Onehundred Twentytwo

Hey, you know what I never questioned before? Game shows.

Back in the day there was stuff about scams and that the winner of the game was secretly decided before hand... and I don't know how much of that kind of thing still prevails but my point is this: game shows have become things we have taken for granted. Or at least that's what I'd say for myself.

Questions I should be asking are:

Why do game shows exist in the first place?

Besides running commercials, how do the game shows make money?

Is there a secret game show tax we're paying?

Are game shows just another form of the lottery?

Why is it that a show like Wheel of Fortune is making more excuses to give away more money?

Are game shows the government's way of saying "Hey, look over there!" Or "What's that behind you?!"

There must be some kind of good business going on for game shows because there are so many of them, and not just in the U.S. If this is true, I want to learn the secret of the game show because I don't think it'd be all that hard to come up with an idea for one. I suppose the trick is making it popular. There have been quite a few game shows that don't seem to be popular and ...well I would like to ask: since when is getting free money not popular? I know, I know... we're all media whores and we want good entertainment for our couch potato butts and we couldn't stand to watch people other than ourselves win money on a game show that isn't to our taste.

Well la-de-da, aren't our pallets particular. Here's one for you, it's called: I'll watch the most boring game show out there, for as long as it runs, if you'll just please take away reality tv shows.

And another thing, here's the WOTD:

Accompaniment - (n) something that accompanies another; esp: subordinate music to support a principal voice or instrument

Don't you just love it when they use the word in the definition? Yeah... and here's something you also love:

Haiku:

Littlest hobo

Arrive just in nick of time

Save the day and leave.

Onehundred Twentyone

The phrase: "The greatest of all time" and those like it.

I think whoever coined that... we'll call it an expression, really should have said "The greatest in my life up to this moment" or like... "The greatest in my life that I can remember up until this moment and maybe for a few more years or until they invent flying cars or something equally as awesome".

Really, we live on a moment by moment basis and ...especially for movie reviews (ugh, don't get me started on movie revi- oh! too late)

Okay, about movie reviews. I realise you want to get some good word about your movie out there and so you get some schmuck -pay some schmuck to say your movie is really great, but does it really have to get to the point where you say it is the greatest of all time? Some say of the year and even that is pushing it because you don't know what else is coming out that year and also not everyone will agree with you.

I prefer reviews that say: "Made me laugh until I cried and spilled pop on the girl sitting next to me and I magically got her number, most likely because this movie is just so darned funny!" Or like... "This movie inspired me!" With those reviews, we can at least look back on what that person has reviewed in the past, see how they felt about those movies, and then base our judgement on whether or not we agree with them.

I also don't like reviews that say: "Greatest drama since ..." because that's assuming everyone likes that movie and if you didn't like that movie, then what's to have you watch this other movie? Yeah... where was I when this started?

Oh right, people feeling the need to say something is the greatest. You could say and should say and would be proper to say that something is really great, but not to say the greatest because something can always come along and surpass it, and then you're saying that item is the greatest... and it all leads back to marketing and I probably don't like marketing at all yet fall for it every now and then because it works more often than not and I'm a susceptible human being.

Sigh.

Here's the greatest WOTD of the day:

Umiak - (n) an open Eskimo boat made of a wooden frame covered with skins

Haiku:

Sailing across

Open waters lay ahead

Reaching their goal.

Onehundred Twenty

Rockin' out.

It has been something man was meant to do since the dawn of time. Before rock and roll was made however, what was it that took place of the rocking out? I suppose it was just energy not used, hence the reason for um... probably something useless or now obsolete because it was not what the force of rocking out intended.

Why is rocking out so important? Well let me tell you, it's very important if you consider all the consequences. I mean... you could take a chance and see what not rocking out does to someone who's all the time rocking out, but I wouldn't suggest that unless you're an adrenaline junkie.

