The nighttime TV ads for new products continue to amuse and amaze. Two of the latest "As Seen on TV" products are hitting the airwaves with a heavy rotation of spots. One looks like it might be moderately interesting, while the other appears to me to be a total crock of B.S.
The interesting one is called Tater Mitts, a product that looks like rubber gloves with the palm side being coated with an abrasive surface. One supposedly takes a potato and rubs it while wearing Tater Mitts and holding the spud under running water. Then like magic, the peeling strips right off the potato. Maybe it works, maybe it doesn't. But I am not willing to plunk down $19.95 to find out.
The other one that seems to me to be a load of bull, is the Baby Bee Bright System, a speaker on a belt that a pregnant woman can wear to play CDs to her fetus, and a microphone to talk to it. For only $99.95 you can have this little gem of a product. Why not just lay a speaker on your belly? The TV ads are so ridiculous that I thought this was a parody of a late night TV ad, but no, it's real alright. Maybe it's that I am a skeptic by nature, but this is proof that some people will buy any fool thing. Perhaps the Baby Bee Bright people should also remove their stock price from their website. Today's six-tenths-of-a-cent price per share doesn't lend confidence in this company. But if you want to shell out a hundred bucks to talk to a fetus in utero, knock yourself out.
Tuesday, November 06, 2007
Tour of Downtown Grafton
Here are some more pictures from the historic town of Grafton. Sadly, Grafton is in a state of serious decline, as evidenced by the condition of its central business district. Even more sad is the fact that this is a common state of affairs in small towns across the nation, as the jobs of American workers continue to be exported to slave labor in China and other developing countries.
In any case, let's take a look at a few pictures. As always, click on them for a larger version.
This first one is the Andrews Methodist Episcopal Church, also known as the International Mothers Day Shrine. This is where Mothers Day originated, when Anna Jarvis started the holiday in honor of her own mother. Ironically, Ms. Jarvis was never a mother herself. Today, Mothers Day is celebrated in many countries, and this is where it all started.
International Mothers Day Shrine - Andrews M.E. Church
Taylor County Courthouse. Notice the doors at the top of the tower on the left. Watch your step!
Taylor County Clerk's Office inside the county courthouse
Typical brick alleyway in Grafton
An odd, hand-painted flag with 22 stars & 11 stripes in a Grafton storefront.
A signpost for every sign means a forest of posts at the corner of US 119 & US 50 in the Blueville area of Grafton.
US 119 South heading out of downtown Grafton
The US 119 shield on Main Street is long gone, but at least you still know which direction you are going.
On the south end of downtown is St. Matthias Episcopal Church.
Grafton's Post Office, built in 1913
A typical house in downtown Grafton
Watch that first step! Grafton seems to have a lot of doors with a big first step!!
A downtown law practice
A rusted bridge over the railroad tracks
An asset plaque on the bridge shows it was built in 1950. Guess they couldn't afford paint.
The Grafton B&O Station
In any case, let's take a look at a few pictures. As always, click on them for a larger version.
This first one is the Andrews Methodist Episcopal Church, also known as the International Mothers Day Shrine. This is where Mothers Day originated, when Anna Jarvis started the holiday in honor of her own mother. Ironically, Ms. Jarvis was never a mother herself. Today, Mothers Day is celebrated in many countries, and this is where it all started.
International Mothers Day Shrine - Andrews M.E. Church
Taylor County Courthouse. Notice the doors at the top of the tower on the left. Watch your step!
Taylor County Clerk's Office inside the county courthouse
Typical brick alleyway in Grafton
An odd, hand-painted flag with 22 stars & 11 stripes in a Grafton storefront.
A signpost for every sign means a forest of posts at the corner of US 119 & US 50 in the Blueville area of Grafton.
US 119 South heading out of downtown Grafton
The US 119 shield on Main Street is long gone, but at least you still know which direction you are going.
On the south end of downtown is St. Matthias Episcopal Church.
Grafton's Post Office, built in 1913
A typical house in downtown Grafton
Watch that first step! Grafton seems to have a lot of doors with a big first step!!
A downtown law practice
A rusted bridge over the railroad tracks
An asset plaque on the bridge shows it was built in 1950. Guess they couldn't afford paint.
The Grafton B&O Station
Tygart Lake
The Tygart River flows through Grafton, West Virginia; and just to the south of town is the Tygart River Dam. The dam was built by the Army Corps of Engineers as a flood control project. Here are a some pictures of the area around the lake.
An interesting shelter beside the road that goes to the lake.
The road that goes around the ridges surrounding Tygart Lake.
A view of Tygart Lake.
Tygart River Dam, Taylor County, WV
An interesting shelter beside the road that goes to the lake.
The road that goes around the ridges surrounding Tygart Lake.
A view of Tygart Lake.
Tygart River Dam, Taylor County, WV
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