The World Through My Eyes

So today I spent the evening playing the Wii with my grandmother who is 78 years old. I was told that she loves to play bowling, so I brought my Wii over so that we could play a few games. Little did I know she is a pro at this. After the first two strikes I knew I was in for a lesson. The first game went by with her bowling a 157 and myself doing terrible with a 139. Now up to this point my mother and grandmother both told me that she had only played the Wii 4 or 5 times, but I think they have a racket going; needless to say I had to come out in the second game strong. I did so respectfully with a strike, only to have her answer with her own. She continued to keep up with me the second game until I ecked a small lead and ended with a 158 and her a 137. Sadly I was unable to play a tie breaker as my baby was fussing and needed to go home (...good timing). So tomorrow will be the decider of who is the bowling champ. The funny thing was when I was walking out the door, she told me that "don't worry I'll beat you tomorrow." So I have to say it is on grandma! Also to my aunt...how much time have you really given her on the Wii? I have to say that she is either really lucky or just darn good. Till tomorrow!

Well this is interesting, Barry Goldberg said a nice gesture went unappreciated at the Wal-Mart Supercenter at Lisbon Landing over the weekend.He said he purchased $1,300 worth of $10 gift cards to Wal-Mart with the intention of dressing as Santa Claus and giving them out in front of the store. He said it wasn’t a gimmick it or stunt. He said he was just moved to do something nice to make the holiday brighter.

“The next thing I knew, they turned to me and said, ‘You have to leave the store. You can’t do this here. You’re soliciting,’” Goldberg said. “I said, ‘I’m not soliciting anything. I’m giving.’” The out-of-work mortgage lending executive said he still has 44 gift cards left from his weekend adventure.

“They asked me, ‘Well, where did you get these cards?’” he said. “’I bought them from your store 20 minutes ago.’ ‘Well, what are you doing?’ (they asked). I said, “I’m giving out gift cards. It’s the holidays. The right thing to do is to give, isn’t it?’”In a statement to Eyewitness News, Wal-Mart states,” While we appreciate the customer’s patronage, we understand that he was interrupting the flow of foot traffic in the store’s vestibule.”Goldberg said he was contacted by Target and was told he could bring the cards to a Target store and swap them out and pass them out there. [Source]

Walmart needs to really learn about giving. This is sad, at least the target said he could stand out in front of their store. You would think that Walmart would want the extra money, but I guess not.

Okay here is one of those classic WTF moments. Apparently a couple has named their child Adolf Hitler.

A US bakery has refused to decorate a three-year-old's birthday cake with his name - Adolf Hitler Campbell. The trouble, the New Jersey shop said, was that it was "inappropriate" to put such a name on the cake. But the little boy's father, Heath Campbell, said it was unfair of ShopRite supermarket to turn down his request. Heath Campbell said he named his son after Adolf Hitler because he liked the name and because "no one else in the world would have that name". [Source]

The New Jersey couple Heath and Deborah Campbell, 35, also have a daughter named JoyceLynn Aryan Nation Campbell. Mr Campbell, who has swastikas decorating the family home and believes he is related to a former member of the SS, agrees that the Nazi’s were not a highly charitable bunch: “Yeah, they (Nazis) were bad people back then. But my kids are little. They’re not going to grow up like that.” [Source]

I fell sorry for this kid, you know he is going to have issues growing up. I mean look at his parents. You would think parents would put more thought into what they named their child, but when you have a few screws loose it should be expected. Now granted, the Parents have given their son a unique name that nobody else has, yet there is a reason why nobody has used it. Sometimes it make me wonder what goes through a persons mind. The funny thing is in the end the family took their cake order to Wal-Mart who made the cake for them.

Sometimes I have to think that Michigan can be the most photogenic state in the Union. Take a look at these amazing photos from around Michigan.

Well this is interesting, it looks like 2009 Macworld will be Apple's last Macworld. Apple announced Tuesday that Macworld 2009 will be the last Macworld show the corporation will attend. Also in a press release, Steve Jobs will not be attending this years Macworld, which raises questions about Steve's health. Instead Apple said Philip Schiller, Apple senior vice president of worldwide product marketing, will take the CEO's place.

Apple has stated that it is pulling out of Macworld as its retail stores grow rapidly: The corporation has expanded from just two stores in 2001 to 240 retail locations worldwide to date. Before the proliferation of Apple stores, Macworld Expo was Apple's major outlet to make contact with the public and give exposure to its products. Since the Apple brand has become so popular, the company has been scaling back on trade shows, which is why Apple plans its final appearance at Macworld for 2009. Though Apple is backing out, host IDG World Expo said Macworld already still plans to return for another show in January 2010. [Source]

Wow, this is surprising! I find it interesting that Jobs will not be showing up to this macworld. From the rumors that I have read, it looks like they will be updating the Mac Mini line, which is far over due. The last time the Mini was updated was back in August of 2007. So what is the world coming to, Macworld with Apple and Jobs...? Should make for an interesting convention.

I always love when Apple has new ads, especially the Christmas ones. Enjoy!