I am so fucking sick and tired of the spin cycle noise that permeates the American media. Yeah, I know I haven't posted in a while, too bad. I've been busy living my life, but this past week has just finally rubbed the wrong nerve raw for the last time.
Okay, NOW HEAR THIS! You are being lied to by the media with regards to the "government shutdown" and the military. I know you're being lied to, because I was in the military during a Clinton shut down. Guess what? Federal law MANDATES that military members MUST BE PAID, even in the event of a government shut down. Did you read that? If not, read it again. If you still don't get it, READ IT AGAIN!
This bullshit that is being thrown around the airwaves, 24/7, is just that, bullshit. Yes, some entitlements are stopped. Yes, there can be a delay in the next paycheck being sent out. No, it is NOT accrued pay, it is real pay. Over all, the military, like the FBI, CIA, NSA, and other Federal law and defense agencies, MUST BE PAID DURING A GOVERNMENT SHUT DOWN.
What? Did you honestly think the FBI would close its doors because congress screwed up? Did you believe that the US Marshal's service would stop transporting fugitives? Are you so gullible that you think the Coast Guard is going to STOP running rescues at sea?
If you are that stupid, then it's a good thing Glenn (fucking idiot) Beck is going off the air. Perhaps, you will take a moment and THINK for yourselves. Maybe, just maybe, you'll do a little thing I like to call, research, before you blindly believe what some talking air head on the tube tells you to believe.
Lastly, for you frightened little rabbits that still refuse to think, you won't have long to wait before the morons in congress finally get their shit together. You see, a government shutdown is very bad for business. And since the lords and masters of congress, the corporations, don't want anything to screw up their sky high profits, they will take control. The lying lip flappers in DC, from the Prez on down, will get their new marching orders from Wall St., the banks, the mega-corps, and they will fall in line. A deal will be worked out, because after all, those poor wittle billionaires have to be paid, on those high priced government contracts. If they aren't, they may not get their big fat bonus at the end of the quarter, and that would make baby CEO cry.
Educate yourself people. This crap has been going on for better than 40 years, you'd think you'd have learned how the game is played by now.
Friday, April 08, 2011
Monday, August 02, 2010
Sharing The Love
Being an old married man, there comes a time when you start to branch out a bit in sharing your feelings with others. Sweetie and I have a great relationship, even if it is not perfect. But even we can get bored with each other, and need a way to reconnect with our emotions. Now, before anyone gets any bright ideas, I'm not talking about swinging or swapping here. We don't share.
So how do 2 long time married people get back in touch with their feelings? Simple, spend some time with those less fortunate than we are. Share some moments with folks older than us. Bring some smiles to the faces of people that are lonely, and in some cases, forgotten. It has been 4 years in the making, but this last weekend, our plans finally came together.
Sweetie, Shortcake, Duncan, and I, spent Saturday at the VA State Nursing Home. We went through our volunteer orientation, followed by a walking tour, and our TB tests. Then, it was time for Duncan and I to be tested as a therapy dog team. My little cocker preformed flawlessly. He treated every person he met with respect. He waited patiently to be petted by the veterans. Best of all, he brought out a lot of happy smiles. He passed his evaluation when I placed him on the bed of a vet who is usually not very responsive. This man not only smiled at my dog, but spent many minutes petting the happy puppy. When his wife arrived and heard what happened, she thanked me with a big smile of her own.
Sweetie and I are going to be visiting the home at least once each week. Duncan and Shortcake now have jobs to preform. We are, to the best of my knowledge, the only married therapy dog team for the home. There are a few other folks that bring their dogs in, but as individuals. Sweetie and I work together. Also, because we have smaller dogs, we have been asked to pay special attention to the dementia / Alzheimer ward. Those folks are isolated enough as it is. Having a visit from a happy puppy gives them a reason to smile.
By sharing our time with these former military members, Sweetie and I see ourselves as the happy couple trying to bring a little joy to someones day. I think it is good that these veterans see a married couple. It might help them to remember some of what they were fighting for, and that the future is not all bleak and selfish. Just as Sweetie and I care for each other, we want these people to know that there are still folks that care about them. We may not be their family, but we can try to help them feel more at home in their situations. This is why we have trained and worked so hard over these past 4 years to have our dogs ready.
