After decades of hibernation, the bedbugs are back. I know because yesterdays am New York and this weeks The Villager says so. They both have bed bug articles that basically say the same thing; the bed bugs are back in New York. And the bedbugs must have reached epidemic proportions now in New York because the papers say so. And not only in New York, but across the country and across the world I have been reading that bedbugs are making a comeback. And just about every single paper that one can think of has written about them lately. Are bedbugs taking over the world? Is this the latest swarm of locusts to appear on planet earth, the scorpions that afflict man. And I also know the bedbugs are back in New York because I have heard stories lately from friends who have them in their apartments and their friends have them in their apartments who have other friends who have them in their apartment and so on and so on and so on. And I have read the bedbugs life story a thousand times by now, and I have read the “My battle with the bed bug” stories a thousand times now also, enough to know that this latest swarm does not discriminate between rich and poor or high and low. The creature inhabits all places from top to bottom. And there seems to be whole blogs and forums devoted to them now, tons and tons and tons of them. Are bedbugs taking over the world? And now there is a whole new meaning to that phrase “Good night, sleep tight. Don’t let the bed bugs bite”. 
Laptops
Dell Laptops rock. I believe so because I have used them and they rock and they got style. I see them everywhere, in the coffee shops, the libraries and most offices and businesses. I know there are Dell Latitudes, Dell Inspirons, student laptop and lots of other Dell laptop models with Laptop 17″ screens and other size screens with various features. One can buy a Dell computer in Germany and anywhere around the world these days and they are also great for everything Internet. And what’s really cool about some of the Dell notebook computers that I have seen is that some of the parts like the batteries and CD drives are removable and interchangeable. Computers, what would life be like without them these days and how was life before them and the age of technology. This is a sponsored post.
Old Hollywood
I found myself watching one of those old classic movies today with Betty Davis as the actress in the film and although the soap opera was interesting, for some reason the movie started out with the psychiatrist doctor as the ultimate figure, the end all to be all who knows all and gets the final word on someone else’s life to judge, and the images of cigarettes were being smoked and displayed as being cool throughout it. And as being anti psych cia tric and anti medical model, it was interesting to see that even Old Hollywood films advertised and promoted these stereotypes of family locking up family in sanitariums and institutions such as the case today, the majority of people in psychiatric hospitals are put their by their own family. I would hope that one day forced psychiatric treatment could be abolished. Is another world possible. And what does this have to do with a No Police State?
The Juror Questionnaire
The Juror Questionnaire. So what’s the purpose of the juror questionnaire and what is it anyway. I received one of those papers in the mail the other day from the State of New York Unified Court System and I thought, how does the court system evens get ones name and address to mail them a letter stating come to court and testify or else. Oh, the letter goes on to say “Your name was selected at random from the voter, driver, tax, social services or unemployment lists” Is this a divide and conquer thing to use the people against the people or it this a fair way for people to judge others, and what’s the purpose of the courts anyway. Is it possible to not be on any voter, driver, tax, social services or unemployment lists anyway, and as I blah blogged about a few days ago, is it possible to have a close all courts day, month and even year or is that a whole another posting. And what if one does not answer these juror questionnaires. Is it possible to conscious object. Death and life are in the power of the tongue. No one is free when others are oppressed. And who is Excelsior and what does that court system symbol mean. Is another world possible. And what does this have to do with a No Police State?
My Digital Camera
I am a fan of digital cameras. Digital cameras are all the rage these days and you see people taking photos with those silver cameras everywhere. And what’s really cool about them is that you can see the photos instantly and they do a myriad of things. Digital photography is awesome and I can praise and blah blog about it endlessly. And canon cameras rock. Those Canon PowerShot cameras can even make videos that you can post on YouTube and then the camera has another ten or so different features in addition to that. Digital cameras can make a great gift for the holidays to make the memories and share the memories. And with digital cameras one can help make the moments and memories last. This is a sponsored post.
