SENIOR NET NEWSLETTER 10/15/2000
Tuesday 9/26/00 @9:00 AM Tuesday morning Newbies (fifth of six sessions) The nest Tuesday morning Newbies will be 11/14/00. This is a very basic course in computer techniques for the internet. There is a $12.00 per course charge for this class. Class size is limited so participants should pre register. Skills taught in the beginner classes include mouse techniques like drag and drop, plus very beginner basics for email and browsing the Web. Dave Winkelman provides the leadership for this class. It is not necessary for attendees to have their own computers but it is very difficult to retain information without practice. You really would not try to learn to play the piano with out actual keyboard time.
Wednesday 9/27/00 @9:00 AM Wednesday morning group of Senior Net Learners: . This is an advanced group and we cover a lot of territory. We are kind of free flowing. You never know what will transpire. We will continue addressing Q&A from the group. New participants are always welcome. It is not necessary for attendees to have their own computers but it sure helps with the learning curve. Usually, Mike Foust, and anyone else who wants to jump into the fray, provide the leadership for this session. Intermediate computer knowledge and Intermediate computer skills are necessary.
Thursday 10/12/00 @ 9:00 AM Thursday morning Intermediates (second session of six sessions) Call KCnet to register. The cost is $12.00 for the six sessions. Some topics to be addressed include: Basics of maneuvering about the Windows Operating System, copy/paste, drag/drop, editing, saving to various drives, right mouse button options, creating folders and files, uninstalling, deleting, advanced email and browser techniques involving bookmarks, address books, forwarding messages, attachments, and HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language). Mike Foust provides the leadership for this class. Beginner computer knowledge and beginner computer skills are necessary. A ton of info is packed into the six sessions. This course is designed for those who "think they know" and especially for those who "want to know" more.
Thursday 9/28/00 @1:00 PM Tuesday Afternoon Newbies (sixth session of six sessions) The next Thursday afternoon Newbies will be 10/26/00. This class is a very basic course in computer techniques for the internet. There is a $12.00 per course charge for this class. Class size is limited so participants should pre register. Skills taught in the beginner classes include mouse techniques like drag and drop, plus very beginner basics for email and browsing the Web. Dave Winkleman provides the leadership for this class. It is not necessary for attendees to have their own computers but it is very difficult to retain information without practice. You really would not try to learn to play the piano with out actual keyboard time.
The Intermediate Group Course Content: We mess around with the desktop, rearrange icons, change backgrounds, create screen savers, learn to make shortcuts on the desktop, learn a bunch of ways to access the hard drive and discuss how our computers resemble a file cabinet in its organization. We learn a little bit about extensions like .gif, .wav, .mid, .txt, .doc, .jpeg, .exe, and dot de dot de dot... just to name a few. We discover what special programs are already installed on our computers to help us see these special extensions. We make folders and subfolders on the hard drive. We copy and paste files into these folders. We learn the difference between cut/paste and copy/paste. We learn how to copy/borrow graphic and midi files from the internet and save them to the new folders we make. Then we copy and paste files from floppies to the hard drive, we move files from the hard drive to a floppy disk. We take floppies home with graphics and midis on them to put on the hard drives to use with email. We investigate the difference between uninstall and delete for programs and files and when it is appropriate to do either. We learn how to do a "Thorough" Scandisk, Defrag. and Cleandisk. We become proficient with Bookmarks and Forwarding messages. The final week we will get into HTML in email. So look out because we will be terrorizing our friends with neat souped up emails. Yep!, we definitely learn enough to be verrrrry dangerous AND...WE HAVE FUN!!!.
OTHER SESSIONS MEETING AT KCNET: MAC Users: This is an ongoing (no start or finish date) group of Apple Mac owners/users. The group meets every 1st Thursday each month from 4:30-6:30. Each session is $5.00. The next session is August 10, 2000. Clair Falls is the group leader.
