Everyone is looking for a new cheaper way to send messages. Of course the cell phone has taken this thought to a new high. But what about the good old days with the cup and the string. Then there is also the balloon messaging system. Yes, the balloon messaging system. It's a balloon thar you can send arou8nd the house and get anyone and everyone a message.
Check out
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1638293/how_to_make_a_balloon_messenger_system.html?cat=11
and get started on your own baloon messaging system.
Please let me know if you klike the idea.
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Writing English Sonnets
Have you ever wanted to write an English Sonnet? They're one of the most famous poems in the world. They have that melodic rhyme scheme abab cdcd efef gg. They are the language of love for many, and they are priceless and timeless.
Got to
http://www.associatedcontent.comarticle1638307how_to_write_an_english_sonnett.html?cat=2
and find your English Sonnet Voice!
Got to
http://www.associatedcontent.comarticle1638307how_to_write_an_english_sonnett.html?cat=2
and find your English Sonnet Voice!
Places to see in Florida
Here's another blog about great things to see in Florida. But, unlike the others, I'm writing it. Also, I live in Florida, so I'm not going to give you some crowded amusement that everyone and their little cousin has seen and done. So, without any hesitation:
1) http://www.dinoworld.net/
- A great place full of actual size cement dinosaurs. It's set up in a trail like formation, so all of a sudden you round the bend and there's a triceratops.
2)http://www.junglejims.ca/index.php
- A great jungle themed restaurant that is just one of a kind, out in the Orlando area. Great food! Great place!
3) General thought - If you like in your home town, there's a good chance a local eatery has a double down in FLa. It's odd and quirky how many times this has happened.
4) The Pinellas Trail http://www.pinellascounty.org/park/12_Trail.htm
- A 28 mile stretch of land that spans the entire pinellas county. Run, bike, jog, Rollerblade, enjoy the weather and the day - Go outside!
1) http://www.dinoworld.net/
- A great place full of actual size cement dinosaurs. It's set up in a trail like formation, so all of a sudden you round the bend and there's a triceratops.
2)http://www.junglejims.ca/index.php
- A great jungle themed restaurant that is just one of a kind, out in the Orlando area. Great food! Great place!
3) General thought - If you like in your home town, there's a good chance a local eatery has a double down in FLa. It's odd and quirky how many times this has happened.
4) The Pinellas Trail http://www.pinellascounty.org/park/12_Trail.htm
- A 28 mile stretch of land that spans the entire pinellas county. Run, bike, jog, Rollerblade, enjoy the weather and the day - Go outside!
Saturday, April 18, 2009
When we go about having a child we can name them anything we want. Anything we decide is humorous, lovely, and perfect for the little newborn, and never see the irony of their name, or what their name truly sounds like. This si the beginning of a large list of fanciful hilarious names. There are actual names. If you own one of these names please contact me.
| Ann Tardy |
| Wei Hung-lo |
| Christina McPeek |
| Carrie Peace |
| Jeff Phuckers |
| Deborah Flood |
| Shane Nicely |
| Ted Wigglesworth |
| Venus Dyke |
Questions I've always pondered
Question - What does it really sound like in the dog world?
Question - Can cats sense everything?
Question - Can cats purring really mend bones?
Question - Even though they deny it, did Coke have coke in it?
Question - Is black the absence of color or all the colors?
Question - Why do cockroaches look like that?
Question - Why do so many people hate cockroach?
Question - How was tofu invented?
Do you have any? Maybe we could help eachother.
More questions and answers later.
Question - Can cats sense everything?
Question - Can cats purring really mend bones?
Question - Even though they deny it, did Coke have coke in it?
Question - Is black the absence of color or all the colors?
Question - Why do cockroaches look like that?
Question - Why do so many people hate cockroach?
Question - How was tofu invented?
Do you have any? Maybe we could help eachother.
More questions and answers later.
Get that soda can open
How to open a soda can
Drinking a can of soda is one of the few truly international activities in the world. There are a numbers of sodas out there. Are they sodas or pops or soda pops or a Coke, a Pepsi, a etc. Whatever you call them or how you drink them, its nice to sit with some friends in the heat, and pop a nice cold can. Hear the sloshy thunk of the 2 cans as you toast your buddy and anyone else choosing to be together at this time.