In return Sweetie and I see ourselves as we might be, someday. No one knows the future, but it is always possible that one, or both of us, my end up in a home like the one we visit. I hope if that happens, we are together. I also hope that someone will remember that we took our dogs to visit people, so that they will bring their puppies to visit us. We have learned that there are ways to share our love with other people. Some of whom have not felt a warm, tender touch, in a very long time. It makes me want to cuddle my Sweetie even more. So that she will never forget what it means to be cared for.
So how do 2 long time married people get back in touch with their feelings? Simple, spend some time with those less fortunate than we are. Share some moments with folks older than us. Bring some smiles to the faces of people that are lonely, and in some cases, forgotten. It has been 4 years in the making, but this last weekend, our plans finally came together.
Sweetie, Shortcake, Duncan, and I, spent Saturday at the VA State Nursing Home. We went through our volunteer orientation, followed by a walking tour, and our TB tests. Then, it was time for Duncan and I to be tested as a therapy dog team. My little cocker preformed flawlessly. He treated every person he met with respect. He waited patiently to be petted by the veterans. Best of all, he brought out a lot of happy smiles. He passed his evaluation when I placed him on the bed of a vet who is usually not very responsive. This man not only smiled at my dog, but spent many minutes petting the happy puppy. When his wife arrived and heard what happened, she thanked me with a big smile of her own.
Sweetie and I are going to be visiting the home at least once each week. Duncan and Shortcake now have jobs to preform. We are, to the best of my knowledge, the only married therapy dog team for the home. There are a few other folks that bring their dogs in, but as individuals. Sweetie and I work together. Also, because we have smaller dogs, we have been asked to pay special attention to the dementia / Alzheimer ward. Those folks are isolated enough as it is. Having a visit from a happy puppy gives them a reason to smile.
By sharing our time with these former military members, Sweetie and I see ourselves as the happy couple trying to bring a little joy to someones day. I think it is good that these veterans see a married couple. It might help them to remember some of what they were fighting for, and that the future is not all bleak and selfish. Just as Sweetie and I care for each other, we want these people to know that there are still folks that care about them. We may not be their family, but we can try to help them feel more at home in their situations. This is why we have trained and worked so hard over these past 4 years to have our dogs ready.
In return Sweetie and I see ourselves as we might be, someday. No one knows the future, but it is always possible that one, or both of us, my end up in a home like the one we visit. I hope if that happens, we are together. I also hope that someone will remember that we took our dogs to visit people, so that they will bring their puppies to visit us. We have learned that there are ways to share our love with other people. Some of whom have not felt a warm, tender touch, in a very long time. It makes me want to cuddle my Sweetie even more. So that she will never forget what it means to be cared for.
Tuesday, August 04, 2009
Hero Hands
They have to go out, they do not have to come back. Men and women, some young, and some old, live by those words. They know what they mean, and they know how true that statement is. Some do it for the pay, times being what they are. Some do it for the sense of heroics. Others do it because of tradition. What ever the reason these heroes come from all walks of life.
They do a job most people would run from. They risk their lives every day against forces of nature that you cannot win against. These people train, study, and train even more, to be ready for when that call comes. No one shirks, no hesitation is seen. When the call goes out these heroes run head long into danger, never being really sure of what they'll face.
It can happen at night, or during the day. The weather may be fair and calm, or cold and filled with raging winds, and snow. The heroes may have just gotten up after a good nights sleep. Or, it might be their third call in the last 2 days, and they are exhausted. What ever the circumstances, they will go. They have to, other lives hang in the balance, and the sea does not give up her dead easily.
You cannot fight the sea. No force on earth will ever stop the sea from moving. And when the sea becomes riled, angry, and strikes out at anything in it, that is when the heroes in their small boats are needed the most. There is no time for fear, no time to second guess. The training takes over, and they move about the deck in a dance of life. Each movement has a reason, a job to be done. The crew will not think of themselves, only those that need their help. In a race against time you cannot afford to be selfish.
They watch out for each other, making sure of their shipmates safety. The lines are laid out, the hoses are ready, the pump is primed and one crewman is in his wet suit. He hopes he will not be needed, the waves are huge, and the water is frigid, but he will go if he has to. He has been training for this for a long time. His shipmates would trade places with him, if they could. But his name came up, and it is his duty to throw himself into the sea if it will save a life.
