Tag Archives: technology

Where is the Life of the Future that Hollywood Promised? An Open Letter To The Scientific Community

Posted on July 18, 2011 by pegoleg

Dear Mr. Science Geeks, I’ve got a bone to pick with you. It has been 50 years and more since TV shows and movies foretold a future filled with life-altering, laborsaving devices. But none of them have materialized. What have you … Continue reading →

Posted in General Ramblings | Tagged Back To The Future, humor, life, movies, musings, postaweek2011, science, Soylent Green, Star Trek, Star Wars, technology, The Jetsons, TV | 30 Comments

Invasion of the iPod Snatchers

Posted on July 11, 2011 by pegoleg

My husband has become one of Them. They’re taking over. I keep trying to tell people, but they won’t listen. “You’re paranoid”, they say. “That’s crazy talk”, they say. Oh sure, it seemed innocent enough at first. Who didn’t want … Continue reading →

Posted in General Ramblings | Tagged computers, humor, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, iPad, iPhone, life, phone contracts, postaweek2011, technology | 26 Comments

Take Aim At Annoying Television And Score Big!

Posted on May 2, 2011 by pegoleg

We’ve got pop-up blockers for computers, why not for TV? The other night I was trying to watch a Bergman film on MTV’s weekly Great Films series. Suddenly, Scutchie popped up from the bottom of the screen to announce that MTV’s groundbreaking program; … Continue reading →

Posted in General Ramblings, Peg-Co Catalog | Tagged advertising, games, guns, humor, life, postaweek2011, technology, The Jersey Shore, TV, writing | 13 Comments

Using Technology To Avoid Commitment (The Padded Room Variety)

Posted on February 28, 2011 by pegoleg

I talk to myself. Which is OK, except I’ve started answering me back. Sometimes I have long, involved discussions with me while puttering around the house. I’m a sparkling self-conversationalist! I also talk to the TV and the cat, but … Continue reading →

Posted in General Ramblings | Tagged blogging, cell phones, crazy, humor, life, multiple personalities, postaweek2011, Sybil, technology, writing | 254 Comments

Short Little Attention Span Theatre

Posted on February 21, 2011 by pegoleg

Technologically Divertable Division “To be or not to be, that is the question. Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to suffer the Slings and Arrows of outrageous (bzzz, bzzz)… of outrageous” (bzzz, bzzz)… “Just a sec.” (tippity … Continue reading →

Posted in Little Ditties | Tagged humor, life, postaweek2011, Shakespeare, technology, texting, theater | 10 Comments

Move Over Comcast And AT&T: Drucker-Net Is Here

Posted on January 3, 2011 by pegoleg

State-of-the-art technology for rural America You people in the big cities have no idea – NO IDEA – what those in the sticks have to go through to stay connected and keep up some semblance of sophistication. I was talking … Continue reading →