i don't really try to keep up with news -- i don't watch tv and don't listen to the radio. i get a quick daily review of top headlines online, but don't read all of their stories. i get the really important stuff from the husband.
what i DO like to do is look at picture gallerys. there's a scottish one i think is really neat -- great pictures taken by the public. first go here, then scroll down and click on Your Pictures. when that page comes up, scroll down to the right-hand side-bar and select which week you want to look at. some of the pictures are whimsical, but others are stunningly beautiful.
yesterday i discovered this gallery of pictures from outer space. i'll let you enjoy looking through them. my favorites were number 1, 13, and 18. particularly number 1. and number 13. and number 18.
enjoy.
Saturday, March 27, 2010
Friday, March 26, 2010
not 'flight of the dragons'
have you heard about the new movie, 'how to train your dragon'? it looks pretty cute. go here to read about it and watch a clip.
Thursday, March 25, 2010
hoo hoo, loo loo ....
from 40,000 years ago back to between 800,000 and 900,000 years ago a new breed of people migrated from africa to the siberian area. apparently this breed has not been typed before.
it's really interesting they can come up with information from a piece of a child's finger bone. but all that info aside, what i really wonder about is what was it like to live back then? did they live together in groups? did they have some kind of language? did they have humor? artistry? concepts? traditions? empathy?
that's when i wish i could go back in an invisible time-machine bubble so i could observe. i'll bet there were an awful lot of things which would make me cringe. i just wonder what would make me smile.
it's really interesting they can come up with information from a piece of a child's finger bone. but all that info aside, what i really wonder about is what was it like to live back then? did they live together in groups? did they have some kind of language? did they have humor? artistry? concepts? traditions? empathy?
that's when i wish i could go back in an invisible time-machine bubble so i could observe. i'll bet there were an awful lot of things which would make me cringe. i just wonder what would make me smile.
done in china
remember last september when i posted about an experience i had when i clicked on a website which had not received the green checkmark of approval from google?
i read this article today which seemed to be the same type of thing and it's called scareware. it's an interesting article. and it looks like the scam may have originated in china. now, google knows all about scammers and hackers from china, and i'm thinking 'why should i support anything which has to do with china'? their government tries to use us and our technologies. why would anyone want to do business there??
i've been watching and trying to not buy things made in china, no matter who the parent company is. and now i'm going to try harder.
i read this article today which seemed to be the same type of thing and it's called scareware. it's an interesting article. and it looks like the scam may have originated in china. now, google knows all about scammers and hackers from china, and i'm thinking 'why should i support anything which has to do with china'? their government tries to use us and our technologies. why would anyone want to do business there??
i've been watching and trying to not buy things made in china, no matter who the parent company is. and now i'm going to try harder.
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
not a movie
mexico seems to be running amok. it would never be one of my destinations since i don't care for hot weather, but lately there seems to have been an increase in mayhem. in fact, a whole bunch of high-level people are going down there to discuss things, including clinton, napolitano, and gates. i can't imagine they will make any headway with things, but i wish them luck, especially since i have friends who enjoy goin' south. read about the high-powered trip, here.
Saturday, March 20, 2010
snip, snip
i got my hair cut today. the significance of that statement is that it's been about 17 years since someone besides myself has cut my hair. have i let it grow long? have i had training cutting hair? am i good at cutting hair? no, no, and no. but, i'd gotten fed up with trying to find someone who could cut it well, so i'd taken to doing it myself.
for a number of years it looked okay, sometimes even good. but lately no matter what i try to do to it, it just hasn't looked right. so i took a chance and went to a gal who's the manager of a beauty academy nearby. she's also the sister of a gal i work with and i've heard a lot about her and seen her work.
i like the cut i got. it's not exactly the way i'd have done it if it'd had the same know-how, but it's a good cut and i can work with it. it'll be interesting to see how long it is before i get to thinking i should do it myself again. let's hope that doesn't happen.
for a number of years it looked okay, sometimes even good. but lately no matter what i try to do to it, it just hasn't looked right. so i took a chance and went to a gal who's the manager of a beauty academy nearby. she's also the sister of a gal i work with and i've heard a lot about her and seen her work.
i like the cut i got. it's not exactly the way i'd have done it if it'd had the same know-how, but it's a good cut and i can work with it. it'll be interesting to see how long it is before i get to thinking i should do it myself again. let's hope that doesn't happen.
