New Public Enemies Photos and Just Some Ranting.

Man - I got too much sleep last night - I'm on a tear! Watch out!!!!! It does not happen too often! I would not mind deleting a lot of this but . . . . . it's there so - deal with it :-) One of my many moods.
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Fresh images from AceShow Biz no words to speak of - just photos!
Well - A few are repeats but . . . .

I believe we have seen this one already a few weeks ago of Marion Cotillard.

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Smokers - just bear (bare? neither word makes sense) with me for a tad - I'm not totally against you :-)

There are a couple of new restaurants coming to the downtown area. One will open in the vacated Red Bud Bakery & Bistro‎ and the other where the James Street Dining Company was. I HOPE they will be non-smoking. If that allow smoking I will not go. I'm not being an ass or anything, I just don't like to eat around cigarettes. I'm not concerned with 2nd hand smoke and health, I just don't like the smell. Would you want to eat next to a big chunk of cow poop if you didn't have too? Also one of the local smokey macro-swill bars (yes yes - I sound like a beer snob) is changing hands and I HOPE they will be non-smoking.

Don't get me wrong - I have a number of friends that smoke and I'm cool with that. Almost all cigarette smokers are very aware of us whiners and I applaud them for their efforts and I really really do thank them. But sooner or later all of Wisconsin will go non-smoking.

It's going to happen. The foot is in the door and there is no turning back. It WILL happen. Entire countries around the world are non-smoking. Ireland, Norway, New Zealand, Italy, Estonia, the nations of the United Kingdom, France, Denmark, Sweden, Netherlands and Romania, Hungary this year, Spain, South Africa are all non-smoking countries.

Researchers at the University of Dundee found significant improvements in bar workers' lung function and inflammatory markers attributed to a smoking ban. New York is non-smoking and they say they saved $56 million in health care costs last year.

The effect on buisness is a concern with conflicting studies and numbers with both sides manipulating figures to make their case look good.

My gut reaction is that I can totally understand why some bars would not want this and I believe they should not be made to change their policy. But on the other hand I'm paying more money out of MY pocket for THEIR health care costs! PLUS - I hate having to take a shower after being in a smokey bar, AND many do not allow cigars because they are to . . . smelly!! WHAT??

I was sitting in a bar once surrounded by smokers and lit up a cigar, I was told no cigars because of the smell. I let me feelings be known.

That is my rant on smokey bars. As I said - bars in Columbus should be able to keep their smokey atmosphere, I don't go to them anyway. But if I was going to open a new place in Columbus I think there is a large amount of people in this town looking for a place to have a drink with no smoke.
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sigh - taking a breath.

I put most of my investment savings into bonds and cash about six months ago. I guess I guessed right on that one. I'm reading in the USA Today that says many analysts are saying we are near the bottom of the market and we should get ready to jump back in. This would be wrong.

Research says it is actually better to be six months late then six months early. Never try to call the bottom, it is way way better to wait and be sure the market is moving up. My guru is Peter Lynch who ran the Magellan Fund (started with $18 million and ended 13 years later with $14 Billion) and he said to never try to time the bottom or top.

OK - I'm bored with this blog. nuff said.
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NEW BEER LABEL

Next up - a redue of the popular West Coast Blaster.
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OK - I was putting it off but today's paper was the last straw. Last night on ET they were talking about what the SAG (Screen Actors Guild) woman were wearing. The one shoulder strapless dresses, AND they were giving Michelle Obama credit for the new fashion trend.

I HAVE to think that most of the actresses had their gowns picked out BEFORE the inauguration. Plus - should we really be THAT concerned with what Mrs. Obama is wearing? Have we forgotten she actually has brains equal to her husband? Man I hope this wears off with time. Good Grief.

OH - one last thing - what if we had a Digital Revolution and no one showed up.

I guess the Home Theater forums were correct. They had been forecasting for a long time that the government would have to stall the Digital revolution. Way way too many problems. Digital waves do not go through buildings, a lot of New York City is unable to get digital broadcasts. Too many buildings. WHOOPS! never thought of that did you! But their excuse is to give people more time to prepare. Do they think a few months will do it? How long have people been putting it off? Now that can procrastinate longer.

It's like extending tax day so people will have more time to do their tax's. Yea - that will work out just fine.

I'm sure cable companies who were ready to use the extra bandwidth for HD broadcasts are a little pissed off now.

I better stop before something else irritates me. DON'T GET ME STARTED ON SNOWMOBILERS!!! Maybe that is why I'm so ornery. Those guys better start to take care of their own and put a freaking stop to the killing. Man that just really pisses me off to no end.

I'm truly sorry - for you people not from around here snowmobilers killed 60 ducks yesterday by running them over, a few weeks ago snowmobilers tortured six deer.

Rod! going to my happy place now!

NOTE - 1/2 hour later - I'm better now - it's all good!!! :-) see!