Odds and Sods, my sop to The Who

I am back. I did not have much to say but that changed. I hope everybody out there had a lovely Labor Day weekend. It was nice up here. My sister-in-law, brother-in-law, neices and nephew were in from Dayton for a family function. That was okay. While at my in laws' house on Friday, my wife's aunt and uncle came to see the kids. At one point, my wife's aunt, whom I have mentioned before with her ability to talk for hours but yet somehow say nothing of interest, starts to tell me about the minivan that her daughter's in laws have with the built in DVD player in the back. I was left to wonder, because it would not be "nice" to say it out loud, though I should have, do I look like somebody who gives a shit? What the fuck do I or should I care about somebody else's choice in vehicles. Who the fuck cares????? The woman is dumb as dirt, but sadly her husband makes her look like a Rhodes scholar.

On to some sad news, Gilligan, Bob Denver, is dead. Then again, I often thought that through his screw ups those seven castaways were stuck on the island much longer than they should have been, his fellow castaways would have done him in. In his defense, he was really the only one who did the hard work. I never saw Skipper or the Howells lift a finger, so fuck them. Then as one gets older the ability to pervert such a wholesome show really takes over. Turn the situation into an "adult" movie and there are many genres and permutations that can occur. I even leave the Howell's involved for those who really like "mature" folk, of which I am not one.

I was just reading that Sherwood Schwarz, who wrote and directed Gilligan's Island and The Brady Bunch, said that he knew that his casting and idea had greater social implications. Fuck that shit! Those, though I was fond of them both, were two sappy, lousy sit-coms. There were no social implications. Where were the people of color? Oh yeah, the headhunters. "Greater social implications" it was television and furthest thing from art or anything really intellectually provocative. A reality check is needed there.

On to this news story from China. Here it is.

Style-conscious city flags down bald cabbies
Tue Sep 6, 8:26 AM ET
In a bid to spruce up the city's image, authorities in China's Nanjing are banning taxi drivers who are bald, wear their hair too long, have moustaches or wear too much make-up, media said Tuesday.
The new rules are part of a 10-point plan to smarten up Nanjing, capital of eastern Jiangsu province, ahead of October's 10th National Games which will draw viewers from across the country, the Chinese news Web site www.sina.com.cn said Tuesday, citing the Nanjing Morning Post.
"Male taxi drivers cannot have long hair or strange hairstyles, cannot be bald and cannot grow moustaches or goatees," the report said.
"Women drivers must not use too much make-up and should wear appropriate clothes."
The report did not mention penalties for drivers that break the rules, but did say that cabbies who refused to pick up passengers could be kept off the streets for up to 15 days.
The strict code comes at a time when middle-class Chinese are embracing all kinds of fashion thanks to two decades of market reforms that have rendered the Mao suit a relic of the past.

No long hair or strange hair styles? Do the Chinese consider the comb over strange? See it always comes back to those damn comb overs. There is one they should ban. I guess if you are bald and wear a bad toupee that would be okay, or is that a "strange" hairstyle? Yet, it would go so well with the Mao suit. In fact, the latest in Chinese fashion could be the Mao lesiure suit. There is an idea, just keep them away from open flame because the polyester could ignite.

I am wondering what inappropriate women's clothes are. I would think that nothing but a push up bra, garters and fishnet stockings would certainly increase the fares and tips (among the male crowd) but I am not sure if it is appropriate. Only time will tell.

I think that is enough for me for today. Ciao, all.