Genealogy: This is a four session program costing $20.00 for all the sessions. Sessions are every Thursdays in October from 6:00-8:00. Dave Wallace is the instructor.
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TECHNICALLY SPEAKING: Most of the tips are from Tipworld.
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YOU CANNOT DO IT. WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT THIS MANY TIMES (THE NETSCAPE ADS IN MESSENGER). This is their final answer. A reader writes: "I have Navigator set to open my Inbox and download any e-mail. What I would like to do is get rid of that pesky ad box that always opens right in the middle of the Inbox window. Is there a way to put a stop to the loading of those advertisements?" There is no setting to prevent the Netscape ad from appearing when you open your Inbox. Since Netscape is technically a free browser (easily and freely downloadable by anyone with an Internet connection), it has the right to include any advertisements it wants. Here's a statement from Help.Netscape.com: "Because we can offer the Service free of charge by generating advertising revenues, you may not block or disable any advertising or links to other sites or services displayed by the Service or the Software." I'm just thankful Netscape is usually only tooting its own horn and not pitching some random third-party product.
QUICK WAYS TO HIGHLIGHT TEXT Do you have a word processor on your system? (Of course you do--Notepad and WordPad are part of Windows Then, you frequently need to highlight text. Before you resort to clicking and dragging, try these shortcuts: To highlight a word, double-click it. To highlight a line of text, click once to its left (in the left margin). To highlight an entire paragraph, double-click to its left (again, in the margin).
TRANSFERRING DIAL-UP INFORMATION Entering all your Dial-Up Networking settings for your Internet connection takes a while, and repeating the same information on more than one computer is a waste of time. If you regularly use more than one computer to connect to the Internet, you should know that you don't have to enter all the information twice. You can transfer the Dial-Up Networking (DUN) settings stored in your Dial-Up Networking folder to another computer. (To access the Dial-Up Networking folder, go to Start, Programs, Accessories, Communications, Dial-Up Networking.) Simply drag the icon for the setting you wish to transfer to a floppy disk, or, if your computers are networked, drop it onto the other computer's desktop. You'll need to do two things to make sure this works: First, you'll need to re-enter your user name and password information on the other computer. (Make sure you have the opportunity to do this by enabling the prompt for user name and password. Go to Start, Programs, Accessories, Communications, Dial-Up Networking. Then go to Connections, Settings and check the Prompt For Information Before Dialing box.) Second, you'll need to select the other computer's modem for the connection by right-clicking the connection, selecting Properties, and then selecting the modem from the Connect Using drop-down menu.
INTERESTING SITES: Now just in case you think you know everything about Christopher Columbus I'll guarantee you do not. This site is extensive in its coverage of Columbus and his many voyages. You will be surprised i'll betcha. www.robinsonresearch.com/GEOG/EXPLORE/Columbus2.htm
SEARCH ENGINES So many search engines and directories have decided to become portals, complete with free e-mail, news, sports, and other offerings, all in hopes of keeping you around longer to view their advertising. The result: busy screens that can be painful to view and harder to use. Google and Raging Search are going the other way, getting as simple as possible. These sites have just the search field and a few buttons, without all the portal hoopla. The Open Directory has always kept it clean. Also Google is the largest data base/Search Engine on the Internet and they are very fast. www.google.com www.raging.com dmoz.org
MORE SEARCH ENGINE STUFF A new trend that might just answer some of your questions involves sites that answer your questions. You don't just search for keywords at these. You actually pose questions and see the suggestions and advice from experts -- often canned, sometimes live. And it's free. AskJeeves LookSmart Live Abuzz Askme.com AnswerPoint http://askjeeves.com live.looksmart.com www.abuzz.com www.askme.com answerpoint.ask.com
