tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17061716Wed, 25 Jun 2008 17:28:26 +0000http://ladowskispot.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Becky)Blogger92125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17061716.post-3457664608297090640Wed, 25 Jun 2008 16:38:00 +00002008-06-25T10:28:26.651-07:00cnnloveearthbbcPerusing the online news this morning, I found some interesting tidbits that make me wonder why we listen to them at all. Truly, the more I dig into American media's take on newsworthy items, the more I uncover that there is a pattern we do not like to admit. To wit (in no apparent order): 1.) Vanessa Hudgens, a 19-year-old actress, claims she's found the key to a great relationship: "If http://ladowskispot.blogspot.com/2008/06/sounding-off.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Becky)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17061716.post-9008054630894548140Thu, 05 Jun 2008 21:34:00 +00002008-06-05T14:40:23.093-07:00facebookSpotted on Slate.com, "The Facebook Commandments": While college kids can get away with huge numbers of friends, the geezers among us should be a little more selective. And by "geezers," I mean everyone born before Ronald Reagan's first inauguration.Reagan was inaugurated the year I was born, in 1981. (You lazy dolt, go get the calculator and figure my age out yourself!) Once you figure out my http://ladowskispot.blogspot.com/2008/06/pass-me-cane.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Becky)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17061716.post-2201273382825676706Thu, 05 Jun 2008 18:04:00 +00002008-06-05T14:41:56.239-07:00random1.) Read on a 14-year-old's Yahoo! profile: I hate most people- mostly posers and jerks that try to talk **** for fun and try to mess **** up. I AM getting a TATTOO in June. I have 8 piercings- done myself. Add my myspace is u want [removed address for privacy] I LOVE ICP- if you don't **** you! Peace!If a girl says peace, but also remarks the big "eff you" if you don't like her favorite band, dohttp://ladowskispot.blogspot.com/2008/06/some-randomness-just-for-you.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Becky)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17061716.post-2089712864344281232Tue, 03 Jun 2008 14:50:00 +00002008-06-03T08:26:52.556-07:00cnnhypermilerI guess I should try to make up my own. Along with such American terminology such as bling and truthiness, the newest rage is hypermiling, in light of $4 gallon of gas that has hit the nation swiftly, with no chance of decelerating. Granted, maybe I've started a few hypermiling ways of my own. I usually don't go out more than three days during the week, and I try to combine my errands so I http://ladowskispot.blogspot.com/2008/06/while-were-making-up-words-does-dragee.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Becky)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17061716.post-5301296511513608616Sun, 18 May 2008 14:09:00 +00002008-05-18T07:14:33.131-07:00duhWeekends are usually slow news days, so imagine my surprise when I crawled out of bed this morning (look up SpongeBob Squarepants' episode on "Suds," and you'll know exactly how I felt) and saw this. I've played softball before, and I'm quite familiar with baseball's ongoing fascination with superstition, but this... this?! Sharing a gold thong to break out of a hitting streak? Please Lord, http://ladowskispot.blogspot.com/2008/05/no-panty-line-duh.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Becky)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17061716.post-8703044456240811114Thu, 08 May 2008 13:23:00 +00002008-05-15T19:04:06.262-07:00waltersjonesCase in point: I get up at 9 a.m. this morning, enjoying a bowl of cereal with blueberries and vanilla soy milk, and I see that the most read article on CNN today is Star Jones "blasting" Barbara Walters' memoir. Oh, my! It wasn't that long ago that another former "View" member, Rosie O'Donnell, responded to the memoir as well. It wasn't enough that Walters spilled the beans about her affair http://ladowskispot.blogspot.com/2008/05/is-it-hot-in-here.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Becky)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17061716.post-1603304084822427653Wed, 30 Apr 2008 21:37:00 +00002008-05-02T10:04:26.058-07:00internetearthFor all the complaints I've written about the American media and questioning the true "freedom" of such (have you seen who owns the media companies? Only a handful... hmmm), it sure pays to have the Internet wide open and fancy free to search most anything my heart desires. While my IP address is probably on a government watch list because I've pinged al Jazeera, thanks to the Patriot Act, I http://ladowskispot.blogspot.com/2008/04/me-vs-world.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Becky)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17061716.post-3138214544318021823Thu, 17 Apr 2008 20:46:00 +00002008-04-17T15:32:49.670-07:00momplastic surgeryI have a list of gossip sites that I like to peruse on a daily basis as my guilty pleasure before scrounging through my email, paying bills online and working. So imagine what kind of face I made when I found this: "My Beautiful Mommy," a book that a Florida plastic surgeon wrote to help mothers communicate to their children why they get plastic surgery. I'm still somewhat speechless. My first http://ladowskispot.blogspot.com/2008/04/those-look-new-mommy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Becky)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17061716.post-1929482856106094929Mon, 14 Apr 2008 02:58:00 +00002008-04-13T20:16:34.826-07:00LOLBecause I'm appreciative of dorky humor, and because this kind of humor is so completely lost on me (I suspect because of my age), I often wonder how many pop references I see every day which pass by my old peepers. One of my personal favorites, even though I have yet to locate what movie/pop culture this is in reference to. It reminds me of this kind of humor I found on One Horse Shy. p.shttp://ladowskispot.blogspot.com/2008/04/lol.