SENIOR NET NEWSLETTER 04/23/2000

Thanks to the many friends and relatives who took the time to send Easter greetings. Sue and I appreciate your thoughts and well wishes.
Easter is special. We celebrate the religous events.  It is the Holiest Day for most of us.  For children it is Easter bunnies, baskets, colored eggs, and great tasting candies.  Easter also ushers in renewal.  It is spring.  All that grows awakens. Aromas are refreshing.  Colors, subdued and bold, are outstanding. Snow becomes rain and the world erupts from dull and drab to the spectrum of a rainbow.  Sleeping animals, birds and insects awake as their lives are revitalized.  The world is physically changing everywhere you peer.  The sounds of spring are everywhere too.  Morning, noon, or night, each time of day has its special sounds and spectacular performances.
Stop!  Look!  Listen!
Yes, it just feels good!!

THIS WEEK'S SCHEDULE:
Tuesday 4/25/00 @9:00 AM
Tuesday Newbies (first session of six sessions)
This class is full. The next Tuesday Newbie class for beginners is scheduled to begin 6/5/00. The next Wednesday
Newbies class starts April 5. There will be a $12.00 per course charge for these classes. Class size is limited. Interested
participants should pre register. 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 but it sure helps with the learning curve.

Tuesday 4/25/00 @1:00 PM
CREATE WEB PAGES
A lot for you and help for KCnet but this class is not for everyone. Participants will explore Web Page Development by
creating their own page, developing and maintaining the www.seniorcenter.net pages and create other pages for KCnet.
The techniques used to do Home Pages require the very basic understanding of Window techniques like saving files, creating
folders, copy, paste, etc. in addition to the challenges of HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language). This will be an extension of
the techniques we were experiencing in the Wednesday Advanced Classes the past 8 or so weeks. Participants should
understand and be able to perform tasks like saving files, creating folders, cut, copy, paste, etc. with a minimum of assistance.
So if you have a flair for creativity, able to type, want to create a personal home page, willing to be frustrated, and want to
learn and contribute labor this is the class to wander into.

Tuesday 4/25/00 @5:00 PM
Tuesday Evening Newbies (second session of six sessions)
The next Tuesday Evening Newbie class for beginners is scheduled to start 5/30/00. There will be a
$12.00 charge for this class. Class size is limited. Interested participants should pre register. 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. Dave Winkleman provides the leadership for this class.
It is not necessary for attendees to have their own computers but it sure helps with the learning curve.

Wednesday 4/26/00 @9:00 AM
Wednesday group of Senior Net Learners: We are expecting an influx of new attendees from the Intermediate Group that finished their final session last week.   New participants are always welcome. It is not necessary for attendees to have their own computers but it sure helps with the learning curve. Mike Foust will provide the leadership for this session.    Some review of past subjects may be appropriate and probably helpful to the  "oldie advanced groupies" that have been attending the classes for the past couple of years.
Intermediate computer knowledge and Intermediate computer skills are necessary.

Wednesday 4/26/00 @ 1:00 PM
Wednesday Newbies (fourth session of six sessions)
We cannot accept any new participants for this class.  The next Wednesday afternoon Newbies begins  May 17, 2000.
There is also a Tuesday morning Newbies Class beginning June 5, 2000.  Pre registration is open for either class.  There will be a $12.00 per course charge for these classes. Class size is limited so interested participants should pre register. 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 isnot necessary for attendees to have their own computers but it sure helps with the learning curve.

Thursday 4/27/00 @ 9:00 AM
Thursday Intermediates (first session of six sessions)
Sign up Now. 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)
The atmosphere is light and the learning is bodacious!! Sound like fun? Lots of demonstrating and "hands on" -- the computers.
Mike Foust will provide the leadership for this session. Beginner computer knowledge and beginner computer skills are
necessary.  Tom Livingston and BJ Miller will help with the hands on part of the sessions.  This is a repeat of a very successful Intermediate Class which finished last Thursday.  A ton of info was packed into the six sessions.

You might want to check with the KCnet desk for other classes scheduled for this spring.  There are a BUNCH OF 'EM.

INTERESTING SITES:
STATIONWAGON.COM: I'd almost bet the farm that everyone had one at sometime.
This site is designed for all of us who still remember (or even long for) the sport utility vehicle of the seventies: the Station
Wagon. Sure, there's info on current models from Volvo and Audi, but that's kind of like saying dinosaurs are still around,
they're just called lizards nowadays. Delve into a complete history of these great rambling workhorses, browse through a photo gallery featuring over 400 models, and look up the largest wagon ever produced. If you're really overcome with nostalgia, then head for the classifieds and buy yourself that 1970 Chevy Impala Kingswood you've always wanted. It probably gets better gas mileage than a brand new Excursion--and hey, where can you find an SUV with an eight-track player in the dash?
stationwagon.com

This site is from Tom Livingston.  It is a dissastified users  impression of the Beta Netscape 6.0 which was released a couple of weeks ago.
The author is definetly not impressed.  I downloaded the 6.0 on  Saturday and played a bit.  My first impression is positive.   In fact I kind of liked it.  I need more time  with it. If you decide to download it make sure that you put it into it's own folder.  Do not overwrite your existing program.  Once down you will need to install.  Choose another name for the profile and do not point to your existing email files.  We will talk about the program in the Wednesday Advanced class.
Go To Review

This site was suggested by "Bud" Casselberry.
If you think you have problems consider the complicated financial life of Bill Gates related by  Brad Templeton, who still stops to pick up nickels (but has given up on pennies.)   The funny thing is Bill Gates probably still does too.
Brad Templeton site