Needed
A long pointed instrument.
Step 1
Take the can and hold it in such a fashion that your thumb is in the middle of the can below the mouth. Make sure you hold the can tight, but not tight enough to dent it.
Step 2
Place the thumb of your opposite hand and place it directly on the rim of the can in front of the mouth. The pad of the thumb should be pushing against the side of the can and pointing toward your other thumb.
Step 3
Place the nail or the -pad of your middle finger under the "tab" of the can. Pull the tab in such a fashion that you are trying to touch your thumb and middle finger together. 3/4 of the way, stop applying pressure with your thumb, and bring your middle finger straight down till the tab hits the rim of the can. With your thumb, push the tab back into place. If you prefer, but it is very dangerous, you can now push the broken piece of tin farther back into the can. Many prefer to have no obstructions in the mouth of their soda.
Step 4
Sometimes it becomes necessary to use a tool to open a can of soda. Hold the can as above, with the opposite hand you would use to hold the can normally. There are gadgets that are specificly designed to open a can of soda, but very few people have these gadgets.
Step 5
Take a tool that is very skinny, think enough to pry something, pointy is preferable, and is at least 8 inches long. Your should be in the middle of the can, in the exact opposite as you were holding it to open it by hand. The rim where the mouth is should be directly opposite the part of the rim of the can, your thumb should be directly below this point.
Step 6
With the can where your fingers are pointing diagonally away from you, slide the tool under the tap till it hits the attachment in the center. Lift the tool up so that your thumb lowers and finally become stuck pointing down. Take your thumb and push it down the other way, and then replace it back to the original place it started.
Warning
The rim of the mouth is very sharp and will cut you easily.
A lot of charities will take the tabs of can to benefit many sick children. Please look into that.
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1637731/how_to_open_a_soda_can.html?cat=22
Drinking a can of soda is one of the few truly international activities in the world. There are a numbers of sodas out there. Are they sodas or pops or soda pops or a Coke, a Pepsi, a etc. Whatever you call them or how you drink them, its nice to sit with some friends in the heat, and pop a nice cold can. Hear the sloshy thunk of the 2 cans as you toast your buddy and anyone else choosing to be together at this time.
Needed
A long pointed instrument.
Step 1
Take the can and hold it in such a fashion that your thumb is in the middle of the can below the mouth. Make sure you hold the can tight, but not tight enough to dent it.
Step 2
Place the thumb of your opposite hand and place it directly on the rim of the can in front of the mouth. The pad of the thumb should be pushing against the side of the can and pointing toward your other thumb.
Step 3
Place the nail or the -pad of your middle finger under the "tab" of the can. Pull the tab in such a fashion that you are trying to touch your thumb and middle finger together. 3/4 of the way, stop applying pressure with your thumb, and bring your middle finger straight down till the tab hits the rim of the can. With your thumb, push the tab back into place. If you prefer, but it is very dangerous, you can now push the broken piece of tin farther back into the can. Many prefer to have no obstructions in the mouth of their soda.
Step 4
Sometimes it becomes necessary to use a tool to open a can of soda. Hold the can as above, with the opposite hand you would use to hold the can normally. There are gadgets that are specificly designed to open a can of soda, but very few people have these gadgets.
Step 5
Take a tool that is very skinny, think enough to pry something, pointy is preferable, and is at least 8 inches long. Your should be in the middle of the can, in the exact opposite as you were holding it to open it by hand. The rim where the mouth is should be directly opposite the part of the rim of the can, your thumb should be directly below this point.
Step 6
With the can where your fingers are pointing diagonally away from you, slide the tool under the tap till it hits the attachment in the center. Lift the tool up so that your thumb lowers and finally become stuck pointing down. Take your thumb and push it down the other way, and then replace it back to the original place it started.
Warning
The rim of the mouth is very sharp and will cut you easily.
A lot of charities will take the tabs of can to benefit many sick children. Please look into that.