Day in and out, scenes like this are played out all around the beaches and shores of this country. Men and women in little boats with a unique racing stripe risk their lives every day, that others may live. We don't see them unless it is because of a big case. They ply their trade, and live their lives in obscurity, hidden even from the media in most cases. But they are out there, training, waiting, and willing to do what has to be done when life on the high seas is in danger.
On August 4, 1790, Alexander Hamilton executed a congressional order to fight against piracy and smuggling on the high seas of our new country. The Revenue Marine Cutter Fleet was born that day. Over the years there would be many changes, some additions, and at least a couple of wars. In 1915, a number of different organizations were merged together to create one very large entity dedicated to safety and protection along the coast of the United States. From those early days in 1790 the tradition moved into a new era, with a new name.
Happy Birthday, United States Coast Guard.
They do a job most people would run from. They risk their lives every day against forces of nature that you cannot win against. These people train, study, and train even more, to be ready for when that call comes. No one shirks, no hesitation is seen. When the call goes out these heroes run head long into danger, never being really sure of what they'll face.
It can happen at night, or during the day. The weather may be fair and calm, or cold and filled with raging winds, and snow. The heroes may have just gotten up after a good nights sleep. Or, it might be their third call in the last 2 days, and they are exhausted. What ever the circumstances, they will go. They have to, other lives hang in the balance, and the sea does not give up her dead easily.
You cannot fight the sea. No force on earth will ever stop the sea from moving. And when the sea becomes riled, angry, and strikes out at anything in it, that is when the heroes in their small boats are needed the most. There is no time for fear, no time to second guess. The training takes over, and they move about the deck in a dance of life. Each movement has a reason, a job to be done. The crew will not think of themselves, only those that need their help. In a race against time you cannot afford to be selfish.
They watch out for each other, making sure of their shipmates safety. The lines are laid out, the hoses are ready, the pump is primed and one crewman is in his wet suit. He hopes he will not be needed, the waves are huge, and the water is frigid, but he will go if he has to. He has been training for this for a long time. His shipmates would trade places with him, if they could. But his name came up, and it is his duty to throw himself into the sea if it will save a life.
Day in and out, scenes like this are played out all around the beaches and shores of this country. Men and women in little boats with a unique racing stripe risk their lives every day, that others may live. We don't see them unless it is because of a big case. They ply their trade, and live their lives in obscurity, hidden even from the media in most cases. But they are out there, training, waiting, and willing to do what has to be done when life on the high seas is in danger.
On August 4, 1790, Alexander Hamilton executed a congressional order to fight against piracy and smuggling on the high seas of our new country. The Revenue Marine Cutter Fleet was born that day. Over the years there would be many changes, some additions, and at least a couple of wars. In 1915, a number of different organizations were merged together to create one very large entity dedicated to safety and protection along the coast of the United States. From those early days in 1790 the tradition moved into a new era, with a new name.
Happy Birthday, United States Coast Guard.
Saturday, May 02, 2009
WHO?
Ahhhh, another week, and another media driven, badly researched, foolishly followed panic. Yes folks, once again the world is on the brink and we're all gonna die. Breathless bubble heads have for days been screeching the fear mongering line of the World Health Organization over the latest threat to the very existence of humanity, Swine Flu.
Take just a moment and think, remember. The WHO is the very same organization that has been threatening us for at least the last 9 years, that we're all gonna die from the Bird Flu. For years, every few weeks, we heard how Bird Flu was on the verge of becoming a global pandemic and could potentially wipe out millions of people. Strange, you don't hear an awful lot about Bird Flu these days.
As of this mornings half asleep, coffee hasn't kicked in, I really need a vacation research of Total Swine Flu cases world wide, the top story from the Wall Street Journal breaks it down by country:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124126480414780235.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
World wide: 653 confirmed cases
World Wide: 16 confirmed deaths
World Wide: 6,500,000,000+ people in the human race
I think the WHO need to go back to school and get just a little more education on this thing called numbers. I'm no doctor of medicine, but some how, 653 out of 6.5 billion, doesn't seem to be that large.
Of course, the media carries the greatest responsibility for this latest round of "let's scare the shit out of people." Before the number of cases had reached 200, media outlets were acting and reporting the End of Days, whipping up as much fear and panic as possible. And it worked. The evidence is all around you if you open your eyes and look.
Schools closing, hospital phone lines jammed, attendance at movies and other events down. People, you are so easily manipulated. You watch the news and blindly believe what you are told, no questions asked. You hear trigger words and let your fear run away with you. The flashy graphics and looming music at the top of the hour, fill you with dread because micro-organisms are going to get you.
