Weekend Wonderings II

Random thoughts and wonderings while surfing the 'net on a cloudy, cool Saturday afternoon.

Anyone else freaked out by the whole "Body Worlds" craze, coming soon to the St. Louis Science Center and currently touring the nation? Something about these former living humans awkwardly contortioned into fun-filled poses is pause for ponderance. Hey, and if you want to donate your body to one of Gunther von Hagens' future exhibits, visit the site at: http://www.bodymobil.de/en/home.html

Okay, I have to admit that I've never had the best hearing. So my audio senses don't stand a chance at detecting the "Mosquito" and other high-pitch ringtones that are easily detectable to the teenage ear. Young cellphone users are utilizing these "dog pitch" ringtones to receive their calls and texts in classroom settings without being busted by their teachers who are typically (by nature) too old to pick up on the tones. Of course, my techno-advanced son Murphy was well ahead of this trend, having one of these ringtones a couple of years ago. Check out the latest tones now at: http://search.yahoo.com/search;_ylt=A0oGkyL9ExBH9zAAK29XNyoA?p=inaudible+ringtones&fr=ush-news&fr=fp-today&cs=bz&sado=1

Hannah Montana hysteria continues. The daughter of the man who annoyed all of us a couple of decades ago with "Aikey Breaky Heart" (now try getting that one out of your head - sorry!), will soon be touring the country in concert. That's right, Disney Star Miley Cyrus, a.k.a. Hannah, is selling out venues nationwide with the parents of crazed teenaged fans shelling out up to $5,000 a seat to scalpers. Does this mean in the spirit of BeetleMania, years from now we'll be subjected to cheap knockoff Hannah imitators in MontanaMania shows? Oh, the humanity . . . Pony up for your scalped tickets now at: http://www.stubhub.com/hannah-montana-tickets

Talk to you soon. Until then, pick up the pace and run your own race.

- Jeff