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
eat, drink, and be sick
well, if it's not one thing, it's another. i just got an e-mail from a friend who told me about the latest salmonella scare.
it seems that food items which contain 'hvp' made by 'basic food flavors' have been recalled because of possible salmonella contamination. there are about 10,000 products affected by this recall.
here are a sampling of items to not eat: McCormick French Onion & Vegetable Dip Mix, Reser's soup and dip mixes, T. Marzetti soup and dip mixes, Trader Joe's Organic Creamy Ranch Dressing & Dip, Durkee spaghetti & Marinade Mix, Tim's Cascade Hawaiian style snacks, Pringles Restaurant Cravers Cheeseburger & Family Faves, Quaker Baked Cheddar Snack Mix, Chicken Quesadillas, Jose Ole Taquitos, Redskin Potato Salad, McCormick Corn Bread Stuffing.
there are more names and in the interest of your health, you may want to read the information. it's dated today, march 16, 2010.
it seems that food items which contain 'hvp' made by 'basic food flavors' have been recalled because of possible salmonella contamination. there are about 10,000 products affected by this recall.
here are a sampling of items to not eat: McCormick French Onion & Vegetable Dip Mix, Reser's soup and dip mixes, T. Marzetti soup and dip mixes, Trader Joe's Organic Creamy Ranch Dressing & Dip, Durkee spaghetti & Marinade Mix, Tim's Cascade Hawaiian style snacks, Pringles Restaurant Cravers Cheeseburger & Family Faves, Quaker Baked Cheddar Snack Mix, Chicken Quesadillas, Jose Ole Taquitos, Redskin Potato Salad, McCormick Corn Bread Stuffing.
there are more names and in the interest of your health, you may want to read the information. it's dated today, march 16, 2010.
Sunday, March 14, 2010
and the next trouble is .....
we humans seem destined to go from one calamity to another. i was just reading about ug99 and its predicted ability to cause world-wide famine. a loaf of bread could become a true luxury.
that is just hard for me to imagine. i mean, i hate paying $4.85 for a loaf of bread, but at least i have bread. this new disease could make bread a sweet memory.
humans are tenacious, however, and hopefully we can come up with a decent plan to resist or eradicate this menace. good luck to us!
that is just hard for me to imagine. i mean, i hate paying $4.85 for a loaf of bread, but at least i have bread. this new disease could make bread a sweet memory.
humans are tenacious, however, and hopefully we can come up with a decent plan to resist or eradicate this menace. good luck to us!
young home weekend
the husband and i went down to MOS's house yesterday. they were celebrating MOS's and his wife's birthdays -- they're one day apart. her parents joined in, along with her sister, and we all had a party!
the grandchildren are growing and growing -- grandaughter is a 2 1/2 yr old pretty little sweetie and grandson is a 3-month old handsome lad. the grandaughter is somewhat stubborn and *ahem* i don't know where she gets that. i'm sure she'll grow up to be beautiful and smart-as-a-whip. and the grandson seems to be laid-back, yet he can hold his own. i'm going to love watching them grow up!
the in-laws and sister are warm and enjoyable people, and i feel so lucky about that. considering all the people i've ever known and/or worked with, there are some real wackos out there.
we are truly blessed.
the grandchildren are growing and growing -- grandaughter is a 2 1/2 yr old pretty little sweetie and grandson is a 3-month old handsome lad. the grandaughter is somewhat stubborn and *ahem* i don't know where she gets that. i'm sure she'll grow up to be beautiful and smart-as-a-whip. and the grandson seems to be laid-back, yet he can hold his own. i'm going to love watching them grow up!
the in-laws and sister are warm and enjoyable people, and i feel so lucky about that. considering all the people i've ever known and/or worked with, there are some real wackos out there.
we are truly blessed.
oldies but goodies
a friend sent an e-mail the other day. one of those 'do this and pass it on' kind of things. but it was a good one for the way-back machine, so i decided to include some of it here.
the following is a list of some shows which were on in the 50s and 60s, and most of them were ones i liked.
flash gordon, the prisoner, sugarfoot, i married joan, superman (steve reeves), hopalong cassidy, what's my line, queen for a day, gunsmoke, have gun will travel, howdy doody, the lone ranger, american bandstand, gene autry, wagon train, sing along with mitch, roy rogers, perry mason, my favorite martian, jackie gleason, red skeleton, mr. peepers, batman, leave it to beaver, 77 sunset strip, dobie gillis, i love lucy, sky king, mighty mouse, the steve allen show, the loretta young show, private secretary, the millionaire, rawhide, the little rascals, dragnet, flipper, my three sons, the ed sullivan show, captain kangaroo.
ahhh, the memories .....
the following is a list of some shows which were on in the 50s and 60s, and most of them were ones i liked.
flash gordon, the prisoner, sugarfoot, i married joan, superman (steve reeves), hopalong cassidy, what's my line, queen for a day, gunsmoke, have gun will travel, howdy doody, the lone ranger, american bandstand, gene autry, wagon train, sing along with mitch, roy rogers, perry mason, my favorite martian, jackie gleason, red skeleton, mr. peepers, batman, leave it to beaver, 77 sunset strip, dobie gillis, i love lucy, sky king, mighty mouse, the steve allen show, the loretta young show, private secretary, the millionaire, rawhide, the little rascals, dragnet, flipper, my three sons, the ed sullivan show, captain kangaroo.
ahhh, the memories .....
