Negatively amazed for the first half and a dedication to the last

I am amazed at how people or what I should say they would use to make "profit"... I recently had a death in my family a couple of weeks ago, my Uncle meant a lot to us all. So, being out of state, I used the tool of trade of the internet to search for his obituary for the local newspaper in his area

So I google his name, here firstly, is the normal website with the obituary on it: pretty normal (ah wtf, ill just link it)

http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/azcentral/obituary.aspx?page=lifestory&pid=141668973
and this one which is pretty much the same in a nutshell
http://www.funeraldigest.com/obituaries/?id=141668973


then, I find an "online guestbook" with of course the options to purchase it, make a memorial website, send flowers, and all this tacky bullshit covered all over a makeshift online guestbook that of course you have the option to "buy"
http://www.legacy.com/gb2/default.aspx?bookid=193415197293&cid=full

So, I keep searching, thinking and wondering, what else can they come up with that can put a few more dollars in someones pocket??
I find, THIS little nightmare

tributes.com, they seem to take the names of the deceased off of websites and newspapers, and create this little "memorial page"
look at how inciting it looks! it shows the date/year he was born, to the date year that he died and (here it goes) he MAY HAVE lived in Buckeye AZ
meaning, they didn't know jack shit about him, they didn't work for the newspaper and they didn't talk to my family, but they left us a bunch of stupid options like
send flowers
send gifts
light a candle for him and connect your facebook (gifting options i think but not sure if you have to pay for that one)
thoughtful meal (wtf?)
browse bookstore (?)
make cremation jewelry
make travel plans
add a photo
funeral services
send condolences
build a family tree on ancestry.com (o lordy)
send memories to memory book



lots of that and similar mumbo money making jumbo.
THEY DONT EVEN HAVE THE REAL OBITUARY!! MY FAMILY NEVER REQUESTED THIS PAGE BE MADE!!
Nice way to try and squeeze money out of the family members and friends of the deceased, it seems a little...inappropriate, wouldn't you agree??
anyways, here is the website credited to that information

http://www.tributes.com/show/Noel-Johnson-88346960

The website also offers a link to search local obituaries of other names and ages, to do the same things to whoever else around you who might have passed away, strangely enough
heres the search database and an example and how I found the names i was looking for
http://www.tributes.com/browse_obituaries?city=Buckeye&state=AZ


There are MOST LIKELY course other websites similar, they take the names from the deceased (death certificates, hospitals, newspapers, however they can legally get their hands on it) and plug it into a website where they can use this opportunity of a deceased family member, to make money off of yourself.
Seems like you can find that with everything now a days, public released names and people/companies trying to use it for some sort of money making profit or scheme...how do they get away with this??
Yeah, its probably a nice idea, but to me it seems a little morbid, my uncle was a private guy, not a social network-er or a computer savvy individual (at least to my knowledge) so I wonder how i can type his name into google, and multiple sites come up with the information on his passing?? hmmm

Anyways, Id like to finish off this blog with a little bit for him, he was an awesome uncle, and its unfortunate he didn't get to visit lately like he had planned, my Mom has always compared his gruffness and disposition to Clint Eastwood (looks kind of, and similar ways for sure), and the weekend after his passing, I saw Clint Eastwood everywhere of course.
He had his time on earth well loving his family, and fishing, and doing auto upholstery most of his life. He told me stories about how he did the inside of Desi Arnez (you know, Ricky Ricardo?) car, and also told me of horror stories when he had been inside cars that had blood in them, and one time even brought my Mom a FINGER, LOL.
He had a fun sense of humor, a bit rough and abrasive, but also very fun to be around and be with. I still remember his laugh and the sound of his voice, when he would WHISTLE to my Mom on the answering machine like a dog, an when he SWORE her eyes were blue (they are VERY green). I remember his hug, his bright blue eyes, and how he called me "kiddo" and asked how things were going all the time.
When i was about 8, we were visiting, and i ran straight through the screen door (how cliche), i was okay but every time he came up for a visit, he would bring that up and tease me about it in every clever way possible.
I remember my brother and their runs to GI JOES every time they would visit us, that was their definite male bonding moment :). He was very close to him, it was nice to see them find themselves in a male sort of way in a family of primarily females.
I remember as the years went by, he got softer, he took care of his wife and his family in every way shape and form, and was a natural protector to us all.
I could go on forever about stories of my family and of him if time allowed.
You will be missed Uncle. Very much so. May God bless you and keep you, and may we see you in that big fishing hole in the sky.

