Being a Rocket Surgeon
Buon giorno. Yes, I think my title is funny. This past weekend was an emotional, mental and physical roller coaster.It was time to reformat my hard drive. Dump the scraps of leftover software and things I really do not need, reload it with stuff that I know is better and go at it with my increased knowledge.That has been a source of bad news for me for a long time, mainly from trying to get it resembling what I had before. I have no problem helping someone else with it, but for me, I get anxiety attacks based on experiences with my first Windows computer. It happened again.First, I could not get anything to show up on my monitor. After checki
International Men's Day
My RSS feed for Men's News Daily told me that this is International Men's Day. How about that? It didn't make the news, did it? If it was Women's Hangnail Awareness Day, it would be all over the place, though. Wonder why that is?Anyway, if you want to know more:http://mensnewsdaily.com/2009/11/19/celebrating-international-mens-day-2009/http://www.internationalmensday.com/
Be Honest with Me
Buona sera. The other day, I saw the first installment of "Ghost Hunters Academy" (do not click these links unless you have a high-speed modem). TAPS (The Atlantic Paranormal Society) has its usual show, "Ghost Hunters", where they investigate claims of paranormal activity. Much of that comes from debunking (for instance, floorboard pressure caused the door to open, not the dear departed), infrared images, capturing Electronic Voice Phenomena on audio and so for
Men, Don't Wait for the Movie
And now for something completely different. I am not in the habit of reviewing books, but I am in the habit of speaking my mind (much to the dismay of some people). Since I said that I was going to do this, here we go.There are no graphics of stars to put here, so I will tell you that I give
Lesson Learned
Buona sera. Here I go again, taking the easy way out by posting something that came in my e-mail. Well, get over it, this is good stuff. I verified it through Snopes, and I was surprised for two reasons. First, because so much I get is fake, and second, Snopes has become politically partisan and unreliable when it comes to anything more than the basic facts about computer viruses and such. A lesson that should be taught in all schools — and colleges!Martha Cothren, a social studies school teacher at Robinson High School, did something not to be forgotten. On the fi