Heads or Tails – Fool

Skittles started the Heads or Tails Meme some time ago this time we are writing anything we like about Fool.Source: Wikipedia
British folklore links April Fool’s Day to the town of Gotham, the legendary town of fools located in Nottinghamshire. This picture is of a bronze statue located in Nottingham, England
According to the legend, it was [...]

I sent my son these lyrics, I hope he takes them to heart

RODNEY ATKINS LYRICS
“Watching You”
Driving through town just my boy and me
With a happy meal in his booster seat
Knowing that he couldn’t have the toy
Till his nuggets were gone
A green traffic light turned straight to red
I hit my brakes and mumbled under my breath
His fries went a flying and his orange drink covered his lap
Well then [...]

Computer Goodies

Google Earth 4.2 Flight Simulator
Launch the latest version 4.2 of Google Earth (free download) and hit Ctrl+Alt+A (Mac users: Cmd+Opt+A.)
You will get a full-on flight simulator that lets you choose an airport, plane type, and lets you fly inside Google Earth. It is fun but it’s not easy; here’s more on [...]

Projects and pursuits

The weather has been so lovely lately although the wind is still bitterly cold. I walked down into the village today to help my husband and his buddy who are trying to use my old sewing machine to sew a canvas cover for their boat. They had trouble threading it, but emancipated men that they [...]

Amazing Grace – Computer scientist

Rear Admiral Grace Murray Hopper (1906 – 1992) was a US naval officer and mathematician who invented the computer compiler in 1952. Her compiler revolutionized computer programming, making computers easier to understand. Hopper and a team developed the first user-friendly business programming language, COBOL . There is an unconfirmed story that Hopper determined than [...]

Heads or Tails – Surprise

Skittles hosts a meme called Heads or Tails. She has just changed her blog address and made some other changes go check it out.
Spring is coming on leaden feet to the Bulkely Valley

We took Annie the dog down by the river today. It felt lovely and warm despite the ice and snow. There is evidence [...]

You will never see this again

Easter 2008
Easter is early this year. Easter is always the 1st Sunday after the 1st full moon after the Spring Equinox (which is March 20). This dating of Easter is based on the lunar calendar that Hebrew people used to identify Passover. The Jewish or Hebrew calendar is a lunisolar calendar used for predominantly [...]

The man who did nothing

The Man Who Saved the World by Doing Nothing

Ever heard of Stanislav Petrov?
Probably not – but you may very well owe him your life.
Petrov, a former member of the Soviet military, didn’t actually do anything – but that’s precisely the point.
In 1983, Petrov held a very important station: As lieutenant colonel, he was in charge [...]

Nanaimo BC Capital of Google Earth

Nanaimo is on the east coast of Vancouver Island and used to be a main shopping centre for me when I lived on the island. Now it has become famous for its innovative use of the internet and Google Earth.

Nanaimo ‘Capital of Google Earth,’ says Time Magazine | The News is NowPublic.com via kwout

Bear phobia

If you were at my house this morning you might have heard slightly raised voices. A very rare thing indeed in our little home.
It all started last night. As I lay in bed listening to the window panes rattle in accompaniment to his snores, I started to worry about the bears this summer. As I [...]