While watching a webinar (web based seminar; why yes, I am a geek!), the presenter used a great quote as an example:

“A kiss is a lovely trick designed by nature to stop speech when words become superfluous.”

-Ingrid Bergman

As a corollary ( Read more... )

I am thankful for my family, for my friends, for time spent in the company of good and interesting people, and for life.
I wish you all the best this Thanksgiving day. Eat, drink, and be merry!

So, I took the Civics Quiz, by way of a_treitell and adelais. I feel that I did pretty well, but I am sad I missed three of the questions ( Read more... )

Ok, perhaps I am too much of a sap, but I'm happy that a bunch of kids have come over this evening trick-or-treating! It reminds me of going out with my Mom, my brother, and friends when I was young.

It seems to me that the "winner" of tonight's debate is "Joe the Plumber." Although, the whole winning and losing thing in this type of debate is rather silly.

Ladies and Gentlemen,
This post is to remind everyone to check their voter registration as the deadline in many states for registration is today! Ok, that is a great generalization, but whichever state, territory, or location you are in, it is time to make sure you not only can vote, but that you are registered to vote in your precinct.
An ( Read more... )

Ok, just because I was watching Youtube videos at work doesn't mean I was wasting time, I was learning valuable skills for protecting against alien attacks...
Anyway, check it out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrRCR0iOMr0&feature=dir

Ladies and Gentlemen, Friends and Companions, Geeks and Nerds,
I am looking for a new laptop, and as is the fashion of the times I turn to LJ to see what this "community" feels of the current laptops and learn if anyone has sage advice regarding best brands.

The specs I am considering are:

• Dual Core processor with > 1GHz clock speed
• 1GB or ( Read more... )

A very funny video about Zombies: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjMiDZIY1bM

Even though I don't smoke, this is pretty funny:
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