[donspatch] 2009-05-01

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First word, from Don:



A few days ago I started working evenings in a convenience
store.  I'll be working five hours a day, five days a week.
The store is in Bluffton, Texas which is about five miles
from our house, short shifts mean I'll have time for
other pursuits and I really like the folks I'm working
for but gee I hate being a newbie again.  When I was six
I was afraid of the 'boogie man'; now that I'm sixty,
what really terrifies me is that horrible thing which
comes with every new endeavor, the 'learning curve'.

Oh well, life is change, change is good.

See you next time,

Don



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Section One by Don.



What do you love, hate, think, believe, feel or wish?
http://twistori.com/

Technology hacks, insights, tutorials, news,
reviews and more.   http://www.junauza.com/

Fruitful art.   http://www.americade.info/melons.htm

Edible art from toxel dot com.
http://oquoeph.notlong.com

A site about trains.   http://www.trainweb.org/

Social networking for artists.
http://www.wetcanvas.com/

Elliott Carter is an interesting fellow.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elliott_Carter
http://www.carter100.com/
http://preview.tinyurl.com/cvz9w5
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3358144199983723884
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zzs8Ov2p-Rc

A weblog devoted to the future of design.
http://www.inhabitat.com/

I'd almost be willing to be a kid again for a
subscription to Boys Life.   http://boyslife.org/

How-to, in video.   http://www.howcast.com/

Email strangeness.
http://mail.google.com/mail/help/autopilot/index.html

"20 twitter apps everyone should be using" (yeah, right).
http://preview.tinyurl.com/c8suc4


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Section Two by Lisa



The meaning of Life.  http://www.themeaningoflife.org/

This issue's cool song.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoaTl7IcFs8

The Compost Guy is a real inspiration.
http://www.compostguy.com/

What's in a name?
http://www.behindthename.com/

The Hobbit and Elvish name generators.
http://chriswetherell.com/hobbit/
http://chriswetherell.com/elf/

The history of Malaria spans human history.
http://malariahistory.notlong.com

Refine your Chinese language skills.
http://www.mandarintools.com/

Ever want to know what Michael Jackson's ranch
contains?  Yeah, I'm not sure either.
http://jacksonranch.notlong.com

Can you identify a candy bar by its cross-section?
http://namethatbar.notlong.com

Over 600,000 images from The New York Public Library.
http://nyplimages.notlong.com

Video tutorials about bicycles.
http://bicycletutor.com/

Become a consultant.
http://www.consultantjournal.com/

Hypermiling, an idea whose time has come.
http://hypermilers.notlong.com



End of Section Two.





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This issue's collection of online news, blogs,

magazines, videos  and/or other informational
sites.  These are chosen for maximum diversity
regardless of 'spin' and in a few cases may
have offensive or questionable content.

http://www.ics.heacademy.ac.uk/news/newsletter/
http://www.inderscience.com/
http://www.ita09.org/
http://jrse.aip.org/
http://www.lilacconference.com/dw/index.html
http://www.geosociety.org/
http://www.rba.co.uk/tfttr/archives/2008/dec2008.shtml
http://www.educause.edu/thetowerandthecloud
http://notesfromthefuture.jiscinvolve.org/
http://orgmonkey.net/
http://www.allthingsbeautiful.com/all_things_beautiful/
http://www.steptwo.com.au/columntwo/
http://www.iaplay.com/
http://www.nolanchart.com/index.php
http://www.lifesitenews.com/
http://www.open-your-mind.net/articles/allarticles.asp
http://whythatsdelightful.wordpress.com/
http://delightfuldelicacies.blogspot.com/
http://www.observer.com/
http://www.yaledailynews.com/
http://krystalweger.tumblr.com/
http://www.earlymodernweb.org.uk/carnivalesque/
http://www.dailymotion.com/us
http://www.binaryturf.com/
http://royalsocietypublishing.org/
http://www.joelonsoftware.com/
http://www.thecoolhunter.net/
http://www.theartofthepossible.net/
http://www.verycoollife.com/
http://www.bakersfieldnow.com/
http://www.beingmagazine.com/web/
http://www.freedom-to-tinker.com/
http://www.portico.org/
http://neworder.box.sk/
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/aop/virtual_issue.cfm
http://search.arrow.edu.au/
http://www.arc.gov.au/
http://www.awarenesswatch.com/
http://www.iskouk.org/




Section Three by Don.



