Twinkle Twinkle Little Star How I Wonder WHAT You Are

Did you know that W. A. Mozart is often credited with writing this popular tune? In fact he did not write this tune at all. The original tune is a French song titled "Ah vous dirai-je maman" and is anything but a children's song. In the original song a daughter tells her mother about how she was seduced. Mozart did set this tune to twelve variations (K.265) around 1782. He is not the only composer to compose a setting of this tune but perhaps since he is the most popular, that is why everyone gives him credit for writing the song.

Columbus, Ohio taken from atop the giant Ferris Wheel at the State Fair ( just playing around with images)

Here's a cool pic of downtown Columbus skyline.

Ponderings and Rants About Technology in This World!!!

OK here we go this seems like a lame thing to do for a Learning 2.0 blog post so I'm taking the opportunity to whine and bitch about tech things that piss me off.
Why is it when you go to a store, does every card reader (ATMs also) work differently?
Why is it when you use library databases every vendors interface is different? I do realize that there are some basic concepts that they all use. I think there should be some uniform standards that are used across the board for all search databases? I want them to look alike and act alike. Why is it when you go to a store and the cash registers are not working the cashiers can't seem to do the simple calculation of counting back your change in their head?!!! Because we are so technologically advanced are we raising a nation of dummies?!!! Can't people think on their own anymore?!!! Oh well, I could go on forever. I guess it's the little things about this techie world that really piss me off. There you have it. The assignment was to comment on technology so there is my comment! I really don't see the point of this "thing" in the scheme of the "23 things". It's just busy work.

RANT OVER My apologies If I offended you. I'm in a foul mood today.

My Flickr Creation (just having some fun)

My creation
Originally uploaded by disneyac513

Just playing around with some of the stuff on flickr. There are a lot of fun and silly things you can do with flickr. Nothing stuck out as being very intriguing to me. There are a lot of useful things you can do with it. I liked the ability to make CD covers this would be good when I give photo discs as gifts to friends and relatives. Wow, there are so many things you can do with flickr. For a little fun, using FD Flickr zToys, I made this magazine cover from a pic I took at the state fair.

Piggies at the Ohio State Fair 2006

I'm just trying to see how easy it is to get photos fron Kodak Easyshare. I think I've figured it out.
I wish there were a way to post them directly.

Expedition Everest

Expedition Everest
Originally uploaded by alan.shaw

Expedition Everest is the newest addition to Disney World's very small (4) but exciting collection of coasters. The ride at first seems to be a totally unadventurous trip up a mountain pass until your train can go no further because the track in front of you has been ripped apart by the yeti. You come to a complete stop then all of a sudden you are hurdled backward in to the mountain where you encounter the wrath of the yeti. You will come to stop again and continue your fast paced ride where you will encounter giant life-like anamatronc yeti. This is a ride that is not to be missed. Be sure to ride it when visiting Disney's Animal Kingdom the next time you are in Florida.

Take a ride on Expedition Everest.

Silly joke about email

A Boston couple decide to go to Fla. to thaw out during a particularly icy winter. They planned to stay at the same hotel where they honeymooned 20 years before. Because of their hectic schedules the husband left for Fla. first on Friday and the wife was flying down the following day. The husband checked into the hotel and unlike years before, there was a computer in his room, and he decided to send an email to his wife and accidentally left out one letter in her email address.

Without noticing his horror, he sent the email to the wrong address.

Meanwhile somewhere in Huston, a widow had just returned from her husband's funeral. He was a Minister who was called home to glory after suffering a heart attack.The widow decided to check her email, expecting messages from relatives and friends.

After reading the first message, she screamed and then fainted. Her son rushed into the room, found his mother on the floor, and glanced up and saw the computer screen which read:

To: My Wife

Subject: I have arrived!

Dearest Love,

I know you are surprised to hear from me. They have computers here now, and you are allowed to send emails to your loved ones. I have just arrived and have been checked in. I see that everything is prepared for your arrival tomorrow, and look forward to seeing you then. Hope your journey is as uneventful as mine was.

P.S. It sure is hot down here!

Need to book a flight? Try Side Step

My sister told me about this website that compares airline prices. Unlike the sites Orbitz, Travelocity, etc. or the individual airline sites, this site will search multiple sites for lowest fare available at that time. After you select your flight you will be redirected to the site offering that fare. Give it a try.

http://www.sidestep.com/

Oh MY I hate to keep diaries. I can't believe I'm now blogging ARGH!! (also7 1/2 habits)

OK well here I am blogging. I really wouldn't be doing it if it were not because of library 2.0. I'm not really keen on keeping any kind of journal of diary. Anyway here I am. Well anyway here here are my comments on the 71/2 habits. Once again I really don't like sharing my thoughts. The most difficult thing about the habits is goal setting. I always find it hard to see the end of anything because I see the end as ever changing (even if it's not). I'm too much of an abstract thinker. I guess, why set goals when they constantly change? I really do set goals but they are very abstract and have no hard or specific conclusion. That is the hardest of the habits for me. The easiest I can't really say. Everything listed is fairly easy. I guess the play part would be the easiest (DUH).
OK, there you have it.