Is AT&T admitting network defeat?

Yesterday, the tech community on Twitter couldn’t help but speculate about why AT&T had pulled the sales of iPhones in New York (call it a conspiracy theory of geeky kind). The very vague phrase “fraud” was thrown around, but I doubt anyone was buying it. The substandard network in New York has been documented (and complained about) for a long while. With recent news that iPhone users are the cause of this (because they’re “data hogs”), you can almost see why AT&T made the decision. Almost.

With all new new commercials of both Verizon and AT&T defending their networks, who’s to say what company is right? But a word of wisdom to AT&T: ticking off your users that are only with you because of phone exclusivity is not the right approach. Nor should you try to quietly alienate an entire city because your network doesn’t work well.

Coming out later in life, not uncommon

Actress, Meredith Baxter, is 62 and has been married to three different men.  She recently publicly announced that she has been dating a woman for seven years now and is very happy.  Meredith said that before the last seven years, it never crossed her mind that she would want to be with another woman.

CNN recently did a news report on this discovery of men and women not realizing or admitting their true sexual identity until later in life.  Another man, Howard Selekman, was married to the same woman for 32years.  Howard has known he was attracted to males since he was 8 years old.  Knowing this, he still wanted to marry a woman and have children.  Him and his fiancee’ went to a psychiatrist and his fiancee’ told the doctor that she believed love would overcome all their problems.  The doctor replied that love would not overcome ALL their problems.  Most doctors believe that you don’t choose your sexual preference, you are who you are when you are born and you don’t have a choice to change that.  You may deny your true feelings and choose to go another way but in the end, like these older people, the truth will come out.

I think these “older people, coming out later in life” is common right now but only because it was not accepted as easily when they were younger like it is now.  If they were to tell their parents that they were gay when they were in their twenties, their parents would have probably disowned them.  Now that they probably have twenty year old kids, if you break the news to them, they probably accept the news because in this day in time, it’s just not uncommon like it used to be.  So I would say, many years from now, 60+ year old people won’t need to wait that long to “come out” because we no longer live in such a judgemental world like it used to be.

Dugger baby born prematurely

Michelle Dugger’s baby was born prematurely weighing only 1 lb., 6 oz.  This was her 19th baby and she suffered from preeclampsia, which is a pregnancy condition that causes high blood pressure.  This condition effects 5 to 8 percent of pregnancies.

Michelle’s condition was noticed when she was admitted into the hospital for pain related to gallbladder problems.  Doctors decided she needed an emergency c-section to prevent detrimental damage to her or her baby girl, Josie.  Josie is in stable condition in the hospital’s neonatal intensive care unit.

In my opinion, once you turn a certain age like Michelle and not to mention this was her 19th child!!  I would say it’s time to chill on having the babies!  I mean, they said themselves on their show that she has literally been pregnant for the last twenty years of their marriage.  You would think Josie would’ve just been able to walk out after having that many kids!  The Duggers have said they will have as many children as God allows them too.  Well, I realize you don’t believe in birth control, obviously, and that each child is a blessing but come on, enough already!  I’m gonna guess after twenty years of being pregnant, I would know when I’m ovulating and therefore when NOT to go near my husband!  I just think it’s selfish on Mr. Duggers part to not give his wifey a break for crying out loud!

Kanye and Taylor are Billboard’s male/female artist of the year

Billboard magazine has named Kanye West male artist of the year and Taylor Swift female artist of the year.  Kanye and Taylor made headlines back in September when Kanye rudely intterupted Taylor at the MTV music awards.

Taylor was giving her acceptance speech when Kanye walked on stage irritated talking about how Beyonce’ should have one instead.  Ironically, Beyonce’ came in second for female artist of the year for Billboard magazine too.  Soo I guess that’s the second time Kanye will be upset that Beyonce’ is coming in second over Taylor!

Billboard’s top five male artist of year are 1. Kanye West, 2. T.I., 3. Flo Rida, 4. Jason Mraz, and 5. Ne-Yo.  The top five female artist of the year are 1. Taylor Swift, 2. Beyonce’, 3. Lady Gaga, 4. Miley Cyrus, 5. Britney Spears

I guess Billboard magazine has given Kanye another reason to bitch and moan.  Only this time, maybe he has more self control and will refrain from looking like a jack ass or throwing a temper tantrum!

11 month old baby hospitalized for swallowing cocaine

In Waterbury, Conn. a mother was arrested after her 11 month old baby ingested her cocaine and had to be rushed to the hospital.

Kenya Brown, a mother of five is in police custody and being charged with risk of injury to children, illegal gun possession, and drug possession.  Her bail has  been set for $50, 000 and her court date has been set for December 23, 2009.

Brown claims that her roommate was babysitting Monday night when the incident happened.  According to police, there was a loaded gun in a jacket pocket hanging in the closet of the infant’s bedroom.  The eleven month old was released from the hospital Tuesday evening.

12-year girl went missing with no Amber alert

Jahmeshia Conner, 12 year old from Chicago, was last seen getting on the bus to go to school outside her mother’s apartment.  Her mother didn’t report her missing until the next day.  Her mom said the reason for the delay was because she thought Jahmeshia spent the night with her aunt.  Jahmeshia was found two weeks later about a block from her mother’s apartment strangled to death in an alley.

Police say she was dead within two days of being kidnapped.  Supposedly, a flier was drawn up with all the proper information on her disappearance but was never reported to the proper media.  So what went wrong?  Why was her kidnapping never reported on the local news stations?  Why wasn’t there an Amber alert immediately following the report of her being missing?  I think there are several questions that should be answered in this case.  This may not bring her back and safely to her family but it may prevent this from happening to another kidnapped child!

First of all, there is obviously a lack of communication with the family!  I don’t care if my kids are supposed to be spending the night away from home, it doesn’t matter where she was staying that night!  I would have called to talk to my child that night and definitely touched base with who was responsible for picking my child up to make sure they got there safely. The second major problem with this is if my child was kidnapped or missing, first I would have to be medicated from being hysterical and extremely upset but then I would be on the police’s ass wanting to know what they are doing to find my child and want to know how quickly the news report is going to be broadcast!  I mean, come on people, I think a lot of people are at fault here!  Everyone should have been out looking for this child immediately and telling everyone about her disappearance!

Although the Chicago police weren’t able to give Jahmeshia’s family the justice they truly deserved by finding her unharmed, they are now doing everything in their power to catch the murderer that did this horrible crime.

Just Kate? No John or plus 8?

It’s official that “John and Kate Plus 8″ is no longer a show and for a while there was even talk of having a show with just “Kate Plus 8″.  Kate Gosselin is working a new show but without John or the kids.

Kate spent more than three hours taping a new hush hush show at a diner in Raleigh, NC.  On Tuesday morning, Kate served customers grits and pancakes but when a news crew tried to catch a peak, Kate’s bodyguard booted them out.  Kate has not discussed what the new show is called or what it’s about.  I guess her little ones will have to realize that mommy has to actually go to work (if that’s what you want to call it) vs. staying home all day and getting payed to entertain them for television!  But unfortunately, it is probably time the little kiddos realize that is reality and not everyone’s parents get to stay home and amuse them all the time.

The real question is, how many people are actually gonna want to watch JUST Kate?  I think she’s interesting and she definitely motivates me to be more organized but seriously, I think having the 8 kids running around were the stars of the show.  A show with just Kate sounds just boring!