Latin (tem-pu̇s-ˈfü-git): Time Flies
It’s interesting how memory works. When I was about 12 my parents took my sister and I on a fabulous road trip to New York City and Washington, D.C. It was quite a memorable experience. Lately I’ve been thinking about one of the stops we made on this epic trip. As part of the trip Read More …
It’s the first summer weekend at the lake and we stopped in at Safeway to pick up a couple of things that were forgotten at home and some things are changing. For many years not too much wold change in Kenora from year to year, but then things started to happen. A new Canadian Tire Read More …
Find out how your name ranks over at The Baby Name Wizard’s NameVoyager. “Garry” was a big hit in the ’50s, how appropriate. In February 2005, IBM researcher Martin Wattenberg created a Web-based visualization applet, the NameVoyager, to help call attention to his wife’s first book, The Baby Name Wizard, a guide to American baby Read More …
An updated tool from IBM to help us backup up our laptops. I thought I’d give it a try but backup up over the network doesn’t seem like a viable option. Check the bottom right hand corner.
I’m initiating a treasure hunt, complete with rewards. But, you’ll need to be family to participate. Here is the deal. Have a look at the map. There are 8 objects to be found. Please don’t move them. Each one, when you are the first to show it to me is worth $20. So all up, Read More …
You can rent one of these from Hertz in Las Vegas for a mere $150-175USD/day. Not bad for getting an opportunity to drive a legendary car. Shelby Automobiles, Inc. – NEWS Palm Beach, Fla. – April 1, 2007 – Lightning has struck again, the Ford Shelby GT-H “Rent-A-Racer” program from Ford Motor Company, Shelby Automobiles Read More …
You be the judge.
Smells can really trigger strong memories. Occasionally I’ll catch a wiff of something and it will instantly take me back 30 years to a very specific time and place. Sometime, I’ll smell the perfume my mom used to wear and a flood of memories will instantly come back to me. It’s quite an experience. Wow, Read More …