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Google PageRank of 0

  My Google PageRank is still 0.  For years it was 4 and a few months ago it went to zero. 
It has an effect.  Let me tell you about just one effect it has on HNB.  I am signed up with PayPerPost.  I can post about something here in the blog and get paid for it.
  They decide which opportunities you can take and write about and how much you get paid using the Google PageRank.  If I had my old page rank of 4, I could pick from 176 opportunities.  How many do I get to pick from now?  I get to pick from 7 right now. 

 

The Darjeeling Limited

"Healing. A year after the accidental death of their father, three brothers - each suffering from depression - meet for a train trip across India. Francis, the eldest, has organized it. The brothers argue, sulk, resent each other, and fight. The youngest, Jack, estranged from his girlfriend, is attracted to one of the train's attendants. Peter has left his pregnant wife at home; he buys a venomous snake. After a few days, Francis discloses their surprising and disconcerting destination. Amidst foreign surroundings, can the brothers sort out their differences? A funeral, a meditation, a hilltop ritual, and the Bengal Lancer figure in the reconciliation." Written by {[email protected]}

 Interesting movie.  I am not sure how I feel about the movie.  I never want to watch it again but it was interesting. 

Table and chairs

  I got the table and chairs that Milford sent for my birthday.
  I got the table ready and am working on the chairs.

214 pounds

  I am now at 214 pounds.  That is the most I have weighed in my life.  My dream weight would be 160 pounds.  I will never see that weight again.  My new goal now is to get to 190 pounds and stay at that weight.
  There is a health club a few blocks from here.  I cannot afford a monthly membership and would I use the membership if I had it.
  I am going to have to lose weight.  I need to eat less food and I need to get my ass out of this condo and start walking.

  I will start today. 
  It is 1100 hours and I had a 6 inch tuna sandwich from Subway.  I am going to say it is 530 calories and 31g of fat.  I will see how I do today.

East Germany Was Bad!

  Remember how we would say that things were so bad in East Germany?  Now we know that we were correct.  It was bad in East Germany and they were bad bad boys.
  It has now cum come out that the East Germany army set up a barracks in Biesdorf (East Berlin) in order to make porn movies for army top brass as well as visiting dignitaries.
  Over 100 people were involved in the porn films.  Soldiers were measured to see if they were well-enough endowed for a starring role in the films.  The films were shot using 12mm cameras and the films were short and "shoddy."
  Filming often took place at garden parties, with officers and party officials checking the action out.  (I wonder if they had a do not ask do not tell policy in the East German army?)
 
  "...Some of the less salacious moments were shown on German TV earlier this week, but the quarter century-old movies were incredibly dated. "I didn't recognize myself," said one former soldier. "And neither, thank God, did my wife." [Telegraph]

I found the story at www.Yahoo.com 

  God, I wish I could write comedy.  Someone could take the above information and create so many funny jokes for late night television. 
  I could see a comedy movie about this subject. 
  Think of all the fun you could have with this subject for a movie.  I would make all the top ranking military officers gay.  You could have a lot of fun with part of the movie were they measure the soldiers.  You could have some music at the garden parties.
  If you were part of this project in East Germany I wonder what you tell your kids when they ask "Daddy what did you do during the war?" 

Slacktivism

Urban Word of the Day

www.urbandictionary.com

March 28, 2008: slacktivism

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=slacktivism&defid=304835

The act of participating in obviously pointless activities as an expedient alternative to actually expending effort to fix a problem.

Signing an email petition to stop rampant crime is slacktivism. Want to really make your community safer? Get off your ass and start a neighborhood watch!

Birthday Stuff

  The other day Makoto, a fan in Japan, put $100.00 into my PayPal account.  It is not the first donation he has made.  Last week Milford, in NC, ordered something for me and I should get it in a day or two.  (I will tell you and show you when I get it.)  Milford has made many donations over the years.
  Today Nicolas in CA made a $200.00 donation.  He did it by e-check and it will show up in my account in about 4 days.  This is not the first large donation from Nicolas.
  I want to thank all three of them very much.

 

Inventory ordered of all U.S. nukes!

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- "Defense Secretary Robert Gates has formally ordered the Air Force, Navy and Defense Logistics Agency to conduct an inventory of all U.S. nuclear weapons and nuclear weapon-related materials to make sure all items are accounted for, according to a Pentagon memo released Thursday..."

  God help us.  They should KNOW the location of each and everyone of them.  They should be counting them before they go to bed each night.  They are going to do a fucking inventory of them now. 
  How many fucking nuclear weapons do we have right now?  I hope we know the answer to that question and I hope we know at all times the location of each one of them.

  I saw a show on TV about Fort Knox.  That is the location of our U.S. Bullion Depository (gold) and man we got it locked down and shut down.  They know the location of each gold bar.  It should be the same with each nuclear weapon.  God help us.

I should know better

  Long before the world wide web I had a bulletin board system on line.  On Howard's Notebook, the BBS, we discussed all the issues.  On the BBS we had discussions taking place on gun control, abortion, social security, prayer in schools and all the other issues.
  There would be a statement of the pro and con side and then a message board with lots of discussion of the subjects.
  I saw then that people just gave their opinion and feelings on each issue.  I do not think I ever saw anyone say they had changed their mind after the debate.
 
  Knowing what I know why do I feel compelled to yell and scream here about those same issues.  I know that many of you do not agree with me.  I know a few agree with me.  I also know than none of you are going to say that I made a point or convinced you and you have changed your thinking on the issue.
  So why do I do it?  Is it ego on my part?  Do I want to be able to say later "I told you so"?
 
  I do not know the answer.  One thing Howard's Notebook is sort of a diary.  You can look back over the years and see what I was interested in and what I was happy about or upset about.
  It is a place for me to vent all my feelings.  I cannot go and open the window and shout "I am not going to  take it anymore." (It would do no good to shout out the window unless I could speak Spanish.)

  If you agree with me then I am just preaching to the choir and there is no point in trying to make believers out of people who already believe.  I guess sometimes it is nice to know that someone does agree with you.

  Last night Ken and I had pizza and chicken wings from Pizza Hut.  The food was excellent.  We watched "Norma Rae" on DVD.  A great movie.  Sally Field did a wonderful job in the movie. (She won the 1979 Oscar for her role in the movie.)
  The director of the movie was Martin Ritt (1914-1990).  He made great movies.  The two I love the most are "Conrack" (1974) and "Norma Rae" (1979). 

  I love movies.  I wonder if I should get a Blu-ray player. 

Aptera for my birthday?

  There are still a few hours left of my birthday.  Do you think I may get a Aptera for my birthday?  I did not put it on my Amazon wish list.
  The cost of the Aptera is about $27,000.00 and that was a shock to me.
I want a Aptera.  If I hold my breath and get red in the face will you buy me a Aptera?

It looks excellent.  My only worry would be what happens in a traffic accident.  It looks like there is a lot of room inside for the driver and a passenger but how much space is there for storage?  I still want one.