Saturday, March 13, 2010
no detente yet
how would you feel and/or what would you do if you saw a group of people:
1) consistently run stop lights/signs in your town,
2) consistently ignore speed limit signs,
3) consistently stay in the right-hand lane of the interstate and not move over when someone was trying to get on the highway, but
4) consistently stay in the left-hand lane the rest of the time even if no one else was around,
5) keep up a high rate of speed (70 +) when approaching a border crossing where the posted speed limit was 25 and the road traversed a state park where families with little kids expected to cross three supposedly slow lanes of traffic at their leisure.
nope, there's nothing we can do to/about them. got any advice?
1) consistently run stop lights/signs in your town,
2) consistently ignore speed limit signs,
3) consistently stay in the right-hand lane of the interstate and not move over when someone was trying to get on the highway, but
4) consistently stay in the left-hand lane the rest of the time even if no one else was around,
5) keep up a high rate of speed (70 +) when approaching a border crossing where the posted speed limit was 25 and the road traversed a state park where families with little kids expected to cross three supposedly slow lanes of traffic at their leisure.
nope, there's nothing we can do to/about them. got any advice?
the highway isn't for dancing
ever notice how you can be cruising down the interstate, just minding your own business and driving at the speed limit and everything is going just fine. you'll be passing people and people will pass you and traffic is smooth and the sky is blue. then you'll gain on a couple of cars and pass all but the last one at which point, when you get just off the rear bumper of the last one, all of a sudden the guy is pacing you. stays just ahead or even pulls away a little. so you get back in the right lane and the son of a bitch slows down. so you cruise for a bit, decide he's going to stay slow, then pull out to slowly pass him. at which point he speeds up again. and if you decide 'oh for pete's sake' and speed up enough to pass the guy and gain a little, the jerk speeds up and passes you. at that point i drop back a little and if it's obvious he's going to stay right with me, i pull off at the next rest stop and take a bathroom break. good grief! what is your problem?!
Sunday, March 07, 2010
make it quick
when i first read about this website for 'starving artists' i thought, cool!
but after checking it out, i'm not so enthusiastic. probably because i didn't see anything which piqued my interest. they have very little time to grab me before i move on.
but after checking it out, i'm not so enthusiastic. probably because i didn't see anything which piqued my interest. they have very little time to grab me before i move on.
there's a reason i'm paranoid
i haven't heard this before ... if you have windows xp or 2000 and you are cruising the web, if you land someplace where they tell you to press your F1 key, DO NOT DO IT!!!
it will be an attempt to get malicious code on your computer. read this and keep your fingers on or below the qwerty line.
no, this isn't one of those "send this to all your friends within 5 days or your toes will fall off" things, it happens to be true. i know, i know, they all say that.
i like to double-check claims which come to me by going to snopes.com and seeing what they have to say. they're usually the last word in internet rumors.
take care out there.
it will be an attempt to get malicious code on your computer. read this and keep your fingers on or below the qwerty line.
no, this isn't one of those "send this to all your friends within 5 days or your toes will fall off" things, it happens to be true. i know, i know, they all say that.
i like to double-check claims which come to me by going to snopes.com and seeing what they have to say. they're usually the last word in internet rumors.
take care out there.
what do you mean we just passed it?
i've been through some small nebraska towns, but i don't believe i've been through monowi.
Saturday, March 06, 2010
a parallel world of fahrenheit 451?
i'm pretty sure the new world of books on your computer is not for me. i wonder what guy montag would think?
i like holding a book and letting my weighty bookmark swing while i read. i like pencil-correcting grammatical errors i find as i read along. i like having a book with me if i'd stuck in traffic or at a long red light. i like sitting in my rocking chair and rocking as i read.
what? kindle lets you do those last two? hmmm, i haven't seen the thing in person so i can't say how i'd react to it. they'd have to have all the titles i'd want before i'd be interested. and how are you charged for the compooks (computer books)? and how do you get them? and do they have half-price stores for used compooks that you can get cheaply?
the present system works for me.
i like holding a book and letting my weighty bookmark swing while i read. i like pencil-correcting grammatical errors i find as i read along. i like having a book with me if i'd stuck in traffic or at a long red light. i like sitting in my rocking chair and rocking as i read.
what? kindle lets you do those last two? hmmm, i haven't seen the thing in person so i can't say how i'd react to it. they'd have to have all the titles i'd want before i'd be interested. and how are you charged for the compooks (computer books)? and how do you get them? and do they have half-price stores for used compooks that you can get cheaply?
the present system works for me.
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