Harper Collins Failing Everyone

Harper Collins just announced to the libraries carrying their e-books that after 26 “lendings”, the book agreement with them is null and void. Hence, the free library is required to buy the same book again. Even worse, Macmillan and Simon & Schuster do not even allow libraries any e-books from their catalogs. The nerve and [...]

Pi Day, Who Knows What it Means

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None of it makes any sense to me, so here it goes, be patient: Wikipedia says, Pi is a mathematical constant whose value is the ratio of any Euclidean plane circle’s circumference to its diameter; this is the same value as the ratio of a circle’s area to the square of its radius. It is [...]

Vivaldi to Bust March Doldrums

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Spring fever starts to set in as this is March, when the weather becomes oppressive getting a teeny bit warm then gusts of cold air keep us indoors. Today marks the birth of one of the most celebrated composers of the Baroque Era, Vivaldi. Best known for his famous Violin Concerto, The Four Seasons, which [...]

Inconvenience Yourself Be Charitable Today

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Inconvenience: Trouble or difficulty caused to one’s personal requirements and comfort. As I sit watching people come in and out of the coffee shop, in a hurry, buzzing around, taking coffee that is not made for them in their hurry, or tripping over someone’s outstretched leg, I am saddened.

Love What You Do!

“Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.” –   —  Confucius I did not realize the truth of that statement and wisdom until today. About a month ago, I decided to quit my technical, well paying job and place my undivided attention to writing and [...]

Hug A Spunky Old Broad Today!

Today is Spunky Old Broad Day, and here is a tribute to all those wonderful over 50 spunky old women who turn everything into an adventure. A Spunky Old Broad is full of enthusiasm and drive. Be careful, when you ask her what she thinks, she will tell you. Even, if, you don’t ask her, [...]

Remember Remember the Lies of September!

Cairo in Chaos as Protests Rock Egypt Remember Remember the  Lies of the eleventh of September! This here, is not, the mantra, that, the devoid of all ethics and honor, Bush, kept repeating. This is suggested here, as a reminder, to beware of making any decisions based on lies and faulty intel, news reporting. Before [...]

Cockroach Day, Down Under

While the Melbourne Cup, is a public holiday, only in Melbourne do people take the day off. But, everyone in Australia , has a day off for the annual cockroach races, partly because, the races take place, on Australia Day. According to the story of cockroach racing, which started in 1981, two men, both, from [...]

Shepherd at Sea Ranch

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There was certainly no silence for these lambs, today. As we watched in delight, a Shepherd, ushered his, some 300 sheep and goats, into an enclosed space, right before the house we are staying, at Sea Ranch. These sweet animals are better than lawn mowers, weed whackers, or any other nasty, fuel guzzling solution. They [...]

The Last Day of 2010

As this year comes to a close, I wonder all the things that I left undone. What is it that was so important that it would weigh on me so heavily? I found that nothing that happened this year was unplanned. It was all in the cards, so to speak. The sequence of life, as [...]