But you never latch onto the numbers, never look at the over all scope of the story or issue. 653 confirmed cases world wide. WORLD WIDE! You are letting the media control you, frighten you, manipulate you over something that does not even register as a single percentage point on the world population.
Cut the strings folks. The media is about ratings, not truth or facts. You don't need puppet masters telling you when to be afraid.
Take just a moment and think, remember. The WHO is the very same organization that has been threatening us for at least the last 9 years, that we're all gonna die from the Bird Flu. For years, every few weeks, we heard how Bird Flu was on the verge of becoming a global pandemic and could potentially wipe out millions of people. Strange, you don't hear an awful lot about Bird Flu these days.
As of this mornings half asleep, coffee hasn't kicked in, I really need a vacation research of Total Swine Flu cases world wide, the top story from the Wall Street Journal breaks it down by country:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124126480414780235.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
World wide: 653 confirmed cases
World Wide: 16 confirmed deaths
World Wide: 6,500,000,000+ people in the human race
I think the WHO need to go back to school and get just a little more education on this thing called numbers. I'm no doctor of medicine, but some how, 653 out of 6.5 billion, doesn't seem to be that large.
Of course, the media carries the greatest responsibility for this latest round of "let's scare the shit out of people." Before the number of cases had reached 200, media outlets were acting and reporting the End of Days, whipping up as much fear and panic as possible. And it worked. The evidence is all around you if you open your eyes and look.
Schools closing, hospital phone lines jammed, attendance at movies and other events down. People, you are so easily manipulated. You watch the news and blindly believe what you are told, no questions asked. You hear trigger words and let your fear run away with you. The flashy graphics and looming music at the top of the hour, fill you with dread because micro-organisms are going to get you.
But you never latch onto the numbers, never look at the over all scope of the story or issue. 653 confirmed cases world wide. WORLD WIDE! You are letting the media control you, frighten you, manipulate you over something that does not even register as a single percentage point on the world population.
Cut the strings folks. The media is about ratings, not truth or facts. You don't need puppet masters telling you when to be afraid.
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
And The Hits Just Keep On Rolling
Well, 3 days, 4 excuses. If there was ever a proper example of how NOT to let the public know that you've screwed up, Amazon is that example. From the Ashlyn D reply, stating that it was Amazon policy to not display "adult" titles, to the amazing vanishing "glitch", to hackers, to human error. Yes folks, Amazon has now run the complete list for their attempted censorship and with yesterdays pronouncement that it was basically, "One of our coworkers fat fingered an entry through our tool," Amazon has again placed the blame squarely on their own shoulders. Unfortunately for them the crushing weight of their ludicrous attempts at spin will not be soon forgotten.
So, a quick recap of the weekends events.
Author notices that titles are not being ranked by Amazon. Contacts Amazon and is told that it is company policy to not display rankings for "adult material". Author Twitters/blogs. Internet rises up and media becomes involved.
Amazon back peddles away from "policy" statement and claims that a "glitch" in the system is causing the "adult material" to be de-listed. Bloggers point out that this is the same excuse Amazon gave for the sudden deletion of a vast number of negative reviews for "Spore" last year. Basically, no one buys it.
Surprise, a "hacker" claims credit for the Amazon problem because he wanted to start "moral outrage". Within a few hours, hacker story is a dead story as the Internet rises up again to point out that the "hacker" in question is a well known troll who lies for the fun of it all. Computer experts also point out that the "hackers" code is childish and probably useless.
Finally, the latest. Someone at Amazon was updating the system and keyed in the wrong information. This caused a cascade kind of effect and over 50,000 titles were affected. Believable? Sure. In my 20+ years of IT support and engineering I've fat fingered my fair share of commands and parameters. However, unlike Amazon, I admit it, up front, when it happens.
So kiddies, what have we learned from all of this?
Well, for starters Amazon should have kept their corporate traps shut right from the start. A statement to the press of, "We have been alerted to an issue with our ranking system and are investigating at this time," probably would have saved them a great deal of embarrassment. Second, don't use the "technical glitch" ploy unless you can back it up with code.
Third, keep your lies straight. The whole "glitch" noise was shot down hard when it was learned that the first reports of this issue date back to February of 2009. That's a long time to know about a glitch and not fix it. Further, the earlier reports of GLBT themes being de-listed does cast a great deal of doubt on the latest excuse of human error. Again, if that error was keyed in 2 months ago, why is it that it was only an issue over the Easter weekend, when the press got hold of it and hauled you onto the carpet about it?