MISSION STATEMENT GENERATOR This one is cute and i'll bet that many agencies have used this site for their statements. Have you read any mission statements? You will recognize them here. With just about every no-business-model-yet dot com company raising millions of dollars from Venture Capitalists, perhaps it's time you joined the fray. But first, you need a mission statement. You know, something like "our goal is to holistically actualize multimedia-based innovation to allow us to progressively develop market positioning products through continuous improvement." Fortunately for you, Scott Fitzenrider has a Javascript that's ready to help. In just one click, you'll receive a one-of-a-kind computer-generated mission statement. Now all you need to do is staple it to a few cocktail napkins worth of notes and your new venture is well on its way to being funded! www.bright.net/~flounder/mission.html
MEDICINEPLANET.COM MedicinePlanet is an indispensable health resource for international travelers before, after, and during a trip. Just select a destination, from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, and learn about the quality of local health care, local diseases, available immunizations (if any), and the contact information for all known hospitals. Several sections provide specialized information for women, children, seniors, and adventure travelers. Free registration lets you access the Medicine Translator, so you can figure out what that foreign medicine you've been prescribed is called in the States. The Ask the Experts section promises free answers to all your malaria, diarrhea, altitude sickness, and bug repellant questions. Don't want to put your health in the hands of some Web site? Don't worry. This one was founded by Dr. Jordan Shlain, MD. www.medicineplanet.com
MORE ON COOKIES For the cookie haters in the crowd here is another possibility. I looked at this thing but did not download it. I am including it as possible alternative to Cookie Washer. If you try it let me know how you like it. Since we're on the subject of cookies and how to deal with them, here's another cookie tidbit--we recently happened across what we think is the best cookie-handling program around. It's a Ziff-Davis freeware utility called CookieCop Plus. This proxy resides between your browser and the Internet. You can decide which cookies you want and don't want. You can also use CookieCop Plus to block access to sites you don't wish to use again. Read all about CookieCop Plus and download it at www.zdnet.com/pcmag/stories/solutions/0,8224,2433798,00.html
DIDJA KNOW?: Jane Long sent this bit. She got it from Shirley Kirby. Good stuff! Very interesting. Life in the 1500's: Lead cups were used to drink ale or whiskey. The combination would sometimes knock them out for several days. When found lying on the side of the road they would be taken for dead and prepared for burial. They were laid out on the kitchen table to wait and see if they would wake up. Hence the custom of holding a "wake."
England is old and small, and they started running out of places to bury people. So they would dig up coffins and re-use the graves. In reopening these coffins, about one in 25 were found to have scratch marks on the inside and they realized they had been burying people alive. So they tied a string on the "deceased's" wrist and lead it through the coffin and up through the ground and tied it to a bell. Someone would have to sit out in the graveyard all night to listen for the bell. Hence on the "graveyard shift" they would know that someone was "saved by the bell" or he was a "dead ringer".
Most people got married in June because they took their yearly bath in May and were still smelling pretty good by June. However, they were starting to smell, so brides carried a bouquet of flowers to hide the b.o.
Baths were a big tub filled with hot water. The man of the house had the privilege of the nice clean water, then all the other sons and men, then the women and finally the children. Last of all were the babies. By then the water was so dirty you could actually lose someone in it. Hence the saying "Don't throw the baby out with the bath water".
Houses had thatched roofs, thick straw, piled high with no wood under-neath. It was the only place for animals to get warm, so all the pets . .. dogs, cats and other small animals, mice, rats, bugs . . . .lived in the roof. When it rained, it became slippery & sometimes the animals would slip and fall off the roof. Hence the saying, "It's raining cats and dogs."
There was nothing to stop things from falling into the house. This posed a real problem in the bedroom where bugs & other droppings could mess up a clean bed. They found if they made beds with big posts and hung a sheet over the top, it addressed that problem. Hence those beautiful big four poster beds with canopies.
Floors were dirt. Only the wealthy had something other than dirt, hence the saying "dirt poor." The wealthy had slate floors which would get slippery in the winter when wet. They spread thresh on the floor to help keep their footing. As the winter wore on they kept adding more thresh until, when they opened the door, it would all start slipping outside. A piece of wood was placed at the entry way to keep the thresh in, hence the term "threshold".