This is interesting if somewhat overpriced.  My guess
is that similar but more reasonably priced appliances
will soon appear on the shelves of numerous popular
retail outlets.   http://www.chumby.com/

The 'next big thing' or the 'same old thing'?
http://www.viewmy.tv/view-online-tv.aspx

As much as I dislike anything that smacks of TV,
adding a little geekiness helps.
http://www.geekbrief.tv/
http://trivuz.com/

Treadmill choreography.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pv5zWaTEVkI

Call me a bigot but I can't imagine a men's club
being anything else.   http://www.dullmen.com/home.html

Doug Savage is, among other things, a chicken cartoonist.
http://www.savagechickens.com/

Who wants art lessons?   http://www.artacademylive.com/

A gaming resource.   http://www.gamesradar.com/

HardcoreNerdity is a geeky social network.
http://nerdistcolony.ning.com/

The Wallace and Gromit blog.
http://wallaceandgromit.net/

A strange and funny youtube video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HudyuxztO2Q

A library search engine.   http://www.worldcat.org/

It's been a little over a year since I mentioned this
virtual 'message in a bottle' site but they're still
going strong with over five million messages delivered
though there are a few more ads on the site than I
recall seeing on my last visit.   http://www.oceangram.com/

Meebo has some pretty cool IM stuff.  We had a Meebo page
on the website for a while but neither of us ever remembered
to turn on our IM clients so it had nobody to talk to.
http://www.meebo.com/products/

The best internet Blues radio stations.
http://www.koqx.com/
http://www.atlantabluessociety.com/
http://www.bellyup4blues.com/
http://www.kbluz.com/
http://www.blueears.com/main.htm
http://www.salty.com.au/
http://www.americanbluesnetwork.com/
http://www.bluesradio.co.uk/
http://www.bluepower.com/
http://wglt.org/streams/blues.phtml
http://www.cybroradio.com/blues.htm

Podcasts of eclectic music.
http://www.wfmu.org/playlists/SM

How can you snag the music from internet radio for use
on your mp3 player?   http://www.stationripper.org/
http://www.stationripper.com/


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Section Four by Lisa.



Lots of help for knitters.
http://www.knittinghelp.com/

Complete math courses.
http://www.themathpage.com/index.html

Self-improvement can be fun.
http://www.pickthebrain.com/

Tip site with an emphasis on housekeeping.
http://tipnut.com/

Ever want to do one of those upside-down tomato
plants?   http://www.upsidedowntomatoplant.com/

The history of soda pop.
http://www.usfirehouse.com/SodaHistory.htm

How to wear a sari.
http://wearsaari.notlong.com

A beautiful, comprehensive guide to watercolors.
http://www.handprint.com/HP/WCL/

Life, money and how they relate.
http://www.bripblap.com/

Plasma donors save lives.
http://www.donatingplasma.org/

Was there cocaine in Coca-Cola?
http://www.snopes.com/cokelore/cocaine.asp

Fossils are way too much fun.
http://www.fossils-facts-and-finds.com/

Helpful, common-sense health info.
http://www.wellsphere.com/home.s

Anyone can benefit from professional
presentation techniques.
http://www.presentationzen.com/presentationzen/



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Section Five by Don.



Halls of Fame (continued).
Interior design.  http://www.interiordesign.net/HallofFame/
Vocal group.  http://www.vocalgroup.org/
Favorite website.  http://www.thefwa.org/
Self publishing.  http://www.bookmarket.com/selfpublish.html
U.S. Bicycling.  http://www.usbhof.com/home/
Buffalo music.  http://www.buffalomusic.org/
Geography.  http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0770092.html
Boombox.  http://pocketcalculatorshow.com/boombox/cool.html
Paralympic.  http://www.paralympic.org/hof/main.html
American police.  http://www.aphf.org/museum.html
Alabama women.  http://www.awhf.org/
2009 Texas film.  http://www.austinfilm.org/tfhof
U.S. national rockhound and lapidary.
http://www.rockhoundhalloffame.org/
(to be continued)