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1637731/how_to_open_a_soda_can.html?cat=22
Scholarships scholarships galore
Ready for more WEIRD, weird, weird – I mean weird scholarships? There’s some in here that are for that 1 person, and some for anyone who’s not exactly on the “straight and narrow”
Alice McArver Ratchford Scholarship
Requirements and Qualifications: attend the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, be a female unmarried undergraduate who lives on campus, has no car, and if that’s not enough: demonstrate financial need and not be the winners of another scholarship.
Chick and Sophie Major Memorial Duck Calling Contest
$1500 to the high-school student who can call the best duck with the most flare in the process. First prize is $500, second $300, and the third $200. Contestants have 90 seconds to show the judges what they’re made of.
The David Letterman Scholarship
First-prize $10,000 scholarship, the runner up a $5,000 scholarship, and the second runner up a $3,333 scholarship. Applicants who plan on attending Ball University must submit an authentic and creative telecommunication-related project. Projects may be submitted in written, research, audio, multimedia, computer graphic, website or similar presentation form.
Klingon Language Institute Award
A $500 scholarship to one graduate or undergraduate. Knowledge of Star Trek or the international language of Klingon is not a requirement. Requirements are: nominated by a school department and must demonstrate academic merit in languages. Submissions should include the nomination letter, two recommendation letters, a resume and a statement of future intent.
The National Candy Technologists Scholarship
The American Association of Candy Technologists (AACT) awards a $5,000 scholarship to sophomore, junior and senior students who demonstrate an interest in confectionary technology. The award is paid in two $2,500 installments to winners who attend an accredited four-year college or university. Applicants must earn a 3.0 GPA and be majoring in food science, chemical science, or biological science.
Alice McArver Ratchford Scholarship
Requirements and Qualifications: attend the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, be a female unmarried undergraduate who lives on campus, has no car, and if that’s not enough: demonstrate financial need and not be the winners of another scholarship.
Chick and Sophie Major Memorial Duck Calling Contest
$1500 to the high-school student who can call the best duck with the most flare in the process. First prize is $500, second $300, and the third $200. Contestants have 90 seconds to show the judges what they’re made of.
The David Letterman Scholarship
First-prize $10,000 scholarship, the runner up a $5,000 scholarship, and the second runner up a $3,333 scholarship. Applicants who plan on attending Ball University must submit an authentic and creative telecommunication-related project. Projects may be submitted in written, research, audio, multimedia, computer graphic, website or similar presentation form.
Klingon Language Institute Award
A $500 scholarship to one graduate or undergraduate. Knowledge of Star Trek or the international language of Klingon is not a requirement. Requirements are: nominated by a school department and must demonstrate academic merit in languages. Submissions should include the nomination letter, two recommendation letters, a resume and a statement of future intent.
The National Candy Technologists Scholarship
The American Association of Candy Technologists (AACT) awards a $5,000 scholarship to sophomore, junior and senior students who demonstrate an interest in confectionary technology. The award is paid in two $2,500 installments to winners who attend an accredited four-year college or university. Applicants must earn a 3.0 GPA and be majoring in food science, chemical science, or biological science.
Shakespeare Shakespeare Romeo and Julliet
Romeo and Juliet - Beautiful love story or diactic tale?
Shakespeare has developed a beautifully written love story that has nothing to do with love. The term star crossed has always been taken to mean fate, but and that they were meant to be - soul mates per se. The problem is that's not what the play is about, so it can not mean that either. The play is a didactic display of the danger of excess. Simply put - anything in excess is bad for you, no matter what it is. This is beautifuly illustrated by the friars speech when Romeo comes in to speak with him. He states exactly as I've just stated with a number of examples. So, in this context - star crossed is the X that most people put over the eyes of dead people when they draw them. The couple was destined to die, for they did not understand the idea of temperance, even in love.
So, what the answer? For a lot more plase see my associated content page on the side bar.