They cooked in the kitchen in a big kettle that hung over the fire. Every day they lit the fire and added things to the pot. They mostly ate vegetables and didn't get much meat. They would eat the stew for dinner, leaving leftovers in the pot to get cold overnight, and then start over the next day. Sometimes the stew had things in it that had been in there for a month. Hence the rhyme: "Peas porridge hot, peas porridge cold, peas porridge in the pot nine days old."
Sometimes they could obtain pork and would feel really special when that happened. When company came over, they would bring out some bacon and hang it from the rafters to show it off. It was a sign of wealth that a man "could bring home the bacon." They would cut off a little to share with guests and would all sit around and "chew the fat."
Those with money had plates made of pewter. Food with a high acid content caused some of the lead to leach onto the food. This happened most often with tomatoes, so they stopped eating tomatoes . . . for 400 years.
Most people didn't have pewter plates, but had trenchers - a piece of wood with the middle scooped out like a bowl. Trenchers were never washed and a lot of times worms got into the wood. After eating off wormy trenchers, they would get "trench mouth."
Bread was divided according to status. Workers got the burned bottom of the loaf, the family got the middle, and guests got the top, or the "upper crust."
Little did the people of the 1500's know that they would coin "figures of speech" that would last for 500 years!
NOBEL Alfred Nobel--of Nobel Prize fame--was perhaps best known for his invention of dynamite. The Nobel family made its largest fortune in weaponry. Alfred's father gained prominence in Russia for developing naval mines during the Crimean War. He was also helpful in the design of rockets, cannons, and ammunition. Alfred met Asconio Sobrero, the discoverer of nitroglycerine, in 1849. Eventually, Alfred discovered that mixing the substance with silica would turn it into a paste that could be shaped. This discovery was of great benefit to the construction and mining industries. Dynamite eventually found its way into war during the Franco-Prussian war. In 1891, Nobel commented that, "perhaps my factories (that make dynamite) will put an end to war sooner than your congresses; on the day that two army corps can mutually annihilate each other in a second, all civilized nations will surely recoil with horror and disband their troops." Well, it was a nice idea...
WHAT PLANT HAS THE LONGEST BRANCHES At family weddings I run into so many cousins I never knew I had that I would have guessed the answer is: my family tree. But the real answer is that the wisteria has the longest branches. (Well, ok, they're vines if you want to be technical.) Oddly enough, the wisteria is a member of the pea family. Peas are usually synonymous with "small," but this plant acts liked a string bean on steroids. The giant version, found in the western United States, takes the cake, or whatever it is they award for first place among plants. Their branches can extend about 500 feet. In fact, this species puts so much emphasis on size that plants not measuring up have been known to become absolutely wisterical. Source: BIG BOOK OF KNOWLEDGE
FAST FACTS: I am worried about the survival of the South American Ashy- headed Goose. During its courting ritual, according to Wildfowl of the World, "The male stands with breast thrust forward, neck stretched back, and wings extended, calling with a soft whistle." And how does the female respond to this opening line? She answers with "a low harsh cackle." Friends, if this is true, we are not likely to see too many more Ashy-headed Geese in the next bird census. Source: WILDFOWL OF THE WORLD
WHEN WAS ROLLER SKATING INVENTED? Joseph Merlin of Belgium introduced this new recreational activity for the first time in 1760 at a London masquerade party. Unfortunately, Merlin crashed into a mirror and was seriously injured, discouraging others from giving skating a whirl. It was another 103 years before the modern four-wheeled skates were introduced!
WHAT FAMOUS FRENCH LANDMARK IS NAMED AFTER A GERMAN CITY? The Eiffel Tower. It was built by Gustave Eiffel, whose upholsterer grandfather moved to Paris from Eifel, Germany, and became known as Eifel because his friends couldn't pronounce his name, Boenickhausen. Eventually granddad added another "f" and legally changed his name to Eiffel.