M$-MONOPOLY.COM: Another Bill Gates inspired site:
A spoof of Monopoly and Microsoft? We just don't get the connection. This site looks just like a Monopoly board game,
but each of the property squares is a company that Microsoft owns or has invested in. Instead of Boardwalk and Park place,
you'll find an eye-opening assortment, including Apple Computer, WebTV, Hotmail, and DreamWorksSKG. In anticipation of a visit by Redmond lawyers--or perhaps even Mr. Gates himself--the site's creators have included a handy "It's lawsuit time!!!" button. M$ Monopoly sure looks fun to play. Now if we could just find some $1,000,000,000 bills!
Monopoly Game

Now for some of those pages that make you feel warm and fuzzy::
How to bath the cat
How to give a smile

Thanks to Katie Carr:
Easter Dance

DIDJA  KNOW?:
THAT'S SEVEN YEARS FOR YOU, AND NO BACKTALK
Why is breaking a mirror bad luck? And what about those seven years?
Centuries ago, people believed that a person's image in a mirror was actually a reflection of the person's soul (much like the way Native Americans felt that a photograph stole part of their soul and why they resisted being photographed). Further, this is why vampires can't see themselves in the mirror--they have no soul.
Anyway, believing that their soul was in the mirror, breaking a mirror meant that a part of the soul would not be able to reunite with the body. Obviously, without a portion of the soul, a person would be in for some bad luck.
The seven years thing comes from the Romans. They believed that a person's health and fortune changed every seven years.

WHAT ARE THE FIVE MOST FREQUENTLY CONSUMED  FRUITS IN THE UNITED STATES?
The banana, apple, watermelon, orange, and cantaloupe - in order of their greatest consumption, according to the Food
and drug Administration.

WHERE DID THE PINEAPPLE PLANT ORIGINATE?
In South America. It didn't reach Hawaii until the early nineteenth century.

WHAT IS THE FOGGIEST PLACE IN THE UNITED STATES?
Cape Disappointment, Washington. It's foggy there an average of 2,532 hours a year - or 106 complete days.

QUOTES:

"Be slow in choosing a friend, slower in changing."
     --Benjamin Franklin

If you do not find peace in yourself, you will never find it anywhere else.
     -- Paula A. Bendry

You will do foolish things, but do them with enthusiasm.
     -- Colette

Become so wrapped up in something that you forget to be afraid.
     -- Lady Bird Johnson

THINK ABOUT IT: From Sue's sister Carol.
Sometimes we need to pause and remember what life is all about.
There was a great loss recently in the entertainment world and there was no mention in the news media.
Larry LaPrise, the Detriot native who wrote the song "Hokey Pokey" died last week at the age of 83. His death was particularly difficult for his family. They had trouble keeping him in his casket.
They'd put his left leg in
and....
well you know the rest.

groan..groan!!
Sorry, I could not help myself.  I just had to pass it along,

Tease from Shag Soup:
This just looks hard.
A lily pad doubles in size every day. If on the 60th day the pond is filled with the lily pad, on what day is the pond only half covered?
Click here for the answer.

THIS WEEK'S CUTIES:
The woman's husband had been slipping in and out of a coma for several months, yet she had stayed by his bedside every
single day. One day, when he came to, he motioned for her to come nearer.
As she sat by him, he whispered, eyes full of tears, "You know what? You have been with me all through the bad times.
When I got fired, you were there to support me. When my business failed, you were there. When I got shot, you were by my side. When we lost the house, you stayed right here. When my health started failing, you were still by my side. You know what?"
"What dear?" She gently asked, smiling as her heart began to fill with warmth.
"I think you're bad luck."

There once was a lady who was very concerned about her missing parrot. Not knowing what to do, she called 911.
"You gotta help me find my parrot!"
The operator patiently replied, "We can't help you with that, ma'am.  This number only deals with emergencies."
But the lady persisted, and then the operator told her not to be concerned, that the parrot should fly back in a few days.
Then, out of desperation, the lady begged,  "But you don't understand! The only thing he says is "Here, kitty, kitty!!!"

Some George Carlin type humor:  Most of 'em make sense!!
Why do psychics have to ask you for your name?

How can there be self-help GROUPS?

Where in the nursery rhyme does it say Humpty Dumpty is an egg?

 If you get cheated by the Better Business Bureau, who do you complain to?

Can atheists get insurance for acts of God?

Why do they call it life insurance?

 Is Lever 2000 soap Y2K compliant?

If a stealth bomber crashes in a forest, will it make a  sound?

If quitters never win, and winners never cheat, who's the idiot that said: Quit while you're ahead?

What if you're in hell, and you're mad at someone, where do you tell them to go?

Where do forest rangers go to 'get away from it all?'

If the pen is mightier than the sword, and a picture is worth a thousand words, how dangerous is a fax?

Practice makes perfect, but if nobody's perfect, why practice?

Do vegetarians eat animal crackers?

If a parsley farmer is sued, can they garnish his wages?

Why are there 5 syllables in the word 'monosyllabic'?

What's the speed of dark?

If it's 0 degrees today, and it's going to be twice as cold tomorrow, ...how cold will it be?

May I refuse to inherit the earth?

In court, why do they ask if you swear to tell the truth? If you're planning on lying, do they really think you'll tell them so?

I hope you enjoyed this communication and can attend one or more of the sessions scheduled for this week.

 
 

SOLUTION TO THE TEASE:  The 59th day.
It doubles every day, and if the pond is half full on the 59th day, then it is filled on the 60th day.
I'd like to hear from you!