Chuck Berry Plays Columbia…

I had a great time at Chuck Berry last night.  Brilliant photo journalist Jim MacMillian moved into the loft above My Secret Garden so we had a great view from his windows and the roof.  Though this was the tenth or so time I’ve seen Chuck perform, it was still a great show.

Here’s Jim’s Photo:

Here’s my great photo with Chuck, The Tiger and Jesse taken from the roof with my iPhone:

 

You can watch the entire performance on Jim’s Blog: Here

My Spam: Jupiter Jack

Maybe it’s because he’s loud or maybe it’s because he died, but I have been getting non stop emails about the Jupiter Jack. What I do know after watching the commercial, I’m glad I never had to be screamed at by Billy.  Poor Carla, is that how he conducts every conversation?  “I’LL BE RIGHT THERE!”  “HAPPY MOTHERS DAY!” “YES I WOULD LOVE SOME MORE COCAINE SIR!”  Hard to do anything discreetly when you are yelling at everyone.

 

My Spam: A message from Carl

Call H has sent me a message. A private message.  What could it be?  If I don’t read it Carl will be so disappointed.

What Carl is a fan of the Mizzou Tigers too? Wow! I wonder how our Passwords to FanIQ compare? I’m totes going to enter my FanIQ password and find out.  Oh wait, it’s doing a call to google analytics to figure out where I’m from then pushing an image of my local sports team… And it’s not even the FanIQ website I’m on right now.  Carl, how dare you trick me…

My Spam: Mister X

Mr X wants to make me money. I don’t have anything against mysterious millionaires, but there’s this and there is Mister X (Vortex), so I have some concern.

Tech Sessions: Don’t get duped by overpriced cable

I hate cables; I wish everything were wireless. I spend hours trying to find ways to hide wires at my home and office. I went so far as to build a faux wall in my office to hide all the television cable (it is hard to explain to contractors why you want a wall that doesn’t do anything).

Besides being unsightly, cables are often overpriced. Retail stores typically carry only expensive ones, blaming the price on quality.

A few weeks back, right before the second digital transition, I went to pick up a couple digital converter boxes with my government coupons. With the $40 coupons, I grabbed two different converter boxes from the shelf - one costing $29, the other $55. As I began to walk toward the checkout, an employee asked me if I needed any cables. I tried to blow him off, inching my way towards the door. But he strongly suggested I get a $74 indoor antenna and a $24 Dynex six-foot Composite Video/Stereo Audio Cable because I would need a quality connection.

I also dislike big box stores, so I usually make an effort to avoid eye contact with employees to avoid theses types of situations. So in my defensive state, I wasn’t sure how to respond to the suggestion of buying $100 in accessories for a $30 device I planned to keep under glass for emergency purposes and knowing I could get an equivalent six-foot composite cable online for $3. After a pause, I asked him how well it worked at his home. As he began to brag about his HD satellite setup, I slipped away.

Retail stores make money off consumers’ accessory and cable purchases. Their margin on the Blu-Ray Player you just bought isn’t great, but the margin on the $100 HDMI cable they helped you pick is. Sure, they sell a $13 HDMI cable if you check on line, but good luck finding a store that has the $13 model in stock.

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Via Columbia Business Times