HOW ARE 99 PERCENT OF THE BUILDINGS HEATED IN REYKJAVIK, THE CAPITOL OF ICELAND? With geothermal power - from natural hot water from an under- ground reservoir. The water (from Ice Age glaciers trapped by hardened lava from volcanic eruptions) is piped to radiators and hot-water tanks throughout the city. The water gets as hot as 140 degrees Fahrenheit.
WHO SAID, "CHILDREN TODAY ARE TYRANTS WHO CONTRADICT THEIR PARENTS, GOBBLE THEIR FOOD AND TERRORIZE THEIR TEACHERS"? Socrates, who lived in Greece from 470 to 399 B.C. [I guess kids haven't changed much in the last 2,400 years.]
HOW DID MANHATTAN GET ITS NAME? It's a derivative of the Indian word Manahachtaniek, which means "the island where we all get drunk," apparently referring to a spirited encounter between the Native Americans and some newly arrived Dutchmen.
WHY DOES IVORY SOAP FLOAT? Too much air - originally an error in production. In 1878, Harley Procter and cousin James Gamble decided to create for their company a white soap that would rival the popular castile soaps of their competitors. The product was successfull. Then, in 1879, a worker mistakenly allowed the soap solution to be overmixed. The new version of the soap was an immediate success because it bobbed to the surface of the water.
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A PART OF ONE'S BODY "FALLS ASLEEP"? The sensation, called neurapraxia, usually occurs when a nerve is compressed between a bone and another hard object. Blood continues to circulate through the affected area.
WHY DO WE GET GOOSE BUMPS WHEN IT'S COLD? Goose bumps are a vestige from the days when humans were covered with hair. When it got cold, the hairs stood on end, creating a trap for air and providing insulation. The hairs have long since disappeared, but in the places where they used to be, the skin still bristles, trying to get warm.
DO BIRDS SING ONLY IN TREES? No - some species sing on the ground. Shorebirds such as turnstones sing from mounds called hummocks. Some species of American field sparrows, such as the savanna sparrow of the eastern United States, sing from the ground, as does the wood thrush.
DO SIAMESE FIGHTING FISH FIGHT? The males do. They nip each other's fins and show off their extended gill covers and intensified colors. Their battles are exciting enough that the Thai have demonstrated the fish for use in contests.
"What a wonderful life I've had! I only wish I'd realized it sooner." --Colette
"Time is the wisest counsellor of all." --Pericles
"He that fears not the future may enjoy the present." --Thomas Fuller
"If you are afraid for your future, you don't have a present." --James Petersen
"He who fears he shall suffer already suffers what he fears." --Michel de Montaigne
Motivation will almost always beat mere talent. --Norman R. Augustine
THIS WEEK'S CUTIES: This excerpt from Judy Garner RUNNER-UP # 8 Colorado Springs: A guy walked into a little corner store with a Shot gun and demanded all the cash from the cash drawer. After the Cashier put the cash in a bag, the robber saw a bottle of scotch that he wanted behind the counter on the shelf. He told the cashier to put it in the bag as well, but he refused and said "Because I don't believe you are over 21." The robber said he was, but the clerk still refused to give it to him Because he didn't believe him. At this point the robber took his drivers license out of his wallet and gave it to the clerk. The clerk looked it overhand agreed that the man was in fact over 21 and he put the scotch in the bag. The robber then ran from the store with his loot. The cashier promptly called the police and gave the name and address of the robber that he got off the license. They arrested the robber two hours later. RUNNER-UP # 7 A woman was reporting her car as stolen, and mentioned that there was a car phone in it. The policeman taking the report called the phone and told the guy that answered that he had read the ad in the newspaper and wanted to buy the car. They arranged to meet, and the thief was arrested. RUNNER-UP # 6 San Francisco: A man, wanting to rob a downtown Bank of America, walked into the branch and wrote "this iz a stikkup. Put all your muny in this bag." While standing in line, waiting to give his note to the teller, he began to worry that someone had seen him write the note and might call the police before he reached the teller window. So he left the Bank of America and crossed the street to Wells Fargo. After waiting a few minutes in line, he handed his note to the Wells Fargo teller. She read it and, surmising from his spelling errors that he was not the brightest light in the harbor, told him that she could not accept his stickup note because it was written on a Bank of America