What's that you say? What if you have never rocked out in your life, or hardly ever? Is there something wrong with you? Yes. Yes there is and there's no if's and's or but's about it. You're denying a part of your brain to develop and causing it to die. Remember that time something bad happened to you? That's because you haven't been rocking out enough.

Do you have to listen to rock music to rock out? Rock is not the only type of music that allows for the rocking out, but it is the main genre. Other genre's that allow for the rocking out are: punk, metal, alternative, ska, hard rock, probably some kinds of techno, and also maybe some kinds of hip-hop.

How often do I rock out? Well there's truly rocking out where you're right at the heart of rocking out, and there's rocking out while doing some kind of task, so that form of rocking out is more in your head whereas the former rocking out involves your whole being. To answer the question, I rock out every day. The real question is how often do I truly rock out. Uh... not as often as I'd like.

So remember kids: rock, rock out!

WOTD:

Middling - (adj) 1. of middle, medium, or moderate size, degree, or quality 2. mediocre

Haiku:

Made up in your head

Red balloon floating over

Don't ever let go.

Onehundred Nineteen

Travel.

Whether for business or pleasure or family, everyone has done so at least once in their life. Some like to travel, others don't. Some have done it far too often that they've become indifferent to it.

Many dream of traveling to far off countries, or even just to explore their own in greater detail. I think that with the invention of the transporter, people have unfairly called it a abomination.

They were created to get from one place to another in an instant but there's so many people complaining about how transporting cuts out the scenery and the visits to small towns... Well the small town thing I can understand because they're too poor to get transporters and the lack of people out on the road means less business in small towns which means people have to move to the city to get a job. As for cutting out the scenery, that's why there are various organizations getting together to put transporters out at viewpoints, just like an information point.

The biggest help transporters have offered is cutting down on emissions, and that's saving the environment. With fewer cars and buses and planes out and about, that's cut emissions in half, if not more. And with companies investing in industrial sized transporters that means semi-trucks will be off the road and that's cutting down emissions even further.

So what's more important? Saving the environment or keeping small towns alive? Many people would say saving small towns, and I think I can mostly agree. I think that transporters should not be limited to the big cities, spread the wealth to the little guys! You think it would be too expensive to have at least one transporter in every town? Think of all the money saved on gas, let alone the cost for building commercial planes, trains and automobiles.

WOTD:

Contrail - (n) a streak of condensed water vapor created by an airplane or rocket at high altitudes

Haiku:

Like swimming circles

So are the days of our lives

All wet and dizzy.

Onehundred Eighteen

Don Cherry.

I don't know what you think of him, nor do I really care if you're opposed to him. All that really matters for me when watching a hockey game is that I get to watch Coach's Corner on Hockey Night in Canada, because that means Don Cherry (and also Ron MacLean).

Hockey fan? Doesn't matter... well not overly because I'm not all that much of a hockey fan. I grew up with it because of my dad but I don't need to watch a hockey game for my life to continue. If hockey's what people are watching, okay I'm in, but the point is this: the highlight of a hockey game is getting to listen to Don Cherry.

Why? It just feels more Canadian. In fact, I'd say this my whole blog, not just this post but my blog site, is that much more Canadian now that I've linked you to Hockey Night in Canada and talked about Don Cherry (and Ron MacLean).

Also, I love Don's enthusiasm for the game, but that he likes a good clean game, with a bit of dirt because he would say a little bit is just part of hockey. I've always respected what Don has to say, and thirdly I like him because he reminds me of my Aunt Jean. Well she's not really my aunt but a good friend of my grandma and well... I've just always called her "aunt". The point is that I really respect her and enjoy talking with her, and if I knew a thing about hockey, I'm pretty sure I'd have a good time talking to Don Cherry.

Anyway, that's about all I have to say about that.

Here's your WOTD:

Wind sock - (n) an open-ended truncated cloth cone mounted in an elevated position to indicate wind direction

Haiku:

Red flower blooming

Opening unto world

A touch of beauty.