tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76289308560546599982024-02-07T21:52:50.305-08:00Double EllipsisRandom observations from the Internet . . .Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7628930856054659998.post-61345192499138929182014-06-07T12:32:00.000-07:002014-06-09T16:29:07.770-07:00If You Use the Internet, You Need to See This...
If a monopoly of internet providers can buy our government, then, you know... "What's next?" Rather than talking about the oft scoffed slippery slope, just think about what happens when you drop slippery soap in a prison shower. That's what cable companies will (be continuing to) do to us.
There is a lot you can do about it, including...
Read Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7628930856054659998.post-77835444053525018622013-04-17T11:57:00.000-07:002013-04-17T11:57:45.530-07:00Not For Sale...
Please let me take brief moment to shine a light on a growing problem: slavery. You hear about it occasionally in the news as "human trafficking," yet it happens much more than occasionally. It happens every day, everywhere in the world, even "first world" nations, even our own. Children of all ages and adults are enslaved, either sold by their families to pay a debt, or simply kidnapped. Often Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7628930856054659998.post-2104616957746790692013-01-21T15:53:00.000-08:002013-01-21T15:53:33.290-08:00Overlooked Gems...More Best Games of 2012When it came to cumulating a list of 2012's best games, the competition was fierce, especially in some categories. It was impossible to include everyone's favorites, short of cage fights and pony tossing contests, we had to make compromises to account for a variety of factors. As a result, some games didn't make the list, as awesome as they were. Imagine an episode of Chopped where two chefs eachUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7628930856054659998.post-43521010024885847972012-12-10T00:48:00.000-08:002013-12-10T15:21:56.992-08:00Neutral Christmas Escape...Just an update to escape-the-room fans...Neutral's charming Christmas banner mini game is available to play throughout the month of December.Read my Jay is Games review of the game for more information, links to Neutral's site and a walkthrough. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7628930856054659998.post-35007080934266834822012-12-04T14:22:00.000-08:002012-12-04T14:31:43.334-08:00Keeping Perspective...
The above words may or may not have been written by Mother Teresa of Calcutta, but they are beautiful and merit contemplation anyway. Happiness is an attitude. When it's a bit fuzzy, changing focus may be all that's needed to bring it into clarity again.
Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7628930856054659998.post-63186332856959022012012-11-17T16:05:00.000-08:002012-11-21T13:51:52.863-08:00And now for something completely different...Perhaps not completely different, being it's on a subject we all have to deal with sometime (and will hopefully be more solemn and respectful of when those times come), but as morbid as it may be, this video has gone viral on the laurels of being "best PSA evah!" Commentary? I have none except it's a fun tune and I like fun tunes. Way to make a song about death sound so cheerful and catchy, eh?
Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7628930856054659998.post-9229267181476569962012-11-11T11:29:00.002-08:002012-11-11T12:02:55.746-08:00We Are So Thankful...In honor of Veterans Day and in this month when we here in the United States are reminded to be thankful, I'd like to highlight an organization that turns our words of gratitude into a concrete gesture of appreciation and respect: The Fisher House Foundation.
UnitedHealthcare's WellnessAd program funding supports the Fisher House "Sponsor A Family" program at the Naval Medical Center Fisher Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7628930856054659998.post-74046725432283876242012-09-23T23:44:00.000-07:002012-09-23T23:49:33.074-07:00Too Beautiful to Not Share...
When you seek inspiration or a boost of wonderment, select an eyeful of gorgeous from Evosia Studios. Shot in Joshua Tree National Park, Ascendance utilizes time lapse photography, fitting days of glory into a few brief moments. Film artist Henry Jun Wah Lee initially sought to film a meteor shower but discovered much more.... The musical accompaniment, "Fields of Honor," by Justin Durban Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7628930856054659998.post-36942535843576378122012-05-16T18:42:00.001-07:002012-05-16T18:44:39.119-07:00A little too...distractedI'm long in updating, but am keeping to the advice I offered another blogger: just write.
Distractions and disruptions in my normal pattern have kept me away from my little project here, but it isn't abandoned. If you have stumbled past and so happen to wonder, "What's this?" I'll be at it again soon. My goal: interesting memes and encouraging stories from around the web with a heavy emphasis Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7628930856054659998.post-35415355829387170612012-02-13T23:46:00.000-08:002012-09-04T00:15:32.503-07:00Love Is . . . Not Self-SeekingFor St. Valentine's Day, why not warm your heart from the inside out? These two charitable organizations model what a loving heart is in the most meaningful ways:
Blood Water Mission is not only dedicated to building wells in impoverished nations where this essential, life-basic resource is not always in ready supply, they are also working hard to fight AIDS world-wide by giving communities theUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7628930856054659998.post-40889729277965864622012-01-08T14:47:00.000-08:002012-01-08T14:54:37.738-08:00Cyber Rules Tip #512: How Food Goes Viral
The Darth Vader Burger is catching a lot of attention these days. Wasn't there once a time in history that voyagers risked life and limb to traverse stormy, monster-infested oceans to bring back flavorful spices to their Kings and Queens? Now, inventors are hard at work creating fleeting tastes that spark food addiction and toying with nature's original aesthetics to grab fame and publicity.
