American Pie - Don McLean

February 3, 1959 The Day the Music Died



What do the lyrics mean?

Bling Bugs

If you wear a ring, the number of germs living beneath it could be as high as the population of Europe.

I guess that number of germs includes those nasty French and as high as the Dutch.

Your Crock I Block

Since I've been using various adblocking extensions and social media and content blocker on my Firefox browser, I've been getting these types of messages on the pages:

(click for larger view)

Sometimes I get a "guilt" type message "This website exists because of the revenue we get from ads, so please disable your adblocker."

Well, 'scuse me, but I wouldn't mind a banner ad or two (or three or even four) placed within the page, but it's when you serve up several dozen ads and scripts that slow the loading down to a snail's pace...and I have an above-average fast connection...well, that's when I begin to get annoyed.

As the above graphic shows, sometimes the extensions and add-ons I use do interfere with the videos, so I disable them for a one-time viewing of what it was I wanted to see, the re-enable them before I leave the page.  I don't mind them trying to make a buck off their website, but I DO resent having to wait a minute or longer to see what it was I came to the site to see.   I also don't like it when a video auto-plays.  I have used a script blocker before to stop that, but while I can whitelist sites I regularly visit, it gets old going to new ones and having to adjust the settings.

I'm resigned to having Facebook follow me all over the 'net, but I draw the line at other social media scripts and image bugs you put on your pages, not to mention the zillion ads you seem to think you have to have to pay the bills.    

Cruising Through the Documentary

I was watching a YouTube documentary How World War II Bomber Crews Worked and was in a part of the video that was a little dull, consisting of briefings given by the various group commanders and tacticians. I was just about to fast-forward through the fifth or sixth one I had watched in a row when one guy really caught my eye, looking so familiar.

I think Tom Cruise's grandfather was in the 8th Air Force during WWII.

Super Bowl Super Site

Miami, Florida has hosted the most Super Bowls with ten: five times at the Miami Orange Bowl, and 5 times at the Joe Robbie/Pro Player/Dolphin/Sun Life Stadium.

Super Bowl Quotes

Some strange - or funny - Super Bowl quotes.

Herb Adderly, Green Bay Packers cornerback (Super Bowl II):
"(When asked if he would rather play the game in Los Angeles or Miami)
"I'll play anywhere for $15,000."

Joe Namath, New York Jets quarterback (Super Bowl III):
"We're going to win on Sunday. I guarantee it."

A reporter to Doug Williams, Washington Redskins quarterback (Super Bowl XXII):
"How long have you been a black quarterback?"

Duane Thomas, Dallas Cowboys quarterback (Super Bowl VI):
"If it's the ultimate game, how come they're playing it again next year?"

Ernie Holmes, Pittsburgh Steelers defensive tackle, on Super Bowl X in Miami:
"I'll be glad to leave here. I feel like eating palm trees. I don't like this place. It's for people with arthritis. They come here to play golf and to die."

Julie Brown to Emmitt Smith, Dallas Cowboys running back (Super Bowl XXVIII):
"What are you going to wear in the game Sunday?"

Bill Peterson, football coach:
"Men, I want you just thinking of one word all season. One word and one word only: Super Bowl."

Thomas "Hollywood" Henderson, Dallas Cowboys linebacker (Super Bowl XIII):
"Terry Bradshaw couldn't spell 'cat' if you spotted him the 'C' and the 'A.'"

Matt Millen, Oakland Raiders linebacker (after learning the Washington Redskins' OG Russ Grimm said he'd 'run over his own mother to win the Super Bowl') (Super Bowl XVIII):
"I'd run over Russ Grimm's mother to win the Super Bowl, too."