Something About Potatoes

It's not hard to hide that I'm a bit of a couch potato. I really don't know why moving pictures on a screen bring me so much joy. Being in Korea hasn't really had an effect on my viewing habits. I'm able to watch all of my regular television shows with the exception of three. My inability to watch said shows has nothing to do with me being in Korea, because new episodes aren't being aired in North America.

Here's my question: Where is "King of Queens", "According to Jim", and "Scrubs"? There have been no new episodes so far this season and, as far as I know, not one of these shows has been canceled. Any of you potatoes know anything about the situation?

Something About Zune

I'm not one to post about technology, but I can't help but comment on a review of Microsoft's Zune that I read this morning. The Zune (code named "ipod killer") is apparently not compatible with Windows Media Player or Windows Vista. Why would Microsoft make a product that wasn't compatible with its other software? Given the number of people who will upgrade to Vista in the new year, why would anyone bother buying a mp3 player that wouldn't be compatible with the new OS? Seems strange to me.

Something About November 10th

The following are some key historical events that have happened on November 10th:

• 1836 Louis Napoleon banished to America

• 1963 Gordie Howe takes over NHL career goal lead at 545

• 1969 "Sesame Street" premieres on PBS TV

• 1989 Germans begin punching holes in the Berlin Wall

In a much smaller event, a screaming woman in Woodstock, New Brunswick Canada gave birth to a screaming baby boy. 32 years later he is still screaming and is still a baby boy (at heart and in mind). Yes, it was my birthday on Friday. My celebrations started Thursday night when my adult class took me out for dinner. On my birthday a few of my classes had cake and presents waiting for me. That night I went out to Pizza Hut with my high school class. I tried to explain to Venus that is was my birthday but she was more interested in her tuna. Finally on Saturday I went to TGI Friday's with some friends. After 3 long days I am exhausted and will probably do nothing on Sunday.

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Something About Descrimination

As I was reading the Joong Ang Daily on Saturday I came across an add for a dance club in Hongdae, Seoul. I'm not into dance clubs, but was curious about what was on offer in Korea. The club, called NB, describes itself before giving the price. Here's where it gets interesting:

"Foreign men must pay 20,000 won; everyone else pays 10,000 won."

Huh? Foreign men must pay an extra 10,000 won because they're, well, foreign? Talk about your discriminatory practices. Imagine for a minute a club in New York City with a price at $20 for Korean men and $10 for everyone else. It would never fly.

After all this Hines Ward brew-ha-ha I thought that Korea was finally turning it's back on it's habit of discrimination. I guess it will take longer than most people think.

Something About Browsers

It's been over a year since I dumped Internet Explorer in favor of Mozzila Firefox. Firefox is more reliable and actually allows faster browsing than Internet Explorer. Hmm, maybe I should say "was" more reliable. I downloaded the new Firefox 2.0 last Tuesday with the expectation that an upgraded browser would translate into a better one. While there is some improvement, the program has crashed on average 4 times every day since I downloaded it. Crashing problems were the same reason I dumped Internet Explorer to begin with. The only good thing about it is that after every crash you do have the option to "restore your session." In other words, Firefox can automatically load the pages you were viewing before the crash. Still, the frequent crashes are unacceptable. What's even stranger is that Mozzila doesn't seem to think there is a problem. They admit there have been "some" reports of crashes but claim they are isolated incidents. Some reports? I would like to know exactlly how many people have experienced the same problem with the new version of Firefox.