Going out with a bomb Trivia: Frank Sinatra's last appearence on screen was in what movie? Cannonball Run II

Do I really need bluetooth? I was reading on John's site about Bluecasting.

Bluecasting is a technology that will beam ads to a bluetooth enabled cell phone when you walk past a certain point. Oh wonderful. Now mind you that I have no idea how this works, so as usual these thoughts are being pulled out of my ass. But, I'm generally good with the common sense, so....

Common Sense Thought #1: People keep cell phones in their pockets when they're not using them. When they are using them, they usually squish them as hard as they can against the side of their face (this improves reception). At no time do they stop and stare at the pretty little screen to see if something's going on.

Common Sense Thought #2: Taking CST #1 into consideration, is the phone going to ring when it receives an ad? If you're not there, are the ads going to show up on the caller id? Can they leave a voicemail message? Can they call you multiple times asking you why you're not answering your phone and pout for the next three days because you don't love them?

Common Sense Thought #3: I know most people love advertising and would not hesitate to pay extra $$$ for a device that shoves ads down their throat, but as for me, I may just opt out of a bluetooth phone. There might be more people out there who think like me, here and there. We can even start our own website: www.ireallydontcaremuchforbluetoothandtheirstupidads.com. Sure we'd get laughed at by all the bluetooth users who are 'with it'. And then there's that awkward moment when you're out somewhere and someone says "Oh, did you see that ad for so and so?" and you whisper quietly, "Ummm No, I don't have a bluetooth phone." The room gets quiet, and you're asked to leave.

So, I don't know. Is bluetooth the future? Are we eventually going to get bluetooth surgically implanted so we can have ads beamed directly into our brains? Will this procedure be free with a 2-year contract?

Cool down period Best Buy emailed me today. I thought that was nice of them. I haven't been getting very many emails lately. Except for this one guy that keeps asking me to do stuff for him. At first I would just delete them, but then he actaully started calling me. Of course I would just hang up on him, but then he started coming by my desk yelling something about doing my job. Whatever.

Best Buy is really starting to get on my nerves. Don't you hate it when your friends email you and it's all 'buy this' and 'buy that'. Sometimes all I need is just an ear so I can vent about my day, and all they care about is their stupid 10% off sale.

So I click on the 'Unsubscribe' link, and they respond with: "Your request to unsubscribe has been submitted. Please allow 10 days for processing"

10 freaking days? Why the hell does it take 10 whole days to remove my email address from a database? Is it like the 3-day waiting period for gun? Are they hoping I'll change my mind? No wait! I didn't mean to unsubscribe, I was just angry. That's all. Wow, thank God I didn't do anything foolish that could have ruined my life.

Not so fresh feeling Taking a break from work, I headed down to the vending machines behind the lobby to get something to drink. I looked over the vast array of choices that lay before me. Coke or Pepsi. Now, normally I'm a Coke drinker, but what the hell, I like to mix it up once in a while.

So I get my 20 fl oz. bottle of Diet Pepsi and hey, what do you know, I could have just won a pair of Super Bowl tickets. Fantastic! One would think that promoting the Super Bowl in July is a bit too soon, but what the hell, they started selling Christmas decorations at the Apollo Beach Winn-Dixie back in March.

So anyway, eager to see if I was an instant lucky winner, I twisted off the cap. The sound wasn't there, you know, the "Xssssssssss". In fact, in sounded not unlink opening a cheap bottle of wine. I took a sip of the murky black liquid and my greatest fears were realized. Flat. Dead Flat. Flatter than the flattest flat thing that was ever flattened. I threw the bottle away in total disgust. I didn't want to go to the Superbowl anyway, even if it is in Jacksonville.