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Becky)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17061716.post-6207154097343013458Wed, 09 Apr 2008 05:29:00 +00002008-04-08T22:41:09.196-07:00craigslistI have to admit, when I first used Craigslist, I didn't think it would go this far. Sure, I had an apartment to sublet; not a big deal. It was in Rochester, NY and while Craigslist was somewhat popular, there weren't too many people on there. I got two people interested in the apartment, and one of them settled with the apartment, and I was happy. I got what I needed from Craigslist without http://ladowskispot.blogspot.com/2008/04/my-affair-with-craigslist.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Becky)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17061716.post-8811018100103601895Tue, 01 Apr 2008 11:37:00 +00002008-04-01T04:41:22.956-07:00april fool's daygoogleOne of the reasons I like April Fool's is that some people can pull a hoax without embarrassing others or hurting their pride; it's just in good fun. Google does this kind of thing every year. I know it's only 4.5 hours into April Fool's Day out here in the Western frontier, but I spotted Google's joke of the year. Can you? (Remember, it's only up for 24 hours, so don't miss it!)http://ladowskispot.blogspot.com/2008/04/fun-for-april-1.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Becky)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17061716.post-3120191390498385305Mon, 31 Mar 2008 05:01:00 +00002008-03-30T22:38:01.334-07:00mccainquickie9/11youtubeI wanted to thank my reading audience for keeping up with me as I've been away. My apartment is slowly turning to shambles as I pack it in boxes, as I'm anticipating a return to the East Coast in the next month. As I only have the luxury of a couple weeks to do this, I will be attempting to blog but giving you "quickies." (You can laugh if you want - it's the best I can come up with right now!http://ladowskispot.blogspot.com/2008/03/quickie.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Becky)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17061716.post-3215201046234072434Wed, 19 Mar 2008 17:55:00 +00002008-03-19T11:18:49.166-07:00clintonobamaelectionsHello readers - it's been awhile, and I think I can explain. Between a much-needed vacation to see some friends in Seattle and some life-changing events here at our California Headquarters, I've pushed my poor blog to somewhere in the middle of the to-do list. I've had an article I wanted to blog about for a while, and am just getting to it now. CNN's Glenn Beck is one of my preferred CNN http://ladowskispot.blogspot.com/2008/03/tough-oats.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Becky)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17061716.post-1770973057703028244Fri, 07 Mar 2008 19:08:00 +00002008-03-07T11:17:43.844-08:00bushcnnGreetings from Seattle! I'll be here for the next few days on the trusty laptop, so thanks for joining me on my travels. Seen on the front page of CNN.com, 11:08 AM PST: "Developing Story: President Bush says 'it's clear our economy has slowed.'" No kidding, man. Like the foreclosures at an all-time high, the job slump, and credit woes aren't enough to tip us off? Is this really the only http://ladowskispot.blogspot.com/2008/03/march-duh.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Becky)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17061716.post-4283833087598767090Sat, 01 Mar 2008 00:22:00 +00002008-02-29T16:48:14.755-08:00al jazeeramediaIn my post this week "Repeat After Us," I mentioned the likelihood that very few Americans check out the English version of al Jazeera. For those of you who are a bit curious, may I make a few suggestions? These articles are hard to come by on the American media stage, as of today: Cuba signs human rights accords Soldiering on after Putin Denmark to oppose Sudan debt relief Israel warns of Gazanhttp://ladowskispot.blogspot.com/2008/02/media-smorgasbord-now-with-less-fat.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Becky)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17061716.post-7301732737063295149Fri, 29 Feb 2008 21:59:00 +00002008-02-29T14:11:59.490-08:00duhEither CNN is having a slow news day, or they just are too lazy to make a decent headline that doesn't shove down our throats what we already are dreading. C'mon, it's Friday! Give us an incentive to click on those links. Bush: We're in a slowdown Bush on $4 gas: I hadn't heard that (this was the headline on the front page of CNN.com yesterday) I don't know how clearer it can get: we KNOW the http://ladowskispot.blogspot.com/2008/02/leap-year-duh.