Tuesday 5/9/00 @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.
Last week we had a lot of help from KCnet web page designers Chris Glantz and and Jennie Andrews.  They really know their
stuff and can they ever type fast.  The techniques used to do Home Pages require a 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).  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 5/9/00 @5:00 PM
Tuesday Evening Newbies (fourth 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 5/10/00 @9:00 AM
Wednesday group of Senior Net Learners: We had a bunch of  new attendees from the Intermediate Group that
finished their final session weeks ago.  They jumped right into the scheme of the free flowing class.  The last two weeks we have done a lot of exploring and just plain Questions and Answers.  We covered a lot of territory.  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.
Intermediate computer knowledge and Intermediate computer skills are necessary.

Wednesday 5/10/00 @ 1:00 PM
Wednesday Newbies (sixth session of six sessions)
We cannot accept any new participants for this class.  The next Wednesday afternoon Newbies begins  May 17, 2000.
Pre registration is open for this class.  There will be a $12.00 per course charge for this class. 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 is not necessary for attendees to have their own computers but it sure helps with the learning curve.

Thursday 5/11/00 @ 9:00 AM
Thursday Intermediates (third session of six sessions)
This class is full.   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).  Last week we reviewed how the Hard Drive is organized, how to change the
desktop, and make shortcuts for the desktop. We explored making personal folders on the Hard Drive and we copied and cut files from the floppy disk and pasted those files to the newly created folders on the Hard Drive. We played with midi files and made a lot of noise.
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. Many thanks to volunteers, Tom Livingston and Barb (BJ) Miller, for their help with the hands on part of the sessions. Beginner computer knowledge and beginner computer skills are necessary
A ton of info is packed into the six sessions.

You might want to check with the KCnet desk for other scheduled classes.  893-8111

INTERESTING SITES:
Local Flavor!!
Here are two more local sites to access.  The first one was composed by Bert Rice, a KCnet Senior Learner for almost two years.  Bert tells a bit about herself and presents a nice testimonial to the Walnut Street Christian School.  http://www.kcnet.org/~arice/HomePage.html

The second site was composed by yours truly.  There are a series of pages which make a picture presentation of a recent family event.  This might be something you may want to do for your Connected Family Members. You could do a trip down memory lane or a collage of your favorite baby shots of the kids/grand kids or a tribute to the graduating class of ____.    Well maybe that last one isn't such a good idea.
http://www.kcnet.org/~mfoust/family.html

Here are two morw.  they do not qualify as  immediate Senior Net Learners family but the authors are a daughter and a sister-in-law of Gerri Eisenhauer, who is a Senior Net Learner.  Visit the first one if you are hungery.
http://www.angelfire.com/country/hunnybz/recipes.html
http://sites.netscape.net/penoris/fetch

I submitted this one some time ago but this week's issue is very good.
http://www.agenet.com/
 

Here is a neat photo site. From son-in-law Keith Wert.
They offer free album space in addition to photography assistance and services.  This is a free and easy way to post your personal photo files and make them available to relatives and friends.  Youcan upload your digital pictures to their site into your own personal album. You can also send them your film and they will develop and load the pictures into the album at no charge.  You then look at your pictures online and "order" only those that you would want to have a print of.  Also, your family and friends could order any they want as well.  The cost for a 4 X 6 picture is $.49.  Kind of interesting.
http://www.ofoto.com/Welcome.jsp
 

Search Engine opportunities:  From Todays Tip
Lots of people use Amazon.com as a sort of "books-in-print" and "encyclopedia" combined, searching through their millions of books to see what's published on which topics. Bibliofind trumps that, reaching something like 10 million book listings. It searches through the used and rare books of  booksellers in many countries.
http://www.bibliofind.com

AltaVista has a "family filter" you can invoke. While it's on, your searches won't include any "adult" or "objectionable" material. Well, "not any" is a tough standard. Some might slip through because there are so many definitions of what's objectionable and there are so many ways to disguise it.  Let's just say "lots less"  for the grand kids.
http://www.altavista.com

Searchopolis is a filtered search engine: it leaves out the stuff that many parents don't want their kids seeing.  Because it's aimed at school-agers,  there are other features students can use, including a GradeChecker, Calendar, and Virtual Locker.
http://www.searchopolis.com

Just in case you are looking for some unusual suggestions for a soon to arrive grand kid here is The Celebrity Baby Name site. It seems celebrities are a bit more adventurous than the rest of us when it comes to naming their kids. Just look at Frank Zappa, proud father of Moon Unit, Ahmet Emuukha Rodan, Dweezil, and Diva. In case you haven't guessed yet, this site contains a huge list of names of celebrity offspring. There's even a Great Expectations & New Arrivals section with up-to-the-minute news on Tinseltown pregnancies and newborns. Wacky name like Dandelion and Rumer may be the most memorable, but according to the Trends section, Jack is currently the most popular name.
http://www.celebnames.8m.com

This weeks fun sites:
Email facts of Life from Leatha Archer.
http://www.funone.com/fun2/04/efol/

Trains from Bud Casselberry.
http://www.justsaywow.com/smileytrain.htm

Some Bayou Boogie from Skip and Linda Frye.
http://www.funsilly.com/bayou.html

I'm Hanging in there the best I can!!
DIDJA  KNOW?:
WHAT WAS THE INSPIRATION FOR CAMPBELL'S RED-AND-WHITE SOUP CAN?
The Cornell University football team uniform. Campbell's company treasurer was inspired by the brilliant Cornell
colors when he attended a Penn-Cornell football game on Thanksgiving Day in 1898.

