The blog title actually has nothing to do with my blog. I just felt like naming it that since the song has been stuck in my head all week. Although some would argue that that seems to be the general theme of TV.com. Doing a redundant dance of pointless madness... According to my Primetime Schedule this is how I rate the networks: 1. Fox, 2. NBC, 3. ABC, 4. The WB, 5. CBS, 6. UPN Link to Rantfest 2005 I've commented back in both of the previous two blogs. August 28/29, 2005 Sometime in the midnight hours: Level 17 (37%) Good Fun!: Death by Caffeine Death by Penguin Mints If you want spoilers for a show PM me. I can find detailed ones for most. Sometimes just casting info. For example I know what's going on in the first 5 episodes of The West Wing this season, I know who's at Veronica's door, I know how Addison and Meredith hash it out, and I know of a big revelation on Law & Order: SVU. I've got less, but yes yes still a little, on cable shows, too. Make sure to tell me anything you DON'T want to know. Bets on Level 50: shatterdaymorn: Mid-September (September 15th midnight Pacific) RoxieVelma: September 25th Yakira: October 4th Still haven't heard anything from the staff on the point total problem and complaints have been being filed for since last weekend. (Bad grammar I know but I couldn't figure out how to get around it and since it's my blog I don't really care that much.) The random page reloading is really starting to Tick Me Off.... Today's selection for further education: It is nothing if not noticable that oil prices are at an all time high within the United States. At this point many options are being considered to solve such problems but one solution that you will notice is that creating or utilizing alternative energy sources is something that seems to be at the bottom of President George W. Bush's list. True he has recently passed legislation that requires higher energy standards for motor vehicles but it only applies to some of them and it doesn't raise the standard significantly. The major reason that the United States has not had the overwhelming legislation involving energy standards that you think they would in the face of such an energy crisis is due to the fact that motor vehicle companies help pay to put government officials in office. Add to that an American public in denial and soccer moms and conservatives alike who don't want to give up their gas-guzzlers and you only have a small skope of the problem. A lot of people don't want energy-efficient hybrid cars because they "look ugly" and please don't be so surprised about that in a country that bases most of its values on materialism. The American mentality in terms of oil is all about the here and now and has no reflection about the tomorrow and the later.       To get people thinking about the future here are some statistics. Heating your home in a snowy area of the U.S. is expected to rise at least 25% in cost this winter. It should be mentioned that 30% of U.S. oil comes from the Gulf of Mexico and since that is about to be hit with Hurricane Katrina it can only be hoped that the nation will come to grips with a situation that is all too real. Gas is currently at an average of $2.6273 [2.13915 Euro] for self-serve (up 12.62 cents [0.10275 Euro] from two weeks ago) and today oil has exceeded $70 [56.99397 Euro] a barrel for an all-time high in the United States. Prices for heating homes later this year in the UK are expected to be on an all-time high also.       There's a desire to drill in Alaska but, and I know I say this blatently, that is a stupid idea. We don't even know if there's oil there and even if there is it's gonna run out to. It's time for the country to invest in the newest forms of technology in motor vehicles as we have everywhere else. We need to come to terms with the fact that OIL IS NOT A RENEWABLE RESOURCE. Once it's gone, it's gone. And in the meantime we're destroing the earth and even more importantly our children's future, economically and geologically, just to drive bigger, shiner vehicles. So here's my recommendation: I think everyone should truly educate themselves on the subject instead of just suffering through it and hoping that it will change. 1. Watch Captain Planet and the Planeteers. (If you can't fnd much info on it in the episode guide know that it comes on in syndication and that the theme song in the Show Summary will give you a good idea of what the show is about. IMO, it's better than Power Rangers and just so you know it came out first. I watched them both when I was younger but these days I'll get into Captain Planet while I find Power Rangers too cheesy and annoying especially with all the spin-offs.) 2. Watch The West Wing episode from Season 3 entitled The U.S. Poet Laureate. (It isn't the best in the series but it's absoultely on topic. If you want me to send you the relevant dialogue just PM me.) 3. Watch/Read the news. Research: Gas Price Records Gas Price Recods Conversion Tools The 30% statistic came from abcnews.com ************************************************************************ ************************************************************************ Stuff from This Week with George Steph-ah-nop-poll-liss: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Weekends at the D.L.: D.L. Hughley: President Bush said that anti-war protestors like Cindy Sheehan are advocating a policy that weakens the United States. Let me tell you what weakens that United States: The most powerful man on the planet scared of meeting with a middle-aged white woman. That is what weakens this country. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Daily Show with Jon Stewart: Stewart: The president is launching a brand-new defensive over Iraq, hitting the road in response to criticism on the weekend's news talk shows from the usual band of peaceniks — like Nebraska Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel. Sen. Chuck Hagel, R-Neb., Aug. 21, on ABC News' "This Week": Any measure and any standard you apply to this, we're not winning. Now what's the definition of not winning? I think if you could just, for example, say that you could secure the road from the Baghdad airport to downtown Baghdad. … Stewart: Oh my God. We've gone from promising to democratize the Middle East to hoping to secure a quick ride the airport. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Real Time with Bill Maher: Maher: Hurricane Katrina looked like it was bad in Florida. The other day, law enforcement officials went around telling residents to stay in their homes, and black people thought it was Election Day.