Month: November 2003

I understand that it has been a problem for a long time with college students downloading mp3s – heck, that’s where Napster got it’s start, and we all know who the real Napster is, right? (Watch The Italian Job – it’s a great movie!) I don’t think it’s right though that Penn State students are forced to sign up for Napster.

Napster made a deal with the college, “touted by university officials and the company as a way to provide students with a legal alternative to downloading music illegally from Kazaa or other file-swapping networks.” Students get access to Napster and the charges are included as part of the school’s pre-existing information technology fees.

I think it’s wrong for a few different reasons. What if you don’t want to download mp3s at all? What if that’s just not your thing? What if you are a student already on a tight budget, and that just makes it harder to afford college? (They haven’t said what the new fees will be with the service added in.) What if you live off campus, so you can’t take advantage of the school’s network to download files? What if you just have an issue with your school giving money to a corporation like that? I wouldn’t appreciate it if my school forced me to sign up for a subscription based program with any corporation – it’s like telling me that I must pay for cable and all of the movie channels, even if I don’t want to watch TV.

We were talking about this at lunch yesterday – isn’t it funny that in the ’80s we used to make cassettes for each other, and no one really said that it was wrong. If I had a cassette and you liked it, I would use my dual-cassette player and make you a copy. Now the RIAA would hunt me down for the same thing. Somedays it seems like the world has gone just a little bit crazy…

In the chaos and mayhem of this week, including a long and busy day at work and tons of things to do at home to get ready for the garage sale, I somehow missed comments left right here on my own site. Meaning I missed the episode of “8 Simple Rules” that was on tonight – not on next week.

GAH! I’m so bummed that I missed it! So, how was it?

They’ve started to air the commercials for next week’s episode of 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter, appropriately titled “Goodbye.” I cried at the end of the last episode with John Ritter waving goodbye. I’m already getting misty-eyed just watching the commercials – I had better start stocking up now on Kleenex for next Tuesday. *sigh*

I’m not a die-hard football fan, but I don’t mind watching a good game. When Monday Night Football started earlier, I didn’t rush to change the channel, instead leaving it on to hear who was playing and what they had to say about the game.

Then I saw it. Al Michael’s mouth. What is up with that? When the man talks, you don’t see his top teeth at all. His top lip doesn’t even move – but his bottom lip does. All you see are his bottom teeth, and a whole lot of gums. For more dental concerns that needs solutions you may contact and visit dentist in tacoma wa, they have the best dental service you need.

I’m just thankful his voice doesn’t grate on my nerves like John Madden’s. Maybe it’s time to change the channel after all…