November 30, 2008

  • Goodbye Internet, Hello Hell

    This holiday weekend I decided to spend a couple of days away from The Internet.  You know, get outside, clear the head, have real conversations, touch real people, drink real drinks. 

    But it wasn't easy being web-free.  Everywhere I looked there was evidence of its vile influence.

    My grocery receipt...


    I never thought butter was funny.  Good on a toasted sesame bagel maybe, but not particularly funny.

    My local paper...


    Since when is our Blessed Mother laugh-out-loud funny?  Never, I say!

    It's everywhere. 
    There's no escaping it. 
    I'm signing back on.

    INTERNET CHAT ROOM

    Kaz:  OK OK Internet.  You've lured me back.  Here I am.  Happy now?

    Internet:  LOL!

    Kaz:  God I hate that.

                                                                                     ---- Ed Kaz

Comments (35)

  • I don't know if you heard about the guy who committed suicide on a Webcast, but half the people were taking it seriously and half weren't and several gave the comment: "LOL." Now that's just inappropriate. Even more so that calling butter or Mary LOL.
    I tell you, Ed, we live in dangerous times.

    Lynn

  • Oh,my -everywhere you go you see the influence of the internet don't you?

  • @bastetmax -   Know what though, Lynn?  We have always lived in dangerous times.  There are just more platforms available for danger.   People are always going to be troubled and evil, just as much as people are going to be happy and caring.  It's our job to be the latter.   So, come on, get happy!  Kaz :)

  • @Ed_Kaz - Well, I was being a bit sarcastic, Ed. But when you consider the guy who was trampled to death at a WalMart on Black Friday, things a fundamentally wrong somewhere. LOL is one thing. But LOL to a guy who's committing suicide? Anyway, it's not my job to police the world. It's sunny and warm down here in Florida and I have a few more days before it's back to bluster and cold, so, yes, I am happy.
    Lynn

  • I had no idea when people were saying LOL they were saying land o' lakes and Lady of Lourdes.  This is just one more piece of evidence that leads me to know that I am hopelessly out of touch.

  • Can I drink and blog now, Ed?

    LOL!!!

  • dangum -thaz wut i fogt2do - drank...

    poop...

  • @bastetmax -   Yes, I know you were being a bit sarcastic, but you know me.  I'll take any excuse to make my silly idealistic statements.  I hope the guy who got trampled got a free gift certificate at least.  Ooooooooooooh that was evil.    Hmmm.  

  • hwah, hahaha.  ahhaha.

  • @mixedupshookupgirl -   Daughter!  Was that an LOL I just heard out of you?

  • @Ed_Kaz -  not at all.

  • Dang it! Now you made me Laugh-Out-Loud! It's hopeless, Ed. It's everywhere!

  • Dangerous Times indeed, you should cover your customer card number it could fall into the wrong hands

  • @JessieMollner -   I guess I gotta keep an eye on you now, Jessie.  If anything goes horribly wrong at the grocery (I get charged for a thousand dollars worth of cabbage), I'll know who to blame.

  • @Ed_Kaz -  a thousand dollars worth of cabbage I better be making kimchi for all of korea

  • Oh Man!! hehe (get it?!)

  • Please remember, as I find I must do, also:  behind every internet lies mankind's desire to reach out, to touch, to converse, to confide, but there is a hesitancy to come forth, put away anonymity and step up to the plate and "be there" in the world, face to face with his fellow man.  One thing forgotten in today's society:  WE ARE SOCIAL BEINGS.  Behind our internets, we are beings wishing to be social, but scared to put down the walls that blind others from seeing the realness of each of us. 

    My thoughts only.  I wanted to share what struck me back in 1990 when my friends were turning no longer to not only NOT driving by and dropping in, but phone calls stopped and the spoken voice became verbage, unheard to the senses, and became a visual correspondence, only.  And, now - we date through a machine.....what is it we REALLY FEAR? 

    Hugs for the coming week,

    Lisa.

  • Ed, go over to my site for your 2009 Prediction from me...

  • AUUUUUUUUGGGHHHHH

  • @wegotrhythm -   Want some of my extra butter?  

  • LSMFT

  • did you not read what Dan wrote that we aren't to restamp our blogs with a new date and not new material.

    I'm going to tell on you

  • @jillcarmel -   Uh...screw Dan?

  • I agree with that one. ^

    LOL!

  • as much as I hate internet-ismzz, I appreciate how easy it izz to fail, be pwned and generally nsfw without feeling too terribly farked about it... life is a game, a magazine and an expression... just like teh interwebz

  • @Ed_Kaz - I thought maybe you would say that.  If you get a call from Dan-I don't know nothing about it.

  • Well, I prefer cream cheese, but to sit face to face with another human being!  You betcha!  And, I'll even pay for the bagels, in cash, no machine ticker tapes, no signatures, no plastic cards! 

    Have a great week!

    Lisa.

  • You bought an awful lot of butter.

  • OMFG LOL BRB TTYL

  • Welcome back! I like you wired.

    Hey, you bought a lot of butta. baking? Mmmmm?

    Oh Mary is a laugh riot! She got the world to believe she was a virgin even after she gave birth. HILARIOUS!

  • @SaadiaOnline -  Well, I bought a lot of butter for a reason.

  • @Boowasborn -   There was quite an inordinate amount of baking this Thanksgiving for the Kaz Friends Family and Lovers TV special on NBC.   Andy Williams was the special guest.  He brought extra sweaters, all light blue to match his eyes.   He really appreciated the butter.  Sandler and Young were on hand as well.  They sure can make a funny Broadway tune even funnier!

  • ROFL was sick that day, I believe.

  • @Shahrazad1973 -   Yeah.  ROFL got a lot of germs from all that rolling around on the floor I guess.

  • OMG that butter receipt and this whole post really made me L ... oops well, you know ... [emoticon here]

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