Lastly, if you have an unpopular policy in place, which I firmly believe is the case here, remove it, apologize for it and do something nice for the people affected by it. I don't know, a month of free service or something. Just to show that you have learned the error of your ways.
The fact is, this whole mess with Amazon is a microcosm of business in America. You'd have thought that after the last election, corporate America would have gotten the hint and changed their practices. Well, apparently some folks are slower learners. Because of the very long retention of information on the Internet and the fact that the consumer is no longer taking things at face value, you CEO's and company execs had better wake up. People are tired of getting burned in the name of your bottom line. You'd best get the hint:
If you lie, you will get caught. Long term memory has gone digital and we can learn about your past quickly.
So, a quick recap of the weekends events.
Author notices that titles are not being ranked by Amazon. Contacts Amazon and is told that it is company policy to not display rankings for "adult material". Author Twitters/blogs. Internet rises up and media becomes involved.
Amazon back peddles away from "policy" statement and claims that a "glitch" in the system is causing the "adult material" to be de-listed. Bloggers point out that this is the same excuse Amazon gave for the sudden deletion of a vast number of negative reviews for "Spore" last year. Basically, no one buys it.
Surprise, a "hacker" claims credit for the Amazon problem because he wanted to start "moral outrage". Within a few hours, hacker story is a dead story as the Internet rises up again to point out that the "hacker" in question is a well known troll who lies for the fun of it all. Computer experts also point out that the "hackers" code is childish and probably useless.
Finally, the latest. Someone at Amazon was updating the system and keyed in the wrong information. This caused a cascade kind of effect and over 50,000 titles were affected. Believable? Sure. In my 20+ years of IT support and engineering I've fat fingered my fair share of commands and parameters. However, unlike Amazon, I admit it, up front, when it happens.
So kiddies, what have we learned from all of this?
Well, for starters Amazon should have kept their corporate traps shut right from the start. A statement to the press of, "We have been alerted to an issue with our ranking system and are investigating at this time," probably would have saved them a great deal of embarrassment. Second, don't use the "technical glitch" ploy unless you can back it up with code.
Third, keep your lies straight. The whole "glitch" noise was shot down hard when it was learned that the first reports of this issue date back to February of 2009. That's a long time to know about a glitch and not fix it. Further, the earlier reports of GLBT themes being de-listed does cast a great deal of doubt on the latest excuse of human error. Again, if that error was keyed in 2 months ago, why is it that it was only an issue over the Easter weekend, when the press got hold of it and hauled you onto the carpet about it?
Lastly, if you have an unpopular policy in place, which I firmly believe is the case here, remove it, apologize for it and do something nice for the people affected by it. I don't know, a month of free service or something. Just to show that you have learned the error of your ways.
The fact is, this whole mess with Amazon is a microcosm of business in America. You'd have thought that after the last election, corporate America would have gotten the hint and changed their practices. Well, apparently some folks are slower learners. Because of the very long retention of information on the Internet and the fact that the consumer is no longer taking things at face value, you CEO's and company execs had better wake up. People are tired of getting burned in the name of your bottom line. You'd best get the hint:
If you lie, you will get caught. Long term memory has gone digital and we can learn about your past quickly.
Monday, April 13, 2009
Amazon's new lie
Over the weekend, Amazon.com received an enormous amount of criticism for its decision to cull "adult" titles from its ranking lists. Titles that might have themes of gay, lesbian or poly lifestyles. Amazon released a press statement making it clear that this was a decision undertaken by Amazon and done for various reasons. The Internet saw it in other ways and responded accordingly.
This morning, the news is about how there was a "glitch" at Amazon and that the executives and management of the company had NOT made the conscious decision to block those books.
Having been in the computer industry for better than 20 years and working on systems and programs long before Amazon was even dreamed up, I call bullshit. That's one damn selective "glitch" you've got there boys.
Can anyone explain to Amazon that CYA does not work AFTER you've made statements to the contrary?
This morning, the news is about how there was a "glitch" at Amazon and that the executives and management of the company had NOT made the conscious decision to block those books.
Having been in the computer industry for better than 20 years and working on systems and programs long before Amazon was even dreamed up, I call bullshit. That's one damn selective "glitch" you've got there boys.
