I am heading to the airport once again today. Unfortunately, I have to transfer in Pittsburg this run since a straight flight was going to cost me considerably more. As I understand it, the airports are already having delays, so this should be an interesting day of people on cell phones.

Cell phones. I have three on me at this time. I have my personal cell on the smaller, I-could really-care-less-about-you phone carrier. I have my business PDA with cell phone service from the monster-conglomerate carrier. I have the the on-call Blackberry phone on the carrier that continually asked if I can hear them.



What I hate most is the people who have bad receiption. These are the people who for some reason feel that if you begin loosing receiption, you have to talk louder into the phone. As if the increased volume somehow increases the frequency bandwidth of the cell phone and it's carrier.

This brings me to my point (as I almost always have one). At what point did someone figure that yelling into the phone would make it so you can hear the other person? What do you do for people like that?

Here is what I do... I hop on my cell phone and scream into it right next to the other guy. Then when both of us are off the phone, I start a conversation with the idiot...but very loud. That way, he think I have a hearing problem and not that I am some jerk that is on a cell phone yelling.

Yes, I get looks from other people around me and sometimes security walks up to check things out, but who cares. I am never going to see that person again, and it can be quite fun to see the expressions.

Airport in two hours.

Did you know...

The first flight ever was a human balloon flight. A Frenchman, Jean Pilâtre de Rozier, made the first captive-balloon ascension (Oct. 15, 1783). With the Marquis d'Arlandes, Pilâtre de Rozier made the first free flight, reaching a peak altitude of about 500 ft, and traveling about 51/2 mi in 20 min. (Nov. 21).

So, I have been sorting out ideas of how to make a load of money without a lot of work and of the brain cells decided to jump in and help other people. I would love it if the people in my head would keep to themselves.

Anyway, I came up with an idea for a small town that is running a deficit. Instead of having an election for a mayor the next round, they sell it to the highest bidder. It is really no different than actually running for Mayor. The person with the most money wins. So, we are just making it so the city actually benefits instead of having signs plastered all over the roads and people shoving fliers in your face.

How much devotion is a mayor going to have when they just spent $1 million of their own money to win? Well, about $1 million of their own money's worth. I know I would want to make it go as far as possible. Why would anyone buy a mayor's seat?

Often mayors are bought anyhow, so this cuts down on the collateral damage of the race. The "candidate" would be someone who hasn't had a chance to actually fill a public office position and this is the fastest easiest way in.

What about representing the people? First, do you really feel like you mayor is representing you? Do you know your mayor's name? Plus, if the mayor just paid that much money for his seat, I would think she would want to make it work.

This brings me to my point (as I almost always have one). If you are a small town, vote to eliminate the vote for mayor and throw the seat up on Ebay. There is no better notoriety than being the city that went to the highest bidder.

Did you know...

Since the start of 2007, Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley’s campaign has collected more than $3 million in contributions – a rate of more than $54,000 per day or $2,250 each hour.

I managed to get all of the system to take the time change change. For my overseas readers, The United States in it's infinite wisdom moved the time change to today, March 11. It was originally scheduled for three weeks from now, but at the last moment, they moved it to today. I have written an entire blog entry about the time change. If figure this little move of the move hascost the United States, and other countries at least $100 million if you take into account the developers, testers and implementers of software...never mind the users.

I have said it before, I say it again... Get rid of the time change! Eliminate time zones! It just doesn't make sense! With the development of new aircraft, we will be taking off from New York at 8:00AM and landing at 6:00AM in Los Angeles. Time is far too complicated for some people and there is no real reason we can't all use the same clock.

To add to this rant, now my daughter's birthday is an hour short. Avery turns four today. She will have the 23 hour birthday, totally opposite from the 25 hour birthday I have had in the past.

This brings me to my point already (because I am in a hurry today). Happy Birthday Avery! I love you!

Did you know...

The name Avery means Leader of the Elves.

While surfing to find a new customer service person, I decided to hit Craigslist.com since people are often posting their availability. Craigslist is a website where you can post everything from a job to a car to a pallet of duct tape. It is free which makes it even more appealing than Ebay. The problem is, I left off the "s" in the middle.

I don't really have a problem with free enterprise. I have a problem when free enterprise takes me to a place I just don't need to go while I am at work. Craigslist is not the first.

In the days when Bill Clinton made a necktie for Monica Lewinski, the White House also had a one-off problem. One-off is a term used for grabbing a common domain and buying the domain that may have a spelling error or a common domain root. The White House website is www.whitehouse.gov. In the days of "defining sex" in the White House, www.whitehouse.com was a porno site. So all of the schoolkids managed to get a free show for going to the white house.

Someone has since changed the domain to a people search page, but www.whitehouse.org was still available for creative usage...and it is. A spoof from the whitehouse website, it has a great sense of political humor.

This brings me to my point (as I almost always have one). If you really feel the need and have more time on your hands than I do to write this blog entry, spoof ME! I would imagine N8iv.com or .us is still available. Do your best! (throwing down the gauntlet)

At least do better than these jokers did:

This is a list of the top 20 domains sold in 2006.

1. Red.org - redirects to joinred.com
2. Football.us - redirects to 1football.com
3. Brown.com - parked
4. NewYork.info - affiliate ads for New York tours
5. XS.net - nothing
6. Fun.mobi - parked, powered by Google
7. CD.com - parked
8. Blue.com - parked
9. Stockquotes.mobi - parked
10. Sex.net - parked
11. Wifi.com - developing community website, 151 members so far
12. Cameras.com - parked
13. SexEducation.com - parked
14. Prize.com - parked, powered by Google
15. Wrestling.com - parked
16. CD.net - parked, powered by Overture
17. Flowers.mobi - parked
18. 20.com - password protected
19. Scouts.com - “Under construction”
20. Bike.com - parked, powered by Google

I have to say, if I am going to buy one of these domains, I am going to actually PUT something on it.

Did you know...

The highest price ever paid for a domain name is $7.5 million for business.com. It is a search site.