The Lewis Show

I don't have much to say. Happy New Year's to all. May 2013 be infinitely better in luck and scope and blessings and everything good. Speaking of good, I leave you with probably the one video that brought more joy to Janine and I than any other in 2012. Who doesn't find demon possessed wall trouts to be completely hilarious?

When I look over the vast and growing vaster internet culture, there's something I'm starting to notice within the mainstream. It's not a new practice, but something I've never sat and considered until the past year. I've noticed a small but very loud section of that population that take a stance against literally everything. They do this behind the veil of being an independent thinker. One of the advantages of being this producer of independent thought is that they are not confined to a certain political ideology or religious dogma. They are freed from that with the power to cherry pick topics that are near and dear to them while frowning upon and shunning alternate thought. It's the lazy road, and many more are not starting to take it. Politically, an "independent" doesn't favor any political candidate. While candidates make that very easy these days on their own, an independent takes a permanent high road. They never support any man or w...

Yes, this is another Twitter post and yes this is another semi political themed post, but it's my blog and I'll rant if I want to, rant if I want to, rant if I want to. As I have mentioned many times, I write for the RootzWiki News Team  (subscribe!). I love this writing venture and I wouldn't trade it for the world. I follow about 15 Google and Android feeds  (subscribe!) to keep an eye open for newsworthy items. Needless to say I have a daily overdose of all things Google and Android. I also subscribe and am listed in a few Android lists on Twitter. And that is why I'm here. To backtrack, Twitter found it appropriate about two or three years ago to allow users to create lists. This way users can create focused, themed, and a word I'm about to use a lot, niche timelines around their interests. I was immediately listed in a couple dozen Pownce lists. Old friends from the now four year defunct service wanted to pack together a focused list of well informed and...

I have been away for quite a while. I figured I would return with a load of randomness! Where have I been? On October 13th, I said "I Do", and "I Will", to the most wonderful woman alive. Janine will probably be awarded sainthood for putting up with me, but I cannot begin to express how blessed and lucky I am to have her in my life. She is truly everything that I could ever want in a life mate, partner, spouse, friend. My main goal in life is to make sure she is happy and provided for. Speaking of Mrs. Lewis, Tuesday is her birthday! It is also Election Day, so we'll probably celebrate by hiding under a rock for 48 hours, enough time for this American election drama to blow over.  Speaking of Election Day, something has always bothered me in the wide world of rhetoric. There is a maxim that if a person does not vote, they are not allowed to speak out about the condition of their country. Not only is that a form of bullying, that's also a form of elit...

I try to avoid posting about football. Mostly because it's a sport and it's kind of trivial to write a serious post about a game. Since my team, however, is now thrust head long into a major controversy, I figured I would post a few thoughts. Short version: I'm not even mad, I'm just done. We've all (we who care) seen the reply from the Monday night game. Seattle throws a hail Mary pass with time expiring on the clock, there is a jump ball, and two officials make contrary calls with one over ruling the other. After the instant reply review in the booth, the touchdown call stood. Many feel that the last play of the game was actually an interception and are shocked that the officials did not see it that way. I wanted to focus on the core of why there so much outrage and what, if anything, is being done to correct it by the league and the referees.  The NFLRA or the National Football League Referee Association is in a collective bargaining dispute with...

At least once every six months, I open my blog and I start writing random things. This time I feel as though I'm letting off some steam to this wonderful world that I live in. Don't take it personal, it's just me being random. And go! Thank you for giving me the time by telling me it's 1700 hours, Sargent! If you paid fifty dollars to join a social network, your smarts are showing. If you are on the interstate and you're not sure if you are "Slower Traffic" and cars are passing you to your right, you are "Slower Traffic". Move right (once all the aggravated people pass you to the right, that is).  If you resort to name calling over anyone's choice in mobile phone, you need a hobby that does not involve a computer, mobile phone, or the internet. If you don't know who's on your local ballot and you are completely uneducated about what's going on in the world, I'm sorry, you should stay home this year on Election Day....

It's not every day I get to poke fun at Cupertino hardware giant Apple, but when the opportunity presents itself, I jump on it. They are typically flawless in their moves. When they tell the buying public they need something, they jump on it. People know that Apple has produced a clean, simple way to be a geek in this modern age. I also mean no disrespect to my friends that favor the iPhone, but I am a constant devil's advocate. As I mentioned in a prior post , a lot is hinging on this iPhone release. Naturally it'll sell a bazillion copies, but will their software improvements and overall attitude eventually sour the sheepish masses? It just takes little nuances or glitches to start turning people off altogether and Apple may have made their first post Jobs major faux pas. With the update to iOS6, Google Maps and YouTube were removed as native apps. This year, deals between Google and Apple to provide Maps natively on the iPhone ended. It is also very well known ...