Who Is Gandhi?
And so here I find myself again with the thought of what to write about today and wondering if I am running out of things to write about again, maybe its that blah blah blog writers block thing. And another of today’s thoughts that come to is mind who Is Gandhi? I’ve seen photos and images of that guy around a lot. How would that Internet bible dictionary Wikipedia describe him? I see him in a lot of peoples top eight on MySpace right there along with the likes of Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King so I think he must mean peace as I believed he walked his life for freedom and gave up everything he had to follow peace. What an amazing man and a great soul. Peace on earth and goodwill to all mankind.
Fall
Hey Bloggers, is it the first day of fall today according to the Gregorian calendar and the temperature outside? I figure it is either today, yesterday or maybe tomorrow. And when I look at the calendar to try and figure it out it says “Yom Kippur begins at sundown” for tomorrow and “First Quarter Moon” for yesterday. Oh, now I see it, Sunday, September 23, First day of Fall. I guess I figured it was somewhere around here as fashion week just ended as well as labor day and back to school and from the confusion of the weather of not being able to figure out whether to dress for summer or winter I guess the seasons and the times are a changing, in New York. Happy Fall.
Dial A Flight
Dial A Flight. Now that sounds interesting. Sounds like one can dial a vacation on their telephone. If you happen to be looking to dial a flight, you can do all the dialing at Dialaflight’s website. They offer stopovers and city breaks in the worlds most exciting cities. You can search for flights, hotels, cars and travel ideas at their website and you can also get short breaks, travel stopovers and cheap flights to cities such as New York, Montreal, Hong Kong, Rio and many others. DialAFlight can help you plan your vacation the way you would like. This is a sponsored post.
Water?
As I was walking from the store down the street the other day, a friend who had just bought a bottle of evian water asked me, “What is evian spelled backward?” “Naive!” I answered. Wow, that’s weird. What the heck does that mean. Is that just a coincidence or could it mean one is naive for buying evian water. And for what reason could someone be naive for buying bottled water these days? Is it that environmentally conscious go green thing to save planet earth from all of the plastic bottles that are clogging its streams or is it that bottled water could really be just tap water as the back of my mind sometimes says to me and was also the case with those Coca Cola or Pepsi bottled water articles that were in the news lately. Is bottled water really bottled water and what does that mean anyway? Have a great day.
Music Under New York
And so I guess the Metropolitan Transit Authority trauma drama with my friends really cool drum and horn band who play as part of the MTA Arts For Transit/Music Under New York Program usually starts out something like this: “Dear MUNY Musicians and Performers, the next Call-in will be another double, scheduling for 4 weeks. You did really well last time juggling and projecting your availability. Good luck and talk to you on September 26 or 27 @ Call-In etc.. And also Happy Birthday to Angel Marin of AGUA CLAA, and Natalia Paruz the Saw Lady on the 25th. All the best wishes, and life long happiness to you both!” And so the story goes; can somehow the Metropolitan Terrorize its subway riders Association change it procedures for the harassment of its subway musicians and riders. And it has happened again. Is it possible the New York City MTA can somehow make its fares free to ride the subway so that all of those underground polizei will not be necessary. This band has been keeping my blog busy with its subway gigs and the many times it has been shut down at the 42nd street Times Square subway station by the same polizei over and over with no end in sight. This time they were issued a summons for disorderly conduct, to appear in court five minutes after they started playing. And by the way, is it possible to have a close all courts day, month and year? Oh, that’s a whole another blog posting. And those prerecorded “If you see something, say something and all bags are subject to random bag searches” messages are a whole another blog posting also. I can cut and paste the the many times I have blah blogged about this topic before and you can read some of the posts here. How are other other subway systems in other cities and countries. Do all cities follow the same models and procedures for fares and entertainment. Is another world possible? Since when is art a crime and what does this have to do with a No Police State?
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