Let me clear my throat…
I’ve had a post drafted for a few days now - political in nature - but I’m still working on it. In the meantime, allow me to share another reason this country is going to hell; I saw this on the evening news:
Car GPS blamed for train accident
“Jose Silva of White Plains told police that “he did what he was told” by his global positioning system.”
Because the computer is always right. Trust the machine. Common sense be damned. DAMNED!
When it tells you to turn right ONTO the railroad tracks, and into the path of an oncoming train, just do it. I’m sure it will have you make another left or a right soon thereafter to steer you out of harm’s way. It’s just the way the GPS device likes to keep itself amused, see? Playing little tricks on people. “Tee-hee!”, it titters.
Ugh. He’s not the first and he won’t be the last, sad to say. Insert comment about Darwin awards. Insert comment about people relying blindly on technology. Insert comment about how lazy we’ve gotten that now we don’t even want to think for ourselves and think we’re excused when we use “I just did what I was told” cop-out.
Though it does remind me of this clip from “The Office” (it’s a bad clip recorded from a TV, but still - a clip of this segment wasn’t available from the NBC site):
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Ghosts of My Friends arrived today - how I love the Royal Mail! I’ve taken a few photos of the interiors, but this is my absolute favorite segment so far… it forms a clear face with arms and shoulders sort of shrugging and going, “What??”
On May 25, 1909. Almost 100 years ago. Crazy.
Here’s a link to the Picasa album where I’ve posted more photos and will continue to post them. I need some help if I’m to take better photos - just someone to hold the book open without letting his/her fingers show too much and so that I can get them in a place with better lighting.
Some of these photos suuuuck for now, but I’ll get there. I’m just too excited NOT to snap them.
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