I'm going to talk about a subject today that's going to stir up a lot of controversy. That's right, I'm talking about the battle of the video game machines. First Sony slashed prices of the PS2 to $199, the x-box followed and bringing up the rear is the Game Cube which dropped to $149. I had no desire to buy one of these machines before but now that the price has dropped, I'm very tempted. I still have the PS1 and it's still in fine working order. I keep it in a box but I know it's there if I ever feel the urge to waste yet even more of my time.

Bob's old Playstation

Growing up, my brother and I had every system that came down the pike. Atari, Nintendo, Turbo Grafix-16 -- You name it, we had it. My brother was good at all those games. I remember he always got to enter in his name because he always had a high score. I usually out spent him 4 to 1 because I didn't have the touch. Oh the arcade. To this day, I still love Pac-Man. If I had to buy a new system today, I'd probably get a PS2. They just have more games. However, I haven't made up my mind and I could easily be swayed -- Are you listening x-box and Game Cube? Thank you ladies and gentlemen, and that was my cheap ploy of the week to get free merchandise. Did it work? I'll keep you updated.

I'm working my way through Wilco's catalog right now. I like getting on a kick like that where you just want to listen to everything by an artist. There's nothing better than getting on a Bruce Springsteen kick. His old stuff is solid gold.

And now it's time for something new, I call it: Bob's pointless story of the day. Here it goes: I got off the bus last night and was thinking about getting a haircut. I was close to the hair salon and then I said to myself, ah, forget it. And that was Bob's pointless story of the day. I think that's it. Have a great day. God Bless America.


Shattered dreams, worthless years,
Here am I encased inside a hollow shell,
Life began, then was done,
Now I stare into a cold and empty well.
The many sounds that meet our ears,
the sights our eyes behold,
Will open up our merging hearts,
And feed our empty souls.

--Stevie Wonder