Tag: DVD

Okay, Okay! I Was Wrong! I Can Admit that Now.

Back in 2011 I was angry with Netflix for raising the cost of their DVD shipping service in an apparent attempt to get users to discontinue it and opt into their streaming service. The streaming service had such a limited selection at the time. The poor way they executed their changes seemed to have greatly annoyed me at the time,… Continue reading

AppleTV & Living in the Moment

Warning: venting! I have to wait! Every time I go to use an Apple product, something has either updated or wants to be updated. And this house has 14 Apple devices! God, that’s a lot of waiting!!! Today I wanted to listen to my music library jazz playlist via the AppleTV in the living room while I folded clothes. (Yes,… Continue reading

For the Record

A few quirky tidbits of interest… Shoals A group of squid isn’t, unfortunately, called a squad, but is instead called a shoal. What a shame. (Source: BoingBoing.net) However, be it known, that I am officially introducing several words into the language: people who own one of these cute little new Fiats are called Fiatecians (Fee – uh – tee –… Continue reading

Staging Pornography?

This past Friday I attended the Chris Botti concert here with the San Francisco Symphony. I have had Chris’ Boston DVD for years and love it. My cousin introduced me to it. I was expecting a similar concert last night, maybe with the addition of some holiday music. Boy was I to be surprised! We were seated 15 rows from… Continue reading

@TomLowe – Stunning Work! Bravo!!

I’ve blogged a a couple of times (here and here) about Tom Lowe’s time-lapse project. He worked on it for some time. Well, it’s finished. It’s beyond what I had imagined it would be. I just watched it while I was exercising. If you want to see places in the western US and our galaxy in ways you have never… Continue reading

@Netflix Doesn’t Get It

Apparently Netflix either doesn’t get it or they just don’t care.  Reed Hastings, the CEO of Netflix, recently said, about customers complaining angrily about Netflix’ jacking up their prices 60%, the noise level was actually less than we expected, given a 60% price increase for some subscribers. … We knew what we were getting into.” Oh, I see.  The customers … Continue reading

The Week in Review

Lots of interesting odds and ends this week; so, I thought I’d share… I Said I Never Would!  I always said I would never join Facebook, and, well, I did.  I always insisted I would never get a tattoo, and, well, when in LA …  So, what do you think? * [polldaddy poll=5239476] Sarah Palin’s Movie Opens in limited distribution… Continue reading

Cancel Your @Netflix Accounts

So @Netflix has now jacked up my billing rate twice in the last several months.  This time they have at least doubled the monthly rate I originally started with just over 1 year ago. Originally Netflix was a great deal.  I love how I can stream video to my AppleTV and my iPad/iPhone.  It usually works well.  They are amazingly… Continue reading

The Matrix Is Here, Dude!

Americans need to stand up and say, “Hell No!” Hollywood claims that, in the future, they will allow you to see movies that are currently in the theater at home on your TV set while the movie is in the theater. Horse Manure!  Here’s what Tim predicts: DVD‘s as we know them today will go away.  The price of movies… Continue reading

Halloween at the House in Manhattan Beach

The devil’s mask was just too frightening for the younger children. It had to go, and it was much too hot. Then my standing on the balcony over the front door shooting silly string terrified a few unsuspecting parents. (I didn’t shoot the young children. Middle-aged children begged to be shot.) The entrance to the house was also just a… Continue reading