Blockbuster VS Netflix VS Redbox

When I was little, dad use to take my brother and I to Blockbuster all the time to rent movies. Now a days he uses the Blockbuster total access. He likes being able to have them arrive in the mail but also being able to return it to the store if he wants a quick change. Now that I am living on my own, I use to just go to a Redbox or Hastings to rent movies. However, I was spending so much money do that because I either would not return the movies back the next day like I wanted for the Redbox, or I was spending to much money for movies as Hastings. Now I have a Netflix account. It is nice being able to instantly watch movies online if I do not want to leave the house.
I think each option for renting movies has its pros and cons. Blockbuster has the convenience of having it mailed to you and you can return it to a store for a new rental but this service costs extra. Redbox has wonderful prices as far as being only one dollar a night but there is a limited selection at each location. Netflix has cheaper prices and it is mailed to your door, but have to wait on the mail for your new movie. Blockbuster and Netflix also offer online streaming. Personally I am very pleased with Netflix and will continue my service with them.

There's no reason to become alarmed, and we hope you'll enjoy the rest of your flight. By the way, is there anyone on board who knows how to fly a plane?
        ~Quote from the movie Airplane

Old Time Radio

While listening to the shows, it reminded me of Franky in the Christmas Story. Where he's so excited to get the secret code for the Oveltene commercial. Listening to old time radio and sitting still was a difficult task for me. I do not know how people could just sit there and listen to the radio for hours on end. There are time when my mom or grandparents reminisce about sitting in front of the radio with the family to just sit and listen. They compare it to reading a story; which I could see and relate to. Sometimes when I've driving with my mom she'll have a audio book in the car and I find myself focused on the story before I know it. The big difference I find between the audio book and listening to the old time radio is that even while we are driving I am able to multitask in a way. I am able to look at the scenery also. I have never been the type of person to just sit and do nothing. Even when I watch TV, I usually have something that I'm working on. Life was simpler back when old time radio was popular, so maybe if I had lived back then I would be able to sit still with the family long enough to listen to a whole show.

"I like radio better than television because if you make a mistake on radio, they don't know. You can make up anything on the radio."
~ Phil Rizzuto

Napster or iTunes??

I have had an iPod for many year now and constantly use iTunes to not only buy songs but also copy them off of either friend's computer or CDs. Personally I will continue to use iTunes because I have been using it for so long. However, I can also see the benefits of Napster too. Both companies have similar opportunities for their clients, and each is unique from one another. They both have regular updates so new releases and are accessible in many different forms. I think iTunes will still continue to be the leading competitor between the two for a couple reasons. One being iTunes not only offers songs, you are also able to download music videos, TV shows, and movie. Another reason is that for Napster you have to pay a monthly charge for the service, where iTunes you just pay as you go, or want new material. The final reason is that so many people know about iTunes over Napster. I did not know about Napster until this posting.

I think music in itself is healing. It's an explosive expression of humanity. It's something we are all touched by. No matter what culture we're from, everyone loves music.
~ Billy Joel

Are the Newspapers going to continue to remake themselves so they can survive the Digital Age, or are the facing a sudden certain death?

I think newspapers will continue to remake themselves. There are many people in the world who are not technologically savy and cannot work a computer without difficulty. Personally if I try to read a long article or paper on the computer, majority of the time I am either unable to focus or receive a headache by the end of it. For long articles and papers I print them out on paper. It is just easier for me to read. The new paper that is being developed will help encourage people to buy the papers. Which allow people of all ages to stay current with the news of today's world.

...one of the worst things about civilization is, that anybody that gits a letter with trouble in it comes and tells you all about it and makes you feel bad, and the newspapers fetches you the troubles of everybody all over the world, and keeps you downhearted and dismal most all the time, and it's such a heavy load for a person.
~Mark Twain in Tom Sawyer Abroad

Banned Books

Clare Booth Luce once said, "Censorship, like charity, should begin at home; but unlike charity, it should end there." I believe she is right. Although some books are not appropriate for certain ages to read, they should never be banned. The choices of books for children to read should be left up to the digression of the parents of that child. There are books that were on the Huffington Post 11 Most Surprising Banned Books that I thoroughly enjoyed reading as a child. Brown Bear Brown Bear What Do You See? is the most innocent book out there; what's next Goodnight Moon? If schools are banning books that in a way helped shaped American literature, how are the students going to understand the importance of modern literature. If a book is not appropriate for a student it should be left up to the parents to decide that.

"The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own shame." - Oscar Wilde