My take on Social networking

Kinky so and so here, and my pondering question..does anybody play those facebook games?? any idea why they are so addicting?
Its basic, you aren't shooting aliens and watching their heads explode, or making Mario jump down a pipe and jump on the heads of Goombas (or in later ones)shoot ice balls and fireballs at them.
You click, post an animal to a feed, add money, repeat
click "race" even tho your not really racing, leave the game running, watch it add fake money
buy more animals, let the money from milking them add up and make more money per "zoo day" or per milking the cows.
With those its CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK POST no commands..yet ive spent more time on those this year then I have on my wii, actually im running zoo world in a window right now to add up "zoo bucks"
super Mario for the wii is a much funner game, IMO, however, i keep finding myself on zoo world every single night racking up zoo bucks and animals and leveling up
even tho, jumping and fetching and icing Goombas is more inciting then CLICK CLICK CLICK o look! a new picture of an Animal! lol
Some people argue that facebook itself is a waste of time, that is a simple opinion statement
Its nice for socialization skills, where its not as socially satisfying as going out to a movie or the mall with friends, and not as active as going on a huge bikeride, its supplement to those that are unemployed, or parenting, or don't have amazing face to face skills (like myself)

Facebook also has good features of reconnecting with old friends, usually that sounds cheesy, but its really good times reminiscing on the past and finding out what everyone is up too these days, and sharing your own stories as well, ive got a lot of people i wouldn't even know that well if it wasnt for facebook and myspace, so i feel fortunate to have this tool to keep in touch with old friends that you otherwise wouldnt be able to talk to or chat with.


Some people get overboard and extreme..but

its not restricting me from anything i dont choose it too, yeah i could be cleaning my room or painting a picture, but im blogging...its my choice, and i may regret it all later, but at the same time, i might have cheered a friend up, or written fresh material to inspire others, or had a good friend and a good conversation,read some great bible scriptures on twitter and facebook, etc!

however, i dont care who you are, you need a life outside this stuff, right now Marley is rolling around on the floor being cute,probably wondering why im punching my fingers on a QWERTY keyboard at a fast WPM speed at almost 3 am, and what i am saying. I should be down there with him rolling on the floor enjoying myself, and i like to pull myself away from the computer (Even tho im guilty of running zoo world to rack up zoo bucks and level up) but i like to start that and get away from the computer and go spend time with people that mean a lot to me. Read a real bible as well instead of just random bits of it on facebook.

So, whats your perspective on social networking? the games, the people, the everything?


here are a few links, why people think its worthwhile or not worthwhile.

http://www.productwiki.com/websites/thread/2104.html --- this was good



http://stackblog.wordpress.com/2009/07/08/facebook-worse-than-a-waste-of-time-but-with-photos/ ----- from an author



http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article3536749.ece --- this one was posted to show what a global effect social networking has had

so rather you tweet your brains out, facebook whenever the boss isnt looking, or look for datees on match.com, enjoy your time there ,and i hope its a healthy positive effect and not an overly addicting one :)

okay, back to Zoo world !

Honesty..

I am going to be flat out honest here..I have 10 blogs, a few of them are totally inactive, however, I started this tenth blog, because I wanted to have the username
kinkysoandso

kinky so and so

why you ask? well, ive been listening to a lot of Steely Dan lately, ive always had a big respect for Steely Dan, however I obtained the greatest hits cd in a rush due to the old "recent break up music makeover" thing that happens to a lot of us.

So my favorite song on that CD currently is Haitian divorce, really good song about a happy couple, who gets married, then divorces quickly, has a long night at a bar, then she reunites with him and has a baby, but its not his baby..hence the KINKY SO AND SO

No particular reason, I just thought it was a catchy cute name choice, kinky if you may :)
and thought id put it here on blogspot.

my other blogs are different...
one of my favorites is on hold, a very personal blog I ended up giving to HIM, I wrote all about him, and tho i like the name (catch22heinz57) I dont really know what to do with it right now. catch22heinz57.blogspot.com
Another blog, is my daily diggins, going to put an entry in everyday, well, farmtown,farmville, and friends have taken up that time happily for me, plus not having new material everyday, so i put that one down for now.
im starting a new one, an advice column, adviceandinsight.blogspot.com
you have any advice you want, email me lovepirate9@yahoo.com
i can post it anon or not post it at all but you have to let me know what you want :)


my favorite, tho least used..is my

fromthepirateschest.blogspot.com


ooo rah, thats a good one, im needing to do more news stories.
ive got more, whatever my motivation was, went away until I pull them back up again.

So here I am, this is me, I can be a critical thinker at times. I look forward to your feedback and comments in the future or anytime :)