Shakespeare has developed a beautifully written love story that has nothing to do with love. The term star crossed has always been taken to mean fate, but and that they were meant to be - soul mates per se. The problem is that's not what the play is about, so it can not mean that either. The play is a didactic display of the danger of excess. Simply put - anything in excess is bad for you, no matter what it is. This is beautifuly illustrated by the friars speech when Romeo comes in to speak with him. He states exactly as I've just stated with a number of examples. So, in this context - star crossed is the X that most people put over the eyes of dead people when they draw them. The couple was destined to die, for they did not understand the idea of temperance, even in love.
So, what the answer? For a lot more plase see my associated content page on the side bar.
Business cards and Business Cards
I make it a habit to grab a business card from where I go. At the end of some stretch, I go through the cards and see what the cards are, where I've been to collect said card, and the company who gave me the card. It might be I'm keeping the card for a reason, or the reason has come and gone. Here are the businesses and cars that are in my wallet:
Syd Entel Gallaries
247 Mainstreet
Safety Harbor, FL 34695
www.sydentelgalleries.com
- A great little gallery in the quaint little town of Safety Harbor. Monthly art shows are shown at this beautiful gallery, as well as some of the most exquisite glass sculpture I've ever seen. I personally saw the "Vote Dr. Seuss for president" display of all of Dr. Seuss' prints. The curator/owner is Susan Benjamin, and she makes you feel at home as soon as you get there.
The Hollywood Summit Show
www.thehollywoodsummitshow.com
- An online extremem sports show. This was given to me by one of the photographers or the owner, not sure which. He filmed a friend of mine doing some trick riding, and I grabbed his car after the show.
Jos. A. Bank (Vewlery store)
Westfield shoppingtown Countryside
27001 US Highway 19 North
Suite 2010
Clearwater, FL 33761
- I stopped on here to check out some jewlery. Very nice people, but didn't have what I wanted.
Q
678 Douglas Avenue
Dunedin, Fl 34698
www.Qdunedin.com
- A great jewlery, handbag, and various gifts elegant store. The owner is wonderful, and will find just the right things, withjust the right colors. Not only is this a fullservice boutique, but you can also get a cup of starbucks coffee.
A few of the business cards that reside in my wallett right now. What cars are next? Which businesses will get free advertising, who knows.
Syd Entel Gallaries
247 Mainstreet
Safety Harbor, FL 34695
www.sydentelgalleries.com
- A great little gallery in the quaint little town of Safety Harbor. Monthly art shows are shown at this beautiful gallery, as well as some of the most exquisite glass sculpture I've ever seen. I personally saw the "Vote Dr. Seuss for president" display of all of Dr. Seuss' prints. The curator/owner is Susan Benjamin, and she makes you feel at home as soon as you get there.
The Hollywood Summit Show
www.thehollywoodsummitshow.com
- An online extremem sports show. This was given to me by one of the photographers or the owner, not sure which. He filmed a friend of mine doing some trick riding, and I grabbed his car after the show.
Jos. A. Bank (Vewlery store)
Westfield shoppingtown Countryside
27001 US Highway 19 North
Suite 2010
Clearwater, FL 33761
- I stopped on here to check out some jewlery. Very nice people, but didn't have what I wanted.
Q
678 Douglas Avenue
Dunedin, Fl 34698
www.Qdunedin.com
- A great jewlery, handbag, and various gifts elegant store. The owner is wonderful, and will find just the right things, withjust the right colors. Not only is this a fullservice boutique, but you can also get a cup of starbucks coffee.
A few of the business cards that reside in my wallett right now. What cars are next? Which businesses will get free advertising, who knows.
Names, oh the oddities of names
Why does one person go by one name, and we know them by another? Where does the name transcend the normal, and become something of its own. Writers are notorious for this name changing situation. This is where the great psuedonyms came from:
Sam Clemmons becomes Mark Twain
Steven King becomes Richard Bachman
Charles Dodgson becomes Lewis Carrol
But what of those that had no choice of what name they went by? Who decided those things, and then suddenly went by some other name completely. Where did they come from, and why do we like them so?
Edgar Allan Poe - went by Ed.
