Fix iPad Wi-fi Dropping Issue with Verizon Fios Actiontec Router | MyAppleGuide

Had to install a new router and forgot all the changes I had to make for my IPAD to work. Here is the link to all the goodness in case other folks are having the same issue.

Fix iPad Wi-fi Dropping Issue with Verizon Fios Actiontec Router | MyAppleGuide

How to Clear Contacts From a BlackBerry Curve | eHow.com

How to Clear Contacts From a BlackBerry Curve | eHow.com

What a hassle this is - is an IPhone any better? I don't know but in the spirit of cool things, the little things I really appreciate and wanted to note an easy, straight forward way of removing your old contacts from your Blackberry; cleaning house so to speak.

Thank you EHow - this was a short and easy fix to my 227 contacts that were mostly duplicates.

Which camp are you in?

So what is a 40 yr old man doing blogging about Carrie Underwood? Well to be honest, I have been a fan since seeing her on American Idol - a show I can't stand. My wife told me how great it is but all I saw was youth being used to make some old guys rich with a clear emphasis on marketing. Cynical? Yep. Well while I was working at the kitchen table, I would hear Underwood singing and I thought for once, this show was living up to the hype. Underwood didn't come with a sad story about this or that, she just seemed optimistic and had a great voice and a charm about her that actually made me (the cynic) interested in seeing how she did. Well we all know how she did so let me move on.

She has (when I have read stories about her) not apologized about thanking God for her success and voice and I was shot this video with her taking one of her first hits ("Jesus take the wheel") and adding a gospel ending to it with the song "How Great thou art". I post this because I maintain there are basically two types of people in the world. One type that will watch this and ridicule her and her choice of song as silly and outdated and "preachy" and the other will watch this and be genuinely moved by her vocals and moving sentiment of the song. I got chills...

YouTube - Carrie Underwood - Jesus Take the Wheel/How Great Thou Art - CMA Fest 2010

Oh and over at Big Hollywood Bruce Carroll notes in a story that he was at the CMA Country Music Fest where this was performed and said that ABC was televising this event and chose not to highlight this performance and questions why this decision was made when it was "...the most memorable performance of the CMA Music Fest". He continues that "It is a shame that the producers at ABC probably looked at each other, rolled their eyes, and shook their heads “no” when the saw the Underwood performance". Bruce is right on and I am happy to share this performance.

Bush Campaign Chief and Former RNC Chair, Ken Mehlman: I'm Gay - Politics - The Atlantic

I found this interesting not because Ken Mehlman has declared that he is gay although I thought it odd the story puts that "Mehlman arrived at this conclusion about his identity fairly recently...". I thought it was something that you know early (whether or not you are gay)...anyway that is not what I thought interesting.

The article (posted at the Atlantic Website) outlines prominent right wingers that are supportive of Gay Rights including Dick Cheney (one of Left's the most hated people) and Mary Matalin. The story quotes Ed Gillespie as noting that these folks haven't been kicked out of the party and the Republican party shows its big tent philosophy on issues such as this - and it is a struggle at times to deal with the conflicting views on issues such as this internal to a party. But where is the big tent of the Democrat party? Wouldn't that show a little open mindedness on their part? Where are the pro-life Dems for example? Why do the Republicans have to go out of their way to show their many colored tent when no one asks or looks for the Dems to show their own inclusiveness.

The bottom line is that the Left/Dems are not inclusive. They are open to ideas that they all agree with - and are more unified in their positions (i.e. left of center politics and abject socialist tendencies). Republicans don't get any credit for showing how inclusive they are and the Dems don't get any credit for their single minded ideas. It is too bad the Media is so in the tank for the Dems to notice the hypocrisy.

Bush Campaign Chief and Former RNC Chair, Ken Mehlman: I'm Gay - Politics - The Atlantic

U.S. Persuades Israel That Iran's Nuclear Threat Is Not Imminent - NYTimes.com

U.S. Persuades Israel That Iran's Nuclear Threat Is Not Imminent - NYTimes.com

Ok - well our nuts are in a sling right now. Over at the NY times I am reading that "The Obama administration, citing evidence of continued troubles inside Iran’s nuclear program, has persuaded Israel that it would take roughly a year — and perhaps longer — for Iran to complete what one senior official called a “dash” for a nuclear weapon, according to American officials." So we are basically asking Israel from standing down from taking action against this very real threat to their security.

But over at Fox News I see a story that quotes John Bolton, U.S. ambassador to the United Nations during the Bush administration, saying "it's "only a matter of time" before the Bushehr plant creates the plutonium needed to pave the way for weapons production. He's expressed concern that unless Israel strikes Bushehr before fuel is loaded, the radiation from an attack would render that possibility remote."

This is scary and I feel that no amount of negotiation will stop Iran's progress toward nuclear power and ultimately nuclear weapons.

Feds Bribing Families Into Eating Healthy?

Feds Bribing Families Into Eating Healthy?: "Your parents always told you to eat your vegetables but now the U.S. Agriculture Department is putting its money where its mouth is, launching a test project offering low-income families a 30 percent discount on fresh fruits and vegetables"

Hmm - seems like this is sort of like giving tax credits to encourage behavior the Government deems acceptable? Isn't that the basic theory or conservative economics- to give people more of their money to spend it in their best interest therefore stimulating the economy?

Notice that the Feds didn't tax "bad" food but discounted good food. Not sure I see the Federal Government's role here but there is a broader message in this story...

Stallone and real men win

So over at Deadline.com, I was happy to see that Stallone's awesome action flick (no I haven't seen it, I just hope it is awesome) beat Eat, Pray, Love with Julia Roberts. I noted previously that Stallone was quoted as saying "...I believe that everything is a cycle. And once again America will have its cinematic heroes reflect the incredible honor it is to be defending the most extraordinary country the planet has ever known. Just give it time, everything is a cycle."

Yeah everything is a cycle and it would be nice to have a Die Hard type movie back that actually shows guys that actual kick everyone's a$$ while saving the world and also gets the lady in the end. The pure genius of Bruce Willis' character in Die Hard was that he was an everyman that actually was outmatched and outgunned and won - without crazy martial arts, massive special effects and was not afraid to be human and "a man".

Looking forward to seeing The Expendables this week.

GUYS BEAT GAL: ‘Expendables’ $35M Wkd; ‘Eat Pray Love’ $23.7M; ‘Scott Pilgrim’ $10.5M – Deadline.com