What are some things that are worth (and not worth) spending money on?
Submitted by pinejar.
Books, flowers, music, pens, stationery....those are the majors.
What's the current hottest restaurant in your city? Have you tried it out yet?
Go to Carpo's...OK, it's not the hottest restaurant. But it's got burgers and fries that people love, a great salad bar and fast service. Nice for before Capitola...you can get your stuff then drive over to the beach and eat while you watch people surf. Kids really like it too!
A new week begins...went over to Colleen's house tonight for two kinds of salmon done two ways: King salmon grilled and sockeye salmon poached in herbs with a Dutch sauce on it. Both were good, though I preferred the king...very moist and a nice taste. Off to bed....
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To all the girls out there who love their deliveries.....
TUESDAY, 21 AUGUST, 2007
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Poem: "Why I Have A Crush On You, UPS Man" by Alice N. Persons, from Don't Be A Stranger. © Sheltering Pines Press, 2007. Reprinted with permission.
Why I Have A Crush On You, UPS Manyou bring me all the things I order
are never in a bad mood
always have a jaunty wave as you drive away
look good in your brown shorts
we have an ideal uncomplicated relationship
you're like a cute boyfriend with great legs
who always brings the perfect present
(why, it's just what I've always wanted!)
and then is considerate enough to go away
oh, UPS Man, let's hop in your clean brown truck and elope !
ditch your job, I'll ditch mine
let's hit the road for Brownsville
and tempt each other
with all the luscious brown foods —
roast beef, dark chocolate,
brownies, Guinness, homemade pumpernickel, molasses cookies
I'll make you my mama's bourbon pecan pie
we'll give all the packages to kind looking strangers
live in a cozy wood cabin
with a brown dog or two
and a black and brown tabby
I'm serious, UPS Man. Let's do it.
Where do I sign?
Spring brings the South by Southwest (SXSW) interactive, film and music festivals and conferences to Austin, Texas. This year, the events also spawned new interest in Twitter, the first microblog and originally an R&D project of Odeo. Tech celebrities at SXSW made heavy use of Twitter and created tremendous attention for it in their blogs and in the media. Winning the Web Award in the blog category increased the hype around it, though some users find the 140 character limitation difficult to work with.
Members of the media have been critical. Lee Gomes, venerable tech reporter for The Wall Street Journal, indicated his irritation with Twitter in a column on July 11, 2007, stating, "Why did I need to know that blogger X just had a chicken sandwich for lunch?"
True enough, but my experience with Twitter has been different. As Clive Thompson pointed out in the July issue of Wired, "Twitter and other constant-contact media create social proprioception. They give a group of people a sense of itself, making possible weird, fascinating feats of coordination." Indeed, this is what I like about Twitter--the feeling that I'm connected to others in various countries who are often, amazingly, doing the same thing I am in their daily lives. Within seconds of signing up, I was reading posts by an engineer in China who was riding in a taxi in Beijing. OK, not earth-shattering, but it certainly supports the notion that we are more similar than not.
Waste of time vs. technical touchstone
Is Twitter the Internet equivalent of pollution and a waste of time? If you're looking for ultimate wisdom, it's true that Twitter may not be of interest. For me, Twitter acts as a kind of technical touchstone--a reminder that we're all in this together whether we're Karl Rove, Martha Stewart, a yoga instructor or the bus driver that passed you this morning on the freeway.
When I was kid hiking with a group of friends, we entered a cave. In the inky black without a flashlight, I was certain I was next to a wall. I tapped and patted to measure what was unseen but surrounding me. Twitter feels the same way. In sailing, it's called point-to-point navigation, a process by which sailors memorize landmarks or points as guides to help them get to their destination in low-visibility weather. Twitter is definitely not about depth--for that there are face-to-face discussions, email, phones, a blog, word processing software and other methods of communication. Instead, I see it as a series of quick touches to stay checked-in and balanced.
Whether Twitter maintains its high rate of adoption remains to be seen. I'm betting it's the harbinger of more technology that lets people express themselves quickly, easily, wherever they are and whenever they choose.
Would you sign a prenuptial agreement? Why or why not?
Submitted by Lantastic.
No problem with that - makes things clear, I think. It's practical and could also be looked at as a tool that helps people look carefully at where they are and where they'd like to be with regard to financial issues.
When driving alone, what do you do? Sing along to the radio? Think about your day? Something else?
Submitted by carapiccoladiva.
Listen to NPR...yup, sing, and remember things I should probably write down as I forget them by the time I get out of the car. Drink an occasional latte...ok, I'll admit I Twittered while driving.....TWD....shouldn't have done it and won't do it again.
When was the last time you made a drastic change to your personal style (i.e., wardrobe, hairstyle, etc.)? What did you do?
Submitted by miyna.
Hair. Generally, getting a perm I've found to be a mistake. Should have taken clown school at Ringling Brothers Barnum & Bailey U. afterward. It was not, as they say, a pretty picture!
People do many different things to cope with stress, loss, and "bumps in the road". How do you handle stress and hard times?
Submitted by RedlyGal.
Read, get real, therapy, the beach, exercise, sitting with it in silence.
