Good thing I found wireless inside Santa's Village. AT&T was not feeling well.

Eating my words.... More than before, I see stuff made here in the USA. Funny how that works. I still take pictures, and still marvel at the way things get to me, but I guess the tide is changing....GOOD!

Even Walmart

Wow, Walmart cups that were 10 cents a pack? How could they make this in the US. I found a bunch of stuff luike this, perhaps the tide is changing?

An entire section at the store dedicated to organic veggies and fruit in the frozen. Ever single one had the label in the bottom pic here: Product of China.

Nice!!

And look, old evidence that organic food has been coming 10000 miles...

Wheel of Fortune

I remember what I used to marvel at when I was a kid. I used to watch Wheel of Fortune to see people getting down to 1 letter missing, then get the puzzle wrong. Well, modern times have arrived. And now, Wheel of Fortune dubs itself "America's Game." So I thought about it, and it does seem to embody much of what America stands for:
-Greed
-Stupidity
-Vanity

Every time they get it wrong, or buy a "U" that isn't there, I realize that I may be a bit different. Umm, that's ok with me.

Designed in California

The latest phenomenon is to proudly announce that something is designed in the US, but made in China. I observed this with the iPhone I bought 1 year ago, but just thought of it now after starting to see other products marked the same.

So now what do they think? How is that different from the old labeling? Duh, everything decent is designed here....

Aaah, Black Friday

Another year, another list of shit that the big-box retailers are selling for "bargains". Look around and you'll find that the things you want are on sale, but that the "doorbusters" are typically no-name brands, old merchandise, or things you really wouldn't want to or need to wake up at 2am to get. Stories about people sitting in lawn chairs all night make me wonder where priorities are these days. Its no wonder that people can't get their financial act together when they are waiting outside walmart at 3am for a fuckin fake hamster or westinghouse tv. Just can't get in line quick enought for interest payments on those credit cards, can ya?

Anyways, I have done Black Friday before and I do understand how it can be so appealing. But things level out (or fall), Amazon.com always has better deals, and I doubt that buying DVDs at 5am really helps the economy. All we really get is a bunch of people wiht more debt and useless gifts.

Ho Ho Ho, here is your gift: Stop spending money on worthless shit from China.