Getting those small images on your phone are one of the great things about being a parent. While you sit home, the young people are out doing all sorts of new and interesting activities. Sometimes, they even manage to get you to give it a try.
Take my son-in-law, Keith , for example. You can see him in the picture at a Houston baseball game. That looks like fun. Thanks to the phone, I got to share it. I think I'm going to like these pictures.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5750722555540659594&q=%22the+world+is+flat%22&time=3280000
Internet video on demand is one of the wonders of our time. The Charlie Rose program you can get for free by clicking the link above will give you a chance to hear one of the great thinkers and writers of our day.
Friedman cuts to the chase. He shows some of the thought processes used in his book, The World is Flat and explains why energy is the primary problem the United States should have as a national priority. He outlines many the good things an energy program could do for education, world leadership and the world economy.
Friedman is a wonderful speaker. You don't get that from his book but it comes out in this video. He loves metaphors. When he uses one, you get it.
Google video has wonderful programs like the Charlie Rose show that can't be matched anywhere else. I recommend you try it.
More than 90 Oregon Army National Guard Soldiers from the Corvallis- and Eugene-based Bravo Company 2nd Battalion 162nd Infantry will travel to Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, for three weeks in August.
http://www.gazettetimes.com/articles/2006/07/22/news/community/satloc03.txt
How strange it is that the Oregon National Guard would be going to Mongolia to train as possible UN peace keepers. That is certainly not the role I would expect the Guard to be playing.
My trip to the dentist was a breeze. What a difference from the days when they might have to hold you in the chair. Where is that hugh needle that used to make you feel so brave?
At a garage sale recently, I bought a copy of Reader's Digest for November 1931 for 10 cents. On page 91 of that issue, there is an article 'How about Television' condensed from Forbes magazine.
I was shocked to learn that the USA had 15000 television sets in use that year, 1931. The article describes video conferencing and video telephones.
It also goes into the work that Farnsworth and others are were doing.
At that time, stations were broadcasting a 45 line screen but great hopes were held for the future. Some were trying 500 lines.
My historical model had television coming in after World War II. Have to modify that.
http://www.westernresistance.com/blog/archives/002443.html
Lynching was used to stop religious discussion in Niger. The officals seemed to have no great concern. The victim was labeled as insane but, of course, she could not be identified.
I have to wonder what the letter she left at the mosque contained. Who called for her punishment?
The voice of reason must speak out in these cases.
This is a great injustice and a shame to the country of Niger.
The writer has interesting observations on Bill Moyers new program, Faith and Reason.
His comments on proper editing between segments left me somewhat perplexed. I would like to have some more explaination of what he would require in the way of editing.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2257162537594661810
Bill Moyers and his wife are interviewed on the Charlie Rose program.
They are speaking of the necessity of free discussion of religious thought and of the dangers of dogmatic beliefs and believers.
Their new program on friday nights on NPR interviews great modern thinkers and artists with a view to their spiritual beliefs.
Itunes had podcasts of this program available which I have downloaded. The video and these podcasts are a great example of how to conduct such a discussion and of some of the questions that might be asked.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6586235597476141009&q=label%3Ascience
Richard Feynman discusses teaching and his involvement with the creation of the atomic bomb. This video shows what a great teacher he is. It is wonderful to watch. Feynman shows how knowing the name of anything is not knowing the thing.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7359467363619864702&q=tvshow%3ACharlie_Rose
Alan Alda and Brian Greene did a great job of discussing the job of intrepreting science for the public. Alan brought out how important it is to grab the attention of the listener. He also showed his concern for letting the entertainment value overwhelm the scientific truth.
The program was free today on http://video.google.com
Today, Candice and I had to take her Blazer over to Old Castle to check on the brakes. The pedal had been going through the free travel, hitting the braking position and then collapsing about 2 more inches. That sounded like air in the brake lines or a bad master cylinder. The mechanic bled the brake lines.
We are trying the vehicle out to see if that fixes the problem.
I went from Caro directly to the museum in Bay City. I trained Margaret Hewitt in the research library. Margaret is a student at Alma College. She is studing history and antropology.
Yesterday, I sang 'A Household of Faith' at Becky and Gene Solgate's wedding. The song went very well. I was pleased since I didn't have that much time to practice.
This was the first time that I used a computer to play the music for a performance. I ran Audicity, a music program, to produce the instrumentals.
We went to the 'Grill on the Green' for the reception.
Everything was very nice.
Dave and Laura were here. We went to Huckleberry Railroad and Crossroads Village. It was great fun. Annabel was there.
I found out how to add pictures to the journal so I tried one of my favorites from Los Cabos. Sister and I had a great day.
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