Land of Oz

Bits and Pieces

Spam, not SPAM®
I really don't get it. This week my yahoo.com email account filtered out 776 spam messages. .Over 200 of them came from the same source since they were using dates in 2009 to 2036 range to get to the top of the list That's something new along with the multiple copies of crap messages as you can see in the image.

Business Cents

FORT WORTH, Texas - RadioShack Corp. followed through on its announced plans to cut about 400 jobs, but the electronics retailer has been forced on the defensive about its method of notifying laid-off employees by e-mail. ... RadioShack has also closed nearly 500 stores, consolidated distribution centers and liquidated slow-moving merchandise in an effort to shake out of a sales slump. Sales of cellular phones, a key item for RadioShack, have been disappointing. ... Last month, the company hired a former Kmart executive, Julian Day, as chief executive, replacing an interim leader who stepped in when the previous CEO quit after admitting lying on his resume.

You're having trouble with your business so you hire someone who helped take their company into bankruptcy. You gotta love the American way.

Bad Thought of the Night
Late last night while driving home I watched either a drunk or just plain bad driver in a pickup truck jump in front of me and another car coming the other way. The truck then weaved down the road occasionally flashing the brake lights and finally turning off the highway onto another side road while I slowed way down and let him get a long ways in front of me. My thought as he turned off was that he hit a tree before he had a chance to hit someone else.

Bad Thought of the Day
Another 15 year old was shot and killed recently. According to all, she was a good girl who wouldn't do anything wrong and never deserved this. She was also in the back seat of a car full of guys at 12:30 a.m. driving through a known gang area of the city. Mom - get a clue - your kid doesn't need to be out at 12:30 a.m. in the middle of the week.

Not a Bad Thought, but Reality
To folks who look Arab. I understand you're not all terrorists. I understand you don't feel you should be picked out because of your race. However, in today's world, you're going to be and you don't need to make it worse on yourself. Yes, you should be able to get on a plane wearing a t-shirt with Arabic script, and yes you're going to be hassled if you do. Yes, you should be able to buy 200 cell phones at 1 a.m. in a little mid-western town, and yes, you're going to be hassled if you do. Yes, you should be able to wear a burnoose, gather in a crowd and gab, and yes, you're going to be hassled if you do. Sorry, but that's just the way it is right now.