a kid.Michael Offutt, Phantom Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557969104886174930noreply@blogger.com