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7628930856054659998.post-52367713217796243432012-01-06T15:16:00.000-08:002012-01-08T14:55:33.616-08:00Mad Rush of Year End/New YearHappy New Year! Just a little personal message from me to anyone who happens across my humble little blog here. I haven't been posting much (well, even less than before) as various other projects in teaching and writing have kept my burners at a constant boil. If you've reached this page through JIG but have not yet seen William and Sly 2, then give it a look . . . you do not have to be someone Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7628930856054659998.post-47910806022112361352011-12-15T15:06:00.000-08:002011-12-17T17:39:23.167-08:00A Deer Story to Warm Your Heart . . .This happened over a year ago, but when Second Chance Ranch posted it on their Facebook page, the story went viral. While it may seem like a minor feat, some may even call it insignificant, the story of how Tom Satre of Alaska Quest Charters saved four young deer has heart. It is, when you read it and look at the pictures, a reminder that people are simply kind. That we have, in our hearts, the Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7628930856054659998.post-38563589134472122642011-11-03T20:04:00.000-07:002011-12-18T10:02:03.081-08:00Nom Noms Inspired by Fantasy SagaYes, it's good. If your first choice for a good read is a lengthy, viscerally detail-orientated saga...If you find yourself salivating over George R. R. Martin's vivid descriptions of, say, Sansa's breakfast...Or, simply, if you enjoy a spot of epicurean gamboling and are wracked with ennui over the monotony of cookbook choices, here is something for you: Inn at the Crossroads. This website, Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7628930856054659998.post-64751516775086743912011-10-26T19:17:00.000-07:002011-10-26T19:19:40.431-07:00It's a Catchy Tune . . . How About You?
Krista Branch's single, "I Am America," is now a politician's campaign theme song. What?! But wherever you stand in your political leanings, this song has many inspirational notes worth pondering. Maybe not the Star Spangled Banner, yet Branch's lyrics and upbeat melody manage to convey a significant motto of our societal generation.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7628930856054659998.post-87637526287661622422011-10-02T12:52:00.000-07:002012-02-03T19:42:09.291-08:00A Picture is Worth . . . Much, Much More.National Geographic's Your Shot provides a much needed escape from cynicism, apathy, and perhaps just plain boredom. It's sure to spark conversations and, the best part is, they're pictures that ordinary-yet-extraordinary people take every day. Not only does NatGeo host your photos on their website where all can gaze, gawk and admire—they also turn them into enjoyably diverting games: sliders, Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7628930856054659998.post-15956222394773963912011-09-26T16:23:00.000-07:002011-09-26T22:14:53.596-07:00A Song of Fire and Ice (aka how to be cruel to your readers)A Storm of Swords by George R.R. Martin
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
That's it! I can't read anymore. Martin is a great writer, skilled at weaving engaging and vibrant stories . . . but his perverse and sadistic obsession with making us love a character only to kill him or her off is torturing me. There is only so much I can take of these depressing twists of the knife. Someone give George R.RUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7628930856054659998.post-82834798680831846232011-09-23T14:18:00.000-07:002011-09-23T14:18:23.944-07:00Make It Yours, Make It BetterBetter Facebook allows you to customize your facebook page via its browser app. Even better, Better Facebook is a free application (although, if you like freeware or even just like the idea of freeware, you should donate at least something to the cause) and a safe download.
With Better Facebook, add skins, tabs, easily hide annoying content (so you won't have to "unfriend" your Farmville Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7628930856054659998.post-36682784765394073992011-09-22T14:22:00.000-07:002011-09-22T14:36:05.802-07:00We Love Our Social Media, So Why Does It Keep Changing?Here's why:
Facebook's Singular Goal is to be THE Center of the World.
Well, the world wide web. Everything you do on the internet, Facebook wants to be a part of it. That's a tall order, though, for a site better known as a Farmville platform or a myspace 2.0. Then, you have to consider that Google+ is looming overhead, waiting to usurp them all.
That's not all; Facebook also has its face Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7628930856054659998.post-47203866814092532372011-09-21T20:20:00.000-07:002011-11-11T15:26:25.817-08:00Netflix Apology Is Defensive But Misses The MarkIn his blog last Sunday, Netflix CEO and Co-Founder Reed Hastings offered An Explanation and Some Reflections about the latest Netflix price hike. Last month, Netflix announced that it was splitting its services—dvd shipments and instant streaming—into two pay structures, angering millions of users as the change resulted in a significant increase in monthly subscription rates. As Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7628930856054659998.post-85420782046858989672011-08-06T10:30:00.000-07:002011-08-06T10:30:05.119-07:00As American as Mom, Apple Pie . . . and Lemonade StandsWhile a republic without any laws or regulations would be akin to the dark ages to some, one that's governed by litigiousness and restrictions is nothing like the "America the Free" I once knew and loved. Ironically, the more we've gained for individual lifestyles and nonconformity, the more laws restricting our movements and actions have been heaped on us. Many of these laws come in the form Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7628930856054659998.post-41631004582148771202011-07-02T08:35:00.000-07:002012-05-21T14:34:38.871-07:00Cyber Era's Spooning Equiv?The video I had shared here, which discussed the "If you love me, like me" phenom of the social media age, is no longer available.
In its place, enjoy some NoNoNo Cat:
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