F. Scott Fitzgerald went by Scot (notice the 1 T)
E. B. White went by E
William Faulkner went by Bill
Dr. Seuss was really Theordore Geisle and went by Ted
Charles Schultz went by Sparky.
Names are forever a fascination, for all the things that can happen with names, the making of the names, and the sheer oddity of names!!
Stay tune for the next Name post.....
Sam Clemmons becomes Mark Twain
Steven King becomes Richard Bachman
Charles Dodgson becomes Lewis Carrol
But what of those that had no choice of what name they went by? Who decided those things, and then suddenly went by some other name completely. Where did they come from, and why do we like them so?
Edgar Allan Poe - went by Ed.
F. Scott Fitzgerald went by Scot (notice the 1 T)
E. B. White went by E
William Faulkner went by Bill
Dr. Seuss was really Theordore Geisle and went by Ted
Charles Schultz went by Sparky.
Names are forever a fascination, for all the things that can happen with names, the making of the names, and the sheer oddity of names!!
Stay tune for the next Name post.....
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Writing the English Sonnet
Writing a sonnet is a daunting task. This is a Very big statement from a poet and English professor. However, whenever you're put in a box to write a poem, it's hard. Sonnets can plague you. Sonnets can harm you. Sonnets can disrupt your writing and your creativity. However, when sonnet's are written correctly, they are beautiful. this type of beauty is what everyone wants to see in poetry.
So how do you write a sonnet? This is how to write an English Sonnet:
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1639769/_italian_earthquake_poem.html?cat=42
See also the Rhyme Scheme post on this blog.
Share a few with me.
So how do you write a sonnet? This is how to write an English Sonnet:
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1639769/_italian_earthquake_poem.html?cat=42
See also the Rhyme Scheme post on this blog.
Share a few with me.
Italian Earth-quake - Horror
The national tragedy of the Italian Earthquake feels very far away for many people on the other side of the Atlantic. Having lived in California, the power and destruction of earthquakes is quite familiar to me. This poem hits the emotions that we all feel in such a national disaster!
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1639769/_italian_earthquake_poem.html?cat=42
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1639769/_italian_earthquake_poem.html?cat=42
Gilligan's Island
Gilligan's Island is one of those great shows of the past, that can be watched again and again and again.
Gilligan's Island was created in 1962 and was canceled in 1967. It starred Bob Denver, Alan Hale Jr., Jim Bachus, Natalie Schaffer, Tina Louise, Russel Johnson, and Dawn Wells. Gilligan's Island showcased a a lot fot he 60's talent, as well as some of the no-name talent that went onto becoming a star. The show was based on a group of 7 people of all different classes, intellegence, and socio-economic background trying to survive on an uncharted island. LOST maybe?
Now that you are caught up with what the show is and who was in it, check out this poetry. This is a awesome tribute tot he great show that was Gilligan's Island:
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1635109/gilligans_island_poetry.html?cat=42
For more info on Gilligan's Island please see:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057751/
http://www.gilligansisle.com/
Gilligan's Island was created in 1962 and was canceled in 1967. It starred Bob Denver, Alan Hale Jr., Jim Bachus, Natalie Schaffer, Tina Louise, Russel Johnson, and Dawn Wells. Gilligan's Island showcased a a lot fot he 60's talent, as well as some of the no-name talent that went onto becoming a star. The show was based on a group of 7 people of all different classes, intellegence, and socio-economic background trying to survive on an uncharted island. LOST maybe?
Now that you are caught up with what the show is and who was in it, check out this poetry. This is a awesome tribute tot he great show that was Gilligan's Island:
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1635109/gilligans_island_poetry.html?cat=42
For more info on Gilligan's Island please see:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057751/
http://www.gilligansisle.com/
Thomas A Beckett - His story
In Geoferrey Chaucer's Canterburry Tales the pilgrims were traveling to Canterbury. Why? To see the casket of Thomas A Beckett. He became a martyr when he was killed. He became a saint very soon after that. This very famous priest, martyr, saint, and all around good guy is such a major piece of history, you wonder why more people don't know about him.