deposit slip and that he would either have to fill out a Wells Fargo deposit slip or go back to Bank of America. Looking somewhat defeated, the man said "OK" and left. The Wells Fargo teller then called the police who arrested the man a few minutes later, as he was waiting in line back at Bank of America. RUNNER-UP # 5 From England: A motorist was unknowingly caught in an automated Speed trap that measured his speed using radar and photographed his car. He later received in the mail a ticket for 40 Pounds and a photo of his car. Instead of payment, he sent the police department a photograph of 40 Pounds. Several days later, he received a letter from the police that contained another picture... of handcuffs. The motorist promptly sent the money for the fine. RUNNER-UP # 4 Drug Possession Defendant Christopher Jansen, on trial in March in Pontiac, Michigan, said he had been searched without a warrant. The prosecutor said the officer didn't need a warrant because a "bulge" in Christopher's jacket could have been a gun. "Nonsense", said Christopher, who happened to be wearing the same jacket that day in court. He handed it over so the judge could see it. The judge discovered a packet of cocaine in the pocket and laughed so hard he required a five-minute recess to compose himself. RUNNER-UP # 3 Oklahoma City: Dennis Newton was on trial for the armed robbery of A convenience store in district court when he fired his lawyer. Assistant district attorney Larry Jones said Newton, 47, was doing a fair job of defending himself until the store manager testified that Newton was the robber. Newton jumped up, accused the woman of lying and then said,"I should of blown your (**expletive**) head off." The defendant paused, then quickly added, "if I'd been the one that was there." The jury took 20 minutes to convict Newton and recommended a 30-year sentence. RUNNER-UP # 2 Detroit: R.C. Gaitlan, 21, walked up to two patrol officers who Were showing their squad car computer felon-location equipment to Children in a Detroit neighborhood. When he asked how the system worked,the officer asked him for identification. Gaitlan gave them his drivers license, they entered it into the computer, and moments later they arrested Gitlan because information on the screen showed Gaitlan was wanted for a two-year-old armed robbery in St. Louis, Missouri. RUNNER-UP # 1 Another from Detroit: A pair of Michigan robbers entered a record shop nervously waving revolvers. The first one shouted, "Nobody move!" When his partner moved, the startled first bandit shot him. THE WINNER A Charlotte, NC, man having purchased a case of very rare, very Expensive cigars, insured them against fire among other things. Within a month, having smoked his entire stockpile of cigars and Without having made even his first premium payment on the policy, the man filed a claim against the insurance company. In his claim, the man stated the cigars were lost "in a series of small fires." The insurance Company refused to pay, citing the obvious reason that the man had consumed the cigars in the normal fashion. The man sued....and won. In Delivering the ruling the judge agreeing that the claim was frivolous, stated nevertheless that the man held a policy from the company in which it had warranted that the cigars were insurable and also guaranteed that it would insure against fire, without defining what it considered to be "unacceptable fire," and was obligated to pay the claim. Rather than endure a lengthy and costly appeal process the insurance company accepted the ruling and paid the man $15,000 for the rare cigars he lost in "the fires." After the man cashed the check, however, the company had him arrested on 24counts of arson. With his own insurance claim and testimony from the previous case being used against him, the man was convicted of intentionally burning his insured property and sentenced to 24 months in jail and a $24,000 fine.
Bob Watson sent this one. Bill and Hillary had Al and Tipper Gore over for dinner at the White House. In the middle of dinner, Al excused himself to use the bathroom. After a couple minutes, he came back. They finished dinner and Al and Tipper left for home. On the way home, Al turned to Tipper and said, "Did you know Bill has got a solid gold urinal in his bathroom? How can we tell the American people we are serious about cutting the budget when the President has a solid gold urinal?" Tipper said, "There must be some mistake, I'll call Hillary when we get home and find out." They get home, she called Hillary and said, "Is it true that Bill has a solid gold urinal in his bathroom?" Hillary put her hand over the telephone receiver and said, "Bill, I just found out who peed in your saxophone !"
