A blog a day keeps the crazy away

or at least so Im told.

Im guessing that releasing all this pent up aggression will be good for me so I dont go on a killing spree or something crazy like that. Running down the high street with a machete is sooo last year. I am kidding of course, running down the high street with a samuari sword is so last year.

I do now and again look at other blogs here (and other sites of course. Dont wanna play favourites) Not that Im checking up on the competition, I just like to see what the world is talking about. I persoanlly try to stay away from anything that is too personal to me. I dont wanna be stalker fodder (again) and unless a current event has really pissed me off then I stay away from those too. I guess you could say Im an all round ranter.

One thing I did notice here however is just how personal some people are on here. I see hundreds  of pictures of them, their families on vacations and the like... in their street, babys first steps, Johnny's first birthday party. Erm why dont you just put your address and your bank details on your blog too, make it real easy for the weirdos of the world to find ya and break into your house or steal your identity or worse??

Is it just me?? Is my paranoia so out of control that Im the only one seeing a problem with this?

I wont give Facebook too many props, I may have a Facebook account but Im not its biggest fan, far from it even but its a good way to keep in touch and you get some control over who sees your personal pictures (at least til something better comes along and replaces FB. Nothing would please me more quite frankly coz Zuckerberg has a lot to answer for) You can guard against the perverts and criminals to a certain extent on there (well once youre told that Facebook has changed the fucking security settings AGAIN) Here and other blogging sites, well,  its open, its a free for all, you are waving pictures of your children and family in the face of the world and shouting "hey, over here!"

We live in very scary times. Not a day goes by without hearing about some kid going to meet someone that they met online thinking its another kid but actually its some 40 year old weirdo. Hell, just the other day a kid was stabbed at a party by a gatecrasher. The party was advertised on Facebook and after tags and responding to invites every man and his dog knew about it and where it was.

Its just too easy for the animals in the world to target people when they open their world to them. You wouldnt give a complete stranger in the street a picture of your family would you? So what do you think youre doing when you post them in an open forum?

Protect what is precious.

Stupid is as stupid does

"Lose a stone a week with these two simple but odd tips"

I saw this ad just now when I was browsing Facebook. Are people stupid? You cant lose a stone a week unless you lop off a leg!

Time and time again we are bombarded with images and statements that are just not true. From the humble hamburger picture that looks nothing like the one you've just been served to the anti ageing cream that can make you look 10 years younger in just 4 weeks. All you have to do is read the small print at the bottom of the screen "67% of 109 women surveyed said they noticed visible differences". You wanna do the math? That's not a lot of women agreeing.

This world suffers from a great many things but Id have to say that stupidity is definitely in the top 5. From fashion to health to borrowing money, people are told something then believe that its totally true. Instead of doing their research, instead of reading the small print, they jump right in and buy the dress, try the face cream, get a loan and then wonder why they look like a prat, arent looking 50 years younger in 10 minutes and cant pay the damn loan back without sacrificing food for the next 7 years of their lives.

THINK!!! Just THINK!!!

That's all you need to do.

Whatever happened to the saying "if something seems too good to be true then it usually is"? Hmmn yeah, its usually said in hindsight, AFTER you've just been swindled out of 5,000 quid by a South African Prince via email.

Maybe they should be teaching more practical skills in school like erm COMMON SENSE!!! coz it certainly ain't being taught at home. Yeah yeah, another person blaming the parents. Well I'm sorry but some parents need fucking blaming. Or maybe just vetting system before you're allowed to knock out a kid.

I'm no fan of the disease that is known as "Celebrity" and a lot of this shit falls at their feet too. Time and time again we see them on the front of papers and magazine looking way too thin, forgiving partners for cheating or beating, apologising for cheating or beating or being caught doing a line of something that ain't baby powder in the toilets of some hip happening club. These are supposed to be role models!

Talking of which, why the fuck is Kate Moss still on my TV? I nearly spat my coffee out when I saw her advertising... wait for it.... "Addict" by Dior. I mean seriously, is that someones idea of funny? Not that I am a big buyer of Dior products but THAT will insure I never buy a Dior product EVER again. This woman is epitome of everything that is wrong with the fashion and beauty industry. She was exposed as a smack head and alcoholic for fuck sake and yet she's still allowed to advertise clothes and makeup.

How about advertising rehab you dirty skank?!!