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Becky)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17061716.post-3110505660006345510Wed, 27 Feb 2008 21:52:00 +00002008-02-27T14:47:15.522-08:00clintonmediapoliticsWhen I first changed the name of this blog to rumi∞nation, I knew that the niche I wanted to settle my writing self in - one that will constantly be populated by new information and one, ironically, populated also by me, the media - was going to be a journey I'd started long ago, sitting in a college classroom in Erie, PA, exploring what we call language. What is language, exactly? In the most http://ladowskispot.blogspot.com/2008/02/repeat-after-us.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Becky)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17061716.post-9014500449268452138Fri, 22 Feb 2008 10:39:00 +00002008-02-22T03:12:00.103-08:00californiaeriesinEven if it's just for 15 minutes, we all like to have some sort of claim to fame. We like to talk about what famous people we've met and if we've ever been on TV. We like to talk about how far we've traveled and show off the beautiful/handsome person we married when we attend our 10-year high school reunions. Receiving that acceptance letter to college or a new job is even a demonstrate in fame, http://ladowskispot.blogspot.com/2008/02/best-of-best-of-best.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Becky)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17061716.post-4368003151103254025Sat, 16 Feb 2008 19:29:00 +00002008-02-16T11:32:30.401-08:00duhWoman says being dead ruins life "Baby... you ain't kidding." -Bill (Kill Bill Vol. 2)http://ladowskispot.blogspot.com/2008/02/saturday-duh.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Becky)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17061716.post-1920900436740798298Fri, 15 Feb 2008 18:19:00 +00002008-02-16T11:33:02.449-08:00humorgossipMost of the celeb gossip sites online remind me of the days in high school when kids would try to out-do each other's insults of the class [dork/jock/insert favorable stereotype here], inevitably droning on with more and more heartless drivel to see how many snickers they can get out of their audience. And I'm not talking about the Perez Hilton types of gossips who worship the own ground they http://ladowskispot.blogspot.com/2008/02/guilty-pleasure.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Becky)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17061716.post-8155957439367213637Fri, 08 Feb 2008 21:13:00 +00002008-02-08T13:48:56.005-08:00militarypoliticsWar time is never a good time for any people. If you think back to World War II, there were very few good things about it - sure, the economy remained buoyant because of the working female class while their husbands fought against all sorts of Axis evil forces. But remember how thousands upon thousands died? Remember Pearl Harbor? You didn't have to be alive; strikes against U.S. soil have http://ladowskispot.blogspot.com/2008/02/ballot-power.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Becky)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17061716.post-3217497176501578557Tue, 05 Feb 2008 06:49:00 +00002008-02-04T23:00:34.597-08:00duhHovering parents need to step back at college time Don't try to invest like the pros Hamilton saddened by abuse (what, is he supposed to be happy?) United to start charging for second bag (this just makes me mad) Jamie Lynn ready to run away from Lynne http://ladowskispot.blogspot.com/2008/02/february-duh.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Becky)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17061716.post-5314241829292277721Thu, 31 Jan 2008 20:19:00 +00002008-01-31T13:08:20.603-08:00electionspoliticsI know none of us can get away from the Presidential elections, but in all honesty, I have to pose this question: Has there been any election in the past decade (dare I say two decades?) that has garnered such coverage because we know that the Democratic party has made history by guaranteeing either a minority or female candidate in the final dash? Let's face it, the election is starting to get http://ladowskispot.blogspot.com/2008/01/super-tuesday-super-election.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Becky)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17061716.post-6420291453989673343Fri, 25 Jan 2008 18:39:00 +00002008-01-25T00:29:19.196-08:00childabuseI've been really bothered by the kind of news that permeates the news that includes children dying or suffering at the hands of those who should know better. To wit, I did a search on January 11, and here is what I have found on CNN in the last five days before that date: Man Killed Baby Daughter Because He Wanted Son Pregnant Marine Dead Killer's Parents Cry, Hug With Parents of 2 Slain Teens http://ladowskispot.blogspot.com/2008/01/child-victim.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Becky)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17061716.post-6653096827635243760Thu, 24 Jan 2008 20:10:00 +00002008-01-24T12:26:00.413-08:00duhIt's freezing across the country (yes, even here in glorious California, where the temps are in the 30s at night and making people scurry for their parkas), so check out the brain freeze headlines I found: Mysterious reptile deaths puzzle scientists Amy Winehouse enters rehab Parents crashing online party Newspaper Web sites draw record viewers It's official: mail is slow as snails Too cold to http://ladowskispot.blogspot.com/2008/01/frozen-duh.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Becky)