I'm a Dad » Other Stuff http://www.aaronjen.org/dad Fri, 24 Jul 2009 16:19:23 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 The weatherman http://www.aaronjen.org/dad/2003/12/the-weatherman/ http://www.aaronjen.org/dad/2003/12/the-weatherman/#comments Thu, 04 Dec 2003 16:15:21 +0000 Aaron http://www.aaronjen.org/dad/?p=97 I’m writing today to complain about the weatherman. Which weatherman? Well, all of them I guess. So far this season, they’ve hitting about 20% accuracy in predicting the rain. I could hit 50% by flipping a coin. In their defense, they’ve been pretty much right on with the temperature, fog, etc., but I can get that info by looking out my front door. What I want them to tell me is whether or not I should carry my umbrella to work today. So far, in that respect, they have failed miserably. It’s not forecast to rain until this weekend. I wonder what that water was that was falling on my head when I was out for a walk just now.

]]> http://www.aaronjen.org/dad/2003/12/the-weatherman/feed/ 0 Photo Gallery Down http://www.aaronjen.org/dad/2003/10/photo-gallery-down/ http://www.aaronjen.org/dad/2003/10/photo-gallery-down/#comments Tue, 07 Oct 2003 02:27:51 +0000 Aaron http://www.aaronjen.org/dad/?p=91 The photo gallery was having problems so I got rid of it. I haven’t decided yet if I’m going to replace it.

]]> http://www.aaronjen.org/dad/2003/10/photo-gallery-down/feed/ 0 Reality? http://www.aaronjen.org/dad/2003/03/reality/ http://www.aaronjen.org/dad/2003/03/reality/#comments Thu, 20 Mar 2003 21:43:59 +0000 Aaron http://www.aaronjen.org/dad/?p=73 I want to rant about what’s being called “reality TV.” What I want to know is, what is it about those shows that people find so engrossing and entertaining? I think I may have watched 5 minutes of Survivor once, and maybe the very first episode of Fear Factor. Honestly, there is nothing at all “real” about any of those shows. Do you think they are not scripted? Do you think they aren’t edited for premium shock effect, sexual innuendo and entertainment value? I assure you they are. If you want reality TV, watch “American Dreams” on NBC. Even “Bernie Mac” is better and more realistic than that crap they call reality TV. At least Bernie usually has some kind of moralistic message. It bothers me that America is so enraptured by such drivel. When those shows first started showing up, I thought for sure they would all bomb horribly. None of them did. It’s disgusting and makes me ashamed to be part of a culture that honors and idolizes such useless programing. Come on America, do you believe the stars of those shows are just average Joes off the street? They are models and actors who are more than likely found through agents. What do all of these “reality” stars do after their particular show is finished? They try to become TV stars. It’s a scam America, please open your eyes.

And now, back to our regular programming.

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