A few interesting videos.
http://www.youtube.com/user/PBS
http://www.youtube.com/user/remotecontrolrecords
http://www.youtube.com/user/comhaltas
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4R7dedkmu7A
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhbu0n361O4
http://www.youtube.com/user/onefunkymoped


*different things* of the day.
Astronomy picture.
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html
Giveaway.  http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/
Saint.  http://www.americancatholic.org/features/saintofDay/
Word.
http://www.merriam-webster.com/cgi-bin/mwwod.pl
http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/
Quotes.  http://www.quotationspage.com/qotd.html
Pet.  http://petoftheday.com/
(to be continued)


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Section Six by Lisa.



An explanation of the Scientific Method.
http://www.scientificmethod.com/

Information about STDs.
http://www.stdhelper.com/

How to do all kinds of things.
http://www.howtodothings.com/

The Science of Cooking.
http://www.exploratorium.edu/cooking/

The worst album covers ever.
http://worstcovers.notlong.com

The best of Dominoes, 2008.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yeF7yLkEECs

Morse code translation and practice.
http://www.omnicron.com/~ford/java/NMorse.html

A champion cardstacker.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvLkjuYunRw&NR=1

The Astronomical Society of South Australia.
http://www.assa.org.au/

The best poems ever written.
http://www.poetry.com/greatestpoems/greatestPoems.asp

The cutest zoo babies you ever saw.
http://www.boston.com/travel/gallery/zoo_babies/

How well do you know your frog calls?
http://koafee.notlong.com

From the state of my birth, Florida, I introduce the
Giant Killer Toad.  Really.  I don't miss them at all.
http://killertoad.notlong.com

A well-done, interesting firefighters' site.
http://www.firefighterclosecalls.com/



End of Section Six.





The Linux Corner.



Make the move.   http://makethemove.net/

Linux reviews.   http://www.reviewlinux.com/

Tuxmachines is one of my favorite places to check
what's new with Linux.   http://www.tuxmachines.org/

Excellent Linux reviews, in English, from an
eastern European perspective.   http://polishlinux.org/

Adventures in Open Source (a blog).
http://danlynch.org/blog/

A business resource for computer users.
http://www.goodbyemicrosoft.net/news.php

Making the most of your Linux desktop.
http://productivelinux.com/




A Little Humor.


I don't recall where I read this one but I laughed
about it for days.  This joke is, essentially, the
story of my life and I'm still laughing about it.

