Senior Net Learners Newsletter 3/5/00
CLASS CHANGES ARE IN ORDER: The Thursday Senior group will be discontinued. The last session will be this Thursday, March 9. KCnet will be starting a third level for Seniors in this time slot. It will be for Intermediate level folks and will have course content spanning six weeks. There will be a course charge of $12.00 for the six sessions. Hopefully the course content will bring participants to a level of knowledge and confidence So that joining the Wednesday Senior "Free For All" will be painless.
THIS WEEK'S SCHEDULE: Tuesday 3/7/00 @9:00 AM Tuesday Newbies (sixth session of six sessions) It is graduation time for this class. Registration for the next Tuesday Newbie class scheduled to begin March 14, 2000 is closed. The next Wednesday class starts April 5. There will be a $12.00 per course charge for this class. The class size is limited. Interested participants should preregister. This is a very basic course in computer techniques for the internet. Skills taught in the beginner classes include mouse techniques like drag and drop, plus very beginner basics for email and browsing the Web. Mike Foust will provide the leadership for this class. It is not necessary for attendees to have their own computers.
IRISH BLESSINGS: May you have warm words on a cold evening, a full moon on a dark night, and the road downhill all the way to your door.
"May the leprechauns be near you, To spread luck along your way. And may all the Irish angels, Smile upon you St. Patrick’s Day."
May your troubles be less, And your Blessings be more, And nothing but Happiness come through your door
May you have warm words on a cold evening, A full moon on a dark night, And the road downhill all the way to your door.
INTERESTING SITES: A super Irish site. It specializes in Irish recipes. http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/twoanda/holidays/stpat.htm
This is an interesting Search Engine. BullsEye 2 searches search engines. That's right, and fun to say. It looks through 700 general and specialized search engines for your desires. From the results it can make reports that rank relevance and that don't include any dead links. And it doesn't need any particular browser to do the work. IntelliSeek offers BullsEye for free, though a more powerful version costs $149. I'll stick to the FREE one. http://www.intelliseek.com
This is another Irish site. Billie Bear will not allow us to borrow his clipart but he has a lot of neat stuff to learn and use. There is a lot of good stuff for the grandkids. http://www.billybear4kids.com/holidays/stpatty/fun.htm
This is an appropiate URL. You will find a whole big bunch of good important stuff. The kind of stuff that directly affects your retirement years. You will want to register for the electronic Newsletter from SSA. It is about a third of the down the main page. Pete Griffin sent this one along. http://www.ssa.gov
QUOTES: The purpose of life is life. -- Karl Lagerfeld
Wise men learn by other men's mistakes, fools by their own. -- H.G. Bohn
The best way for a person to have happy thoughts is to count his blessings and not his cash. -- Anonymous
"You will never stub your toe standing still. The faster you go, the more chance there is of stubbing your toe, but the more chance you have of getting somewhere." -- Charles Kettering
BET YA DIDN'T KNOW THIS: Who Was St. Patrick, and what about no Snakes in Ireland ! Many things about St. Patrick’s Day are cloaked in mystery and legend. It can be hard to separate fact from blarney. For many Irish-Americans,whose families immigrated here from Ireland, March 17th is both religious and festive. For most other Americans, it's known best for wearing green, shamrocks and celebrations in pubs or clubs drinking 'green beer'. One of the most interesting facts about St Patrick’s is that this patron saint of Ireland was not Irish,but a Scotsman! There is controversy over exactly when he lived, but scholars conclude that he probably lived around around 385-460 A.D. His real name was Maewyn Succat. Patrick tells us this in his famous Confessions. The Confessions are a collection of his own thoughts and feelings,it is there that he calls himself patricius. Patricius translated from the Latin means well-born. He did come from a well-to-do family as his father, was an official for the Roman government. Father whose English name was Succat, his (Latin name) Calpumius. He was clever in war and an official for the Roman government. Patrick is said to have gone to Europe, studied there for a few years. However no one knows where for sure. Some believe he went to France and became a monk. On one of his rare visits to his Sottish home,he had a vision. This time he heard a voice calling him to go to Ireland and convert the pagans, as the non-Christians were called, among these were the Druids. These so-called pagans were actually Celts and Scandinavians who had given Ireland its original name of Irlanda.
SOME CUTE ONES: Of course they will be Irish. No offense intended please. Paddy gets a phone call from Murphy. "Paddy," says Murphy, "I've got a problem" "What's the matter?" replies Paddy "Oi've bought a jigsaw and it's too hard, none of the pieces fit together, and I can't find any edges." "What's the picture of?" asks Paddy "It's of a big cockerel," Murphy replies. Paddy says, "Alroight, Murphy, Oi'll come over and have a look." He gets to Murphy's house and Murphy opens the door. "Oh thanks for coming Paddy" He leads Paddy into the kitchen and shows him the jigsaw on the kitchen table. Paddy looks at the jigsaw, then turns to Murphy and says, "For God's sake Murphy, put the cornflakes back in the packet."
There were two men who went into a company to apply for the same job in a factory in Dublin, Ireland. One was an Irishman and the other was an Irish-American. The supervisor said, "I'm going to give both of you a test". Whoever gets the best score on the test will get the job. The two men went off to another room to take the test. The supervisor collected the tests when each man finished. He went over them then called the men into his office one at a time. When he talked to the native Irishman he said, "I'm afraid I had to give the job to the Yank". The native Irishman replied, "I can't believe it". "I'm from this country". "I should have the best chance". "What makes him have a better chance"? The supervisor explained, "Well, on question #28 the Yank wrote down, "I don't know", and you wrote down on your test, "I don't know either"!
How many Irishmen does it take to screw in a lightbulb? 15 - One to hold the bulb and 14 to drink enough Guinness to make the room spin
An American, a Scot and a Canadian were in a terrible car accident. They were all brought to the same emergency room, but all three of them died before they arrived. Just as they were about to put the toe tag on the American, he stirred and opened his eyes. Astonished, the doctors and nurses present asked him what happened. "Well, " said the American, "I remember the crash, and then there was a beautiful light, and then the Canadian and the Scot and I were standing at the gates of heaven. St. Peter approached us and said that we were all too young to die, and that for a donation of $50, we could return to the earth. So of course I pulled out my wallet and gave him the $50, and the next thing I knew I was back here." "That's amazing!" said one of the doctors, "But what happened to the other two?" "Last I saw them," replied the American, "the Scot was haggling over the price and the Canadian was waiting for the government to pay for his."
HELP NEEDED: I am still looking for the game "Wheel Of Fortune" for the computer. I've promised Gloria Miller a session for the Carter Tower Senior Center. Would you believe that Gloria and Vana White share the same birthdate? No wonder they are mistaken for each other all the time. Of course Gloria is a great fan of the show and would like to introduce the Carter Tower Seniors to computer fun using this game. Let me know if you have a copy we can use. Gloria will be happy to supply you with an autograph.
