Posted in News/Media Rants, Houston, Hurricane Ike on September 16th, 2008 No Comments »
Finally got back online today. Fortunately, Nicole had power virtually the entire time. My house is without power, but no damage. Comcast turned itself back on last night and I’m getting caught up with my online stuff.
I took about 200 photos that I hope to process and post today and tomorrow. […]
Posted in News/Media Rants, ROTFLMAO! on August 20th, 2008 3 Comments »
Um, did you mean “PICK?” Oh, Associated Press, how could you?
So, Nedra Pickler (no relation to Kelly that I know of), tell us how you really feel.
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Posted in News/Media Rants, Weather on August 18th, 2008 1 Comment »
This is EXACTLY the reason why I hate the general media when it comes to reporting the weather. From Reuters (the title on the site I found it was “Killer Storm Fay Sets Sights on Florida” while the inside headline was “Tropical Storm Fay Menaces Florida):
KEY WEST, Florida — Store owners boarded up their […]
Posted in News/Media Rants, Houston, The Idiot Box on July 1st, 2008 1 Comment »
Dear TV News,
How’s it going? You and I, we’ve known each other a while, so I figured I could shoot straight with you. We’ve been through hurricanes, scandals and even that time when Marlene McClinton walked off channel 11 on air because she was pissed. Remember that shit?
Anyway, I wanted to give […]
Posted in News/Media Rants on September 12th, 2007 2 Comments »
I caught this story about how trucks given permits to exceed their weight limits are driving on local roads and, possibly, doing damage to bridges. In the wake of the Minnesota bridge collapse, it has become common to see stories - particularly on local news - about the potential collapse of a bridge in […]
Posted in News/Media Rants, Entertainment on September 2nd, 2007 No Comments »
Man makes video.
Man puts video on YouTube.
VH1 uses video without permission.
Man turns clip of VH1 show with his video on it into YouTube video.
YouTube removes video at request of VH1 parent company Viacom for…wait for it…
…copyright infringement.
I’m completely serious.
This is a perfect illustration of the fact that the major entertainment corporations have absolutely ZERO clue […]
Posted in News/Media Rants, Houston on August 15th, 2007 No Comments »
I’m not always a big fan of Houston’s only daily. The lack of competition since the Post shut down makes for pretty lopsided reporting. But, I’ll admit that I like Chron.com. I think the folks on their web staff have done a very good job of providing a usable site with features […]
Posted in News/Media Rants on June 29th, 2007 3 Comments »
You go girl!
Posted in News/Media Rants, Video on June 14th, 2007 No Comments »
Are you freaking kidding me?
Don’t worry, kids! Gary England will save you! LOL!
Posted in News/Media Rants on June 11th, 2007 No Comments »
Along comes something so wrong on so many levels, it requires careful dissection to fully appreciate the utter absurdity of it all.
Fox has a new reality show all about the trials and tribulations of making the awkward transition from bikini model to telvision news anchor.
NEW YORK — An upcoming Fox reality series about a model-turned-TV […]
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