RIGHT! A lady was lost in her car in a bad snow storm. She remembered what her dad had once told her. If you ever get stuck in a snow storm, wait for a snow plow and follow it. Pretty soon a snow plow came by and she started to follow it. She followed the plow for about 45 minutes. Finally the driver of the snow plow got out and asked what she was doing. She explained that her dad had told her that if she ever got stuck in the snow, to follow a plow. The driver nodded, and said, "Well I'm through with the Wal- mart lot, now you can follow me over to the K-mart."
Jim Rockwell sent this one. Long ago, there lived a seaman named Captain Bravo. He was a manly man's man, who showed no fear when facing his enemies. One day, while sailing the seven seas, his lookout spotted a pirate ship, and the crew became frantic. Captain Bravo bellowed, "Bring me my red shirt!" The first mate quickly retrieved the captain's red shirt, and while wearing the brightly colored frock, the captain led his crew into battle and defeated the pirates. Later on the lookout again spotted not one, but two pirate ships. The captain again called for his red shirt and once again vanquished the enemy. That evening, all the men sat around on the deck recounting the day's triumphs. One of them asked the captain, "Sir, why did you call for your red shirt before battle?" The captain replied, "If I am wounded in the attack the shirt will not show my blood. Thus you men will continue to fight unafraid." All of the men sat in silence and marveled at the wisdom and courage of such a manly man's man. As dawn came the next morning, the lookout spotted not one, not two, but TEN pirate ships approaching. The crew stared in worshipful silence at the captain and waited for his usual orders. Captain Bravo gazed with steely eyes upon the vast armada arrayed against his ship and without fear, turned and calmly shouted, "Get me my brown pants!"
Thanks to Gwen Hollembach. SIGNS THAT YOU'VE HAD TOO MUCH OF THE 21ST CENTURY 1. You just tried to enter your password on the microwave. 2. You have a list of 15 phone numbers to reach your family of three. 3. You call your son's beeper to let him know it's time to eat. He emails you back from his bedroom, "What's for dinner?" 4. Your daughter sells Girl Scout Cookies via her web site. 5. You chat several times a day with a stranger from South Africa, but you haven't spoken with your next door neighbor yet this year. 6. You check the ingredients on a can of chicken noodle soup to see if it contains Echinacea. 7. You check your blow-dryer to see if it's Y2K compliant. 8. Your grandmother clogs up your e-mail inbox asking you to send her a JPEG file of your newborn so she can create a screen saver. 9. You pull up in your own driveway and use your cell phone to see if anyone is home. 10. Every commercial on television has a website address at the bottom of the screen. 11. You buy a computer and a week later it is out of date and now sells for half the price you paid. 12. The concept of using real money, instead of credit or debit, to make a purchase is foreign to you. 13. Cleaning up the dining room means getting the fast food bags out of the back seat of your car. 14. Your reason for not staying in touch with family is that they do not have e-mail addresses. 15. You consider second-day air delivery painfully slow. 16. Your dining room table is now your flat filing cabinet. 17. Your idea of being organized is multiple-colored Post-it notes. 18. You hear most of your jokes via e-mail instead of in person. 19. You get an extra phone line so you can get phone calls. 20. You turn off your Modem and get this awful feeling, as if you just pulled the plug on a loved one. 21. You get up in morning and go online before getting your coffee. 22. You wake up at 2am to go to the bathroom and check your E-mail on your way back to bed. 23. You start tilting your head sideways to smile. :) 24. You're reading this.
OK! That's a Wrap.See ya next week! I hope you enjoyed this communication and can attend one or more of the sessions scheduled for this week.