Thomas A Beckett is one of those charachters who you can envision someone you know as. Thomas A Becket is a person we should all know more about. Thomas A Beckett is a person that is more than just a destination when he died.
http://www.socyberty.com/History/Thomas-A-Beckett-Martyred-Priest.648331
Thomas A Beckett is one of those charachters who you can envision someone you know as. Thomas A Becket is a person we should all know more about. Thomas A Beckett is a person that is more than just a destination when he died.
http://www.socyberty.com/History/Thomas-A-Beckett-Martyred-Priest.648331
Greaqt summary of Chaucers Canterburry Tales
When it comes to literature that's hard to understand Geoffery's Chaucers Canterburry Tales leads the pack. Especially if you are to read Chaucer's Caterburry Tales in its original old English, you need all the help that you can get.
This is an article that will help all Chaucer readers and scholars alike to understand the general purpose and the people of the Tales:
http://www.bookstove.com/Classics/Canterbury-Tales.648303
This is an article that will help all Chaucer readers and scholars alike to understand the general purpose and the people of the Tales:
http://www.bookstove.com/Classics/Canterbury-Tales.648303
Teaching - theaching in today's day and age
Teaching to the masses
Teaching to the masses is the way of teaching in today's day and age. What does this phrase mean?
It means teachers will teach to the general student. Not the top student. Not the bottom student. Btu the general average student, or as the grade depicts - the "C" student. The superior students will become bored, they will usually be able to figure out something to do while they wait for the class to go onto something different.
The bottom students, who are really the people we need to spend the most time on, haven't understood the last three things you've taught, they aren't going to ask the teacher any questions, and they aren't going to try harder unless they are asked and spoken to. In fact, most of the bottom students don't like school or teachers, and this teacher isn't much different as far as they're concerned. Teaching to this group would help the best, but they are the section that will, and probably have in their past, will slow down the class.
Teaching to the the masses does one thing: Raise up the middle to the upper, so that they can be bored with the new middle.
So who wins?
See the other "Teaching posts
Teaching to the masses is the way of teaching in today's day and age. What does this phrase mean?
It means teachers will teach to the general student. Not the top student. Not the bottom student. Btu the general average student, or as the grade depicts - the "C" student. The superior students will become bored, they will usually be able to figure out something to do while they wait for the class to go onto something different.
The bottom students, who are really the people we need to spend the most time on, haven't understood the last three things you've taught, they aren't going to ask the teacher any questions, and they aren't going to try harder unless they are asked and spoken to. In fact, most of the bottom students don't like school or teachers, and this teacher isn't much different as far as they're concerned. Teaching to this group would help the best, but they are the section that will, and probably have in their past, will slow down the class.
Teaching to the the masses does one thing: Raise up the middle to the upper, so that they can be bored with the new middle.
So who wins?
See the other "Teaching posts
teaching, teaching the masses
Teaching is a misunderstood, undervalued, and often under paid profession. Teaching is on the skids right now. It seems whenever there is money problems and there is unrest in the world, the first place to cut money is teaching.
Hasn't it been shown that the more educated people are, the less violent they are? So what are we doing?
Please read for another look on this unique profession.
http://www.socyberty.com/Work/Teaching-is-a-Unique-Profession.643577
Hasn't it been shown that the more educated people are, the less violent they are? So what are we doing?
Please read for another look on this unique profession.
http://www.socyberty.com/Work/Teaching-is-a-Unique-Profession.643577
Sunday, April 12, 2009
Haiku to Mozart
Mozart was a genius, and only knew of music. Working for people isn't what he wanted, he wanted only to get paid for his art. How many of us can understand this?
Please see this Haiku on Mozart: http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1637715/haiku_about_mozart.html?cat=42
Please see this Haiku on Mozart: http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1637715/haiku_about_mozart.html?cat=42
Italian Earthquake poem
The most harsh killing is the killing that happens when mother nature reminds us that we are under her control. Italy was reminded of this earlier this week.
Please read this poem on that disaster, ad remember them:
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1639769/_italian_earthquake_poem.html?cat=42
Please read this poem on that disaster, ad remember them:
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1639769/_italian_earthquake_poem.html?cat=42
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