WHAT IS BELIEVED TO BE THE FIRST COIN-OPERATED MACHINE EVER DESIGNED?
A holy-water dispenser that required a five-drachma piece to operate. It was the brainchild of the Greek scientist Hero
in the first century A.D.

WHAT WAS THE NAME OF THE PLANE IN WHICH ORVILLE WRIGHT MADE HIS HISTORIC 12-SECOND FLIGHT 85 YEARS AGO?
Flyer I - now popularly known as Kitty Hawk I, after its North Carolina takeoff site.

WHAT LETTER DESIGNATIONS DID HENRY FORD USE FOR HIS CARS BEFORE HE INTRODUCED THE MODEL T IN 1909?
Models A, B, C, F, K, N, R and S. He built nearly 29,000 of them between 1903 and 1909.
(All above from "Trivia Time")

Eventually the sun will burn itself out and Earth will freeze over. When that happens, given the 94 million miles from the Earth to the sun and the speed of light, we will have a little over eight minutes before the daylight goes dark and the temperature plunges precipitously. Maybe not enough time to take out the garbage and put your personal papers in order, but surely enough to wolf down one last bowl of nachos and salsa.
(Source: HOW A FLY WALKS UPSIDE DOWN)

The people on our planet are not standing in line single file.  Everyone is really standing in a circle, holding hands.  Whatever you give to the person standing next to you eventually comes back to you.

Remember that when you take inventory of the things in life you treasure most, you'll find that none of them was purchased with money.

When facing a difficult task, act as though it is impossible to fail.  If you are going after Moby Dick, take along the tartar sauce.

I've learned that...
...people will remember how you treated them long after they have forgotten what you were wearing.  --age 42

...a torch loses no heat by lighting a thousand torches.  --age 59

...The best way to have friends is to be the kind of friend you'd like to have.  --age62

THIS WEEK'S CUTIES:
A large, well established, Canadian lumber camp advertised that they were looking for a good lumberjack.
The very next day, a skinny little man showed up at the camp with his axe, and knocked on the head lumberjacks' door.
The head lumberjack took one look at the little man and told him to leave.
"Just give me a chance to show you what I can do," said the skinny man.
"Okay, see that giant redwood over there?" said the lumberjack. "Take your axe and go cut it down."
The skinny man headed for the tree, and in five minutes he was back knocking on the lumberjack's door. "I cut the tree down," said the man.
The lumberjack couldn't believe his eyes and said, "Where did you get the skill to chop down trees like that?"
"In the Sahara Forest," replied the puny man.
"You mean the Sahara Desert," said the lumberjack.
--OH!!   Groan, Groan

WHY MEN ARE PROUD OF THEMSELVES:  Thanks to Peg Masden
1. We know stuff about tanks.
2.  A 5-day trip requires only one suitcase.
3.  We can open all our own jars.
4.  We can make decisions without a support group.
5.  We can leave a motel bed unmade.
6.  We can kill our own food.
7.  We get extra credit for the slightest act of thoughtfulness.
8.  Wedding plans take care of themselves.
9.  If someone forgets to invite us to something they can still be our friend.
10.  Underwear is $l0 a three-pack.
11.  Three pairs of shoes is more than adequate.
12.  We don't have to clean the house if the meter reader is coming.
13.  Car mechanics tell us the truth.
14.  We can sit quietly and watch TV with a friend for hours without thinking "He must be mad at me."
l5.   Gray hair and wrinkles only add character.
16.  We can drop by and see a friend without having to bring a little gift.
17.  If another guy shows up at a party in the same outfit you just might become lifelong friends.
18.  Your pals will never trap you with "So, notice anything different?"
19.  We are not expected to know the names of more than 5 colors.
20.  We are totally unable to see wrinkles in our clothes.
21.  The same hairstyle lasts for years-maybe decades.
22.  We don't have to shave below the neck.
23.  A few belches are expected and tolerated.
24.  One wallet, one pair of shoes, one color, all seasons
25. We can do our nails with a pocketknife.
26.  Christmas shopping can be accomplished for 25 people on the day before Christmas and done in 45 minutes.

And Finally:  Thank goodness you say?
An atheist was spending a quiet day fishing when suddenly his boat was attacked by the Loch Ness monster. In one easy flip, the beast tossed him and his boat at least a hundred feet into the air. The monster then opened its mouth while waiting below
to swallow man and boat.
As the man sailed head over heels and started to fall towards the open jaws of the ferocious beast he cried out, "Oh, my
God! Help me!"
 Suddenly, the scene froze in place. As the atheist hung in midair, a booming voice came out of the clouds and said, "I
thought you didn't believe in Me!"
"God, come on, give me a break!" the man pleaded, "Just seconds ago I didn't believe in the Loch Ness monster either!"
 "Well," said God, "now that you are a believer you must understand that I won't work miracles to snatch you from
certain death in the jaws of the monster, but I can change hearts. What would you have me do?"
 The atheist thinks for a minute and then says, "God, please have the Loch Ness Monster believe in You also." God replies,
"So be it."
 The scene starts in motion again with the atheist falling towards the ravenous jaws of the ferocious beast.
Then the Loch Ness Monster folds his claws together and says, "Lord, bless this food You have so graciously provided....."
 

         And with that Amen I'll say...
 
 
 

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