Can anyone explain to Amazon that CYA does not work AFTER you've made statements to the contrary?
Sunday, April 12, 2009
Blue Nosed Bunglers, Again
Well, that sure didn't take long. With the failure of the Republican party to secure any kind of relevance after the election, pressure is on to control the minds and entertainment of the masses in more insidious forms. Yes folks, the guardians of moral health are at it again. This time, you'd best watch what you read.
Today, Amazon.com announced that it was pulling some genre's of books from its search engine. Even though these books may be best sellers and have good size customer bases, Amazon will no longer display these titles when they are searched for in the rankings list. The books in question are of an “adult” nature. They can be sub classified as various types of romance novels and stories. But, the bigotry and hate circulating this country have crept into a book seller in an attempt to censor certain types of books.
The books in question will be any book that has a gay, lesbian or menage theme to it. These books do not have to have overtly sexual content, just the suggestion of romance and relationships, “out side the norm”, will be purged from Amazons lists when rankings of best selling titles are requested. Despite half hearted claims, this is censorship. It is also the beginnings of a slippery slope of censorship.
Today, Amazon decides that the best selling novel about two guys in a happy relationship, can't be listed. What's next? “Tom Sawyer”, because Tom and Huck go off together. What about “Of Mice and Men”? Many classic stories and books could fall under this heading, does Amazon plan to censor those from its listings as well? Recently NBC reported that romance novels are reporting record sales. Almost all books in this genre have implications of sex and not always between one man and one woman. How many more people do the blue nose idiots plan to put out of work on their march towards a theocracy?
I've said it before on this blog and I'll say it again. If you don't like it DON'T FUCKING READ IT! It is that simple people. Amazon is not going to come to your house, hold a gun to your head and force you to read a romance story about two women living together. They are not going to come to your job, tie you to a chair and read you a tale of two guys trying to discover their relationship together. No one is going to stake you out and make you listen to a reading about the adventures of a man and his five lovely bodyguards. GROW UP ALREADY!
And to Amazon, guess what? You're supposed to be in the business of selling books, amongst other things. Not so good for your bottom line if you limit the number of titles a person can choose from. I don't know which one of you ivory tower morons came up with this plan, or cowered to censorship zealots, but you should be fired and blacklisted from anything dealing with publications and literature.
For more on the story go to: http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/593110.html and http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/in-protest-at-amazons-new-adult-policy
Today, Amazon.com announced that it was pulling some genre's of books from its search engine. Even though these books may be best sellers and have good size customer bases, Amazon will no longer display these titles when they are searched for in the rankings list. The books in question are of an “adult” nature. They can be sub classified as various types of romance novels and stories. But, the bigotry and hate circulating this country have crept into a book seller in an attempt to censor certain types of books.
The books in question will be any book that has a gay, lesbian or menage theme to it. These books do not have to have overtly sexual content, just the suggestion of romance and relationships, “out side the norm”, will be purged from Amazons lists when rankings of best selling titles are requested. Despite half hearted claims, this is censorship. It is also the beginnings of a slippery slope of censorship.
Today, Amazon decides that the best selling novel about two guys in a happy relationship, can't be listed. What's next? “Tom Sawyer”, because Tom and Huck go off together. What about “Of Mice and Men”? Many classic stories and books could fall under this heading, does Amazon plan to censor those from its listings as well? Recently NBC reported that romance novels are reporting record sales. Almost all books in this genre have implications of sex and not always between one man and one woman. How many more people do the blue nose idiots plan to put out of work on their march towards a theocracy?
I've said it before on this blog and I'll say it again. If you don't like it DON'T FUCKING READ IT! It is that simple people. Amazon is not going to come to your house, hold a gun to your head and force you to read a romance story about two women living together. They are not going to come to your job, tie you to a chair and read you a tale of two guys trying to discover their relationship together. No one is going to stake you out and make you listen to a reading about the adventures of a man and his five lovely bodyguards. GROW UP ALREADY!
And to Amazon, guess what? You're supposed to be in the business of selling books, amongst other things. Not so good for your bottom line if you limit the number of titles a person can choose from. I don't know which one of you ivory tower morons came up with this plan, or cowered to censorship zealots, but you should be fired and blacklisted from anything dealing with publications and literature.
For more on the story go to: http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/593110.html and http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/in-protest-at-amazons-new-adult-policy
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