Comments on: Fantastic Weekend

By: ADW

ADW — Fri, 28 Oct 2005 20:22:45 +0000

Hey, whatever TV you get, make sure it is 1080p. Not an upscale-conversion to 1080p from 1080i, NATIVE 1080p. They are real, and they are spectacular.

Now then, it seams that I am in a perfect pale to comment on the church stuff. I was raised “middle” Episcopal - my local church wasn’t all that local (half hour), and was tiny by comparison to most. My grandparents are “high” Episcopalians, and in fact my grandfather is a deacon in the church. All of this AgentOrange was well aware of, after all of his comments of going to church with my family and excersizing for an hour…

I happened to fall in love with and marry a fairly devout Catholic. There really aren’t very many differences at all. But the few that are there are pretty big, and hard to overcome. She refers to me and my church as buffet catholics - we take to stuff that we agree with and just don’t touch the broccolli. We have agreed that she will never call herself Episcopalian, even should we decide to commit to a congregation, and likewise I will never call myself Catholic. Our Children will be raised as hybrids, and we will commit to a single church at some point down the road when it becomes necessary for all the right reasons. Kid#1 was baptized Catholic. Kid#2 will more then likely be baptized Episcopalian…

We try to attend both churches, but it’s hard around here because here in the south, even the Catholic churches are a little bit country. We went to a service where the homily (aka sermon in non-catholic tongue) was entirely centered on the notion that we, as members of the church, did not need to think about the bible or it’s teachings - all of that had been done for us. There were no questions, no grey areas. She didn’t take very kindly to that, partly because it has been one of my complaints about catholicism all along, and here was a priest confirming my statements (though not my assertion that it was a problem). We’ve seen similar variances in the Episcopal churches in the area too, so I have a feeling it is more regional and not a congregational thing…

By: Wha

Wha — Fri, 28 Oct 2005 19:20:00 +0000

Yes, the Sony comment was a joke. a touch of sarcasm if you will. I much prefer other brands simply becuase I receive the same product and capability for less money (except on an open box VCR one time). Regardless of the spining on finger, the 35 comment was one of my better lines in a while. I just apologize for sending it twice as the first time was hung up in administrator land.

By: nobrainer

nobrainer — Thu, 27 Oct 2005 15:22:28 +0000

I’ll have to disagree with Wha. Sure, everyone has something Sony, and those same everyone’s have something from Sony that they would gladly smash with an ax if they hadn’t paid so much to begin with.

Sony TVs might not be bad, but in my book Sony is always a 50/50 proposition.

By: Michael

Michael — Thu, 27 Oct 2005 15:08:07 +0000

I thought the “turning 35″ comment was quite funny.

By: Brad

Brad — Thu, 27 Oct 2005 13:46:35 +0000

firstly, a large middle finger to Wha for the 35 suburbanite comment. Sit and spin buddy. Secondly, we went to BB, CC and the store with a stuttering problem: HH GreGG, or as I like to call it, huh huh gray guh guh. I am not impresssed with HHGG, seems like a poor competition for CC and BB with similar merchandise. We will probably get to the specialty stores like Tweeter when we close in on the deal. Right now I am talking to people at work who own different models, brands, and technology to help out. So far everything that we have chosen seems to be the best selection from word of mouth.

By: Wha

Wha — Thu, 27 Oct 2005 13:23:37 +0000

Check out some higher end places, possibly Tweeter (though they don’t carry the swagger like they used to in my book). There is also a place around here called Zobo. If nothing else Ithink they can tlak more intelligently than the part timers at the Big Boxes. I personally like the picture and the price tag on the Samsungs I have seen. Don’t rule out Sears either just as a price checking option. Everyone has a Sony something though. Surely 4 bazillion people can’t be wrong on that selection.
Also, congratulations on turning 35 this past weekend.

By: nobrainer

nobrainer — Thu, 27 Oct 2005 02:00:35 +0000

And apparently people like me just don’t get married.

By: Wha

Wha — Thu, 27 Oct 2005 01:43:40 +0000

From what I have seen in the hellworld known as chain electronic stores, I have liked the picture and realtive price tags on the Samsung. Check for LG, they seem to make everything else. Sony seems expensive (but how can 4 bazillion people be so wrong) and RCA and some of the others seemed grainy. Have you checked out any place that is more high end specialty. I would say Tweeter but they are loosing that rep. We have a new to us chain HHGregg here and they are getting them in G’ville and possibly Cola too. At least they are possibilities. Also, believe it or not, Sears has most of the typical brands. Don’t count on expertise but may save a buck or two. Congrats on being 35 by the way.

By: Agent Orange

Agent Orange — Wed, 26 Oct 2005 23:22:31 +0000

A) They find a comfortable church which satisfies each of their spiritual needs.
B) They become Jewish
C) They succumb to the Hollywood Religious Influence and become Scientologists or study Kabbalah.

By: Doug

Doug — Wed, 26 Oct 2005 22:13:42 +0000

Here’s a question, though: what happens to those couples that are right next to each other on the denominational scale? For instance, high church Episcopals and Catholics? What about Baptists and Southern Baptists?

And what about those wacky Lutherans, huh?