An out-of-work actor gets a call from his agent one day.
'I've got you a job' says his agent. 'That's great,'
says the actor, 'what is it?' 'Well,' says his agent,
'it's a one-liner.' 'That's okay!' replies the actor,
'I've been out of work for so long I'll take anything.
What's the line?' 'Hark, I hear the cannons roar,' says
the agent. 'I love it!' says the actor. 'When's the
audition?' 'Wednesday,' says the agent. Wednesday comes
and the actor arrives at the audition. He marches on
stage and shouts, 'Hark, I hear the cannons roar!'
'Brilliant!' says the director, 'you've got the job,
be here 9 o'clock Saturday evening.' The actor is so
excited he got the job, that he goes on a major bender.
He wakes up 8:30 Saturday evening and runs to the
theater, continually repeating his line, 'Hark, I hear
the cannons roar! Hark, I hear the cannons roar! Hark,
I hear the cannons roar!' He arrives at the stage
entrance, out of breath and is stopped by the bouncer.
'Who the heck are you?' asks the bouncer. 'I'm 'Hark,
I hear the cannons roar'.' 'You're 'Hark, I hear the
cannons roar?' You're late, get up to makeup straight
away.' So, he runs up to makeup. 'Who the heck are you'
asks the makeup girl. 'I'm 'Hark, I hear the cannons
roar'.' 'You're 'Hark, I hear the cannons roar'? You're
late, sit down here.' Then, she applies the makeup.
'Now, quick, get down to the stage, you're about to
go on.' So, he dashes down to the stage. 'Who the
heck are you?' asks the stage manager. 'I'm 'Hark,
I hear the cannons roar'.' 'You're 'Hark, I hear the
cannons roar'? Get on there, the curtains about to
go up!' So, he runs onto the stage. The curtains rise
and the house is full. Suddenly, there is an almighty
bang behind him, and the actor shouts,
'What the heck was that?!'

~~~

From my dear old friend Dee Jordan (Lisa loved this one).

A woman visits a fortuneteller who tells her,
'Prepare yourself to be a widow. Your husband
will die a violent and horrible death this year.'

Visibly shaken, the woman takes a few deep breaths,
steadies her voice and asks, 'Will I be acquitted?'



Tips for This Issue.



Traveling with children.   http://linkasa.com/md1

Oil painting tips.   http://linkasa.com/nd1

Computer tips.   http://linkasa.com/od1

A helpful guide to search engines.
http://www.monash.com/spidap.html

'Useful tips and stuff that matters'.
http://www.theusefulblog.com/



Contributions From Our Readers.
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From our web-sibling Jo-Ann (Jo) Burton:

( Jo's site: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sharinglinks2/ )

Gerard Vlemmings' cool blog.
http://presurfer.blogspot.com/

Yo, let's eat!   http://foodtube.net/

Cartoon heroes and costume ideas from their fans.
http://www.tencentticker.com/projectrooftop/

As a musician and computer geek, I'd love to have this one.
http://www.neatorama.com/2007/11/27/computer-piano-compiano/
More goodies from the same source.
http://www.neatorama.com/

An elephant throwing darts.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5YO56LD_dY

Food.
http://www.slashfood.com/
http://www.mrbreakfast.com/index.asp
http://www.bbonline.com/recipe/index.html

33 cars named after animals.   http://linkasa.com/pd1

Soup, among other things.   http://www.soupsong.com/

The British museum.   http://www.britishmuseum.org/default.aspx


Our web-sibling and fellow Linux geek Herb Cee
sent us a link to this disquieting news article.
http://perens.com/works/articles/MorganHill/


Our web-sibling Vinette DePhillipe sent me these images
in an email and I found them impressive enough to share
so I went looking for a website.
http://www.wave105.com/PhotoWall.asp?id=43318


Our virtual sister-in-law Terri Lanoue sent us a link to
this cool youtube video of a well trained Bald Eagle...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOZF4vTAF2M
...and the video lead me to the American Eagle Foundation.
http://americaneaglefoundation.com/


From our web-sibling John Lepse.

( John's blog: http://hucknjim.blogspot.com/ )

John has a lot of fun exploring youtube videos.
French & Saunders - Computer Trouble.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJ4A0aaaOAw
The amazing Susan Boyle.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jI2DxkrgpgQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lp0IWv8QZY
Letterman - Stupid Pet Tricks (playing dead)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DalB-CvO7Qc

The tip jar, where you can take one, or leave one.
http://moderator.appspot.com/#16/e=3cfc

Having trouble keeping your Windows machine up to date?
http://www.softwarepatch.com/

And the pursuit of happiness.  http://linkasa.com/qd1

Brain wave of the future.   http://linkasa.com/rd1


From our friend, neighbor and
fellow Linux user Steven Scott.

Netbooks 2.0: another PC upheaval on its way?(article).
http://linkasa.com/sd1

The next time someone says 'When pigs fly', tell them
'Swine flu'.   http://idemc.org/


New reader, and old friend Dee Jordan must have felt
she needed to get even with me for something when she
sent this one.  http://funstufftosee.com/frogleaptest.html
Note: Lisa and I solved it, eventually.


Our friend Cynthia Dunn set this link to a very cool video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6EYrqIn0yI


Thank you Jo, Herb, Vi, Terri, John, Stevie, Dee and Cyndi.




Last word, from Lisa:



We're both getting more work and starting to like
it, sort of.  It's interesting having adequate income
and little time to spend it.  I'd say that's a good
thing, all in all.  Really reduces the stress/worry
thing.  Groceries are good.

I wish you everything I'm thankful for today;
love, luck, good friends and homemade pizza.

'Til next time,

Lisa



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